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 hold the  dragon — now  the  dragon  of  heresy — preparing to  destroy  the  dogmas  of  our  faith — the  fair offspring of  Mary,  the  Mother  of  Wisdom. But once again  she  appears  in  the  heavens,  and  taking from her  head  its  starry  crown,  she  makes  of  it  a rosary,  and  placing  it  in  the  hands  of  St.  Dominic, she bids  him  arm  his  followers  therewith,  and  lead them against  the  powers  of  darkness. Then the  demons of  error  and  of  sin  fly  before  them,  so  that once again  the  heavenly  voice  proclaims  the  kingdom of  God  reestablished  and  the  power  of  His Christ restored.

Brethren, this  being  the  month  and  to-day  being the feast  of  the  most  holy  Rosary,  we  will  do  well to reflect  a  little  on  this  beautiful  devotion. Let us see  first,  what  its  enemies  say  against  it;  second, what its  advocates  say  for  it,  and  third  and  lastly, whether the  voice  of  our  conscience  numbers  us among  its  friends  or  among  its  enemies.

What do  its  enemies  say  against  it? A fanatical opposition to  God's  holy  Mother  and  to  the  homage paid her  by  Catholics  has  ever  been  the  distinguishing mark  of  Protestantism. While professing  unbounded admiration  for  womankind  and  for  motherhood they  still  have  no  respect  for  the  ideal  woman — the Virgin  of  Virgin  Mothers. Hence it  is  not strange that  they  should  find  fault  with  a  method  of prayer  wherein  the  name  of  Mary  is  repeated  with that of  the  Godhead  in  proportion  of  ten  times  to one. They remind  us  of  St.  Paul's  words,  that "there is  one  name  and  one  only  at  the  sound  of