“My parents prayed the rosary together their whole lives. Every day.” – Pope Leo XIV
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HowoftendoyoupraytheRosary?
PopeLeoXIVrevealedtonewlywedsColeandAnnaStevensthathisparents,LouisandMildredPrevost,prayedtherosarytogether“theirwholelives.”ThepopeexplainedthistothecouplefollowingtheirpapalmarriageblessingonJune11,2025.
Headvisedthemtopraytogetherand“findthestyle”thatworksforthem.
“Firstofall,it’sveryimportanttogoslowlyandtofindthestyleofprayerthatworksforyou,we’realldifferent,manyspiritualities,”PopeLeoexplainsinthevideo.“Formyself,especiallyprayingtogetherwithsomeone,frommyownparents,prayingtherosarytogether.Myparentsprayedtherosarytogethertheirwholelives.Everyday.” PopeLeosaidhebelievesthathisparents’prayingthedailyrosarytogetherblessedhim.
“I’msure,becauseofit,theirloveforoneanother,theyputtheirfaithinGod,andintheintercessionthroughMary.It’sawonderfulthing.”
PopeLeo’sparents,LouisMariusPrevostandMildredAgnes(Martinez)Prevost,raisedPope
