Its place in the prayer in the church
The FIAT rosary saw the light of day at the
very moment when John Paul II was issuing an urgent call to Christians to commit
themselves to the New Evangelization.
This rosary also represents a response to the invitation of Paul VI who, in his
apostolic exhortation Marialis cultus 1974, No. 24, wished to infuse a new
vigour into Marian devotion : "This shows the need for episcopal conferences,
local churches, religious families and communities of the faithful to promote a
genuine creative activity and at the same time to proceed to a careful revision
of expressions and exercises of piety directed towards the Blessed Virgin. We
would like this revision to be respectful of wholesome tradition and open to the
legitimate requests of the people of our time."
It was with this in mind that Cardinal Danneels approved and recommended the
FIAT rosary: "May this little rosary find its way into many homes, so that they
may become cenacles of apostles, gathered around the Virgin Mary to receive the
Spirit of Pentecost."