Grata recordatio

Grata recordatio
(Latin: With joyful recollection)
Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII
Sacerdotii nostri primordia Princeps pastorum
Date 26 September 1959
Argument Praying the Rosary
Encyclical number 3 of 8 of the pontificate
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Grata recordatio ("With joyful recollection") was the third encyclical issued by Pope John XXIII, and was issued on 26 September 1959. It urges the use of the Rosary in the month of October following the tradition to do so by Pope Leo XIII.

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