Ingruentium malorum

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Ingruentium malorum (English: In the face of approaching evils) is an encyclical of Pope Pius XII on reciting the rosary, issued on September 15, 1951, the Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary:

The encyclical states that from the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Pius XII entrusted to the Mother of God the destiny of the human family. Six years after the Second World War, fraternal harmony among nations had not yet been re-established. Church "persecution in many parts of the world make the blood of martyrs flow again and again". The encyclical states that the Holy Rosary is the most fitting and most fruitful means to learn about the faith itself:

The pope argues that the repeating of identical formulas has a positive impact on those who pray, giving them confidence in Mary:

Pius strongly encourages Catholic families to pray the rosary together. This reflects the practice in his own family while he was growing up.

Pope Pius XII put great confidence in the Holy Rosary for the healing of evils which afflict the times. He states that while reciting the Rosary, Catholics should not forget those who languish in prison camps, jails, and concentration camps. "There are among them, as you know, also Bishops dismissed from their Sees solely for having heroically defended the sacred rights of God and the Church. There are sons, fathers and mothers, wrested from their homes and compelled to lead unhappy lives far away in unknown lands and strange climates". The Pope imparts his Apostolic Blessing to each reader and particularly to those who recite the holy Rosary during the month of October.

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• "Official documents of the Pontificate of Pope Pius XII, Ingruentium malorum (1951)". Acta Apostolicae Sedis. Vatican City. 1939–1958.

• Encyclical Ingruentium malorum on the Vatican website