 But my relationship with our Blessed Mother and with the Rosary, I'm pleased to say, has matured a lot since then. And the different times and places that I've prayed the Rosary, on a silent Ignatian men's retreat or in the candlelight procession at Lourdes, France, for example, have significantly deepened my fondness for this powerful prayer. These days, I speak frequently with our Mother and pray a Rosary nearly every day.