A man named Rosary (Joel Rosario) won the Kentucky Derby this past Saturday, 5th May, the 1st Saturday of the month (the day of the month especially consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary), and in May (the month especially consecrated to The Most Blessed Virgin Mary).
Being Dominican, Mr. Rosario is probably Catholic, and he should pray the Rosary! now all the more. We should all pray the Rosary; it is a most excellent evangelical prayer*, to venerate and invoke Our Lady: the Queen of May, God's most perfect creature!
May is for Mary! Put an "r" (for Rosary) in May, and you have Mary!
As if that were not enough, the winning horse's name is Orb (the earth!). Rosary wins the race on Orb! There's a metaphor here. Pray the Rosary and you are on top of the world, in union with Christ, the King of the world, and you will be victorious. Christ is the first Christian who prayed and prays (speaks) to Mother Mary. We do well to follow His lead.
And Golden Soul is the horse that finishes second. The golden souls among us are the followers (devotees) of the Rosary on the earth.
Not being a horse racing fanatic I find the supernatural imagery involved in this year's race striking.
N.B. Pope Francis recited the Rosary as he took possession of his Marian Major Basilica, Saint Mary Major, on the same day that Mr. Rosary won the Derby!
*The Rosary is above all a contemplative prayer, which includes a "tranquility of rhythm and a mental lingering which enables the faithful to meditate on the mysteries of the Lord's life."
