Blessed Pauline Marie Jaricot believed wholeheartedly in the power of prayer.
Those who wish to entrust a personal intention to her intercession can now do so through the Rosario app, which ensures that these petitions are personally delivered to the tomb of the founder of the Living Rosary.
Mathilde, a member of the team behind the prayer app developed by Hozana, recently visited the home of Blessed Pauline Jaricot. There, she was able to see the blessed’s room—an experience that deeply moved her.
“I was able to see her room, so simple and worn by time, her writings, her rosary, her prayer book… everything,” Mathilde shared. “I was very moved to step into the world of this blessed woman and discover that, thanks to her devotion and innovation, our Rosario app exists today.”
Through this visit, Mathilde came to better understand what motivated Pauline Jaricot: a deep, unwavering faith in the transformative power of prayer.
Blessed Pauline herself expressed this conviction in a letter to a member of the Living Rosary:
“Yes: when human strength can no longer do anything, prayer—sustained by faith—can do everything.”
For those going through difficult moments or carrying specific intentions in their hearts, Mathilde invites them to entrust these prayers to the intercession of Blessed Pauline Jaricot through a dedicated form created to collect prayer requests.
“I will personally place them on her tomb at Saint-Nizier Church in Lyon, France, on January 9, her feast day,” she explained.
This initiative offers a concrete opportunity to entrust one’s needs to God, following the example of a woman who made prayer the very center of her life.
Intentions can be submitted via the Hozana website.
Who Was Blessed Pauline Jaricot?
Pauline Jaricot was born on July 22, 1799, in France, into a well-to-do Christian family. At the age of 17, she experienced a profound conversion that led her to dedicate her life to God and to the service of the poor, renouncing the comforts of her former lifestyle.
Driven by a desire to support the Church’s missionary work, she founded the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in 1822. This lay initiative organized small groups committed to praying regularly and contributing modest donations to support evangelization throughout the world.
Four years later, in 1826, she promoted the Living Rosary—a form of communal prayer in which each participant prays one decade of the Rosary so that, together, the entire Rosary is completed daily.
Despite her efforts to improve the social conditions of workers through various solidarity projects, Pauline faced significant economic hardship and spent her final years in poverty. She died on January 9, 1862, in Lyon.
Her legacy remains alive today. The work she founded was elevated to a Pontifical Work in 1922, and the Living Rosary continues to spread throughout the world, uniting prayer and mission in the lives of thousands of faithful.