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Scriptural Rosary: How to Pray the Rosary and Meditate on the Mysteries: including Bible Verses, Art, Reflections, and the Fatima Story
"Scriptural How to Pray the Rosary and Meditate on the Mysteries" uses Scripture, beautiful full-color art masterpieces, reflections, and the messages of Fatima to help lift one’s mind and heart to God as one prays the prayers of the rosary. The book is a help to pray the rosary as it was meant to be prayed, which is a meditation on important events in the life of Jesus Christ and his mother Mary. These meditations help one to know and love Jesus and Mary better. The rosary when prayed well becomes a pathway to contemplation and a closer union with God. The book is written from a Carmelite perspective as the author is a member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCDS). Also included is information on the prayers of the rosary, how to pray the rosary, the reasons to pray, preparing for prayer, and how to meditate on the mysteries of the rosary including information given to the child Jacinta from Our Lady of Fatima on how to meditate. There are also sections explaining how the rosary is a Biblical prayer, ideas on how to pray as a family, and a simple overview of God’s revelation including short summaries of some main teachings from the Old Testament and New Testament. The book concludes with the story of Our Lady of Fatima including the secrets of the Fatima message as revealed later by Sister Lucia, one of the seers at Fatima, and the Fifteen Promises of the Blessed Virgin to Christians who faithfully pray the rosary. The back cover has the art masterpieces for all twenty mysteries from the book interior for a quick reference.
38 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 7, 2018
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December 31, 2022
A beautiful book to help you discover the beauty & meaning of this incredible devotional prayer however I found it a bit repetitive in the writing. I appreciate the variety in artwork.
November 26, 2020
A Clear and Helpful Guide
Kathryn Marcellino’s book on the rosary is a clear and helpful guide to prayer. She takes the reader step by step through the process of praying the mysteries of the rosary with easy-to-follow instructions. As a bonus, she also provides illuminating background information on the rosary.
The rosary provides a way to meditate daily on the “mysteries” of the gospel. Each mystery focuses on an event in the life of Christ (or, in some cases, the life of Mary). There are twenty mysteries in all, arranged in four sets of five mysteries each. For example, the Joyful Mysteries invite reflection on (1) the angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she would be the mother of the Messiah, (2) Mary’s subsequent visit to her kinswoman Elizabeth, (3) the birth of Jesus, (4) His presentation by Mary and Joseph in the temple, and (5) His being found as a boy in the temple by His parents.
Marcellino’s treatment includes twenty replicated fine art pieces, each representing an event in Jesus’ life and serving as aid in meditation. At the conclusion of the book is a lovely account of the appearance of Mary to three children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. It is a fascinating and inspiring story that Marcellino employs to great effect in demonstrating the significance of the rosary in interceding for the world.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn how to pray the rosary or to anyone who simply wants to know more about the rosary.
Kathryn Marcellino’s book on the rosary is a clear and helpful guide to prayer. She takes the reader step by step through the process of praying the mysteries of the rosary with easy-to-follow instructions. As a bonus, she also provides illuminating background information on the rosary.
The rosary provides a way to meditate daily on the “mysteries” of the gospel. Each mystery focuses on an event in the life of Christ (or, in some cases, the life of Mary). There are twenty mysteries in all, arranged in four sets of five mysteries each. For example, the Joyful Mysteries invite reflection on (1) the angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she would be the mother of the Messiah, (2) Mary’s subsequent visit to her kinswoman Elizabeth, (3) the birth of Jesus, (4) His presentation by Mary and Joseph in the temple, and (5) His being found as a boy in the temple by His parents.
Marcellino’s treatment includes twenty replicated fine art pieces, each representing an event in Jesus’ life and serving as aid in meditation. At the conclusion of the book is a lovely account of the appearance of Mary to three children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. It is a fascinating and inspiring story that Marcellino employs to great effect in demonstrating the significance of the rosary in interceding for the world.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn how to pray the rosary or to anyone who simply wants to know more about the rosary.
May 16, 2022
Mindfully pray the Rosary
This book is a fantastic companion to both understand and how to pray the Rosary. It includes bible verses related to each mystery and a reflection afterwards, which results in mindfully praying the Rosary instead of passively reciting it from memory. It really does help to enhance one's Rosary praying experience.
This book is a fantastic companion to both understand and how to pray the Rosary. It includes bible verses related to each mystery and a reflection afterwards, which results in mindfully praying the Rosary instead of passively reciting it from memory. It really does help to enhance one's Rosary praying experience.
July 12, 2022
inspiration to further holiness
A very simple and visual way of connecting to our Holy Virgin Mary; practiced, it leads one to a more holy life of connecting to Jesus through Mary’s intercession!
A very simple and visual way of connecting to our Holy Virgin Mary; practiced, it leads one to a more holy life of connecting to Jesus through Mary’s intercession!
July 29, 2020
It is a good purchase
This book is very detailed and has lots of helpful suggestions for individual and group prayer. I recommend this book.
This book is very detailed and has lots of helpful suggestions for individual and group prayer. I recommend this book.
March 4, 2022
Very concise and informative.
Interesting art works scattered throughout which makes the book more appealing and informative backgrounds to the mysteries of the rosary.
Interesting art works scattered throughout which makes the book more appealing and informative backgrounds to the mysteries of the rosary.
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