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The Rosary
The Rosary is one of the most widely recognized prayers of Catholicism―and also one of the most misunderstood. What is it all about? How do you pray it? And what is it meant to accomplish?\n\n\nJoin one of the world’s leading Catholic evangelists, Bishop Robert Barron, in exploring the meditative depth, rhythmic beauty, and spiritual power of this ancient prayer. Informative, intuitive, and beautifully designed, The Rosary with Bishop Barron is an essential book for anyone hoping to gain a better understanding of the Rosary, a stronger commitment to praying it, and a deeper appreciation of its power.
- GenresCatholicChristianity
128 pages, Paperback
Published February 28, 2021
About the author
Robert Barron
218 books887 followersBishop Robert Emmet Barron is an acclaimed author, speaker, and theologian. He is the former Francis Cardinal George Professor of Faith and Culture at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago and also is the founder of Word On Fire (www.WordOnFire.org).
Bishop Barron is the creator and host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking ten-part documentary series and study program about the Catholic faith. He is a passionate student of art, architecture, music and history, which he calls upon throughout his global travels in the making of the documentary.
Word On Fire programs are broadcast regularly on WGN America, Relevant Radio, CatholicTV, EWTN, the popular Word on Fire YouTube Channel, and the Word on Fire website, which offers daily blogs, articles, commentaries, and over ten years of weekly sermon podcasts. In 2010, Father Barron was the first priest to have a national show on a secular television network since the 1950s.
Fr. Barron received his Masters Degree in Philosophy from the Catholic University of America in Washington DC in 1982 and his doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Institut Catholique in 1992. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1986 and has been a professor of systematic theology at the nation's largest Catholic seminary, the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary since 1992. He was visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame in 2002 and at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in 2007. He was also twice scholar in residence at the Pontifical North American College at the Vatican.
In addition, Fr. Barron lectures extensively in the United States and abroad. Cardinal Francis George calls Fr. Barron “one of the Church’s best messengers.
Fr. Barron was baptized at Queen of All Saints Basilica in Chicago and grew up at St. John of the Cross parish in Western Springs, Illinois.
WordOnFire.org - Fr. Barron's website launched in 1999 and currently draws over 1 million visitors a year from every continent. Fr. Barron posts weekly video clips, commentaries and radio sermons and offers an audio archive of over 500 homilies. Podcasts of his sermons are widely used by tens of thousands of visitors each month.
TV - EWTN (The Eternal Word Television Network) and CatholicTV broadcasts Fr. Barron's DVDs to a worldwide audience of over 150 million people.
Radio - Since 1999, Fr. Barron's weekly Word on Fire program has been broadcast in Chicago (WGN) and throughout the country (Relevant Radio - 950 AM Chicago) to 28 million listeners in 17 states. Fr. Barron also is a regular commentator on the "Busted Halo Show" on the Sirius satellite radio network based in New York.
DVDs - Fr. Barron's DVDs are used as powerful faith formation tools in universities, schools, churches and homes around the country. The series includes Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues; Faith Clips; Conversion: Following the Call of Christ; and Untold Blessing: Three Paths to Holiness.
YouTube - With over 180 online video commentaries by Fr. Barron, over 1 million viewers worldwide have made him the most popular of any evangelist on YouTube. These frequent, high-quality productions include brief and lively theological reviews of contemporary culture, including movies such as No Country for Old Men, Apocalypto, and The Departed, a three-part critical review of Christopher Hitchen's book God is Not Great, The Discovery Channel's The Jesus Tomb, the HBO series "The Sopranos", "Rome" and more.
Missions - MISSION CHICAGO features evangelization lectures by Fr. Barron at the behest of Cardinal George. These special missions and presentations throughout the Archdiocese are centered in downtown Chicago and attract business, civic, and cultural leaders.
Books - His numerous books and essays serve as critical educational and inspirational tools for seminarians, priests, parishioners and young people worldwide. His published works are also central to the numerous retreats, workshop and talks that h
Bishop Barron is the creator and host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking ten-part documentary series and study program about the Catholic faith. He is a passionate student of art, architecture, music and history, which he calls upon throughout his global travels in the making of the documentary.
Word On Fire programs are broadcast regularly on WGN America, Relevant Radio, CatholicTV, EWTN, the popular Word on Fire YouTube Channel, and the Word on Fire website, which offers daily blogs, articles, commentaries, and over ten years of weekly sermon podcasts. In 2010, Father Barron was the first priest to have a national show on a secular television network since the 1950s.
Fr. Barron received his Masters Degree in Philosophy from the Catholic University of America in Washington DC in 1982 and his doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Institut Catholique in 1992. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1986 and has been a professor of systematic theology at the nation's largest Catholic seminary, the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary since 1992. He was visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame in 2002 and at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in 2007. He was also twice scholar in residence at the Pontifical North American College at the Vatican.
In addition, Fr. Barron lectures extensively in the United States and abroad. Cardinal Francis George calls Fr. Barron “one of the Church’s best messengers.
Fr. Barron was baptized at Queen of All Saints Basilica in Chicago and grew up at St. John of the Cross parish in Western Springs, Illinois.
WordOnFire.org - Fr. Barron's website launched in 1999 and currently draws over 1 million visitors a year from every continent. Fr. Barron posts weekly video clips, commentaries and radio sermons and offers an audio archive of over 500 homilies. Podcasts of his sermons are widely used by tens of thousands of visitors each month.
TV - EWTN (The Eternal Word Television Network) and CatholicTV broadcasts Fr. Barron's DVDs to a worldwide audience of over 150 million people.
Radio - Since 1999, Fr. Barron's weekly Word on Fire program has been broadcast in Chicago (WGN) and throughout the country (Relevant Radio - 950 AM Chicago) to 28 million listeners in 17 states. Fr. Barron also is a regular commentator on the "Busted Halo Show" on the Sirius satellite radio network based in New York.
DVDs - Fr. Barron's DVDs are used as powerful faith formation tools in universities, schools, churches and homes around the country. The series includes Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues; Faith Clips; Conversion: Following the Call of Christ; and Untold Blessing: Three Paths to Holiness.
YouTube - With over 180 online video commentaries by Fr. Barron, over 1 million viewers worldwide have made him the most popular of any evangelist on YouTube. These frequent, high-quality productions include brief and lively theological reviews of contemporary culture, including movies such as No Country for Old Men, Apocalypto, and The Departed, a three-part critical review of Christopher Hitchen's book God is Not Great, The Discovery Channel's The Jesus Tomb, the HBO series "The Sopranos", "Rome" and more.
Missions - MISSION CHICAGO features evangelization lectures by Fr. Barron at the behest of Cardinal George. These special missions and presentations throughout the Archdiocese are centered in downtown Chicago and attract business, civic, and cultural leaders.
Books - His numerous books and essays serve as critical educational and inspirational tools for seminarians, priests, parishioners and young people worldwide. His published works are also central to the numerous retreats, workshop and talks that h
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March 6, 2023
Gorgeous artwork which offers those who are visually inspired (such as my husband) opportunity to be inspired while they pray. Also, two mediations for each mystery, one short and the other long; both concise and insightful. We finished this quickly, but I know this is one we will return to again and again because my husband especially liked it. 4.5 stars
April 7, 2024
This is an inspirational guide to praying the rosary as it is now recommended. When I bought this guide, I had been following my grandmother’s booklet from the shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes, which was written in the forties. I was surprised when I started reading this book and learned of all the differences, including the addition of another set of mysteries— the luminous mysteries.
The meditations for each decade resonate with me, both the short summary versions and the more in-depth versions. Pope Saint John Paul II’s introduction is inspiring and Bishop Barron’s reflections are accessible and thought provoking. The book itself is beautifully designed and illustrated with classical artwork. The text has plenty of white space so you can read and pray simultaneously, and a pleasing typeface. These seem like minor considerations until you realize that it’s a guide to use daily.
The meditations for each decade resonate with me, both the short summary versions and the more in-depth versions. Pope Saint John Paul II’s introduction is inspiring and Bishop Barron’s reflections are accessible and thought provoking. The book itself is beautifully designed and illustrated with classical artwork. The text has plenty of white space so you can read and pray simultaneously, and a pleasing typeface. These seem like minor considerations until you realize that it’s a guide to use daily.
April 6, 2024
Fast, beautiful read on the Rosary and the mysteries, given in great detail and thought, shedding light on hidden meanings within the practice of the prayer of saying the rosary.
April 11, 2026
The most helpful how-to for praying the Rosary. The guide is detailed and provides every single step, the meditation explanations for each mystery are thorough and easy to understand, and the photos are beautiful!
January 9, 2023
Book 3 of 2023 — The Rosary by Bishop Robert Barron
I have had this book for a long time but I have finally written in all the fruits of the mysteries. I count that as having “finished”!
This little booklet is wonderful to keep at hand. It has artwork, long and short reflections, and the structure of each set of mysteries.
Bishop Barron is one of my favorite Catholic writers. He has such depth and the profound ability to get right to the heart of the matter. I bought this book from Word on Fire and it included a rosary that I keep in my bag for my boys to use when we are at a loose end.
5⭐️/5
I have had this book for a long time but I have finally written in all the fruits of the mysteries. I count that as having “finished”!
This little booklet is wonderful to keep at hand. It has artwork, long and short reflections, and the structure of each set of mysteries.
Bishop Barron is one of my favorite Catholic writers. He has such depth and the profound ability to get right to the heart of the matter. I bought this book from Word on Fire and it included a rosary that I keep in my bag for my boys to use when we are at a loose end.
5⭐️/5
January 6, 2025
This short book is a beautiful resource for anyone looking to pray the Rosary. It not only contains a guide to the structure of the Rosary; Bp. Barron also includes a meditation for each mystery. These meditations are useful for beginners to orient their mind while praying the prayers of the Rosary, like I was when I picked this book up. I am sure they are useful for the experienced devotee, also. Bp. Robert Barron illuminates the mysteries of the Rosary through this short book.
May 25, 2024
Really cool! Loved it and used it.
April 25, 2025
I reference this book a lot when praying for reflections. Wish it had a little section on the history of the rosary. But I enjoy the reflections tremendously.
October 31, 2025
Incredibly insightful. It’s important to understand that the rosary is an all-encompassing vision of Christ through the loving eyes of His Mother Mary.
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