"Rosary Meditations:
A Bouquet of Roses for Our Lady"
by John P. Gross
Travel writer and co-author with wife, Donna, of
Secrets To An Affordable Walt Disney World®
Vacation
Author of
Divine
Intimacy Rosary
The
Divine Word + Sacred Art Rosary:
Praying the Rosary with Sacred Scripture and Art
Praying
the Psalms for the Unborn Child
Achieving
Weight Loss through the Prayers
of the Divine Office of the Virgin Mary
Rosary
Poetry: Poems on the Life of Jesus Christ
Beads
of Salvation: Praying the Rosary to Reach Heaven
100
Prayers of Purity for the Mission of Our Lady of
America
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Do you find the the repetition of the rosary prayers boring?
Well, it doesn't have to be! Imagine...
The calm, rhythmic repetition of the prayers... like soothing celestial
music... like Gregorian chant in the background... while we daydream
about the Lord. Not your everyday kind of daydream, but a dream where we
visualize - even become a part of - a scene in the life of Christ!
That's how its supposed to work. Not too difficult if you have a fertile
imagination. If not, then the meditative, visualizing aspect of the rosary
may prove to be a stumbling block. Let's look at the process more closely.
It takes about five minutes to pray the ten Hail Marys that accompany a
particular mystery. That may not seem like a long time to meditate on a
particular scene, but some may run out of ideas after just one minute! And
you have five such scenes to create in your mind; twenty if you say the complete
rosary! Moreover, you're bound to eventually get bored with the scenes you
create which can lead to a loss of interest.
I've been saying the daily rosary for years and have experienced the same
problems. However, one day I happened to open a book of commentaries on each
of the Mysteries and I wondered if I could read the commentary to myself
while praying the Hail Marys of the rosary outloud. Not only was it possible,
but it was extremely interesting. In fact, I came to the end of the rosary
and didn't realize I had run out of beads! Now that's what I call being
swept away by the power of prayer!
Moreover, that was just the beginning. Since then I've read the Life of Christ
by Fulton Sheen, the 4-Vol Life of Jesus Christ by Anne Catherine Emmerich,
The 4-Vol City of God by Sister Agreda, the Meditations on the Life of Christ
by Thomas A Kempis, and many more! Just choose readings that pertain to the
mysteries you're praying. I could even read the New Testament while praying
the rosary since all but the two last Glorious Mysteries are drawn from the
New Testament! I'm always looking for spiritual literature to use for rosary
meditations. Talk about keeping the rosary fresh!
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If you're ready to learn how to pray the rosary meditatively and never be
bored again, then read it for FREE
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or download it to your computer! The book is absolutely FREE to download
and reproduce. All I require is that you reproduce it in its entirety
with the copyright notice intact. I created it as one file that you can print
yourself or save to a CD and take to your local office supply store for printing.
To read or download the mysteries for each day, click on the appropriate
link:
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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home of the Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Saint Mary's Seminary, and
the National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes. The Grotto, known affectionately as
"Mary's Mountain," is a replica of the shrine in Lourdes, France and draws
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"Eternal Father, I unite my thoughts to Mary's thoughts,
united to your thoughts. Eternal Word, I unite my words to Mary's words,
united to you who are the Eternal Word. Holy Spirit, I unite all my love
and work to the love and work of Mary, united to you who are infinite love
and unceasing activity."
Mother Angelica, Eternal
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Now,
go pray the rosary!
Copyright © 2009 by John P. Gross. All rights reserved. Reproduction
of this material must be done in its entirety with the copyright notice intact.
This book is not for sale, but is offered to the public free of charge in
honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary and for the glory of God.
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