Rosary Reflections on the Luminous Mysteries: Rosary Reflections, #2

By Mary Saltzmann

Pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary with greater focus, devotion, and joy using these bite-sized reflections.

 

Have you been looking for a way to dive deeper into the Luminous Mysteries, pray them with more focus, and understand them better? Do you want to grow to love the Luminous Mysteries even more?

 

If so, this book is for you! 

 

In Rosary Reflections on the Luminous Mysteries you will find:

• An extensive list of different ways you can focus as you pray the Rosary 
• Reflections to meditate on as you pray
• Scripture references for each mystery
• The virtue associated with each mystery
• Instructions on how to pray the Rosary

About the Rosary Reflections series: The Rosary reflections and insights can help you focus even more on Jesus and His life while you pray the Rosary. Grow even more in your love for God.

 

Rosary Reflections on the Luminous Mysteries is the second book in the series.

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mary Saltzmann
• Release date: Jul 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201345587

Mary Saltzmann

Mary and her husband have been married 25 years and have five kids on earth.  She is a cradle Catholic and runs the website Blessed Catholic Mom, which provides practical ideas and encouragement to help moms nurture their Catholic faith so they may live with more joy and peace.

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Dedication

I dedicate this book to my husband Alex. Thank you for your love and encouragement-and the push when I need it! 

Contents

How to use this book    

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Section I  

About the Rosary   

How to pray the Rosary  

The Mysteries of the Rosary  

Prayers of the Rosary   

Approaches to praying the Rosary 

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Section II 

Reflections, thoughts, and   

inspirations 

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Resources     

More Rosary books    

How to use this book

There are many ways you can use this book in your faith journey. Here are some suggestions:

1.  Take turns selecting different approaches to praying the Rosary from the section titled Approaches to praying the Rosary.

You may want to select one approach and use it as you pray each set of Mysteries during a week. Or, you might want to look at the different approaches before you pray the Rosary and select one for that day.

2.  Pick one of the reflections in the book and think of it as you pray the Rosary. For example, you could reflect on How can I be more like Mary in this Mystery?

3.  Read the reflections and spend time thinking about the Mysteries of the Rosary.

4.  Write down your Rosary reflections when you pray the Rosary. A simple spiral-bound notebook or a binder with lined paper is all you need. You could also use a notes app on your phone.

If you would like a paperback book for your reflections, I made one for you! You can purchase your copy here: Rosary Reflections Journal. 

https://books2read.com/Rosary-Reflections-Journal

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Write down the thoughts, ideas, and prayers that come to you about each Mystery as you pray it.

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Regardless of whether you pick one of the approaches to the Rosary mentioned in this book or simply open your heart to what God wants you to know, you can begin each Rosary with a prayer. Ask God to help you to understand Him and His love for you even more.

Section I 

About the Rosary

What is the Rosary? 

The Rosary consists of a series of prayers we say as we meditate on events (called mysteries) in the lives of Jesus and His mother Mary. 

Why do we have the Rosary? 

There are a few different histories about the origin of the Rosary as we know it today. In the Middle  Ages, people used strings of beads to count the Our Fathers and Hail Marys that they prayed. One history about the Rosary is that The Blessed Virgin Mary gave the format of the Rosary to St. Dominic, founder of the Dominican order, telling him to pray the Rosary for the conversion of those believing in and promoting the heresies of his day.  

Why do we pray the Rosary? 

We pray the Rosary to understand more about the life of Jesus, to draw closer to Him, and to pray for ourselves and for others. 

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When we pray the Rosary, we think of specific events in the life of Jesus and Mary. Meditating on these events can bring us closer to God in our understanding of Him and our love for Him. We also call on Mary to pray for us and to pray for the intentions we share with her as we pray the Rosary.   

How to pray the