The month of October is the Month of the Rosary. Although this month is no different from others, as I pray the Rosary every day with few exceptions, it is a marvelous opportunity to share my love of this devotion.
The newly designed CatholicMom.com featured my story in a moving series called My Rosary Story. Here’s the opening to my piece with a link to the full post at the end:
I hold the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary close to my heart, literally and figuratively. At first I was attracted to the beauty of the beads, from the simple well-worn wooden beads that my father had, or shiny mother of pearl I played with as a child when their owner, my mother, wasn’t looking. I would be an adult before the mysteries came alive for me. Since then, I’ve said the prayers in Spanish and English, and even entertained the idea of learning to recite them in Latin.
I’ve prayed the Rosary in bed late at night while falling asleep and early in the morning at first light. I’ve prayed in the car to and from work and on long road trips….
I’ve prayed the Rosary every day with very few exceptions for almost two decades, and sporadically before that. What is it about this devotion that endures?
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