Scriptural Rosary: How to Pray the Rosary and Meditate on the Mysteries: Including Bible Verses, Art, Reflections, and the Fatima Story

Download or read book Scriptural Rosary: How to Pray the Rosary and Meditate on the Mysteries: Including Bible Verses, Art, Reflections, and the Fatima Story written by Kathryn Marcellino and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Scriptural Rosary: 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 mainly is as 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.