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101 Inspirational Stories of the Rosary101 Inspirational Stories of the Rosary by Sister Patricia Proctor
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101 true, real-life experiences will show you just how powerful the rosary is.
Beading for the Soul: Inspired Designs from 23 Contemporary ArtistsBeading for the Soul: Inspired Designs from 23 Contemporary Artists by Deborah Cannarella
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This collection of projects inspired by myth, symbolism, religion, and personal beliefs is designed for beaders and artists interested in imbuing their work with meaning. The 26 designs range from necklaces and bracelets to wall hangings, bags, an heirloom box, and even a mobile.
Bead One, Pray Too: A Guide to Making and Using Prayer BeadsBead One, Pray Too: A Guide to Making and Using Prayer Beads by Kimberly Winston
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In stories and pictures, this book shows how people of all faith traditions use prayer beads as a spiritual tool and a means of expressing their creativity. Every major world religion has a tradition of praying with beads and all are explored here, including the history and use of beads and specific prayers. Describes in detail and with diagrams how to make sets of prayer beads for personal use.
Beads and the Bible: Entering the Mysteries of PrayerBeads and the Bible: Entering the Mysteries of Prayer by John F. Craghan
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This book addresses these questions and more by illuminating specific biblical passages for each mystery of the rosary, and helping the reader gain insight into the meaning of those texts and God's plan. It explores the use of the rosary, the mysteries, and the depth of God's love for us.
Beads and Prayers: The Rosary in History and DevotionBeads and Prayers: The Rosary in History and Devotion by John D. Miller
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Dr. Miller's book will satisfy a real need for the many who wish to take their devotion and their prayer life to new depths, to understand the perennial importance of Christian meditation, and to comprehend more fully the tradition to which they belong.
Beads of Faith: Pathways to Meditation and Spirituality Using Rosaries, Prayer Beads, and Sacred WordsBeads of Faith: Pathways to Meditation and Spirituality Using Rosaries, Prayer Beads, and Sacred Words by Gray Henry
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The practice of the rosary in various faiths is thoroughly covered in this stunning book and its accompanying DVD. For background, the commentary explains that the word "bead" has an interfaith origin: it comes from both the Sanskrit "Buddh," which refers to self-realization (the Buddha is the "Enlightened One"); and it also derives from the Saxon verb "bidden," meaning to pray.
The Complete Rosary: A Guide to Praying the MysteriesThe Complete Rosary: A Guide to Praying the Mysteries by William George Storey
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The Complete Rosary includes everything needed to pray the rosary in the renewed way that John Paul II intended. The book also celebrates the history of this great devotion.
Crafting a Magical Life: Manifesting Your Heart's Desire Through Creative ProjectsCrafting a Magical Life: Manifesting Your Heart's Desire Through Creative Projects by Carol Holaday
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Filled with straightforward, accessible information that can be used in everyday life with dramatic positive results, this compendium of craft ideas provides clear instructions for constructing 20 practical magical and spiritual items and shows how to employ simple metaphysical techniques to maximize their potential – including prayer beads. Also includes chants and prayers.
Eucharist and the Rosary: Mystery, Meditation, Power, PrayerEucharist and the Rosary: Mystery, Meditation, Power, Prayer by Matt Swaim
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Meditations on scripture through the Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous, and Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary become ever new and inspirational when connected directly to the celebration of the Eucharist. All twenty mysteries of the rosaries are considered and each chapter offers suggestions at the end to help you deepen your awareness of Christ's love.
Healing Jewelry: Using Gemstones for Health & Well-BeingHealing Jewelry: Using Gemstones for Health & Well-Being by Mickey Baskett
Buy new: $10.76 / Used from: $8.93
This approachable, illustrated guide outlines the beneficial properties ascribed to dozens of gems and includes instructions for making more than 50 pieces of jewelry using healing stones. Projects include earrings, bracelets, a rosary, prayer beads, and a beautiful “circle of life” brooch.
Holy RosaryHoly Rosary by Josemaria Escriva
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"To say the Holy Rosary," says St. Josemaría in this pocket book of meditations on the mysteries of the Rosary, "is a continuous act of faith, hope and love, of adoration and reparation." He reveals the secret of overcoming monotony and routine when praying the Rosary, and portrays each Mystery with illuminating eyes of faith — helping you become absorbed in contemplation when you pray to Mary.
How to Pray the Rosary as a Pathway to ContemplationHow to Pray the Rosary as a Pathway to Contemplation by Kathryn Marcellino
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“How to Pray the Rosary as a Pathway to Contemplation” contains Scripture passages and beautiful art to use as an aid in meditating on the twenty mysteries of the rosary, which are Gospel events from the lives of Jesus and Mary.
The Jesus Prayer RosaryThe Jesus Prayer Rosary by Michael Cleary
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The Jesus Prayer Rosary will be welcomed by the growing number of people who are discovering that rhythmic prayer with beads is a spiritually enriching and therapeutic experience. It will further enrich the spirituality of the many Christians who have found meditative repetition of the ancient Jesus Prayer to be a valuable devotional aid.
Living the Mysteries: The Spiritual Power of the Rosary in the Lives of Contemporary PeopleLiving the Mysteries: The Spiritual Power of the Rosary in the Lives of Contemporary People by Robert H Hopcke
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Rather than write another book about the rosary, well known author Robert Hopcke was inspired instead to create a book that is in itself a "prose rosary." Each chapter in the book is a "decade" of meditation about one of the fiteen traditional rosary mysteries.
Mala of the Heart: 108 Sacred PoemsMala of the Heart: 108 Sacred Poems
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Since ancient times, this hidden essence has been symbolized by the number 108. There are 108 earthly desires, 108 human feelings, 108 delusions, 108 beads in the traditional meditation mala, and 108 sacred poems in this anthology.
Meditation Kit: Traditional Tools to Awaken the SoulMeditation Kit: Traditional Tools to Awaken the Soul
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A toolkit for transcendence with 24 beautifully illustrated deity art cards, a guidebook, a CD of chants, and sacred objects for meditation. * Tools includes sandalwood prayer beads, premium incense with a holder, a brass offering bell, a sanctifying cup and spoon, sacred clay, and fine silken cloth. * Revised edition includes eight new meditation cards to deepen the spiritual experience.
Mysteries of the Gnostic AscentMysteries of the Gnostic Ascent by Jeremy Puma
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A Gnostic Prayer Sequence based on the Secret Book of John from the Nag Hammadi Library. Includes instructions for a Gnostic chaplet (prayer beads, like a rosary).
Mystery Stories: A Journey Through the RosaryMystery Stories: A Journey Through the Rosary by James L. Carney
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If you ever wanted more substance to contemplate when praying the rosary, here is the book for you. Carney provides substantial insight on each mystery giving you something to really contemplate during your prayer time.
Pagan Prayer Beads: Magic and Meditation with Pagan RosariesPagan Prayer Beads: Magic and Meditation with Pagan Rosaries by John Michael Greer
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This book is a unique and practical introduction to the design, creation, and use of Pagan rosaries, teaching the reader to design and make personal prayer beads for use in myriad spiritual practices.
Paths to Prayer: Finding Your Own Way to the Presence of GodPaths to Prayer: Finding Your Own Way to the Presence of God by Patricia D. Brown
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With over forty ways to pray, this valuable guide contains a wealth of timeless spiritual prayer practices that Christians have used over the last 2000 years from cultures around the world. Prayer practices include: the daily office, the prayer shawl, praying with icons, centering prayer, fasting, prayer beads, walking a labyrinth, pilgrimage, anointing for healing, and praying the scriptures.
Practical Praying: Using the Rosary to Enhance Your LifePractical Praying: Using the Rosary to Enhance Your Life by John Edward
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In Practical Praying, John Edward explores the power of the rosary as a tool to bring focused energy and creative thought into our everyday lives. For too many people, life is dark and the future feels even darker; Edward reveals how prayer alone can illuminate a path for us to follow and how God's gift of free will can help us chart our own, more joyful course.
Praying With Beads: Daily Prayers for the Christian YearPraying With Beads: Daily Prayers for the Christian Year by Nan Lewis Doerr
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Doerr and Owens encourage readers to use beads as "something to hang onto, a lifeline to the Presence that lies, often hidden or forgotten, at the center of our lives." Praying with beads, as outlined and embodied in this little book, has the potential to transform one's prayer life.
Praying Our Days: A Guide and CompanionPraying Our Days: A Guide and Companion by Frank T. Griswold
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This book includes devotions to mark the rhythm of the day (brief prayers at fixed hours); the mystery of time and the rhythm of the week, the months, and the Christian year; self-examination and preparation for reconciliation and the Eucharist; intercessory prayers; devotions to the Mother of Jesus; praying with the saints; plus praying with icons, beads, and other aids.
Praying the RosaryPraying the Rosary by Megan McKenna
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Internationally acclaimed author Megan McKenna gives this Catholic tradition enriched modern relevance in a completely up-to-date guide to praying the Rosary, designed for general readers and incorporating the recent additions made by Pope John Paul II.
Praying the Rosary for Inner HealingPraying the Rosary for Inner Healing by Fr Dwight Longenecker
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Through a series of stories, reflections, and prayerful meditations, Father Longenecker reveals a powerful and very personal approach to using the Rosary as a process of transformation and healing from the inside out.
Praying the Rosary: With the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious MysteriesPraying the Rosary: With the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries by Michael Dubruiel
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Rediscover — or experience for the first time — the comfort, hope, and strength so many have found in this ancient prayer. Deepen your love of Christ and His mother as your meditations on the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries reach a new level.
Rejuvenated Jewels: New Designs from Vintage TreasuresRejuvenated Jewels: New Designs from Vintage Treasures by Amy Hanna
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In this book, readers learn where to find fabulous vintage jewelry, beads, and artifacts, and how to create stunning one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces using these amazing finds. Rhinestone beads and clasps, mercury glass beads, oxidized metal chains, rosary beads, tiny book charms, and more are retooled into fabulous statement pieces that can be worn every day.
The Riches of the RosaryThe Riches of the Rosary by Gabriel Harty
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Most books give you the history and mythology of the rosary. This book gives you the benefits of saying the rosary - being lead into contemplative prayer and what peace and serenity it brings.
The RosaryThe Rosary
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CD. Gretchen's latest release, THE ROSARY, is promising to be a wonderful blessing to all who pray along with it. The Rosaries are recited, with beautiful mediational music in the background, composed and performed by Carl Herrgesell.
The Rosary [2 Cd Set]The Rosary [2 Cd Set]
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2 CD set. The Rosary is a great tool to pray the Holy Rosary every day. It's a Rosary prayalong. It contains the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries. Beautifully orchestrated. Learn how to pray the Rosary.
The Rosary Cantoral: Ritual and Social Design in a Chantbook from Early Renaissance Toledo (Eastman Studies in Music)The Rosary Cantoral: Ritual and Social Design in a Chantbook from Early Renaissance Toledo (Eastman Studies in Music) by Lorenzo Candelaria
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The Rosary Cantoral is a rare and beautifully decorated manuscript of Latin plainchant for the Catholic Mass compiled in Toledo, Spain around 1500. Lorenzo Candelaria unlocks the secrets behind its images and music to reveal the social history and rituals of an elite brotherhood dedicated to the rosary and aspects of the religious community it served: the Dominicans of San Pedro Mártir de Toledo.
The Rosary Handbook: A Guide for Newcomers, Old-Timers, and Those in BetweenThe Rosary Handbook: A Guide for Newcomers, Old-Timers, and Those in Between by Mitch Finley
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Finley has written over 30 books on religious and Catholic subjects and has won 11 Catholic Press Awards, and an Excellence in Writing Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Here is his guide to praying the rosary.
The Rosary (The Mysteries of Light)The Rosary (The Mysteries of Light)
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2 CD set. This 2-disc set contains all 20 mysteries - each preceded by a scripture meditation or short reflection, with instrumental background by David Phillips. One verse of a hymn is sung at the conclusion of each decade.
Rosary:  Mysteries, Meditations, and the Telling of the BeadsRosary: Mysteries, Meditations, and the Telling of the Beads by Kevin Orlin Johnson
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This is the best book written detailing the history, mythology, meditations, etc. of the rosary. If you only get one book on rosaries, get this one.
The Rosary: A Path into PrayerThe Rosary: A Path into Prayer by Liz Kelly
Buy new: $10.16 / Used from: $2.58
This updated guide is a comprehensive look at the history, practice, and benefits of rosary devotion. Designed to introduce the reader to the mysteries of this simple meditative prayer, Kelly gently guides the reader on an exploration of this powerful prayer that is well suited even to this modern world.
The Rosary Prayer by PrayerThe Rosary Prayer by Prayer by Mary K. Doyle
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This beautiful and spiritually moving book is an invaluable resource and aid to promoting a deeper prayer experience. It is a treasure chest of information about the rosary and its many benefits and a powerful prayer tool.
The Secret of the RosaryThe Secret of the Rosary by St. Louis De Monfort
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Published in 1976, Tells about the Rosary's history, nature and power and offers various methods of saying the Rosary.
Simply Pray: Modern Spritual Practice to Deepen Your LifeSimply Pray: Modern Spritual Practice to Deepen Your Life by Erik Walker Wikstrom
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Simply Pray uses these four core prayer types (Naming, KNowing, Listening, Loving) to develop a modern worship practice, using prayer beads as a frame of reference. The book offers illustrated prayer-bead techniques that can be used directly or customized for personal use.
A String and a Prayer: How to Make and Use Prayer BeadsA String and a Prayer: How to Make and Use Prayer Beads by Eleanor Wiley
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A String and a Prayer recounts the history and symbolism of prayer beads, teaches basic techniques for stringing beads and a host of other objects into prayer beads, and offers a variety of prayers and rituals to use those beads on a daily basis.
The Way We Pray: Celebrating Spirit from Around the WorldThe Way We Pray: Celebrating Spirit from Around the World by Maggie Oman Shannon
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The Way We Pray explores 50 prayer practices and provides historic details, interpretations, and stories pertaining to each one. The book also contains guidelines for bringing such rituals into one’s existing practice, such as the symbols to pay attention to when creating a mandala and the ideal length of prayer beads and rosaries.