Kathryn Marcellino
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“Praying the Rosary with Art Masterpieces and Sacred Scripture” uses large, full-color art masterpieces from famous artists with a Scripture passage u
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nderneath for each of the twenty mysteries of the Rosary. Artists included are Raphael, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Lorenzo Lotto, Heinrich Hofmann, Carl Bloch, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, El Greco, and Diego Velázquez. Viewing the art masterpieces and reading the Bible verses help us to better engage our minds and hearts to ponder the mystery for each decade. This 24-page book also includes instructions on how to pray the Rosary with the prayers.
The Rosary is a Bible-based prayer that anyone may say from any faith background. It is sometimes called the “Gospel in miniature” because most of the twenty mysteries are found in the Gospels and cover important events in the lives of Jesus and his mother Mary. Also, the prayers of the Rosary can be found, at least in part, in the Bible. Our Blessed Mother Mary has appeared in many places asking all to pray the Rosary daily, and many holy popes and saints also highly recommend praying the Rosary. Sister Lucia of Fatima said, “There is no problem I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot solve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary.”
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