My Rosary Top Ten
Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Friday, October 08, 2010 12:00 PM
This week has been a great blessing to me. I have really benefited from the insight and wisdom in the comments. Thank you to everyone for being so gracious and welcoming!
Today I’m collecting my top ten rosary resources for you. This list isn’t exhaustive, and I had to leave a lot of things off of it. Being a tad bit obsessive compulsive, I knew that if I didn’t draw the line at a certain number (like ten), I would never get this post published. 
Books:
The Rosary: Keeping Company with Jesus and Mary, by Karen Edmisten
This still ranks as one of my favorite books of all time, so I’ll admit to being biased. I love its simple approach and straightforward dealing with what often feels like a complicated undertaking.
Rosary Meditations for Real Life, by James Hahn
When I’m up against a wall with the rosary, Hahn’s collection of meditations and suggestions never fail to enrich my rosary experience. This book introduced me to inserting a phrase after the word “Jesus” in the Hail Mary, and the real life approach to the mysteries as parts of our everyday lives continues to transform my rosary praying.
The Rosary Workout, by Peggy Bowes
Though I hate exercise almost as much as I hate stinging insects, Bowes has won me over by combining it with the rosary. She makes praying the rosary and exercising an achievable blend.
Websites and Related Resources:
Rosary Army
All things rosary, from audio downloads to how-to guides. Learn to make all-twine knotted rosaries or ask to receive one. By far one of the best rosary resources I’ve found!
EWTN’s Rosary Site
As you’d expect with something from EWTN, this is a high quality hub for all you’d need to know about the rosary.
A Scriptural Rosary
This is a site I come back to, in part for the lovely artwork, and in part because of my natural fondness for the scriptural rosary. If you’re not familiar with this way of praying the rosary, this is a great place to get acquainted with it.
Come Pray the Rosary
Want some company while you pray the rosary? Not sure how to do it? Just want to try something different? Visit “Come Pray the Rosary,” where you can enter and pray the rosary – complete with full text to the prayers – with other people in real time.
Rosary for Priests and Rosary for the Bishop
A few of you mentioned that one way you keep yourself motivated with the rosary is to have specific intentions in mind. Make the intention a priest or bishop, and you have the idea behind these websites. What better way to support our priests and bishops as they come under fire than to offer the most powerful prayer for them?
iRosary app
This is the app that got my husband praying the rosary every day, and it gets my full endorsement. I have used it as well on his iPod Touch, and I like it (though whether that’s because I’m still enamored with his new gadget or because of the app, I can’t quite say). We both like how you actually move the beads and how it gives you both the text of the prayers and a lovely piece of artwork for each mystery. Totally worth the $2.99.
Rosarium Virginis Mariae (On the Rosary of the Virgin Mary), by John Paul II
I couldn’t leave this classic work on the rosary off my top ten list. It’s not easy reading, but it’s worth going through it again and again, gleaning what you can each time. John Paul II speaks of Mary and the rosary with such love and I find a new nugget of insight every time I make the time to read this. And if you’re wondering about why we have an extra set of mysteries now…here’s where they were introduced!
What are your favorite rosary resources? What would you add to my top ten?
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