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7 Tips for Praying with a Visual Rosary Book

A Rosary book is a powerful tool for deepening your prayer practice, especially when combined with stunning artwork that brings the mysteries of the faith to life. A Stained Glass Rosary from Thy Olive Tree offers a visual approach to prayer that helps you engage more fully with the mysteries. Here are 7 comprehensive tips to help you get the most out of your visual Rosary book.

Praying the Rosary is a beautiful and transformative devotion, but for beginners, it can sometimes feel overwhelming. How do you keep track of the prayers? How can you meditate on the mysteries with focus and depth? If you’re new to the Rosary and looking for a Rosary prayer guide, A Painted Rosary is the perfect Rosary book to help you grow in this prayerful practice.

What I would have given for a resource like this when I was just getting started!⁠ A Painted Rosary and A Stained Glass Rosary are the perfect tools for learning how to pray the Rosary. Each turn of a page reveals a mystery of the Rosary with its corresponding full-page painting, spiritual fruit, and a Printed Bead Tracker. Simply move your thumb down the page of beads to keep your place. Additionally, all prayers are printed for easy reference.

Lectio Divina is Latin for “Divine Reading.” It is an ancient method of prayer where one reads, meditates, prays, and contemplates the Word of God. A Lectio Divina book, or lectio divina journal, is simply an organized way to keep track of the scripture, prayers, and thoughts you experience while praying. In this article, we'll discuss step by step how to pray using a Lectio Divina book!