A Painted Rosary

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A Painted Rosary cleverly pairs a modern and sleek design with the richness of traditional sacred art to transform how you pray the Rosary. Increase prayerful focus and deepen your meditation as you become immersed in the 20 mysteries of the Rosary through paintings from the 11th - 17th centuries. With limited distractions and containing just enough content without being overwhelming, A Painted Rosary is designed to be used while praying. 

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, allowing the colors of the tracker to pull you into the scene of the painting. (See below for info on our Rosary bead stickers which add a textured feel as you pray!)

While designed for adults, A Painted Rosary is suitable for older children as well. It is perfect for those learning to pray the Rosary, those who want to pray on the go, and especially for those who desire to enter more deeply into the mysteries of the Rosary and the life of Christ. 

This book has received the Catholic Writers Guild "Seal of Approval" for quality writing and being faithful to Catholic teaching!

Highlights

• Beautiful, modern and minimalist design
• Highly visual with full-page, color paintings
• Contains a mix of both commonly and seldom seen art
• Designed for reduced distraction - e.g. limited text; no commentary
• Includes all Rosary prayers printed for easy reference
• Includes all 20 mysteries (Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious & Luminous)

Specs

• Printed in the USA and/or Canada
• 5"x7" - perfect to throw in your bag and take on the go
• Softcover (soft touch laminated), perfect bound
• 54 pages, satin paper
• 20 Printed Bead Trackers to help you keep your place while praying each mystery
• 23 color paintings
• 4 bible verses to introduce each set of mysteries

Please note: Because monitors and browsers are different, the color you see on your screen may be slightly different than what you see in print.

*** ROSARY BEAD STICKER ADD ON! ***

These Rosary bead stickers can be placed over each Printed Bead Tracker in your book to give it a textured feel. This will allow you to more easily pray without having to look at each bead! Get for a reduced price when you purchase with your book!

Already own a book and just want to buy the stickers? Visit this listing for Rosary stickers sold separately.

Specs

• 21 Stickers (One for each Mystery of the Rosary + one extra just in case)
  
• Made from durable, clear polypropylene
• Matte UV Protective Coating for repeated handling
• Each sticker has a large circle for the "Our Father Bead" and 10 smaller circles for the "Hail Mary Beads" connected as one strand. The center of each circle is cut out so you can feel an indentation as you move your finger from bead to bead. 
• Printed in the USA or Canada

Application Time

Approximately 15 minutes. Once you place a few and get the hang of it, applying them goes pretty quickly. The stickers are very flexible, yet durable. If you mess up, you can easily re-stick them without tearing the page or ripping the sticker. 

Directions

Open your book to the First Joyful Mystery. Press down the page a bit so it opens more easily. Using a heavy book or paperweight, or having someone hold the book down for you, will help. Carefully peel back the first sticker under “Joyful Mysteries.” Use the colored circle on the sticker as a guide, placing it over the largest bead on the page. Once in place, carefully align the sticker over the other beads. Then, press firmly to secure. Repeat for the other 19 mysteries.

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Hear what others have to say:

"The Church has always understood the power of art to draw the faithful to prayer, as well as to teach. "A Painted Rosary" takes the faithful on a visual journey through the mysteries of the Rosary. It's a wonderful tool for meditative prayer with beautiful examples of old master paintings. Anyone with a devotion to the Rosary should own this book, but especially those who love art."  – Kathleen Carr, Founder of Catholic Art Institute

"The interactive nature of the bead tracker on the side of each page and the sacred art images of each of the mysteries makes this little book especially wonderful for visual and kinesthetic learners who benefit so much from art and movement in prayer.” -Katie Warner, Catholic children’s book author at FirstFaithTreasury.com

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NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS

If located outside of the US, you may purchase this book via our Etsy shop.