The Rosary is a treasure of Catholic spirituality, but praying this great prayer deeply can be daunting. Saying the Hail Mary while reflecting on Christ’s Mysteries can feel like patting your head while rubbing your tummy: hard to do simultaneously. But when we understand the Rosary as an expression of our assent to God’s grace, the technical challenges fade away.

To develop this attitude to the graces of prayer, this book explores the inner workings of the Rosary, building from each line of the Hail Mary, to the Mysteries of Christ, to the pattern of Salvation that gives the Rosary its mystical shape, and finally to the beads themselves that form the physical shape of the prayer in our hands. This tour through the Rosary’s theology and practice will bring the reader a new appreciation of this beautiful, grace-filled Catholic devotion.