October is the month of the rosary. Every major religion has some form of prayer beads. Fingering the beads brings our body into the prayer, along with our hearts and minds. The rosary is a contemplative prayer: the repeated praying of the Hail Mary is intended to clear our minds of everything else, creating an experience of mindfulness as we meditate on the mysteries of Christ’s life
One aspect of the rosary that I particularly like is that you pray in a circle: you end up where you started! At times when I feel that life is taking me in many different directions, praying the rosary helps to center me. The rosary is one of the best “prayer tools” we have. I encourage you to use it!
Blessings,
Fr.Ron