Tag Archives: Rosary

The repetition of the rosary

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

Judy Ford, a north west England author, kindly offers this extract from her novel Organ Failure . A group of young adults are discussing the repetitive nature of the rosary: ‘And reciting Hail Marys over and over again? What’s the point of … Continue reading →

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The assistance of the Rosary

Posted on October 30, 2018 by

Sabine Baring-Gould, a remarkable, and very prolific priest of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, is perhaps best known as the author of the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers. He wrote at least 1,200 other works, including a lovely ‘period piece’ The Golden … Continue reading →

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The Touch of the Rosary

Posted on October 24, 2016 by

For our final post in the month of the Rosary we are very pleased to welcome a guest writer. Mtr Tracey Carroll has followed our posts on the rosary with interest and we invited her to contribute a post too. … Continue reading →

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The Joy of the Rosary

Posted on October 16, 2016 by

In our fourth reflection for the month of the rosary Paul reflects personally on the Joy of the Rosary. “Joy to thee O Queen of Heaven, Alleluia” – the moment when this is sung at midday on Easter Sunday is … Continue reading →

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The Sharing of the Rosary

Posted on October 11, 2016 by

Fr Ian reflects on the use of prayer beads in world faiths in the third of our reflections for October, the month of the rosary: This morning I enjoyed joining with children at St Chrysostom’s for their morning assembly. The … Continue reading →

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The Discovery of the Rosary

Posted on October 8, 2016 by

Mycah, who was parish volunteer with us 2015/16, writes about her ‘discovery’ of the rosary while at St Chrysostom’s, in the second of our blog posts for October, the month of the rosary. (The first post, ‘The Comfort of the … Continue reading →

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The comfort of the Rosary

Posted on September 30, 2016 by

I was pleased when Paul suggested that we invite people at church, and beyond, to say a decade of the rosary, for a day, or a few days in October, traditionally called the month of the holy rosary. This suggestion … Continue reading →

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