Summary of the Course

The Holy Rosary seems to be custom-made for our present age — perilous and perplexing times in which we yearn for the earthly Reign of Jesus Christ through His Blessed Mother. Participants in Fr. Micheal Carlson’s initial series — sharing its title with the book on which it was based, St. Louis de Montfort’s Secret of the Rosary — were surely convinced of the Rosary’s value and efficacy. They also discovered how Our Lady personally guided the origin, development and global spread of this devotion.

She intended the Rosary to be a harmonious combination of vocal prayer and mental prayer. Having explained each of the prayers that comprise the Rosary’s vocal component, Fr. Michael dedicates this new series to examining the Rosary’s deepest substance — its mental component, which consists of meditation on the Mysteries of the Rosary. 

Devout meditation on the wonders found in each set of Mysteries — whether Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, or Glorious — is what makes the Rosary such an efficacious means for spiritual growth and strengthening. Fr. Michael will discuss the role of mediation in the Rosary and the benefits this spiritual exercise brings to our souls. 

He will also cover a series of simple mediation methods taken from the writings of the Saints and renown Catholic authors. Next, he will apply those methods to each set of Mysteries by offering meditations that seek to uplift the soul and furnish many examples — from the lives of Jesus, Mary and Joseph — for our admiration and imitation.