The Franciscan Crown Rosary and Franciscan Prayers

THE FRANCISCAN CROWN:Rosary and Franciscan Prayers

Rosary of the Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary

New expanded edition.  In 1422, a young Franciscan novice stood at a crossroads. Unable to continue his childhood custom of weaving flower crowns for a statue of the Virgin Mary, he was ready to abandon his vocation — until Our Lady herself appeared and showed him a better crown: one woven not of flowers, but of prayer.

From that single moment of grace, one of the most beautiful and most richly blessed devotions in the history of the Catholic Church was born.  Praying the Franciscan Crown Rosary leads you through the seven great joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary — from the Annunciation to her Coronation in Heaven — inviting you into a form of meditative prayer that Franciscans have treasured for more than six hundred years. Rooted in the Marian spirituality of Saint Francis of Assisi himself, and championed by saints including Bernardine of Siena and John of Capistrano, the Franciscan Crown offers something the familiar Dominican Rosary does not: a sustained, joyful gaze into the heart of Our Lady — what she felt, what she received, and what she longs to share with you.

Whether you are a lifelong Franciscan or discovering this devotion for the first time, this book will guide you step by step through the history, the mysteries, and the prayer — and invite you to place, each day, a crown of love upon the head of the Queen of Heaven.

Bead by bead. Joy by joy. A crown worthy of Our Lady.

76 page paper back book, 7” X 5”