Table of Contents
Introduction: Bending Heaven Toward Earth ix
Part I Growing Up with the Rosary
Chapter 1 Discovering the Rosary 3
Chapter 2 Getting a History Lesson 11
Chapter 3 Learning the Basics 19
Chapter 4 The Rosary Test 37
Chapter 5 Promises, Promises 47
Chapter 6 Rosary Road Trip 57
Chapter 7 Personal Empowerment 63
Chapter 8 Carrying My Rosary into Hiding 71
Chapter 9 Opening Prayers 81
Part II The Joyful Mysteries
Chapter 10 The Annunciation 91
Chapter 11 The Visitation 99
Chapter 12 The Nativity 107
Chapter 13 The Presentation 115
Chapter 14 The Finding of Jesus in the Temple 123
Part III The Luminous Mysteries
Chapter 15 The Baptism of Jesus, the Wedding at Cana, the Proclamation of the Kingdom, the Transfiguration, and the Institution of the Eucharist 135
Part IV The Sorrowful Mysteries
Chapter 16 The Agony in the Garden 161
Chapter 17 The Scourging at the Pillar 169
Chapter 18 The Crowning of Thorns 177
Chapter 19 The Carrying of the Cross 183
Chapter 20 The Crucifixion 189
Part V The Glorious Mysteries
Chapter 21 The Resurrection 201
Chapter 22 The Ascension 207
Chapter 23 The Descent of the Holy Spirit 213
Chapter 24 The Assumption 219
Chapter 25 The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven 225
Epilogue: Everyday Miracles 231
Acknowledgments 239
About the Authors 240