To recite the Rosary is nothing more
than to contemplate with Mary the face of Jesus.

 
Rosarium Virginis Mariae

The Rosary is a contemplative and Christocentric prayer,
inseparable from meditation on Holy Scripture.
It is the prayer of the Christian
who advances on his pilgrimage of faith,
following Jesus and preceded by Mary.

 
His Holiness, Benedict XVI

The Rosary,
precisely because it starts with Mary's own experience,
is an exquisitely contemplative prayer.

 
Rosaium Virginis Mariae

The Rosary, when it is prayed in an authentic way,
not mechanical and superficial, but profoundly;
brings in fact, peace and reconciliation.

 
His Holiness, Benedict XVI

The Holy Rosary,
by age-old tradition, has shown itself particularly effective
as a prayer which brings the family together.
Individual family members, in turning their eyes towards Jesus,
also regain the ability to look one another in the eye,
to communicate, to show solidarity, to forgive one another
and to see their covenant of love renewed in the Spirit of God.

 
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When prayed well in a truly meditative way,
the Rosary leads to an encounter with Christ in his mysteries
and so cannot fail to draw attention to the face of Christ in others,
especially in the most afflicted.

 
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To pray the Rosary
is to hand over our burdens
to the merciful hearts of Christ and his Mother.

 
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Anyone who assimilates the mystery of Christ
–and this is clearly the goal of the Rosary –
learns the secret of peace and makes it his life's project.

 
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