The Anglican Rosary

I wrote the following prayer for use at morning to go with a series of examples of prayers throughout the day for use by young people. It was inspired while preparing to lead a session on Anglican prayer beads with year 11 students at All Souls St Gabriels School; which we recently introduced as part of our visit to ASSG. Read the rest of this entry »

An example of how prayer books can be an inspiration for writing prayers for use with the Anglican Rosary. Simple prayers and responses from morning prayer (A Prayer Book for Australia ) have been used to fit with the rhythm of prayer of the Anglican Rosary for use in morning prayer.

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The category sharing our prayers for use with Anglican Rosaries, together with the category honouring our stories of making, using and giving away Anglican Prayer Beads are the primary inspiration for this blog on the Anglican Rosary. Read the rest of this entry »

I enjoy working with young people. They are quite often very forthright in expressing their beliefs and opnions and you never know just when they are going to surprise you. When you least expect it out of their mouths comes a question or statement through which you realise they have engaged deeply, and been challenged by, something you have talked to them about or an experience you have shared together. It is also in this moment that they let down the barriers they place around themselves in their everyday interactions with peers, parents and teachers and others. Read the rest of this entry »

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During workshops on making and using Anglican Rosaries, after we have made our own Rosary, I like to discuss ways people can continue to share the gift of prayer with others, through making and giving away rosaries. One of the examples I like to refer to is Solomon’s Rosary. Read the rest of this entry »

When I first started making and using prayer beads I never conceived the direction they would take, or how people’s lives would be touched by them. Read the rest of this entry »

Part of our community (the Society of St Francis’) rule is to spend at least one hour a day in prayer, a part from our regular office and Eucharist times of prayer. When I first joined the community this was quite a challenge. I often say that my mind has a wonderful travel agent and when I try and spend quite time in prayer my mind would be off in all sorts of places. I joke that I have a birth defect, I lack the meditation gene. I began trying to find some way to keep my mind more focused on prayer. Read the rest of this entry »