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Novena Regina · Paperback
The Franciscan Crown: The Rosary of the Seven Joys
Learn to pray the Seven Joys of Our Lady with the full prayers close at hand. Readings and short meditations accompany each Joy, with clear guidance for those new to the Franciscan Crown.
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- English
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Inside the book
- The Crown and its origins
- How to pray the seven decades
- The common prayers
- The Seven Joys of Our Lady, with readings and meditations
- The closing prayers
- Sources and the free online guide
A short sample
A companion to prayer
The Franciscan Crown is a rosary of seven decades in honor of the Seven Joys of Our Lady. Announce each Joy before its decade, and reflect prayerfully on that mystery while praying. The readings and companion notes are optional aids to meditation.
Excerpt from The Franciscan Crown: The Rosary of the Seven Joys.
Sources and arrangement
The prayer order follows the Manual of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi (1869), pages 305 to 307. The common prayers follow Father F. X. Lasance’s With God (1911). Scripture readings use the Douay-Rheims Bible. Explanatory notes are distinguished from the traditional prayers. This private devotional compilation carries no ecclesiastical imprimatur.
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