Trappist monk Pennington traces the rosary's long history and shows how it aids concentration and lends tangibility to spiritual practice. Vividly relating it to the Scriptures, Pennington takes readers step-by-step through the traditional 15 mysteries and explores alternative formats for individual and group use.

The Salve Regina was written in the ninth century by a monk and it quickly became the favority evening song of monks everywhere. [31]

"Using strings of beads to accompany silent or spoken prayers is a tradition found not only in Christianity, but in Buddhism, Islam, and other spiritual traditions as well." The author is a Trappist monk. Here he examines a tradition of prayer and finds it a viable form of "spirituality". It aids concentration and gives prayer a tangibility. Beads.