*The Holy Rose-let of the Hours is a beautiful intertwining of the Holy Rosary
and the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and, like the Liturgy of the Hours, it is prayed
little by little throughout the day.
My life was a comedy of errors:
The more I tried to get ahead,
The more I fell behind,
The more I organized and planned,
The less time I seemed to have,
The more I raced to catch up,
The faster time sped ahead;
But when I pray simply,
And when I simply pray
The Holy Rose-let of the Hours,
I breathe in the fruit of the Spirit,
Living from bead to bead –
Slowly, gradually, meaningfully –
Meditating, contemplating,
Sometimes just plain battling,
Brandishing the Sword of the Spirit,
Like a brave knight of Christ,
Covered with the blood of Jesus,
Wounded for Our Lord of Love,
All day long Our Lady’s lasso
Is always close at hand,
Reining me in, not allowing me
To stray from her most merciful
And most compassionate Son,
Opening her hands and
Letting the Light of the Spirit
Shine down on me, even in
The Dark Night of the Cross.