When in doubt; Rock the beads.
Seriously you guys. We need to make the rosary popular again, we must! A priceless gem for the road to holiness, it's more precious than your grandmother's locket, more important than prime time television, and more dangerous than a whip against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
Think of the rosary as your own personal journey through the life of Christ, meditating on his works, all while walking arm in arm with his mother - your mother. It's Mary taking you gently by the hand, (or maybe in some cases gently by the earlobe,) to her son. I mean, think about it. What mother doesn't love to show off her child? What if her child is, well...God? You had better believe that she is ready and waiting for our cooperation to show us the blessed fruit of her womb, Jesus.
Have you ever wondered why the rosary is shaped like it is? Well, Mary didn't intend for it to be a necklace, we know that. So what kind of design is that? Impractical, let me tell you! But maybe, maybe, we need to broaden the horizons here a little. I like to think of the rosary as a lasso. Mary's an outlaw cowgirl, running from the law of this world, taking with her those who she can get under her beaded lasso and heading west to gold country, Heaven. 
If you aren't really into westerns, how about a fisherman's tale? Many of the apostles were fisherman, after all, Jesus called them to be fishers of men, and Mary is often referred to as Star of the Sea, so I find this intriguingly relevant! The rosary isn't just a superstitious and pious decoration on deck of the fishing boats - NO, SCURVY LASS, NO! It be the very floats on the fishing nets cast out in blue waters, yeh see? First Mate Mary be fishing for souls out of the deep abyss.
Practical Details:- Don't own a rosary? Seriously, email me and I will personally see to it that you obain one. Otherwise, you have ten fingers. You can figure it out.
- Don't know how to pray it? Here ya go!
- Don't know the mysteries of the rosary by heart? Join the club.
So there you go, sons and daughters of Mary, cowgirls and cowboys, runaways and outlaws, pirates and fishermen, PRAY!
I know I shouldn't say this here...
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I always thought it was Jesus' job to draw us out of the abyss and straight to Himself...
This is a very good point. However, we are called to have a relationship with the Lord, yes? And, one could simply have a relationship with a significant other just individually, but it does not take away their glory, or the amount you love them, to say, get to know their family? No, I would argue that to fall even more in love with someone you get to know their family, very specifically their mother. So in essence, yes you are correct. Jesus is the one to draw us out of the abyss. The one who saves us. But by getting to know his mother, you will get to know her struggles. To understand the pain she felt seeing her only son being scourged, kicked, and spit at, all for YOU. And not once did she turn away! Her strength and courage should guide us and show us what it really means to cling to Jesus, to stay committed to Him and never turn away or doubt him, even if it hurts. By asking for Mary's prayers we can only be drawn even closer to her Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
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