For centuries the rosary has been a much-loved prayer which draws the Christian closer to Jesus and to his mother Mary. In this booklet Father Hugh Glarke, a Carmelite friar, provides spiritual and practical insight into how the ancient practices of the rosary and Lectio divina can inspire us in our spiritual life today. Reflecting on John Paul II's papal letter on the:rosary, Fr. Clarke invites us to look again at the way we pray, both as individuals and as communities.