Announcing The Crown of Roses: Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Missio Dei's Latest Book Coming On Oct 7th-Pre-Order-Today
Announcing The Crown of Roses: Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dear Friends in Christ,
We are overjoyed to share that our newest book, The Crown of Roses: Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, will be released on October 7th, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Written for modern Catholics in light of the Church’s timeless teachings and sacred tradition, Crown of Roses explores the history, power, and spiritual efficacy of the Rosary. With reflections that speak to souls in every stage of the spiritual journey—and a beautiful introduction by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.—this book invites you to fall more deeply in love with the prayer through which Our Lady has promised to obtain for us all that we ask of her.
Authors: Andrew McGovern, Joseph Tuttle, Christina M. Sorrentino, Jenny duBay, John Tuttle
Foreword: Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
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Barnes & Noble Nook Version is Pending, but will be available soon.
Thank you for supporting our mission of evangelization. May Our Lady of the Rosary intercede for you and draw you ever closer to her Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.
In Christ and Our Lady,
The Missio Dei Team
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A new poem that celebrates Our Lady weaving a crown for her Son is published at https://www.catholicliteraryarts.org/2025-our-lady
The Weaving of the Wedding Crown
by Emma Atkinson
Where is your crown of roses, Son?
No matter, I will weave you one
With my own hands.
Give me again that gentle smile
And linger in the doorway while
I bind the strands,
And I will speak of marvels far
Beyond me—prophesies, a star,
My God made Man.
The rest, you will remember better
Than I—the Torah’s every letter
Which you began
To open, slowly, like a flower
Until the long-desired hour
Drew near at last:
The wedding, in itself a sign
Of things to come; the promised wine;
The look you cast
My way when it was done. Should I
Have known this meant that you would die?
Perhaps I did.
A mother has a way of knowing
Such things—like where her son is going.
But this you hid
Among the parables you told,
A thing so awful to behold,
Most did not see,
Nor did I fully, till you stood
Before me bathed in sweat and blood
Near Calvary.
Look—it is almost finished now—
The stems all form a single bough
Whose ends will meet.
And when this crown of yours is done,
I’ll set it on your head, my son,
And take my seat
Beside you on the royal throne.
My Lord and God, my flesh and bone,
All is complete.
https://www.catholicliteraryarts.org/2025-our-lady