Christina Ann Rinaldi

There are so many reasons to pray the rosary.

It is a powerfully calming, and meditative way to spend 20 minutes.

I recorded the above rosary with my mom one day, added some background music, and curated a compilation of religious imagery to accompany the audio.

I thought it was finished, but something felt off. The imagery was too far removed from reality. Yes, these gorgeous statues, and stained glass, and museum-like cathedrals really do exist in real time, but that imagery didn’t address “the why” we pray the rosary.

I took a detour before posting the curated video, and aimlessly checked my email. Somehow, I came across a photo that was part of the Time, Inc. 100 photos of 2024, and thought to myself, “That’s what’s missing”, and immediately recorded scrolling through the images, pausing to read each caption. I then placed that video parallel to the religious imagery video I had already created, and later found some rare occurrences when the images aligned.

I pray the rosary, and invite you to pray it too.