Evangelization and the Rosary

Besides the Sacraments, there are few treasures of the Church as powerful and simple as the rosary.  The rosary, as a meditation on the face of Jesus with Mary, as John Paul II put it, is a tremendous way of increasing a person's spiritual life since it explicitly combines mental and vocal prayer, scripture study, and Catholic Tradition.  As Paul VI points out, we all, as Christians, have the primary duty of spreading the faith through evangelization in word and deed.  Sharing the Word of God with people requires that we ourselves know, and have intimate knowledge of, Jesus through the Holy Spirit. It is very easy to just say the rosary by oneself, and this is completely efficacious, but I would like to propose, for your consideration, making the rosary an act of evangelization. How? There are some simple things that you can do.

1) As you meditate on the mysteries, think of ways in which you can apply message of the mystery to your life, strictly for the benefit of other people; e.g., the Luminous mystery of the Proclamation of the Kingdom of God: How can I share God's word with others? Am I familiar enough with scriptures to discuss them with others? What can I do with my life to better exemplify the Gospel?

2) Invite your friends, Catholic and non-Catholic to pray with you.  A stumbling block for many is the ask of intercession from Mary and the Saints. So be prepared to discuss the benefits of having others pray for you, and that the dead are in contact with God (for example, during the Transfiguration, Moses and Elijah talk with Jesus)  Also, the rosary is a great way to get lukewarm Catholics back into prayer.

3) Offer your daily rosary for a different person each day.  Winning grace for others is always a great way to evangelize and convert.