The Franciscan Crown

In 1422, a young Franciscan novice stood at a crossroads. Unable to continue his childhood custom of weaving flower crowns for a statue of the Virgin Mary, he was ready to abandon his vocation, until Our Lady herself appeared and showed him a better crown: one woven not of flowers, but of prayer.

The Franciscan Crown Rosary leads you through the seven great joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the Annunciation to her Coronation in Heaven, in a form of meditative prayer that Franciscans have treasured for more than six hundred years. Rooted in the Marian spirituality of Saint Francis himself and championed by saints including Bernardine of Siena and John of Capistrano, it offers a sustained, joyful gaze into the heart of Our Lady.

This pocket-size book guides you step by step through the history, the seven joys and the prayer, and adds a treasury of Franciscan prayers: the Peace Prayer, the Praises of God, the Canticle of the Creatures, the Salutation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Stabat Mater, the Blessing of Saint Clare and more.

Bead by bead. Joy by joy. A crown worthy of Our Lady. Compiled by Jeffrey Campbell.