The many benefits of the rosary

March 22, 2026 — 5:30am

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It is 1.25 am and I am wide awake. Perhaps the room is too hot; the apartment, with its large windows, stays hot for six months of the year. Perhaps it is the new pillows, not yet softened by use, or maybe a thought has taken hold in my head and prodded me awake, demanding the attention of my conscious mind.

I reposition the fan closer to the bed, throw the harder pillows to my feet, and try to change the channel of my thoughts by getting a glass of water. But I am still wide awake when I return to bed, with hours........

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