About Rosa Mystica: Featuring the 25 Rudiments to Help You Win
We are in a rigged fight! The fix is in. The winner has already been selected many years ago. Who is that winner? It’s you! However, you must have the correct weapon to win.
What is the best weapon in our fight against the Evil One? The answer is The Rosary.
If you have ever thought that praying the Rosary is a rather long and daunting task, you must read “Rosa Mystica,” featuring the “25 Rudiments to Help You Win.”
The rudiments are unique yet tangible practices which will improve your focus on the beads and what they represent. This age old transformative prayer will come to life in ways you will not expect. This is a motivational and how-to book, a mini boot camp in developing prayer muscles to help you defeat distractions, boredom and above all: the traps laid by the Enemy.
Concerning the Rosary, our Lady Herself said to Padre Pio, “With this weapon you will win.” Do not lose hope with our changing culture and the fierce attacks from the Evil One.
Our heavenly mother said, “We will win!”
The Rosary is the winning team, the Rosary is the Bible on a chain. In part II of this book, you will find a treasure trove of Catholic prayers which will heighten your understanding of Catholic tradition and richly deepen your prayer life.
The history of both the rosary and the rudiments combined with the prayers of the church operate as a veritable catechesis (Christian religious education) for all people.
Remember, you have been chosen to win!
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Author Bio:
Joseph Barbaccia (American, born Philadelphia, PA, 1952) studied at Tyler School of Fine Art in Philadelphia. Barbaccia spent the following 8 years (1976- 84) traveling through the United States and South Pacific, concentrating on drawing and painting in a mostly representational style.
In 1996, Barbaccia moved to Potomac Falls, VA. Over the next 4 years he began to paint with encaustics on carved plaster reliefs. With his “Animal Metaphors” series in 2000 and the 2002 “Santos” series, he fully evolved to freestanding sculpture, creating pieces that employed the act of wrapping and winding materials over a mixed media framework.
In 2003 Barbaccia’s art took another definitive step. By incorporating the most basic of materials in assemblies that underscore craftsmanship and meaning, he had pared down visual insight to a more essential level of expression.
2008 saw Barbaccia’s work recognized in the Greater Washington Metro area as some of the most compelling by his becoming a finalist for the Trawick Prize.
In 2014 he began to create with polymer clay. The resulting works are three dimensional in form, similar to bas reliefs.
In 2018 Barbaccia moved to Delaware, USA. His images have been presented as covers and interior pieces for magazines, books, and more.
Barbaccia has written articles about his unique style for Polymer Arts magazine. His work has been featured in Luzer’s Archive 200 BEST Illustrators Worldwide, Illustration Annual 57,
3 X 3 Illustration Directory, Polymer Journeys (The Art and Craft of Polymer), Creative Quarterly, Illustration West 54, and the AOI World Illustration Awards.
Joseph Barbaccia is a member of The Rehoboth Art League, The Society of Illustrators, The Illustrators Club of Washington DC, the Association of Illustrators, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and The International Polymer Clay Association.