In designing Mysteria Sacratissimi Rosarii, I sought to bring together two of my longstanding devotions: the Rosary as a path of prayer, and sacred typography as an art form that serves both beauty and meaning.
The Rosary itself is a quiet rhythm — a structure of meditation that leads the mind and heart into the mysteries of Christ’s life, through the eyes of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As I reflected on these mysteries, I was drawn to the ways in which early Christian and monastic scribes gave form to sacred texts: through careful lettering, balanced spacing, illuminated initials, and restrained decoration that pointed always beyond itself.
Typography, when approached as a contemplative act, can mirror the very prayer it serves. The shapes of letters, the flow of lines, the pause created by an ornament or drop cap — all these can become part of the meditative rhythm, drawing the reader gently into reflection.
The layout of this booklet follows that spirit. Each mystery is presented with its Scripture in Latin and English, accompanied by a single ornamental accent and a drop capital that recalls the quiet discipline of manuscript pages. There is no flourish for its own sake; only enough structure to let the words breathe, and to guide the eye without distraction.
In this work, I hoped not only to offer a Rosary companion, but to honor the tradition of typographic devotion — that hidden craft by which the Word is given form on the page, and the page becomes a place of prayer.