About Us
In 1947, our grandfather, Michael C. Buccino, a gifted artist, and the son of Italian immigrant parents, embarked on a 24-year pilgrimage of creating a visual meditation booklet for use while praying the Most Holy Rosary. The idea sprung out of his desire to help his children be more engaged while praying this devotion. He created nearly 200 original pen and ink drawings for this booklet, one for each bead, to allow the user a more reflective meditation of this devotion. He eventually collaborated with his parish priest, Rev. Julius M. Porcellini O.S.M., who added scriptural meditations for each bead, in order to finalize a publication in 1971, titled, “The Rosary Album”. The book’s distribution began with his local parish, and soon spread throughout his home state of Colorado, then to schools and small bookstores throughout the United States, and eventually to locations out of the country. His goal was always to make just enough money to print more booklets to spread the devotion, and this booklet was truly his life’s work. Michael’s booklet received the official Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur declarations on July 1, 1975.
Michael continued to distribute this booklet up until his passing in 2000, after which his daughter continued to distribute the books. However, with changes in technology, the original printing method did not keep up with the latest digital technology, and the print quality of the books began to decline. However, the demand for this amazing booklet was still strong.
As a result, we, his granddaughters, have committed to continuing our grandfather’s mission of spreading this most holy devotion, and have remastered the booklet using the latest software and technology. All original artwork was rescanned to achieve the highest publishing quality. In June of 2024, The Rosary Album, 10th Edition was published and is now available for distribution. Since then, we have added The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows, and The Lives of the Saints Collection.
We appreciate your visit to our online store, and your support in continuing our grandfather's legacy of spreading devotion to our Blessed Mother in the Most Holy Rosary.
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