Cowboy Praying the Rosary – Smith Male "Persevere and abstain"

"Persevere and abstain"

held by His Blessed Mother sitting on the green grass

The Prayer – Bouguereau is a restored Catholic artwork available as a high-resolution digital image from Restored Traditions

Friend of the Humble

Then slowly comes the realization that there are little rosary beads hanging from the clasped hands of the cowboy

Cowboy Praying the Rosary – Smith Male "Persevere and abstain"A strong man is a man of prayer, which is exemplified in this classic American Catholic picture. The iconic cowboy is normally seen as someone tough who can hold his liquor in a saloon, or weight in a gunfight. However, this silent scene shows the viewer that same ruggedness but with a Catholic touch devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary! At first, all the viewer notices is a typical western scene. Then slowly comes the realization that there are little