A Spirituality of Liberation: The Rosary as a Means of Cultivating Simone Weil’s Attention

Faiz Abimanyu Wiguna (Department of Philosophy, University of Indonesia)
Ikhaputri Widiantini (Department of Philosophy, Universitas Indonesia)

Jurnal Ledalero
Vol 25, No 1 (2026): June 2026 Issue

This paper explores the interpretation of the Rosary through the philosophical thoughts of Simone Weil, highlighting its potential as a means of cultivating Weil’s living philosophy of “attention,” and by so presenting a spirituality of liberation that attempts to present in whole the twofold image of Weil as both a mystic and a radical. Through Weil’s theory of attention and her two-step philosophical method, which involves reflection on several personal experiences formed through the Rosary, this paper presents a practical formulation of Weil’s moral and religious teaching on attention, especially highlighting the potential for a spirituality of liberation —contributing to the progressive discourse in the philosophy of religion within the Roman Catholic tradition.