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The Rosary 

 

In this page the Rosary prayer is introduced so that you might see it first and then go on to read about its scriptural basis and its history.

 

 The Rosary prayer is usually prayed with a set of Rosary beads but doesn't have to use beads, the beads are initially an 'aid-memoire'  but also have other significance. 

 

The beads consist of five decades, that is five groups of ten beads and a separating bead which is often a larger or differently coloured bead. 

 

Apart from the decades there is also a crucifix, three smaller beads and two separate beads, and a small medallion or emblem which joins this part of the set to the decades.

 

    

 

 

 

 

Our Lord said " Where ever two or more are gathered in my name, there I am amongst them' 

Individuals can also say the rosary in private and alone. Remember too, that the 'Rosary'  is often prayed in groups and one person will act as a leader. 

 Whether it as part of a group or alone,  the  Rosary is a great source of peace, joy and spiritual growth.

History        How to Pray the Rosary        The Mysteries        

John Paul II proposed that these mysteries be fitted into the weekly cycle of praying the Rosary in the following manner:

Sunday: The Glorious Mysteries
Monday: The Joyful Mysteries
Tuesday: The Sorrowful Mysteries
Wednesday: The Glorious Mysteries
Thursday: The Luminous Mysteries
Friday: The Sorrowful Mysteries
Saturday: The Joyful Mysteries

see Rosarium Virginis Mariae 38

However, the Holy Father Pope John Paul 11 goes on to note:

This indication is not intended to limit a rightful freedom in personal and community prayer, where account needs to be taken of spiritual and pastoral needs and of the occurrence of particular liturgical celebrations which might call for suitable adaptations. What is really important is that the Rosary should always be seen and experienced as a path of contemplation [ibid.].

For more information about the Luminous Mysteries, as well as the Holy Father's discussion of the meaning of the Rosary and how it is to be prayed, see the text of the apostolic letter itself

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