Anyone can pray the Rosary. Each 10 Hail Mary beads creates a decade. Each decade has a certain mystery which is stated prior to saying the Our Father. For example, the Sorrowful Mysteries are 1. The Agony in the Garden. You are to meditate on what was happening to Jesus prior to His arrest. 2. The Scourging at the Pillar. Meditate on the Horror of this torture Jesus endured for you. 3. The Crowning with Thorns. Meditate on this event. 4. The Carrying of the Cross. Meditate while you are saying the Hail Marys. 5. The Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Meditate on what this means to you.
There are 3 others. The Joyful Mysteries; The Luminous Mysteries and The Glorious Mysteries.
Anyone who wants to meditate on these events in the life of Jesus can use the Rosary to help him stay focused.
The Rosary is not a piece of jewelry and it is not magic.
It is simply a sacramental that can help you in your prayer life.
It's just a matter of belief. Most people bless the Rosary before using it. There is no harm even if you use the Rosary without getting it blessed.
i m a Muslim and its our tradition and culture that when we count on the god's name we use rosary, but its gotta do nothing with the faith and belief... u may call god without rosary...
well yes of coarse
the sorrowful mystery
Yes, other religions such as Buddhism and Islam use prayer beads similar to the rosary in the practice of their faith. These prayer beads are used to aid in meditation and recitation of prayers.
Rosary is a prayer, so Christian can pray anytime they want to during their life, including Lent.
.Catholic AnswerThe Rosary is a set of meditations on the life and events of Our Blessed Lord and His Mother. The apostles lived through most of these events, the rosary is our way of bringing them back to mind. So you might say that were living during the events that made up the rosary.
Saint Dominic did not invent the Rosary, but he is commonly credited with popularizing and promoting its use as a prayer tool. The Rosary is a form of prayer that has evolved over time, with its origins dating back to the early Middle Ages. Saint Dominic and his followers helped spread devotion to the Rosary in the 13th century.
The rosary intended to be used during prayer and meditation and not as jewlery. Someone who wears a rosary to have it handy to use in prayer or so it wouldn't get lost is fine. When I was a child, nuns would wear a rosary around their neck - but it was there for them to use in prayer/meditation and not as a fashion statement. Some people say it's a sin to wear a rosary because misusing a prayer tool as a fashioto make a fashipn statement is disrespectful.
No, there is no capitalize when referring to rosary beads. You may choose to capitalize when referring to set of prayers called the Rosary, but not for rosary beads.
Certainly. The rosary is a sacramental, but it is also an instrument. Like any instrument it is able to be shared amongst those that wish to share it. A rosary loses nothing from use. It is not okay to buy a rosary, for once a sacramental is blessed it cannot be sold, but it can certainly be given as a gift or borrowed.
Sister Mary Katherine went to the chapel to pray her rosary, a Marian devotion consisting of Hail Marys, Our Fathers and the doxology prayer