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Three sets of five tips for the Family Rosary
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The Rosary
"How beautiful is the family that recites the Rosary every evening" (Pope John Paul II).
Pray with the whole world or individually with an on-line rosary.
The rosary probably began as a practice by the laity to imitate the monastic Divine Office (Breviary or Liturgy of the Hours), during the course of which the monks daily prayed the 150 Psalms. The laity, many of whom could not read, substituted 50, or even 150, Ave Marias (Hail Marys) for the Psalms. This prayer, at least the first half of it so directly biblically, seems to date from as early as the 2nd century, as ancient graffiti at Christian sites has suggested. Sometimes a cord with knots on it was used to keep an accurate count of the Aves.
The first clear historical reference to the rosary, however, is from the life of St. Dominic (died in 1221), the founder of the Order of Preachers or Dominicans. He preached a form of the rosary in France at the time that the Albigensian heresy was devastating the Faith there. Tradition has it that the Blessed Mother herself asked for the practice as an antidote for heresy and sin.
Pray with the whole world or individually with an on-line rosary.
The rosary probably began as a practice by the laity to imitate the monastic Divine Office (Breviary or Liturgy of the Hours), during the course of which the monks daily prayed the 150 Psalms. The laity, many of whom could not read, substituted 50, or even 150, Ave Marias (Hail Marys) for the Psalms. This prayer, at least the first half of it so directly biblically, seems to date from as early as the 2nd century, as ancient graffiti at Christian sites has suggested. Sometimes a cord with knots on it was used to keep an accurate count of the Aves.
The first clear historical reference to the rosary, however, is from the life of St. Dominic (died in 1221), the founder of the Order of Preachers or Dominicans. He preached a form of the rosary in France at the time that the Albigensian heresy was devastating the Faith there. Tradition has it that the Blessed Mother herself asked for the practice as an antidote for heresy and sin.
Is There One Right Way to Say the Rosary?
People say the Rosary in a variety of different ways. Some say a simple version without any “add-ons.” Others use the Fatima Prayer. Many add the Hail, Holy Queen or other prayers at the end. Some add Scripture verses for meditation. This raises a couple of questions: Is there one right way to say the Rosary? Are some ways better than others?
String Your Own Rosary - A Family Activity
The Sacred Mysteries of the Holy Rosary
The Joyful Mysteries - Mondays and Saturdays, Sundays during Advent and Christmas
The Luminous Mysteries - Thursdays
The Sorrowful Mysteries - Tuesdays and Fridays, Sundays during Lent
The Glorious Mysteries - Wednesdays and Sundays
The Luminous Mysteries - Thursdays
The Sorrowful Mysteries - Tuesdays and Fridays, Sundays during Lent
The Glorious Mysteries - Wednesdays and Sundays