01 October 2019
Word of the Day: Rosary
ROSARY. A devotional prayer, mental and vocal, honoring the Blessed
Mother of God. It is said on a string of beads made up of five sets each of
one large and ten smaller beads, called decades. On the large beads the Pater
Noster is said; on the small ones, the Hail Mary. The usual devotion is the
fifteen decades, on the joyous, sorrowful, or glorious aspects of Our Lord and
Our Lady's life. It is the most popular of all nonliturgical Catholic devotions
and has been highly recommended by many popes. This is the standard Rosary.
But there are other Rosaries also approved by the Church, notably of the Holy
Trinity, Seven Dolors, Precious Blood, St. Bridget, St. Joseph, and the Rosary
of the Lord. (Etym. Latin rosarium, rose garden.)
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