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The Rosary

The Rosary. Origins. Practice began in the 12 th century Monks would pray the 150 Psalms Illiterate lay people wanted to join in Prayed the Our Father on 150 pebbles or knots Eventually developed into the Rosary prayer we know today Extensively promoted and promulgated by St. Dominic.

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The Rosary

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  1. The Rosary

  2. Origins • Practice began in the 12th century • Monks would pray the 150 Psalms • Illiterate lay people wanted to join in • Prayed the Our Father on 150 pebbles or knots • Eventually developed into the Rosary prayer we know today • Extensively promoted and promulgated by St. Dominic

  3. The Prayer • Consists of 5 “Decades” • 10 Hail Mary prayers in each decade of the Rosary • Use the Rosary to meditate on scripture • 4 sets of Mysteries of the Rosary

  4. The Joyful Mysteries • Meditate and reflect on the incarnation • Events surrounding the coming of Christ into the world • The Annunciation • The Visitation • The Nativity • The Presentation • The Finding in the Temple

  5. The Luminous Mysteries • Added by Pope John Paul II in 2002 • Reflect on the life and teaching of Jesus • The Baptism of our Lord • The Wedding at Cana • The Proclamation of the Kingdom • The Transfiguration • The Institution of the Eucharist

  6. The Sorrowful Mysteries • Meditation on the Passion of Jesus • The Agony in the Garden • The Scourging at the Pillar • The Crowning with Thorns • Carrying of the Cross • The Crucifixion

  7. The Glorious Mysteries • Meditation on the events surrounding Jesus’ resurrection and ascension • The Resurrection • The Ascension • The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles • The Assumption • The Coronation of Mary

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