A set of rosary beads today includes 50 smaller beads ... by which God can lend some depth to our understanding and love of Jesus and Mary," he said. "We can put ourselves in the biblical scene ...

"The rosary itself is a simple circle of beads divided into five sets of ... on a 'mystery,' which is an event in the life of Jesus or Mary." Traditionally, Kirby said, there were three sets ...

The closest thing in the West would be the triptych of Our Father, Hail Mary and ... a regular rosary with the Jesus Prayer worked in, but a different devotion prayed with rosary beads (like ...

The Virgin Mary allegedly ... The word “rosary” refers to a set of prayers in the Catholic Church as well as a physical object. While praying the rosary, Catholics use a set of beads or ...

Never used, the rosary disappeared somewhere along the way. It wasn’t until 1994 when I acquired a second string of beads honoring Mary, the mother of Jesus, as I walked the frozen streets of ...

typically said with a string of beads in hand to help with the counting (and to keep our fidgety selves grounded in something). But the Rosary isn’t a prayer about Mary. It’s about Jesus ...

Although it is unclear how the rosary came to the Howard family, it has been in their possession since the 16th century and on display at Arundel Castle. The thieves broke in Friday evening ...