The Rosary In Honor of Our Lady Worship

Worship, Veneration & Mary • Roman Catholics are monotheistic. • As such, we believe

• We venerate or give a special place of honor (short of worship)

History of the Rosary • Rosarium, L. : rose garden. • In early Christian

• The practice of praying 150 Hail Mary’s (a common and easily recognizable

• Today, there is a resurgence in the popularity of the rosary as

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The Rosary In Honor of Our Lady

Worship, Veneration & Mary • Roman Catholics are monotheistic. • As such, we believe in one God. • Christians in general worship the One God in Three Divine Persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. • But Catholics also have a special place in their hearts for the Blessed Virgin Mary.

• We venerate or give a special place of honor (short of worship) to the woman who bore Christ and first presented Him to the world. • She is Queen of all the saints and the Mother of God. • She is the ultimate model for all disciples of Our Lord.

History of the Rosary • Rosarium, L. : rose garden. • In early Christian days, the wealthy and educated would pray the 150 psalms of the Old Testament, following from our Jewish roots. • The poor and uneducated, however, had no means to enter this devotion.

• The practice of praying 150 Hail Mary’s (a common and easily recognizable prayer) in place of the psalms developed in Europe. • According to tradition, St. Dominic (founder of the Order of Preachers) received the first rosary beads from the Blessed Mother in a vision in the year 1214

• Today, there is a resurgence in the popularity of the rosary as a Catholic devotion. • Families pray the rosary together. • Even by oneself, the rosary is a rather quick way to devote one’s time in honor of the perfect disciple. It takes about 15 minutes or 1% of the total time in a 24 hour day.