Rosary
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The Rosary is a traditional Catholic devotional prayer that meditates on key events in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary using a sequence of set prayers counted on beads.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rosary of the Virgin Mary | 1 |
| the Rosary | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic devotional practice
ⓘ
Marian devotion ⓘ bead-based prayer ⓘ form of prayer ⓘ meditative prayer ⓘ |
| alsoUsedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
Lutheranism ⓘ some Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Marian apparitions at Fatima ⓘ |
| centralPrayer | Hail Mary ⓘ |
| closingElement |
Queen of Heaven
ⓘ
surface form:
Hail Holy Queen
final prayer or litany ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Apostles’ Creed
ⓘ
Glory Be prayers ⓘ Queen of Heaven ⓘ
surface form:
Hail Holy Queen
Our Father prayers ⓘ decades of Hail Marys ⓘ optional Fatima Prayer ⓘ |
| decadeDefinition | one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory Be ⓘ |
| devotionalType | Marian prayer ⓘ |
| documentMention | Rosarium Virginis Mariae ⓘ |
| languageOfPrayer |
Latin
ⓘ
various vernacular languages ⓘ |
| meditatesOn |
events in the life of the Virgin Mary
ⓘ
mysteries of the life of Christ ⓘ |
| mysterySet |
Glorious Mysteries
ⓘ
Joyful Mysteries ⓘ Rosarium Virginis Mariae ⓘ
surface form:
Luminous Mysteries
Sorrowful Mysteries ⓘ |
| openingElement |
Apostles’ Creed
ⓘ
Glory Be ⓘ Lord’s Prayer ⓘ
surface form:
Our Father
Sign of the Cross ⓘ three Hail Marys ⓘ |
| physicalForm | rosary beads ⓘ |
| primaryFocus | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
Pope John Paul II
ⓘ
Pope Leo XIII ⓘ |
| purpose |
growth in holiness
ⓘ
intercession of the Virgin Mary ⓘ meditation on Gospel mysteries ⓘ |
| recommendedPractice | daily prayer ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| secondaryFocus | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| structureElement | five decades ⓘ |
| symbol | Catholic identity ⓘ |
| traditionalDayAssociation |
Glorious Mysteries on Wednesday and Sunday
ⓘ
Joyful Mysteries on Monday and Saturday ⓘ Luminous Mysteries on Thursday ⓘ Sorrowful Mysteries on Tuesday and Friday ⓘ |
| uses |
crucifix
ⓘ
string of beads ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Rosary of the Virgin Mary
this entity surface form:
the Rosary