The Rosary

Of all Catholic prayers, the Rosary is perhaps the most popular devotion. The word rosary means "garland of roses." The rose is one of the flowers use to symbolize the Virgin Mary, and the prayer of the Rosary is very closely associate with her.

A story says the Mary has revealed to several people that each time they say a "Hail Mary," they are giving her a beautiful rose. When you say a Rosary, it becomes a garland of roses.

The Rosary itself is a string of beads that Catholics use to count the group of prayers known as the Rosary. The beads can be made from out of wood as the olive wood rosary beads handmade in the Holy Land, Glass, gems and Mother of Pearl. The range from very simple to very elegant in appearance. Rosaries are simply attractive object until a priest blesses them. At that time, they become sacred and should be treated with respect.

As a ritual, the Rosary involves two elements: mental prayer and vocal prayer. The mental prayer consists of a meditation on the mysteries of the life and death of Jesus Christ and his mother Mary. The vocal prayer consist of saying the prescribed prayer shown it the following page. Together these elements create a focused meditation, which help to quite the mined.

Olive wood rosary beads handmade in the Holy Land. Click here to get your free rosary from the Holy Land.