Re: CHAT: Rosaries (was: Ave Maria)

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>The full rosary is now normally used only by certain religious orders
>where
>it forms part of their dress.  The rest of us, whether lay or not, in
>fact,
>normally use the smaller one as since the 16th cent. the common practice
>has been to recite only five of the fifteen mysteries at any one time.  If
>one wants to recite all fifteen mysteries, then you simply go round your
>beads three times  :)

Just to throw this out there...

I asked my mom the ritual with the rosary for lay people and she says it
goes like this:

At the chain hanging down:

- You start at the crucifix at the bottom, you say the act of contrition
(my guide book says apostles creed),
- at the first bead an our father
- three Hail Marys at the three beads
- a glory be at the chain dividing the single bead, and at the single
bead, an our father.

On the loop:

- There are five series of ten beads on the loop. For each bead you say a
hail mary
- there are single beads separating each set of ten beads and at these you
say an our father.
- at the chain dividing each set of 10 beads from the single beads you say
a glory be.

It's kind of hard to describe without showing, but that's the basics,
according to mom. (any other catholics thing they can illustrate better?


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