WALT: Understand more about the Rosary
October is the Month of Mary and so as we are a Catholic School we have been praying the Rosary in our school. You may not have heard of the Rosary or know much about it, this blog post will hopefully inform you about the Rosary.
Who created it?
The Rosary was given to St. Dominic in a vision of blessed Virgin Mary.
When did it start?
Less than clear and subject to debate among scholars. The use of knotted prayer ropes in Christianity goes back to the 3rd and early 4th century.
Where did it originate?
The history is vast but prayer bead are believed to have originated in India in 8th Century BC.
Why did it originate?
In the Middle Ages people started praying the Our Father and the Hail Mary with prayer beads. The practice of meditation during prayers of the Hail Mary was attributed to Dominic of Prussia.
What do the Rosary Beads mean?
The beads count the prayers as they are said aloud or in the mind. There are 50 beads, with 5 
decades (see beside).
The Mysteries
There are twenty mysteries in the Rosary. They are split into 4 groups of five: The Joyful Mysteries (on Monday and Saturday), Luminous Mysteries (Thursday), Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday and Friday) and Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday and Sunday). However, in our class we only pray on mystery a day and only do a decade, otherwise it would take us 35 minutes or more to pray.
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