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A Guide to the Rosary: Mary's Psalter
 
``Where the Bishop is, there let the multitude of believers be;even as where Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church'' Ignatius of Antioch, 1st c. A.D
 The Rosary:Mary's Psalter
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A Guide to the Rosary: Mary's Psalter
 
The 150Davidic Psalms(the Psalter of David) have always beenprayed by Old Testament Israel, post-Temple Jews, and by Christiansfor personal prayer, communal prayer, lamentations, praise,thanksgiving, and, in the case of Christians, to demonstrate thefulfillment of prophecy.
Rosary Tips
Have a definite rhythm whenpraying so you don't lose count.Develop a
habit
of moving to thenext bead only
after
saying the"Amen" to each prayer.When you get a new Rosary,you should have it blessed by apriest, thus making it asacramental. Note that Rosariesare
not
to be worn or used
as
  jewelry. They can be wornaround the neck or what not if you are working and it is
incidental
, but they are not tobe worn
for the purpose of 
 personal ornamentation.Some people find it very easy topray the Rosary while othersfind it difficult. Some find itdifficult to pray alone but easyto pray with others. If you areone of these last types, you canget a
free
CD or cassette of theRosary from theMary Foundation(no readings, nomusic), using theirprintable mail-in formor theironline form  (credit card needed for the latterto handle processing fees).Some find that visual aids helpthem contemplate. Havingpictures depicting the Mysterieshelp some people. .Download Rosary instructions, 
They came to form a large partof the Divine Office sung at thevariouscanonical hoursbyreligious. Lay people whodidn't have copies of Scriptureor the Breviary and lay peopleand religious who wereilliterate would substitute 150Pater Nosters (Our Fathers) orAves (Hail Marys) in place ofthe 150 Psalms they could notread.The prayers were originallycounted by transferringpebbles from one bag toanother, but soon enoughChristians began to tie a ropewith knots on which to count.This evolved further into usingbeads or pieces of wood inplace of the knots, and thissoon came to be called the"Psalter of the Laity." Aroundthe end of the first millennium,Rosaries contained thepresent five decades (sets often beads), with the Ave beadsshaped like white lilies for thepurity of the Virgin, and thePater beads shaped like redroses for the wounds andPassion of Christ.St. Dominic de Guzmanpopularized the Marian Psalter
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A Guide to the Rosary: Mary's Psalter
with prayers in English, in .docformat (1 page, 34 KB)Download Rosary instructions, with prayers in Latin, in .docformat (1 page, 34 KB)
What is a "BlockRosary"?
A Block Rosary is the gatheringof a group of people -- usually agroup of families who live in thesame area, hence the name --at regular times to pray theRosary. They usually meet at adifferent family's house eachtime, gather around an image of Our Lady, and pray. "BlockRosaries" can be as simple or asritualized as the organizers like,and can be prayed daily, weekly,monthly, or whenever yourgroup likes.
What is the "54-DayRosary Novena"?
Firstread about Novenas here,and then scroll down on thatpage to read specifically aboutthe 54-Day Rosary Novena.
in the form we have it today(150 Aves with a Pater aftereach 10) when Our Ladyencouraged him to pray it thatway in response to theAlbigensian heresy. Soassociated with the Rosary isSt. Dominic that the Rosary isoften called the "DominicanRosary."Our Lady also appeared to thechildren at Fatima and askedthat the Rosary be prayeddaily, including the "FatimaPrayer," as part of what mustbe done in order to preventRussia from spreading itserrors throughout the world(the other things being thefaithful wearing of theBrown Scapular, theFirst Five  Saturdays Devotion, acts ofreparation and sacrifice, andthe Consecration of Russia toher Immaculate Heart by thePope and all the Bishops inunion with him. This last hasnot been done).The Rosary, thus, has alwaysbeen a weapon against heresyand trouble; in fact, the 7October 1571 victory ofChristendom over Islamicwarriors at the Battle ofLepanto -- the first navalvictory against the infidels --was attributed directly to theRosaries prayed by the faithful.While non-Catholics see theRosary as a mindless chant,what they don't understand isthat the Rosary is a meditationon the lives of Mary and Jesus.Each decade (each set of 10
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