Here's how to understand the rosary, a Catholic prayer tradition practiced by millions of faithful worldwide — including the beads, the link to Mother Mary and the meaning behind the prayer aid.

The Rosary, a quintessentially Catholic prayer, appeals to many of the faithful. Its simple repetition of words instills in the individual a certain clarity of mind and soul that is not easily ...

Praying the family Rosary is a challenge, especially if you have young children. Distractions are the rule, not the exception. I remember one afternoon praying together when a UPS truck parked ...

A nun holds a rosary as she attends a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in the esplanade of the National Shrine in Sastin, Slovakia, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. Pope Francis celebrated an open air ...

Use your travel time On your way to or from work, you can use those minutes efficiently and effectively by praying your Rosary. You do not have to wait for slow traffic.

This is surely a model for praying the Rosary. We spoke above of reducing the Rosary to the nature of a mantra. In Eastern non-Christian religions a mantra acts as something like a prayer-wheel.

The rosary expresses a belief in engaging the whole self in prayer, the belief that the body and the soul are connected, he said. Monasteries once recited all 150 biblical psalms every day, he said.

Praying the rosary while I walked had the effect of providing a structure and rhythm to my prayer while moving. But it had another, surprisingly grace-filled effect: For one thing, I had to pray ...

Filipino Catholics should pray the rosary not only for those who are living, but also for the benefit of the dead, Manila Cathedral vice rector Fr. Vincente Gabriel Bautista said yesterday.

Many Catholics have a special affinity for the rosary and pray it each day. Cooper, 59, was raised Catholic, but didn’t grow up reciting the rosary. As an adult, however, he’s grown to love it.