Ten has the meaning of totality and unity, meaning that each one of Christ's mysteries is part of his total person and work and expresses its unity and totality, as well as its thorough contemplation by the person who says this decade of the rosary. Independently from this historical reason, there is a symbolic reason. Hand polished and engraved by New England Silversmiths. Over time fifteen mysteries (events of Jesus' life) were retained and combined with the Hail Marys for each one of the mysteries. Large Baroque Miraculous Medal with Hail Mary Prayer Necklace Reverse: Hail Mary Prayer Blessed Mother Mary with rays coming out of her extended hands, crushing a serpent under her feet. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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The Dominican tradition consolidated the combination of Hail Marys and events of Jesus' life added to each Hail Mary. So as we begin this mass in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary, I encourage you all to truly listen and reflect upon the ever-so-famous prayer: Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. In order to avoid empty and mechanical recitation the Psalter was reduced to fifty Hail Marys called rosary (Rosarium), promoted by the Cistercians. The next step was the Marian Psalter, i.e. During the twelfth-thirteen centuries, the Hail Mary was added.
The 150 psalms/paters were subdivided in groups of fifty. Lay members of the order said in place of the psalms the Our Father (Pater). It was custom in the monastic tradition of the Middle Ages to say frequently the Psalter, i.e. It consists of a crucifix with 53 beads for Hail Mary, 6 beads that may be different from the rest for Our Father prayers. It is believed that every Hail Mary recited with Rosaries from the Holy Land is equivalent to giving a rose to Mama Mary. Q: Why is the rosary divided into groups of ten Hail Marys?Ī: The ten Hail Marys are part of the evolution of the rosary. 2 hours ago &0183 &32 I know this special rosary is at least 50+ years old.