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Natural Stone Five Decade Rosary beads and Crucifix. The necklace is a full 30" long. The Necklace total hanging length is 22". This is a Classic style Turquoise color. Natural Stone Jewelry with Flowered and Round bead designs. An eye catching design for sure! This very Fashionable Natural Stone design. The 30" necklace loop is a generous length large enough to slide over your head!
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The rosary, historically has been one of the most loved practices in Catholic devotion taking different forms throughout the centuries. The rosary allowed many of the faithful in Western Europe who could not pray the 150 Psalms contained in the Liturgy of the Hours, the community prayer of priests and nuns to align their prayer with the daily prayer of the Church. In different spiritual traditions within the Catholic Church, variations of the rosary developed. Some rosaries differed in the number of decades.
The 5-decade Rosary is the most common form of the Rosary used in Catholic devotion. It consists of five groups, or decades, each made up of:
• One Our Father (the Lord’s Prayer)
• Ten Hail Marys
• One Glory Be (Doxology)
Each decade is associated with a specific mystery from the life of Jesus and Mary, which is meditated upon while praying. These mysteries are divided into four sets, and the faithful typically focus on one set of mysteries for each Rosary prayer:
The Four Sets of Mysteries:
1. Joyful Mysteries (Mondays, Saturdays, and Sundays during Advent)
• The Annunciation
• The Visitation
• The Nativity
• The Presentation in the Temple
• The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
2. Luminous Mysteries (Thursdays)
• The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan
• The Wedding at Cana
• The Proclamation of the Kingdom
• The Transfiguration
• The Institution of the Eucharist
3. Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays during Lent)
• The Agony in the Garden
• The Scourging at the Pillar
• The Crowning with Thorns
• The Carrying of the Cross
• The Crucifixion
4. Glorious Mysteries (Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays outside Lent and Advent)
• The Resurrection
• The Ascension
• The Descent of the Holy Spirit
• The Assumption of Mary
• The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven
Structure of Prayer:
1. Begin with the Sign of the Cross and the Apostles’ Creed.
2. Pray one Our Father, three Hail Marys, and one Glory Be.
3. Announce the first mystery, then pray one Our Father.
4. Pray ten Hail Marys while meditating on the mystery.
5. Conclude the decade with one Glory Be and the Fatima Prayer (optional).
6. Repeat for all five decades.
7. End with the Hail, Holy Queen and the final prayers.
The 5-decade Rosary is a powerful way to deepen one’s faith, reflect on the Gospel, and grow closer to God through prayer and meditation.
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