From the Religious Education Coordinator

October, the Month of the Rosary

The month of October has traditionally been dedicated as the month of the Rosary. The Rosary is a beautiful prayer and could be referred to as a ‘living’ prayer form.

Why? Because it continues to develop over time.

The use of knotted rope to count prayers is an ancient practice and is even found in non-Christian religions. The Christian recitation of 150 prayers mirrored the monastic prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, in which monks prayed all 150 psalms each day. The structure of the Rosary as we know it today developed significantly from the 12th to the 14th centuries. The Fatima Prayer was added in the early 20th century and, in 2002, Pope John Paull II added the Luminous Mysteries, which is a set of five reflections on the life of Jesus.

For the remainder of October, you are invited to pray the Rosary and be open to the graces of God in our world.

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