Catholic Prayer: the Rosary
This session explores the Rosary as a devotion of the Catholic Church. We will look at how to pray the Rosary, the Scriptural basis for the mysteries, and ways to connect the Rosary to our lives. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “Besides sacramental liturgy and sacramentals, catechesis must take into account the forms of piety and popular devotions among the faithful. The religious sense of the Christian people has always found expression in various forms of piety surrounding the Church’s sacramental life, such as the veneration of relics, visits to sanctuaries, pilgrimages, processions, the stations of the cross, religious dances, the rosary, medals, etc.” (1674).
“Christian prayer tries above all to meditate on the mysteries of Christ, as in lectio divina or the rosary. This form of prayerful reflection is of great value, but Christian prayer should go further: to the knowledge of the love of the Lord Jesus, to union with him” (2708).
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By John Roberto
