Rosary Beads

When reciting the Five Mysteries, Catholic faithful’s use rosary beads, which serve as an important part of keeping count of the number of Hail Mary's that they should recite. While saying their Prayers, their fingers are moved along the beads and this is supposed to free the mind so that they should concentrate and meditate on the mysteries of the rosaries.

So we can deduce that the main purpose of the Catholic rosary is to assist in the memorizing certain key events or mysteries in the history or genealogy of our salvation, and to give praises and thanks to God for them. Originally, there were twenty mysteries of the rosary until the year 2002 when Pope John Paul II added the New Mysteries of Light (Luminous Mysteries) in his Apostolic letter "Rosarium Virginis Mariae” and thus resulting to the increase and became 20 in total, they are; The five JOYFUL MYSTERIES, the five LUMINOUS MYSTERIES, the five SORROWFUL MYSTERIES, the five GLORIOUS MYSTERIES, 

There are many different types of Rosary beads, each used in its unique way when reciting the Mysteries of the Rosary. The most commonly found Rosary beads are the Single Decade Rosaries, whereby The devotee counts the same the same ring of ten beads repeatedly for every decade, The Hail Mary is usually said on the tenth bead within a decade, while the Our Father prayer is then said on the large bead before each decade.

New Mysteries are then meditated upon at each of the large beads. Another types of Rosary Beads, which is typically used by religious orders, have 15 decades which correspond to the traditional 15 Mysteries of the rosary. With the introduction of the Luminous Mysteries, Five decade Rosaries are then used in conjunction with the 15 decade rosaries to total to the 20 Mysteries of the Rosary.

The Glorious Mysteries

The Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosaries reminds the catholic faithful's of the triumphs of Jesus Christ over death. They dwell on the period of his death and Resurrection. In this mystery, Catholics find the joy of the realization that Jesus is the true messiah and  the son of God, He rose from his grave and conquered death making us heirs in heaven. These prayers are said on Wednesdays, Sundays and during Easter to Sunday before advent Easter.

Like the other Catholic Rosary Mysteries, the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary is further divided into five groups of prayers. These groups or categories mark immediate key events in the period during and after the death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ the son of God. These are as named below;

• The Resurrection.

• The Ascension. 

• The Descent of the Holy Spirit.

• The Assumption of Mary. 

• The Coronation of the Virgin. 

The Resurrection

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is first of the Glorious Mysteries which takes us to Jesus' grave where he was buried after dying on the cross, and on the morning of Easter Sunday his friends find the tomb door open and his body was not there for he had supernaturally resurrected as they were told by an angel who they saw. Jesus then appeared to them and assured them that they too will rise from death and join him in paradise.The spiritual fruit of this Mystery is Faith, the faith that Jesus rose up from the grave and lives on forever.

The Ascension

The second Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary is the ascension of Jesus Christ. In this, we see Jesus after resurrecting, he appeared to his disciples and gave them assurances of paradise and gave them the great commandment "To spread the good news to all mankind", then he ascends up to the heavens.The spiritual fruit of this is Christian hope and desire to ascend to the heaven after death.

The Descent of the Holy Spirit

Before he ascended to the heavens, Jesus promised to send a helper to his disciples. This helper would help them in all their endeavors and would be with them, so on the day of Pentecost the holy spirit came down and this is what we see in the third Glorious mysteries. The love that God has for us to send us the Holy Spirit and we thank him for that, the spiritual fruit for this Mystery is the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.

The Assumption of Mary

This is said with respect to Mary the mother of Jesus, it is believed that he dearly loved her that she was assumed (brought up) to heaven when she died, so that she could be with Jesus, her son. The spiritual fruit of this Mystery is Grace and happy devotion and true devotion to Mary.

The Coronation of the Virgin

When she died, it is believed that Mary, who was the mother of Jesus on Earth, was crowned as Queen of the angels and saints on heaven because of her immense faith and dedication to God. The spiritual fruit for this Glorious Mystery is Grace of final perseverance and trust in Mary's intersession.

The Joyful Mysteries

The Joyful Mysteries are coined from the gospel according to St. Luke which is in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. This involves the Joyful moments in the life of Jesus Christ's childhood, the incarnation, or when God became man and walked among us is considered the most Joyful moments in human history.

The Joyful Mysteries is subdivided into five groups and they are to celebrate the announcement of the coming of Jesus Christ, his birth and also his childhood years in this world. The rosary beads (Prayer beads) serve as a reminder during these Mysteries to be thankful to God for all that he brought to us through his son Jesus.The five groups of the Joyful Mysteries are as follows;

The Annunciation of the Angel to Mary

In the sixth month of the Jewish calendar, God sent his angel Gabriel as a messenger to go to Nazareth to a Virgin woman named Mary, who was betrothed to the carpenter Joseph. He was to deliver the good news of the coming of the messiah through her. The spiritual fruit of this first celebration of the Joyful Mysteries is Humility.

The visitation of Mary to Saint Elizabeth

During the visitation by the angel Gabriel, Mary is also told about the pregnancy of her cousin Elizabeth. Elizabeth was much older than Mary and many had considered her to be barren, this shows that with God all things are possible and also teaches us the love of our neighbor which is the spiritual fruit of this Mystery.

The nativity of Jesus in Bethlehem

This is the birth of Jesus Christ, the messiah, which was foretold by all the great prophets. This was at a time of census and all were required to register at their home district, so Mary and her husband look for shelter but all that is availed to them is a stable and therefore Jesus is born and laid in a manger, as it is usually depicted in the nativity scenes which celebrate this event,. The spiritual fruit of this Mystery is Poverty of spirit.

The presentation of Jesus to the Temple

According to the Jewish laws, the male children were to be presented before the altar of God and a sacrifice was to be made on their behalf. This was done as a fulfillment if the Jewish customs thus the spiritual fruit of this is the purity of mind and body.

The finding of Jesus in the Temple

The gospel according to St. Luke tells us of a time Jesus was separated from his parents who thought that he was with the other only to find him later in the temple with the spiritual leaders of the Jewish people. Obedience (the spiritual fruit of this Mystery), is what is leaned from this event in Biblical history.

The Mystery of the Rosary

The Mysteries of the Rosary (prayer beads) can be traced back to some pivotal events in the Biblical life of Jesus Christ.

There are fifteen traditional mysteries which have come about on the matter of rosaries in the Catholic Church. These Mysteries are further divided into the groups of five, they are:

• Joyful mysteries - These were said during Mondays and Thursdays,
• Sorrowful mysteries - These were on Tuesdays and Fridays and daily during the month of Lent, and
• Glorious mysteries - These were said on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

The fourth groups of these mysteries is the new mysteries of light (also known as the luminous mysteries), this is based on the outlook of the life of Jesus Christ. These mysteries usually falls in between the Joyful and Sorrowful mysteries, it was once suggested by Pope John Paul II, in a letter, that the Mystery of Light should be prayed on Thursdays and the second meditation of the Joyful Mysteries to be moved to Saturdays, However, he showed respect to the rightful freedom for personal and community prayers. The traditional Mysteries are usually prayed on Mondays to Saturdays whereas the new Mysteries of Light are said on Sundays. Some faithful’s opt to say the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary at one sitting, Going through the Rosary beads about three times, saying 3 of the 4 Mystery groups.

I Pray With My Wood Rosary Beads : Rosary Kingdom

Prayer can not be just asking God for something you just desire, life is not always me, me, me, But it is;) do you understand? its a trick theory. think about it. when you get on your knees and clutch on tight to your rosary beads, weather it be wood rosary beads, Murano rosaries, you do not just ask god for the next thing, have a conversation, listen to what he has to tell you, his guide in your life is what your soul truly desires. count each rosary bead with god given spiritual power and and grasp the holy spirit as it enter your consciousness of awareness, you do not need rosary beads to accept god in your life through Jesus Christ but the remembered of what he did to clean our sins on this sinful earth should always be known and never ignored. Amen...

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