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  2. Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows, also known as the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows or the Servite Rosary, is a Rosary based prayer that originated with the Servite Order. [1] It is often said in connection with the Seven Dolours of Mary. It is a chaplet consisting of a ring of seven groups of seven beads separated by a small medal depicting ...

  3. Fifteen Rosary promises - Wikipedia

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    Fifteen Rosary promises. The Fifteen Promises is a tradition held by the Order of Preachers (also known as Dominicans) that the Blessed Virgin Mary made fifteen specific promises through Dominic de Guzmán and Alan de Rupe, to those who faithfully pray the Rosary. [1] The fifteen stated promises range from protection from misfortune to meriting ...

  4. History of the Rosary - Wikipedia

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    e. There are differing views on the history of the rosary, a Christian prayer rope, cord or chain used to count specific prayers, commonly as a Marian devotion. The exact origin of the rosary as a prayer is less than clear and subject to debate among scholars. The use of knotted prayer ropes in Christianity goes back to the Desert Fathers in ...

  5. Rosary - Wikipedia

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    The Rosary [1] (/ ˈ r oʊ z ər i /; Latin: rosarium, in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), [2] also known as the Dominican Rosary [3] [4] (as distinct from other forms of rosary such as the Franciscan Crown, Bridgettine Rosary, Rosary of the Holy Wounds, etc.), refers to a set of prayers used primarily in the Catholic Church, and to the physical string of knots or beads ...

  6. Rosary devotions and spirituality - Wikipedia

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    The rosary is one of the most notable features of popular Catholic spirituality. [1] According to Pope John Paul II, rosary devotions are "among the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation." [2] From its origins in the twelfth century the rosary has been seen as a meditation on the life of Christ, and it is as such ...

  7. Rosicrucianism - Wikipedia

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    Rosicrucianism (/ ˌroʊzɪˈkruːʃəˌnɪzəm, ˌrɒzɪ -/) is a spiritual and cultural movement that arose in early modern Europe in the early 17th century after the publication of several texts announcing to the world a new esoteric order. Rosicrucianism is symbolized by the Rose Cross or Rosy Cross. There have been several Rosicrucian (or ...

  8. Stations of the Cross - Wikipedia

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    The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Way of Sorrows or the Via Crucis, are a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. The stations grew out of imitations of the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, which is a traditional processional route symbolising the path Jesus ...

  9. Methods of praying the rosary - Wikipedia

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    The Five Methods. Louis Montfort's The Secret of the Rosary has the first and second methods. The first method is described above. [3] In the second method a word or two is added to each Hail Mary of the decade. [4] The third method combined elements of the first and second, and was made for the use of the Daughters of Wisdom. [5]