Lay members of the order said in place of the psalms the Our Father (Pater). The 150 psalms/paters were subdivided in groups of fifty. During the twelfth-thirteen centuries, the Hail Mary was added.

At one time it became fifteen joys. However, what you are looking for is the Franciscan Crown or the rosary of the seven joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is composed of seven decades (one Our ...

Believers are encouraged to turn to Mary as their spiritual mother. As the Lord Jesus entrusted his heart to her, so we are ...

Super Bowl LIX is upon us, and this year’s big game features the perennial powerhouse Kansas City Chiefs against the mighty ...

To pray the Chaplet, use rosary beads and begin with these prayers: "Eternal Father ... in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world." On the ten small (Hail Mary) beads of each decade ...