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What is the Rosary?

Church teaching

Answered on video by Bishop Robert Barron

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In short: A prayer where you walk through the life of Christ alongside His mother. CCC 971 CCC 2708

The answer, in writing

Church teaching

The Church calls the Rosary “an epitome of the whole Gospel.” CCC 971

Christian prayer tries above all to meditate on the mysteries of Christ, as in the Rosary. CCC 2708

Our words

You hold beads, say familiar prayers, and think about scenes from Jesus’ life with His mother beside you. Simple enough for a child, deep enough for a lifetime.

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How we know · 2 Catechism paragraphs

1. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 971, 2708 (official text on vatican.va).

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