What Prayers Are Said With Rosary Beads?
The Roman Catholic rosary is a cycle of 15 meditations in which a believer contemplates the mysteries, or events, in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary. During the meditation, the believer recites various prayers and counts them as they are recited by moving his fingers along a set of prayer beads. The Apostles’ Creed The opening prayer of the rosary is the Apostles’ Creed. This is a profession of faith in the fundamental tenets of Christianity. It has existed in its present form since the seventh or eighth century but earlier versions have been found in documents as early as A.D. 200. The creed was not written by the apostles themselves but echos their teaching. The Apostles Creed recounts the life of Christ and affirms the doctrine of the Trinity. The Our Father The Apostles Creed is followed by one recitation of the Our Father, also known as the Lord’s Prayer. This prayer is found in the New Testament gospel of Matthew and is attributed to Jesus Christ. While delivering t
