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== History ==

== History ==

<ref>The main source of information for this History section on the history of the development of the Rosary is ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' - The Rosary (newadvent.org), ''Britannica Encyclopedia'' - Rosary: Religion, and ''The Scriptural Rosary: A Modern Version of the Way the Rosary was Once Prayed Throughout Western Europe in the Late Middle Ages''. Copyright 1961 Christianica Center, Copyright renewed 1989 Christianica Center, Christianica (America) 1807 Prairie Street, P.O. Box 685, Glenview, IL 60025, "Historic Background of the Scriptural Rosary" pp.9-15.</ref>

<ref>The main source of information for this History section on the history of the development of the Rosary is ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' - The Rosary (newadvent.org), ''Britannica Encyclopedia'' - Rosary: Religion, and ''The Scriptural Rosary: A Modern Version of the Way the Rosary was Once Prayed Throughout Western Europe in the Late Middle Ages''. Copyright 1961 Christianica Center, Copyright renewed 1989 Christianica Center, Christianica (America) 1807 Prairie Street, P.O. Box 685, Glenview, IL 60025, "Historic Background of the Scriptural Rosary" pp.9-15.</ref>

By tradition, the [[Catholic]] laity living near monasteries of [[monk]]s and  [[convent|cloistered convents]] of [[nun]]s, seeking to imitate the monastic practice of daily praying the 150 [[Psalms]] [[Prophecy|prophesying]] the [[Incarnation]] of Christ, and his life, passion, death, resurrection and glory for our [[salvation]], and the sufferings and joys of his mother with him from the [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Annunciation]] to the [[Resurrection]] and [[the Ascension]], found the practice difficult to perform in the midst of the demands of their daily duties and chores, and this was especially so for those who [[Illiteracy|could not read]] and found memorizing the entire book of the Psalms, the ''Psalter'', almost impossible. To assist their desire to join with the monks and nuns and priests in daily praise of God with the prayers of the Psalter, their pastors, the priests and bishops, recommended a simple substitute—praying the [[Lord's Prayer]] 150 times, paying close attention to the meaning of the words, because it is the prayer that Jesus himself taught his apostles to pray. Most historians trace the origin of this initial form of the Rosary back to the so-called [[Middle Ages|Dark Ages]] of 9th century Ireland, about the year [[Anno Domini|A.D.]] 800, when [[Charlemagne]] was made [[Holy Roman Emperor]].

By tradition, the [[Catholic]] laity living near monasteries of [[monk]]s and  [[convent|cloistered convents]] of [[nun]]s, seeking to imitate the monastic practice of daily praying the 150 [[Psalms]] [[Prophecy|prophesying]] the [[Incarnation]] of Christ, and his life, passion, death, resurrection and glory for our [[salvation]], and the sufferings and joys of his mother with him from the [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Annunciation]] to the [[Resurrection]] and [[the Ascension]], found the practice difficult to perform in the midst of the demands of their daily duties and chores, and this was especially so for those who [[Illiteracy|could not read]] and found memorizing the entire book of the Psalms, the ''Psalter'', almost impossible. To assist their desire to join with the monks and nuns and priests in daily praise of God with the prayers of the Psalter, their pastors, the priests and bishops, recommended a simple substitute—praying [[the Lord's Prayer]] 150 times, paying close attention to the meaning of the words, because it is the prayer that Jesus himself taught his apostles to pray. Most historians trace the origin of this initial form of the Rosary back to the so-called [[Middle Ages|Dark Ages]] of 9th century Ireland, about the year [[Anno Domini|A.D.]] 800, when [[Charlemagne]] was made [[Holy Roman Emperor]].

People at first carried in a small leather pouch or in their pocket 150 pebbles. With each devoutly prayed "[[Lord's Prayer|Our Father]]" they would take one pebble out, or put one in. However, pebbles can be dropped and lost, so they adopted the use of a thin rope with 150 knots, moving from knot to knot and praying the "Our Father" on each knot until the end. Eventually they found that a string with 150 wooden beads was an easier tool, or implement, to use. This is [[Analogy|analogous]] to singing or playing a long piece of sacred music or a hymn with 150 verses out of love of God, just as many churches in worship sing favorite old hymns of prayer and praise again and again, and people at home might recite favorite old poems of faith and devotion again and again.

People at first carried in a small leather pouch or in their pocket 150 pebbles. With each devoutly prayed "[[Lord's Prayer|Our Father]]" they would take one pebble out, or put one in. However, pebbles can be dropped and lost, so they adopted the use of a thin rope with 150 knots, moving from knot to knot and praying the "Our Father" on each knot until the end. Eventually they found that a string with 150 wooden beads was an easier tool, or implement, to use. This is [[Analogy|analogous]] to singing or playing a long piece of sacred music or a hymn with 150 verses out of love of God, just as many churches in worship sing favorite old hymns of prayer and praise again and again, and people at home might recite favorite old poems of faith and devotion again and again.