Is the Rosery in the Catechism?

[White Knight]

Ive been looking through paragraphs on prayers, meditations, etc Sacarments, etc.. and something came to mind.. Is there a Paragraph for the Rosery Prayer in the Catechism?

If this has been asked then please redirect me to another thread. Thank You.

Edited July 17, 2005 by White Knight

[Laudate_Dominum]

Most of the catechism relates to the rosary in one way or another. The dimensions of the Rosary in its prayers and mysteries touch upon aspects of the faith too numerous to count. Consider for example how much of the catechism is an explaination of the Creed, or the Our Father, which are aspects of the Rosary. And there are a few places in which the catechism mentions the Rosary explicitly. Here are some:


971 "All generations will call me blessed": "The Church's devotion to the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship." 515 The Church rightly honors "the Blessed Virgin with special devotion. From the most ancient times the Blessed Virgin has been honored with the title of 'Mother of God,' to whose protection the faithful fly in all their dangers and needs.... This very special devotion ... differs essentially from the adoration which is given to the incarnate Word and equally to the Father and the Holy Spirit, and greatly fosters this adoration." 516 The liturgical feasts dedicated to the Mother of God and Marian prayer, such as [b]the rosary, an "epitome of the whole Gospel,"[/b] express this devotion to the Virgin Mary. 517


2678 Medieval piety in the West developed the prayer of [b]the rosary [/b]as a popular substitute for the Liturgy of the Hours. In the East, the litany called the Akathistos and the Paraclesis remained closer to the choral office in the Byzantine churches, while the Armenian, Coptic, and Syriac traditions preferred popular hymns and songs to the Mother of God. But in the Ave Maria, the theotokia, the hymns of St. Ephrem or St. Gregory of Narek, the tradition of prayer is basically the same.


2708 Meditation engages thought, imagination, emotion, and desire. This mobilization of faculties is necessary in order to deepen our convictions of faith, prompt the conversion of our heart, and strengthen our will to follow Christ. [b]Christian prayer tries above all to meditate on the mysteries of Christ, as in lectio divina or the rosary.[/b] This form of prayerful reflection is of great value, but Christian prayer should go further: to the knowledge of the love of the Lord Jesus, to union with him.


The best places for Church teachings on the Rosary are the numerous encyclicals dedicated to the Rosary (I believe there are something like 12 or 13 of them). The latest one was put out by John Paul II, as I'm sure you know.

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