Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-27-2022
Publication Source
The Conversation
Abstract
It’s one of the most famous moments in modern Catholicism: the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. The Virgin Mary allegedly appeared to three Portuguese children in 1917, when much of the world was engulfed in World War I. Over a series of six appearances, Mary emphasized to these young shepherds that to bring peace, they should pray the rosary every day.
Devotion to the rosary already had a centuries-old history, and the Marian apparition at Fatima only deepened it. So what is a rosary, and why is it so important to many Catholics?
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Keywords
Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Catholics, Jainism, Prayers, Virgin Mary, Beads, Religion and society, Digital religion
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Kayla Harris (0000-0002-1672-3022) (2022).
What Is the Rosary? Why a Set of Beads and Prayers are Central to Catholic Faith. The Conversation.
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https://ecommons.udayton.edu/imri_faculty_publications/64
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