The rosary is a traditional Catholic prayer beads necklace used for keeping track of prayers. It is typically made up of 59 beads, which are divided into five groups of ten beads, called decades. Each decade represents a mystery from the life of Jesus or Mary. The rosary is used to pray the Rosary, a form of repetitive prayer that consists of reciting the Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.
There are many different ways to hold the rosary, but the most common way is to hold it in your left hand, with the beads draped over your fingers. The thumb and middle finger of your left hand should be on either side of the crucifix, and the index finger should be used to move the beads. The right hand is used to make the sign of the cross and to count the decades.
