3. The intermediate rosary has sixty-three Mary- beads and seven Pater-noster beads, denoting the sixty- three j'ears of life which the legend assigns to the Vir- gin. The Franciscans repeat seventy-two Hail-Marys, because thej' believe that the Virgin lived seventj'-two years.
4. The smaller rosary has three decades of jMary-beads and three Pater-noster beads, signifj'ing the years of Christ's life on earth.
5. The angelical rosary is similar to No, 4, but re- quires a single recital of the IIail-!Mary with each dec- ade, and for each of the nine remaining beads the Sanctiis ("Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth ! Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua, Hosanna in excel- sis! Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, Hosanna in excelsis!") with the lesser doxolog}' ("Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto!").
6. The crown (cupellaria, coro7ia) has thirty -three Pater-noster beads, indicative of the years of Christ's earthly life, and five IMary-beads to denote the number of his wounds. A rosary composed of twelve Ave-lMa- rias and three Pater-nosters has also been termed the crown in recent times (Binterim, Denkio. VH, i, 105).
The OJficilun Laicoruni is composetl only of Pater- nosters, and cannot therefore be reckoned among the rosaries.
The devotion begins with the sign of the cross, after which the worshipper grasps the cross depending from the cord, repeats the Apostles' Creed, and prays the Lord's Prayer with three Hail-]Marys. A correspond- ing form serves as the conclusion. With the Domin- ican rosary is connected the contemplation of the so- called mysteries, according to which the rosary is char- acterized as joyful, sorrowful, or glorious. The joyful rosary embraces the five mysteries of —
1. The auuuuciation of our Lady when the Son of God was conceived.
2. The visitation of Elisabeth.
3. Tlie nativity of our Lord Jesns Christ.
4. The pieseutation of our Lord in the Temple.
5. The finding of our Lord in the Temple among the doctors.
The sorrouful rosary embraces —
1. The prayer of our Lord in the garden.
2. The whipping him at the pilhu'.
3. The crowniug him with a crown of thorns.
4. His carrying of the cross to Mount Calvary.
5. His crucifixion and death on the cross.
The glorious rosary contains —
1. The resurrection of our Lord.
2. His ascension into heaven.
3. Tlie coming of the Holy Ghost.
4. The assumption of theBlessed Virgin.
5. Her coronation above all angels and saints.
Each of these fifteen mysteries is appended to the words ".Jesus Christ" in the Ave-Maria, and is thus repeated ten times.
The rosary of the Blessed Virgin ]\[ary is altogeth- er the most popular form of devotion among Eoman Catholics. It has been strongly recommended by many popes, who have granted great indulgences to those that practice it. Tiie five Joyful Mysteries are
said on Mondays and Thursdays through the year, and daily from tlie hrst Sunday in Advent to the Feast of the Purification. The five Sorrowful Mysteries are said on Thursdays and Fridays through the year, and daily from Ash -Wednesday to Easter- Sunday. The five Glorious Mysteries are said on ordinary Sundays and Wednesdays and Saturday's through the year, and daily from Easter -Sunday to Trinity -Sunday. The manner of saying the rosary on the beads may be un- derstood by the accompanying cut, with the following directions (see Barnum, Romanism, p. 486) :
Rosary Arranged in the Form of a Heart.
On the cross say the Apostles' Creed.
On the next large bead say the Lord's Prayer. On the next small bead say the Hail Mary, thus: "Hail Maiy, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thon among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy woiul), Je- sus. Wlio may increase our faith. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen."
On the second small bead repent the Hail Mary, snbsti- tuilug for the above italicized words, " Who may strength- en our hiijje."
On the third small bead re))eat the Hail Mary, substi- tuting in the same place, "Who maii enliven vur charity." Then, and at the end of every decade, say, "Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen."
On the next large bead, and on every large bead, say the Lord's Prayer. In saying the ten Hail Marys for the first Joyful Mystery, substitute for the above italicized clause, "IfVio ivas made inan for its;" in the second, " W7(oi;i thnn (lidnt carry to St. Elisabeth's ;" in the third, "Who teas barn in a atitble for us;" in the fourth, " ir^o vxis pi-('si-iit<'il in the 'I'einjde for xis;" in the fifth, "Whom thon didst find in tin' Temple."
At the end of the five .Joyful Mysteries, and at the end of the five Sorrowful and five Glorious Mysteries, say the Salve Hefiina (=Hail, Queen), thus: "Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, O most gracious advo- cate, thine eyes of mercy towards us; and after this our exile is ended, show us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Je- sus. O clement ! O pious ! O sweet Virgin Mary !