A lot of people who aren't hugely religious often ask what is the meaning of the Rosary and what is the significance of Rosary beads? The answer is more complex than you may first think.
If you were looking to buy a set of Prayer Beads you would soon see that they are available in a number of shapes, sizes, colors and materials.
In fact you can pretty much buy Rosary beads in any material you can think of, the most popular being Wood, Gold, Silver, Pearl and Glass.
What Do People Carry A Rosary? The short answers to the purpose of the Rosary is it's basically used to aid people in meditation and prayer.
Each part of the Rosary on the necklace gives representation to a different prayer and the beads are there to provide a reminder of which point they've gotten to in prayer meditation.
In most cases the Rosary is used by Catholics to aid the remembrance of their prayers in Catholicism.
However, Catholicism is not the only religion to use Rosary Beads or Prayer Beads, and they have been seen in Judaism, Hinduism, Paganism and Islam.
In the Catholic faith the standard prayer on the Rosary involves the reading of the Apostle's Creed whilst grasping the crucifix followed by Our Father on the large bead held in the other hand, finally a Hail Mary is read for each of the smaller 10 beads, hence the term 10 Hail Marys.
What's In A Rosary Beads Necklace? If you want to buy Rosary Beads of traditional origin, then you need to look for a necklace which is made up of a crucifix followed by a pattern of 1 large bead then followed by 3 smaller beads and a large bead, this makes up the hanging piece you see hanging off the main necklace.
On the main necklace you have a pattern of 1 large bead and 10 small beads, this pattern is repeated 5 times making up the 5 decades.