Size
Beads : 6mm
Total length : 50 cm; length from center to cross : 16 cm
Material
Beads : Carnelian Semi-Precious Stone
Centerpiece : & Crucifix : Metal Zamak
Made in Italy
Missionary Rosary
In February of 1951, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith from 1950 to 1966), inaugurated a World Mission Rosary.
“We must pray, and not for ourselves, but for the world. To this end, I have designed the World Mission Rosary. Each of the five decades is of a different color to represent the continents.”
The Mission Rosary has a colour-coded decade for each continent where the Church continues her mission.
Green for the forests and grasslands of Africa
Blue for the ocean surrounding the Island of the Pacific
White symbolizing Europe, the seat of the Holy Father, shepherd of the world
Red calling to mind the fire of faith that brought missionaries to the America
Yellow is for the morning light of East, Asia.
It’s a wonderful way to relate to the world around us and gain an understanding of what it means to belong to the Universal Church.
Note
Please bear in mind that the photo may be slightly different from the actual item in terms of color due to the lighting during photo shooting or the monitor's display.
Come with an exclusive faux-leather box (black/red).