Lay members of the order said in place of the psalms the Our Father (Pater). The 150 psalms/paters were subdivided in groups of fifty. During the twelfth-thirteen centuries, the Hail Mary was added.

At one time it became fifteen joys. However, what you are looking for is the Franciscan Crown or the rosary of the seven joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is composed of seven decades (one Our ...

Then proceed to the recitation of the decade. On the large bead say the Our Father. On each of the ten small beads, say a Hail Mary. Then pray the Glory Be. Each decade is a contemplation of the ...

Explore the significance of the Hail Mary prayer and its biblical origins in today's Gospel. Understand the different types of prayer and the role of Mary in Christian worship.

Chorus: William & Mary loved of old Hark upon the gale, Hear the thunder of our chorus Alma Mater - Hail. All thy sons are faithful to ... shall weave about thee Love that cannot die. God, our Father, ...

To pray the Chaplet, use rosary beads and begin with these prayers: "Eternal Father ... in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world." On the ten small (Hail Mary) beads of each decade ...