III. Dominic & the Rosary Devotions Rooted in Apparitions
It is difficult to know what is legend and how much is factual truth. The stories were handed down by word of mouth. Church, regardless, accepted into its prayer life practices recommended through an apparition. The Church has enthusiastically embraced the Rosary, whether it could ascertain historical accuracy.
Summary, St. Dominic (1170-1221) laboring against Albigensian (a heresy of a type of dualism opposition between good and bad) in the South of France without much success. The BVM appeared to Dominic, taught him the rosary, and great numbers of conversions followed.[1]
Popes through the ages have accepted this account. Pope Leo XIII characterized the Rosary as the “devotion that the Mother of God taught to the patriarch St. Dominic in order that he might propagate it”.
Prophet= someone picked, Lord freely chooses message to that person for others
Is Dominic contemporary with Francis
Yes, Dominic and Francis were contemporaries. St. Dominic (1170-1221) and St. Francis of Assisi (1181/1182-1226) lived during the same period in the late 12th and early 13th centuries12. Both founded influential religious orders: the Dominicans and the Franciscans, respectively. Their work and teachings have had a lasting impact on the Catholic Church.
III. Different Types of Rosaries[2]
There are several types of rosaries, including the traditional Dominican rosary with 59 beads, the Franciscan Crown with seven decades, and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, among others. Each type varies in structure, number of beads, and the specific prayers associated with them. A link in the footnotes is provided for further study.
Lond standing duration, innate part of domestic liturgy. Comprehensive meditation on life of Christ, repetitive prayer enters into it deeper level. Helps to remove distractions.
Easy to become distractive, repetitive prayers, allow one with practice deepen ability to meditate.
[1] Edward D. O’Connor, C.S.C. I Am Sending You Prophets: The Role of Apparitions in the History of the Church (Queenship Publishing : Goleta, Ca 2007) 211- 212
[2] https://www.catholicdoors.com/faq/qu553.htm accessed February 3, 2025