Editing Rosary (section)

==Wearing the rosary==
===Wearing rosary beads===
Rosary beads are often worn by Christians as a sign of their faith in various parts of the world, including the [[Dominican Republic]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[India]], [[Palestine]], and [[Uganda]].<ref name="Zenit2011">{{cite web |title=Kneeling at the Final Prayer |url=https://zenit.org/2011/06/28/kneeling-at-the-final-prayer/ |publisher=[[Zenit News Agency|Zenit]] |access-date=5 January 2025 |language=es |date=28 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="Jenga2024">{{cite web |last1=Jenga |first1=Fred |title=The Rosary: My Ugandan Experience |url=https://blog.familyrosary.org/the-rosary-my-ugandan-experience |access-date=5 January 2025 |language=en |date=31 October 2024}}</ref>

[[Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort]] encouraged Christians to also wear the rosary beads, stating that doing so "eased him considerably."<ref>{{cite book |author=Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort |title=The Secret of the Rosary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7wMvAAAAYAAJ&q=St.+Louis+De+Montfort+rosary+wear+neck |access-date=6 November 2012 |year=1965 |publisher=Montfort Publications |isbn=0895550563 |page=67}}</ref> Many religious orders wear the rosary as part of their habit. A rosary hanging from the belt often forms part of the [[Carthusian]] habit.<ref>Johnston, William M., ''Encyclopedia of Monasticism'', Volume 1 (2000, {{ISBN|1-57958-090-4}}), p. 246</ref>

[[Canon Law|Canon Law §1171]] provides that sacred objects, which are designated for divine worship by dedication or blessing, are to be treated reverently and are not to be employed for profane or inappropriate use even if they are owned by private persons.<ref name=Canon1171>{{cite book |title=Code of Canon Law |url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P48.HTM |quote=Can. 1171 |publisher=[[Holy See]] |access-date=2011-06-28}}</ref> As such, according to Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the [[Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum|Regina Apostolorum University]]:
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If the reason for wearing a rosary is as a statement of faith, as a reminder to pray it, or some similar reason "to the glory of God", then there is nothing to object to. It would not be respectful to wear it merely as jewelry. This latter point is something to bear in mind in the case of wearing a rosary around the neck. In the first place, while not unknown, it is not common Catholic practice. While a Catholic may wear a rosary around the neck for a good purpose, he or she should consider if the practice will be positively understood in the cultural context in which the person moves. If any misunderstanding is likely, then it would be better to avoid the practice ... Similar reasoning is observed in dealing with rosary bracelets and rings, although in this case there is far less danger of confusion as to meaning. They are never mere jewelry but are worn as a sign of faith.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/wearing-the-rosary-as-a-necklace| title = McNamara, Edward. "Wearing the Rosary as a Necklace", Zenit, 14 June 2011| date = 14 June 2011}}</ref>
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===Wearing rosary rings===
A rosary ring is a finger ring with eleven knobs on it, ten round ones and one crucifix, representing one decade of a rosary. These and other kinds of religious rings were especially popular during the 15th and the 16th centuries.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O121196/ring-unknown/| title = "Collections: Ring", Victoria and Albert Museum}}</ref> Rosary rings are sometimes given to Catholic nuns at the time of their solemn profession.{{sfn|Ball|2003|p=483}} Ring rosaries have also been used in cases of religious persecutions against Catholics, as they are small and can be easily hidden. An example is the [[Irish penal rosary]] also with 10 beads. However, they were also sometimes worn for protection and adornment at times when Catholicism was not persecuted, as it would be more difficult to break or wear down a rosary ring, rather than a traditional rosary threaded onto a string.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O121196|title=Ring &#124; V&A Search the Collections|date=August 18, 2020|website=V and A Collections}}</ref>

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Ringrosary.JPG|[[Basque ring rosary]]
Rosenkranzring.jpg|Single-decade rosary ring to be worn around a finger
Ring-rosary.jpg|A rosary ring of Russian origin
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===Wearing rosary bracelets===
A rosary bracelet is one with ten beads and often a cross or medal. Another form is the rosary card. A rosary card is either one with a "handle" that moves like a [[slide rule]] to count the decade, or it has a whole rosary with bumps similar to [[Braille]] and ancient counting systems.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

===Use in vehicles===
Many Christians hang rosaries from the [[rear-view mirror]] of their automobiles as a witness of their faith and protection as they drive.<ref name="Garbowski2014">{{cite book |last=Garbowski |first=Christopher |title=Religious Life in Poland: History, Diversity and Modern Issues |year=2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0786475896 |page=222 |quote=If folk religion is demonstrated by drivers with rosaries hanging from rearview mirrors or Saint Christopher figures on the dashboard, still common enough in Poland, the fish sticker on the car is a more conscious symbol of a witnessing Christian—significantly, unlike the former, it is on the outside of the car for everyone to see. This stops some interested Catholics from placing the symbol on their cars since they feel might not live up to the good driving practices that should accompany its presence.}}</ref>

===Use in homes===
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Some households that cannot afford Christian artwork or a [[crucifix]] simply hang up a rosary as a focal point for prayer.<ref name=Kinmonth>{{cite book |author=Claudia Kinmonth |title=Irish Rural Interiors in Art |year=2006 |url=https://archive.org/details/irishruralinteri00kinm |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/irishruralinteri00kinm/page/n82 67] |quote=Such icons were displayed in homes which sometimes seemed to possess few other material things: in some of the poorest houses, where people could not afford religious pictures, prints, or even a crucifix, a rosary could be hung up in their place. |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |isbn=9780300107326 |access-date=2011-06-28}}</ref>