Editing Rosary (section)

===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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