One of the tools we can use to help us pray for worldwide mission is the Mission Rosary.
The Mission Rosary enables our prayer to reach beyond the boundaries of our local concerns and to be united with the entire Church.
The Mission Rosary can be prayed individually and with groups, and is suitable for all ages. It is prayed like a normal Rosary but has an added focus. While meditating on each decade, represented by a distinct colour, the peoples of a particular continent are brought to prayer:
- Pray the first decade for Africa (green)
- Pray the second decade for the Americas (red)
- Pray the third decade for Europe (white/cream)
- Pray the fourth decade for Oceania (blue)
- Pray the fifth decade for Asia (yellow)
To highlight the global nature of the rosary, it may be useful to have a centrepiece where a symbol or image of each of the five continents is displayed. You could also use five coloured candles to represent each continent. Light the appropriate candle as the decade for a particular continent is prayed.
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