# Rosary ## Catechism of the Catholic Church A prayer in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which repeats the privileged Marian prayer _Ave Maria_, or _Hail Mary_, in "decades" of ten prayers, each preceded by the _Pater Noster_ ("Our Father") and concluded by the _Gloria Patri_ (Glory Be to the Father), accompanied by meditation on the mysteries of Christ's life. The rosary was developed by medieval piety in the Latin church as a popular substitute for the liturgical prayer of the Hours ([[4.1.2.2.p9f#^ccc-2678|2678]], [[4.1.3.1.p9l#^ccc-2708|2708]]; cf. [[2.2.4.1.p58#^ccc-1674|1674]]). ### -S- # Rosary ## Divine Intimacy Meditations - Is the meditation of the life of Mary: [[381-rosary-bvm#Meditation 1|381,1]]; - the — helps one to penetrate the mysteries of Christ: [[381-rosary-bvm#Meditation 2|381,2]]. - [[381-rosary-bvm|381.]]