rosary

[Hgrove]

What do you do with rosary?  I know it's for praying but how? And where can I buy one? Thank you!!!

[ALLO]

good answer andy! each bead represents a differant prayer. i beleive it's a catholic thing.

[Dark Angel]

There's a religious freebies site that mails this to you. Mailing charges are also free and they give you guidelines on how to say the rosary as well.  

http://www.familyrosary.org/main/rosary-rosaries-contact.php?org=4

[Dark Angel]

error correction

**mailing is free

[oxeyedaisy]

their are usually shops tucked away in towns that sell all types of catholic things..rosary beads pictures etc..you can also buy them through the church..and also at irish centres..in bham their is a shop within the irish centre.. 

[Artful]

Don't want to be pedantic, ALLO, but it is "a Roman Catholic thing".

[sneezer]

The rosary is divided into 4 mysteries the Joyful Sorrowful Glorious and Luminous and they represent Jesus' life, death and resurrection. The Our Father and Hail Mary are said along with other prayers.

http://www.goperri.com/holyrosaryjoyful.html

Artful, I'm a catholic and have never considered myself to be Roman Catholic and I don't think there is really a difference.

[Artful]

sneezer, there is a big difference. I am a catholic but adhere to the Church of England and am Anglican. You I imagine to the Church of Rome and are Roman Catholic. However this is an entirely separate debate and so I shall say no more;

[butterfly76]

the prayers consist of the hail mary, the our father and the glory be, you can get the beads at your local church

[Hgrove]

Thank you all very much for the helpful replies.