Gloria Theresa Jones needed to join in the rosary with her friends' family before they could watch television in the 1950s.

A Reflection for the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. Find today’s readings here. “But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

During our time in Lourdes, about a dozen people good-naturedly bought me pamphlets entitled “How to Say the Rosary.” But on the way home they asked another Jesuit to lead the group in the prayer.

It goes without saying that wearing the rosary as a mockery or gang symbol would be a sin. But if it is your intention to use the rosary and be mindful of prayer, then it could be permissible.

Durkee said he also uses the rosary to thank God for his blessings. The group has assembled and distributed more than 40,000 rosaries for members of the military.

Such a saying of the rosary is usually reserved for popes in grim conditions. The death of John Paul II was announced in 2005 after a crowd in St. Peter’s Square finished saying the rosary for him.