Mission Rosary Beads with cotton rope and wooden cross:
Cross H = 4.6cm W =2.8cm
Beads = 7mm


This corded cotton mission rosary is made from 7mm oval wood beads in blue, red, green, yellow and natural wood, and comes with an A6 Prayer Card and small cotton drawstring bag.

The Mission Rosary is a special form of the prayer, established in 1951 by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen, who saw the need to pray for the whole world, especially for those who are poor and vulnerable, both at home and overseas.

The Mission Rosary is very popular with children and is a wonderful way for them to gain an understanding of what it means to belong to the Universal Church, a global community of people from different cultures.

The Mission Rosary is different from a traditional rosary because it is made up of five different colours. Each colour represents a different continent in the world and it helps us to pray for children
in that continent living in poverty and adversity:

- Africa is represented by the green decade which stands for the forests and grasslands there. 
- The Americas are red representing the fire of faith.
- Europe is natural/white because it is the home of the Holy Father in Rome.
- Pacific Islands (Oceania) is shown in blue for the oceans surrounding the islands there.
- Asia is represented in yellow as a symbol of the sun rising in the East.