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The World Mission Rosary, created by Blessed Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, is a unique rosary in that its colors represent the continents in which missionaries are currently serving. As a former missionary, I can safely tell you that their lifestyle is no joke. These fearless sojourners have been called by Christ to live out the Gospel message by going to far off lands and baptizing those on the fringes of society into the Catholic faith. They’ve sacrificed the comforts of home to be overtaken by God’s love for the poorest of the poor.
As you pray the World Missions Rosary, you focus your spiritual eyes on the mystery of each decade and unite this contemplation with the efforts being made by missionaries on each continent. The colors are represented as follows:
Green for the forests and grasslands of Africa
Blue for the ocean surrounding the islands of the Pacific
White symbolizing Europe, the seat of the Holy Father, shepherd of the world
Red calling to mind the fire of faith that brought missionaries to the Americas
Yellow, the morning light of the east, for Asia.
While political unrest and threats of nuclear war are in the air amongst countries in the first world, it is in the third world countries that the war is truly being fought. There is a Lepanto being waged every day by the holy missionaries who have sacrificed all of the comforts of home, family, fortune, and self.
St. Dominic once said that the Rosary and the scapular would save the world. It is our duty and honor to be the ones who bring light to the darkness of the current age. Join thousands of others as we dedicate our lives to Our Lord through Our Lady’s Most Holy Rosary at www.rosaryconsecration.com.