After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified. Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; then from the cloud came a voice, This is my beloved Son. Listen to him. Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them. -The 4th Luminous Mystery

Wearing of the rosary

Wearing of the rosary
Question from on 05-25-2007:
There is a long-standing tradition held by monks, nuns and Church officers wearing a rosary about their waists. Lay Catholics are sometimes portrayed with paternosters hanging from their belts. Car rosaries hang from rear-view mirrors and many Christians wear a cross or rosary in some fashion on a necklace or bracelet. Would it be considered proper or morally ethical for a lay Catholic to wear a rosary belt in public? By this I mean wearing it shopping, to work or any other time when it is clear that the wearer is probably not going to use it for prayer. I'm just curious, especially with modern sensitivities toward religious icons in public.
Answer by Catholic Answers on 05-29-2007:
Ray--

Wearing a rosary as a statement of faith or for some other innocent purpose is fine. There would only be a problem if the rosary were being put to some objectively sordid use. For example, if someone were to wear a rosary with an immodest outfit in order to contrast the symbolic purity of the rosary with the otherwise tawdry appearance, that would be morally problematic.

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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousJuly 19, 2008

    I have read this question many times. It is sacreligious to wear the rosary as a fasion sense. To wear the rosary as a sign of faith would be acceptable.

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