The World Mission Rosary was designed by Archbishop Sheen 75 years ago at the beginning of his tenure as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in 1951. The Pontifical Mission Societies is the parent organization for the Center for Mission.
The introduction of the World Mission Rosary was a concrete way to inspire Catholics to live out their baptismal call of mission through prayer to Our Lady, Queen of Apostles, for the success of the Church’s missionary efforts across the world. Each decade of colored beads represents a different region of the world, inviting the faithful to pray for the people and needs of every continent where the Church and missionaries continue its mission of evangelization to share the Good News of Jesus. This is a rosary with color-coded beads representing different regions of the world where the Church continues its evangelizing mission, encouraging prayer for those in need.
As you pray the World Mission Rosary, you can reflect on each area of the world according to the particular color at the time you announce each Mystery.
GREEN: symbolizes the forest and grasslands of Africa
BLUE: is for the ocean surrounding the islands pacific
WHITE: symbolizes Europe, home of the Holy Father, shepherd of the world
RED: represents the fire of faith that brought missionaries to the Americas
YELLOW: is for the morning light of the East, symbolizing Asia
Be part of a nationwide effort to create 75,000 rosaries for the beatification Mass of Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Whether you make 100 or 1,000, every rosary becomes part of something larger. Each one will be blessed before the Beatification and will continue to be prayed long after the day is over.
World Mission Rosaries need to be mailed or dropped off by Sept. 1 to the Archdiocesan Catholic Center
777 Forest Street
St. Paul, MN
See more information about the World Mission Rosary and what you’ll need to make a rosary.
