The World Mission Rosary

In 1951, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen introduced to Catholics and other peples of good will the World Mission Rosary. The World Mission Rosay is designed to inspire prayers for the missions fields of the five continents of the world and for the missionaries who dedicate their lives to preaching the "WORD of GOD".

On February 11, 1951, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes during the Catholic Hour radio broadcast Bishop Sheen made the following comments: " Peace will come only when the hearts of the world have changed. to do this we must pray, and not for our selves, but for the world. The world means everyone..............But we cannot change without prayer, and the power of the Rosary as a prayer is beyond description. For the love of Our Lord and His Blessed Mother, won't you please make a tour to the world on your World Mission Rosary? I know you will."

A portion of this is from Our Lady Rosary Maker story.

The Mission Rosary has five colors : Green, Blue, White, Red and Yellow.

Each decade represents a continent: GREEN for the forests and grassland of Africa; BLUE for the oceans surronding the ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC; WHITE symbolizing EUROPE, the seat of the Holy Father, sheperd of the world; RED calling to mind the fire of faith that brought missionaries to the AMERICAS and YELLOW, the morning light of the East, for ASIA.