rosary

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A toddler sat on her mother’s lap, clutching a rosary.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

There, nightly recitation of the rosary and the constant threat of Moran’s simmering rage hold sway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Many of the phrases repeated most often in the rosary are petitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Dressed in white and with a rosary hanging from her car's rear-view mirror, she drove through the city but became trapped in traffic.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Instead, she began a slow recitation of the Apostles’ Creed to begin the rosary.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy