Pope issues new Rosary document
New mysteries instituted; "Year of the Rosary" declared

1. Rosarium Virginis Mariæ.
Here's the document itself, issued October 16, 2002. The entire letter is well worth reading, especially section nos. 3 (declaration of the "Year of the Rosary") and 21 (details on the new "Luminous Mysteries"). Available in hypertext and printer-friendly versions. More....

2. How to recite the Holy Rosary.
This tract has been updated to include the new "Luminous Mysteries" added by Pope John Paul II. Please help us spread devotion to the Holy Rosary by printing this sheet and distributing it as widely as possible. (Note to our readers: at 375K, this is a very large file. If you are a PDF expert, and can help make this file more compact, New Advent would appreciate your help. Please contact Kevin Knight at webmaster@newadvent.org.) More....

3. The Rosary in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
An excellent, 5000-word article on the origin and history of the Holy Rosary. Excerpted from the 1910 Catholic Encyclopedia, available online from New Advent. Extensively hyperlinked. More....