In 1951, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, then national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (the Center for Mission’s parent organization), created the World Mission Rosary to help Catholics actively participate in their baptismal call to mission through prayer.
As you pray each decade, you are invited to reflect on the region it represents and intercede for the people living there. This powerful devotion unites Catholics in global solidarity, fulfilling Christ’s command to “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel” (Mark 16:15).
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Join this worldwide prayer movement and help bring Christ’s love to every corner of the world!
-The Center for Mission accepts all donations of Rosaries, Donated Rosaries are sent out worldwide via missionaries visiting the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
-The Center for Mission can provide education to assist individuals, small groups, or parishes to start a Rosary Making Ministry. We rely 100% on local individuals and parish Rosary Making groups to provide the rosaries we give out to the missionaries.
The Global World Mission Rosary, envisioned by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in 1951, 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.
YELLOW: represents the morning light of the East, all of Asia
BLUE: represents the oceans and islands surrounding the pacific
WHITE: represents Europe
RED: represents the fire of faith that brought missionaries to the Americas
GREEN: represents the forest and grasslands of Africa