rosary

Vatican

Papal city-state

• PopeCatholic Church's supreme leader
• MassCatholic worship service
• Hail MaryCatholic Marian invocation

Our Father · mysteries · decades · Fatima · Lourdes · Mary · Madonna · Virgin · novena · indulgence

devotion

Deep, loyal commitment

• petitionFormal written appeal
• supplicationHumble plea for help
• intercessionActing on another's behalf

litany · novena · recitation · meditation · contemplation · repetition · chanting · intentions · veneration · piety

scapular

Relating to shoulder blade

• crucifixCross with Christ figure
• holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
• blessedReceiving divine favor

icon · candle · relic · medal · statue · altar · sanctuary · consecrated · sacred · religious

strand

Thin fiber piece

• stringSlender fiber or character sequence
• countingDetermining quantity sequentially
• decadesTen-year periods

crucifix · centerpiece · wooden · glass · pearl · crystal · olive wood · knotted · cord · gemstone

funeral

Service honoring the dead

• wakePath left in water
• vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
• griefIntense sorrow from loss

burial · casket · memorial · remembrance · condolences · comfort · deceased · interment · grave · cemetery

• CatholicismVatican, cardinals, pope, Holy Communion, popes
• Catholic Itemscrucifix, holy water font, holy card, prayer card, scapular
• devotional itemsBible, prayer book, devotional, hymnal, prayer journal
• prayer itemsprayer beads, prayer book, prayer rug, prayer mat, prayer shawl
• ritual objectscenser, altar cloth, brazier, chalice, crosier
• sacred objectsrelic, relics, reliquaries, reliquary, holy relic