The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer. It begins with the Apostles' Creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. The Our Father, which introduces each mystery, is from the Gospels. The first part of the Hail Mary is the angel's words announcing Christ's birth and Elizabeth's greeting to Mary. St. Pius V officially added the second part of the Hail Mary. The Mysteries of the Rosary center on the events of Christ's life. There are four sets of Mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and––added by Saint John Paul II in 2002––the Luminous.

The repetition in the Rosary is meant to lead one into restful and contemplative prayer related to each Mystery. The gentle repetition of the words helps us to enter into the silence of our hearts, where Christ's spirit dwells. The Rosary can be said privately or with a group.

The Small Christian Communities are groups of 6 to 12 people that come from different realities and meet regularly, in the parish or other places. They intentionally share faith experiences and recognize God’s presence in the lives of the participants and the group.

The pedagogy is founded in how Jesus formed his apostles. The first communities gathered in houses to share the gospel and to celebrate the breaking of the Bread, growing in mutual support of faith. It was also the source of reaching others with the Good News of Jesus.

An important foundation is mutual respect when opinions are expressed. Participants from small communities treat others with a sacred sense of respect when sharing personal experiences and commit to a private secrecy.

St Jude Catholic Parish

The Small Christian Community meet every Tuesday at 12:30PM.

The purpose of the meeting is the dialogue of the word.