rosary
Enable an AI agent to recognise a rosary prayer practice, record its intended form and current progress, and determine appropriate support without assuming religious authority.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
5 bundles · 9 layers · 16 findings · 24 questions
Rosary identity and authority Establishes which devotional practice is being undertaken and what supports its identification.
Identified devotional form
Records the participants' identification of the practice and its intended extent.
Form and intended whole
The named form and intended whole provide the reference against which a selected portion or completed enactment can be understood.
- What do participants call this rosary form, and what do they understand a complete enactment of it to contain? definition
- Is this enactment intended to cover that whole, a named portion or a custom selection? boundary
Source and variant basis
Identifies the basis for prayer wording, order and local choices.
Traceable practice reference
A specified source or attributed participant account allows the agent to distinguish documented expectations from unresolved variation.
- Which text, community instruction or participant account establishes the prayer order and wording for this enactment? provenance
- Which departures from that reference are intentional, and who should resolve an uncertain choice? action
Prayer and contemplation sequence Represents the rosary's ordered prayer units, repetition structure and associated contemplative content.
Prayer units and transitions
Records opening, repeated and closing components as specified by the selected form.
Ordered recitation plan
The plan distinguishes repeated units from prayers or cues that occur at their boundaries.
- What prayers occur before, within, between and after the repeated units of this rosary form? definition
- How many repetitions belong to each unit, and what event marks movement to the next unit? measurement
Mysteries and contemplative cues
Connects prayer units to contemplative subjects where the selected form calls for them.
Selected contemplative sequence
The chosen contemplative subjects and their placement are recorded explicitly instead of inferred from a presumed universal schedule.
- Which mysteries or other contemplative subjects, if any, are assigned to the prayer units in this enactment? definition
- What source or participant choice supports this selection, including any dependence on date or occasion? provenance
Intentions and shared recitation Records the devotional intentions and participation arrangements needed to support the enactment.
Prayer intentions
Captures voluntarily supplied intentions and whether they may be announced or retained.
Intention placement and disclosure
An intention can be associated with the whole enactment or a specified portion without requiring its private content to be recorded.
- Is an intention associated with the whole rosary or a particular prayer unit, and may it remain unspecified? definition
- May the agent announce or retain the intention, and at what point should an approved announcement occur? action
Leader and response arrangement
Describes how recitation and contemplative announcements are shared.
Recitation turns
Explicit turn arrangements let the agent assist without interrupting a participant or assuming a leadership role.
- Who leads prayers, gives responses and announces contemplative subjects in this enactment? definition
- When, if ever, should the agent speak, display a response or hand leadership to another participant? action
Progress and permitted adaptation Tracks the enactment through repetitions, interruptions and agreed changes.
Counting and resumption
Maintains a confirmed position in the prayer sequence, whether counting uses beads, another aid or no physical aid.
Confirmed prayer position
Progress records separate observed or participant-confirmed completion from estimates and uncertain counts.
- What is the last confirmed section, prayer unit and repetition, and how was that position established? measurement
- If the count is lost or the rosary is interrupted, how do participants want to choose a resumption point? action
Adaptation and completion
Records approved changes in delivery or extent and assesses completion against the resulting intention.
Agreed delivery and ending
Language, pacing, prompting and selected extent are explicit choices; ending the session does not by itself establish completion.
- Which changes to language, pace, audible or silent delivery, counting aids or prayer selection have participants approved? action
- At the ending, were all intended prayer units completed, or should the record indicate a shortened, interrupted or uncertain enactment? boundary
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Kinds and varieties
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of rosary this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Identifiers and schemes
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of rosary this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Standards and regulation
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of rosary this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Real-world use
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of rosary this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Typical measurements
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of rosary this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Failure modes and hazards
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of rosary this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Regional variation
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of rosary this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of rosary this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- decenario, Rosary of the dawn, Glass Rosary parade, Aurora Murciana, Rosary of Dawn procession in Saragossa, one decade rosary, Rosary rings
What it is Filled
A Catholic popular devotion in which vocal prayers - chiefly decades of ten Hail Marys, each framed by an Our Father and a Glory Be - are recited while meditating on sequential Gospel mysteries of Christ and Mary, the count being kept on a loop of beads that is itself also called a rosary.
In scope
- The rosary form participants identify and the authority or source they use to establish it
- The ordered prayers, repetitions and contemplative subjects of a particular enactment
- Prayer intentions and their permitted disclosure
- Individual or communal participation, leadership and response arrangements
- Progress, interruption, resumption and completion relative to the intended form
- Participant-approved prompting, counting and accessibility adaptations
Out of scope
- Manufacture, materials, repair and ownership of physical rosary beads
- Biographies and general religious affiliations of participants
- Comprehensive doctrine or historical accounts underlying the devotion
- Other devotional practices merely using beads or repeated prayers
- Management of a service, pilgrimage or gathering containing the rosary
- Claims about spiritual efficacy or the sincerity of participants
Why it exists Filled
Enable an AI agent to recognise a rosary prayer practice, record its intended form and current progress, and determine appropriate support without assuming religious authority.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Participants identify the act as a rosary and identify its intended form; beads or repeated prayer alone do not establish that identity.
- The planned prayer units and contemplative subjects can be compared with a stated rosary source or participant-described variant.
- The record concerns undertaking or guiding the devotion, rather than possessing, wearing, displaying or repairing prayer beads.
- A partial enactment identifies its intended rosary whole and selected portion, allowing it to be distinguished from an unrelated collection of prayers.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Mock or trivialise the devotion.
- Present the rosary as a charm or magical object.
- Pressure anyone to pray it or treat their faith as inferior.
- Confuse the devotion with prayer beads of other traditions.
Only with a human decision
- Leading prayer for a group in a pastoral or care setting.
May
- Explain the structure of the rosary and its mysteries, citing Church sources.
- Help a person who asks to follow the prayers, for example with a schedule of mysteries.
Moral aspects Filled
- The rosary is a sacred devotion for many Catholics.
- Faith practices deserve respect, including from those who do not share them.
Who is affected
- Catholics who pray it
- People of other faiths
Owners Filled
Steward
The Catholic Church, which describes and promotes the devotion.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1898047 - registry parent class
- Q3129913 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.rosary
- Wikidata: Q132539 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132539)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Identified rosary form: Participant-named form; unspecified; disputed
- Governing devotional source: Relationship to an identified prayer text, community instruction or participant-provided account
- Intended extent: Whole of the identified form; named portion; custom selection; undecided
- Prayer sequence position: Current section, prayer unit and repetition index; unknown
- Completed repetitions within the current unit: Nonnegative integer repetitions, or unknown
- Contemplative subject: Current prayer unit linked to its selected mystery or other subject as specified by the identified form; unspecified
- Enactment status: Planned; underway; paused; ended before intended completion; completed; uncertain
- Permitted agent assistance: Any participant-approved combination of text display, spoken prompting, counting, contemplation cues and progress recording
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Prayer said with a string of beads in groups of ten, usually ending in a crucifix.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Prepare a prayer sequence from the identified rosary form and intended extent.
- Present approved prayer wording and contemplative cues at the appropriate sequence position.
- Track repetitions manually or through participant-confirmed input.
- Pause and resume using the last confirmed prayer unit and repetition position.
- Coordinate agreed leader and response turns in communal recitation.
- Record completion, omissions and adaptations without judging spiritual merit.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Unsolicited religious prompting or pressure to participate can undermine personal autonomy and distress participants.
- Incorrect prayer text or claims of religious authority can misrepresent the devotion and undermine trust.
- Recording prayer participation or intentions without consent can expose sensitive religious and personal information.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- The Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, provides official Catholic guidance on the rosary and its relationship to liturgical worship.
Context of use required Filled
- The rosary is practised privately, in families and in parish gatherings as a Catholic devotion combining repeated prayers with meditation on Gospel mysteries.
- Prayer beads or other counting aids help participants keep their place, while an assisting agent may track progress or provide requested prayer text without claiming religious authority.
Sources Filled
- Rosary - Definition of the devotion and the beads; prayer structure; mysteries and weekly schedule; history including Consueverunt Romani Pontifices and Rosarium Virginis Mariae; bead count; variant chaplets; wearing, indulgences and neighbours
- How to Pray the Rosary - Official U.S. episcopal description of the Scripture-based prayer, four mystery sets including the Luminous Mysteries, and the step-by-step recitation
- rosary (Q132539) - Canonical identifiers (Wikidata, GND, FAST, Catholic Encyclopedia, Britannica) and classification as both Marian devotion and prayer beads
- Rosary - Praying - Distinction between a five-decade session and a complete 15- or 20-decade rosary; Fatima request for a terço (one third)
- Ask the Register: indulgence for rosary? - Enchiridion Indulgentiarum norms for plenary versus partial indulgence on recitation of five uninterrupted decades with meditation
Open questions
- Does vr.tr.rosary denote the devotional act alone, the physical prayer beads, or both, given the ACT placement and missing registry definition?
- Which rosary traditions and named variants must this entry recognise, and where should its boundary with neighbouring chaplet practices fall?
- Which authoritative or community-specific sources establish prayer sequences, contemplative subjects and optional additions for the included forms?
- How should the model represent differences between individual and community expectations about shortened enactments, interruptions and completion?
- Does an existing Vercy world model already own this devotional concept, requiring a registry link rather than a separate model?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q132539/spec.json