Rosary Key

Abstract

The rosary key is a one-piece, hand-held device to prompt the recitation of the rosary. Critical elements of the traditional rosary pendent are evoked by tactile design. The counting of a decade of Hail Marys is measured by the finger movement of a bead-like button through the ten “stops” of the channel. The “Our Father” or Lord's Prayer, preceding each decade, is recited while fingering a separate rotating bead. Fingering of button and bead serve to preserve the essential contemplative nature of traditional rosary use. Furthermore, the rotating bead, in independent function, prompts use as a pocket or keychain comfort/prayer object, meditative through repetitive fingering alone.

1 . A single-piece hand-held rosary key comprising:
 at least one movable indicator and at least ten junctures wherein said moveable indicator is configured to be moved by a user's fingers moving from one juncture to another, at each said juncture the movable indicator indicates what position the user is in, wherein each of said junctures represents a Hail Mary prayer.   
   
   
       2 . A rosary as stated in  claim 1  further comprising a small rotating object to recite the Lord's Prayer or other meditative prayer. 
   
   
       3 . A rosary as stated in  claim 1  further comprising a cross shape to recite the Apostles' Creed. 
   
   
       4 . A rosary as stated in  claim 1  further comprising four separate objects for the Lord's prayer and Hail Marys. 
   
   
       5 . A rosary as stated in  claim 1  further comprising means to attach said rosary key to a key chain. 
   
   
       6 . A method for using a rosary key comprising the steps of:
 providing a moveable indicator and ten junctures, each juncture representing a Hail Mary prayer; and   moving the movable indicator from a first juncture to a next juncture.