The rosary launched by the Vatican is active with the sign of the cross – News

The Vatican on Tuesday launched a smart rosary that activates by making the sign of the cross and is linked to a free application of the same name.

In a clear approach of the Church to the technological world and to young people, the institution said that the new eRosary Click To Pray is used to learn to pray the rosary.

It also allows, synchronized with the application of the same name, to access an audio guide containing "exclusive images and custom content" on this type of sentence. "This spiritual proposal is accessible to all," notes the statement.

It contains ten pearls of black agate and hematite: "United tradition and modernity by simple lines and curves – it is our philosophy of design.Beads of black agate and hematite are associated with a carefully finished cross, symbolizing human faith, lasting. "

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"Designed to reach the peripheral borders of the digital world where young people meet, the eRosary Click To Pray works as a technological pedagogy to teach young people to pray the rosary, pray for peace and contemplate the world. Gospel, this project brings together the best of the spiritual tradition of the Church and the latest advances in the technological world, "they stress.

The article, in Italy, costs 99 euros (about 6,600 dollars) and belongs to the same family as Click To Pray, the official prayer application of the Pope's World Prayer Network. GadgeTek Inc. (GTI) was the company responsible for the design.

It has a smart cross that stores all technology data connected to the application. When activated, the user has the option to choose between the standard (traditional) rosary, a contemplative rosary and different types of thematic rosaries that will be updated each year.

Once the user begins to pray, the smart rosary shows his progress as he moves forward on the various mysteries and keeps track of each prayer chaplet.

And they added: "It is a smart rosary that pursues a clear goal: to pray for peace in the world".