A novice in the Franciscan Order who, previously accustomed to express his devotion to the Blessed Virgin by adorning her statue with a wreath of fresh flowers, was prevented from continuing this practice in the novitiate. In distress, he considered leaving the Order. But the Blessed Virgin appeared to him and instructed him to recite a rosary of seven decades in honor of her seven joys; thus, he might weave a "crown" more pleasing to her than flowers on her statue.
It is now general practice in the Franciscan Order to recite the "The Crown of the Seven Joys", it is known in this Order as the Franciscan Crown - or Seraphic Rosary.
It is now general practice in the Franciscan Order to recite the "The Crown of the Seven Joys", it is known in this Order as the Franciscan Crown - or Seraphic Rosary.
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