How to say the Rosary: Rosaries can be purchased in most Catholic stores and are often available for free. A rosary is a rope with 59 beads and a crucifix on one end. The beads are separated into 5 groups of 10 with one larger bead in the middle of each group of 10. Each group of 10 is called a decade. Each of the 10 beads represents 1 Hail Mary. Each of the larger beads represents 1 Our Father. There are also 4 beads on the end of the rope before the crucifix and represents 1 Our Father and 3 Hail Mary''s for faith, hope, and charity. This program walks you through the whole rosary.