In the middle of the 17^th century the Fraternity acquired a statue of Our Lady and it began to be carried out during the procession and hence it became only the second statue of Our Lady, after the statue of Marija Bambina, to be carried out in procession in Senglea. In 1749 the sculptor Pietru Felici made a new wooden statue of Our Lady of the Rosary, which, for some unknown reason, was replaced with the one we have today and which was made in France in 1888. In 1891 the old statue was handed over to the parish of Msida. During the war the statue of Our Lady of the Rosary was taken to Luqa for safe keeping.

      The transept of the Rosary was hit during the first attacks of January 1941 and the beautiful perspective in baroque with six columns and a lot of sculpture was completely destroyed as was also the titular picture. The present titular picture was painted by the artist Emvin Cremona in 1957 and was paid for by Bishop Emmanuel Galea who for many years before had been the procurator of this altar. In this painting apart from the usual figures of Our Lady, St Dominic and St Catherine there is a figurative figure representing Malta who is presenting Our Lady the sufferings the Maltese went through and many even died in their bid to defend their country and the religion. In the background there are the Sanctuaries Lourdes and Fatima which both have close connections with the Rosary.

     In a niche just beneath the titular painting there is a wooden statue of the Ecce Homo made in 1783 by the Senglean priest Dun Bert Ellul. On the front of the altar we have the remains of San Onoratu which was brought over from Rome in 1882.

The altar’s decorations and ornaments

     This altar possesses a lot of treasures which are of heritage value and have been collected over a good number of years.

      Up to the World War II this altar had six large wooden candlesticks which made by Marjanu Gerada but were destroyed during the hostilities. During the time of the feast the altar is now decorated by a set of candlesticks made of white metal and which up to some years ago were used on the altar of St Joseph. In the space between the candlesticks there is a set of small statuettes made by Wistin Camilleri and they represent four Dominican saints namely St Dominic, St Vincent Ferreri, Pope Saint Pius V and the martyr Saint Peter. The silver altar frontal was made about one hundred years ago on the design of Giacchino Galea. In its centre there is an emblem of a royal crown on a cushion and the rosary bean hanging from it. The silver missal and the artistic suspended oil lamp are works of the same period and were probably made in Naples. There is another older silver suspended oil lamp which is used for secondary feasts. It was made in Malta over two hundred years ago during the time of Grand Master de Rohan. The silver altar cards were made in Malta by the silversmith Paola Schembri in 1837. The altar has also a top altar cloth made of velvet embroidered in gold and which was made in 1985 to replace an older one which was extensively damaged during the war.

     The Fraternity also had other decorations which were used during the procession. The embroidered standard has a stick and emblem on top and which are both made of silver. They were made in 1815 by the silversmith Paolo Busuttil. The ‘surgentina’ (a sort of long think stick bearing a holy medal or image at its upper end carried by a member of a confraternity in charge of the orderliness in a procession)  was also made of silver and it is the artwork of the silversmith Saverio Cannataci and is dated 1815. The prefect’s medallion was made by Gio Carlo Cassar in 1810 and it was paid for by a member of the Fraternity, namely Giuseppe Gilbert. The statue has two silver halos one on top of the head of Our Lady and one on top of the head of Baby Jesus. These halos were made by Paolo Busuttil in 1888.

Up to some years ago the procession of Our Lady of the Rosary used to be held on the first Sunday in October. Now it has taken the form of a devotional pilgrimage and is held on the first Saturday in October.

     The Fraternity was hardly functioning at all for many years now, but recently, in 2005 Mr Joe Haber decided to give this Fraternity a new lease of life. He has gathered a group of about 54 persons who showed the interest to revive the Fraternity.    

       Among other activities they meet at least once a month for religious instructions. They take part in the processions held in Senglea and in many other processions all over Malta and even in Gozo.