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The Rosary, the Angel Gabriel's first word to
Mary when he appeared to her to ask her to be the mother of Jesus. Also
Elizabeth, Mary's cousin, when she saw Mary coming towards her, she just blurted out, "blessed are you among women, and blessed
is the FRUIT of your womb". These two happenings in Mary's young life, at
15 years of age, became to be known as the Rosary.
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The Holy
Rosary
"The soul which recommends itself to me by the
recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish".
Promise of the Blessed
Virgin Mary.
 What the Rosary
is
How to pray the
Rosary
Prayers of the
Rosary
Benefits of the
Rosary
Blessings of the
Rosary
The word
Rosary means "Crown of Roses". Our
Lady has revealed to several people that each time they say a Hail Mary
they are giving her a beautiful rose and that each complete Rosary makes
her a crown of roses.
The rose is the queen of flowers, and so the
Rosary is the rose of all devotions and it is therefore the most
important one.
The Rosary
is made up of two things: mental prayer and
vocal prayer.
Mental prayer is the
meditation of the chief mysteries of the life, death and glory of Jesus
Christ and of His Blessed Mother.
The fifteen mysteries are
divided into Joyful, Sorrowful
and
Glorious.
Vocal prayer
consists in saying fifteen or five decades of the Hail Mary, each decade
headed by an Our Father, while at the same time meditating on and
contemplating the fifteen principal virtues which Jesus and Mary
practised in the fifteen mysteries of the Holy Rosary.The complete
Rosary consists of fifteen decades, but is more commonly said in five
decades.
So the Rosary is a blessed blending of mental and vocal
prayer by which we honor and learn to imitate the mysteries and the
virtues of the life, death, passion and glory of Jesus and Mary.
The Holy
Mother Church received the Rosary in its present form in 1214 in a
miraculous way, when Our Lady appeared to Saint Dominic and gave it to
him as a powerful means of converting the heretics and other sinners.
Since then the devotion spread around the world with incredible and
miraculous results.
To say the Rosary to advantage one must be in a state of
grace or at very least be fully determined to give up mortal sin.
1.While
holding the crucifix make the Sign of the Cross and then recite the
Apostles Creed.
2.Recite the
Our Father on the first large bead.
3.On each of
the three small beads recite a Hail Mary for an increase of faith, hope
and charity.
4.Recite the
Glory Be to the Father on the next large bead.
5.Recall the
first Rosary Mystery and recite the Our Father on the next large bead.
The Joyful Mysteries are meditated on Mondays and Thursdays, Sundays of
Advent and after Epiphany until Lent. The Sorrowful Mysteries are
meditated on Tuesdays and Fridays, and Sundays in Lent. The Glorious
Mysteries are meditated on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and Sundays after
Easter until Advent.
6.On each of
the adjacent ten small beads (also refered to as a decade) recite a Hail
Mary while reflecting on the mystery.
7.On the
next large bead, recite the Glory Be to the Father. The Fatima decade
prayer may also be said.
8.Each
succeeding decade is prayed in a similar manner by recalling the
appropriate mystery, reciting the Our Father, ten Hail Marys, the Glory
Be to the Father, and the Fatima decade prayer (optional) while
reflecting on the mystery.
9.When the
fifth mystery is completed, the Rosary is Customarily concluded with the
Hail, Holy Queen.
The Sign of the
cross
The apostles
Creed
The Our
Father
The Hail
Mary
The Glory
be
Salve
Regina
SIGN OF THE CROSS
In the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
APOSTLES' CREED
I believe in
God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus
Christ, His only
Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy
Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day
He arose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the
right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to
judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy
Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
OUR FATHER
Our father,
who art in heaven; hallowed by Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be
done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and
forgive us
our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against
us, and lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.
HAIL MARY
Hail Mary,
full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray
for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
GLORY BE TO THE FATHER
Glory be to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the
beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
HAIL, HOLY QUEEN
Hail, Holy
Queen, Mother of Mercy! our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do
we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious
advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show
unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O
sweet Virgin Mary!
V. Pray for us, O Holy
Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Let us pray. O GOD, whose
only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased
for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that
meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they
promise, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
After each decade say the following
prayer requested by the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima:
"O my
Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all
souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your
mercy."
1. It
gradually gives us a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ.
2. It
purifies our souls, washing away sin.
3. It gives
us victory over all our enemies.
4. It makes
it easy for us to practice virtue.
5. It sets
us on fire with love of Our Lord.
6. It
enriches us with graces and merits.
7. It
supplies us with what is needed to pay all our debts to God and to our
fellow men; and
finally, it obtains all kinds of graces for us from
Almighty God.
1. Sinners
are forgiven.
2. Souls
that thirst are refreshed.
3. Those who
are fettered have their bonds broken.
4. Those who
weep find happiness.
5. Those who
are tempted find peace.
6. The poor
find help.
7. Religious
are reformed.
8. Those who
are ignorant are instructed.
9. The
living learn to overcome pride.
10. The dead
(the Holy Souls) have their pains eased by suffrages.
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~The Luminous Mysteries~
(Said
Thursdays)
1. The Baptism of Christ
“And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from
the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him;
and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.’ ” Mt 3:16-17
2.
The Wedding at Cana
“This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed in him.” Jn 2:11
3.
Preaching of Christ on the Kingdom, conversion and reconciliation
“Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God
is at hand; repent, and believe in the Gospel.” Mk 1:14-15
4.
The Transfiguration
“And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother,
and led them up a high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them, and
his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light. And behold,
there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.” Mt 17:1-3
5. The Last Supper and the Institution of the Eucharist
“Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke
it, and gave it to the disciples and said, ‘Take, eat; this is my body.’
And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink of it, all of you; for this
is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.’ ” Mt 26:26-28
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