How To Pray The RosaryThe purpose of the Rosary is to
help keep in memory certain principal events or mysteries in the history
of our salvation, and to thank and praise God for them. There are fifteen
mysteries reflected upon in the Rosary, and these are divided into the
five Joyful Mysteries, five
Luminous Mysteries, the five
Sorrowful Mysteries, and the five Glorious
Mysteries.
- Make the Sign of the Cross and say the Apostle's Creed.
- Say the Lord's Prayer.
- Say three Hail Marys.
- Say the Glory be to the Father.
- Announce the First Mystery; then say the Lord's Prayer.
- Say ten Hail Marys, while meditating on the Mystery.
- Say the Glory be to the Father.
- Announce the Second Mystery; then say the Lord's Prayer. Repeat 6 and 7 and continue with
Third, Fourth and Fifth Mysteries in the same manner.
After the
Rosary:
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!
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- V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
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- 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."
As suggested by the Pope John Paul II the Joyful mysteries are said on
Monday and Saturday, the Luminous on Thursday, the Sorrowful on Tuesday and
Friday, and the Glorious on Wednesday and Sunday (with this exception:
Sundays of Christmas season - The Joyful; Sundays of Lent - Sorrowful)
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