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The Rosary

How to PRAY the Rosary:

Note: Pope John Paul II asked that 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 (exception: Sundays of Christmas season – The Joyful; Sundays of Lent – Sorrowful)

  1. Make the Sign of the Cross and say the Apostle’s Creed.
  2. Say one Our Father.
  3. Say three Hail Marys. After each decade say; “O My Jesus …
  4. Say one Glory be To The Father.
  5. Announce the First Mystery; then say the Our Father.
  6. Say ten Hail Marys, while meditating on the Mystery.
  7. Say the Glory be to the Father.
  8. Announce the Second Mystery; then say the “Our Father.” 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!

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. 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.”

Mysteries of the Rosary

As a rule the Joyful mysteries are said on Monday and Saturday, the Sorrowful on Tuesday and Friday, the Luminous on Thursday and the Glorious on Wednesday and Sunday.

Joyful Mysteries:

  1. The Annunciation
  2. The Visitation
  3. The Birth of Our Lord
  4. The Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple.
  5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple.

Sorrowful Mysteries:

  1. The Agony in the Garden.
  2. The Scourging at the Pillar.
  3. The Crowning with Thorns.
  4. The Carrying of the Cross.
  5. The Crucifixion.

Luminous Mysteries:

  1. The Baptism of the Lord
  2. The Wedding of Cana
  3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom
  4. The Transfiguration
  5. The Institution of the Eucharist

Glorious Mysteries:

  1. The Resurrection.
  2. The Ascension.
  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit.
  4. The Assumption.
  5. The Coronation.
Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father; and of the Son; and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

The 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 from the dead. He ascended into heaven, 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 the life everlasting. Amen!

The Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be 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.

The 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

The 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!

O My Jesus …

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.