THE MOST HOLY ROSARY

THE MOST HOLY ROSARY

of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God

Given to us by Our Lady to St. Dominic

Feast day: October 7th

Pray the Rosary

How to pray the Rosary

1. The Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
(Hold the crucifix on Rosary in right hand fingers and; Putting your left hand over your heart (or hold the rosary beads), take your right hand fingers and touch your forehead saying “In the name of the Father” then take your right fingers to the top middle of your ribs saying, “and of the Son” then touch your left shoulder saying, “and of the Holy” then touch your right shoulder and say, “Ghost” and then fold your hands together and say, “Amen”)

1. The Apostles’ Creed – Say once
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 Ghost, 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, sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead; I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

2. Our Father – Say one
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.

3. Hail Mary – Say three
HAIL MARY, full of grace; the Lord in 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.

4. Glory Be To the Father – Say one
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven especially those who are most in need of Thy mercy.

5. Here announce the First Mystery (see mysteries below) and say one, Our Father. Meditate on the mysteries.

6. Say ten, Hail Mary’s.

7. Say one, Glory Be to the Father. Then announce the Second Mystery.
Repeat the steps 5 through 7, but after the next three, Glory Be to the Father, announce the

Third, Forth, and Fifth Mysteries. After you have finished the Fifth Mystery-Glory Be to the Father-you then say:

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 signs, 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 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 salvation, grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries in 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.
(*Here strike your breast three times)

Then make, The Sign of the Cross.

The Joyful Mysteries
1.The Annunciation
2.The Visitation
3.The Birth of Jesus (or The Nativity)
4.The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
5.The Finding of the Christ Child in the Temple

The Sorrowful Mysteries
1.The Agony of Jesus in the Garden
2.The Scourging at the Pillar
3.Jesus is Crowned with Thorns
4.Jesus Carries His Cross
5.The Crucifixion

The Glorious Mysteries
1.The Resurrection of Jesus
2.The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven
3.The Descent of the Holy Ghost
4.The Assumption of Mary into Heaven
5.The Crowning of Mary (or The Coronation)

The Fifteen Promises of Mary to Christians Who Recite the Rosary
1. Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary shall receive signal graces.
2. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.
3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against Hell; it will destroy vice, decrease sin and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5. The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to consideration of its sacred Mysteries, shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice; he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just, he shall remain in the grace of God and become worthy of eternal life.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plentitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the Saints in Paradise.
9. I shall deliver from Purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12. All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.
14. All who recite the Rosary are my sons, and brothers of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion to my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.
(Given to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan)