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THE HOLY ROSARY |
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THE HOLY ROSARY |
HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARY 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. |
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PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY ROSARY |
THE MYSTERIES: MONDAY AND THURDAY : JOYFUL MYSTERIES 1. THE ANNUNCIATION : HUMILITY 2. THE VISITATION : CHARITY 3. THE BIRTH OF OUR LORD : POVERTY, OR DETACHMENT FROM THE WORLD 4. THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD : PURITY OF HEART , OBEDIENCE 5. THE FINDING OF OUR LORD IN THE TEMPLE : PIETY TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS : SORROWFUL MYSTERIES 1. THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN : CONTRITION OF OUR SINS 2. THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR : MORTIFICATION OF OUR SENSES 3. THE CROWNING WITH THORNS : INTERIOR MORTIFICATION 4. THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS : PATIENCE UNDER CROSSES 5. THE CRUCIFICATION AND DEATH OF OUR LORD : THAT WE MAY DIE TO OURSELVES SATURDAYS , SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS : GLORIOUS MYSTERIES 1. THE RESURRECTION : CONVERSION OF HEART 2. THE ASCENSION : A DESIRE FOR HEAVEN 3. THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT : THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 4. THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR BLESSED MOTHER IN TO HEAVEN : DEVOTION TO MARY 5. THE CORONATION OF OUR BLESSED MOTHER : ETERNAL HAPPINESS BENEFITS OF THE ROSARY 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. BLESSINGS OF THE ROSARY 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. THE FIFTEEN PROMISES OF THE VIRGIN MARY 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 people 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 the 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 children, and brothers and sisters of my only Son, Jesus Christ. 15. Devotion of my Rosary is a great sign of predestination. "Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear that sickness, nor any other sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who is your Mother? Are you not under my protection? Am I not your health? Are you not happily within my fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be disturbed by anything." (Words of Our Lady to Juan Diego) |
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