PRAYER OF THE ROSARY
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 rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven, and is seated 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 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 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
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 Christ.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,pray for us, sinners now
and the hour of our death. Amen
Glory Be To God: Glory be to the Father,
and the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,
World without end. Amen
Fatima Prayer: O my Jesus, forgive us
our sins,
Save us from the fires of hell and lead all souls to
heaven;
Especially those most in need of thy mercy.
Hail Holy Queen: Hail Holy Queen, Mother
of mercy! Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope!
To you do we cry poor banished children of Eve;
To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping
in this vale of tears!
Turn then, most gracious advocate; your eyes of
Mercy towards us.
And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed
fruit of your womb, Jesus Christ.
O Clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God that we may remain
worthy of the promises of Christ.
MEDITATIONS
ON THE HOLY ROSARY
How to pray the rosary: The
Rosary is made up of "decades".
A decade is one ‘Our
Father’ followed by ten ‘Hail Mary's’ and a ‘Glory Be’.
Whilst it is usual to
say five decades at a time, it is better to say one decade well, rather than
five decades badly.
Begin with the sign of
the cross. Pray the ‘Apostles Creed’, holding the crucifix and continue on the
straight piece of the Rosary with one Our Father, three Hail Mary's and a Glory
Be, as shown in the picture below.
Then, to start the
first decade, pray one Our Father. Moving on to the circular piece of the
Rosary, continue with ten Hail Mary's and finish the first decade with one Glory
Be. By saying five decades of the Rosary, you will complete one full circuit
of beads. To finish, after completing your chosen number of decades, pray the
‘Hail Holy Queen’. The prayer to “St. Michael the Archangel” is a very powerful
extra prayer.
As you say each decade,
think about a story in the life of Mary and Jesus. There are 15 stories to
think about. Each story is called a ‘Mystery’.
On the next page you
will be able to follow the five "Joyful", five “Luminous”, five"Sorrowful"
and five "Glorious" mysteries.
Next week, we will look at a proven Holy Communion Miracle and the Biblical References to confirm that all of the
Rosary. That will be final part of this stand alone series.
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