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from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
Rosary. A devotional prayer, mental and vocal, honoring the blessed Mother of God. It is said on a string of beads made up of fives sets each of one large and ten smaller beads, called decades. On the large beads, the Pater Noster is said; on the small ones, the Hail Mary. The usual devotion is the fifteen decades, on the joyous, sorrowful, or glorious aspects of Our Lord and Our Lady's life. [Note: Pope John Paul II added another five decades, called the Luminous] It is the most popular of all nonliturgical Catholic devotions and has been highly recommended by many popes. This is the standard Rosy. There are other Rosaries also approved by the Church, notably of the Holy Trinity, Seven Dolors, Precious Blood, St. Bridget, St. Joseph, and the Rosary of the Lord. Instructions.
How to pray the rosary: First of all, one of the most important things that we must do as Christians is to pray, and beginning prayer is meditation. Realize that Christian meditation has absolutely nothing in common with Eastern meditation. That are completely different things and that fact that they are called by the same word is an unfortunate happenstance. Christian meditation is recalling and thinking about the truths of the faith. Meditation using Sacred Scripture (The Bible) is called Lectio Divinia.
The rosary is a series of prayers based on the Bible - the Our Father, and the Hail Mary (the Angelic Salutation from the Gospel of Luke). But the vocal prayer is like the background music, if you will, to the meditation of the mysteries of the faith, which is the heart of the rosary.
The rosary meditations are:
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Joyful (Monday and Saturday)
Annunciation of angel Gabriel to Mary
Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth
Nativity of our Blessed Savior
Presentation in the Temple
Finding in the Temple
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Luminous (Thursday)
Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan
Self manifestation of Jesus at the Miracle of Cana
Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
The Transfiguration on the Mount
The Institution of the Blessed Eucharist
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Sorrowful (Tuesday and Friday)
The Agony in the Garden
The Scouring at the Pillar
The Crowning with Thorns
The Carrying of the Cross
The Crucifixion
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Glorious (Wednesday and Sunday)
The Resurrection
The Ascension
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Assumption of the B.V.M.
The Crowning of the B.V.M. as Queen of Heaven and Earth.
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So we are praying by meditating on the mysteries of our Redemption. And this form of prayer was very ancient, but the form that we currently use was given by Our Blessed Mother to St. Dominic (who was founder of the Dominicans). As Catholics, we walk in our Savior's footsteps, and one of the ways in which we imitate Him is in His love and devotion to His mother.
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So the rosary is important to us, as Catholic Christians, as fulfilling our Blessed Lord's command to pray always, as meditation on the events of His life, as a form of prayer that was given to us at the express wish of Our Blessed Mother, and as one of the forms of prayer, above most others that leads many saints to intimate union with God.
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Below is the form that I made up for my students in Sunday school (in the instructions below there is L for leader and R for response, that is if you have two or more people praying the rosary together; obviously, if you are saying it alone, you will be saying all the prayers):
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen CRUCIFIX
L. I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of Heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell. On the third day He rose again.
He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
R. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church,
the Communion of the Saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen
Our Father (for the Pope). Three Hail Mary's ( for increase of Faith, Hope, Charity) Glory be.
All. 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 Thy mercy. Amen
For each decade:
L. Our Father, who art in heaven, BIG BEAD
Hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
On Earth as it is in Heaven
R. 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.
L. Hail Mary, full of grace, SMALL BEADS - 10 TIMES
The Lord is with thee,
Blessed are thou amongst women,
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
R. Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
L. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. CHAIN
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
L. O my Jesus...
R. forgive us our sins,
save us from the fires1 of Hell.
Lead all souls to Heaven,
especially those who have most need of Thy mercy. Amen
　
Final prayers:
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 sights, 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!
L. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
R. that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.
All: 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 on 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.
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What do white rosary beads mean?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe color of the rosary beads does not signify anything besides the owner's personal preferences.
What do turqoise rosary beads mean?
Roman Catholic AnswerThat the owner likes turquoise.
What does it mean when you found a black rosary?
It means that some man has lost his rosary. Superstition (putting meanings on things like this) is a sin in the Catholic faith.
What can you expect at a Catholic Rosary?
The Rosary is a string of prayers so since you say "at a catholic rosary" I assume you mean this is a public event where the Rosary is said. There will probably be one person (probably a priest) leading the prayers and everyone else joining in for the last few lines of each prayer, like a chant. It could also be in latin.
Can you pray rosary if you are not Catholic?
Yes.
What is a rosary bead called to put ashes in?
There is no such bead on a Catholic rosary. The Catholic Church demands that the ashes of the deceased be respected, as the body would be respected, and buried.
Is there a rosary for non Catholics?
No, but there is nothing wrong with a non Catholic owning a Catholic rosary provided it is not abused. A rosary, despite some popular misconceptions, is not a piece of jewelry nor an ornament to hang from a rear view mirror.
How do you pray the rosary in Latin?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe link below has the prayers of the Rosary in Latin and in English.
Can believers wear the rosary without being a Catholic?
Not real sure what you are asking. How can you be a "believer" without being Catholic? A rosary is not normally worn, except by some brothers, sisters, and nuns who have the rosary hanging from their belt as part of their religious habit.
What organization are associated with praying the rosary?
The Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church are the two main religious institutions that pray the rosary, though other Christian denominations and even other religions pray the rosary.
What is Stacey dash's religion?
I don't know for sure but in one Tweet she offered a Rosary for someone about to have surgery. That might mean she is Catholic.
October is recognized in the Catholic church as the month of the?
It is the month of the Rosary.
