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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 Annunciation
Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth Visitation
Nativity of our Blessed Savior Christmas
Presentation in the Temple Presentation
Finding in the Temple
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Luminous
(Thursday)
Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan Epiphany
Self manifestation of Jesus at the Miracle of Cana
Proclamation of the Kingdom of God - many feasts
The Transfiguration on the Mount - Transfiguration
The Institution of the Blessed Eucharist - Corpus Christ (Body & Blood of Christ)
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Sorrowful
(Tuesday and Friday)
The Agony in the Garden
The Scouring at the Pillar Good Friday
The Crowning with Thorns Good Friday
The Carrying of the Cross Good Friday
The Crucifixion Good Friday
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Glorious
(Wednesday and Sunday)
The Resurrection Easter
The Ascension Ascension
The Descent of the Holy Spirit Pentecost
The Assumption of the B.V.M. Assumption
The Crowning of the B.V.M. as Queen of Heaven and Earth. Queenship of Mary
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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 first 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 first 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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Should you capitalize Rosary in rosary beads?
No, there is no capitalize when referring to rosary beads. You may choose to capitalize when referring to set of prayers called the Rosary, but not for rosary beads.
When was In My Rosary created?
In My Rosary was created in 1993.
Do you pray the Apostles' Creed in the Rosary?
The Apostles' Creed is prayed in the Rosary. It is the first prayer in the Rosary.
What is feasts in French?
fêtes is the translation of feasts in french.
What happens when child has rackety rosary?
rickety rosary
What feasts did they have the renaissance?
They had feasts where they ate food and played music.
When was Rosary Basilica created?
Rosary Basilica was created in 1899.
When was Feast of the Rosary created?
Feast of the Rosary was created in 1506.
When was The Rosary - film - created?
The Rosary - film - was created in 1931.
Can the cross be completely removed from the rosary and not replaced?
If the Crucifix is removed from a rosary, it loses its blessing. When the rosary is repaired, it must be reblessed.
What is a pocket rosary?
You are probably asking about a one decade rosary, either a short rosary with 11 beads and a crucifix, or a ring rosary with ten small nups, and one big one.
What month of the year is dedicated to praying the rosary?
October is dedicated as the "Month of the Rosary." This is mostly because the memorial feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is on October 7th. May is also often a month for praying the rosary since May is the month for Mary's coronation.
