The Rosary
Daily Rosary, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m., Church
Family Rosary, Third Friday of the Month, 4:30 p.m., St. Benedict Chapel
The
Rosary is a very powerful prayer. Although we say many formal prayers while
praying the rosary, we are also meditating on the lives of Jesus and Mary. The
Rosary is comprised of four groups of mysteries, The
Joyful Mysteries, The Luminous Mysteries, The Sorrowful Mysteries and The
Glorious Mysteries.
When we pray the Joyful Mysteries we are
recalling some happy times in the life of Jesus and Mary. We remember stories
about when Jesus was born and when he was a young of boy. These mysteries
remind us to be glad.
The Luminous Mysteries, or the Mysteries of
Light, tell us about five of the many, many great things Jesus did during his
life. Jesus spent his life being good and kind and teaching people about God.
Mary encouraged Jesus to be the best teacher he could be. These mysteries remind
us that we can be like Jesus. We can bring joy and goodness to the world by
following Jesus, the light of the world.
Mary’s greatest sacrifice was watching Jesus
suffer and die for us. Mary wanted to protect Jesus from his enemies, and save
him from death, but she realized that Jesus had to complete his mission and die
to save us from our sins. We remember this time in the life of Mary and Jesus
in the Sorrowful Mysteries. We call these mysteries the Sorrowful mysteries
because they are very sad stories. But they also remind us that God is always
with us, even when bad things happen to us.
The Glorious Mysteries tell us what happened
after Jesus died. They tell us that Jesus has a special place in heaven for all
of us; God gives us a new life that never ends and that life is more beautiful
than we can ever imagine.
Jesus loves us very much. He loves us so
much that he died for us and saved us from sin. Jesus also loves His mother
Mary and shares her with all of us. We pray the Rosary to honor Mary and to
remember the special times in the lives of Jesus and Mary. When we pray the
Rosary, we can ask Mary to ask Jesus to pay special attention to our prayers.
Mary is the greatest saint of our church.
Mary loves us and keeps us close to Jesus. We pray to Jesus through Mary. We
don’t worship Mary or any of the saints. We only worship God.
In one of his
letters, Pope John Paul suggested we pray certain rosaries on the different days
of the week.
The Mysteries of the Rosary
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The Joyful Mysteries
(Mon & Sat)
The Annunciation
The Visitation
The Nativity
The Presentation
The Finding in the Temple
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The Sorrowful Mysteries
(Tues & Fri)
The Agony in the Garden
The Scourging at the Pillar
The Crowning with Thorns
The Carrying of the Cross
The Crucifixion
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The Glorious Mysteries
(Wed & Sun)
The Resurrection
The Ascension
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Assumption
The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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The Luminous Mysteries
(Thurs)
The Baptism of Jesus
The Wedding of Cana
The Proclamation of
the Kingdom of God
The Transfiguration
The Institution of the Eucharist
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How to Pray the Rosary
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Begin on the crucifix, make the sign
of the cross and pray the Apostle’s Creed.
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On the 1st bead, pray 1 Our Father.
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On the next 3 beads, pray Hail Mary.
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Next pray 1 Glory be to the Father.
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Then announce and think of the first
mystery and pray 1 Our Father and 10 Hail Mary’s.
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Pray 1 Glory be to the Father and the
Fatima Invocation.
Announce the second mystery and continue
in the same way until each of the five Mysteries of the selected group
or decade is said.
When you finish the five mysteries, pray the Glory and
Hail, Holy Queen. |
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