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Prayer - The Rosary
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Origin
of the
Rosary
The
rosary
is a
very
rich
prayer
in the
Catholic
Church's
treasury.
It
originated
from the
Church's
liturgical
prayer,
which
used the
150
psalms
of the
Old
Testament,
and
developed
into a
way of
prayer
for
people
who
couldn't
read or
who
didn't
have
full
access
to the
Bible.
The 150
psalms
were
later
replaced
with
simple,
easily
memorized
prayers
such as
the Our
Father
and the
Hail
Mary.
Additions
were
made
over the
centuries,
and the
rosary's
current
form
took
shape in
the
sixteenth
century.
Focus on
the
Mysteries
The
rosary
focuses
us as we
make our
way
through
key
mysteries
in the
lives of
Christ,
Mary,
and the
Church:
the
incarnation
and life
of
Christ;
Mary's
example
of
faith;
the
suffering,
death,
and
resurrection
of
Jesus;
the gift
of the
Holy
Spirit
upon the
Church;
and the
ultimate
promise
of
heaven
for
God's
people.
The
repetitive
use of
very
common,
well-known
prayers
helps
draw us
into
this
great
act of
contemplative
prayer.
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"Just
as
we
are
called
to
be
One
from
many,
so
the
rosary
is a
single,
great
prayer
which
unites
the
basic
prayers
of
our
faith.
[It]
is a
prayer
that
teaches
us
to
contemplate.
The
repeated
mantra
of
familiar
prayers
invites
us
into
reflection
on
the
lives
of
Jesus
and
Mary,
to
consider
how
these
events
are
lived
out
in
our
world,
and
to
discern
how
we
are
called
to
respond."
Resource:
USC
of
Catholic
Bishops
Website
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Prayers
of the
Rosary
The Sign of
the Cross
In
the
name
of the
Father, and
of the Son,
and of the
Holy Spirit.
Amen.
(As you say
this, with
your right
hand touch
your
forehead
when you say
Father,
touch your
breastbone
when you say
Son, touch
your left
shoulder
when you say
Holy, and
touch your
right
shoulder
when you say
Spirit.)
The 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
descended
into
Hell.
The
third
day
He
rose
again
from
the
dead.
He
ascended
into
Heaven,
and
sits
at
the
right
hand
of
God,
the
Father
almighty.
He
shall
come
again
to
judge
the
living
and
the
dead.
I
believe
in
the
Holy
Spirit,
the
holy
Catholic
Church,
the
communion
of
saints,
the
forgiveness
of
sins,
the
resurrection
of
the
body,
and
life
everlasting.
Amen.
Our Father
(The Lord's
Prayer)
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
(on the
green beads)
Hail
Mary,
full of
grace, the
Lord is with
thee.
Blessed art
thou among
women, and
blessed is
the fruit of
thy womb,
Jesus. Holy
Mary, Mother
of God, pray
for us
sinners, now
and at the
hour of our
death. Amen.
Glory Be
Glory
be to
the Father,
and to 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; lead
all souls to
Heaven,
especially
those in
most need of
Thy mercy.
Amen.
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
sighs,
mourning and
weeping in
this vale 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. Pray
for us, O
holy Mother
of God, that
we may be
made worthy
of the
promises of
Christ.
Amen.
Final Prayer
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
by
meditating
upon 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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The
Mysteries of
the Rosary
The
Mysteries of
the
Rosary are
designed to
help focus
our prayers
on the life,
ministry,
and Passion
of Our Lord.
It is
recommended
that you
meditate on
the
mysteries of
the rosary
based upon
the days of
the week.
The
Joyful
Mysteries
of the
Rosary
(Monday
and
Saturday)
 1.
The
Annunciation. The Angel Gabriel invites Mary to be the Mother of Jesus (Joy).
(Luke
1:26-38)
2. The
Visitation. Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth (Charity).
(Luke
1:39-56)
3. The
Birth of Christ. Mary gives birth to Jesus in Bethlehem
(Humility).
(Luke
2:1-21)
4. The
Presentation. Mary and Joseph present Jesus in the Temple (Obedience).
(Luke
2:22-38)
5.
Finding Jesus in the Temple. Mary and Joseph find the child Jesus questioning the teachers in the Temple (Wisdom).
(Luke
2:41-52)
The
Sorrowful
Mysteries
of the
Rosary (Tuesday
and
Friday)
 1.
Agony in the
Garden. Jesus fears his death but accepts the Father's will (Repentance).
(Matthew
26:36-56)
2. The Scourging. Jesus is beaten and scourged at the pillar (Endurance).
(Matthew
27:26)
3. Crowning with Thorns. Jesus is mocked and given a crown of thorns (Courage).
(Matthew
27:27-31)
4. Carrying of the Cross. Jesus carries
his cross to Calvary (Perseverance).
(Matthew
27:32)
5. The
Crucifixion. Jesus dies for our sins
(Forgiveness).
(Matthew
27:33-56)
The
Glorious
Mysteries
of the
Rosary (Wednesday
and
Sunday)
 1. The Resurrection. Jesus rises from the dead on Easter Sunday (Faith).
(John
20:1-29)
2. The
Ascension. Jesus ascends into heaven in the presence of his apostles (Hope).
(Luke
24:36-53)
3. The
Descent of
the Holy
Spirit. The Holy Spirit descends upon Mary and the apostles (Zeal for souls).
(Acts
2:1-41)
4. The
Assumption. Mary is taken bodily into heaven at the end of her earthly life (Trust in God).
5. The
Coronation. Mary is crowned Queen of heaven and earth (Holiness).
(Revelation
12:1)
The
Luminous
Mysteries
of the
Rosary (Thursday)
1. The
Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan 
(Matthew
3:13-16)
2. The Wedding at
Cana
(John
2:1-11)
3. The Proclamation
of the
Kingdom
(Mark
1:14-15)
4. The Transfiguration
(Matthew
17:1-8)
5. The Institution of the Eucharist
(Matthew 26)
Note: In Oct 02, the month of the Holy Rosary, Pope John Paul II, issued a special apostolic letter in which he announced the creation of a new set of Mysteries to be used in praying the Rosary.
Our Holy Father stated, "The Rosary clearly belongs to the kind of veneration of the Mother of God described by the Second Vatican Council: a devotion directed to the Christological center of the Christian faith, in such a way that when the Mother is honored, the Son ... is duly known, loved and glorified." The new Mysteries center around decisive events in the life of Christ.
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