We begin with :
SIGN OF THE CROSS
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, Amen.
Followed by The:
APOSTLES CREED (As an Act of Faith)
I believe in GOD, the Father Almighty, the 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, dead and was buried; He descended into
hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He
ascended into Heaven, sitteth at the right Hand of the
Father Almighty; From thence He shall come 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.
Followed by :
ONE OUR FATHER (To the praise and honour of the Most
Blessed Trinity)
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 all evil, Amen.
Then We say the Hail Mary Three Times :
HAIL MARY'S (In honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee;
blessed art Thou amongst 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 TO THE FATHER
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 (optional) to be said after each decade (after each ten hail Mary's)
O'my Jesus forgive us our sins, save us from the fires
of hell, and lead all souls into Heaven, especially
those who are in most need of Thy mercy, Amen.
THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY
The Joyful Mysteries are said on Mondays and Thurdays, (and on Sundays in Advent).
1ST JOYFUL MYSTERY: THE ANNUNCIATION
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Angel Gabriel
saluted Our Blessed Lady with the title FULL OF GRACE,
and declared unto Her the Incarnation of Our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
2ND JOYFUL MYSTERY: THE VISITATION
Let us contemplate in ths mystery how the Blessed Virgin Mary,
understanding from the Angel that Her cousin, St. Elizabeth,
had conceived, went with haste into the mountains of
Judea to visit her, and remained with her three months.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
3RD JOYFUL MYSTERY: THE NATIVITY
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Blessed Virgin Mary,
when the time of Her delivery was come, brought forth
Our Redeemer, Christ Jesus, at midnight, and laid Him
in a manger,
because there was no room for Him in the inns at Bethlehem.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
4TH JOYFUL MYSTERY: THE PRESENTATION
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Blessed Virgin Mary,
on the day of Her Purification, presented the child
Jesus in the Temple, where holy Simeon, giving thanks
to GOD, with great devotion received Him into his arms.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
5TH JOYFUL MYSTERY: THE FINDING OF JESUS
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Blessed Virgin Mary,
after having lost, without any fault of Hers, Her
beloved Son in Jerusalem, sought Him for the space of
three days, and at length found Him in the Temple
sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and
asking them questions, being of the age of twelve years.
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One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY
The Sorrowful Mysteries are said on Tuesdays and Fridays, (and on Sundays in Lent).
1ST SORROWFUL MYSTERY: THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus
Christ
was so afflicted for us in the Garden of Gethsemani
that His body was
bathed in a sweat of blood, which ran down in great drops to the ground.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be....O'my Jesus....
2ND SORROWFUL MYSTERY: THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ, being delivered up
by Pilate to the fury of the Jews, was most cruelly scourged at the pillar.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
3RD SORROWFUL MYSTERY: THE CROWNING WITH THORNS
Let us contemplate in this mystery how those cruel
ministers of satan made a crown of sharp thorns, and most
cruelly pressed it on the Sacred Head of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
4TH SORROWFUL MYSTERY: THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ
being sentenced to die, bore with great patience the Cross,
which was laid upon Him for His greater torment and ignominy.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
5TH SORROWFUL MYSTERY: THE CRUCIFIXION OF OUR LORD
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ,
being come to Mount Calvary, was stripped of His clothes,
and His hands and feet most cruelly nailed to the
Cross in the presence of His most afflicted Mother.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY
The Glorious Mysteries are said on Sundays and Wednesdays and Saturdays.
1ST GLORIOUS MYSTERY: THE RESURRECTION
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ, triumphing
gloriously over death, rose again the third day immortal and impassable.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
2ND GLORIOUS MYSTERY: THE ASCENSION
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ,
forty days after His resurrection, ascended into Heaven,
attended by Angels, in the sight of Most Holy Mother, His
apostles and disciples, to the great admiration of them all.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
3RD GLORIOUS MYSTERY: THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ,
being seated at the right hand of GOD, sent, as He had
promised, the Holy Spirit upon Mary and His Apostles,
who, after He had ascended, returning to Jerusalem,
continued in prayer and supplication with the Blessed
Virgin Mary, expecting the performance of His promise.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
4TH GLORIOUS MYSTERY: THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Glorious Virgin,
twelve years after the Resurrection of Her Son, passed
out of this world unto Him, and was by Him assumed
into Heaven, accompanied by the holy angels.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
5TH GLORIOUS MYSTERY: THE CROWNING OF OUR LADY
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Glorious Virgin Mary
was, with great jubilee and exultation of the whole court
of Heaven, and with the particular glory of all the Saints,
crowned by Her Son with the brightest diadem of glory.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
To be said at the end of the Rosary.
HAIL HOLY QUEEN
Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy; Hail, 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 valley of tears.
Turn then most gracious Advocate, Thine eyes of Mercy towards 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'Most Holy Mother of GOD. That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ. Let us pray: Hear, O'Merciful GOD,
the prayers of Thy servants, that we who meet together to recite the
Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of GOD,
may, through Her intercession, be delivered by Thee
from the dangers that continually hang over us.
Let us Pray
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 upon these
mysteries
in the Most Holy Rosary of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary,
we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they
promise, through the same Christ Our Lord, Amen.
