A Step-to-step Guide on How to Pray The Rosary

 

1)  Make 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.)

 

     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.

 

2) Our Father: (x1)

     Our Father, Thou 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.

 

3) Hail Mary: (x3)

     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.

 

4) 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; bring all souls into Heaven,
     especially those who most in need of your mercy.    

i) Announce:

     Announce each mystery by saying eg, “The third Joyful Mystery is the Birth of Our Lord.” 

 

ii) Praying:

    Our Father (big bead), Hail Mary (10x small beads), Glory be and Fatima Prayer.

 

iii) Announce the Second Mystery; then repeat (ii) and continue with Third, Fourth and Fifth    
      Mysteries in the same manner.

 

iv) After the Rosary:

     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!

 

     Verse: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.

     Response: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

 

     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 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.

 

v) Saint Michael's Prayer:

     Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in our days of battle; protect us against the    
     deceit and wickedness of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O
     prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, banish into Hell, Satan and all of his evil
     spirits, who roam through the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

  

The Twenty Mysteries

 

    The Joyful Mysteries

• The Annunciation: The Archangel Gabrial "announces" to Mary that she shall conceive the Son of God.
• The Visitation: Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth, who is pregnant with John the Baptist.
• The Nativity: Jesus is born.
• The Presentation: Mary and Joseph "presnet" Jesus in the Temple where they meet Simeon.
• The Finding in the Temple: After losing Him, Mary and Joseph find young Jesus teaching the Rabbis in the Temple.

      The Luminous Mysteries

• The Baptism in the Jordan: The voice of the Father declares Jesus the beloved Son.
• The Wedding at Cana: Jesus changes water into wine, His first public miracle.
• The Proclamation of the Kingdom: Jesus calls to conversion (cf. Mk 1:15) and forgives the sins of all who draw near to Him.
• The Transfiguration: The glory of the Godhead shines forth from the face of Jesus.
• The Institution of the Holy Eucharist: Jesus offers the first Mass at the Last Supper with His apostles, establishing the sacramental foundation for all Christian living.

       The Sorrowful Mysteries

• The Agony in the Garden: Jesus sweats water and blood while praying the night before his passion.
• The Scourging at the Pillar: Pilate has Jesus whipped.
• The Crowning with Thorns: Roman soldiers crown Jesus' head with thorns.
• The Carrying of the Cross: Jesus meets His mother and falls three times on the way up Calvary.
• The Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross and dies before His mother and His apostle John.

        The Glorious Mysteries

• The Resurrection: Jesus rises from the dead.
• The Ascension: Jesus leaves the Apostles and bodily "ascends" to heaven.
• The Descent of the Holy Spirit: The Apostles receive the Holy Spirit in tongues of fire in the upper room with Mary.
• The Assumption: Mary is taken bodily--assumed--into heaven by God at the end of her life here on earth.
• The Coronation: Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth.

 

Mysteries for Certain Weekdays

    Traditionally, many people say the Joyful Mysteries on Monday, the Sorrowful Mysteries on  
    Tuesday, the Glorious Mysteries on Wednesday, and start again with the Joyful Mysteries on
    Thursday, the Sorrowful Mysteries on Friday. The Glorious Mysteries are then prayed on
    Saturday and Sunday (with this exception: Sundays of Christmas season - The Joyful;
    Sundays of Lent - Sorrowful). Now that the Luminous Mysteries have recently been added, the

    schedule is: