How To Pray the Rosary: While the rosary and the indulgences attached to it by the Church essentially concerns the decades and the meditation upon the mysteries only, the following is a customary way of preparing for the rosary and concluding it.
Start by making the sign of the Cross: Then recite the Apostle's Creed: I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
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Luminous | Sorrowful | Glorious |
For those who prefer to follow the traditional order of the days it is:
While meditating on the Mysteries, recite:
One Our Father (large beads), 10 Hail Marys (small beads) and 1 Glory Be (before the next large bead) to make a complete decade of the rosary.
After each decade the Fátima Prayer may also be said (Pope Pius XII).
3. Concluding Prayers
After the completion of five mysteries (5 decades), or 15 or 20, the following is customarily said:
Hail Holy Queen (or Salve Regina may be sung)
(Verse) Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
(Response) That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Rosary Prayer
4. For the Intentions of the Holy Father
Catholics who say the rosary in a group, or, individually before the Blessed Sacrament,
may gain a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions, which includes prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father.
Apologies for the formatting. It's been a long day and I just returned home from a 2 hour meeting of the Columbiettes.
TY! Good reminder for this often lazy Catholic,
My husband, who was out of the church for a long time, was reluctant to do the rosary until I got him doing the scriptural rosary. I like doing them, cause they help me visualize the mysteries better.
There are a number of them online:
http://www.ainglkiss.com/ros/sr.htm
One that's aimed at children I use with my CCE students:
http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/child/rosary/index.html
This one has music:
http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/rosary/home.html
The entire rosary on one web page so you don't have to hit hyperlinks between the mysteries.
http://rosarycreations.com/scripturalrosary.htm