The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin MaryĪnnounce the first Mystery. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Maryĥ. One may pray the rosary at one time, or spread throughout the day, and do so in a church, at home, or anywhere, as time and opportunity allows.Ĥ. One may pray any set of mysteries, or follow the traditional pattern. One may freely say a single set of mysteries each day (or once around the beads), or a complete rosary of 20 decades. John Paul II in 2002 added a fourth set of mysteries, the Luminous. This remains the case, even though Pope St. At Fatima, the Blessed Virgin asked for a Terço every day for peace, which meant a “third” of the traditional 15 decade rosary, meaning a 5 decade rosary composed of one of the groups of mysteries. A complete Rosary of 20 decades is composed of 5 Joyous Mysteries, 5 Luminous Mysteries, 5 Sorrowful Mysteries, and 5 Glorious Mysteries. On the 5 groups of 10 beads, or decade, a distinct mystery from the lives of Jesus and Mary is honored. On the space after the beads pray the Glory Be. On the three beads, pray three Hail Marys.ĥ. On the single bead, pray the Our Father.Ĥ. On the three beads, one may also ask successively for an increase of Faith, of Hope and of Charity, the three theological virtues (1 Cor. On the group of 4 beads, honor the Holy Trinity, One God and Three Divine Persons. Still on the Crucifix profess the Apostles Creed. Holding the Crucifix make the Sign of the Cross, praying: “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Starting on the Crucifix, we call to mind our Redemption and the truths of the Faith.ġ. They do in fact vary from place to place, though the pattern suggested here is a common one. As customary prayers they are to that extent also optional, or, others may be freely chosen. These are said on the Crucifix and group of one plus three beads hanging from the Rosary. John Paul II noted in his Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae it has become “customary” to say prayers before the decades, and also in conclusion. _ How to Pray the Holy RosaryĪ Rosary proper is made up of 5 groups of ten beads, or decades, each of which constitutes one of the mysteries of the Rosary. In this way we unite ourselves to His redemptive mission, as Our Lady did, and help Him accomplish it toward those who are alive today. It is a gift we must ask for, both for ourselves and for those who won't ask. Such peace is a gift of God that begins in the human heart and spreads outward to others. For good reason, therefore, the Blessed Mother in appearing to the three shepherd children of Fatima in 1917 asked them, and through them us, to pray the Rosary for peace in the world. Thus, the testimony of the Saints, and of the Church herself, is that the perseverance in praying the Rosary, especially through times of both consolation and dryness, is the path to a deeper prayer life―to contemplation of God, to growth in virtue, especially faith, hope and charity, and thus in holiness. This form of prayerful reflection is of great value, but Christian prayer should go further: to the knowledge of the love of the Lord Jesus, to union with him. Christian prayer tries above all to meditate on the mysteries of Christ, as in lectio divina or the rosary. This mobilization of faculties is necessary in order to deepen our convictions of faith, prompt the conversion of our heart, and strengthen our will to follow Christ. But by seeking God in what we can know by prayerful reflection, we dispose ourselves to His grace and to a deeper understanding of the truths of the Faith, and of ourselves in light of them.Ĭatechism 2708 Meditation engages thought, imagination, emotion, and desire. Human reflection alone reaches a limit of understanding. A mystery is something divine, because the Persons associated with it are divine. The purpose of the Rosary, therefore, is a deeper understanding of all the mysteries concerning Christ. 3:15) from whom Christ took His human nature, as well as the Woman who cooperated in His Redemptive mission to its completion (John 19:26-27). These mysteries, represented by the five groups of ten beads are taking from the Gospel, and from the Churches own reflection on the Gospel down through the centuries―especially with respect to the role of the Blessed Virgin. While occupying the senses with the “praying of the beads” the one who prays the rosary prayerfully reflects, meditates, on the mysteries of Christ’s life. The Rosary is the “epitome of the whole Gospel” (St.
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