The Rosary is the story
of the New Testament. Through the beads we follow
the life of Mary & Jesus. We follow Mary from
the day the Archangel Gabriel came to ask her to become
the Mother of Christ, to the day she was crowned Queen
of heaven. We follow Jesus from the moment the Holy
Spirit came down on Mary, through his childhood, his
cruel death on the cross, the joy of Easter when he
rose from the dead, to the day he ascended to heaven
in glory.
The Holy Rosary is considered
a perfect prayer because within it lies the awesome
story of our salvation. With the Rosary we mediate
the mysteries of joy, of sorrow & the glory of
Jesus. It’s a simple prayer, humble so much
like Mary. It’s a prayer we can all say together
with Her, the Mother of God. With the Hail Mary we
invite her to pray for us. Our Lady always grants
our request. She joins her prayers to ours. Therefore
it becomes even more useful because what Mary asks
She always receives. Jesus can never say no to whatever
his mother asks for. In every apparition the Heavenly
Mother has invited us to say the Rosary as a powerful
weapon against evil, to bring us to true peace.
With your prayers together
with Your heavenly Mother, you can obtain the great
gift of bringing about a change of hearts & conversion.
The Rosary is such a tremendously powerful weapon
against Satan, that armed with the Rosary in our hearts,
and the beads in our hands, we can even stop wars.
During the Month of
May we ask parishioners and especially families to
recite the Rosary in honour of our Blessed Mother.
Mary waits for your prayers. If you speak to her she
always listens. She is our mother. When you pray the
Rosary, begin by telling Mary what you would like
her to use your prayers for—and then think about
the stories that are hidden in the beads.
In Oct 2002 Pope John
Paul 11 added the ‘Mysteries of Light’
to the Holy Rosary, calling us to pray the rosary
daily; for our families—and world peace.
There are twenty mysteries
reflected upon in the Rosary and these are divided
into the Five Joyful Mysteries, the Five Mysteries
of Light, the Five Sorrowful Mysteries and the Five
Glorious Mysteries.
THE ROSARY
1. Make the Sign of
the Cross and say the "Apostles' Creed."
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 arose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand
of God, 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.
2. Say the "Our Father."
3. Say three "Hail
Marys."
4. Say the "Glory be to the Father."
5. Announce the First
Mystery; then say the "Our Father."
6. Say ten "Hail
Marys," while meditating on the Mystery.
7. Say the "Glory
be to the Father."
Announce the Second Mystery;
then say the
"Our Father." Repeat 6 and 7 and continue
with Third, Fourth and Fifth Mysteries in the same
manner.
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 valley 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!
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of
God.
R. 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.
After each decade say the following
prayer requested by the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima:
"O my Jesus, forgive us our
sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls
to Heaven,
especially those who have most need of your mercy."
As suggested by the Pope John Paul II
the Joyful mysteries are said on Monday and Saturday,
the Luminous on Thursday, the Sorrowful on Tuesday
and Friday, and the Glorious on Wednesday and Sunday
(with this exception: Sundays of Christmas season
- The Joyful; Sundays of Lent - Sorrowful)
