Holy Catholic Prayers
Goodness, Comfort, and Wisdom Revealed
(Wednesdays and Sundays)
How to pray the Rosary– Please note that all of the prayers listed below can be found in full as links on the “The Good” link off the Home page of yourforeverfamily.org.
Start by making the Sign of the Cross:
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
On the crucifix, pray the Apostles’ Creed. On on the first bead, pray the Our Father. On the three small beads, pray the Hail Mary and then pray the Glory Be.
For each decade, pray the Our Father on the larger bead and then the Hail Mary on the ten smaller beads, followed by the Glory Be. After the Glory Be at the end of each decade, pray the following prayer (from Pope Pius XII):
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins; save us from the fires of hell. Bring all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy Mercy.
1st Glorious Mystery – The Resurrection
Jesus rises from the dead on Easter Sunday, glorious and immortal, as He has predicted. (Matt. 28:1-7)
2nd Glorious Mystery – The Ascension
Jesus ascends into Heaven forty days after His resurrection to sit at the right hand of God the Father. (Luke 24:50-51)
3rd Glorious Mystery – The Descent of the Holy Spirit
Jesus sends the Holy Spirit in the form of fiery tongues on His Apostles and disciples. (Acts 2:2-4)
4th Glorious Mystery – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary’s soul returns to God and her glorified body is taken up into heaven and reunited with her soul.
5th Glorious Mystery – The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary is crowned as Queen of heaven and earth, Queen of angels and saints.
There appeared a great sign in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. (Rev 12:1)
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Different regions add various prayers as part of their conclusion. Herewith are the most common prayers:
Hail Holy Queen
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 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.
V. Let us pray,
R. O God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation. Grant, we beseech Thee, that while meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
For the intentions of the Holy Father: Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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