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How to Pray the Rosary
Our Lady of The Rosary
The Rosary is divided into five decades. Each decade represents a mystery or event in the life of Jesus. There are four sets of "Mysteries of the Rosary" (Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious). These four "Mysteries of the Rosary" therefore contain a total of twenty mysteries. The Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries are then said on specific days of the week (see mysteries page). During private recitation of the Rosary, each decade requires devout meditation on a specific mystery. Public recitation of the Rosary (two or more people), requires a leader to announce each of the mysteries before the decade, and start each prayer
Begin with the Sign of the Cross
1. Pray the Apostles’ Creed while holding the crucifix.
2. Pray an our Father on the separated pater bead.
3. Pray three Hail Mary’s on the three grouped ave beads
4. Pray the Glory Be, announce the first mystery, then pray an Our Father on the next pater bead.
5. Pray ten Hail Marys on the 10 grouped ave beads (called a decade).
6. Before each decade on each pater bead, pray the Glory Be ,the Fatima Prayer, announce the next mystery, followed by an Our Father.
7. For each set of ten ave beads, pray ten Hail Marys while meditiating on the mystery. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until the end.
8. After the five decades are completed, pray the Hail, Holy Queen.
How to Pray Rosary Novenas
R Religious devotion, public or private, for the duration of nine days to gain special graces, is called a Novena. Those who perform it with a lively hope of having their request granted, and with perfect faith and resignation if it be refused, may be assured that Christ will grant some grace or blessing. This requires an understanding that in His infinite wisdom and mercy, He may refuse the particular favor which is requested.
N Novenas originated in imitation of the Apostles who were gathered together in prayer for nine days from the time of Our Lord's Ascension (to Heaven) until Pentecost Sunday (the descent of the Holy Spirit).
T This practice of saying the Rosary nine times in the form of the Rosary Novena in petition or thanksgiving, is another way of heeding Our Lady's request to Pray the Rosary.
T The 54 Day Novena Devotion which originated in 1884 at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompei, consists of the daily recitation of five decades of the Rosary (one complete Mystery: Joyful, Sorrowful, or Glorious) for twenty-seven days in petition and five decades for twenty-seven additional days in thanksgiving. You will actually be making three Novenas in petition for a particular favor and three Novenas in thanksgiving for a particular favor.
1st day say the 5 Joyful Mysteries
2nd day say the 5 Luminous Mysteries
3rd day say the 5 Sorrowful Mysteries
4th day say the 5 Glorious Mysteries
5th day begin again the 5 Joyful Mysteries, etc.
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