Pray the Rosary
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In the name of Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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, He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; he ascended into Heaven sits at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from there he will 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.
Our Father, who art in Heaven; hallowed by Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of god, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of your Mercy. Amen.
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee 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 towards us,
And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God 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 you, that we who meditate on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the blessed Virgin Mary may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Five Joyful Mysteries (For Mondays, Thursdays; Sundays in Advent, and from Epiphany to Lent.)
The Annunciation (Humility)
The Visitation (Charity)
The Nativity (Poverty)
The Presentation (Obedience)
Finding in the Temple (Piety)
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries (For Tuesdays, Fridays, and every day during Lent.)
The Agony in the Garden (Contrition)
The Scourging at the Pillar (Purity)
Crowning with Thorns (Courage)
Carrying of the Cross (Patience)
The Crucifixion (Self-Denial)
The Five Glorious Mysteries (For Wednesdays, Saturdays, and for Sundays from Easter until Advent.)
The Resurrection (Faith)
The Ascension (Hope)
Descent of the Holy Spirit (Love)
The Assumption (Eternal Happiness)
The Coronation (Devotion to Mary)
On December 10, 1925, the Most Holy Virgin appeared along with the Child Jesus, to Lucia at Pontevedra, Spain. The Child said to her: “Have compassion on the Heart of your Most Holy Mother, covered with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce It at every moment, and there is no one to make an act of reparation to remove them.” Then the Most Holy Virgin said: “Look, My daughter, at My Heart, surrounded with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce Me at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. You at least try to console Me and announce in My name that I promise to assist at the moment of death, with all the graces necessary for salvation, all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months shall receive the sacrament of Confession, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary, and keep Me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to My Immaculate Heart.”
Why Five Saturdays: To establish devotion (in accordance with God's wishes) to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and to make reparation for... 1. Attacks upon the reality of Mary's Immaculate Conception 2. Attacks against her the reality of Mary's Perpetual Virginity 3. Attacks upon Mary's Divine Maternity and the refusal to accept her as the Mother of all mankind 4. Those who try to publicly implant in children's hearts indifference, contempt and hatred for Immaculate Mary 5. For those who insult Mary directly in her sacred images. The devotion involves the following practices on five consecutive first Saturdays with the specific intention of making reparation for the offenses (above) against the Blessed Virgin. 1. Go to Confession (within 8 days before or after the first Saturday) 2. Receive Holy Communion 3. Recite five decades of the Rosary* 4. "Keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on fifteen mysteries of the Rosary" (separate from praying the Rosary itself and preferably done in the presence of the Lord in the Tabernacle or at Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament where available). Promises 1. The Virgin Mary's assistance at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation for those who practice the devotion. 2. Salvation of souls and peace as a result of promoting of the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart.
On November 1, 1927, Sister Lucia wrote to her godmother, Dona Maria de Miranda: “I don't know if you already know about the reparatory devotion of the five Saturdays to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. As it is still recent, I would like to inspire you to practice it, because it is requested by Our dear Heavenly Mother and Jesus has manifested a desire that it be practiced. Also, it seems to me that you would be fortunate, dear godmother, not only to know it and to give Jesus the consolation of practicing it, but also to make it known and embraced by many other persons.”
“It consists in this: During five months on the first Saturday, to receive Jesus in Communion, recite a Rosary, keep Our Lady company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, and make a confession. The confession can be made a few days earlier, and if in this previous confession you have forgotten the (required) intention the following [confession’s] intention can be offered, provided that on the first Saturday one receives Holy Communion in the state of grace, with the intention of repairing for offenses against the Most Holy Virgin and which afflict Her Immaculate Heart.” “It seems to me, my dear godmother, that we are fortunate to be able to give Our dear Heavenly Mother this proof of love, for we know that She desires it to be offered to Her. As for myself, I avow that I am never so happy as when first Saturday arrives. Isn't it true that our greatest happiness is to belong entirely to Jesus and Mary and to love Them and Them alone, without reserve? We see this so clearly in the lives of the saints ... They were happy because they loved, and we, my dear godmother, we must seek to love as they did, not only to enjoy Jesus, which is the least important – because if we do not enjoy Him here below, we will enjoy Him up above – but to give Jesus and Mary the consolation of being loved ... and that in exchange for this love they might be able to save many souls.” Sr. Lucia Marto
