HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARY
"We earnestly exhort all Christians to give themselves to the pious recital of the Rosary publicly, or privately in their own home and family, and so unceasingly." - Pope Leo XIII, (Supremi Apostolatus, 1 September 1883).
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An Explanation of the Holy Rosary
The Hail Mary in Different Languages
More on the Mysteries of the Rosary
We begin with : THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Followed by The:
APOSTLES CREED (As an Act of Faith)
I believe in GOD, the Father Almighty, the 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, dead and was buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, sitteth at the right Hand of 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.
Followed by :
ONE OUR FATHER (To the praise and honour of the Most Blessed Trinity)
Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be 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 all evil, Amen.
Then We say the Hail Mary Three Times :
HAIL MARY'S (In honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee; blessed art Thou amongst 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
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.
FATIMA PRAYER to be said after each decade (after each ten hail Mary's)
O'my Jesus forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls into Heaven, especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy, Amen.
THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY
The Joyful Mysteries are said on Mondays and Thurdays, (and on Sundays in Advent).
1ST JOYFUL MYSTERY: THE ANNUNCIATION
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Angel Gabriel saluted Our Blessed Lady with the title FULL OF GRACE, and declared unto Her the Incarnation of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
2ND JOYFUL MYSTERY: THE VISITATION
Let us contemplate in ths mystery how the Blessed Virgin Mary, understanding from the Angel that Her cousin, St. Elizabeth, had conceived, went with haste into the mountains of Judea to visit her, and remained with her three months.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
3RD JOYFUL MYSTERY: THE NATIVITY
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the time of Her delivery was come, brought forth Our Redeemer, Christ Jesus, at midnight, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for Him in the inns at Bethlehem.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
4TH JOYFUL MYSTERY: THE PRESENTATION
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the day of Her Purification, presented the child Jesus in the Temple, where holy Simeon, giving thanks to GOD, with great devotion received Him into his arms.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
5TH JOYFUL MYSTERY: THE FINDING OF JESUS
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Blessed Virgin Mary, after having lost, without any fault of Hers, Her beloved Son in Jerusalem, sought Him for the space of three days, and at length found Him in the Temple sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking them questions, being of the age of twelve years.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY
The Sorrowful Mysteries are said on Tuesdays and Fridays, (and on Sundays in Lent).
1ST SORROWFUL MYSTERY: THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ was so afflicted for us in the Garden of Gethsemani that His body was bathed in a sweat of blood, which ran down in great drops to the ground.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be....O'my Jesus....
2ND SORROWFUL MYSTERY: THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ, being delivered up by Pilate to the fury of the Jews, was most cruelly scourged at the pillar.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus.... 3RD SORROWFUL MYSTERY: THE CROWNING WITH THORNS
Let us contemplate in this mystery how those cruel ministers of satan made a crown of sharp thorns, and most cruelly pressed it on the Sacred Head of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
4TH SORROWFUL MYSTERY: THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ being sentenced to die, bore with great patience the Cross, which was laid upon Him for His greater torment and ignominy.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
5TH SORROWFUL MYSTERY: THE CRUCIFIXION OF OUR LORD
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ, being come to Mount Calvary, was stripped of His clothes, and His hands and feet most cruelly nailed to the Cross in the presence of His most afflicted Mother.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY
The Glorious Mysteries are said on Sundays and Wednesdays and Saturdays.
1ST GLORIOUS MYSTERY: THE RESURRECTION
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ, triumphing gloriously over death, rose again the third day immortal and impassable.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
2ND GLORIOUS MYSTERY: THE ASCENSION
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ, forty days after His resurrection, ascended into Heaven, attended by Angels, in the sight of Most Holy Mother, His apostles and disciples, to the great admiration of them all.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus.... 3RD GLORIOUS MYSTERY: THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Let us contemplate in this mystery how Our Lord Jesus Christ, being seated at the right hand of GOD, sent, as He had promised, the Holy Spirit upon Mary and His Apostles, who, after He had ascended, returning to Jerusalem, continued in prayer and supplication with the Blessed Virgin Mary, expecting the performance of His promise.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
4TH GLORIOUS MYSTERY: THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Glorious Virgin, twelve years after the Resurrection of Her Son, passed out of this world unto Him, and was by Him assumed into Heaven, accompanied by the holy angels.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
5TH GLORIOUS MYSTERY: THE CROWNING OF OUR LADY
Let us contemplate in this mystery how the Glorious Virgin Mary was, with great jubilee and exultation of the whole court of Heaven, and with the particular glory of all the Saints, crowned by Her Son with the brightest diadem of glory.
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and Glory Be.... O'my Jesus....
To be said at the end of the Rosary.
HAIL HOLY QUEEN
Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy; Hail, 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 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'Most Holy Mother of GOD. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray: Hear, O'Merciful GOD, the prayers of Thy servants, that we who meet together to recite the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of GOD, may, through Her intercession, be delivered by Thee from the dangers that continually hang over us.
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 in the Most Holy Rosary of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ Our Lord, Amen.
THE HAIL MARY IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Latin
Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum,
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus.
Sancta Maria mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora
mortis nostrae.
Amen
French
Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâce.
Le
Seigneur est avec vous.
Vous ętes bénie entre toutes les femmes,
et Jésus, le fruit de vos entrailles, est béni.
Sainte Marie, Mčre de Dieu,
Priez pour nous, pauvres pécheurs,
maintenant
et ŕ l'heure de notre mort.
Amen
German
Gegrüßet seist du, Maria, voll der Gnade,
der Herr ist mit dir.
Du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen, und
gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus. Heilige Maria,
Mutter Gottes,
bitte für uns Sünder jetzt und in der Stunde
unseres Todes.
Amen
African
Wees gegroet, Maria, vol genade, die Here is met u.
Geseën is u onder die
vroue
en geseën is Jesus die vrug van u skoot.
Heilige Maria, Moeder
van God, bid vir ons sondaars,
nou en in die uur van ons dood
Zdrowas Maryjo,
laski pelna, Pan z Toba,
blogoslawionas Ty miedzy niewiastami
i blogoslawiony owoc zywota Twojego
Jezus.
Swieta Maryjo Matko Boza,
modl sie za nami grzesznymi
teraz i
w godzine smierci naszej.
Amen.
Ámen.
Spanish
Dios te salve, María, llena eres de gracia,
el Seńor es contigo.
Bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres,
y
bendito es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesús.
Santa María, Madre de Dios,
ruega por nosotros, pecadores,
ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte.
Amen
Italian
Ave Maria, piena di grazia,
il Signore č
con te.
Tu sei benedetta fra le donne
e benedetto č il frutto del tuo
seno, Gesú.
Santa Maria, Madre di Dio,
prega per noi peccatori,
adesso e nell'ora della nostra morte.
Amen
Portuguese
Avé Maria, cheia de graça,
o Senhor é
convosco.
Bendita sois vós entre as mulheres;
bendito é o fruto do
vosso ventre, Jesus.
Santa Maria, măe de Deus,
rogai por nós,
pecadores,
agora e na hora da nossa morte.
Amen
Phillipino
Aba Ginoong Maria, napupuno ka
ng
grasiya,
Ang Panginoong Diyos ay sumasaiyo.
Bukod kang pinagpala sa
babaeng lahat
At pinagpala rin naman ang anak mong si Hesus.
Santa
Maria, Ina ng Diyos
Ipanalangin mo kaming makasalanan
Ngayon at kung
kami'y mamamatay.
Amen
Indonesian
Salam Maria penuh rahmat Tuhan
besertamu,
Terpujilah engkau diantara wanita,
dan terpujilah buah
tubuhmu Yesus,
Santa Maria Bunda Allah,
Doakanlah kami yang berdosa
ini,
sekarang dan selama-lamanya.
Amin
Dutch
Wees gegroet, Maria, vol van genade.
de Heer is met u.
Gij zijt de gezegende onder de vrouwen,
en
gezegend is Jezus, de vrucht van uw schoot.
Heilige Maria, Moeder van
God.
Bid voor ons zondaars,
nu en in het uur van onze dood.
Amen
Finnish
Herra sinun kanssasi;
Siunattu sinä naisten joukossa ja
siunattu kohtusi hedelmä Jeesus.
Pyhä Maria, Jumalan äiti,
rukoile
meidän syntisten puolesta
nyt ja kuolemamme hetkellä.
Aamen
Hil dig, Maria, fuld af nĺde!
Herren er med dig!
Velsignet er du iblandt kvinder,
og velsignet er dit livs frugt, Jesus.
Hellige Maria, Guds Moder!
Bed for os syndere,
nu og i vor dřdstime.
Amen
Norwegian
Hellige Maria, Guds Mor,
Be for oss syndere,
Nĺ og i vĺr
dřdstime.
Amen.
Swedish
Hell dig Maria, full av nĺd.
Herren är med dig.
Välsignad är du bland kvinnor
och välsignad är
din livsfrukt Jesus
Heliga Maria Guds Moder bed för oss syndare
nu och
i vĺr dödsstund.
Amen
Malta
Sliem ghalik Maria, bil-grazzja mimlija,
il-Mulej mieghek
Mbierka inti fost in-nisa u mbierek
il-frott tal-guf
tieghek, Gesu
Qaddisa Maria, omma Alla, itlob ghalina l-midinbin
issa u
fis-siegha tal-mewt taghna
Amen.
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