MARY’S FAVOURITE PRAYER

A PRAYER TO MARY

AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE LIFE OF JESUS

WHAT IS THE HOLY ROSARY?

A VOCAL AND MENTAL PRAYER: REFLECT AND PRAY

“The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christ-centered prayer.”

Pope John Paul II

EPISODES FROM THE LIFE OF JESUS FOR US TO THINK ABOUT

MYSTERIES

JOYFUL

MYSTERIES

LUMINOUS

MYSTERIES

SORROWFUL

MYSTERIES

GLORIOUS

MYSTERIES

4 SETS

MONDAYS and

SATURDAYS

TUESDAYS and

FRIDAYS

THURSDAYS

WEDNESDAYS

and SUNDAYS

DAYS

Say the First Decade Think of the 1st Mystery

The Creed (optional)

HOW TO SAY THE ROSARY

Sign of the cross

Repeat for the other 4 decades

Say the Hail Holy Queen

Litany (optional)

Then One Our Father Ten Hail Marys

One Glory be…

A set of ten Hail Marys

One Glory be…

One Our Father…

DECADES…a set of ten

Think of the Mystery

Each full Rosary

prayer is said by

reciting 5 decades.

1. The OUR FATHER 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.

PRAYERS

2. The HAIL MARY 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.

3. The GLORY BE 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.

1. THE ANNUNCIATION

JOYFUL MYSTERIES

The

Angel

Gabriel

appears

to Mary

2. THE VISITATION

Mary

visits her

cousin

Elisabeth

3. THE NATIVITY

Jesus is

born in

Bethlehem

4. THE PRESENTATION AT THE

TEMPLE

Jesus is

presented

at the

Temple

5. THE FINDING OF JESUS

Jesus is

found

talking to

the

elders

LUMINOUS MYSTERIES 1. THE BAPTISM OF

JESUS

John

baptises

Jesus in

the river

Jordan

2. THE MIRACLE AT

CANA

Jesus

turns

water

into wine

at a

Wedding

3. JESUS PREACHING

Jesus

proclaims

the coming

of the

Kingdom

of God

4. THE TRANSFIGURATION

Jesus in

glory on

mount

Tabor with

Moses and

Elijah

5. THE EUCHARIST

Jesus gives

us himself

at the

Last supper

SORROWFUL MYSTERIES 1. AGONY IN THE

GARDEN

Jesus

praying in

the garden

of Olives

2. SCOURGING AT

THE PILLAR

Jesus

tied to a

pillar and

beaten

3. CROWNED WITH

THORNS

Jesus

crown

with

thorns

4. THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS

Jesus given

the cross to

carry to

mount

Calvary

5. THE CRUCIFIXION

Jesus

suffers and

dies on the

cross

GLORIOUS MYSTERIES 1. THE RESURRECTION

Jesus

rising

from the

dead

2. THE ASCENSION

Jesus

returns to

his

Father in

heaven

3. DESCENT OF THE

SPIRIT

The

apostles

receive the

Holy Spirit

on

Pentecost

Sunday

4. THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY

Mary is

taken to

heaven in

body and

soul

5. THE CORONATION OF MARY

Mary

honoured

as

Queen in

Heaven

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!

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.

That we may be made worthy of the promises

of Christ.

HAIL HOLY QUEEN

The Rosary is usually concluded by saying the Hail Holy Queen

I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who

shall recite the Rosary.

Our Lady to St Dominic

THE HOLY ROSARY