✞ Whether still or walking, the soul must always remain in the Divine Will.
The word Rosary means "Crown of Roses". Our Lady has revealed to several people that each time they say a Hail Mary they are giving her a beautiful rose and that each complete Rosary makes her a crown of roses. The rose is the queen of flowers, and so the Rosary is the rose of all devotions and it is therefore the most important one. The Holy Rosary is considered a perfect prayer because within it lies the awesome story of our salvation. With the Rosary in fact we meditate the mysteries of joy, of sorrow and the glory of Jesus and Mary. It's a simple prayer, humble so much like Mary. It's a prayer we can all say together with Her, the Mother of God. With the Hail Mary we invite Her to pray for us. Our Lady always grants our request. She joins Her prayer to ours. Therefore it becomes ever more useful, because what Mary asks She always receives, Jesus can never say no to whatever His Mother asks for. In every apparition, the heavenly Mother has invited us to say the Rosary as a powerful weapon against evil, to bring us to true peace. With your prayer made together with Your heavenly Mother, you can obtain the great gift of bringing about a change of hearts and conversion. Each day, through prayer you can drive away from yourselves and from your homeland many dangers and many evils. The whole Rosary is composed of twenty decades. Each decade is recited in honor of a mystery in Our Lord's Life and that of his Blessed Mother. It is customary to recite five decades at a time while meditating on one set of mysteries. The decades may be separated, if the entire chaplet is completed on the same day. Each Mystery may be meditate "bead by bead" for every Hail Mary of the decade. Most people only do 5 decades a day, though all is best. If you are only interested in 5 mysteries a day, here is a general weekly pattern:
The Fifteen Promises of Mary
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The AnnunciationAnd when the angel had come to her, he said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women." (Lk. 1:28). |
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The VisitationAnd Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb!" (Lk. 1:41-42) |
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The Birth of JesusAnd she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." (Lk. 2:7) |
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The PresentationAnd when the days of her purification were fulfilled according to the Law of Moses, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord. (Lk. 2:22) |
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The Finding of Jesus in the TempleAnd it came to pass after three days, that they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. (Lk. 2:46) |
The Baptism of Jesus in the River JordanAnd a voice came from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:17) |
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The Wedding at Cana, Christ ManifestedJesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him. (John 2:11) |
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The Proclamation of the Kingdom of GodJesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." (Mark 1:15) |
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The Transfiguration of JesusAnd he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. (Matthew 17:2) |
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The Last Supper, the Holy EucharistWhile they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins. (Matthew 26:26) |
The Agony in the GardenHis sweat became as drops of blood running down upon the ground . . . rising from prayer He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping . . . (Lk. 22:44-45) |
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The Scourging at the PillarPilate then took Jesus and had Him scourged. (Jn. 19:1) From the sold of the foot to the top of the head . . . wounds and bruises and swelling sores . . . (Is. 1:6) |
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The Crowning with ThornsAnd they stripped Him and put on Him a scarlet cloak; and plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed into his right hand . . . they mocked Him . . . (Mt. 27:28-29) |
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The Carrying of the CrossAnd bearing the cross for Himself, He went forth to the place called the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. (Jn. 19:17) |
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The CrucifixionAnd Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." And having said this, He expired. (Lk. 23:46) |
The ResurrectionFear not; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for He is risen, as He said. Come and see the place where the Lord was laid. (Matt. 28:5-6) |
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The AscensionAnd the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God. (Mk. 16:19) |
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The Descent of the Holy SpiritAnd suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming . . . And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, . . . (Acts 2:2,4) |
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The AssumptionAnd a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. (Rev. 12:1) |
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The CoronationThou art the glory of Jerusalem . . . the honor of our people . . . the hand of the Lord hath strengthened thee, and therefore thou shall be blessed forever . . . (Jdt. 15:10-11) |
Finish with the 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 unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
R. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
V. 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 Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise: through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.