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Introduction to the Rosary2/22/05

Introduction to the Holy Rosary


Introduction to the Rosary

• Name: “a crown of roses”

• Description:The Rosary is made up of twenty "mysteries" (significant events or moments in the life of Jesus and Mary), which are grouped into four series: 5 Joyful, 5 Luminous, 5 Sorrowful, and 5 Glorious.

History of the Rosary

• The Rosary has been a major influence in Roman Catholic thought for over 500 years while paving the way for a greater understanding of the mystery of Christ celebrated within family prayer.

• The historical development of the Rosary begins with the desert fathers (monks) and their need to find a system to ease their laborious and repetitive prayer life.

• It is generally agreed by scholars that a system for counting repetitive prayers began with the Hindus some nine centuries before Christ. Prayer counters such as rocks, sticks or notches in wood were employed to ensure that the proper number of prayers were recited. Over time, counters and psalms were united into a "three groups of fifty" format so that "fifties" could be used for personal and/or penitential prayer.

• The fifteenth century saw the Rosary begin its development into the familiar prayer form we know today.– The Our Father came intact from the Gospel of Matthew. – The Hail Mary developed from the scriptural greetings of Gabriel and Elizabeth to Mary in Luke's

Gospel. – The Glory Be was used as a common doxology from the earliest of Christian times when praying the

psalms. – The Hail Holy Queen, a later addition to the Rosary, states all relevant medieval themes about the

Blessed Virgin Mary.– The Apostles' Creed along with the rosary pendant were also later developments, being added to the

Rosary only in the early seventeenth century.

• Popes John XXIII and Paul VI introduced new teachings on the Rosary while continuing the teachings of their predecessors. For Pope John, the Rosary was the universal prayer for all the redeemed.

Introduction to the Rosary


Sorrowful Mysteries

•Often prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays. During Lent it is also often prayed on Sundays.

•The five sorrowful mysteries reflect on the events of Christ’s Passion, His twelve hours of suffering before dying on the Cross.

•“The Gospels give great prominence to the Sorrowful Mysteries of Christ. From the beginning, Christian piety, especially during the Lenten devotion of the Way of the Cross, has focused on the individual moments of the Passion, realizing that here is found the culmination of the revelation of God’s love and the source of our salvation.” -- JPII

Shall we begin?


Opening Prayers

1. Holding the crucifix, make the Sign of the Cross and say the Apostles Creed.1. Holding the crucifix, make the Sign of the Cross and say the Apostles Creed.

Sign of the CrossIn the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Optional IntentionsWe offer this rosary for the following intentions…(describe)

Apostles CreedI believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again 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 the life everlasting. Amen.


Opening Prayers

2. Say the “Our Father.”2. Say the “Our Father.”

Our Father

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 evil. Amen.


Opening Prayers

3. Say three “Hail Marys”3. Say three “Hail Marys”

For an increase in the virtues of faith, hope, and love:

3 Hail MarysHail 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.


Opening Prayers

4. Say the “Glory be”4. Say 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.


First Sorrowful Mystery

Announce the First Mystery, its optional description and its fruit.Announce the First Mystery, its optional description and its fruit.

The Agony in the Garden

Fruit of this mystery: SORROW FOR SIN

Optional Description: "Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, 'Sit here, while I go yonder and pray.' And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, 'My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.' And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will"' (Mt 26:36-39).

"Such a battle and such a victory become possible only through prayer. It is by his prayer that Jesus vanquishes the Tempter, both at the outset of his public mission and in the ultimate struggle of his agony" (CCC, 2849).



Then say the Our Father.Then say the Our Father.







Say ten “Hail Marys”, while meditating on the Mystery.Say ten “Hail Marys”, while meditating on the Mystery.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee;Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.






Conclude the mystery with the Glory be and the Fatima prayer.Conclude the mystery with the Glory be and the Fatima prayer.

Glory BeGlory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.


Fatima PrayerO my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy.




Second Sorrowful Mystery

The Scourging at the Pillar

Fruit of this mystery: PURITY

Optional description:"Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged him. And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple robe; they came up to him, saying, 'Hail, King of the Jews!' and struck him with their hands" (Jn 19:1-3).

"Jesus' sufferings took their historical, concrete form from the fact that he was 'rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes' (Mk 8:31 ), who 'handed him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified' (Mt 20:19)" (CCC, 572).









Ten Hail MarysHail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee;Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.












Third Sorrowful Mystery

Crowning with Thorns

Fruit of this mystery: COURAGE

Optional Description:"Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the praetorium, and they gathered the whole battalion before him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe upon him, and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him they mocked him, saying, 'Hail, King of the Jews!"' (Mt 27:27-29).

"It is love 'to the end' (Jn 13:1 ) that confers on Christ's sacrifice its value as redemption and reparation, as atonement and satisfaction. He knew and loved us all when he offered his life" (CCC, 616).





















Fourth Sorrowful Mystery

Carrying of the Cross

Fruit of this mystery: PATIENCE

Optional Description:"And they compelled a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull)" (Mk 15:21-22).

"By accepting in his human will that the Father's will be done, he accepts his death as redemptive, for 'he himself bore our sins in his body on the tree' (1 Pt 2:24)" (CCC, 612).





















Fifth Sorrowful Mystery

The Crucifixion

Fruit of this mystery: PERSEVERANCE

Optional Description:"And when they came to the place which is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on the right and one on the left. And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do' ...

It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun's light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, 'Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit!' And having said this he breathed his last" (Lk 23:33-46).

"'Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures' (1 Cor 15:3)" (CCC, 619).





The Crucifixion




The Crucifixion






The Crucifixion






Hail Holy Queen

Finish by saying the “Hail, Holy Queen”, and the Sign of the Cross.Finish by saying the “Hail, Holy Queen”, and the Sign of the Cross.

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 vale 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.

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