V. Pray for us, Holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises How to of Christ. Pray the Let us pray. O God, whose only begotten Son, by his Life, Death and Resurrection, has purchased Finger Rosary for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech you, that we who meditate on these 1. Position the ring on any finger mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the blessed 2. Make the sign of the cross and then pray the Virgin Mary, may both imitate what they contain Apostle’s Creed and the Our Father while and obtain what they promise, through the same grasping the ring’s cross. Christ our Lord. Amen. 3. Position your finger on the 3 rd bead away MYSTERIES from the cross. Say a Hail Mary on this bead, Joyful Mysteries then repeat, moving towards the cross. This is Annunciation; Visitation; Nativity; Presentation; how to pray the first three Hail Mary prayers Finding in the Temple that you would ordinarily pray on the drop portion of a 5 decade rosary. The Mysteries of Light 4. At the cross, pray the Glory Be, announce the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan; Manifestation first mystery, and pray the Our Father. of Jesus at the Wedding at Cana; Proclamation 5. The 10 beads on the ring represent the Hail of the Kingdom of God; Transfiguration of Mary beads. Proceed around the ring (clock - Jesus; Institution of the Eucharist wise or counter clockwise) for each of the 10 Sorrowful Mysteries Hail Mary’s to be prayed for each mystery. Agony in the Garden; Scourging at the Pillar; 6. Pause at the cross for the Glory Be and the Crowning with Thorns; Carrying of the Cross; Fatima Prayer. Crucifixion 7. Announce the next mystery. Pray the Our Glorious Mysteries Father (still grasping the cross), followed by Resurrection; Ascension; Descent of Holy 10 Hail Mary’s. Spirit; Assumption; Coronation of the Blessed 8. After the fifth mystery, conclude the rosary Virgin Mary with the Hail Holy Queen prayer, while grasping the cross. 10242 7/15 In the name of the Father an d of the Son and of the Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed Holy Spirit. Amen. be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily Apostles’ Creed bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive I believe in God, those who trespass against us, and lead us not into the Father almighty, temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, thee; blessed art thou among women, and born of the Virgin Mary, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the was crucified, died and was buried; hour of our death. Amen. he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; Glory Be Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, he ascended into heaven, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is and is seated at the right hand of God the Father now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the Fatima Prayer O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, dead. save us from the fires of hell and lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, Hail Holy Queen Hail Holy Queen, Mother of the communion of saints, mercy! Hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope! the forgiveness of sins, To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; the resurrection of the body, to you do we send up our sighs, mourning and and life everlasting. weeping in this valley of tears! Turn then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us; Amen. and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. O clement, O l oving, O sweet Virgin Mary!