A Scriptural Rosary Praying a Rosary Optional meditations using: Scripture verses, Additional clauses, and/or Selected art. Hail, Holy Queen Announce First Mystery Sign of the Cross Pray the Our Father 5 Pray Hail Mary 10x 4 Pray the Glory Be & Fatima prayer Prayer intentions... Pray Hail Mary 3x 3 Pray the Glory Be 2 Pray the Our Father Sign of the Cross 1 Apostles Creed Memorare Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you I stand sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word incarnate despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen. Apostles' Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, 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, died, and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will 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 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. -2- Rosary Prayer Intentions… Pray for an increase in Faith, Hope & Charity. Other intentions... Hail Mary (3x) 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. 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. Fatima Prayer O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy. The Joyful Mysteries (Monday & Saturday; page 5) The Luminous Mysteries (Thursday; page 15) The Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday & Friday; page 25) The Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday & Sunday; page 35) -3- Optional Meditations Scripture - A verse can be read before praying each Hail Mary, and/or used before each mystery (Sri, page 153). Additional Clauses - Add a clause after “Jesus” in the Hail Mary to draw attention to the “center of gravity” in the prayer, the name of Jesus. John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae (RVM, #33). An example: Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus, who is consubstantial with the Father. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Art - Representative religious art can help focus our attention, making use of the visual and imaginative elements (RVM #29). Concluding Prayer - Pray for the grace to imitate each mystery (RVM #35). -4- The Joyful Mysteries (Monday & Saturday) 1st Joyful Mystery The Annunciation Our Father… 1. In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. (Lk 1:26-27) Hail Mary… 2. And coming to her, he said, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you." (Lk 1:28) Hail Mary… 3. But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. (Lk 1:29) Hail Mary… 4. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. (Lk 1:30) Hail Mary… 5. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. (Lk 1:31) Fra Filippo Lippi, “Annunciation”, c. 1443, in the Alte Pinakothek Hail Mary… art museum in Kunstareal, Munich, Germany -5- 6. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, …and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." (Lk 1:32a, 33) Hail Mary… 7. But Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?" (Lk 1:34) Hail Mary… 8. And the angel said to her in reply, "The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. (Lk 1:35a) Hail Mary… 9. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.” (Lk 1:35b) Hail Mary… 10. Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." (Lk 1:38a) Hail Mary… Glory Be… O my Jesus… Pray for us Mary, that we will be quick to follow God’s will. Sandro Botticelli, “Cestello Annunciation”, c 1489-1490, Uffizi, Florence -6- 2ndJoyful Mystery The Visitation Our Father… 1. During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. (Lk 1:39-40) Hail Mary… 2. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, (Lk 1:41a) Hail Mary… 3. and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. (Lk 1:41b-42) Hail Mary… 4. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? (Lk 1:43) Hail Mary… 5. For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. (Lk 1:44) Hail Mary… Jacques Daret, c 1435, “Visitation”, Staatliche Museum, Berlin -7- 6. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled." (Lk 1:45) Hail Mary… 7. And Mary said: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. (Lk 1:46-47) Hail Mary… 8. For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; (Lk 1:48a) Hail Mary… 9. behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. (Lk 1:48b) Hail Mary… 10. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. (Lk 1:49) Hail Mary… Glory Be… O my Jesus… Pray for us Mary… that we will bring Christ into the homes of others. Carl Heinrich Bloch, “The Visitation”, 1866, Museum of Natural History, Denmark -8- 3rd Joyful Mystery The Nativity Our Father… 1. And Joseph too went up from Galilee … to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, … to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. (Lk 2:4a-5) Hail Mary… 2. and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. (Lk 2:7) Hail Mary… 3. Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. (Lk 2:8) Hail Mary… 4. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. (Lk 2:9) Hail Mary… 5. The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord.” (Lk 2:10-11) Gerard van Honthorst, “Adoration of the Shepherds”, 1622, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne Germany Hail Mary… -9- 6. And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” James Joseph Jacques Tissot, “The Journey of the Magi”, 1894, (Lk 2:13-14) Minneapolis Institute of Arts Hail Mary… 7. So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. (Lk 2:16) Hail Mary… 8. When Jesus was born …behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage." (Mt 2:1-2) Hail Mary… 9. and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. (Mt 2:11a) Hail Mary… 10. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. (Lk 2:19) Hail Mary… Glory Be… Pray for us Mary… that we, too, will O my Jesus… make Christ the center of our family.