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	How to Pray the Rosary
On the Crucifix, make the sign of the cross, while saying, 'In the name of the Father'. (Said while making the sign of the Cross by moving the right hand from the forehead to the chest, to the left shoulder, then to the right shoulder.) Then recite 'Apostle's Creed'. Then move to the first Our Father Bead, and say the 'Our Father' prayer, next say three Hail Marys. These first four prayer are for the intentions of the Pope. Now you should be at the second Our Father bead, This is where you meditate on the first Mystery in one of the three groups, ( Joyful Mysteries, Sorrowful Mysteries, and the Glorious Mysteries). While meditating on the mystery say one 'Our Father' and ten 'Hail Marys', each prayer you say count using the beads. After you finish with the Ten Hail Marys, say the 'Glory Be'. The One Our Father, ten Hail Marys and the Glory Be are called a decade. Now you continue by medatating on the second mystary, saying one 'Our Father', and ten 'Hail Marys', and a 'Glory Be". Repeat this until all five mysteries are said. Here you can start to pray the second Mystery Group or say the ending prayers, 'Hail Holy Queen'

Prayers of the Rosary

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS:

In the name of the Father, † and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

THE APOSTLES' CREED:

I BELIEVE in GOD, the Farther 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; the thrid day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I belilieve in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgivness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

THE 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.

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.

GLORY BE TO THE FATHER:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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.

The Mysteries of the Rosary

The Joyful Mysteries

1st Joyful Mystery: The Annunciation

²⁶ In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, ²⁷ to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. ²⁸ And coming to her, he said, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you." ²⁹ But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. ³⁰ Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. ³¹ Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. ³² He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, ³³ and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." ³⁴ But Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?" ³⁵ 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. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. ³⁶ And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; ³⁷ for nothing will be impossible for God." ³⁸ Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her. (Luk 1,26-38)

2nd Joyful Mystery: The Visitaion

³⁹ During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, ⁴⁰ where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, ⁴² cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. ⁴³ And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴ For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵ Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled." ⁴⁶ And Mary said: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; ⁴⁷ my spirit rejoices in God my savior. ⁴⁸ For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. ⁴⁹ The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. (Luk 1,39-49)

3rd Joyful Mystery: The Nativity

⁶ While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, ⁷ and she gave birth to her firstborn son. 3 She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. ⁸ Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. ⁹ The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. ¹⁰ 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. ¹¹ For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. ¹² And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." (Luk 2,6-12)

4th Joyful Mystery: The Presentation

²² When the days were completed for their purification 9 according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, ²³ just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord," ²⁴ and to offer the sacrifice of "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons," in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord. ²⁵ Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶ It had been revealed to him by the holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Messiah of the Lord. ²⁷ He came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the custom of the law in regard to him, ²⁸ he took him into his arms and blessed God, saying: ²⁹ "Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, ³⁰ for my eyes have seen your salvation, ³¹ which you prepared in sight of all the peoples, ³² a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel." ³³ The child's father and mother were amazed at what was said about him; ³⁴ and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted ³⁵ (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." (Luk 2,22-35)

5th Joyful Mystery: The Finding in the Temple

⁴¹ Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, ⁴² and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. ⁴³ After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. ⁴⁴ Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, ⁴⁵ but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. ⁴⁶ After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, ⁴⁷ and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers. ⁴⁸ When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety." ⁴⁹ And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" ⁵⁰ But they did not understand what he said to them. ⁵¹ He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. (Luk 2,41-51)

The Sorrowful Mysteries

1st Sorrowful Mystery: Agony in the Garden

³⁶ Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, 22 and he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." ³⁷ He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, 23 and began to feel sorrow and distress. ³⁸ Then he said to them, "My soul is sorrowful even to death. 24 Remain here and keep watch with me." ³⁹ He advanced a little and fell prostrate in prayer, saying, "My Father, 25 if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet, not as I will, but as you will." (Mat 26,36-39)

³⁹ Then going out he went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. ⁴⁰ When he arrived at the place he said to them, "Pray that you may not undergo the test." ⁴¹ After withdrawing about a stone's throw from them and kneeling, he prayed, ⁴² saying, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done." ⁴³ (And to strengthen him an angel from heaven appeared to him. ⁴⁴ He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground.) (Luk 22,44)

2nd Sorrowful Mystery: The Scourging

¹⁵ Now on the occasion of the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner whom they wished. ¹⁶ And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called (Jesus) Barabbas. ¹⁷ So when they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Which one do you want me to release to you, (Jesus) Barabbas, or Jesus called Messiah?" ¹⁸ For he knew that it was out of envy that they had handed him over. ¹⁹ While he was still seated on the bench, his wife sent him a message, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man. I suffered much in a dream today because of him." ²⁰ The chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas but to destroy Jesus. ²¹ The governor said to them in reply, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They answered, "Barabbas!" ²² Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus called Messiah?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!" ²³ But he said, "Why? What evil has he done?" They only shouted the louder, "Let him be crucified!" ²⁴ When Pilate saw that he was not succeeding at all, but that a riot was breaking out instead, he took water and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. Look to it yourselves." ²⁵ And the whole people said in reply, "His blood be upon us and upon our children." ²⁶ Then he released Barabbas to them, but after he had Jesus scourged, 14 he handed him over to be crucified. (Mat 27,15-26)

3rd Sorrowful Mystery: Crowning with Thorns

²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus inside the praetorium and gathered the whole cohort around him. ²⁸ They stripped off his clothes and threw a scarlet military cloak about him. ²⁹ Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" ³⁰ They spat upon him and took the reed and kept striking him on the head. ³¹ And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him off to crucify him. (Mat 27,27-31)

4th Sorrowful Mystery: Carring of the Cross

¹⁶ Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. 6 So they took Jesus, ¹⁷ and carrying the cross himself 7 he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. (Joh 19,16-17)

5th Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion

²² They brought him to the place of Golgotha (which is translated Place of the Skull). ²³ They gave him wine drugged with myrrh, but he did not take it. ²⁴ Then they crucified him and divided his garments by casting lots for them to see what each should take. ²⁵ It was nine o'clock in the morning 10 when they crucified him. ²⁶ The inscription of the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews." ²⁷ With him they crucified two revolutionaries, one on his right and one on his left. ²⁸ * ²⁹ Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, ³⁰ save yourself by coming down from the cross." ³¹ Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes, mocked him among themselves and said, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. ³² Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also kept abusing him. ³³ At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. ³⁴ And at three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" ³⁵ Some of the bystanders who heard it said, "Look, he is calling Elijah." ³⁶ One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down." ³⁷ Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. (Mar 15,22-37)

The Glorious Mysteries

1st Glorious Mystery: The Resurrection

¹ After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. ² And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. ³ His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. ⁴ The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men. ⁵ Then the angel said to the women in reply, "Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. ⁶ He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. (Mat 28,1-6)

2nd Glorious Mystery: The Ascension

³⁶ While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." ³⁷ But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. ³⁸ Then he said to them, "Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? ³⁹ Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have." ⁴⁰ And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹ While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he asked them, "Have you anything here to eat?" ⁴² They gave him a piece of baked fish; ⁴³ he took it and ate it in front of them. ⁴⁴ He said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled." ⁴⁵ Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures. ⁴⁶ And he said to them, "Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day ⁴⁷ and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And (behold) I am sending the promise of my Father 12 upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." ⁵⁰ Then he led them (out) as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and blessed them. ⁵¹ As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven. (Luk 24,36-51)

3rd Glorious Mystery: Descent of the Holy Spirit

¹ When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. ² And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, 2 and it filled the entire house in which they were. ³ Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. ⁴ And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. (Act 2,1-4)

4th Glorious Mystery: The Assumption

Blessed art thou of the most high God above all the women upon the earth; and blessed be the Lord God, which hath created the heavens and the earth, which hath directed thee to the cutting off of the head of the chief of our enemies. ... Thou hast done all these things by thine hand: thou hast done much good to Israel, and God is pleased therewith: blessed be thou of the Almighty Lord for evermore. And all the people said, So be it. (Jdt 13,18-20; 15,10)

5th Glorious Mystery: The Coronation

¹There appeared a great sign in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. (Rev 12,1)

The Fifteen Promises of Virgin Mary to Christians who recite the Rosary.

1. Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the rosary, shall receive signal graces.
2. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the rosary.
3. The rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the heart of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5. The soul which recommend itself to me by the recitation of the rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its sacred mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not by an unprovided death; if he be just he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in paradise.
9. I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the rosary.
10. The faithful children of the rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in heaven.
11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the rosary.
12. All those who propagate the holy rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.
14. All who recite the rosary are my son, and brothers of my only son Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion of my rosary is a great sign of predestination.