THE HOLY ROSARY
ROSARY (In Latin) Means: GARLAND OF ROSES
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRAYING THE ROSARY:
I.
Beginning with the Rosary's
Cross make the sign of the
Cross and pray: In the Name
of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit.
II.
On the single bead above the
cross pray:"The Apostles Creed".
III.
The next three beads pray:
"Hail Mary" on each bead.
Meditate on the three divine
virtues of faith, hope and love.
IV.
On the next single bead announce
the first divine mystery
(SEE MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY)
pray: "Our Father".
V.
On the first set of 10 beads
contemplate the first mystery
and pray: "Hail Mary"
on each bead.
VI.
On the next single bead pray:
"The Doxology" "O My Jesus".
Announce the second mystery
and pray: "Our Father".
VII. A set of ten beads is a decade and the Rosary
has a set of 5 decades which make up a Chaplet
of the Rosary. You will continue to pray the
Rosary this way throughout.
VIII. When you come to the end (the joiner) and you
wish to end pray: "The Doxology", "O My Jesus"
"Our Father", "Hail Holy Queen" and the sign
of the Cross.