Thread by @disciple96

+JMJ+ Welcome to our Twitter Rosary Thread. We are praying to cultivate a civilization of life & love.

“The Rosary is the ‘weapon’ for these times.”
— Padre Pio

#CatholicTwitter #RosaryProject

Prayers offered in the opening & closing of our Live Rosary are optional, including the novena prayers. Use as many or as few as you like. Skip around, skip them altogether. Make it yours.

The Rosary Thread links are archived on the blog at

catholicheartandmind.com/twitter-devoti…

And there’s a Rosary you can pray on the blog, too.

catholicheartandmind.com/rosary-project/

And now a time of reflection in preparation for praying the Rosary.

In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

St. Scholastica, pray for us!

Art: Andrea Mantegna

Christ extolled those who practiced virginity for the sake of the kingdom. Let us praise him joyfully and pray to him:

Jesus, example of virgins, hear us.

Art: Philippe de Champaigne

Christ, you presented the Church to yourself as a chaste virgin to her spouse,
— keep her holy and inviolate.

Jesus, example of virgins, hear us.

Art: Unknown

Christ, the holy virgins went out to meet you with their lamps alight,
— keep the fidelity of your consecrated handmaids burning brightly.


Jesus, example of virgins, hear us.

Art: Jean Baptiste de Champaigne

Lord, your virgin Church has always kept its faith whole and untarnished,
— grant all Christians a whole and untarnished faith.


Jesus, example of virgins, hear us.

Art: Jean II Restout

You have given your people joy in celebrating the feast of your holy virgin Scholastica,
— give us constant joy through her intercession.


Jesus, example of virgins, hear us.

Art: Juan de las Roelas

You have admitted the holy virgins to your marriage banquet,
— in your mercy lead the dead to your heavenly feast.

Jesus, example of virgins, hear us.

Art: Franz Joseph Stoeber

Some intentions follow. Feel free to add your own to the thread, too.

Please pray for priests, bishops, Pope Francis, especially for those in lands where persecution is intense, especially for @CardJosephZen.

Please pray for the repose of the souls of the late Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger & George Cardinal Pell. May they rest in peace.

From the USCCB: Novena in Memory of Pope Benedict XVI

“The entire Church mourns the death of our Emeritus Holy Father, Benedict XVI."

usccb.org/novena-pope-be…

- For @CatholicLisa, JMBLee @tedeum522.

- For my B-I-L recovering from surgery well, stitches to be removed soon, TY for your prayers!

- For @Ectobass’s sister, update below.

https://twitter.com/Ectobass/status/1619740276523937793?s=20&t=YeW-NsPLDWWKrBYCndPOKw

- (Continuing) For a dear friend of a dear friend, C doing well, thank you for your prayers!

- (Continuing) My BFF’s elderly father recovering from surgery & missing his late wife. Prayers appreciated.

- For K who had surgery.

- For Catholic Priest (and others) Kidnapped from Umuahia Diocese in Nigeria. I don’t have any update since late December.

aciafrica.org/news/7313/pray…

- For Alan “Please continue your prayers for Alan's schizophrenia illness, there has been a reduction in the psychotic voices that he hears. Thank you.”

- For victims of anti-Christian violence which has passed the “threshold of genocide” in some countries. Read more:

pillarcatholic.com/embargoed-new-…

- For all the prayer requests we saw today. Lord, you know who they are. Our hearts go out to all of them, everyone in need, everyone suffering. You know what they need, Divine Physician. In Your mercy, bring them healing, Amen.

In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

St. Scholastica, pray for us!

The Rosary proper begins at the top of the hour. I hope you’ll join me. Add your intentions, too, if you are moved to do so. God bless you!

In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

St. Scholastica, pray for us!

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, you have deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three shepherd children there the treasures of grace hidden…

(There’s a place in this prayer for your personal prayer intention.)

(For those who don’t believe, we pray…)

I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ,
His only Son, our Lord…

For the Holy 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…

For an increase of Faith, Hope, & Charity in our souls & our world

Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women
& blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us now
& at the hour of our death.

(Glory be, here and at the end of each decade.)

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.

The USCCB has asked us to fast and pray with special intentions for the Rosary. (Originally for May 13th, but I’m keeping it in our Rosary & the one on my blog, too).

usccb.org/news/2022/fait…

1st Sorrowful Mystery: The Agony in the Garden

Fruit of the Mystery: Contrition, Conformity to the Will of God

Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus

Art: Anonymous

(The Fatima prayer after each decade)

O 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.

Art: Anonymous

2nd Sorrowful Mystery: The Scourging at the Pillar

Fruit of the Mystery: Purity, Mortification

Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus

Art: Fernando Gallego

3rd Sorrowful Mystery: The Crowning with Thorns

Fruit of Mystery: Moral Courage

Our Father
Hail, Mary x10
Glory be
O my Jesus

Art: (After) Lucas van Leyden

Enlarge that last image to and look closely to see the crown of thorns and the very fine rays of light, too.

4th Sorrowful Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross

Fruit of the Mystery: Patience

Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus

Art: Giambattista Tiepolo

5th Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion

Fruit of the Mystery: Salvation, Self-Denial

Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus

Art: Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto

Optional Closing Prayers

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, Hail, our life, our sweetness, & our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve…

Optional Closing Prayers

Let us pray: O God…

Optional Closing Prayers

Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host…

Optional Closing Prayers

O Angel of God, my Guardian dear,
to whom God's love commits me here.
Ever this night be at my side,
to light, to guard, to rule, and to guide.
Amen.

Optional Closing Prayers

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood Of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in Purgatory, sinners everywhere, in the Universal Church, within my own home…

(Optional Closing Prayers)
A Prayer for Protection in Time of Pandemic

O Mary, you always brighten our path as a sign of salvation and of hope…

For the PDF: kofc.org/en/resources/n…

Optional Closing Prayers

The USCCB asked the faithful to add this prayer after the Rosary (by Pope Leo XIII) during the Year of St. Joseph. I’m keeping it here in our Rosary. 🙏🏻

Read more:
usccb.org/prayer-and-wor…

Optional Closing Prayers

Prayer of Command, from Fr. Ripperger, from Deliverance Prayers:

Optional Closing Prayers

The Collect

Optional Closing Prayers

May the Divine Assistance remain always with us, and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

From the USCCB: Novena in Memory of Pope Benedict XVI

“The entire Church mourns the death of our Emeritus Holy Father, Benedict XVI."

usccb.org/novena-pope-be…

In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

St. Scholastica, pray for us!

Thank you for praying the Rosary with me. As Lent approaches let’s pray for each other as we begin anew our quest to become saints! +JMJ+

The Rosary Thread links are archived on the blog at

catholicheartandmind.com/twitter-devoti…

And there’s a Rosary you can pray on the blog, too.

catholicheartandmind.com/rosary-project/

Roary (and other) books slowly coming along.

More about the day:

catholicculture.org/culture/liturg…

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