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.
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- 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:
- 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).
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…
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. 🙏🏻
Prayers offered here in the opening & closing of our Rosary thread are optional. Use as many or as few as you like. Skip around, even skip them altogether. It’s up to you. This is just one of the many ways to pray the Rosary.
If you’re pressed for time, you can always come back later. Rosary Thread links are archived at the link below.
Prayers offered here in the preparatory thread, the opening & the closing of the main Rosary thread are OPTIONAL. Use as many or as FEW as you like. Skip around, even SKIP them altogether. It’s up to you. There are many ways to pray the Rosary.
Prayers offered here in the opening & closing of our Rosary thread are optional. Use as many or as few as you like. Skip around, even skip them altogether. It’s up to you. This is just one of the many ways to pray the Rosary.
If you’re pressed for time, you can always come back later. Rosary Thread links are archived at the link below.
Prayers offered here in the preparatory thread, the opening & the closing of the main Rosary thread are OPTIONAL. Use as many or as FEW as you like. Skip around, even SKIP them altogether. It’s up to you.
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Holy Rosary Thread for 8/2/24. Intention: in Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus & Immaculate Heart of Mary for the blasphemy that occurs daily. +JMJ+
Prayers offered here in the opening & closing of our Rosary thread are optional. Use as many or as few as you like. Skip around, even skip them altogether. It’s up to you. This is just one of the many ways to pray the Rosary.
If you’re pressed for time, you can always come back later. Rosary Thread links are archived at the link below.
Prayers offered here in the preparatory thread, the opening & the closing of the main Rosary thread are OPTIONAL. Use as many or as FEW as you like. Skip around, even SKIP them altogether. It’s up to you. There are many ways to pray the Rosary.