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.
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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. Katharine Drexel, pray for us!
Lord, lay Your healing hand upon me, for I have sinned.
Antiphon
Happy the man who considers the poor & the weak. The Lord will save him in the day of evil, guard him, give him life, make him happy in the land, not give him up to the will of his foes. The Lord will help him on his bed of pain, He will bring him back from sickness to health.
As for me, I said: “Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul for I have sinned against You.” My foes are speaking evil against me. “How long before he dies and his name be forgotten?”
But You, O Lord, have mercy on me. Let me rise once more & I will repay them. By this I shall know that You are my friend, if my foes do not shout in triumph over me. If You uphold me I shall be unharmed & set in Your presence for ever more.
Psalm 51, a prayer of repentance
Some intentions follow. Please feel free to add your own to the thread, too.
Please pray for priests, bishops, Pope Francis, & those in lands where persecution is intense, especially for @CardJosephZen.
Please pray for the souls of Pope Benedict XVI & George Cardinal Pell. May they rest in peace.
- For priests and bishops in danger in Nigeria, China, and around the world.
- For all those suffering from SSA and those affected by the gender agenda & the whole culture of death.
- For all friends of the #RosaryProject & all the prayer requests we saw this week. Lord, you know who they are. We pray for all of them, everyone in need, everyone suffering. You know what they need, Divine Physician. In Your mercy, bring them healing.
Lord, help us to grow closer to You in this season of Lent. May we remember our brothers and sisters in need, remembering them in our prayers and in our practice of fasting, charity and almsgiving.
In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
St. Katharine Drexel, 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. Katharine Drexel, 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: Duccio di Buoninsegna
(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: Duccio di Buoninsegna
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: Duccio di Buoninsegna, via Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.
3rd Sorrowful Mystery: The Crowning with Thorns
Fruit of Mystery: Moral Courage
Our Father
Hail, Mary x10
Glory be
O my Jesus
Art: Duccio di Buoninsegna
4th Sorrowful Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross
Fruit of the Mystery: Patience
Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus
Art: Duccio di Buoninsegna
5th Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion
Fruit of the Mystery: Salvation, Self-Denial
Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus
Art: Duccio di Buoninsegna
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
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. 🙏🏻
In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
St. Katharine Drexel, pray for us!
Thank you for praying the Rosary with me. In this Lenten season let’s pray for each other as we sojourn in the desert to fast, pray, give alms, ever on our way to becoming saints! +JMJ+
Art: Duccio
The Rosary Thread links are archived on the blog at
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.
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
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
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
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