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.
It’s Rosary time!
In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Sts. Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum, 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
The Our Father…
For an increase of Faith, Hope, & Charity in our souls & in our world
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee…3x
(Glory be, here and at the end of each decade.)
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit…
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: Raphael
(The Fatima prayer after each decade)
O my Jesus,
forgive us our sins,
save us from the fires of hell…
Art: Raphael
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: Adam Jones
3rd Sorrowful Mystery: The Crowning with Thorns
Fruit of Mystery: Moral Courage
Our Father
Hail, Mary x10
Glory be
O my Jesus
Art: Giovanni Domenic Tiepolo
4th Sorrowful Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross
Fruit of the Mystery: Patience
Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus
Art: Fra Angelico
5th Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion
Fruit of the Mystery: Salvation, Self-Denial
Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus
Art: Fra Angelico
Optional Closing Prayers
Leonine Prayers of Pope Leo XIII
3x
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.
Optional Closing Prayers
Leonine Prayers of Pope Leo XIII
Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, Hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve…
Optional Closing Prayers
Leonine Prayers of Pope Leo XIII
Let us pray. O God, our refuge and our strength, look down in mercy on Thy people who cry to Thee, & by the intercession of the glorious & immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of St. Joseph her Spouse…
Optional Closing Prayers
Leonine Prayers of Pope Leo XIII
Let us pray. O God, our refuge and our strength, look down in mercy on Thy people who cry to Thee, & by the intercession of the glorious & immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of St. Joseph her Spouse…
Optional Closing Prayers
Leonine Prayers
St Michael the Archangel
Optional Closing Prayers
Leonine Prayers of Pope Leo XIII
V. Most Sacred Heart of (bow head) Jesus,
R. Have mercy upon us.
(3x)
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 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.
In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Sts. Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum, pray for us!
+JMJ+ Thanks for praying the Rosary with me. Please keep praying for the Church, especially her shepherds, that they remain faithful and steadfast under increasing pressure from all sides. May the Lord’s grace & peace be with you all through this new year. +JMJ+
Re the Day:
Sts. Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum, Martyrs; Friday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary Time
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Holy Rosary thread in honor of Friday within the Octave of Easter. I’ll pin this post on my profile page, thread will be attached. +JMJ+
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Instead of posting each prayer separately, I’m going to link to the page on my blog that has all the opening prayers, and the page that has all of the closing prayers. As always, they are optional. Use the ones you are drawn to.
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Holy Rosary thread in honor of Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion. +JMJ+
#CatholicTwitter #CatholicX #RosaryProject
Instead of posting each prayer separately, I’m going to link to the page on my blog that has all the opening prayers, and the page that has all of the closing prayers. As always, they are optional. Use the ones you are drawn to.
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Holy Rosary thread for Friday of #Lent2026 Week 5, with our new and shorter way of posting the thread. +JMJ+
#CatholicTwitter #CatholicX #RosaryProject
Instead of posting each prayer separately, I’m going to link to the page on my blog that has all the opening prayers, and the page that has all of the closing prayers. As always, they are optional. Use the ones you are drawn to.
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Holy Rosary thread for Friday of #Lent2026 Week 4, with our new and shorter way of posting the thread. +JMJ+
#CatholicTwitter #CatholicX #RosaryProject
Instead of posting each prayer separately, I’m going to link to the page on my blog that has all the opening prayers, and the page that has all of the closing prayers. As always, they are optional. Use the ones you are drawn to.
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Holy Rosary thread for Friday of #Lent2026 Week 3. Continuing our new and shorter way of posting the thread. See next posts. +JMJ+
#CatholicTwitter #CatholicX #RosaryProject
Instead of posting each prayer separately, I’m going to link to the page on my blog that has all the opening prayers, and the page that has all of the closing prayers. As always, they are optional. Use the ones you are drawn to.
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Holy Rosary thread of #Lent2026 Week Two. Continuing our new and somewhat shorter way of posting the thread. See next posts. +JMJ+
#CatholicTwitter #CatholicX #RosaryProject
Instead of posting each prayer separately, I’m going to link to the page on my blog that has all the opening prayers, and the page that has all of the closing prayers. As always, they are optional. Use the ones you are drawn to.