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.
A handy chart showing how to pray the Rosary.
In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Precious Blood of Jesus, cover us! Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us! St Dominic, pray for us! St Mary McKillop*, pray for us!
*St. Mary of the Cross
Optional Opening Prayers
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 in the Rosary…
Optional Opening Prayers
(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…
Optional Opening Prayers
For the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, we pray
Our Father…
Optional
For an increase of FAITH, HOPE, & CHARITY in our souls & in our world, we pray
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women…3x
(It is a time-honored & pious practice to bow your head at the name of Jesus.)
Optional Opening Prayers
(Glory be, here and at the end of each decade.)
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirt.
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
1st Sorrowful Mystery: The Agony in the Garden
Fruit: Contrition, Conformity to the Will of God
Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus
Art: Francesco-Vanni (attributed to), Temple Newsam House, License: CC BY NC ND.
(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.
Amen.
Art: Francesco-Vanni (attributed to), Temple Newsam House, License: CC BY NC ND.
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: Jacopo or Giacomo Palma il Giovane
3rd Sorrowful Mystery: The Crowning with Thorns
Fruit of the Mystery: Moral Courage
Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus
Art: Karl Bryullov
4th Sorrowful Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross
Fruit of the Mystery: Patience
Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus
Art: Giorgio Vasari
5th Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion
Fruit of the Mystery: Salvation, Self-Denial
Our Father
Hail, Mary (x10)
Glory be
O my Jesus
Art: Pieter Coecke van Aelst the Elder, Natl’ Gallery, London
Optional Closing Prayers
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
Let us pray…
Optional Closing Prayers
St Michael the Archangel
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
Memorial of St. Dominic:
May Saint Dominic come to the help of your Church by his merits and teaching, O Lord, and may he, who was an outstanding preacher of your truth, be a devoted intercessor on our behalf…
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.
Precious Blood of Jesus, cover us! Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us! St Dominic, pray for us! St Mary McKillop*, pray for us!
*St. Mary of the Cross
Thank you for praying the Holy Rosary with me. Join me next time, same Rosary place, same Rosary channel. And may we be not afraid to become saints. (I gotta long way to go, I know, I know!) May His peace be always with you. +JMJ+
Re: the Day
Memorial of St. Dominic, Priest, and St. Mary MacKillop, Religious
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Holy Rosary Thread. Rosary intention: to make reparations to the Sacred Heart for blasphemies committed daily in our world. +JMJ+
Today’s feast is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
#CatholicTwitter #RosaryProject #CatholicX
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.
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Rosary Thread. We’re praying the Rosary for the Church, the Holy Father, and each other. +JMJ+
June is the month devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
#CatholicTwitter #RosaryProject #CatholicX
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.
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Rosary Thread. We’re going to pray the Rosary for the Church and the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. +JMJ+
June is devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
#CatholicTwitter #RosaryProject #CatholicX
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.
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Rosary Thread. Intention: We’re praying the Rosary for the Church and the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV (& you, me, & the Holy Souls). +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.
+JMJ+ Welcome to the Rosary Thread. Intention: We’re praying the Rosary for the Church (including the Holy Souls, and you and me) and the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. +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.