1) Make the Sign of the Cross, and recite the Apostles' Creed
2) Recite 1 Our Father
3) Recite 3 Hail Mary's for an increase in Faith, Hope, & Charity
4) Recite 1 Glory Be
5) Announce the first mystery, & recite 1 Our Father
6) Recite 10 Hail Mary's while contemplating the mystery
7) Recite 1 Glory Be and the Fatima Prayer: O my Jesus, forgive us our sins; save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to Heaven; help especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy.
Repeat steps 5-7 for the remaining mysteries.
8) Recite 1 Hail Holy Queen, then:
V: Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
R: that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
O God, Who's only-begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that by meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
9) Recite some prayers for the intentions of the Pope



THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES
(Mondays, Thursdays, Sundays from Advent until Lent)
THE
ANNUNCIATION
Contemplate the Angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary that she had conceived of the Savior by the power of the Holy Spirit.
THE
VISITATION
Contemplate the greeting Mary received from Elizabeth: "Blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb!"
THE
NATIVITY
Contemplate the birth of the Savior at midnight, in piercing cold, in the squalid poverty of the manger at Bethlehem.
THE
PRESENTATION
Contemplate the Holy Family presenting the Savior to Simeon in the holy temple eight days after Jesus' birth.
FINDING IN
THE TEMPLE
Contemplate the joy of the Holy Family as they found the missing Christ Child amongst the teachers in the temple.




THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES
(Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays of Lent)
AGONY IN
THE GARDEN
Contemplate the bitter agony of our Lord as He witnessed the torments He was to suffer for the salvation of the world.
SCOURGING AT
THE PILLAR
Contemplate the cruel scourging Christ received at the hands of the Jews, as they beat Him from head to toe.
CROWNING
WITH THORNS
Contemplate the piercing pain of the thorns thrust into Christ's Sacred Head, as He was mockingly crowned King of the Jews.
CARRYING OF
THE CROSS
Contemplate the heavy burden of our sins, represented by the grueling weight of the Cross which Christ patiently bore.
THE
CRUCIFIXION
Contemplate the three hour agony of the Cross to which our Lord was nailed that He should suffer and die for our sinfulness.




THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
(Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays from Easter until Advent)
THE
RESURRECTION
Contemplate the glorious Victory over sin and death as Christ rose from the grave after three days on Easter Sunday.
THE
ASCENSION
Contemplate Christ's glorious Ascension into Heaven from Mount Olivet with His promise of not leaving us as orphans.
DESCENT OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
Contemplate Christ's promise fulfilled as the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and the Virgin Mary as tongues of fire.
THE
ASSUMPTION
Contemplate Mary's body, the virginal tabernacle of the Lord, being taken into Heaven and being united with her soul.
THE
CORONATION
Contemplate Mary, the most perfect adorer of the Trinity, being crowned as Queen of Heaven and earth.



The benefits of praying the Rosary with devotion are enormous, our Blessed Mother related these fifteen promises to St. Dominic concerning those who recite the Rosary with devotion:

1) Whoever shall faithfully recite the Rosary shall receive signal graces.

2) I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.

3) The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell; it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.

4) It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls an abundant mercy from God; it will withdraw hearts of mankind from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that the souls would sanctify themselves by this means.

5) The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary shall not perish.

6) Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying themselves to the consideration of its sacred mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise them in His Justice. They shall not suffer an unprovided death; if they be just they shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life.

7) Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.

8) Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His Grace; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in Paradise.

9)I shall deliver from Purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.

10) The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.

11) You shall obtain all you ask of God by the recitation of the Rosary.

12) All those who propagate the Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.

13) I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.

14) All who recite the Rosary are my sons, and brothers of my only Son Jesus Christ.

15) Devotion of my Rosary is a great sign of one's destination.

Recitation of the Rosary gains one a PLENARY INDULGENCE under the usual conditions, so long as the recitation is said aloud in a church or other public group, each of the mysteries are meditated upon, and it consists of at least five consecutive decades. Otherwise, all indulgences are partial.