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2. The prayer for which this physical object is used as a guide.
You don't need the sacramental to pray the Rosary, but the beads will help you keep track of where you are as you pray. Moreover, the Rosary, as a sacramental, is a sacred object, the presence of which in your home or pocket is, in a certain sense, a constant prayer offered to God, through Mary.
To start praying the Rosary, bless yourself with the crucifix, kiss it and make a petition to God, then say the Apostle's Creed. Then proceed with the next bead and say the Our Father. Next, there are three beads in a row, say one Hail Mary for each of these. Then on the chain that connects your beads, say the Glory Be and Oh, My Jesus.
This brings you to the end of the short link, you announce the first mystery, say the Our Father, and on each bead to the right, there are ten beads spaced closely together, say a Hail Mary for each of these beads. On the connecting chain, say a Glory Be and Oh, My Jesus.
Now you've completed what we call a decade of the Rosary. You may have a different petition for each decade and if that is the case, announce it before the corresponding mystery and pray the same way with the Our Father, 10 Hail Mary's, the Glory Be and finally Oh, My Jesus. Continue like that, announcing each mystery until you have used all the beads. When you get to the medal, say the Hail, Holy Queen and you're done!
See? It's easy!
Each decade is devoted to a particular event in the life of Jesus and His Mother. For the purposes of the Rosary, these are called mysteries. The focus is always on Jesus. But since Our Mother, as the Mother of Jesus, had and continues to have, a special relationship with Christ, the Rosary is designed to help us contemplate Christ and His love for humanity through His Mother -- Our Mother -- on whom He has lavished so much love.
Since the Rosary has five decades, each corresponding to a particular mystery, there are five mysteries for each decade. Finally, there are three sets of five mysteries: 1) the Joyful Mysteries, 2) the Sorrowful Mysteries, and 3) the Glorious Mysteries.
The mysteries are the following:
2. The Visitation of Mary
3. The Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ
4. The Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple
5. The Finding of Our Lord in the Temple
2. The Scourging at the Pillar
3. The Crowning with Thorns
4. The Carrying of the Cross
5. The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord on the Cross
2. The Ascension of Our Lord
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles
4. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven
5. The Coronation of Our Lady as Queen of Heaven and Earth
The Prayers of The Holy Rosary
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I also invite you to visit the Pro-Life Rosary page. The Pro-Life Rosary is a prayer that's hugely relevant to today's world. Every day we see and hear about the death of innocent babes at the hands of the medical profession. The Pro-Life Rosary is a prayer to reverse this.
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