O god, whose onlybegotten son by his life, death and resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life. The rosary ends with the hail holy queen prayer imploring marys help in her role in gods plan. The secret that makes this prayer so effective is that the rosary is both prayer and meditation. Why indeed, if not that the devotion of the rosary is essentially catholic, and therefore essentially wrong. The fifteen promises for those who recite the rosary. Hail holy queenconcluding prayerclose with the sign of the cross prayers of the rosary hail mary say once for each bead in a decade hail mary full of grace, the lord is with thee. When the holy spirit has revealed this secret to a priest and director of souls, how blessed is that priest. Methods for sayingmethods for saying the rosarythe rosary. If such a priest really understands this secret, he will say the rosary each day and will encourage others to say it. The joyful mysteries the annunciation he came to her and said, hail, full of grace, the lord is with you.
For the vast majority of people fail to know this secret or. Our father, ten hail marys, glory be to the father. O h jesus, through the immaculate heart of mary, i offer you my prayers, works, joys, and suffering of this day in union with the holy sacrifice of the mass throughout the world. While holding the crucifix, make the sign of the cross and say the apostles creed. In the holy rosary mental prayer is none other than meditation of the chief mysteries of the life, death and glory of jesus christ and if his blessed mother. We receive the gift of praying in tongues 1 cor 12. If such a priest really understands this secret he will say the rosary every day and will encourage others 7. How to pray the holy rosary the rosary helps us reflect on the lives of jesus and mary, in order tomove closer to god and further from sin. The author of the secret of the rosary and the originator of total consecration to mary, st.
Holy mary mother of god, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Holy rosary he poured into these pages an example of his way of meditating the mysteries of the life of jesus and mary, and of reciting the rosary. Pray one hail mary on each of the next three beads for an increase in faith, hope, and charity. For the vast majority of people fail to know this secret or else only know it superficially.
This longfamiliar prayer, which engages our minds, our hearts, and our bodies, is a means of deepening our relationship with her who is both our mother and protector. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all apostles of prayer and in. When used of the form of prayer, the word is usually capitalized the rosary, as. It is addressed to the father, to the blessed virgin, and to the holy trinity, and is a meditation centered on christ.
Probably the finest book ever written about the rosary. It also contains stories, true stories, that gives the reader the urge to pray it everyday. Shows the great spiritual power of the rosary, which is appreciated by few. The rosary gives us one more form of communication with the lord. The secret of the rosary third decade part 2 in mary and the rosary october 10, 2011 comments off on the secret of the rosary third decade part 2 the surpassing merit of the holy rosary as a meditation on the life and passion of our lord jesus christ. I offer them for all the intentions of your sacred heart. The rosary online, tv or at church the rosary network. Various methods so as to make the recitation of the holy rosary easier for you, here are several methods which will help you to say it in a good and holy way, together with meditation on the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries of jesus and mary. The secret of the rosary was written almost two and a half centuries ago, it is true, but it. O most holy rosary, the incense kindled by mary most holy, you are the fragrance mixed by her with the art of master, because the joyful, sorrowful, luminous and glorious mysteries raise a fragrant cloud of the prayer. Through this mystery and the intercession of your holy mother we ask for humility of heart.
To jesus, through mary and the holy rosary ask and you shall receive. Our lady of fatima 1917 begin with a moment of silence, placing yourself in the presence of god. In 1573 pope gregory xiii moved this feast to the first sunday in october, changing the name to the feast of the most holy rosary for all the churches with an altar dedicated to our lady of the rosary. State the first mystery, for example, the first joyful mystery is the annunciation. The secret of the holy rosary montfort publications. As you pray the holy rosary, ask our lady for the graces you need, and open your heart and your mind to the love of our most holy mother and our lord. Continue with the our father, 3 hail marys for an increase of faith, hope, and charity, and glory be on the beads indicated on the diagram above. On the first bead and all the single beads, say an our father. The english translation of the book bears the imprimatur of archbishop thomas e. The prayers that comprise the rosary are arranged in sets of ten hail marys, called decades. If christians knew how powerful the rosary was, it would be my end. One of the most honourable titles given to st louis marie the priest with the big rosary is that of apostle of the cross and of the holy rosary. When the holy spirit has revealed this secret to a priest and director of souls, how.
Established by the dominican friars of the western province, we serve as the local headquarters of the rosary confraternity, providing numerous resources to help the faithful grow in their love of our lord, the blessed mother, the rosary and the catholic church. How to pray the holy rosary marys psalter pray the rosary every day. We offer you, child jesus, this third decade in honour of your holy birth. That we may be made worthy of the promises of christ. Secret of the rosary 04 the third decade this is the fourth installment in a 6 video. Even if you have been praying to the holy rosary for years, you will learn. Begin the rosary with the sign of the cross and the apostles creed.
Since the holy rosary is composed, principally and in substance, of the prayer of christ and the angelic salutation, that is, the our father and the hail mary, it was without doubt the first prayer and the first devotion of the faithful and has been in use all through the centuries from the time of the apostles and disciples down to the present. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the secret of the rosary. Through this mystery and the intercession of your blessed mother we ask for detachment. What is great about the secret of the rosary is that it is the best guide when praying the holy rosary. Hail holy queen how to pray the rosary praying the rosary 1. This is required only when saying the rosary in a group. The holy rosary the rosary usually in the form of the dominican rosary, is a form of prayer used especially in the catholic church named for the string of prayer beads used to count the component prayers. Say the come holy spirit and then make this offering of the rosary. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, jesus. The hidden secrets of the rosary courageous priest. At the heart of the holy preaching of the dominican order, the dominican nuns at marbury live a contemplative monastic life dedicated to the glory of god and the salvation of souls especially through the prayer of the divine office, eucharistic adoration, and perpetual rosary.
The secret of the rosary was written almost two and a half centuries ago, it is true, but it has lost none of its freshness and timeliness. Tells why the rosary is the most important private prayer. June, 1917 i want you to come here on the th of next month, and to continue praying the rosary every day in honor of. One of his most influential books is the secret of the rosary, and in it has gives these 7 reasons why all catholics should regularly pray the rosary. Methods for saying methods for saying the rosary the rosary. The rosary occupied an important place in his own spiritual life and in his apostolate. It sets us on fire with love of 7 hidden secrets of the rosary you might not know read more. Pdf the secret of the rosary download full pdf book. The secret of the rosary is the finest book ever written about the rosary. A gift from heaven free ebook the rosary online, tv or at church. Methods for saying the rosary to draw into our souls the graces of the mysteries of the life, passion and glory of jesus and mary first method 1. The power of the holy rosary beautiful reasons for praying.
We might say that it contains everything that can be said about the rosary, its content and form, its real worth, about the instruction necessary for. Our lady asked the children of fatima to pray the rosary every day for peace in the world. We might say that it contains everything that can be said about the rosary, about its content and form, its real worth, about the instruction necessary for its appreciation and use. Put out of your mind the concerns and anxieties of the day. The secret of the holy rosary as it is sometimes called is not as. The admirable secret of the rosary writings of montfort. Thank you, holy spirit, for teaching us to pray, giving us freedom and creativity, extending our power to communicate with the lord, and revealing to us the secret of the rosary. I unite with all the saints in heaven and with all the just on earth. Announce each mystery by saying something like, the third joyful mystery is the birth of our lord. This ebook is distributed for free with no intention of. The rosary usually in the form of the dominican rosary, is a form of prayer used especially in.