How to Pray the Rosary

Begin with the Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried;
he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

Our Father

Our Father, which art in heaven, sanctified be thy name.
Let thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
Give us this day our Supersubstantial, and forgive us our debts, our debtors.
And lead us not into tentation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Opening Prayers

Three Hail Marys (for Faith, Hope, and Charity), and one Glory Be.

For Each Decade

Announce the mystery, pause for reflection, then pray:
One Our Father, ten Hail Marys, and one Glory Be.

After Each Decade

You may add: “O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell,
lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.”

Closing Prayers

Hail, Holy Queen:
Mother of mercy; hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us;
and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.

Optional Devotions

Conclude with the Litany of Loreto or another Marian devotion.

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