The Holy Rosary is one of three Sacramentals that the Blessed Virgin Mary has given to the Holy Catholic Church
In the thirteenth century, Mary gave the Rosary as a powerful weapon to mankind to combat the evils that were in this world as a result of the spiritual battle that is taking place between Satan and God
Since then, the blessings received through this Sacramental are beyond man's count
STEP 1: Make the sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
.Amen
STEP 2 : Say the Apostle's Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried
He descended into hell. On the third day He rose again
He ascended into heaven, And is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty
He will come again 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
STEP 3 : Say 1 "Our Father"
Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name
Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, On earth as it is in Heaven
Give us this day, our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
.Amen
STEP 4 : Say 3 "Hail Mary's": (For the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity)Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death
.Amen
STEP 5: Say 1 "Glory Be":Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
STEP 6: The Rosary Breakdown
The Holy Rosary consists of 20 decades
A decade consists of: 1 Our Father 10 Hail Mary's 1 Glory Be
To pray an entire Rosary, you must pray 20 times the "Our Father," 10 "Hail Mary's" and the "Glory Be" in that order
The Rosary is been divided into 4 parts of 5 decades each
Each of the four parts are called a Chaplet
To pray an entire Chaplet, you must pray 5 times the "Our Father," 10 "Hail Mary's" and "Glory Be" in that order
The general practice of Catholic is to commit themselves to praying one Chaplet per day
STEP 7: The Mysteries of the Rosary
While praying a decade, you reflect on a mystery. There are specific mysteries for each day of the week
For example, when praying the Holy Rosary on a Monday, you meditate on the Joyful Mysteries
During the recitation of first decade, you meditate on the Annunciation of Mary
During the recitation of the second decade, you meditate on the Visitation
During the recitation of the third decade, you meditate on the Nativity of Jesus. Etc
The following is a list of the Mysteries:
Joyful Mysteries - Monday and Saturday
The Annunciation
The Visitation
The Nativity
The Presentation
The Finding in the Temple
Sorrowful Mysteries Tuesday and Friday
The Agony in the Garden
The Scourging at the Pillar
The Crowning with Thorns
The Carrying of the Cross
The Crucifixion
Glorious Mysteries - Wednesday and Sunday
The Resurrection
The Ascension
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Assumption
The Crowning of Mary
Mysteries of Light - Thursday
Baptism in the Jordan
Self-manifestation at the wedding of Cana
Proclamation of the Kingdom of God, with His call to conversion
The Transfiguration
Jesus' institution of the EucharistSTEP
The "Fatima Prayer":
After the completion of one decade, you recide the "Fatima Prayer":
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy
STEP 9: The "Hail Holy Queen":
After the completion of one Chaplet (5 decades which represents 5 mysteries), you pray the "Hail Holy Queen" prayer. Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, 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 toward us, and after this our exile show us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
STEP 10 : The Sign of the Cross
You conclude the Rosary by doing the Sign of the Cross
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
.Amen
