The Holy Rosary

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The Holy Rosary
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The Story of the Holy Rosary

• The devotion of the Holy Rosary has been
  treasured in the Church for many centuries. It
  is a summary of Christian faith in language and
  prayers inspired by the Bible. The Rosary is one
  of the best prayers that families are invited to
  recite.

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Three appearances of the Blessed Virgin Mary
with the Rosary

• Saint Dominic
• Our Lady of Lourdes
• Our Lady of Fatima

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Saint Dominic

• The origin of this devotion is traditionally
  connected with St. Dominic who was in Spain in
  the thirteenth century. He founded the Order of
  Preachers, or Dominicans. He went to France as a
  missionary to convert some people.
• One day the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to
  Dominic, holding a Rosary in her hand. She told
  him that the devotion of the Rosary would convert
  sinners and obtain great graces from God. She
  said, This is the precious gift which I leave to
  you.
• Saint Dominic taught the people how to say the
  Rosary. Soon, more than one hundred thousand
  people were converted.

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Our Lady of Lourdes

• In 1858 the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared eighteen
  times to Saint Bernadette, a humble peasant girl,
  at Lourdes in France. She appeared in a rocky
  cave in a glow of brightest light. She wore a
  white robe and a blue sash, and on each of her
  feet there was a golden rose. A white Rosary
  with a cross of gold hung from her right arm.
• The beautiful Lady said the Rosary with
  Bernadette. She asked her little friend to tell
  the people to do penance for their sins and to
  pray. One day Bernadette asked, My lady, would
  you be so kind as to tell me who your are?
• The Lady joined her hands and looking up to
  heaven, said, I am the Immaculate Conception.

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St. Bernadette
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Our Lady of Fatima

• On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin appeared to
  three little shepherd children at Fatima, in
  Portugal. Their names were Lucy, Jacinta, and
  Francisco. The beautiful Lady was dressed in
  white, and she stood on a bright cloud over a
  small oak tree. From her right hand hung a white
  Rosary. She said to the children Have no
  fear. I come from heaven. I want you children
  to come here on the thirteenth day of each month,
  until October. Then I will tell you who I am.
• On October 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary
  again appeared to the children of Fatima. She
  said I am the Lady of the Rosary. I have come
  to warn the faithful to amend their lives and ask
  pardon for their sins. People must not continue
  to offend our Lord, already so deeply offended.
  They must say the Rosary.

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The Prayers of the Rosary

• The Sign of the Cross
• The Apostles Creed
• The Our Father
• The Hail Mary
• The Glory Be to the Father
• The Hail, Holy Queen

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The Mysteries of the Rosary

• As we recite the prayers of the rosary, we think
  about certain stories in the lives of Jesus and
  Mary.
• There are four sets of five mysteries, or
  stories, for us to think about while we pray the
  rosary. The stories tell of certain events in
  the lives of Jesus and Mary.

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The Joyful Mysteries

• The Joyful Mysteries help us to think of Marys
  joy when Jesus came into the world. They are
• The Annunciation
• The Visitation
• The Birth of the Child Jesus
• The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
• Finding of Jesus in the Temple

• Usually said on Mondays and Saturdays except
  during Lent and the Sundays from Advent to Lent.

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The Luminous Mysteries

• The Luminous Mysteries or the Mysteries of
• Light help us to think of Marys joy, as the
• first among believers, when Jesus began to
• proclaim the Good News of salvation for all
• who followed Him. They are
• The Baptism of Jesus
• Christs Self-Manifestation at Cana
• Christs Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
• The Transfiguration of Our Lord
• Christs Institution of the Eucharist
• Usually said on Thursdays, except during Lent.

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The Sorrowful Mysteries

• The Sorrowful Mysteries help us to think of
  Marys great sorrow when Jesus suffered for our
  salvation. They are
• The Agony of Jesus in the Garden
• The Scourging of Jesus at the Pillar
• The Crowning of Jesus with Thorns
• Jesus Carries His Heavy Cross
• The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
• Usually said on Tuesdays and Fridays throughout
  the year and every day from Ash Wednesday until
  Easter.

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The Glorious Mysterious

• The Glorious Mysteries help us to think of the
  glorious Resurrection of Jesus and the Crowning
  of Mary as Queen of Heaven. They are
• The Resurrection of Jesus
• The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven
• The Descent of the Holy Spirit
• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Usually said on Wednesdays (except during Lent)
  and the Sundays from Easter to Advent.

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After the Rosary

• Hail, Holy Queen
• Let us pray
• O God, whose only-begotten Son, by His life,
  death and resurrection, has purchased for us the
  rewards of eternal life grant, we ask You, that,
  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.