Prayers of the Rosary

Prayers of the Rosary in approximate order as prayed in the Rosary

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; 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; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty, from thence He shall 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.

THE 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.

THE DOXOLOGY: Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen. (this prayer is optional and may be said after all Glory Be to the Fathers.....)

O my Jesus, have mercy on us. Forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Take all souls into heaven, especially, those most in need of thy mercy. Amen.

THE HAIL MARY: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst 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 our death. Amen.

DECADE PRAYER - (prayer for priests):  God, our Father, please send us holy priests, all for the sacred and Eucharistic heart of Jesus, all for the sorrowful and immaculate heart of Mary, in union with saint Joseph.  Amen.

THE SALVE REGINA (Hail Holy Queen):  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 unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.  O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!

V: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God

R: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

LET US PRAY: O God, by the life, death and resurrection of Your only begotten Son, You purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; grant, we beseech You that while meditating on these  mysteries of the Holy Rosary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

FATIMA PRAYER: Most Holy Trinity - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - I adore thee profoundly.  I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences whereby He is offended.  And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners.

"Let this prayer be echoed all over the world." -   Mary

Fatima Prayer: My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You.  I beg pardon of You for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love You.

Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary, pray for us. Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us. Mary, Our Loving Mother, pray for us.

MEMORARE: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary that never was it known that anyone who fled to Your protection, implored Your help, or sought Your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, we fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother. To You we come; before You we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not our petitions, but in Your mercy, hear and answer us.  Amen.

The Fifteen Promises of Mary to Christians Who Recite the Rosary

• Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the rosary, shall receive signal graces.
• I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the rosary.
• The rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
• It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the heart of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things.  Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
• The soul which recommend itself to me by the recitation of the rosary, shall not perish.
• Whoever shall recite the rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its sacred mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not by an unprovided death; if he be just he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life.
• Whoever shall have a true devotion for the rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
• Those who are faithful to recite the rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in paradise.
• I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the rosary.
• The faithful children of the rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in heaven.
• You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the rosary.
• All those who propagate the holy rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
• I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.
• All who recite the rosary are my son, and brothers of my only son Jesus Christ.
• Devotion of my rosary is a great sign of predestination.

(Given to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan) Imprimatur: Patrick J. Hayes DD Archbishop of New York)

WHY the Daily Rosary?

• Our Lady has 117 titles. She selected this title at Fatima: "I am the Lady of the Rosary."
• St. Francis de Sales said the greatest method of praying IS- Pray the Rosary.
• St. Thomas Aquinas preached 40 straight days in Rome Italy on just the Hail Mary.
• St. John Vianney, patron of priest, was seldom seen without a rosary in his hand.
• "The rosary is the scourge of the devil" -- Pope Adrian VI
• "The rosary is a treasure of graces" -- Pope Paul V
• Padre Pio the stigmatic priest said: "The Rosary is THE WEAPON"
• Pope Leo XIII wrote 9 encyclicals on the rosary.
• Pope John XXIII spoke 38 times about our Lady and the Rosary. he prayed 15 decades daily.
• St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort wrote: "The rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, Our Redeemer, who so loves His Mother."
• MARY, QUEEN OF THE HOLY ANGELS -- PRAY FOR US!
• "Jesus, Mary, I Love You, Save Souls"
• J.M.J. = JESUS, MARY, JOSEPH - the Holy Family......

Novena to St. Joseph

O glorious Saint Joseph, 
faithful follower of Jesus Christ, 
to you we raise our hearts and hands 
to implore your powerful intercession 
in obtaining from the benign heart of Jesus 
all the helps and graces necessary 
for our spiritual and temporal welfare,
particularly for the grace of a happy death 
and the special favor we now request...

(State your request here.)

O guardian of the Word Incarnate, 
we feel animated with confidence that your prayers 
in our behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God.

O glorious St. Joseph, 
through the love you bear to Jesus Christ
and for the glory of His name, 
hear our prayers 
and obtain our petitions. 

Amen.


DAY ONE

O great St. Joseph, 
with feelings of unlimited confidence, 
we beg you to bless this novena that we begin in your honor. 
"You are never invoked in vain" says the seraphic St. Theresa of Jesus. 
Be you then to me 
what you have been to that spouse of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 
and graciously hear me as you did her. 

Amen.

Saint Joseph, pray for us!


DAY TWO

O blessed Saint Joseph, 
tenderhearted father, 
faithful guardian of Jesus, 
chaste spouse of the Mother of God, 
we pray and beseech you to offer to God the Father, 
His divine son, 
bathed in blood on the Cross for sinners, 
and through the thrice holy name of Jesus 
obtain for us of the eternal Father 
the favor for which we implore your intercession...

(State your request here...)

Amid the splendors of eternity, 
forget not the sorrows of those who pray, 
those who weep; 
stay the almighty arm which smites us,
that by your prayers and those of your most holy spouse, 
the Heart of Jesus may be moved to pity and to pardon. 

Amen

Saint Joseph, pray for us!


DAY THREE

Blessed St. Joseph, 
enkindle in our cold hearts a spark of your charity. 
May God be always the first 
and only object of our affections. 
Keep our souls always in sanctifying grace and, 
if we should be so unhappy as to lose it, 
give us the strength to recover it immediately 
by a sincere repentance. 
Help us to such a love of our God 
as will always keep us united to Him. 

Amen.

O glorious St. Joseph, 
through the love you bear to Jesus Christ
and for the glory of His name, 
hear our prayers 
and obtain our petitions.

(State your request here...)


DAY FOUR

Saint Joseph, pride of Heaven, 
unfailing hope for our lives, 
and support of those on earth, 
graciously accept our prayer of praise.
You were appointed spouse of the chaste Virgin 
by the Creator of the world. 
He willed that you be called "father" of the Word 
and serve as agent of our salvation.
May the triune God who bestowed upon you heavenly honors, 
be praised forever. 
And may He grant us through your merits 
the joy of a blessed life 
and a favorable answer to our petition. 

(State your request here...)

Amen.

Saint Joseph, pray for us!


DAY FIVE

O holy St. Joseph, 
what a lesson your life is for us, 
ever so eager to appear 
so anxious to display before the eyes of men 
the graces that we owe entirely to the liberality of God. 
In addition to the special favor for which we plead in this novena...

(State your request here...)

grant that we may attribute to God the glory of all things, 
that we may love the humble and hidden life, 
that we may not desire any other position 
than the one given us by Providence 
and that we may always be a docile instrument in the hands of God. 

Amen.

Saint Joseph, pray for us!


DAY SIX

O glorious Saint Joseph, 
appointed by the Eternal Father 
as the guardian and protector of the life of Jesus Christ, 
the comfort and support of His Holy Mother, 
and the instrument in His great design 
for the redemption of mankind; 
you who had the happiness of living with Jesus and Mary, 
and of dying in their arms, 
be moved with confidence we place in you, 
and procure for us from the Almighty, 
the particular favor which 
we humbly ask through your intercession...

(State your request here...)

Amen.

Saint Joseph, pray for us!


DAY SEVEN

O faithful and prudent Saint Joseph, 
watch over our weakness 
and our inexperience; 
obtain for us that prudence which reminds us of our end, 
which directs our paths and which protects us from every danger. 
Pray for us, then, O great Saint, 
and by your love for Jesus and Mary, 
and by their love for you, 
obtain for us the favor we ask in this novena...

(State your request here...)

Amen.

Saint Joseph, pray for us!


DAY EIGHT

O blessed Joseph, 
to whom it was given not only to see 
and to hear that God whom many kings longed to see and saw not; 
to hear and heard not; 
but also to carry Him in your arms, 
to embrace Him, to clothe Him, 
and to guard and defend Him, 
come to our assistance and intercede with Him 
to look favorably on our present petition.

(State your request here...)

Amen.

Saint Joseph, pray for us!


DAY NINE

O good Saint Joseph, help us to be like you, 
gentle to those whose weakness leans on us; 
help us to give to those who seek our aid,
succor that they may journey unafraid. 
Give us your faith, 
that we may see the right shining above the victories of might. 
Give us your hope that we may stand secure, 
untouched by doubting, steadfast to endure. 
Give us your love that as the years increase 
an understanding heart may bring us peace. 
Give us your purity that the hour of death 
finds us untouched by evil’s breath. 
Give us your love of labor 
that we shirk no lot in life that calls us for honest work. 
Give us your love of poverty so that we live contented, 
let wealth come or go. 
Give us your courage that we may be strong; 
give us your meekness to confess our sins. 
Give us your patience that we may possess the kingdom 
of our souls without distress. 
Help us, dear Saint, 
to live that when life ends 
we pass with you to Jesus and His friends.

O Glorious Saint Joseph, 
hear our prayers and obtain our petitions. 

Amen.

Saint Joseph, pray for us!