How To Recite the Rosary

Here is a detailed step-by-step to recite the prayer of the rosary. To support your

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Beginning the Rosary

On the Cross

• 1 sign of the cross "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit"
• The prayer of the creed to reaffirm our faith

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe 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 to the dead. On the third day He rose again; He ascended into heaven, He is seated at the right hand of the Father, and 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 the life everlasting. Amen.

On the first large bead

• 1 “Our Father”

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done, 

on earth as it is in heaven. 

Give us today our daily bread. 

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we have forgiven those who trespass against us. 

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil. Amen.

On the small beads

• 1 "Hail Mary" on each bead

Hail, Mary, full of grace,
 The Lord is with you;
 blessed are you among women,
 and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
 Holy Mary, Mother of God,
 pray for us sinners,
 now and at the hour of our death.
 Amen.

On the large bead

• 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.”

The Heart of the Rosary

First Decade

• State the mystery meditated on (the Annunciation, the baptism of Jesus, the agony of Jesus in the garden of olive trees, the resurrection) and/or a particular intention:
   "I offer you, Lord, this decade, in honor of the mystery of (the Annunciation), and I ask you, through this mystery and through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the grace (of humility)".
• 1 Our Father
• 10 Hail Mary (1 for each small bead), with the possibility of clausulae
• 1 Glory Be
• It is possible to conclude by reciting the prayer of Fatima: O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Your mercy.

Second Decade

• State the mystery meditated on (the Annunciation, the baptism of Jesus, the agony of Jesus in the garden of olive trees, the resurrection) and/or a particular intention: 
• 1 Our Father
• 10 Hail Mary (1 for each small bead), with the possibility of clausulae
• 1 Glory Be
• (prayer of Fatima)

Third Decade

• State the mystery meditated on (the Annunciation, the baptism of Jesus, the agony of Jesus in the garden of olive trees, the resurrection) and/or a particular intention: 
• 1 Our Father
• 10 Hail Mary (1 for each small bead), with the possibility of clausulae
• 1 Glory Be
• (prayer of Fatima)

Fourth Decade

• State the mystery meditated on (the Annunciation, the baptism of Jesus, the agony of Jesus in the garden of olive trees, the resurrection) and/or a particular intention: 
• 1 Our Father
• 10 Hail Mary (1 for each small bead), with the possibility of clausulae
• 1 Glory Be
• (prayer of Fatima)

Fifth Decade

• State the mystery meditated on (the Annunciation, the baptism of Jesus, the agony of Jesus in the garden of olive trees, the resurrection) and/or a particular intention: 
• 1 Our Father
• 10 Hail Mary (1 for each small bead), with the possibility of clausulae
• 1 Glory Be
• (prayer of Fatima)

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