• The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio

    The Sorrowful Mysteries

    August 11, 2023 - By 

    Traditionally prayed on Tuesday and Friday. Also prayed daily from Lent to Easter Sunday. On the Crucifix of Rosary: On the Crucifix of Rosary: † In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.† In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, Amen. Opening Prayers The Apostle’s Creed (Recite while holding the Crucifix) The Church is a mystery in as much as in her visible reality there is present and active a divine spiritual reality which can only be seen with the eyes of faith. I believe in God, the Father Almighty,Creator of heaven and earth.And…

  • The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne | Leonardo da Vinci

    Additional Prayers For The Joyful Mysteries

    August 11, 2023 - By 

    The Pearls of the Rosary Lead us to the Cross of the Rosary. Let us, like Virgin Mary, stay at the foot of the Cross. Prayers at the Crucifix Let us pray for our Holy Father – Pope Francis I , for his conversion and eternal soul. Let us pray for the Papal intentions: May the Lord preserve him and give him life and make him to be blessed upon the earth and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.May Thy hand be upon Thine holy servant and upon Thy son whom Thou hast anoited.Lord Jesus, shelter our Holy Father…

  • The Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci

    Additional Opening Prayers For The Joyful Mysteries

    August 10, 2023 - By 

    Signum Crucis † In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. † In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, Amen. Miraculous Medal Prayer Medal of Our Lady of Graces, The Raccolta, ed. 1910, #255 O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. O MARIA sine labe concépta, ora pro nobis, qui ad te confúgimus. The Intentions of the Rosary We pray for:For all Souls in Purgatory.For all Souls who have died during the pandemic.For all Souls who have died for our freedom. Requiem æternam dona eis…

  • Saint Maximilian Kolbe - The Essential Guide to the Saint of Auschwitz

    Saint Maximilian Kolbe on Medium

    February 18, 2020 - By 

    Saint Maximilian Kolbe bore witness at Auschwitz through an act of mercy that lingers in the heart and mind but also the soul. Many lovers of the Holy Rosary use The Immaculata Prayer he wrote on a daily basis, so his living testimony is never far from us and serves to edify our relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary. THE IMMACULATA PRAYER BY ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE Pray for us, O Holy Mother of Godthat we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and earth,I renew my consecration to you for this day and for always,so that you might use me…

  • Ecce Homo (Behold the man) by Antonio Ciseri, The Sorrowful Mysteries

    The Sorrowful Mysteries for December 8, 2019

    December 6, 2019 - By 

    THE SIGN OF THE CROSS In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Prayer to Saint Michael, the Archangel Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls.   Amen. Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Holy Virgin Mary, among women, there is no…

  • Pray the Holy Rosary | Society of the Holy Rosary

    Act of Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

    December 6, 2019 - By 

    Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly prostrate before Thy altar. We are Thine, and Thine we wish to be; but, to be more surely united with Thee, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself today to Thy Most Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never known Thee; many too, despising Thy precepts, have rejected Thee. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Thy Sacred Heart. Be Thou King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never forsaken Thee, but also of the prodigal children who have…

  • The Joyful Mysteries | The Society of the Holy Rosary

    A Day of Fasting, Prayer and Reparation

    December 6, 2019 - By 

    Today we answer the call made by four exorcists for a day of fasting, prayer and reparation that was published in the National Catholic Register by Bree A. Dail. The exorcists suggest that today we stand united and pray the Holy Rosary. They also recommend that we say prayers to the Sacred Heart, and offer “some form of penance, such as fasting, abstinence and other forms of mortification.” We lift up our hearts and voices as an act of spiritual warfare for our church. Statement from the exorcists. In light of recent events regarding the Pachamama ritual in the Vatican…

  • Francisco de Zurbarán | Agnus Dei

    Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

    December 3, 2019 - By 

    O sweet Jesus, Whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt, behold us prostrate before Thy altar eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries, to which Thy loving Heart is everywhere subject. Mindful alas! That we ourselves have had a share in such great indignities, which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts, we humbly ask Thy pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary expiation not only for our own personal offenses, but also for the sins of those, who, straying far from the…

  • Annunciation by Fra' Angelico | Society of the Holy Rosary

    15 Promises of the Rosary

    October 18, 2019 - By 

    15 Promises of the Rosary were revealed by Our Lady to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan de la Roche to those who devoutly pray the Holy 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…