The Rosary - Glorious MysteriesLeader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen Leader: We pray this rosary with the intentions for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. May our local community be open to supporting those who the Lord is calling. 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 rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. From thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead. All: 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. Leader: for the virtues of faith, hope and charity. Pray One Our Father, three Hail Marys and one Glory be. For each mystery, pray one Our Father, ten Hail Marys and one Glory be. Ascension: Forty days after his resurrection the Lord ascended to heaven promising to be with his disciples always. The 11 apostles, Mary, and the other disciples went about the task of praying. As we meditate on this mystery, let us be thankful of the great graces that are bestowed upon us when we pray. Descent of the Holy Spirit: As Mary and the Apostles are praying in the Upper Room, a gust of wind swirls around the room. Tongues of fire descend upon their heads anointing them with the Holy Spirit. The same Spirit that empowered the Apostles is given to us at our Baptism and Confirmation. We not only receive our vocation from the Lord, but the Holy Spirit fills us with the gifts we need to live out that vocation. As we meditate on this mystery, let us ask the Lord to renew us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit so we may proclaim the Word of God as we are called. Assumption of Mary: The belief that our Mother at the end of her life was taken body and soul into heaven should affect the way we live out our vocation. By giving us a public sign that she shares in the fruits of her Son’s suffering, death and resurrection, God promises and shows that, by imitating her virtue, we too shall share her reward. As we meditate on this mystery, let us ask God to make us more like Mary, with our eyes fixed on her son Jesus. Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: When God crowned Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth, He created in her a strong intercessor for our prayers. Rewarded for her fidelity and love she is both a model and help for us. As we meditate on this mystery, let us ask her intercession that she ask her Son to more clearly show us our vocation and to strengthen those who are already living out their vocation. Conclusion All: Hail Holy Queen mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us, and after this exile show to us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen Leader: Pray for us O Holy Mother of God All: that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Leader: Let us pray, All: O God, whose only begotten Son, by His death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life. Grant, we beseech thee, that by meditating on these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen. Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. |
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