Kiss the cross of your [Rosary] after having signed yourself therewith, and place yourself in the presence of God, saying the Creed.
On the first large bead, beg God to accept the service you wish to render Him, and to assist you by His grace to accomplish it worthily.
On the first three small beads, implore the intercession of the Sacred Virgin, saluting her: on the first, as the most cherished daughter of God the Father; on the second, as Mother of God the Son; and on the third, as the beloved Spouse of God the Holy Ghost.
At each decade think of one of the Mysteries of the Rosary according to your leisure, remembering it principally when pronouncing the holy names of Jesus and Mary with great reverence of heart and body. If any other sentiment should animate you (sorrow for past sin or a purpose of amendment) meditate thereon throughout the chaplet as well as you can, recalling this sentiment or any other that God may inspire in a special manner when murmuring the sacred names of Jesus and Mary.
[At the end] thank God for having been permitted to recite your chaplet; salute the most holy Virgin Mary, entreating her: [first], to offer your understanding to the Eternal Father that you may continually consider His mercies; [second], supplicate her to offer your memory to the Son that your thoughts may constantly turn to His Passion and Death; and [third], implore her to offer your will to the Holy Ghost that it may ever be inflamed with His holy love. Beg the divine Majesty to accept all for His glory and the good of His Church, asking Him to keep you ever in its pale and to bring back those who have wandered; pray for your friends, and conclude as you commenced by the profession of faith, the Sign of the Cross.
“Let us run to Mary, and as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence!”
- St. Francis de Sales
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Dear Faithful,
For those seeking to be more intentional and properly disposed to gain various indulgences that Holy Mother Church graciously offers us, allow me to offer some tips on this subject when it comes to the recitation of the Most Holy Rosary:
- A partial or plenary indulgence is attached to the recitation of the Rosary.
- A plenary indulgence is possible when the Rosary is recited in a church or oratory or when it is recited in a family or a religious community.
- The Rosary is a vocal prayer to which is to be added devout meditation on the Mysteries of the Life of Christ and His Blessed Mother (see advice of St. Francis de Sales on back page).
- The “usual conditions” for gaining a plenary indulgence are the exclusion of all attachment to sin (even venial sin), sacra-mental confession (which may be made several days before or after completing the indulgenced work), the reception of Holy Communion and prayers for the Holy Father’s intentions (these latter two requirements are best fulfilled the day of).
- Prayers for the Pope’s intentions must include at least 1 Our Father and 1 Hail Mary; to these is often added 1 Glory Be.
- The Pope’s intentions, in virtue of his office, always include the following objects: 1. The progress of the Faith and triumph of the Church. 2. Peace and union among Christian Princes and Rulers. 3. The conversion of sinners. 4. The uprooting of here-sy. These are thus the intentions that we also pray for.
May you find these tips beneficial to your soul as you continue to reap the rewards of reciting the Rosary!
In Christ the King and the Virgin of Guadalupe,
Canon Bryan Silvey, vice rector