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Rosary Novenas
Rosary Novenas
Rosary Novenas
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Rosary Novenas

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First published in 1926 by Charles V. Lacey, Rosary Novenas to Our Lady has brought comfort and hope to many who have turned to Mary, the mother of Jesus, for help in troubled times. Now, for the first time, these prayers have been updated and include the new Mysteries of Light recommended by Pope John Paul II. The format of this new edition follows the rigorous requirements of the original, and also includes instructions on how to pray the Rosary and words for the needed prayers.
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Release dateApr 2, 2011
ISBN9780879466053
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    Rosary Novenas - Charles Lacey

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    How to Pray the Rosary

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    1. Make the Sign of the Cross and say the Apostles’ Creed. 2. Say the Our Father. 3. Say three Hail Marys. 4. Say the Glory Be. 5. Announce each mystery and say the Our Father. 6. Say ten Hail Marys. 7. Say the Glory Be. (Repeat steps 5-7 for each decade.) 8. Say the Hail, Holy Queen.

    The complete Rosary now includes twenty decades, divided into four sets of mysteries: the Joyful Mysteries, the Mysteries of Light, the Sorrowful Mysteries and the Glorious Mysteries. Pope John Paul II recommended that they be prayed in that order. Many people say one set of mysteries each day. In that case, the Pope suggested reciting the Joyful on Mondays and Saturdays, the Sorrowful on Tuesdays and Fridays, the Glorious on Wednesdays and Sundays, and the Mysteries of Light on Thursdays.

    Praying the mysteries either in the order presented in this book or in the order based on the days of the week is acceptable when making the Rosary Novenas to Our Lady.

    How to Pray the Rosary Novenas to Our Lady

    The Rosary Novenas require a substantial commitment. The idea is to pray five decades of the Rosary each day for twenty-seven days in petition for a particular request, followed by five decades each day for twenty-seven days in thanksgiving—whether or not the petition was granted. As Charles Lacey wrote in his original introduction You will not have prayed in vain. No prayer ever went unheard, and Our Blessed Lady has never been known to fail.

    This is not to say that every request we make will be granted in the exact way we wish. Many times, God’s grace comes to us through people and events we never imagined. Often our prayers

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