I.

Rosary Ritual:

1. Put a pinch of blessed salt in your mouth and let it melt (optional).

2. Anoint your brow and breast, tracing the small sign of the Cross, with blessed oil (optional).

3. Sprinkle holy water or and blessed salt around the area (optional).

4. Light some candles (symbolizes the presence of Jesus Christ; the Light of the world [John 8:12]) and
incense (symbolizes the prayer of the faithful rising to heaven [Psalm 140: 2]) (optional).

5. Kneel (a sign of submission and reverence) in front of the image of Jesus Christ and or the Blessed
Virgin Mary, preferably facing east; towards the holy city of Jerusalem (optional).

6. Make the sign of the Cross (with or without holy water) and clasps your hands together (praying
hands gesture; a sign of submission and fidelity) as you recite the introductory prayer of the Rosary:

a. Original introductory prayer of the Rosary use by the Dominicans:

V. Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you.
R. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
V. O Lord, ☩ open my lips. (☩ - Trace a cross over your lips)
R. And my mouth shall declare Your praise.
V. O God, ☩ come to my assistance. (☩ - Make the sign of the Cross gesture)
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
R. as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia. (From Septuagesima to Lent instead of the “Alleluia”, say: “Praise to You, o
Lord, King of eternal glory”)

b. Commonly used introductory prayer to the Rosary:

b.1. The Apostles Creed
b.2. Three Hail Marys
b.3. Glory be

7. Announce the First Mystery; then say the "Our Father."

8. Say ten "Hail Marys," while meditating on the Mystery.

9. Say the "Glory be to the Father." During the Sacred Triduum, the Glory Be is replaced by the
following:
a. On Maundy Thursday:
V: Christ was made obedient for us.
R: Unto death.
 b. On Good Friday:
V: Christ was made obedient for us unto death.
R: Even to the death of the cross.
c. On Holy Saturday:
V: Christ was made obedient for us unto death, even to the death of the cross.
R: For which cause God also hath exalted Him, and hath given Him a name which is
above all names.

10. Say the Fatima Supplication and or supplication to obtain the spiritual fruit of the Mystery (optional).

11. Announce the Second Mystery; then say the "Our Father." Repeat 8, 9 (and 10) and continue with
Third, Fourth and Fifth Mysteries in the same manner.

12. Hail Holy Queen

13. Concluding prayer:

V. Pray for us, o Holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray:
O God, whose only begotten Son by His life, death and resurrection has purchased for us the
rewards of eternal life: grant, we beseech You, that by meditating on these mysteries of the
Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain
what they promise. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

V. May the Divine ☩ assistance remain always with us. (☩ - Make the sign of the Cross gesture)
R. Amen
V. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen

14. Petition (with or without invocation of other saints) or thanksgiving prayer (for answered prayers
and graces received).

a. Some petitions:

a.1. Supplication to St. Joseph

This prayer was prescribed by Pope Leo XIII for the month October, after the Recitation of the
Rosary:

“To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation, and having implored the help of your
most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke your patronage also. Through that charity which bound
 you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you
embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance which Jesus
Christ has purchased by his Blood, and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.
O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ; O most
loving father, ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting influence; O our most
mighty protector, be kind to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power of
darkness. As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God's Holy
Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us by your
constant protection, so that, supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live
piously, to die in holiness, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen.”

a.2. Sub Tuum Praesidium

Pope Francis asked the faithful to recite this invocation along with the Leonine Prayer to St.
Michael the Archangel after the Rosary, especially during the month of October, for the
protection of the Church.

We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our petitions in our necessities,
but deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.

a.3. Leonine Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

Pope Francis asked the faithful to recite this prayer along with Sub Tuum Praesidium after the
Rosary, especially during the month of October, for the protection of the Church.

Saint Michael Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and
snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, O Prince of the heavenly
host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl through the
world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

b. Thanksgiving Prayer
by St. Faustina Kowalska

O Jesus, eternal God, I thank You for Your countless graces and blessings. Let every beat of my heart be a
new hymn of thanksgiving to You, O God. Let every drop of my blood circulate for You, Lord. My soul is
one hymn in adoration of Your mercy. I love You, God, for Yourself alone.

15. Memorare (after petition) or Laudes Divinae (after thanksgiving).

a. Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your
protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this
confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother, to you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and
sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions but in your clemency, hear and
answer me. Amen

b. Laudes Divinae
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy. Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her Glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the Name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed
be God in His Angels and in His Saints.

16. Make the sign of the Cross.

Supplications for the Spiritual Fruits of the Rosary

by Blessed Bartolo Longo

I. Joyful Mysteries
1. The Annunciation.
O Mary, immaculate lily, through the joy you felt when at the Angel's message you became the Mother
of God: obtain for me the virtue of purity and of humility, that I may become your worthy son
(daughter) and the brother (sister) of Jesus.
2. The Visitation.
O Mary, Mother of grace and of charity, through the joy you felt when, upon visiting Elizabeth, you
brought joy to the home of Zechariah and the Baptist was sanctified at the sound of your voice: visit my
soul, let it hear your Motherly voice, and fill it with love of God and love of neighbour.
3. The Birth of Jesus.
O Mary, mirror of humility and of poverty, through the joy you felt when, turned away by the
inhabitants of Bethlehem and forced to take refuge in a stable from the cold and darkness, you gave
birth to the Divine Redeemer: grant that by accepting scorn and poverty I remain faithful to grace and
gain the reward of eternal salvation by means of good works.
4. The Presentation.
O Mary, the perfect model of obedience and of sacrifice, you who offered Jesus to the Eternal Father on
our behalf: place your Child upon my bosom, that, together with you, I may offer him the sacrifice of my
passions and of my whole being.
5. The Finding in the Temple.
O Mary, a shining example of patience, through the joy you felt when, after three days of anxiously
searching, you found Jesus in the Temple: grant that I too, seeking Jesus with love in every moment of
my life in imitation of you, may find him at last in your arms at the hour of my death, never to lose him
again.

II. Sorrowful Mysteries

1. The Agony in the Garden.
O Grieving Virgin, through the anguish of that saddest of nights in which Jesus in agony in the garden
sweat blood at the sight of my sins, and, betrayed, was tied as a criminal: obtain for me the perfect
sorrow of my sins and perseverance in prayer, that I may never again betray his most loving Heart.
2. The Scourging at the Pillar.
O most grieving Mother, through the pain you felt in knowing that your innocent and holy Son had been
publicly stripped and bloodily scourged with biting whips: obtain for me the spirit of true repentance
and the virtue of chastity and of the mortification of the senses.
3. The Crowning with Thorns.
O Mother of sorrows, through the atrocious torment which pierced your heart when you saw Jesus, the
King of glory, then become the King of suffering, crowned with thorns and shame, with a reed in his
hands, derided by the crowd: ah!, encircle my intellect and my heart with these very thorns, that I may
never offend him again with evil thoughts and sentiments; and obtain for me pureness in my thoughts
and the right intentions in my actions.
4. The Carrying of the Cross.
O grieving Mother, through the martyrdom of your heart, when you met your Son weighed down
beneath the heavy cross, staining the road to Calvary with his blood: grant that I, clinging to Jesus' cross,
follow behind, daily carrying the cross of my troubles with meekness and with perfect conformity to the
will of God.
5. The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord.
O Queen of the Martyrs, through the extreme spasm of your heart when you witnessed Jesus dying on
the cross in the midst of a thousand torments, forsaken and without comfort: grant that I die to myself,
to the world and to sin, and live in the heart of Jesus alone, having abandoned myself in his most holy
arms.

III. Glorious Mysteries

1. The Resurrection.
O Most Holy Mother of God, through the joy you felt in seeing Jesus risen from the dead and
surrounded in glory: obtain for me that I too rise from the death of sin to a life of grace and of faith, and
may persevere in it till my very last breath.
2. The Ascension.
O Queen of the Heavens, through the joy you experienced in seeing Jesus rising to Heaven triumphant
as King of the Universe and as our Advocate by his Father: obtain his blessing for me also, so that I be
changed by him from a sinner into a saint; moreover, by separating me from all earthly affection,
through the virtue of hope may he kindle in me the desire of paradise.
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit.
O Queen of the Universe, through the joy you felt when the Holy Spirit descended on you and on the
Apostles: grant that he come into my soul and fill it with his holy gifts and the heavenly fruits of charity,
of joy, of patience and of peace.
4. The Assumption.
O Queen, Lady of the Angels, through the joy you experienced when you were taken into heaven body
and soul: come with Jesus to assist me at the hour of my death, and lead me with you to everlasting
happiness.
5. The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
O Queen of all the Saints, and the honour and delight of humankind, through the joy you felt when the
Most Holy Trinity crowned you as Queen of Heaven and Earth: inflame me with your love and with the
love of God, that I may love and serve you on earth, and glorify you, O Queen of my heart, in heaven.

The Miraculous 54-Day Rosary Novena

The Miraculous 54-Day Rosary Novena is actually one cycle of three Novenas followed by another cycle
of three Novenas (3 Novenas X 9 days each =27 days; 27 days X 2 cycles =54 days), which is said to make
it especially efficacious.

1. Pray the Rosary (5 decades) once a day for 27 days in the spirit of petition. Start the entire cycle with
the Joyful Mysteries first, the Sorrowful Mysteries second, and ending with the Glorious Mysteries.
2. Then pray the Rosary (5 decades) once a day for 27 days in the spirit of thanksgiving, whether you
believe your petitions have been granted or not.

Novena Record

I. In Petition

1. Joyful 2. 3. 4. Joyful 5. 6. 7. Joyful 8. 9.

Sorrowful Glorious Sorrowful Glorious Sorrowful Glorious
10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Joyful Sorrowful Glorious Joyful Sorrowful Glorious Joyful Sorrowful Glorious
19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
Joyful Sorrowful Glorious Joyful Sorrowful Glorious Joyful Sorrowful Glorious

II. In Thanksgiving

28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36.

Joyful Sorrowful Glorious Joyful Sorrowful Glorious Joyful Sorrowful Glorious
37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
Joyful Sorrowful Glorious Joyful Sorrowful Glorious Joyful Sorrowful Glorious
46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54.
Joyful Sorrowful Glorious Joyful Sorrowful Glorious Joyful Sorrowful Glorious