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THE HOLY ROSARY FROM

THE PONDERING HEARTA ROSARY FOR ALL CHRISTIANS

COMPILED BY

Samuel L. Edwards, M.Div


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CONTENTS

Diagram of the Rosary......................................................... 6

THE HOLY ROSARY

The Preparatory Prayers.................................................. 8

The Mysteries of the Rosary

The Mysteries of Joy.........................................10

The Mysteries of Light......................................12The Mysteries of Sorrow..................................14

The Mysteries of Glory.....................................16

Alternative forms.......................................18

The Concluding Devotions ............................................. 19

Sources for the Collects and Illustrations ......................... 23


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Creed

Our Father

Hail, Mary

(3x)

Trisagion &Our Father

Hail, Mary

(10x)

Glory be .

Fatima Prayer

CollectResponsory

Concluding

Devotions

Glory be

Fatima Prayer

Collect

Responsory

The Rosary


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THE HOLY ROSARY


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THE PREPARATORY PRAYERSIf the recitation of the Rosary is made as an act of prayer for specific objects, these

may be declared here or before the collect that concludes the Preparatory Prayers.All make the Sign of the Cross with the crucifix, as the Leader begins,

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.Amen.

All say,

I BELIEVE in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven

and earth, And of all things visible and invisible;

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God;

Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light ofLight, Very God of very God; Begotten, not made; Being of onesubstance with the Father; By whom all things were made; Who for

us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was

incarnate of the Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mary, And was made

man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He

suffered and was buried; And the third day he rose again according

to the Scriptures: And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the

right hand of the Father; And he shall come again, with glory, to

judge both the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have noend.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, and giver of Life,

Who proceedeth from the Father [and the Son]; Who with the

Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spake

by the prophets. And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic

Church; I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; And I

look for the Resurrection of the dead; And the Life of the world to

come. Amen.If preferred, the Apostles Creed may be used instead of the above:

I BELIEVE in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and

earth:

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived

by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under

Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into

hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into

heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty:From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The

Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: the Resurrection of

the body: And the life everlasting. Amen.


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On the first solitary bead, all pray:

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily

bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespassagainst us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For

thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Here may be said:

O Mary, conceived without sin: Pray for us who have recourse unto thee.

On the first small bead is said:

Hail Mary, full of grace: The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among

women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus,

who giveth us faith.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for Son of Mary, Son of the living God,

us sinners, now and in the hour of have mercy upon us sinners, now

our death. Amen. and in the hour of our death. Amen.

On the second bead:



who is our hope.

Holy Mary, Son of Mary,

On the third bead:



who loveth us with an everlasting love.

Holy Mary, Son of Mary,

On the chain:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in

the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

O, my Jesus,forgive us our sins; save us from the fires of hell; and bring all

souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Amen.

Let us pray. O God, whose only-begotten Son, by his life, death, and

resurrection, hath purchased unto us the rewards of life eternal: Grant, webeseech thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the faith, we [together

with those on behalf of whom we shall do so] may both imitate what they

contain and obtain what they promise, through the same thy Son, Jesus

Christ our Lord. Amen.


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THE MYSTERIES OF JOY

I: The Annunciation to our Lady

II: The Visitation of our Lady to Elizabeth

III: The Nativity of the Lord

IV: The Presentation in the Temple

V: The Finding in the Temple

Holy God, Holy and Mighty One, Holy and Immortal One:Have mercy upon us.

I: Luke 1:26-38

II: Luke 1:39-56III: Luke 2:1-21

IV: Luke 2:22-40

V: Luke 2:41-52

[On the first bead, all pray,]

Our Father, .

[Here may be said:]

O Mary, conceived without sin: Pray for us who haverecourse unto thee.

[On each of the following ten beads:]

Hail Mary, full of grace: The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou

among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus,

I: who took our flesh of thee.

II:whose saints rejoice at his coming.

III: who assumed our humanity

that we might share his divinity.

IV: the light of the nations and the glory of his people Israel.

V: who teacheth his elders wisdom.


us sinners, now and in the hour of have mercy upon us sinners, nowour death. Amen. and in the hour of our death. Amen.

[On the chain:]

Glory be .

O, my Jesus, .


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(I.)

Let us pray. We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts:

that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by themessage of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought

unto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our

Lord. Amen.

(II.)

Let us pray. O Christ, our God Incarnate, whose virgin Mother was

blessed in bearing thee, but still more blessed in keeping thy word:

Grant us, who honour the exaltation of her lowliness, to follow theexample of her devotion to thy will; who livest and reignest with the

Father and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

(III.)

Let us pray. Almighty God, who hast given us thy only-begotten Son

to take our nature upon him, and to be born of a pure virgin: Grant

that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and

grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same our

Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same

Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

(IV.)

Let us pray. Almighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thy

Majesty, that, as thy only-begotten Son was presented in the temple in

substance of our flesh, so we may be presented unto thee with pureand clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(V.)

Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, who art the power and the wisdom of

God: Grant that, whensoever we are bereft of the sense of thine

abiding Presence, we may seek thee first in the midst of thy holy

Temple, and there receive the words of life for thy glory, our comfort,

and the good of all thy holy Church; who in unity with the Father andthe Holy Ghost livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.

And the Word was made flesh :And dwelt among us.


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THE MYSTERIES OF LIGHT

I: The Baptism of the Lord

II: The Wedding at CanaIII: The Proclamation of the Kingdom

IV: The Transfiguration of the Lord

V: The Institution of the Eucharist

Holy God, Holy and Mighty One, Holy and Immortal One:

Have mercy upon us.

I: Matthew 3:13-17

II: John 2:1-11III: Matthew 7:24-29; 5:1-11; or 13:44-50

IV: Mark 9:2-8

V: 1 Corinthians 11:-23-29


Our Father, .

[Here may be said:]

O Mary, conceived without sin: Pray for us who haverecourse unto thee.




I: who fulfilleth all righteousness.

II: who rejoiceth both bridegroom and bride.

III: who hath the words of eternal life.

IV: who fulfilleth the Law and the Prophets.

V: whose flesh is food indeed

and whose blood is drink indeed.




[On the chain:]

Glory be .

O, my Jesus, .


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(I.)

Let us pray. Almighty God, who at the baptism of thy blessed Son

Jesus Christ in the river Jordan didst manifest his glorious Godhead:

Grant, we beseech thee, that the brightness of his presence may shinein our hearts, and his glory be set forth in our lives; through the same

Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(II.)

Let us pray. Almighty and everliving God, whose Son Jesus Christ is

the Bridegroom of the New Creation: Grant that we, being obedient

to his word, may find in him the fulfillment of all our occasions and

so be fitted to share the wedding-feast of his glorious kingdom; wholiveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever

and ever. Amen.

(III.)

Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who hast exalted thy

beloved Son to be King over all worlds, and hast willed in him to

make all things new: Mercifully grant that the kindreds of the earth

which are wounded and dispersed by sin may speedily be knittogether under his gracious sovereignty; who liveth and reigneth with

thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

(IV.)

Let us pray. O God, who on the mount didst reveal to chosen

witnesses thine only-begotten Son wonderfully transfigured, in

raiment white and glistering: Mercifully grant that we, being

delivered from the disquietude of this world, may be permitted to

behold the King in his beauty, who with thee, O Father, and thee, O

Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen.

(V.)

Let us pray. Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he

suffered, did institute the Sacrament of his Body and Blood:

Mercifully grant that we may thankfully receive the same in

remembrance of him, who in these holy mysteries giveth us a pledge

of life eternal; the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who nowliveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit ever, one God, world

without end. Amen.

The Light shineth in the darkness :And the darkness hath not overcome it.


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THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES

I: The Agony in the Garden

II: The Scourging at the PillarIII: The Crowning with Thorns

IV: The Bearing of the Cross

V: The Crucifixion of the Lord


Have mercy upon us.

I: Mark 14:32-42II: Matthew 27:20-26

III: Matthew 27:27-31

IV: Hebrews 12:1-4

V: John 19:17-30 orPhilippians 2:5-11


Our Father, .

[Here may be said:]O Mary, conceived without sin: Pray for us who have

recourse unto thee.




I: who for us drank the bitter cup.

II: by whose stripes we are healed.

III: who endured a crown of thorns

to win for us a crown of glory.

IV: who for us endured the cross, despising the shame.

V: who for us became obedient unto death,

even the death of the cross.




[On the chain:]

Glory be .

O, my Jesus, .


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(I.)

Let us pray. O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and

light riseth up in darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all our doubts

and uncertainties, the grace to ask what thou wouldest have us to do,that the Spirit of Wisdom may save us from all false choices, and that

in thy light we may see light, and in thy straight path may not

stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(II.)

Let us pray. O Lord God, whose blessed Son, our Saviour, gave his

back to the smiters and hid not his face from shame: Grant us grace

to take joyfully the sufferings of the present time, in full assurance ofthe glory that shall be revealed; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ

our Lord. Amen.

(III.)

Let us pray. O Lord Jesus Christ, who for our salvation didst lay

aside thy crown of glory to accept a crown of thorns: Mercifully

grant that we may so live by the grace thy suffering hath secured that,

when thou comest to be our Judge, we may be placed on thy right

hand and receive the crown of life that fadeth not away; who with theFather and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest one God, world without

end. Amen.

(IV.)

Let us pray. Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy

but first he suffered pain and entered not into glory before he was

crucified: Mercifully grant that we walking in the way of the cross,

may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through thesame thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

(V.)

Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, who didst stretch out thine arms of

love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within

reach of thy saving embrace: so clothe us in thy Spirit that we,

reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know

thee to the knowledge and love of thee; for the honor of thy Name,who livest and reignest with the Father and the same Holy Spirit, one

God, for ever and ever. Amen.

O Savior of the world, who by thy Cross and

Precious Blood hast redeemed us :

Save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.


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THE MYSTERIES OF GLORY

I: The Resurrection of the Lord

II: The Ascension of the LordIII: The Descent of the Holy Ghost

IV: The Assumption of our Lady

V: The Coronation of our Lady


Have mercy upon us.

I: Matthew 28:1-10II: Acts:1:1-14

III: Acts 2:1-21

IV: Song of Songs 2:10-14

V: Revelation 21:1-7


Our Father, .

[Here may be said:]O Mary, conceived without sin: Pray for us who have

recourse unto thee.




I: who hath conquered sin, hell, and death.

II: who ascended on high that he might fill all things.

III: who through the Holy Ghost abideth with his Church for ever.

IV: who hath taken thee to himself.

V: who doth crown thee with glory and honor.


us sinners, now and in the hour of have mercy upon us sinners, nowour death. Amen. and in the hour of our death. Amen.

[On the chain:]

Glory be .

O, my Jesus, .


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(I.)

Let us pray. O God, who for our redemption didst give thine only-

begotten Son to the death of the Cross, and by his glorious

resurrection hast delivered us from the power of our enemy: Grant usso to die daily from sin, that we may evermore live with him in the

joy of his resurrection; through the same thy Son Christ our Lord.

Amen.

(II.)

Let us pray. Almighty God, whose blessed Son our Saviour Jesus

Christ ascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things:

Mercifully give us faith to perceive that according to his promise heabideth with his Church on earth, even unto the end of the world;

through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(III.)

Let us pray. O God, who didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people,

by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same

Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice

in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one

God, world without end. Amen.

(IV.)

Let us pray. O God, who hast taken to thyself the blessed Virgin

Mary, mother of thine only-begotten Son: Grant that we who, with

her, have been redeemed by his blood may share with her the glory of

thine eternal kingdom; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who

liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God,

world without end. Amen.

(V.)

Let us pray. O Almighty God, who didst endue with singular grace

the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of our Lord: Vouchsafe, we

beseech thee, to hallow our bodies in purity, and our souls in humility

and love, that we, with her, may receive from thy Son the crown of

life which fadeth not away; through the same our Lord and SaviourJesus Christ. Amen.

Christ hath conquered; Christ now reigneth;Christ doth command.


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THE CONCLUDING DEVOTIONS

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While holding the medal (or the large bead), one of the following canticles is said. It

is suggested that Magnificat appropriately follows the Joyful Mysteries, Surge,

inluminare the Luminous, Dignus es, Domine the Sorrowful, andGloria in excelsis

Deo the Glorious. If desired, the Antiphon Salve Regina may be used in place of or

in addition to these canticle

xMAGNIFICAT ANIMA MEA

Luke 1:46-55

My soul doth magnify the Lord, *

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour;

For he hath regarded *

The lowliness of his handmaiden.

For behold, from henceforth *All generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath magnified me, *

And holy is his name;

And his mercy is on them that fear him *

Throughout all generations.

He hath showed strength with his arm, *

He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts;He hath put down the mighty from their seats, *

And hath exalted the humble and meek.He hath filled the hungry with good things, *

And the rich he hath sent empty away.

He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel, *

As he promised to our forefathers,

Abraham and his seed for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, *

and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, *world without end. Amen.

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SURGE,INLUMINAREIsaiah 60:1-3, 11a, 14c, 18-19

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, *

and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, *

and gross darkness the people:

But the LORD shall arise upon thee, *

and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, *

and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; *

they shall not be shut day nor night.

They shall call thee; The city of the LORD, *

The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

The sun shall be no more thy light by day; *

neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee:

But the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, *

and thy God thy glory.

Thy sun shall no more go down; *

neither shall thy moon withdraw itself:

For the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, *and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

xDIGNUS ES, DOMINE

Revelation 4:11; 5:12, 9b-10, 13b

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, *

for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are

and were created.

For thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood *

out of every kindred and tongue and nation,

And hast made us unto our God kings and priests; *

And we shall reign on the earth.

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, *

to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength, and

honor and glory and blessing!Blessing and honor and glory and power be unto him that

sitteth upon the throne, *

And unto the Lamb for ever and ever.


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xGLORIA IN EXCELSISDEO

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will

towards men.

We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we

glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great

glory,

O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ;

O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest

away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive ourprayer.

Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have

mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, thou only,

O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the

glory of God the Father. Amen.

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The following Antiphon of our Lady may be said here in addition to, or in place of,

the foregoing Canticle or either of its substitutes:

SALVEREGINAand Collect

Mary we hail thee, Mother and Queen compassionate;

Mary our comfort, life, and hope, we hail thee.

To thee we exiles, children of Eve, lift our crying;

To thee we are sighing as, mournful and weeping, we pass through

this vale of sorrow.Turn thou therefore, O our intercessor, those thine eyes of pity and

loving-kindness upon us sinners.

Hereafter, when our earthly exile shall be ended, show us Jesus,the blessed fruit of thy womb,

O gentle, O tender, O gracious Virgin Mary

Leader Pray for us, O holy Mother of God;

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


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Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who by the co-operation of the

Holy Ghost didst prepare the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother

Mary to become a habitation meet for thy Son: Grant that as we rejoice in

her commemoration, we may be delivered by her loving intercession from

our present evils and from eternal death; through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.[Translation from the Latin by Canon Winifred Douglas]

Here, on the three small beads, may be said an Our Father, a Hail Mary, and

a Glory be for the intentions of the Holy Father, as well as those of the

Bishops and other Pastors of the participants.

An Act of Contrition may also be added, such as the following:

My God, I love thee with my whole heart and above all things, and am

heartily sorry that I have offended thee. May I never offend thee any more.

O, may I love thee without ceasing and make it my delight to do in all things

thy most holy will.

xLeader Lord, hear our prayer;

People And let our cry come unto thee.

Let us pray. Almighty God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of those

who ask in thy Sons Name: We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine

ears to us who have now made our prayers and supplications unto thee; and

grant that those things which we have faithfully asked according to thy will,

may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting

forth of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.[Book of Common Prayer(1928), page 50]

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship

of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.[2 Corinthians 13:14]


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Sources for the Collects:

Joyful Mysteries

I. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), For the AnnunciationII. Lesser Feasts and Fasts (1963), For the VisitationIII. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), For Christmas Day (I)IV. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), For the PresentationV. Samuel L. Edwards, 2010

Luminous Mysteries

I. The American Missal, p. 41II. Samuel L. Edwards, 2010III. The Anglican Missal, For the Feast of Christ the KingIV. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), For the TransfigurationV. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), For Maundy Thursday

Sorrowful Mysteries

I. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), p. 595II. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), For the Tuesday before EasterIII. Samuel L. Edwards, 2007IV. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), For the Monday before EasterV. adapted from Charles Henry Brent, With God in Prayer(1907), pp. 40-41

Glorious Mysteries

I. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), For Easter Day (II)II. The American Missal, p. 370III. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), For Whitsunday (I)IV. adapted fromLesser Feasts and Fasts, (1963) For Saint Mary the VirginV. adapted from The American Missal, p. 463

(alternative Glorious Mysteries)IV. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), For All Saints DayV. The Book of Common Prayer(1928), For the 6th Sunday after TrinitySources for the Illustrations:

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Front Cover: Madone assise, William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), Art

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Page 6: Courtesy of the Diocese of the Eastern United States, Anglican Church in

America. (Labels by the compiler.)

Page 12: La Vierge au lys, William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), private

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