How to Pray the Rosary
Begin by touching the crucifix and praying the Sign of the Cross., Pray the Apostle's Creed., On the first large rosary bead, pray the Our Father., On each of the next three beads, pray a Hail Mary., On the next large bead, pray the Glory Be, also...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Begin by touching the crucifix and praying the Sign of the Cross.
To make the Sign of the Cross, with your right hand touch your forehead, your heart, your left shoulder, and then your right.
If you don't have a Rosary in your hands to hold, that's fine.
You can keep track mentally.
While making the Sign of the Cross, say:
English:
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Latin:
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
Amen.
Touch your forehead when you say Father, touch your breastbone when you say Son, touch your left shoulder when you say Holy, and touch your right shoulder when you say Spirit. , If you have a Rosary, you are still holding the crucifix.
With your head down and in a contemplative stance, say:
English:
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; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; He shall come again to judge the living and the dead.
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.
Latin:
Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem caeli et terrae.
Et in Iesum Christum, Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum, qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus, descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit a mortuis, ascendit ad caelos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis, inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos.
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam, sanctorum communionem, remissionem peccatorum, carnis resurrectionem, vitam aeternam.
Amen. , The traditional version reads thusly:
English:
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 trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Latin:
Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum.
Adveniat regnum tuum.
Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo.
Amen. , These three prayers should be done with the intention of an increase in Faith, Hope, and Love.
English:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Latin:
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen. , Technically, this is on the space between the three beads and the larger bead; the larger bead is for the Our Father.
English:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
Latin:
Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et semper et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen. -
Step 2: Pray the Apostle's Creed.
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Step 3: On the first large rosary bead
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Step 4: pray the Our Father.
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Step 5: On each of the next three beads
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Step 6: pray a Hail Mary.
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Step 7: On the next large bead
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Step 8: pray the Glory Be
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Step 9: also known as the Lesser Doxology.
Detailed Guide
To make the Sign of the Cross, with your right hand touch your forehead, your heart, your left shoulder, and then your right.
If you don't have a Rosary in your hands to hold, that's fine.
You can keep track mentally.
While making the Sign of the Cross, say:
English:
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Latin:
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
Amen.
Touch your forehead when you say Father, touch your breastbone when you say Son, touch your left shoulder when you say Holy, and touch your right shoulder when you say Spirit. , If you have a Rosary, you are still holding the crucifix.
With your head down and in a contemplative stance, say:
English:
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; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; He shall come again to judge the living and the dead.
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.
Latin:
Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem caeli et terrae.
Et in Iesum Christum, Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum, qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus, descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit a mortuis, ascendit ad caelos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis, inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos.
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam, sanctorum communionem, remissionem peccatorum, carnis resurrectionem, vitam aeternam.
Amen. , The traditional version reads thusly:
English:
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 trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Latin:
Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum.
Adveniat regnum tuum.
Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo.
Amen. , These three prayers should be done with the intention of an increase in Faith, Hope, and Love.
English:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Latin:
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen. , Technically, this is on the space between the three beads and the larger bead; the larger bead is for the Our Father.
English:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
Latin:
Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et semper et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
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