Catholic Faith Refresher Course

We encourage everyone...
Converts, Life long Catholics,
those in RCIA and Catechism Classes...
to learn the Prayers and Mysteries
of Our Lady's "sweet chain of love." 
Pray the Rosary every day to gain
great spiritual blessings,
to obtain the conversion of poor sinners,
and for peace throughout the world.  

As you come to have knowledge of its Mysteries,
you will realize, possibly for the first time,
what a treasure the Mother of God gave us
about 750 years ago through St. Dominic.

Because it has so often in the past revitalized
the spirituality of people from every walk of life,
clergy, religious, laity- young, middle aged, elderly,
many are now turning again
to Our Lady for help through it.

Because of it, everyone's faith becomes more vital,
alive - and fruitful.

Starting today, make a sincere, honest, even heroic effort
so this "Heaven sent," most powerful weapon
for saving souls and to obtain peace
can become known to all sincere Christians everywhere.

Can you think of anything that you could do
that would be more important!!!

Once committed to memory,
the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary
will serve as a daily, scripturally based study
of events in the lives of Our Lord and His Mother.

Sincere effort and pious reading will further serve
to enhance your meditation upon these events.

You may also wish to remember that the Rosary
is a gift from the World's Greatest Mother,
the Person who knew Our Lord better than anyone
who ever lived on earth.

It will be a treasure to you now, and until you are safe
in your heavenly home for all eternity;
there to enjoy the beatific vision of Our Lord Himself,
His Holy Mother and the Saints forever and ever and ever.

You will also have the satisfaction of knowing
that you are contributing in an important way
each day and with each Rosary you say
to the Security of Our Church and Country
as well as the Peace of the World.

Remember the Promise of Our Lady of Fatima, in 1917:

"WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL PRAY THE  ROSARY 
EVERY DAY, RUSSIA WILL BE CONVERTED
AND AN ERA OF PEACE GRANTED TO THE WORLD,"
is still in effect.

She is only awaiting the cooperation
of each and every one of us.

HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARY
The Holy Rosary is a form of vocal and mental prayer
while meditating on the "mysteries" of our Redemption.
These mysteries are factual events that occured throughout the life of Our Lord and His Mother;  they are scripturally founded, the mystery being what we the faithful can come to know of their significance in our journey of faith.
 
The value of the Rosary lies in the meditation
on the life of Our Lord.
While praying the words of ten Hail Marys,
one meditates on the event of the Mystery
and prays to gain a deeper love and knowledge of Our Lord.
 
(One daily Rosary may be composed of five Mysteries,
...5 "decades" of 10 Hail Marys but some choose
to pray the complete fifteen Mysteries.)

THE PRAYERS OF THE ROSARY
 
The Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost, Amen.
 
The Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty
Creator of Heaven and earth.
I believe 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 crucufied,
died and was buried.
He descended into hell;
the third day He arose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven,
sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the living 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 life everlasting. Amen.
 
The Our Father  (Matt. 6:9-13)
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
 
The Hail Mary  ( Luke 1:28 )
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
 
Glory be to the Father (Phillipians 4:20)
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
 
After each decade pray
 
" Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from
the fires of Hell. Lead all souls to Heaven,
especially those in most need of Thy Mercy."
 
After the Fifth Decade pray
 
Hail Holy Queen
Hail! Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
To thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, O most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us;
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement! O loving! O sweet virgin Mary!
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
 
We then pray:
O God, Whose only begotten Son, by His Life, Death
and Resurrection has purchased for us the rewards
of our eternal salvation, grant we beseech Thee,
while meditating upon these Mysteries,
in the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
we imitate what they contain,
and obtain what they promise,
through the same Christ, Our Lord.
Amen.

THE MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY

The Joyful Mysteries

The Sorrowful Mysteries

The Glorious Mysteries