Wetin Saints Talk About di Holy Rosary
See also: Meditations on di Rosary
from As We Dey Climb di Ranks of Heaven
Di Rosary na prayer wey get im foundation for Baibul. E dey start with di Apostles’ Creed, wey give short account of di great mysteries of di Catholic faith. Di Our Father, wey dey introduce each mystery, come from di Gospels. Di first part of di Hail Mary na di angel words wey announce Christ birth and di greeting wey Elizabeth give Mary. Na St. Pius V officially add di second part of di Hail Mary. Di Mysteries of di Rosary dey focus on di things wey happen for Christ life. Four sets of Mysteries dey: Di Ones wey Concern Joy, Di Ones wey Concern Sorrow, Di Ones wey Concern Glory and––di ones wey Pope John Paul II add for 2002––di Ones wey Concern Light.
Di repetition for di Rosary na to lead person into prayer of rest and contemplation wey concern each Mystery. As we dey gently repeat di words, e dey help us enter di silence for our hearts, where Christ spirit dey dwell. Person fit pray di Rosary alone or with group.
Choose di Mysteries wey you want pray. Each page get di Baibul readings, Rosary prayers, and audio recording.
According to tradition, na every Monday and Saturday, and every Sunday for Advent, dem dey pray dem.
According to tradition, na every Thursday dem dey pray dem.
According to tradition, na every Tuesday and Friday, and every Sunday for Lent, dem dey pray dem.
According to tradition, na every Wednesday, and every Sunday wey no fall for Lent or Advent, dem dey pray dem.
Make you and/or your group learn di Rosary prayers well.
- Make di Sign of di Cross.
- Hold di Crucifix, come pray di Apostles dem Creed.
- For di first bead, pray one Our Father.
- Pray one Hail Mary for each of di next three beads.
- Pray di Glory Be.
- For each of di five decades, announce di Mystery (after dat, you fit read di Scripture passage wey dey for di page of dat Mystery above), then pray di Our Father.
- As you dey touch each of di next ten beads, pray ten Hail Marys as you dey meditate on di Mystery.
- Then pray one Glory Be.
- After dem finish each decade, some people dey pray dis prayer wey di Blessed Virgin Mary ask for at Fatima:
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from di fire of hell; lead all souls go Heaven, especially those wey need Your mercy pass.
After you don pray di five decades, pray:
- We Greet You, Holy Queen
- If you want: prayer to end with
- If you want: Prayer to St. Michael
- If you want: Prayer to St. Joseph
- If you want: Prayers wey Dem Adapt from Pope Francis for Times of Suffering
Most of di text and di picture of di Rosary come from di web page of di U.S. Bishops: How to Pray di Rosary.
Thank una, bishops and USCCB staff! We dey pray for una!