Praying the Rosary

What's new as of 08/31 2024: ?

We have added two more Hail Mary sets of reflections for each mystery: "For Peace" derived from old versions of liturgical prayers, and "FOL" derived from the audio rosary put out by the Flame of Love Movement.

We have fixed some errors with the bible links, some versions of the bible split one psalm into 2 and then combined 2 psalms into 1. Thus the number of psalms remains 150 but the numbering is different. So if you click on a psalm you will get to the referenced psalm but the number may be different on the selected bible.
We have added a "Print Rosary" which will print the displayed text. So if you want a hard copy of a particular set of Mystery and/or Hail Mary reflections open the advanced options and select the desired reflections then scroll down and select the Mysteries you want but then also click on the option to display only the refections for each selected set of mysteries. Then click the Print Rosary button. It will show you the pages that you will print so be sure to scroll through the list to make sure you are going to print what you want.

As of 05/19/24: ?

As of Pentecost 2024 We have added the Rosaries for Life compiled by the USCCB. (For Life) As of Holy Week 2024 we have added the Penitential Psalms (Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, & 143) as a 50th rose Reflection set on the Sorrowful Mysteries. These were provided by Msgr Charles Pope as an option on the Sorrowful Mysteries on several rosaries:

• Dominican
• Flame of Love
• Traditional

As of 02/14/24: ?

we have separated some of the optional selections as "Advanced Settings".
Some people's first reaction has been that this is too complicated. So now a first time user need only pick the type of Rosary and pray. If they like what they see then they may be motivated to investigate what can be controlled.

We have also added the Focused Rosary which is from a book Linda Bouchard wrote: Rosary Meditations for Focused Praying to teach her grandchildren how to pray a meditative Rosary.

We want to add a ProLife or Rosary for Life. There are many variations on the Web If you have a favorite that is not copyrighted (or the copyright holder is willing to let us use it) let us know by adding a comment or just email me at gfbiltz@gmail.com

This site is being used for group Rosaries if you are already in one and would like to open it up to others simply add a comment with the times and link. If you would like to join one come to https://meet.google.com/yry-nbmz-wnm any weekday morning at 6am Pacific, 7am Mountain, 8 am Central and 9am Eastern time. If you are interested in starting one look into google meet. It is free for up to 100 users and if you invite users via google meet it adds the meeting to your, and the attendees who have accepted the invite, calendar so that you get a 30 minute reminder. It also performs very well. The way we do it:
    One person shares their screen which is then viewable to all the other users.
    We select someone to lead the Opening Prayers, each mystery, and the closing prayers.
    the opening prayer leader becomes the responder for the first Mystery
    the leader of each mystery becomes the responder for the next Mystery
    the person who leads the 5th mystery responds to the closing prayers

This site is largely the result of years of study of the bible and Jewish Culture and History. If you are interested to learn about it check out https://answeringyourgospelquestions.com

As of 11/20/23: ?

We have added: An audio rendition of each mystery. They are from the Totus Tuos (All Yours) website. You can select both the Totus Tuos and an additional 50th Rose reflection set. Thus when you display "only reflections" you can read a reflection as you are listening / responding to each Hail Mary.
We have provided a side bar version of settings by clicking the gear at the upper left hand of the page. The settings scroll and are fixed on the page so they are available no matter where you are within the Rosary.
In adition on the botom of the side bar settings is a list of audio renditions of the entire rosary for each of the Mystery sets. Once again you can use the included reflections as you are praying the rosary or you can display additional reflections.
When you bring up the Rosary Page the Mystery for the Day will be initialized. You may of course change the default Mystery (e.g. Joyful for Monday) to any Mystery you would like.
We have added three sets of Renaissance paintings reflections so you can select one of the three Religious Images or one of the Gregorian Chants to provide background audio while you pray.

As of 07/18/23: ?

We have added and supplimented the contemplative Rosary Meditation from America Needs Fatima. There are both Mystery level meditations and 50th Rose meditations. Praying a rosary in which one is presented with a question or something to think about with each Hail Mary is quite different. I personally would find it hard to use in a group rosary because it makes me stop and think but I will use it a lot privately. We have thus also enabled them as optional default meditations.

As of 05/14/23: ?

We have added a set of reflections called "Profound" to each Mystery and have thus also enabled them as optional default Meditations. They come from the writings of Bishop Fulton Sheen. The source can be seen by clicking on the "+" on the 10th Hail Mary of each Mystery when all the reflections are from the same source or on the last reflection from a source where multiple Hail Mary reflections are from the same source.


The Profound reflections are also available on both versions of the Seven Sorrows Rosary by setting the default Meditations for the 50th Rose Hail Mary to "Profound".

You may have noticed that we have also given you a choice of Bible for Biblical references. There are differences in numbering in Psalms and Malachi. We have automatically adjusted the links to get you to the correct place based on the Bible you are using. Every biblical reference should link to either the chapter or directly to the verse. If you find one that does not, leave a comment so it can be fixed.

Please, if you find something wrong leave a comment so it can be fixed.

Bishop Sheen used the Knox Bible exclusively. So I would suggest you set the Bible to the Knox Bible when you use the Profound Reflections as that is word for word what he wrote. (to see an alternate translation just change the Bible and reclick on the link.)

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• There are twelve different Rosaries provided. Clicking (touching) on a Rosary Type will open the Rosary below. (You may have to scroll down to see it depending on your screen size.) To get more information about a rosary type click (touch) the plus sign + beside the name of the rosary. To close the Rosary Type that has been opened click the "Close Rosary".
  
• The reflections selectible with "Select a Meditation Set for each Mystery" on this page are Mystery level reflections that will appear before each Mystery. We welcome additional reflection sets and will be happy to include them as selectible options when provided. To submit one just add a comment to this page and you will be contacted.
• You will find 7 or more 50th Rose reflection sets (a short reflection for each Hail Mary) available for each Mystery on the Dominican, Flame of Love and Traditional Rosaries.
• There are also four study Rosaries, one for each Mystery. If you click (touch) "Choose a Rosary Mystery" it will display the Mysteries. Clicking (touching) an individual Mystery will open it below. To close a study Mystery click/touch the "Close Rosary" radio button. The Study Rosaries will provide you with the historical and contextual background for each Mystery. Plan on an hour or two for each Mystery.
  
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When praying together we all need to be using the same words however I have yet to pray a public rosary where someone did not make a contraction out of "Our Father who art in heaven" saying "Our Father who aren't in heaven" so when I pray alone I use the English that I use when I am speaking to my father or mother: "Our Father in heaven, may your name be held holy"...

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We should have a specific intention for our prayers. We have provided a default set for each of the 5 mysteries on each rosary. If you would rather use your own intentions just un- click this option.

        Use the Flame of Love Hail Mary response. ...

The Flame of Love Movement adds a phrase "Spread the effect of the grace of Thy Flame of Love over all humanity," before "now and at the hour of our death." in the Hail Mary. Jesus promised that for every three Hail Marys said this way 10 souls would be released from purgatory. Thus there are many who use this site that want that incorporated in all the rosaries they pray. If you would like to do so, just select this option.

        Show the Flame of Love Introductory and Closing Prayers.
        Select a Meditation Set for each Mystery.      none America Needs Fatima Reflections Fatima Centennial Reflections Flame of Love Reflections Elizabeth Kindlemann Spiritual Diary Ascension Press Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo Miraculous Medal Association Padre Pio writings Rosary Novena Bishop Fulton J Sheen Rosary for Life Religious Images Religious Images II Religious Images III
        Select the default Meditations for the 50th Rose Hail Mary.       None Context (short) Suffering (only Sorrowful) Summary (long) Scriptural (medium) Scriptural 2 (only Sorrowful) Profound (long) Contemplative (long) For Life (short) For Peace Flame of Love (short) Penitential (only Sorrowful)
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        Select the default Bible to use with scriptural references.       Douay-Rheims drbo.org Douay-Rheims CatholicBible.Online Knox CatholicBible.Online NABRE USCCB site NRSVCE BibleGateway RSVCE BibleGateway Vulgate BibleGateway Vulgate CatholicBible.Online Douay-Rheims - Vulgate side by side New Jerusalem Bible

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                   Amici di Giuseppe Rosary +

The Amici di Giuseppe rosary is an implementation of the “Fiftieth Rose’s Second shorter method” described in St. Louis de Montfort’s book The Secret of the Rosary.

Amici di Giuseppe, “Friends of St. Joseph,” is a fellowship of men committed to growing in holiness in their lives as husbands and fathers according to the life of St. Joseph in the Holy Family at Nazareth. It is an organization that is an extension of Paradisus Dei, “Paradise of God”. Paradisus Dei is an organization that helps families discover the superabundance of God within marriage and family life. It has chapters in 44 states and multiple countries. Mark Hartfiel of Paradisus Dei while visiting the Franciscan University in Stuebenville, Ohio joined a group of students in saying a rosary. The students were using the Second shorter method. Mark was impressed that it focused each Hail Mary on the Mystery that was being said. Mark points out that the Hail Mary can be divided into two halves which we do when there is a leader and responders. The very center of the two halves is the name “Jesus.” Adding the reflective phrase at the name of Jesus focuses the participants on the individual mystery.

The Introductory and concluding prayers, while not necessary to the Rosary itself, tend to bring St. Joseph into the picture completing the Holy Family. That is very appropriate since Joseph spent the last almost 30 years of his life contemplating the faces of Jesus and Mary.

                   L.L. Bouchard’s Focused Rosary +

L.L. Bouchard’s Focused Rosary is an implementation of the “Fiftieth Rose’s Second shorter method” described in St. Louis de Montfort’s book The Secret of the Rosary.

The meditations were put together by Linda Bouchard for her grandchildren to teach them the meditative aspect of praying a rosary.

                   Brazen Serpent Prayer Rosary +

This Scriptural Rosary supplements the Brazen Serpent Rosary developed by the Corps of Renewal and Charity (CORAC). The CORAC Brazen Serpent Rosary supplements the Brazen Serpent Prayer often prayed by members of the Corps of Renewal and Charity (CORAC) for their own well-being and for that of others, especially those who have experienced adverse reactions to COVID shots.

Throughout Scripture, the Lord demonstrates His power to heal people both physically and spiritually, when they turn to Him with humble trust and with acceptance of God’s will. The CORAC National Prayer Teams Committee has created this special Rosary using five healing passages from Scripture. We meditate upon these beautiful mysteries while praying the decades of the Rosary, asking Our Lady to intercede for us as we, in turn, intercede for those whom we encounter in our daily lives.

                   Dominican Rosary +

The Power of the Rosary The Blessed Virgin Mary plays an important role in salvation history. She gave birth to the Savior of the world, and because she was so closely united to Jesus in his life and death, she was also given the privilege of sharing in Christ's triumph over Satan. In this, she becomes an example to all Christians, reminding us that we are to crush the ancient serpent under our feet.

This becomes quite clear in the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which shows Mary wearing a beautiful mantle; the stars in the pattern the same as the constellations in the sky when she appeared to Saint Juan Diego in 1531. Although her mantle is turquoise (a sign of royalty), she looks downward in humility, with her hands folded in prayer above a dark ribbon around her waist (a symbol of pregnancy), as she stands atop a crescent moon (a reference to Revelation 12:1).

What most people fail to notice is the head of the serpent at Mary's feet among the folds of her dress. Although we say "Guadalupe," the word Saint Juan Diego used in describing Mary was "Coatlaxopeuh" which means "she who crushes the serpent."

Pope Pius XI once said that "the rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin. If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors." His words speak to a truth that the Church has recognized for centuries. In addition to blessing us with joy and peace, the Blessed Mother also protects us from harm. The devil and his demons tremble before her. They could not tempt her into sin, and they know what a powerful intercessor she is, calling us to conversion and a return to the Lord.

This intercession and protection is what one hopes for when praying the rosary. We trust that Christ will not turn away from his mother when she looks upon him with loving eyes and pleads for mercy on our behalf.

"In dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of Mary, call upon Mary," notes Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. "While invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear; if she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal." That goal, of course, is her Son, Jesus Christ.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen knew that one of the most profound ways to find Christ is in the rosary. More than a mantra, each mystery allows us to reflect on the message of the Gospel, the pivotal moments in the life of Jesus and his mother. "The rosary is the book of the blind," he says, "where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the rosary is beyond description." https://opwest.org/poweroftherosary

                   Flame of Love Rosary +

The Flame of Love Movement

“Elizabeth Kindelmann was a laywoman from Budapest, Hungary who died in 1985. She, like St. Faustina, was given a mission by God and His Mother for His Church to emphasize a special Grace from God for His Church. She was always obedient to priests and bishops. Our Lady told her to gather 12 special pastors, four from within Budapest and 8 from outside the city to start a Movement to spread this special Grace to the whole world. Elizabeth was instructed to keep a Diary, which explains the special Grace, which God calls the “Grace from the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” and “the greatest Grace given to mankind since the Incarnation”. God promised that this Grace would be spread to the whole world.

In the Diary, our Lady always speaks about the “Cause”, i.e. the Flame of Love Movement . She asks Elizabeth to be zealous and to speak often to these priests about “moving the Cause ahead.” Her priest-confessors were sometimes slow to understand and slow to act, even though our Lady asked for action. Yet, they were accepting and sympathetic toward Elizabeth.

Fr. Gabriel Rona, S.J., a Hungarian priest, was also a missionary to Latin America and translated her diary into Spanish. (His book was used for the English translations of both the entire diary and the Simplified Version). He was appointed the Spiritual Director of the Movement for many years. In 1989, Cardinal Echeverria Ruiz (Archdiocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador) approved Fr. Rona’s translation. In 1996, he approved the statutes of the Flame of Love Movement for his archdiocese and asked the Holy Father to approve the Movement for the whole world. Cardinal Stafford, prefect for the Congregation for the Laity, sent a letter encouraging the Cardinal in his work.

Cardinal Peter Erdo, Archbishop of Elizabeth’s Archdiocese of Budapest, went more deeply into the question by establishing a theological commission. In 2009, Cardinal Erdo said that the commission found her writings free from error. He gave his imprimatur; wrote about the importance of this Movement of Grace as a gift from God; and also formally established the Flame of Love as a lay movement in his archdiocese.

Since then, other Hungarian dioceses have done the same, as have other dioceses around the world. In the United States, the Flame of Love Movement is just beginning under the International Pious Association of the Faithful established to spread the Message to the whole world. This association has been in existence for many years in other countries of the world.

Anthony Mullen (who lives in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia where the National Center is located) has been named National Director by the International Association. Archbishop Chaput (Philadelphia) gave his imprimatur to the English translation from the Spanish of the Flame of Love Book released by the Center.

We see ourselves as a grassroots movement, trying to faithfully and prudently put into practice the desires of God and our Mother as described in the Diary. We pledge total loyalty and obedience to the Church. We especially invite all priests and religious to help us to guide this new Movement solely for God’s glory in His Church and according to His Will.”

                   Franciscan Crown Rosary +

The Franciscan Crown has variously been called the Franciscan Rosary, the Seraphic Rosary or the Rosary of the Seven Joys of Our Lady. The "Seven Joys" is a devotion that recalls seven joyful episodes in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The practice originated among the Franciscans in early 15th-century Italy. The themes resemble the 12th-century Gaudes, Latin praises that ask Mary to rejoice because God has favored her in various ways.

The Franciscan historian, Father Luke Wadding [1] dates the origin of the Franciscan Crown to the year 1422. In 1422 an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary took place in Assisi, to a Franciscan novice named James. As a child, he had had the custom of offering daily to the Virgin Mary a hand made crown of roses. When he entered the Friars Minor, he became distressed that he would no longer be able to offer this gift. The Blessed Virgin appeared to him to give him comfort and showed him another daily offering that he might do: to pray every day seven decades of Hail Marys, meditating between each decade on one of the seven joys that she had experienced in her life: the Annunciation, Visitation, Birth of our Lord, Adoration of the Magi, Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple, the Resurrection of Our Lord, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and her Coronation into heaven. Friar James began this devotion. One day the Director of Novices saw him praying and an angel was with him who was weaving a crown of roses, placing a lily of gold between each of the ten roses. When the novice had finished praying, the angel placed the crown upon him. The Director asked Friar James what this vision meant. After hearing the explanation, he told the other friars and soon this devotion spread throughout the Franciscan family.

Among the Friars Minor, the promotion of this devotion is attributed to St. Bonaventure, Bl. Cherubin of Spoleto, St. John Capistran, Pelbart of TemesvᲬ and St. Bernadine of Siena to mention a few. St. Bernadine is also said to have had a vision of the Virgin Mary when he was meditating on the seven joys of Mary.

                   Holy Souls Rosary +

Taken from the Holy Souls Rosary website.

                   Patriotic Rosary +

http://www.patrioticrosary.com/patriotic-rosary.html
This is a rosary that takes advantage of the 50 Hail Marys to pray one for each of the states. It is a prayer for our country. For more in-depth information about the Patriotic Rosary, Caritas of Birmingham has posted more information available free on their official Medjugorje site.

The Patriotic Rosary

By A Friend of Medjugorje

                   Reparation Rosary +

This rosary serves as a means of fighting the many forces of evil that oppress us by asking for reparation for specific sins. As an act of love, it also makes reparation for sin — both our own sins and for a world that has turned against God.

                   Seven Sorrows Rosary (Servite Rosary) +

There are variations in the prayers. We have included 2 of them. The Servite Rosary owes its origin to the Servite Order founded by the Seven Holy Founders in 1233. From the beginning, they dedicated their lives to Our Lady of Sorrows. The Servite Rosary is comprised of 7 decades in memory of Mary’s 7 sorrows. It is customary to begin with an Act of Contrition, to call to mind the role our sins had in Mary’ sufferings. At the beginning of each group, the sorrow is announced, followed by an Our Father and seven Hail Marys. At the end of the rosary, we say 3 Hail Marys in honor of Our Lady’s tears. See https://www.ourladymountcarmel.com/blog/pray-servite-rosary for details and promises

                        Our Lady of Kibeho Version +

Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow?" (Lamentations 1:12)

The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows dates back to the Middle Ages, but it gained new popularity following the Marian apparitions in Kibeho, which have been approved by the Catholic Church. During Mary's apparitions to Marie-Claire Mukangango, she assigned the young visionary a mission to reintroduce this special rosary to the world. Before her untimely death, Marie Claire did just that, traveling widely to teach it to thousands of people, who then taught it to thousands of others. (Marie-Claire was killed in the genocide of over a million people in Rwanda, a tragedy that was foretold through visions of rivers of blood that the young people in Kibeho received several years before the killings.) She (the Holy Virgin) promised that when prayed with an open and repentant heart, the rosary would win us the Lord's forgiveness for our sins and free our souls from guilt and remorse. She also promised that over time, the rosary would develop within us a deep understanding of why we sin, and that knowledge would give us the wisdom and strength to change or remove any internal flaws, weaknesses of character, or personality faults causing unhappiness and keeping us from enjoying the joyous life God intended for us...

                        Companions of the Cross Version +

Meditations composed by Most Rev. Scott McCaig, CC. Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada and former General Superior of the Companions of the Cross Society of Apostolic Life

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