How do you pray with the Rosary?

Question

What is meant by mysteries?

Answer 1

On the Cross: Make the Sign of the Cross and say the "Apostles' Creed."

First Bead: Say the "Our Father."

Next three Beads: Say three "Hail Marys."

On the Chain: Say the "Glory be to the Father."

On the next Bead: Announce the First Mystery; then say the "Our Father."

On the next Ten Beads: Say ten "Hail Marys," while meditating on the Mystery.

On the Chain: Say the "Glory be to the Father."

Next Bead: Announce the Second Mystery; then say the "Our Father."

Repeat above and continue with Third, Fourth and Fifth Mysteries in the same manner.

Answer 2

Father K gave you the how to... I'll share the rest ... the "Mysteries" are stages of Jesus' life, and where it intersects with others' lives, that you meditate on... such meditation is supposed to help you cultivate whatever wisdom in those chapters of his life you focus on, some Rosary guides (and there are MANY) have prayers and suggested meditations written in them. You can use the meditations for whatever spiritual growth you can glean from them.

The Mysteries are generally: The Sorrowful Mysteries (surrounding Jesus' trial and crucifixion), The Joyful Mysteries (surrounding the announcement of his birth and actual arrival), The Glorious Mysteries (Resurrection time frame until ascension), and for Catholics the Luminous Mysteries were added by PJPII (I have NO idea what these are, but I'm sure you'd find info on them at EWTN's website or some other Catholic site).

Booklets on how to, plus mysteries can be purchased through any Catholic website that has a bookstore, like Leaflet Missal's catalogue www.leafletonline.com, or EWTN's website... etc.

Hope this give some insight...

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Answer 3

Don't do it. The rosary is a device which originated in Paganism and is commonly found throughout the many and varied religions of the world. Clearly, the concept of prayer beads or prayer counters had been in use for centuries, long before the Roman Catholic Church decided to continue this popular pagan tradition, furnishing it with a Christian veneer.

The repeating of fifty-three Hail Marys every time the rosary is recited flies in the face of Jesus’ express condemnation of saying the “same things over and over again.” Its widespread use outside of professedly Christian lands argues that its origin is pagan. And the same must also be said regarding its associated features, the exaltation of Mary, the offering of indulgences for saying the rosary, the crediting of victories to it and its claimed power to decrease purgatorial suffering. None of these find any support in the Scriptures, but they do find parallels in pagan religions.

There is no evidence in the Bible where the disciples of Jesus used a rosary. It is just one of the items that the Catholic Church brought into Christianity to contaminate it.