How do you open the Rosary?

[Lilsheep88]

It seems as if this one is how you open a Rosary if you are asking for the BVM’s intercession. Im gonna give this one a shot, thanks for sharing XD

By the way, does this method replace the I believe, the Our Father, the 3 Hail Mary’s and the Glory Be… When you use this method, do you jump to the first mystery right away?

 

[Lynette77]

I usually begin the rosary by praying in this way:

In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen

O Lord open my lips and my tongue will announce your praise

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

The Creed

1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary’s and 1 Glory Be (offered for the Pope’s Intentions)

 

[Joannm]

Do you use the Dominican style opening

V: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee
R: Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus

V: O Lord, open my lips
R: And my tongue shall declare Your praise

V: O God, come to my assistance
R: Lord, make haste to help me

V: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
R: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Or the more common Creed, 3 Hail Marys, Gloria beginning?

The second two : “O Lord open my lips” and O God come to my assistance," followed by the Glory Be, are the openings to the LIturgy of the Hours. “O Lord open my lips” in said before the Invitatory at the first hour prayed, usually the OOR or Morning Prayer and “O GOd…” at all the other hours. I have never heard it used in the Rosary.

 

[Langdell]

I do it the traditional way, plus the Fatima Prayer. I try to say my intentions after the Sign of the Cross, but I often forget and have to say them later on.