Praying the Rosary

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Forgive me if this post falls in a wrong category… wasn’t sure where to ask

I was puzzled by a variety of modalities when it comes down to praying the Rosary. Specifically, the particular prayers said on given beads or in between the beads.

What I’d like to find out is whether the Centerpiece is often used as a place to stop on the Rosary and for saying a prayer there.

Do you stop on it to pray when you’re about to enter the first decade?
Do you stop on it at the end of the Rosary?
Perhaps you pray at both places?
Or you skip it altogether?
…and if it’s not too much to ask, what prayers do you say there?

I’d greatly appreciate your (name removed by moderator)ut.

I’ve included a poll in this thread, perhaps it may show interesting results…
 
I stop there at the end of the Rosary. I pray the Hail Holly Queen and the Pray After the Rosary, as well as the Memorare on the centerpiece medal.
 
On the centerpiece, I pray the Hail holy Queen and the concluding prayer 🙂
 
I pray on it at the end, Hail Holy Queen, the closing prayer, and a prayer to St. Michael. This is how it is prayed in my parish during the morning Rosary.

At first (and keep in mind I’m still a Candidate), I thought that was where you prayed the first Mystery as well… maybe it is. I’m not sure.
 
fieldsparrow said:
I pray on it at the end, Hail Holy Queen, the closing prayer, and a prayer to St. Michael. This is how it is prayed in my parish during the morning Rosary.

At first (and keep in mind I’m still a Candidate), I thought that was where you prayed the first Mystery as well… maybe it is. I’m not sure.
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In my experience, we would normally skip the centerpiece before the first decade and the first Mystery would be announced on the space after the 3rd Hail Mary…
these varieties is what got me curious about how others approach it as well as where their origins are.

Thank you
 
That’s what we do at my parish… I think.

It goes:
Apostle’s Creed on the crucifix;
Our Father on the first bead;
Three Hail Marys on the three beads, followed by the doxology and Fatima prayer;
the announcement of the first Mystery and an Our Father on the last bead before the centerpiece;
and then proceed from there with the first decade.
 
trinichiqn said:
I stop there at the end of the Rosary. I pray the Hail Holly Queen and the Pray After the Rosary, as well as the Memorare on the centerpiece medal.
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I do the same, except I don’t pray the Memorare. Good idea, I like it.
 
Thank you all for your (name removed by moderator)ut

God Bless
 
fieldsparrow said:
That’s what we do at my parish… I think.

It goes:
Apostle’s Creed on the crucifix;
Our Father on the first bead;
Three Hail Marys on the three beads, followed by the doxology and Fatima prayer;
the announcement of the first Mystery and an Our Father on the last bead before the centerpiece;
and then proceed from there with the first decade.
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We do this as well and end the rosary with the Salve Regina (Hail Holy Queen)
 
gregory1111 said:
Forgive me if this post falls in a wrong category… wasn’t sure where to ask

I was puzzled by a variety of modalities when it comes down to praying the Rosary. Specifically, the particular prayers said on given beads or in between the beads.
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There are several versions of Rosaries, as well as hundreds of chaplets. I pray the Franciscan Crown aka Seraphic Rosary. Just 7 OFs and 70 HMs. 😊
 
BVM_1221 said:
There are several versions of Rosaries, as well as hundreds of chaplets. I pray the Franciscan Crown aka Seraphic Rosary. Just 7 OFs and 70 HMs. 😊
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I understand that the different versions may be due to different kinds of Rosaries used for various methods of praying.
But would you know why a standard Rosary (5 decade one) is yet subject to even further subdivisions of “styles”. As pointed out by those posting here, people pray slightly different prayers at certain spots and may use slightly different ways of “handling” the Rosary in terms of what beads correspond to what prayers.
Is it due to regional differences where each area develops their own “way” or does it have some deeper significance and/or tradition behind it?
 
gregory1111 said:
I understand that the different versions may be due to different kinds of Rosaries used for various methods of praying.
But would you know why a standard Rosary (5 decade one) is yet subject to even further subdivisions of “styles”. As pointed out by those posting here, people pray slightly different prayers at certain spots and may use slightly different ways of “handling” the Rosary in terms of what beads correspond to what prayers.
Is it due to regional differences where each area develops their own “way” or does it have some deeper significance and/or tradition behind it?
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I have no idea. I have been informed several times that even with the standard Dominican Rosary, 5 OFs and 50 HMs would do it. The extra prayers are just that…extra. I am aware that the preceding prayers are a bit different in Mexico. The Legion Of Mary also has a slightly different set of starting prayers
 
Oh, yes, at the end we pray the Hail Holy Queen, prayer after the Rosary, and a prayer to St. Michael. This is how I do it at home too.
 
Haily Holy Queen
Concluding Prayer
Pray to St Michael
A Benedictine Prayer

🙂
 
This is how I do it:

Apostles Creed on the Cross/Crucifix.
Our Father on the first bead
Three Hail Mary’s for Faith, Hope, and Charity
A Glory Be on the next bead
And then announce the first Mystery and the first Our Father on the center piece.
At the end I pray the Hail Holy Queen, Prayer to Saint Michael, and Prayer to Saint Benedict for a happy death on the center piece.
 
At the end of the rosary I either pray the Sub tuum praesidium (Beneath thy protection) or the Hail Holy Queen, depending on my mood. The first, because it was that way in the booklet I originally learned the rosary with and the second because I see so many people on the internet doing it this way.

Where I live the Angelus is usually prayed at the end when the rosary is said with a group, even if it’s not one of the traditional times of the day. Sometimes the Sub tuum praesidium, never the Hail Holy Queen, although the Latin version is sometimes sung afterwards.
 
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