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  1. For people who do use the Fatima prayer, do they also use it after the first Glory Be before the first mystery (in addition to after each mystery).
  2. Did our Lady at Fatima say to do this, or did she say to do this only after each mystery.
  3. If our Lady said only after each mystery and for people who do use the Fatima prayer use it before the first mystery after the Glory Be, any reason why this happened?
  4. Is the Fatima prayer used for the rosary actually different than the one our Lady told to say in the apparition?
  5. After saying the Hail Holy Queen, and then we go to the “O God, whose only Begotten Son,…”, do you guys say the “Let us Prayer:…” before saying the O God… or do you guys go right into the concluding prayer.
 
Kmon23 said:
  1. For people who do use the Fatima prayer, do they also use it after the first Glory Be before the first mystery (in addition to after each mystery).
  2. Did our Lady at Fatima say to do this, or did she say to do this only after each mystery.
  3. If our Lady said only after each mystery and for people who do use the Fatima prayer use it before the first mystery after the Glory Be, any reason why this happened?
  4. Is the Fatima prayer used for the rosary actually different than the one our Lady told to say in the apparition?
  5. After saying the Hail Holy Queen, and then we go to the “O God, whose only Begotten Son,…”, do you guys say the “Let us Prayer:…” before saying the O God… or do you guys go right into the concluding prayer.
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1-2) it seems that most people say it after the first Glory Be (ie before the first decade). I don’t, I only say it after each decade. From what I have read, Our Lady instructed the children to say it after each decade, but I don’t think it really matters if you say an extra one. My main reason for not doing so is because of a rather humorous event that happened years ago in our home, not because of any hard and fast rule that Our Lady laid down.
3) Some things just evolve over time, no big deal.
4) I have read that it is the exact prayer the children were told to recite. But I couldn’t say for sure.
5) A little bit of both, sometimes I say it, sometimes I don’t. No rhyme or reason.

BTW: the concluding prayer you mention is not our family’s concluding prayer. My wife and I will say the Litany of the Blessed Virgin after that prayer, and our family will always say an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be for the Holy Father’s intentions. This last one is important as there are indulgences attached to it.
 
tafan said:
1-2) it seems that most people say it after the first Glory Be (ie before the first decade). I don’t, I on********ly say it after each decade. From what I have read, **Our Lady instructed the children to say it after each decade, but I don’t think it really matters if you say an extra one. ** My main reason for not doing so is because of a rather humorous event that happened years ago in our home, not because of any hard and fast rule that Our Lady laid down.
3) Some things just evolve over time, no big deal.
4) I have read that it is the exact prayer the children were told to recite. But I couldn’t say for sure.
5) A little bit of both, sometimes I say it, sometimes I don’t. No rhyme or reason.

BTW: the concluding prayer you mention is not our family’s concluding prayer. My wife and I will say the Litany of the Blessed Virgin after that prayer, and our family will always say an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be for the Holy Father’s intentions. This last one is important as there are indulgences attached to it.
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THIS^^^.
I only say it after the decades.

When I taught Catholic school, I had a student leading a decade, and she said
  • “and especially those who mostly need thy mercy.”*
Poor kid. We cracked up.
 
Kmon23 said:
  1. For people who do use the Fatima prayer, do they also use it after the first Glory Be before the first mystery (in addition to after each mystery).
  2. Did our Lady at Fatima say to do this, or did she say to do this only after each mystery.
  3. If our Lady said only after each mystery and for people who do use the Fatima prayer use it before the first mystery after the Glory Be, any reason why this happened?
  4. Is the Fatima prayer used for the rosary actually different than the one our Lady told to say in the apparition?
  5. After saying the Hail Holy Queen, and then we go to the “O God, whose only Begotten Son,…”, do you guys say the “Let us Prayer:…” before saying the O God… or do you guys go right into the concluding prayer.
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  1. Sometimes. Usually it’s when I’m half paying attention and I say it out of habit after the Glory Be. :o
  2. I don’t know, but I’ll defer to the other posters. Even if she did, as tafan said, I don’t think Mary will get upset because you said an “extra” one.
  3. 🤷 These things happen.
  4. 🤷
  5. I usually say “Let us pray” between the two. But I don’t think it’s of critical significance.
 
…I thought normally after the Glory Be that follows the Hail Mary’s during each of the five decades.
 
Our 4th Grade teacher taught us to say the “Eternal Rest” prayer after the Fatima prayer. She’d also lead us in a couple of “St. X, pray for us” before moving to the next decade.

As a private devotion, there isn’t really a “perfect” way to pray it. When prayed in a group, however, it’s nice to have a structure so everyone’s in sync.
 
Kmon23 said:
  1. For people who do use the Fatima prayer, do they also use it after the first Glory Be before the first mystery (in addition to after each mystery).
  2. Did our Lady at Fatima say to do this, or did she say to do this only after each mystery.
  3. If our Lady said only after each mystery and for people who do use the Fatima prayer use it before the first mystery after the Glory Be, any reason why this happened?
  4. Is the Fatima prayer used for the rosary actually different than the one our Lady told to say in the apparition?
  5. After saying the Hail Holy Queen, and then we go to the “O God, whose only Begotten Son,…”, do you guys say the “Let us Prayer:…” before saying the O God… or do you guys go right into the concluding prayer.
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  1. Yes after each Glory Be.
 
Miserissima said:
Our 4th Grade teacher taught us to say the “Eternal Rest” prayer after the Fatima prayer. She’d also lead us in a couple of “St. X, pray for us” before moving to the next decade.

As a private devotion, there isn’t really a “perfect” way to pray it. When prayed in a group, however, it’s nice to have a structure so everyone’s in sync.
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yup. There’s nothing worse or more awkward than a group of little old ladies arguing about which is the “right” way to do it aloud. :rolleyes:
Do you rbest, and cultivate that great relationship with Christ and His Mother.
 
I went to my bookcase and found a book I have written by Sister Lucia (Quite a good spiritual read). I thought I would share a small excerpt that seems applicable to this discussion.
Returning now to the biblical and liturgical dimension of the Rosary, let us consider the prayer which the Message taught us to pray at the end of each decade. A similar request occurs in the Mass, since the rubrics order us to begin the Holy Sacrifice by confessing our sins, and the prayer taught to us by Our Lady leads us to ask pardon for the same sins: Oh my Jesus, forgive us, save us from the fire of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are most in need. (Apparition of 13th July, 1917).
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*“Those who are most in need”. * I think this refers to those in greatest danger of damnation. With this prayer, we ask God to apply to us the fruit of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, that is, the salvation of souls, together with forgiveness for our own sins.
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Thus, I believe that, after the liturgical prayer of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the prayer of the holy Rosary, because of its origin and the sublime nature of the prayers which compose it and also on account of the mystery of our redemption which we recall and contemplate in each decade, is the most pleasing prayer we can offer God, and one of the most beneficial to our own souls. If this were not so, Our Lady would not have recommended it to us with such insistence.
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“Calls” From the Message of Fatima by Sister Lucia
(P 266.)
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I have recently added a prayer at the end of each decade…

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph I love you very much. I ask you to spare the life of the unborn child which I have spiritually adopted and is in danger of an abortion.

I picked this up from Lila Rose who is a champion of the unborn.

lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/speaker/lila-rose
 
When I have heard the Rosary prayed at church, I have also heard the following prayer prayed after the Fatima aspiration at the end of each decade:

“Come, Holy Spirit, come by the means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Your well-beloved spouse. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar.”
 
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I’m getting a giggle out of this thread.
It’s no wonder that some folks believe they aren’t praying the rosary correctly, with all of the local “traditional” prayers that get added on in various locales.
Fortunately, as a private devotion, after you get the particulars in, there is some room for personal favorites.
 
pianistclare said:
yup. There’s nothing worse or more awkward than a group of little old ladies arguing about which is the “right” way to do it aloud. :rolleyes:
Do you rbest, and cultivate that great relationship with Christ and His Mother.
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Possibly a little group of little old men would be just as bad.
Or a group of arrogant young men and woman making fun of little old ladies.
I find that even worse.
 
pianistclare said:
🙂
I’m getting a giggle out of this thread.
It’s no wonder that some folks believe they aren’t praying the rosary correctly, with all of the local “traditional” prayers that get added on in various locales.
Fortunately, as a private devotion, after you get the particulars in, there is some room for personal favorites.
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That is why it is so beautiful.

I love the Rosary however it is said.
 
HelenRose said:
Possibly a little group of little old men would be just as bad.
Or a group of arrogant young men and woman making fun of little old ladies.
I find that even worse.
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I grew up in that atmosphere. At my local RC Parish, though (now), I see young men now holding rosaries and staying AFTER Mass to pray it, sometimes alone, sometimes together. I see these little things as results of good evangelization and catechesis.
 
HelenRose said:
Possibly a little group of little old men would be just as bad.
Or a group of arrogant young men and woman making fun of little old ladies.
I find that even worse.
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I guess you think I’m young? :rolleyes:
You miss the whole point.
 
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