Rosary: the "correct" way?

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Hi, everyone.
I want to teach my students the correct way to pray the Rosary, but there are quite divergent practices in the Church. A quick internet search reveals differences which, while not world-ending, are enough to be confusing.

For example, one priest on You Tube did not make mention of the Fatima Prayer, yet my instructor insisted it was in there.

Here’s how I was taught recently: (just the order of the prayers, not the intentions of the Pope or the mysteries at this stage).

CRUCIFIX: Creed
Our Father (on the single bead)
Three Hail Marys
Glory Be/Fatima/Our Father (on the next single bead)
Ten Hail Marys
Glory Be/Fatima/Our Father (on the next single bead)

and so on, back to the “junction” of the beads.

Is this the version in your neck of the woods? Any suggestions?
 
Yes, this is what my husband and I pray.

However, at the end of the Rosary, I usually pray the “Hail Holy Queen” prayer, followed by the “Pray for us that we may be worthy” prayer, followed by the “Oh, God, Whose Only Begotten Son, by His death…” prayer. That’s what people do in my parish.

I don’t think that the divergences are “incorrect.” They’re just different. The Rosary is prayed before morning Mass at my parish, and all kinds of prayers are done at the end of the Rosary, including the prayers I mentioned above, and also mention of the intentions of the Holy Father.
 
I prefer the clause method but my husband prefers your method for family devotions we live in mexico but i am american and was rciaed in the us and my godmother taught me the clause method i believe its a germanic custom not sure though? There are so many variations some add the fatima prayer some dont some sing an ave after each decade research and figure out which works best for you and your students
 
hansard said:
Hi, everyone.
I want to teach my students the correct way to pray the Rosary, but there are quite divergent practices in the Church. A quick internet search reveals differences which, while not world-ending, are enough to be confusing.

For example, one priest on You Tube did not make mention of the Fatima Prayer, yet my instructor insisted it was in there.

Here’s how I was taught recently: (just the order of the prayers, not the intentions of the Pope or the mysteries at this stage).

CRUCIFIX: Creed
Our Father (on the single bead)
Three Hail Marys
Glory Be/Fatima/Our Father (on the next single bead)
Ten Hail Marys
Glory Be/Fatima/Our Father (on the next single bead)

and so on, back to the “junction” of the beads.

Is this the version in your neck of the woods? Any suggestions?
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Yep…this is how I pray the Rosary ending with Hail Holy Queen. (and every so often intentions for the Holy Father)
 
There is no “correct” way. The rosary is a private devotion.

When I pray the rosary, I never say the Fatima Prayers. I know a family that adds a line about the Mystery at every Hail Mary. There is another family that prays something more like a scriptural rosary. So there are two lines between each Hail Mary.

When I taught the rosary, I would explain the many different ways it could be prayed. Then we would pray one of those ways. And it wasn’t always the same way.
 
hansard said:
Hi, everyone.
I want to teach my students the correct way to pray the Rosary, but there are quite divergent practices in the Church. A quick internet search reveals differences which, while not world-ending, are enough to be confusing.

For example, one priest on You Tube did not make mention of the Fatima Prayer, yet my instructor insisted it was in there.

Here’s how I was taught recently: (just the order of the prayers, not the intentions of the Pope or the mysteries at this stage).

CRUCIFIX: Creed
Our Father (on the single bead)
Three Hail Marys
Glory Be/Fatima/Our Father (on the next single bead)
Ten Hail Marys
Glory Be/Fatima/Our Father (on the next single bead)

and so on, back to the “junction” of the beads.

Is this the version in your neck of the woods? Any suggestions?
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As the others have said, there is no correct way. The Fatima Prayer is an add-on of this century. When I was a child, in the 1950’s, I was not taught it in school by the sisters.

Find a way that is comfortable, and explain that it is a private devotion and there are various ways to pray it. 🙂
 
CB_Catholic said:
As the others have said, there is no correct way. The Fatima Prayer is an add-on of this century. When I was a child, in the 1950’s, I was not taught it in school by the sisters.
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I was taught to pray the rosary by Sisters of Mercy in the 1970s and was not taught the Fatima prayer. I first heard it when I started listening to Catholic radio about 15 years ago. I have no idea when it really started to “catch on”.

As others have said, the rosary is a private devotion and is correctly said in a variety of ways.
 
After Mass, the priest leads the parishioners as follows:
  • Sign of the Cross
  • The Apostle’s Creed
  • Our Father, 3 Hail Mary’s
  • Announce 1st Mystery
  • Our Father, 10 Hail Mary’s, Fatima Prayer
  • Announce Second Mystery
Continue in same manner, then finish with:
  • Hail, Holy Queen
  • St. Michael the Archangel
  • and an Our Father, and Haily Mary for the intentions of the Pope
  • Glory Be
  • Sign of the Cross
 
hansard said:
Hi, everyone.
I want to teach my students the correct way to pray the Rosary, but there are quite divergent practices in the Church. A quick internet search reveals differences which, while not world-ending, are enough to be confusing.

For example, one priest on You Tube did not make mention of the Fatima Prayer, yet my instructor insisted it was in there.

Here’s how I was taught recently: (just the order of the prayers, not the intentions of the Pope or the mysteries at this stage).

CRUCIFIX: Creed
Our Father (on the single bead)
Three Hail Marys
Glory Be/Fatima/Our Father (on the next single bead)
Ten Hail Marys
Glory Be/Fatima/Our Father (on the next single bead)

and so on, back to the “junction” of the beads.

Is this the version in your neck of the woods? Any suggestions?
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First…May God Bless you for teaching these young people how to pray the Holy Rosary…We pray the Apostle’s Creed…followed by the Our Father/Lord’s Prayer, three Hail Mary’s (for Faith Hope and Charity), then the next Our Father will begin whatever Mystery you are praying…i.e.announce the Glorias Mystery…then the 10 Hail Marys, after the 10 Hail Mary’s we pray the Glory Be to the Father Son and Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end Amen…the proceed to the next decade…after the last decade…pray Hail Holy Queen, then Oh God who’s only begotten Son by His life death and resurrection has purchased for us the reward of eternal life grant we beseech thee by meditating on these mysteries of the most Holy Rosary we might imitate what they contain obtain what they promise thru the same Christ our Lord , Amen
 
Sign of the Cross
The Apostle’s Creed
Our Father, 3 Hail Mary’s, Glory Be
Announce 1st Mystery
Our Father, 10 Hail Mary’s, Glory Be, Fatima Prayer
Announce Second Mystery
etc. to the end
Salve Regina
Pray… that we may be made worthy…
O God, who’s only begotten son…

That’s pretty much the standard. I typically add the below:

Saint Michael the Archangel
Then I ask for a few saints to pray for us and then I as for Christ’s Mercy three times.
 
Understanding it is a private devotion, because it is indulgenced, is there a standard of required prayers?

Sign of the Cross, Apostles Creed, Paters, Aves, Glory Bes…

Is the Salve Regina a requirement, or part of private devotional choice?
 
There are a variety of ways to pray the rosary. I think the most common that I have heard is:
Apostle’s Creed
Our Father
Three Hail Marys
Then for the five decades:
Our Father
10 Hail Marys
Glory Be
Fatima Prayer
Then ending with the Hail Holy Queen prayer.
 
hansard said:
Hi, everyone.
I want to teach my students the correct way to pray the Rosary, but there are quite divergent practices in the Church. A quick internet search reveals differences which, while not world-ending, are enough to be confusing.

For example, one priest on You Tube did not make mention of the Fatima Prayer, yet my instructor insisted it was in there.

Here’s how I was taught recently: (just the order of the prayers, not the intentions of the Pope or the mysteries at this stage).

CRUCIFIX: Creed
Our Father (on the single bead)
Three Hail Marys
Glory Be/Fatima/Our Father (on the next single bead)
Ten Hail Marys
Glory Be/Fatima/Our Father (on the next single bead)

and so on, back to the “junction” of the beads.

Is this the version in your neck of the woods? Any suggestions?
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You’ve got it basically correct as far as I’m concerned. The three Hail Mary’s are for the virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity. There are small differences in the way some people pray the Rosary. Basically we all pray it the same way. The Fatima prayer is a recent addition and I know some that don’t use it, but most do. I always pray my Rosaries for someone or something so I don’t ask an intention before each decade. After the Prayer after the Rosary I pray for the intentions of the HF. Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be. Then prayer to St. Michael. That’s my way. The next single bead you refer to is the Our Father bead. :signofcross:
 
The way you outlined is the way I was taught in RCIA, but with the Hail Holy Queen at the end.

But when I’m praying the Rosary by myself I don’t always pray it the way Fr told me to. Sometimes I’ll meditate on events in Jesus’ life that are not “officially” part of the Rosary, like the temptation of Christ, his arrival to Jerusalem, something in particular he said or whatever else. And I don’t always keep it to ten Hail Marys either. If I feel led to I will pause at the tenth Hail Mary bead and keep praying Hail Mary’s and keep meditating on that mystery until I feel led to move on to the next mystery. In my opinion, when praying the Rosary alone it isn’t a bad thing to relax, let it be more fluid and just go wherever the Spirit leads.
 
At the Catholic school I attended, we were taught to say the prayers of the Rosary slowly and with great reverence.
 
hansard said:
Any suggestions?
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Don’t forget that the rosary is also about meditating on the different mysteries. I think a lot of people forget about this or don’t know, and think it’s just all vocal prayer.
 
It doesn´t matter how you pray. It´s whether you do or not. Saint Teresa de Avila God bless:thumbsup:👍👍
 
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