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Apryl
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I apologize if this is in the wrong forum, but where did we get the Rosary?
I understand that St. Dominic was inspired by the Blessed Virgin to instruct others to pray the Rosary, but I also got the impression from some of my reading that the Rosary existed before that.
I also was taught that the Hail Marys (of the 3 Older Mysteries) represented each of the 150 Psalms.
When I started saying the Rosary, it was
The Apostle’s Creed
The Lord’s Prayer
The Hail Mary (3x)
(Announce the Mystery)
The Hail Mary (10x)
The Gloria Patri
The Fatima Prayer
(Repeat for the other four Mysteries)
… Amen
Then, when saying the Rosary at work, I learned to offer Intentions before we started.
When saying the Rosary at the Shrine, after each Fatima Prayer, we’d say
"My God, I believe, I adore, I trust in you. I ask pardon on those who do not believe, or adore, or trust in you. "
and
“Oh Sacrament Most Holy, Oh Sacrament Divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment thine”
followed by
“Come Holy Spirit, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well beloved spouse”
After the Mysteries were done, we’d say the Regina Prayer and Doxology, and the St. Michael Prayer.
The additional prayers, just thinking of them, give me such a feeling of peace and comfort! But why do we say all these various prayers, and are there others that I should be using?
I do understand that the children at Fatima taught us some prayers, but why were they accepted by the church?
Ok, that’s a lot of questions, but I think you get my gist: where do we get the Rosary, and how do we know what other prayers we should be saying?
If I do the Memorare prayer, when is it typically done when doing a Rosary?
I understand that St. Dominic was inspired by the Blessed Virgin to instruct others to pray the Rosary, but I also got the impression from some of my reading that the Rosary existed before that.
I also was taught that the Hail Marys (of the 3 Older Mysteries) represented each of the 150 Psalms.
When I started saying the Rosary, it was
The Apostle’s Creed
The Lord’s Prayer
The Hail Mary (3x)
(Announce the Mystery)
The Hail Mary (10x)
The Gloria Patri
The Fatima Prayer
(Repeat for the other four Mysteries)
… Amen
Then, when saying the Rosary at work, I learned to offer Intentions before we started.
When saying the Rosary at the Shrine, after each Fatima Prayer, we’d say
"My God, I believe, I adore, I trust in you. I ask pardon on those who do not believe, or adore, or trust in you. "
and
“Oh Sacrament Most Holy, Oh Sacrament Divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment thine”
followed by
“Come Holy Spirit, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well beloved spouse”
After the Mysteries were done, we’d say the Regina Prayer and Doxology, and the St. Michael Prayer.
The additional prayers, just thinking of them, give me such a feeling of peace and comfort! But why do we say all these various prayers, and are there others that I should be using?
I do understand that the children at Fatima taught us some prayers, but why were they accepted by the church?
Ok, that’s a lot of questions, but I think you get my gist: where do we get the Rosary, and how do we know what other prayers we should be saying?
If I do the Memorare prayer, when is it typically done when doing a Rosary?