Which Rosary prayer version ("Let us pray...") do you use?

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It’s funny, I’ve been praying the Rosary since I was in my mid-teens, and only now and I finding out that there are two different prayers after the Litany.

One goes, “O God, Whose Only-Begotten Son, by His Life, Death and Resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech you, that meditating upon these mysters of the most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.”

The other goes, “Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy servants, may enjoy lasting health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enter into the joy of eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.”

I’ve only known of the first one. In places where I’ve participated in a public recitation, they also always did the first one.

Which version do you pray? If you wanna elabourate a bit, you could also reply and let us know how things are where you live, if they do both ways or adhere to one.
 
I have heard the second only at wakes (said after the first), the first is the prayer that I have heard after public recitation of the rosary throughout my life.
 
JesuXPIPassio said:
It’s funny, I’ve been praying the Rosary since I was in my mid-teens, and only now and I finding out that there are two different prayers after the Litany.

One goes, “O God, Whose Only-Begotten Son, by His Life, Death and Resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech you, that meditating upon these mysters of the most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.”

The other goes, “Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy servants, may enjoy lasting health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enter into the joy of eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.”

I’ve only known of the first one. In places where I’ve participated in a public recitation, they also always did the first one.

Which version do you pray? If you wanna elabourate a bit, you could also reply and let us know how things are where you live, if they do both ways or adhere to one.
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I’ve also seen an addition to the first one, which I add when I say the rosary:

"May the Divine assistance be always with us, Amen, and may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace, Amen."

Vickie
 
Booklover said:
I’ve also seen an addition to the first one, which I add when I say the rosary:

"May the Divine assistance be always with us, Amen, and may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace, Amen."

Vickie
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I do that one too.
 
JesuXPIPassio said:
Which version do you pray? If you wanna elabourate a bit, you could also reply and let us know how things are where you live, if they do both ways or adhere to one.
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I’ve never heard of the second version until I read your post. Where did it come from? All rosary books and pamphlets I have use the first version

NOTE: As a Legion Of Mary Auxilliary, I should mention that our text uses the word “in” rather then “of”, at the part of “meditating on these mysteries IN the most Holy Rosary…”
 
The second is more commonly used as the ending to the Litany to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
“May the Divine assistance be always with us and may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace, Amen.” is a prelude to the Sign of the Cross after prayers such as the rosary or Divine Mercy.
 
I voted for #1 but actually use a somewhat modified form of it that I learned in the 50’s.

O God, Whose only begotten Son, by His life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life. Grant that while we meditate on the mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may both imitate what the contain and attain to what they promise through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Of particular interest is the prayer to attain to what they promise rather than to obtain what they promise.
 
JesuXPIPassio said:
It’s funny, I’ve been praying the Rosary since I was in my mid-teens, and only now and I finding out that there are two different prayers after the Litany.

One goes, “O God, Whose Only-Begotten Son, by His Life, Death and Resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech you, that meditating upon these mysters of the most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.”

The other goes, “Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy servants, may enjoy lasting health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enter into the joy of eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.”

I’ve only known of the first one. In places where I’ve participated in a public recitation, they also always did the first one.

Which version do you pray? If you wanna elabourate a bit, you could also reply and let us know how things are where you live, if they do both ways or adhere to one.
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For the longest time I used to pray the Menorare (Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary -----) sometimes I still do. Now for the last several years we use the first version although I do recall many years ago of hearing the second version.
 
JesuXPIPassio said:
It’s funny, I’ve been praying the Rosary since I was in my mid-teens, and only now and I finding out that there are two different prayers after the Litany.

One goes, “O God, Whose Only-Begotten Son, by His Life, Death and Resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech you, that meditating upon these mysters of the most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.”

The other goes, “Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy servants, may enjoy lasting health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enter into the joy of eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.”

I’ve only known of the first one. In places where I’ve participated in a public recitation, they also always did the first one.

Which version do you pray? If you wanna elabourate a bit, you could also reply and let us know how things are where you live, if they do both ways or adhere to one.
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The way it goes in public recitation in my church (every day) is:

Angelus
Let us pray. Pour forth we beseech Thee, O Lord…
Glory be to the Father (x3)
May the divine assistance remain with us always. Amen
And may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen
Rosary
(concluded by) Hail Holy Queen
Let us pray: O God whose Only-Begotten Son, by his life, death and resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Litany of Loretto
Let us pray: Grant, that we thy servants Lord, may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body and through the prayer of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, in her glory, free us from our sorrows in this world and give us eternal happiness in the next. Through Christ our Lord
In the name of the Father, etc.

This is outside Eastertide. In Eastertide, the Regina Caeli is said instead of the Angelus and the last two prayers are different.
 
JesuXPIPassio said:
It’s funny, I’ve been praying the Rosary since I was in my mid-teens, and only now and I finding out that there are two different prayers after the Litany.

One goes, “O God, Whose Only-Begotten Son, by His Life, Death and Resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech you, that meditating upon these mysters of the most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.”

The other goes, “Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy servants, may enjoy lasting health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enter into the joy of eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.”

I’ve only known of the first one. In places where I’ve participated in a public recitation, they also always did the first one.

Which version do you pray? If you wanna elaborate a bit, you could also reply and let us know how things are where you live, if they do both ways or adhere to one.
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The way it goes in public recitation in my church (every day) is:

Angelus
Let us pray. Pour forth we beseech Thee, O Lord…
Glory be to the Father (x3)
May the divine assistance remain with us always. Amen
And may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen
Rosary
(concluded by) Hail Holy Queen
Let us pray: O God whose Only-Begotten Son, by his life, death and resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Litany of Loretto
Let us pray: Grant, that we thy servants Lord, may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body and through the prayer of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, in her glory, free us from our sorrows in this world and give us eternal happiness in the next. Through Christ our Lord
In the name of the Father, etc.

As far as I’ve been able to ascertain (by looking in older ritual’s and breviaries) the prayer Concede nos (Grant that we thy servants- the second prayer you posted) is commanded after the Litany. The rituals do not usually deal with the rosary, but the first prayer you posted was usually said for that. It was the Collect for the feast of the rosary in October until 1970 (and still is provided as an option for the Dominicans)
 
JesuXPIPassio said:
It’s funny, I’ve been praying the Rosary since I was in my mid-teens, and only now and I finding out that there are two different prayers after the Litany.

One goes, “O God, Whose Only-Begotten Son, by His Life, Death and Resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech you, that meditating upon these mysters of the most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.”

The other goes, “Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy servants, may enjoy lasting health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enter into the joy of eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord.”

I’ve only known of the first one. In places where I’ve participated in a public recitation, they also always did the first one.

Which version do you pray? If you wanna elaborate a bit, you could also reply and let us know how things are where you live, if they do both ways or adhere to one.
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The way it goes in public recitation in my church (every day) is:

Angelus
Let us pray. Pour forth we beseech Thee, O Lord…
Glory be to the Father (x3)
May the divine assistance remain with us always. Amen
And may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen
Rosary
(concluded by) Hail Holy Queen
Let us pray: O God whose Only-Begotten Son, by his life, death and resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Litany of Loretto
Let us pray: Grant, that we thy servants Lord, may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body and through the prayer of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, in her glory, free us from our sorrows in this world and give us eternal happiness in the next. Through Christ our Lord
In the name of the Father, etc.

As far as I’ve been able to ascertain (by looking in older ritual’s and breviaries) the prayer Concede nos (Grant that we thy servants- the second prayer you posted) is usually commanded after the Litany. The rituals do not usually deal with the rosary, but the first prayer you posted was usually said for that. It was the Collect for the feast of the rosary in October until 1970 (and still is provided as an option for the Dominicans)
 
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