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The
Our Father
We
begin each decade of the Rosary with the prayer our Lord Himself taught
us
Our
Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come; Thy
will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Give
us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive
those who trespass against us. And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen
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The
Hail Mary
As
we finger the ten beads of each mystery, we praise Mary with the words
of greeting offered to her by the Angel Gabriel and by her cousin
Elizabeth; the second part of the prayer dates from the early ages of
the Church.
Hail
Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee:
Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb
Jesus.
Holy
Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our
death. Amen.
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The
Glory Be To The Father
From
ancient times, the Church has offered to the Most Blessed Trinity this
doxology (words of glory and praise) as the final verse in each psalm.
The praise forms a fitting conclusion of each decade of the
Rosary.
Glory
be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As
it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
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O
My Jesus
Oh
my Jesus, forgive us our sins, and save us from the fires of hell.
Lead
all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thine mercy.
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Conclusion
Hail
Holy Queen
The
beautiful medieval prayer of Our Lady, the Hail Holy Queen (Salve
Regina),
is
the traditional concluding prayer to the recitation to the Rosary:
Hail
Holy Queen, Mother of mercy; hail our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of
Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in
this valley of tears. Turn
then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us.
And after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy
womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
- Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
- That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
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Let Us Pray:
O God, Whose only-begotten
Son, by His life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the
rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech You, that meditating upon
these Mysteries of the 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.
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