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A Method of Saying the Rosary, the Second in the Golden Manual

The Rosary of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary

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With a meditation and an ejaculation to be inserted after the holy name of JESUS in each Ave; and a prayer. The Five Joyful Mysteries I. The Angelic Salutation. Let us adore the Son of God hidden within the womb of Mary, the most lowly handmaid of the Lord, beseeching of him the virtue of humility. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, whom thou didst concieve, remaining Ever Virgin. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord, who, when thou didst come down to redeem our nature, didst choose for thyself the most chaste womb of Mary to be the true Tabernacle of God with men; grant, we beseech thee, that, by her holy intercession, our souls may be so filled with thy grace, that we may be made temples of God; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. II. The Visitation. Let us adore the Son of God, inspiring his most holy Mother to visit St. Elisabeth; beseeching of him the virtue of charity to our neighbor. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, whom thou didst bear with thee to visit St. Elisabeth. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord, who, in the visitation of Mary, didst pour forth thy heavenly graces on the house of Zacharias and Elisabeth; sanctify us by thy sacred and most loving presence, as thou didst sanctify thy holy servant John; and give us grace so to instruct others unto righteousness, and to edify men by our holy life, as to escape all danger of pride and vainglory; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. III. The Birth of Jesus Christ. Let us adore the Son of God, born in a poor stable, of a Mother whose only treasure was her Virginal purity; begging the grace of purity in soul and body. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, whom thou didst bring forth, remaining Ever Virgin. Glory be to the Father, &c. We give thee thanks, most loving Jesus, because for our sake thou didst choose to be born in a poor stable at midnight, and in the midst of winter to be wrapt in swaddling clothes, laid in a manger, and fed at thy Mothers breasts. Grant, dearest Lord, that we may become like little children, humble and poor in spirit. Grant that we may,
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http://www.ageofmary.com/prayers/rosary-method-golden-manual-2.html like the Magi from the East, seek after thee with diligence, and find thee in the cradle of our hearts, and there adore thee, offering up the gold of charity, the incense of devotion, and the myrrh of mortification. Amen. IV. The Presentation. Let us adore the Son of God, presented in the Temple to his heavenly Father by the hands of Mary; beggin that our hearts may be set free from the love of all earthly things. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, by thee presented in the Temple. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord Jesus Christ, who didst condescend, together with thy holy Mother, for our example, to be obedient to the law for sin; grant us grace never to be ashamed of thy law, but to labor to fulfil thy commandments, to practise penance for our sins, and to approach thy holy altar with those ardent desires with which holy Simeon received thee into his arms. Amen. V. Mary finds Jesus in the Temple. Let us adore the Son of God, who left even his own most tender Mother, when the glory of his heavenly Father called him, and was found by Mary in the Temple sitting in the midst of the doctors. Let us beg of our Lord an ardent zeal to instruct ourselves in our holy faith, and bring others to the knowledge of it. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, whom thou didst find in the Temple. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord my God, thou art the only good; thou art the sea of sweetness, and ocean of all perfection. We are confounded when we think how much our souls are moved at the loss of earthly goods, and yet feel so little trouble when we have lost thee by sin. Grant, we beseech thee, that, despising all earthly things, we may sigh only to enjoy the vision of thy glory and beauty in that kingdom, where, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, thou livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen. The Five Sorrowful Mysteries I. The Prayer and Bloody Sweat of our Blessed Saviour in the Garden. Let us adore our Lord Jesus Christ in the Garden of Olives, accepting all the horrors of his most cruel Passion, whereby the soul of his most tender Mother was so bitterly afflicted; begging that in all things, however painful and hard, we may seek only the holy will of God. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, who for us wast bathed in a sweat of Blood. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord Jesus Christ, who, in the garden of Gethsemani, hast taught us, both by word and example, to overcome temptation by prayer; grant, we beseech thee, that, giving ourselves continually unto prayer, we may obtain its abundant fruit; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. II. The Scourging of Jesus Christ.
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http://www.ageofmary.com/prayers/rosary-method-golden-manual-2.html Let us adore our Lord Jesus Christ, enduring for our sakes that most cruel scourging, by every stroke of which the most tender heat of Mary was torn. Let us beg of him the spirit of mortification. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus scourged for our sins. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord Jesus Christ, who, for our sakes, didst take to thee a human nature, and didst suffer in thy flesh for our example; grant, we beseech thee, that, venerating thy sacred Passion, we may imitate thy blessed life of patience and mortification, and attain at last to the glory of thy resurrection; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. III. The Crowning with Thorns. Let us adore Jesus our King, cowned in derision with a crown of thorns; the sight of which increased yet more the grief of Mary. Let us ask the grace to overcome human respect. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus crowned for us with thorns. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord Jesus Christ, King immortal and invisible; grant, we beseech thee, that we who venerate thy crown of thorns here upon earth, may receive from thee the crown of eternal glory in the life to come; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. IV. Jesus carrying his Cross. Let us adore our Lord Jesus, bowed down beneath the heavy burden of his cross, in the sight of his most tender Mother, resolved to drink with him the same cup of bitterness. Let us ask the spirit of meekness and patience. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, who for us didst bear the cross. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord Jesus Christ, who hast said, No man can come to me, except he deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me; grant, we beseech thee, that, venerating thy blessed patience in the carrying of the cros, we may bear all the crosses and trials of this valley of tears, that, being purified by suffering, we may be admitted into thy eternal rest; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. V. Jesus Crucified. Let us adore our Lord Jesus, finishing, by his death upon the cross, the great work of our redemption. Let us ask of him, through the tears of his most sorrowful Mother, the spirit of holy compunction. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, who died for us upon the cross. Glory be to the Father, &c.
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http://www.ageofmary.com/prayers/rosary-method-golden-manual-2.html O Lord Jesus Christ, who, of thy infinite charity, didst become, for the sake of sinful man, the scorn of men and the outcast of the people, and didst die for us upon the cross to obtain our relief from eternal shame; grant us, we beseech thee, by the merits of thy most sorrowful crucifixion, and by the glorious intercession of thy most tender Mother, who stood by thee at the cross, the spirit of perfect contrition for our sins, and of a holy death; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. The Five Glorious Mysteries I. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Let us adore our Divine Saviour, the glorious Conqueror of death; and let us ask of Mary, by the joy which filled her soul at the resurrection of her Son, to obtain for us the triumph of Jesus and Mary within our hearts. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, who rose again from the dead. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord Jesus Christ, who didst descend into hell, and didst rise again the third day from the dead; grant to the souls of the faithful departed thy eternal light and peace; and to us thy servants grace to die each day more and more to ourselves, that we may live wholly unto thee; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. II. The Ascension of Jesus Christ. Let us adore our Divine Saviour, ascending into heaven to prepare a place for us; and let us ask of Mary, who followed Jesus in spirit, to obtain for us a great desire after our heavenly country. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, now ascended into heaven. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord Jesus Christ, who didst descend upon the earth to be our sacrifice, and hast ascended into heaven to be our eternal Priest and Advocate; grant us grace, that, being detached from all earthly things, we may in heart and mind thither ascend, whither thou art gone before, and with thee continually dwell; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. III. The Holy Ghost descends upon the Blessed Virgin and the Apostles. Let us adore our Divine Saviour, sending from above his Holy Spirit; and let us ask of Mary, whom he has appointed to dispense his graces, to obtain for us all the gifts of the Holy Ghost. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, who didst send the Holy Ghost. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord Jesus Christ, to whom is given all power in heaven and on earth; send down upon us the Holy Ghost the Comforter, which may guide, support, and purify the souls of thy servants, and of thy whole Church; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. IV. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.
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http://www.ageofmary.com/prayers/rosary-method-golden-manual-2.html Let us adore our Divine Saviour receiving his most gracious Mother into the bosom of his glory, and let us ask her to obtain for us the desire of perfection. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, who hath called thee to himself. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord Jesus Christ, who, when the work of her perfection was accomplished, didst call to thyself the soul of thy most holy Mother, and didst not suffer her body to see corruption; grant us, we beseech thee, the desire of perfection, and daily to purify ourselves more and more from all our faults and imperfection; so that at the hour of death we may be found worthy to pass to the blessed vision of thy glory; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. V. The Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Let us adore our Divine Saviour crowning the virtues of hs most holy Mother in heaven; let us beg her to obtain for us the grace to love and imitate them. Our Father. Ten Hail Marys. Ejaculation. Jesus, who hath crowned thee in the heavens. Glory be to the Father, &c. O Lord Jesus Christ, who hast said, In my Fathers house are many mansions, I go to prepare a place for you; grant us, we beseech thee, so to copy in our lives the holy virtues of thy blessed Mother, that, through her glorious intercession with thee, we may attain the place prepared for us in thy kingdom from the foundation of the world; who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Salve Regina, Versicle, and Collect 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 vale of tears. Turn, then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed Fruit of thy womb, JESUS, O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. Then is said one of the following collects: Hear, O merciful God, the prayer of thy servants; that we who meet together in the society of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin, Mother of God, may, through her intercession, be delivered by thee from the dangers that continually hang over us; through the merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. O God, whose only-begotten Son, by his life, death, and resurrection, hath laid open to us the rewards of everlasting life; grant, we beseech thee, that pondering in our heart these Mysteries in the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they set forth, and obtain what they promise; through the same our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. The Golden Manual: being a Guide to Catholic Devotion, Public and Private, Compiled from Approved Sources. P. J. Kenedy, 1902.
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