Our Rosary Group meets every Monday (except on Monday holidays), at 6:30 PM, in the Chapel, to pray the Rosary together. The group is open to everyone. There is no need to sign up.
The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer. It begins with the Apostles' Creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. The Our Father, which introduces each mystery, is from the Gospels. The first part of the Hail Mary is the angel's words announcing Christ's birth and Elizabeth's greeting to Mary. St. Pius V officially added the second part of the Hail Mary. The Mysteries of the Rosary center on the events of Christ's life. There are four sets of Mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and––added by Saint John Paul II in 2002––the Luminous.
--excerpt from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) website
Peace in our world, in our country and in our families, and for our own personal intentions (pause to think of your intention).
May the Divine assistance remain always with us…
Response: And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
O Jesus, Eternal Priest, keep your priests within the shelter of Your Sacred Heart, where none may touch them. Keep unstained their anointed hands, which daily touch Your Sacred Body. Keep unsullied their lips, daily purpled with your Precious Blood. Keep pure and unearthly their hearts, sealed with the sublime mark of the priesthood. Let Your Holy Love surround them and shield them from the world’s contagion. Bless their labors with abundant fruit and may the souls to whom they minister be their joy and consolation, here and in Heaven their beautiful and everlasting crown. Amen.
Jesus, protect and save the unborn, Watch over our church, And console the Holy Souls in purgatory, Amen.
Eternal Father, we offer You the most precious blood of thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the whole world today, for all the holy souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, sinners in the universal Church, those in my own home, and within my family. Amen.