OBJECTIVES

• Explain the rosary as a form of meditation

in understanding the life of Jesus.

• Recall the prayers and mysteries of the

Holy Rosary and when the different
mysteries are prayed.

• Cite concrete instances where she can

imitate the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

• Pray the Holy Rosary for one’s spiritual

growth and for the conversion of sinners.
 Are you familiar with these
devotions?

Can you relate an experience on

any of these devotions?
 As Filipinos, why do we have a
strong devotion to Mary?
 As Filipinos, we are friendly, respectful of the elderly, hospitable,
gracious hosts and grateful guests.
 We have such a close-knit families that we give primary
importance to our relationship with our parents and siblings.
 Our close relationship with our parents makes it easy
for us to relate to God the Father in a childlike manner
and to our Lord Jesus in a fraternal way.
 It is Jesus, our Lord and Savior, who entrusts us
to his Mother, the blessed Virgin Mary at the
foot of the cross, who in turn draws us close to
his beloved Son.
 Do you have any knowledge of
the history of the Holy Rosary?
The History of the
Rosary
 [800 AD]
800 AD
Monks recite and Lay People living near the
chant the 150 psalms monasteries were drawn towards
of the Bible in this beautiful and harmonious
monasteries as part devotion, and they became very
of their worship eager to join in with the monks'
prayers.

Unfortunately, the people

were not able to adapt to
this form of prayer
because the psalms were
very hard to memorize and
printed copies of the
psalms were not readily
available.
As a result, it was
suggested to the
people outside the
monastery that they
recite a series of 150
"Our Father" prayers
in place of the psalms.
 As this form of devotion became increasingly popular, people started
to devise methods in order to keep track of their prayers. At first, 150
little pebbles were placed inside small leather pouches to keep count.

Since this method was rather

troublesome, a thin rope having 50
knots on it was used instead (it was
used three times for a total of 150
prayers). Eventually, the instrument
of choice became the use of string
with small pieces of wood.

In later years, the Irish

monks traveled throughout
Europe and brought this
form of devotion with them
 In some areas, both clergy and lay people began to recite the "Angelic
Salutation" (the first part of what we now know as the "Hail Mary") as
part of this devotion. The popularity of this prayer led to the adoption
of 50 Angelic Salutations being said for each piece of wood or knot on
the prayer string.

[1000 AD]
150 knots became 50; this is to be recited 3 times a day.
The devotion became popular among lay people.
The Lord’s Prayer was replaced with the Angel’s salutation to Mary or
what we know now as the Hail Mary

1200 AD
Praises for Jesus and Mary were prayed after every psalm.
Praises were divided into 3, thus having 50, thus fitting the prayer
string.
 [13th century]
Medieval theologians began
to interpret the 150 psalms
as veiled mysteries about the They began to write a series of
life, death, and resurrection Psalters, or praises, in honor of
of Jesus Christ. Jesus for each interpretation of the
psalms.

In order to fit the existing prayer string,

these Psalters were divided into groups
In addition, 150 of 50 and were referred to as
Psalters honoring "Rosariums". Although "rosarium"
Mary were also refers to roses and rose gardens, it was
composed. used to signify a collection of prayers
which could be compared to a bouquet
of roses.
 [15th century]
The Rosary was divided into three
Chaplets of 50 Hail Marys each, at
which time five mysteries were added
to each Chaplet.
[16th century]
The fifteen mysteries had become
accepted by all as the proper way of
reciting the Rosary. During that period of
time, the second half of the Hail Mary
was added and the "Glory be to the
In 1569, Pope Pius V Father" was used to close each decade of
officially approved the the Rosary.
Rosary as it was
known throughout the
world.
Pope Pius V established the Feast of the Rosary in thanksgiving to Our Lady to
commemorate the naval victory of Lepanto on October 7, 1571.
The Battle of Lepanto is a great lesson of confidence for us today.
Mohammedans, at the peak of their naval power in the Mediterranean, threatened to
overrun Christian Europe. In this extremity Pope Pius V formed a league against them. The
Christian fleet, furnished by Venice, Genoa, and Spain was commanded by Don Juan of
Austria.
On that same day, the first Sunday of October, Don John of Austria defeated the
Turkish fleet while the members of the Rosary confraternity made their procession
in Rome.
As the Christian fleet sailed toward the great clash of cultures, Mass was
celebrated and the rosary recited daily on each vessel. This heartfelt request
for divine assistance resulted in a crushing defeat of the Ottomans at
Lepanto that ended their dominance in the Mediterranean.

The Battle of Lepanto, October 7, 1571.

 [1700 ]
Around the year 1700, the thoughts used in the rosary started to
become narratives. St. Louis de Montfort composed the most
common set of narratives that eventually used as meditations for
each decade of the rosary. The mysteries of the rosary were
introduced: Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious.
In 1883, Pope Leo XIII issued
an encyclical in which he
commended to the faithful the
devotion to Our Lady of the
Rosary, attributing its origin to
2002 St. Dominic.
In October 16, 2002, The Church
in the Papacy of John Paul II
introduced the Mysteries of Light
depicting the ministry of Jesus.
2002….Pope John Paul
II…(Rosarium Virginis
Mariae) …Luminous
mysteries (Thursdays)….
• The Baptism of our Lord
in the Jordan River
• The Manifestation at the
Wedding of Cana
• The Proclamation of the
Kingdom and Call to
Conversion
• The Transfiguration
• The Institution of the
Holy Eucharist
This innovated version of the rosary was widely spread by
Blessed Alan de la Roche of the Dominican Order, as it
revived the divinely inspired works that St. Dominic and
his Rosary Confraternity had initiated some hundred years
earlier.
The prayers of the Rosarium were later broken out into
sets of 10 and these groupings became known as
decades. Each decade of ten "Hail Mary" prayers would
be preceded by one "Our Father".
Other important dates to
remember about the Rosary
Shortly after September 12, 1213, St. Dominic
turned to the Blessed Virgin Mary for the
triumph of Catholic arms.
As St. Dominic was kneeling before the Sacred
Altar in the Church of St. Jacques, Our Lady
appeared to him and instructed him to preach
the Rosary among the people as a cure for
heresy and sin.

Keeping all this in mind, it was not until Our Lady

of Fatima appeared to the three children on May
13, 1917 that she revealed herself to be Our Lady of
the Rosary.
Recognizing the apparitions of Fatima as being
worthy of belief, on October 13, 1930, the bishop
of Fatima authorized devotion to Our Lady of the
Rosary at Fatima. The three children were Lúcia Santos and
her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto
WHAT IS THE HOLY ROSARY?

A PRAYER TO MARY
AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REFLECT
ON THE LIFE OF JESUS
A VOCAL AND MENTAL PRAYER:
REFLECT AND PRAY
“The Rosary, though clearly
Marian in character, is at heart a
Christ-centered prayer.”
Pope John Paul II
THE HOLY ROSARY

“The Rosary, though

clearly Marian in
character, is at heart, a
Christocentric prayer... It
has all the depth of the
Gospel message in its
entirety, of which it can be
said to be a compendium”
(JP II, Rosarium Virginis
Mariae, 1).
The Structure of the Rosary

 The Rosary is divided into five decades (5 groups of 10

beads).
 Each decade represents a mystery or
event in the life of Jesus with Mary.
 During private recitation
of the Rosary, each decade requires
devout contemplation, reflection,
or meditation on a specific mystery.

 When we pray the Rosary,

we pray the Gospel!
THE GREAT MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY
EPISODES FROM THE LIFE OF JESUS FOR US TO THINK ABOUT

4 SETS DAYS

JOYFUL MONDAYS and

MYSTERIES SATURDAYS

LUMINOUS
MYSTERIES THURSDAYS

SORROWFUL TUESDAYS and

MYSTERIES FRIDAYS

GLORIOUS WEDNESDAYS
MYSTERIES and SUNDAYS
HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARY
DECADES…a set of ten
Think of the Mystery
One Our Father…
A set of ten Hail Marys
One Glory be…

Each full Rosary

prayer is said by
reciting 5 decades.
PRAYERS
1. The OUR FATHER
Our father, who art in heaven; hallowed by 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.
2. The HAIL MARY
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.
3. The GLORY BE
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen.
HAIL HOLY QUEEN
The Rosary is usually concluded by saying the Hail Holy Queen

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, 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.
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.
THE MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY
JOYFUL MYSTERIES
1. THE ANNUNCIATION 2. THE VISITATION 3. THE NATIVITY

The
Angel Mary
Gabriel visits her Jesus is
appears cousin born in
to Mary Elisabeth Bethlehem

4. THE PRESENTATION AT THE 5. THE FINDING OF JESUS

TEMPLE

Jesus is
Jesus is found
presented talking to
at the the
Temple elders
LUMINOUS MYSTERIES
1. THE BAPTISM OF 2. THE MIRACLE AT 3. THE
JESUS CANA PROCLAMATION
OF THE KINGDOM
Jesus Jesus
John proclaims
turns
baptises the coming
water
Jesus in of the
into wine
the river Kingdom
at a
Jordan of God
Wedding

4. THE TRANSFIGURATION 5. THE INSTITUTION

OF JESUS OF THE HOLY
EUCHARIST
Jesus in
glory on
mount Jesus gives
Tabor with us himself
Moses and at the
Elijah Last supper
SORROWFUL MYSTERIES
1. THE AGONY IN THE 2. THE SCOURGING 3. THE CROWNING
GARDEN AT THE PILLAR WITH THORNS

Jesus
Jesus Jesus
praying in
tied to a crown
the garden
pillar and with
of Olives
beaten thorns

4. THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS 5. THE CRUCIFIXION AND

DEATH OF JESUS

Jesus given
the cross to Jesus
carry to suffers and
mount dies on the
Calvary cross
GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
1. THE RESURRECTION 2. THE ASCENSION 3. THE DESCENT OF THE
of JESUS of JESUS HOLY SPIRIT UPON
THE APOSTLES
The
apostles
Jesus receive the
Jesus returns to Holy Spirit
rising his on
from the Father in Pentecost
dead heaven Sunday

4. THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY 5. THE CORONATION OF MARY

AS QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND
EARTH

Mary is Mary
taken to honoured
heaven in as
body and Queen in
soul Heaven
 Why do we pray the Holy Rosary
during the month of October?
The month of October each year is
dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary.
• the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the
Rosary is celebrated annually on
October 7th.
• It was instituted to honor the Blessed
Virgin Mary in gratitude for the
protection that she gives the Church in
answer to the praying of the Rosary by
the faithful.
• The feast was introduced by Pope St.
Pius V (1504-1572) in the year
1571 to commemorate the miraculous
victory of the Christian forces in the
Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571.
THE HOLY ROSARY

I promise my special protection and

the greatest graces to all those who
shall recite the Rosary.
Our Lady to St Dominic
 Is praying the Holy Rosary a
way of worshipping Mary?

As Miriam students, how should we regard Mary

and the praying of the Holy Rosary?
It’s Important to Remember
 As you will see the rosary is Biblically based
and so are its prayers.
 This is NOT a form of worshipping Mary,
Catholics never do that.
 The only one Catholics worship is the Trinity,
which of course is God.
 Also the “Hail Mary,” comes from the Gospel
of Luke
Seeking the intercession of the Virgin
Mary through the Marian Sacramental of
the Holy Rosary and the miraculous
medal, as Catholics we pray to God
through Mary.
While reflecting upon the mysteries
continues to be the norm of the Catholic
faithful, now, based on the apparition of
Our Lady of the Rosary in Fatima,
additional emphasis has been placed on

repentance,
praying for peace,
Praying for sinners and
doing penance.

Through this spiritual devotion, the Holy

Rosary, Our Lady assures the world that
evil shall be overcome and that there will
be a time of peace.
1. Owns a rosary
2. Prays the rosary.
3. Propagates the devotion
to the Holy Rosary.
As Miriam students,
which virtues of Mary
can you emulate in
our everyday living?
 “Among all the devotions approved by the Church, none has
been so favored by so many miracles as the devotion of the
Most Holy Rosary.” -Pope Pius IX
1. The Rosary Protects Jesuit Priests from The Atom Bomb at
Hiroshima ~ 1945
2. The Rosary Frees Austria from Communist Rule in 1955
3. The Rosary Defeats Muslim Forces in The Battle of Lepanto ~
1571
4. The Rosary Defeats a Filipino Dictatorship in 1986
5. The Rosary Converts Pompeii from Satanic Influence, Late
1800's
6. The Rosary stops a serial killer 1978
7. Father Patrick Peyton, The Rosary Priest
8. Rosary Saves King from Eternal Fire
9. The Rosary Saves Brazil from Communism, 1962-1964
http://miraculousrosary.blogspot.com/p/famous-rosary-miracles.html
 TO CONSIDER THE FIFTEEN PROMISES FOR ALL
THOSE THAT PRAY THE ROSARY
Following are the 15 promises Our Lady pledged to St. Dominic and Blessed
Alan de la Roche for all those who pray the Rosary.

1. To all those who pray the Rosary devoutly, she promises her special
protection and very great graces.
2. Those who persevere in the praying of the Rosary will receive some signal
grace.
3. The Rosary will be very powerful armor against Hell; it will destroy vice,
deliver from sin, and dispel heresy.
4. The Rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for
souls the most abundant divine mercies; it will substitute in hearts love of
God for love of the world, and elevate them to desire heavenly and eternal
good. O, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means!
5. Those who trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish.
6. Those who pray my Rosary piously, meditating on these mysteries, will not
be overwhelmed by misfortune, nor die a bad death. The sinner will be
converted; the just will grow in grace and become worthy of eternal life.
7. Those truly devoted to my Rosary will not die without the consolations of
the Church, or without grace.
 TO CONSIDER THE FIFTEEN PROMISES FOR ALL
THOSE THAT PRAY THE ROSARY
Following are the 15 promises Our Lady pledged to St. Dominic and Blessed
Alan de la Roche for all those who pray the Rosary.

8. Those who shall recite my Rosary will find during their life and at their death
the light of God, the fullness of his grace, and will share in the merits of the
blessed.
9. I will deliver very promptly from Purgatory the souls devoted to my Rosary.
10. The true children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in heaven.
11. What you ask through my Rosary you shall obtain.
12. Those who propagate my Rosary will obtain through me aid in all their
necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Son that all confreres of the Rosary shall have for
their brethren in life and in death the saints in heaven.
14. Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are all my beloved children, the
brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion to my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.
We will be devoting ourselves in praying the Holy Rosary
for the whole month of October.

Mondays Five Mysteries of the

rosary will be prayed
over the PA.
Tuesdays to The first mystery will be
Fridays prayed over the PA. The rest
of the mysteries will be
prayed by the class in the
succeeding periods.
 Tuesday to Friday
PERIOD MYSTERY
HR Period (Start)1st Mystery
(after the flag ceremony)
1st Period 2nd Mystery
2nd Period 3rd Mystery
3rd Period 4th Mystery
Recess
4th Period 5th Mystery (end)
5th Period
Lunch
 Tuesday to
Friday
1. In case of double periods, the class will pray two
mysteries.
2. The class may pray assigned mystery even before
the teacher arrives.
3. Praying the mysteries of the rosary will serve as
the opening prayer of class.
4. If the next class is to be held in another room
(like FL, PE), the class will pray first before
transferring to the class venue.
5. The President and the Vice-President will take
charge of reminding the class regarding the rosary
prayer.
 ALTARINA
Please make sure that the altarina has the
following:

An image of the Blessed Virgin

Candle (s)
Fresh Flowers
Altar cloth
Match/lighter
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