THE SECOND GLORIOUS MYSTERY:

The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-14 who ascended on high that he might fill all things. Let us pray. Almighty God, whose blessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things: Mercifully give us faith to perceive that according to his promise he abideth with his Church on earth, even unto the end of the world; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

SALVE REGINA and Collect

Mary we hail thee, Mother and Queen compassionate; Mary our comfort, life, and hope, we hail thee. To thee we exiles, children of Eve, lift our crying; To thee we are sighing as, mournful and weeping, we pass through this vale of sorrow. Turn thou therefore, O our intercessor, those thine eyes of pity and lovingkindness upon us sinners. Hereafter, when our earthly exile shall be ended, show us Jesus, the blessed fruit of thy womb, O gentle, O tender, O gracious Virgin Mary.
Leader People

THE FIFTH GLORIOUS MYSTERY:

The Crown of Life 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 who crowneth with life them that honor him: Let us pray. O God, who hast prepared for those who love thee such good things as pass mans understanding: Pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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THE MYSTERIES OF

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THE THIRD GLORIOUS MYSTERY:
The Descent of the Holy Ghost Acts 2:1-21 who through the Holy Ghost abideth with his Church for ever: Let us pray. O God, who didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God; That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

GLORY
(alternative version)

THE CONCLUDING DEVOTIONS GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who by the co-operation of the Holy Ghost didst prepare the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother Mary to become a habitation meet for thy Son: Grant that as we rejoice in her commemoration, we may be delivered by her loving intercession from our present evils and from eternal death; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Additional devotions may be inserted here. The Rosary is concluded as follows.
Leader People

Lord, hear our prayer; And let our cry come unto thee.

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THE FOURTH GLORIOUS MYSTERY:
The Ingathering of the Saints 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18
who doth gather his saints to himself:

Let us pray. Almighty God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Sons Name: We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us who have now made our prayers and supplications unto thee; and grant that those things which we have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

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THE PONDERING HEART:

A ROSARY FOR ALL CHRISTIANS

Let us pray. O Almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord: Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys

THE MYSTERIES OF GLORY

THE PREPARATORY PRAYERS
If the recitation of the Rosary is made as an act of prayer for specific objects, these may be declared here or before the collect that concludes the Preparatory Prayers. All make the Sign of the Cross with the crucifix, as the Leader begins,

remission of sins; And I look for the Resurrection of the dead; And the Life of the world to come. Amen.
If preferred, the Apostles Creed may be used instead of the above:

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen. Or Son of Mary, Son of the living God, have mercy upon us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen.
On the second bead:

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THE FIRST GLORIOUS MYSTERY:
The Resurrection of the Lord Holy God, Holy and Mighty One, Holy and Immortal One: Have mercy upon us.
Matthew 28:1-10

I B E L I E V E in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost: The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: the Resurrection of the body: And the life everlasting. Amen.
On the first solitary bead, all pray:

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
All say,

Hail Mary, full of grace: The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus, who is our hope. Holy Mary, Or Son of Mary,
On the third bead:

[On the first bead, all pray,] Our Father, . [Here may be said:] O Mary, conceived without sin: Pray for us who have recourse unto thee. [On each of the following ten beads:] Hail Mary, full of grace: The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus, who hath conquered sin, hell, and death. Holy Mary, Or Son of Mary, [On the chain:] Glory be . O, my Jesus, . Let us pray. O God, who for our redemption didst give thine only-begotten Son to the death of the Cross, and by his glorious resurrection hast delivered us from the power of our enemy: Grant us so to die daily from sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his resurrection; through the same thy Son Christ our Lord. Amen. Christ hath conquered; Christ now reigneth; Christ doth command. Each of the remaining mysteries is recited in the same way, using the scripture reference, Hail Mary insertion and collect proper to it

I B E L I E V E in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible; And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God; Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God; Begotten, not made; Being of one substance with the Father; By whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate of the Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mary, And was made man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures: And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father; And he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, and giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father [and the Son]; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spake by the prophets. And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; I acknowledge one Baptism for the

Hail Mary, full of grace: The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus, who loveth us with an everlasting love. Holy Mary, Or Son of Mary,
On the chain:

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. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Here may be said:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. O, my Jesus, forgive us our sins; save us from the fires of hell; and bring all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Amen. Let us pray. O God, whose only-begotten Son, by his life, death, and resurrection, hath purchased unto us the rewards of life eternal: Grant, we beseech thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the faith, we [together with those on behalf of whom we shall do so] may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O Mary, conceived without sin: Pray for us who have recourse unto thee.
On the first small bead is said:

Hail Mary, full of grace: The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus, who giveth us faith.