The following form can be used with the classic five-decade Roman
Rosary or the much newer four-week Anglican Chaplet.
Opening prayers
Sign of the Cross (Signum Crucis)
In the Name of the Creator, and of the Redeemer, and of the
Transformer. Amen.
Still holding the cross, say:
Preces
V. Lord, open our
lips.
R. And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
R. And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
V. O God, make speed
to save us.
R. O Lord, make
haste to help us.
V. Glory be to the
Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit:
R. As it was, is now, and always shall be,
forever and ever. Amen. Alleluia.
In Lent, in place of “Alleluia”
say: Praise to you, O Christ,
King of eternal glory.
On the large bead say:
Lord’s Prayer
Father, blessed be your name. May your dominion come and your will be
done. Let your Holy Spirit come upon us
and cleanse us. Give us what is
sufficient day-by-day. Forgive us our debts, as we forgive those
indebted to us. And save us from succumbing to temptation. Amen.
Or this:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us each day our daily
bread. Forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors. Lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
On each of the three small beads (if using the classic
Rosary) say once, or still on the large bead (if using the Anglican Chaplet) say
thrice, meditating on Faith, Hope, and Love:
Trisagion
Holy God,
Holy and Mighty,
Holy Immortal One,
Have mercy upon us and the whole world.
On the chain say:
Minor Doxology (Gloria Patri)
Glory be to the
Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit: As it was, is now, and always
shall be, forever and ever. Amen.
Or this:
Glory 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.
For each decade of beads:
On each large or cruciform bead,
say:
Great Commandment Prayer
May we love the Lord our God who is the One, both
compassionate and merciful, with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our
mind, and with all our strength. May we love our neighbors as
ourselves. And may we love
one another, Christ Jesus, just as you loved us, for there is no greater
calling than to love. Amen.
On each of the ten or seven small
beads, say:
Publican’s Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ,
Son of God, Savior, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
On the chain at the end of the decade
or week, say:
Glory be to the
Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit: As it was, is now, and always
shall be, forever and ever. Amen.
Or this:
Glory 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.
Closing prayers:
After the fifth decade or fourth
week, say one of the following, according to the season:
From the First Sunday in Advent
thru Shrove Tuesday:
Memorial of the Incarnation (Gaude
Maria)
Rejoice, Mary,
favored one, for the Lord is with you: Blessed are you among women, Theotokos,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Amen.
Or this:
(Ave Maria)
Hail, Mary, full of
grace, the Lord is with you: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the
fruit of your womb, Jesus. Amen.
From Ash Wednesday thru Holy
Saturday, say:
Memorial of the Redemption (Salvator
Mundi)
O Savior of the
world, who by your cross and precious blood have redeemed us: Save us and help
us, we humbly pray. Amen.
From Easter Sunday thru
Pentecost, say:
Memorial of the Resurrection (Pascha
Nostrum)
Alleluia. Christ our Passover has been raised from the
dead. Alleluia. The first fruits of those who have fallen
asleep. Amen. Alleluia.
From Whit Monday thru the
Saturday before Advent, say:
Memorial of the Illumination (Verbum
Incarnavit)
The Word lived
among us, full of grace and truth, a light shining in the darkness: We have beheld
the glory of this, the Chosen One, and through him that of God. Amen.
Conclude with:
Peace Prayer
Remind us, Lord, to
be instruments of your peace. Let us show
love where there is hatred; pardon where there is injury; union where there is
discord; trust where there is doubt; hope where there is despair; your light
where there is darkness; joy where there is sadness. May we seek rather to console than to be
consoled; to understand than to understood; to love than to be loved. For it is
in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are forgiven; and it is
in dying that we live. Amen.
Sign of the Cross
(Signum Crucis)
In the Name of the
Creator, and of the Redeemer, and of the Transformer. Amen.
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