The Rosary is prayed while

contemplating mysteries surrounding

the conception, birth, life, death,

resurrection and ascension

of Jesus Christ.

(see "Prayers of the Rosary" and

"Sacred Mysteries of the Rosary")

1. Make the Sign of the Cross.

2. Holding the Crucifix,

recite the Apostles' Creed.

3. Holding the first large bead,

recite the Lord's Prayer.

4. Recite the Hail Mary prayer on

each of the next three small beads

as you hold them, one by one.

5. Recite the Glory Be prayer

and the Fatima prayer

on the second large bead.

6. On the same large bead,

recite the Lord's Prayer

to begin the first decade.

7. Move past the centrepiece and recite

the Hail Mary prayer on each of the next

ten small beads. Do the same on the

ten small beads within every decade

thereafter as you reach each new

decade, all while contemplating the

sacred mystery designated

for each decade.

(see “Sacred Mysteries of the Rosary”).

8. Recite the Glory Be prayer

and the Fatima prayer

on the large bead

at the end of each decade.

9. Recite the Lord's Prayer prayer on

every large bead to begin

each new decade.

10. At the end of all five decades,

and while holding the centrepiece,

complete the Rosary by reciting the

last Glory Be and Fatima prayers,

one Salve Regina prayer

and the closing Rosary Prayer.

11. Make the Sign of the Cross.