Praying the Rosary to meditate on the mysteries of Jesus’ life, and therefore His love for us, is extremely powerful. It will change your life.
To start, Catholic Answers has a great article on the Rosary.
59beads.com is a great site to pray the Rosary with. Although it’s not quite finished (only the first 4 Joyful mysteries are complete with pictures, but you can finish the 5th with just the prayers), the online rosary at our ourcatholicfaith.org has the Joyful, Sorrowful and glorious mysteries (with Gregorian Chant!), but not the Luminous mysteries (as announced by JP II in 2002).
Check out a few sites that have all 4 mysteries:
http://www.vatican.va/special/rosary/documents/misteri_luminosi_en.html
http://www.tu-newman.org/rosary.html
http://www.easterbrooks.com/personal/calendar/rosary.html
Rosaryconnection.com encourages praying the rosary daily, and provides the 15 promises of the Rosary given by our mother Mary at Fatima. A couple are…
- The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
- It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
An awesome way to pray the rosary is in novenas, 7-day series of prayer for a specific intention through the intercession of Our Lady. There is a more powerful novena, that takes 54 days. The 54 day novena has great promises from our Mother…
“Child, thou has invoked me by various titles and hast always obtained favors from me. Now, since thou hast called me by that title so pleasing to me, ‘Queen of the Holy Rosary,’ I can no longer refuse the favor thou dost petition; for this name is most precious and dear to me. Make three novenas, and thou shalt obtain all… Whoever desires to obtain favors from me should make three novenas of the prayers of the Rosary, and three novenas in thanksgiving.“
Lastly, if you’re looking for an audio guide to novenas or just the rosary, consider getting a CD ($1 plus optional donation) from Catholicity.org.
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