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Sign of the Cross, Explained Begin
the Most Holy Rosary by calling God's blessing upon you: touch your forehead
with your right hand when you say 'Father', touch your breastbone
when you say 'Son', and touch your left shoulder when you say
'Holy', and touch your right shoulder when you say 'Spirit'.
Then kiss the Crucifix. Christ
by his death on the Cross put God first in His life. That death is
made present to us with every crucifix and at every Mass for us to
pledge that we, with Christ and the Holy Spirit, Mary's
intercession, and the communion of Saints, will put God first in
our lives. |
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In the name of the
Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy
Spirit.
Amen.
Prayer intentions: You may optionally offer the
entire rosary for a single intention, or you may choose to list separate
intentions at the beginning of each decade before the "Our
Father" prayer: I
offer this Rosary to Jesus through Mary for ________________.
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Quiet your mind, body and soul:
"The Rosary, precisely because it starts with Mary’s own
experience, is an exquisitely contemplative prayer.
Without this contemplative dimension, it would lose its meaning,
as Pope Paul VI clearly pointed out: "Without
contemplation, the Rosary is a body without a soul, and its
recitation runs the risk of becoming a mechanical repetition of
formulas, in violation of the admonition of Christ: "In
praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they
think they will be heard for their many words" (Mt. 6:7).
By its nature the recitation of the Rosary calls for a quiet
rhythm and a lingering pace, helping the individual to
meditate on the mysteries of the Lord’s life as seen through the
eyes of her who was closest to the Lord. In this way the
unfathomable riches of these mysteries are disclosed." ~ Pope
John Paul II
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