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Prayers for all Occasions, Needs, and Intentions
De Montfort Rosary Meditation
St. Louis Marie de Montfort, "A Method of Saying the Rosary"
"The Holy Rosary is the weapon which the enemy fears!"
The Rosary of course is Mary's prayer. She is always inviting us join Her in praying it.
It must be powerful if it is Her own prayer for Mary is "all-powerful at prayer." Her Son can refuse nothing She asks. The humility need to say the Rosary immediately unites us to Mary the humble One. The childlike simplicity of heart which is necessary for the use of the Rosary makes us acceptable to God who, in the words of Scripture, "resists the proud and gives grace to the humble."
This humility and simplicity are particularly necessary today when Satan, the proud One is so dominant even within the Church. He causes the arrogant rejection of some commandments and the outright denial of truth. He makes opinionated priests oppose the Holy Father's teaching and he spreads confusion and compromise among the faithful. so the Rosary, a prayer of humble reflection on the mysteries of Truth is the prayer Mary loves best. With the fragile cord of the Rosary, not with a great chain, She will finally bind Satan in Her great triumph. She needs us to accomplish Her triumph, so She desperately needs the recitation of the Rosary.
Joyful Mysteries
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1. The Annunciation |
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Our Father - Charity of God. (Immense) |
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1. To deplore the unhappy state of the disobedient Adam: his own just condemnation as well as that of all his children. |
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2. To honor the desires of the patriarchs and prophets who longed for the Messiahs. |
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3. To honor the wishes and prayers of the Blessed Virgin for the speedy coming of the Messiahs and to honor her marriage with St. Joseph. |
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4. To honor the charity of the Eternal Father who gave up His Son. |
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5. To honor the love of the Son who delivered Himself up for us. |
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6. To honor the mission and the salutation of the Angel Gabriel. |
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7. To honor the virginal fear of Mary. |
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8. To honor the faith and the consent of Mary. |
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9. To honor the creation of the soul and the formation of the body of Jesus Christ in the womb of Mary, by the operation of the Holy Spirit. |
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10. To honor the adoration by the angels of the Word Incarnate in the womb of Mary. |
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May the grace of the mystery of the Annunciation come down into our souls. Amen. |
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2. The Visitation |
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Our Father - Majesty of God. (Adorable) |
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1. To honor the joy of the heart of Mary in the possession of Jesus. |
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2. To honor the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made of Himself to His Eternal Father by coming into this world. |
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3. To honor the love Jesus and Mary had for each other. |
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4. To recall St. Joseph's doubts concerning Mary's pregnancy. |
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5. To honor the choice of the Elect, planned by Jesus and Mary. |
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6. To honor the fervor of Mary in her visit to her cousin St. Elizabeth. |
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7. To honor the salutation of Mary and the sanctification of St. John the Baptist and of his mother, St. Elizabeth. |
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8. To honor the gratitude of the Blessed Virgin toward God in the "Magnificat." |
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9. To honor her charity and humility in serving her cousin. |
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10. To honor the mutual dependence of Jesus and Mary and that which we should have in regard to them. |
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May the grace of the mystery of the Visitation come down into our souls. Amen. |
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3. The Nativity |
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Our Father - Riches of God. (Infinite) |
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1. To honor Mary and Joseph in the contempt and rejection they suffered in Bethlehem. |
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2. To honor the poverty of the stable in which God was born. |
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3. To honor the deep contemplation and the immense love of Mary. |
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4. To honor the virginal birth of Jesus. |
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5. To honor the adoration and the canticles of the Angels at the birth of Jesus Christ. |
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6. To honor the enchanting beauty of His divine infancy. |
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7. To honor the coming of the shepherds, bringing their gifts to the stable. |
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8. To honor the Circumsion of Jesus. |
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9. To honor the imposition of the name of Jesus and its grandeur. |
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10. To honor the adoration of the Magi Kings and their presents. |
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May the grace of the mystery of the Nativity come down into our souls. Amen. |
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4. The Presentation in the Temple |
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Our Father - Wisdom of God. (Eternal) |
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1. To honor the obedience of Jesus and Mary to the law. |
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2. To honor the sacrifice that Jesus made of His humanity. |
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3. To honor the sacrifice that Mary made of her reputation. |
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4. To honor the joy and the canticles of Simeon and Anna, the Prophetess. |
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5. To honor the ransoming of Jesus Christ through the offering of two turtle doves. |
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6. To recall the massacre of the Holy Innocents by the cruelty of Herod. |
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7. To honor the flight of Jesus Christ to Egypt, and the obedience of St. Joseph to the voice of the Angel. |
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8. To honor His mysterious stay in Egypt. |
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9. To honor His return to Nazareth. |
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10. To honor His growing in age and wisdom. |
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May the grace of the mystery of the Presentation in the Temple come down into our souls. Amen. |
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5. The Finding of Our Lord in the Temple |
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Our Father - Sanctity of God. (Incomprehensible) |
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1. To honor His hidden life, laborious and obedient in His home at Nazareth. |
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2. To honor His preaching and His being found in the Temple among the doctors. |
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3. To honor His Baptism by St. John the Baptist. |
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4. To honor His fast and temptation in the desert.` |
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5. To honor His admirable preaching. |
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6. To honor His astonishing miracles. |
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7. To honor the choice of His twelve Apostles and the powers He gives them. |
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8. To honor His marvelous transfiguration. |
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9. To honor the washing of the feet of the Apostles. |
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10. To honor the institution of the Holy Eucharist. |
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May the grace of the mystery of the Finding of Our Lord in the Temple come down into our souls. Amen. |