The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer. It begins with the Apostles' Creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. The Our Father, which introduces each mystery, is from the Gospels. The first part of the Hail Mary is the angel's words announcing Christ's birth and Elizabeth's greeting to Mary. St. Pius V officially added the second part of the Hail Mary. The Mysteries of the Rosary center on the events of Christ's life. There are four sets of Mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and––added by Saint John Paul II in 2002––the Luminous.

The repetition in the Rosary is meant to lead one into restful and contemplative prayer related to each Mystery. The gentle repetition of the words helps us to enter into the silence of our hearts, where Christ's spirit dwells.

To learn more about the structure of the Rosary, the prayers, and mysteries, please visit HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARY from Dynamic Catholic HERE

In October 2016, in honor of the Month of the Holy Rosary, all the students in Kids Club, Edge and Life Teen were recorded praying the prayers of the Holy Rosary. All these prayers were combined to create a recording for each of the Rosary Mysteries; Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous. We encourage our families to pray the Rosary together. You can use the recordings to lead you in prayer.

As we told the children before they recorded the prayers, when you pray the Rosary you are offering a beautiful wreath of roses for our Blessed Mother and learning more about Jesus' life.

For families with young children, you can print color sheets to help them learn more about each of the Mysteries and to help them focus during the prayers. You can find Rosary coloring sheets here.

If you are not familiar with the format of the Rosary, visit this site to learn more about praying the Rosary.

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