Reflections
Rosary for Vocations
People have been praying the Rosary since the days of St Dominic in the thirteenth century. Pilgrims would pray the Rosary as they walked between holy places, moving the beads in time with their footsteps whilst thinking about Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. In 2002 Pope John Paul 11 added ‘The Mysteries of Light’ to the Rosary. We invite you to pray these especially for priestly vocations.
How to pray the Rosary
Do the same for the four other mysteries. The days for each set of mysteries are printed on each page. We also invite you to look at the passages from the bible that describe each mystery. The relevant passage is indicated on each page, next to the mystery.
1. Make the Sign of the Cross and pray the Apostle’s Creed
2. Say the Our Father
3. Say three Hail Mary’s and a Glory Be
4. Meditate on the first mystery, saying the Our Father, ten Hail Mary’s and the Glory Be.
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