The CONFRATERNITY OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY

The CONFRATERNITY OF

THE MOST HOLY ROSARY

,the members of which strive to pray the entire Rosary during the course of one

The Rosary Confraternity is a spiritual association of the Catholic Church, the members of which strive to pray the entire Rosary during the course of one week.

The CONFRATERNITY OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY brings its members under the special protection of Our Lady, QUEEN OF THE ROSARY, and places their spiritual welfare in her hands. Too, it enables them to share in the Masses, Prayers, Acts of Penance and Apostolic works of over 100,000 members of the Family of St. Dominic. To this is added the prayers of hundreds of thousands of members of the Rosary Confraternity throughout the world who pray for one another.
Speaking of this, Pope Leo XIII wrote: “Whenever a person fulfills his obligation of reciting the Rosary according to the rule of the Confraternity, he includes in his intentions all its members, and they in turn render him the same service multiplied many times over.” The Confraternity asks its members to pray the entire Rosary each week. This does not bind under sin.

Since the Holy Father St. John Paul II added the five luminous mysteries, it would seem that members of the Confraternity should strive to include that extra weekly Rosary. Those who recite only the fifteen traditional mysteries will continue to share in the benefits of the Confraternity until some official source declares the contrary.  Commenting on the great fruitfulness of the Rosary devotion, and on the “healing power” it possesses for the ills of society, Pope Leo XIII added: “these advantages will be secured in a higher and fuller measure by those who band themselves together in the Confraternity of the Rosary, and who are thus more than others united by a special and brotherly bond of devotion to the Most Holy Virgin. They are, so to speak, the battalions which fight the battle for Christ, armed with His sacred mysteries and under the banner and guidance of the Heavenly Queen.” 

The Rosary Center P.O. Box 3617 Portland, Oregon 97208 USA

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Chaplet of the Holy Family

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph - The Holy Family

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Prayers:

Introductory Prayers on the Crucifix:

Blessed by Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed by the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed by St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.

On the first set of three beads - Our Fathers - In honor of Jesus.
On the second set of three beads - Hail Marys - In honor of Mary.
On the third set of three beads - Glory Bes - In the honor of Joseph.

Concluding Prayer on the Holy Family medal:

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you!  Save souls!

Chaplet of the Divine Mercy

Introductory Prayers:

You expired, Jesus, by the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world.  O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.

(On the cross say one Our Father, one Hail Mary and the Apostles Creed.)

General Prayers:

(Begin at the divider bead below the center and pray...)

Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

(Pray on each of the ten decade beads:)

For the sake of his sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.  

(Repeat the above four more times, once for each group of one Our Father and ten decade beads.)

Concluding Doxology:

(On the each of the three small beads near the crucifix:)

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Amen. 

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Today I completed making a Chaplet of The Divine Mercy and posted it in my Etsy store.  The Chaplet of The Divine Mercy is prayed using the traditional ten decade rosary beads.  The beads that I designed are using vintage crystal beads which are iridescent and have blue tones. This is perfect for this chaplet because it is suggested that you use red and blue beads and these vintage iridescent beads are red but have shades of blue in the light.  The Austrian crystal Our Father beads are over 20 years old also and also share many colors when in the light.  Many years ago, in the late 80s and 90s, I collected crystal and glass beads.  All of the rosaries and chaplets that I make are from this small collection of beads.  This is the chaplet I made and posted today. 

Chaplet of The Divine Mercy