How do you pray the rosary?
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How to Pray the Rosary\n\nThe Rosary is a devotion to the Incarnation of Our Lord and to His Blessed Mother. It is composed of fifteen decades, each decade consisting of the Our Father, ten Hail Marys, and the Glory Be to the Father, and each being recited in honor of some mystery in the life of Our Lord and of His Blessed Mother. During each decade we should call to mind the mystery which it is intended to honor, and pray that we may learn to practice the virtue specially taught us by that mystery.\n\nBegin the Rosary by:\n\n\n\nMaking the Sign of the Cross Sign of the Cross and say the Apostles Creed. \n\nSay the Our Father.\n\nSay three Hail Marys.\n\nSay the Glory Be and then, if you wish, say the Fatima Prayer. \n\nAnnounce the First Mystery, then say the Our Father. \n\nSay ten Hail Marys, while meditating on the Mystery. \n\nSay the Glory Be, then, if you wish, say the Fatima Prayer. \n\nAnnounce the Second Mystery; then say the Our Father. Repeat 6 and 7 and continue with Third, Fourth and Fifth Mysteries in the same manner. \n\nSay the Hail Holy Queen and the Let Us Pray. Our Rosary group ends the Rosary with Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel, "The Memorare, and the Sign of the Cross.\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe Sign of the Cross:\n\nIn the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.\n\nBack to "How to Say the Rosary"\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe Apostles' Creed:\n\nI believe in God, the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified; died, and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.\n\nBack to "How to Say the Rosary"\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe Our Father:\n\nOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name: Thy kingdom come: Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread: and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil. Amen.\n\nBack to "How to Say the Rosary"\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe Hail Mary:\n\nHail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.\n\nBack to "How to Say the Rosary"\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nGlory Be to the Father:\n\nGlory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.\n\nBack to "How to Say the Rosary"\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTHE MYSTERIES\n\nThe Five Joyful Mysteries\n\nMondays & Saturdays; Sundays of Advent and after Epiphany until Lent\n\nThe Annunciation. The Angel Gabriel appears to Mary, announcing She is to be the Mother of God. \n\nThe Visitation. Elizabeth greets Mary: "Blessed art Thou among women and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb!" \n\nThe Nativity. The Virgin Mary gives birth to the Redeemer of the World. \n\nThe Presentation. The Blessed Mother presents the Child Jesus in the Temple. \n\nThe Finding in the Temple. The Blessed Mother finds Jesus in the Temple.
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Pray a lot.  good luck
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I think you are getting your religions confused. A rosary is used for prayer, a mantra is a chant of a deitie's name or a statement about God or nature. \n\nA prayer is like this: Lord, please bless me today.\n\nA chant is like this: Lord, ruler of all. \n\nPrayer is for "speaking" to God. \nChant is for speaking "of" God.
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Here are some nuns who will pray for you.\nhttp://www.oksister.com/prayer_requests.htm\n\nHere is another place to request prayers.\nhttp://www.crosswalk.com/community/prayer/\n\nJust type the phrase "prayer request" into Yahoo or google and you will find lots of such sites.
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Let us take you questions one by one. I am sorry if this is long but your question is long.\n\n"The Bible says to worship and pray to Jesus Christ because He is the only one that can save you." - Catholics believe that Jesus died on the cross for ours sins.\n\n"Catholics pray to Mary the mother of Jesus. Don't you think that that's against Christ?" \n- No, Jesus talked to his mother, why can't we? Catholics believe that all Christians are part of the body of Christ and thus are intimately related to each other. This friendship or family relationship does not end at death. I may ask you to pray for me, or I may ask my deceased grandmother to pray for me, or I may ask a saint to pray for me, or I may ask another saint, the only person in all the Bible who was addressed as "full of grace" by an angel of God, to pray for me. We worship God. We honor people who have truly followed God's will, our parents, grandparents, Mother Teresa, and the saints including Mary.\n\n"Who came up with rosemary beads?" \n- There are different theories of who came up with rosary beads. Prayer counters have been used in many religions for thousands of years. It is thought that early religious monks, most of whom did not know how to read, used prayer counters as they daily recited all 150 psalms to help them keep track of where they were.\n\n"Their baptism is in the title words, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. The Bible plainly states to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. (Acts 2:38)"\n- Jesus' last words to the apostles in the Gospel of Matthew (28:19) were "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."\n\n"Also, they sprinkle the water on people's heads. The Bible also clearly states to be submerged underwater to be baptized."\n- I am sorry but I cannot find the word submerged in relation to Baptism in the Bible. People were baptized in a river but beyond that I not sure. Please give me a verso to look up. When Jesus talks about Baptism, he talks about it being with water but not how.\n\n"I do not mock the Catholic faith, but just clearly see Truth. Truth is that Jesus Christ died on the cross to save us for our dirty rotten sins."\n- We are all looking for truth and, Catholics agree, Jesus did die on the cross to save us form our sins.\n\n"Mary, the mother of Jesus, did not die on the cross. Mary cannot save us, so why pray to her?"\n- See above. To ask for prayers only.\n\n"Why does the Pope never marry? The Bible said that if a man find a wife, he has favor with God."\n- Jesus and John the Baptist did not marry. It is a long tradition in Judaism and Christianity that some people dedicate themselves entirely to God and remain celibate.\n\n"Also, where is the pope in the Bible? Not in there. Hmm.. "\n- Matthew 16:17-19 states, "Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." This is the main passage that Catholics believe that Jesus made Peter the first pope.\n\nThe similarities between Catholicism and other Christian denominations are greater in number and more important than a few differences.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Pray! Prayer is very powerful. It may help to read "Power of a Praying Woman" by Stormie Omartian. It helped me big time.\nThe Lord can do the impossible. \n\nJames 4:8\nDraw near to God and He will draw near to you.\n\nPhil 4:6-7\n\n6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. (NLT)\n\nGod Bless!
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It is not in the bible.  The Rosary is a tool for Christian meditation.  In addition to the Hail Mary, there is the Our Father, Apostle's Creed and Fatima prayer.  The purpose of the Rosary is to focus on the Sorrowful, Joyful and Glorious mysteries of Jesus' life.  \n\nThe rosary is part of the tradition of the Catholic church.  Not all prayers are contained in the bible.  If anyone thinks otherwise, I invite them to answer this question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnlKLPyChHRe5ldKVJcUIEXsy6IX?qid=1006040415585\n\nAs for the Hail Mary prayer, it clearly states Mary is blessed.  She doesn't do the blessing.  We ask her to PRAY for us.  We don't ask her to answer our prayers.
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Cross your fingers and say a prayer...
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You can't get God against anyone, simply put, unless it is the Devil or a being from Hell, and this is just my guess, as no one on Earth knows how God thinks.\n\nHowever, why not try reciting the following prayers:\n\n"Hail Mary"\n\nHail Mary, full of grace.\nOur Lord is with thee.\nBlessed art thou among women,\nand blessed is the fruit of thy womb,\nJesus.\nHoly Mary, Mother of God,\npray for us sinners,\nnow and at the hour of our death.\nAmen. \n\nThen try saying:\n\n"Our Father"\n\nOur Father, Who art in heaven\nHallowed be Thy Name;\nThy kingdom come,\nThy will be done,\non earth as it is in heaven.\nGive us this day our daily bread,\nand forgive us our trespasses,\nas we forgive those who trespass against us;\nand lead us not into temptation,\nbut deliver us from evil. Amen. \n\nThen, try saying something down-to-earth like, (or in your own words):\n\n"Dear God, there is this person who always gets me in trouble at my school.  I don't know what to do.  I've tried everything, and I figured that you could help me out.  (he/she) is getting so annoying lately, and I'm just wondering if you can please just do something to make it all stop."\n\nTalk to him.  Don't formally say a prayer after the Hail Mary and Our Father, be casual, as if you're talking to a friend.  He will then fix this in whatever way is the best way that this problem can be fixed.
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A cross is a symbol reminding us that Jesus was crusified and died so that people could be forgiven for their sins, I have a few crosses around and wear them too.  Your rosary beads sound beautiful.  Treasure them and if they are not blessed go ask a priest to bless them.
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pray, pray, and pray some more! its the best way to get closer to God.
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The rosary is a Catholic tradition.  A few other Christians pray the rosary, but most do not.\n\nTradition has that St. Dominic was told this pray by Mary herself in a vision or dream around 1200.\n\nThe pray-er meditates on events in Christ's life while saying certain prayers.\n\nSome non-Catholic protestants are against prayers to saints, Mary, or anyone deceased.  Some are against any "rote" or memorized prayer and against repetitious prayer.  \n\nCatholics believe that it is both Biblical and traditional that saints can "intercede" and pray to God about us.  Detailed explanation in the sites listed below.\n\nInteresting note: it is not a necessity for Catholics to believe in or practice "sacramentals" (including the rosary) to be Catholic, but the rosary is church-approved.  \n\n(Sacramentals are traditions approved by the Church, while Sacraments are the things instituted by Christ himself)
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All I know is that GOD answers prayers with either a YES or a NO. Either way, He answers your prayer according to what is best for you, or for a reason, that sometimes you dont even know why.\n\nSaying the catholic Novena full-heartidly will help you proclaim your faith. Faith is believing.\n\nand IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL RECEIVE WHATEVER YOU ASK FOR IN PRAYERS...Matthew 21:22
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Catholic prayers in spanish http://130.94.75.135/seccion.php?f_doc=65&f_tipo_doc=6
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Not everybody was taught as your were or they ignore what they were taught.\n\nWearing a rosary around your neck is not usually done. I think whether it is sacrilegious depends on your motive. \n\nIf it is reminding you of God, to pray and to act accordingly I think that would be okay. Some sisters in habits wear a rosary.\n\nHowever if you are wearing one just to look good or different or, even worse, to denigrate the rosary, God or other believers then it would be sacrilegious.\n\nI think it is much more sacrilegious to wear a cross or crucifix around your neck and then behave in an unchristian manner.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Father God, I would like to Pray for this sister in Christ and Thank you for awnsering her prayers.  I would like to pray for her and her families problems, that you know.  You are the Alpha and Omega, Beginning and the End.  It is written where two or more agree it shall be done by You in heaven. and also what we bind on earth it shall be bound in heaven, what we loose on earth it shall be loosed in heaven.  Right now I bind Satin in the Lives of this sister and her family.  And I loose the Power of the Holy Spirit and Your angels in these people's lives and worship you in Jesus Name. Amen\n\nSister, you have all the power of God within you.  Jesus Dies on the Cross for all of our sins and sickness.  Stay in the Word.  "Truth comes form hearing, and Hearing from the Word of God."  God Bless You and Your Family.  And remember Satin does not have any control over you
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My guess is that what you're thinking of is a evangelical protestant variation on the traditional Catholic children's communion prayer.  Here is the Catholic version -\n\nO Jesus, wash away my sins with Thy Precious Blood. \nO Jesus, the struggle against temptation is not yet finished.\n My Jesus, when temptation comes near me, make me strong against it.\n In the moment of temptation may I always say, "Jesus, mercy! Mary, help !" \nO Jesus, may I lead a good life; may I die a happy death. \nMay I receive Thee before I die. \nMay I say when I am dying, "Jesus, Mary, Joseph, I offer you my heart and my soul."