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The Traditional Holy Rosary
of the
Most Blessed Virgin Mary
Prayed in English
Listen to the The Mysteries
of the Holy Rosary or download them as Audio Files
Dedicated to
Mary, Auxilium Christianorum
the
Most Holy Mother of God, Help of Christians, and the most perfect
of all God’s creation
The Holy Rosary
is to be
prayed —
not simply recited.
And so it is prayed here, not to the end of praying it as quickly as
one can, but as thoughtfully and prayerfully as one can.
You will not “get
through” the five Mysteries quickly in the Rosary prayed below.
Rather, it is prayed as one speaking to another, as the soul speaks
to God and to Mary ... who are listening. Very often, when
we pray, is at a tempo that we would never use in speaking with a friend,
let alone one beloved. Such conversations are an intimate sharing ...
not rote recitations. Even if we repeat ourselves, it is with a new
emphasis. Who ever tires of being told that they are loved? The words
are the same but the moment is new. Only in a desperate parting are
such words spoken quickly.
One single “Hail Mary”
prayed from the heart is worth a thousand spoken only upon the lips.
Yes, in prayer, especially repetitive prayer, our minds tend to wander,
to drift away from the one to whom we are praying. This is our human
frailty, and God understands this. It is our perseverance in
prayer that matters, despite all distractions. Let us, then, as Saint
Paul encourages us,
“Pray without ceasing”
(1 Thessalonians 5:17).
The
Rosary consists
of
3 Mysteries
that are divided into
15 decades (or prayers)
each.
(NOTE: This is the
Traditional Rosary. If you prefer the additional Luminous
Mysteries added by John-Paul II in 2002 click
here)
Listen
to, and pray along with, each Mystery
of the Holy Rosary of the Most
Blessed Virgin Mary below — in its entirety below:
(audio only — no video)
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The Joyful Mysteries
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- The Annunciation
- The Visitation
- The Nativity
- The Presentation
- The Finding in the
Temple
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The Glorious Mysteries
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- The Resurrection
- The Ascension
- The Descent of the
Holy Ghost
- The Assumption of
Mary
into Heaven, body and soul
- The Coronation of
Mary
as Queen of Heaven
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The Sorrowful Mysteries
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- The Agony in the Garden
- The Scourging at the
Pillar
- The Crowning with
Thorns
- Jesus carries the
Cross
- The Crucifixion
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To Save
each Mystery
as an .mp3 audio file to
listen to whenever you wish:
LEFT-click
on the title of the Mystery
you wish to save, and choose
“save link as” — and
then choose your Desktop
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Step 1:
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Step 2:
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Alternately
you may wish to
view the Mysteries in a VIDEO with TEXT
as they are being prayed.
If
so, click any link below:
Traditional Days and Mysteries of the
Rosary prior to 2002
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To download any file, right-click
on any underlined Mystery above and choose: “Save Link As
...” in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox or “Save Target as
...” in Microsoft Edge, and save it to your desktop. Copy it
to a CD and listen to it while driving or working.
Also see:
Other
Free Audio Files Available:
Totally Faithful to the Sacred
Deposit of Faith entrusted to the Holy See in Rome
“Scio
opera tua ... quia modicum habes virtutem, et servasti verbum
Meum, nec non negasti Nomen Meum”
“I
know your works ... that you have but little power, and
yet you have kept My word, and have not denied My Name.”
(Apocalypse
3.8)
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