COMMANDER CROSS ROSARY

CARRY THE CROSS & PRAY THE ROSARY DAILY


STRAIGHT TO THE POINT


JOYFUL MYSTERIES


+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen


+ In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, Amen

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Miraculous Medal Prayer

Medal of Our Lady of Graces, The Raccolta, ed. 1910, #255



O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.


O MARIA sine labe concépta, ora pro nobis, qui ad te confúgimus.




(p.s. We have realized that there are loads of Miraculous prayers

and medals out there, which are incorrect.

We post two correct versions above, which also ought to be readible on your medal.)

We ask for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin

Memorare, The Raccolta, ed. 1910, #197.  Coeleste Palmetum 1866.




REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin Mary,

that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection,

implored thy, help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.

Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother;

to thee I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful;

O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions;

but in thy clemency hear and answer me. 

Amen.


Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.


THE OFFERING PRAYER BEFORE ROSARY


(incl. Blessed Eucharist prayer from Our Lady of Fatima’s first apparition on 13th May 1917.)

Eternal Father, I offer you this Rosary,

by Marie Immaculate Heart in union with her Son,

Jesus Christ's precious blood,

as thanksgiving for all your good deeds,

according to Jesus' Sacred Heart intentions;

for all grace and blessing that will

make us close this beloved Heart

in life, in death, in time and eternity; for the sick; the dying;

for the conversion of sinners and for the souls in Purgatory;

for those who have asked for our prayers

and we are obliged to ask for and the family's intentions,

to You, God, may all lead to your greater honour

and glory and a glorious death for us all.


O most Holy Trinity, I adore You.

My God, my God,

I love You in the most Blessed Sacrament.

Amen

PLACE FOR INTENTIONS

(feel free to add your own intention/s - below is only a suggestion)


 

Intentions and prayers in this Rosary are for:

All Souls in Purgatory,

the Souls of the ones who have died during the pandemic,

and the Souls of people who have died for our freedom.


Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,

and let perpetual light shine upon them.

May the souls of all the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God

Amen.

 

Requiem æternam dona eis Domine

Et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Requiescant in pace.  

Amen.



We pray for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Queen of the Holy Rosary, who vanquishes all heresy as we pray for the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary!

 

We pray for reparation of the blasphemies committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

 

We pray for St. Joseph, patron saint of the universal Church, terror of demons for the intercession to protect our Mother Church, bishops, priests and the restoration of the Roman Mass.

 

We pray for Pope Francis I’s eternal soul.

We pray for priestly vocation and vocation to holy orders.

We pray for the conversion of our country (n.) _____________

We pray for the conversion of those who have lost their Faith.



NOW THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES COMMENCE

Traditionally prayed on Monday and Thursday


(Normally prayed Sundays during Advent; from Epiphany to Lent)


On the Crucifix of Rosary:

One begins by holding the Crucifix of the Holy Rosary, kiss it,

do the sign of the Cross and pray:

+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen

 



Thereafter (still at the Cross) pray the Apostles' Creed.



I believe in God, the Father Almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ,

His only Son, our Lord,

                                    Let us kneel

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

                                    Let us arise

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended into hell;

on the third day He rose again

from the dead;

He ascended into heaven,

and is seated 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


Our Father     (First Pearl after the Cross)   (CCC 2759 &Matt 6:9-13).


The Word of God communicates the mystery of salvation.

Through the Lord’s Prayer, we are therefore aware of our being sons of the Father in the Son.


Our 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

Hail Mary     (at the Three Cluster Pearls)   (Pearl 2-4)

which stands for the Divine Virtues


Faith, Hope and Love


Mary gave herself entirely to serve the mystery of redemption.

Mary becomes the mother of Jesus, Mother of God.


Hail Mary,

full of grace, 

the Lord is with thee,

blessed art thou among women

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus


who increases our Faith


Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen


Hail Mary,

full of grace, 

the Lord is with thee,

blessed art thou among women

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus


who increases our Hope


Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen

Hail Mary,

full of grace, 

the Lord is with thee,

blessed art thou among women

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus


who increases our Love


Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen

Doxology     (on the single Pearl right before the Connecting Medallion) (Pearl 5) 


The Holy Trinity is a mystery, and it is the source of all the other mysteries.


Glory 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

Fatima prayer

When you pray the Rosary, say after each mystery

(3rd apparition of our Lady of Fatima, 13 July 1917)


O my Jesus, forgive us our sins,

save us from the fires of hell,

and lead all souls to Heaven,

especially those in most need of Your Mercy.

Amen


Next Step is the Connecting Centerpiece (Medallion)

Announce the First Joyful mystery   

(primum mysterium Gaudiósa)


The Annunciation   

(Annunciatio) 


(Luk 1:26-38)


(We do the Sign of the Cross      Faith, Hope and Love   which both opens and closes the sequence of prayer)

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.


And he came to her and said,

“Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!”


But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her,


“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,

and you shall call his name Jesus.

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High;

and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,

and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever;

and of his kingdom there will be no end.”


And Mary said to the angel,

“How can this be, since I have no husband?”


And the angel said to her,

“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,

and the power of the Most High will overshadow you;

therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.

And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

For with God nothing will be impossible.”


And Mary said,

“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”


And the angel departed from her.

Our Father


Prayer and meditation over the mystery of the Annunciation


The Word of God is the mystery of salvation.

Through the Lord’s Prayer, we are therefore aware of our being sons of the Father in the Son.


Our 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


Let’s Pray 10 Hail Mary


Meditation over the mystery of  the Annunciation


The Angelic greeting.

Mary gave herself entirely to serve the mystery of redemption.

Mary becomes the mother of Jesus, Mother of God.

Hail 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



Doxology

Meditation over the mystery of the Annunciation


The Holy Trinity is a mystery, and it is the source of all the other mysteries.

Glory 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

Fatima prayer


O my Jesus, forgive us our sins,

save us from the fires of hell,

and lead all souls to Heaven,

especially those in most need of Your Mercy.

Amen


Announce the Second Joyful mystery   

(secundum mysterium Gaudiósa)


The Visitation

(Visitatio)


(Luk 1:39-45)


(We do the Sign of the Cross    Faith   Hope   and Charity   which both opens and closes the sequence of prayer)

In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.


And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost and she exclaimed with a loud cry,


“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears,

the babe in my womb leaped for joy.

And blessed is she who believed

that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

Our Father


Prayer and meditation over the mystery of the Visitation




Our 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


Let’s Pray 10 Hail Mary


Meditation over the mystery of the Visitation


The greeting of the Holy Ghost.

Mary gave herself entirely to serve the mystery of redemption.

Mary becomes the mother of Jesus, Mother of God.

Hail 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



Doxology

Meditation over the mystery of the Visitation


Glory 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

Fatima prayer


O my Jesus, forgive us our sins,

save us from the fires of hell,

and lead all souls to Heaven,

especially those in most need of Your Mercy.

Amen


Announce the Third Joyful mystery   

(tertium mysterium Gaudiósa)


The Nativity 

(Nativitas )


(Luk 2:1-7)


(We do the Sign of the Cross      Faith  Hope  and Charity     which both opens and closes the sequence of prayer)

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city.


And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered.


And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

Detail: Nativity, Johann Sadeler, Credo: plate 3, 1579. The Art of Christianity Collection. AP00076 . Used with Permission.

Our Father


Prayer and meditation over the mystery of the Nativity



The Word of God is the mystery of salvation.

Through the Lord’s Prayer, we are therefore aware of our being sons of the Father in the Son.


Our 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


Let’s Pray 10 Hail Mary


Meditation over the mystery of the Nativity


Hail 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



Doxology

Meditation over the mystery of the Nativity


Glory 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

Fatima prayer


O my Jesus, forgive us our sins,

save us from the fires of hell,

and lead all souls to Heaven,

especially those in most need of Your Mercy.

Amen


Announce the Fourth Joyful mystery   

(quartum mysterium Gaudiósa)


Presentation in the Temple 

(Presentatio)


(Luk 2:22-35)


(We do the Sign of the Cross      Fides,   Spes   and   Caritas     which both opens and closes the sequence of prayer)

And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”


Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

“Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word;

for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles,

and for glory to thy people Israel.”


And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother,


“Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.”



Our Father


Prayer and meditation mystery of the finding of the presentation in the Temple



Our 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


Let’s Pray 10 Hail Mary


Meditation over the mystery of the finding of the presentation in the Temple


Hail 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



Doxology

Meditation over the mystery of the finding of the presentation in the Temple


Glory 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

Fatima prayer


O my Jesus, forgive us our sins,

save us from the fires of hell,

and lead all souls to Heaven,

especially those in most need of Your Mercy.

Amen


Announce the Fifth Joyful mystery   

(quintum mysterium Gaudiósa)


The Finding in the Temple    

(Inventio in Templo)


(Luk 2:41-52)


(We do the Sign of the Cross      Faith,   Hope   and   Charity     which b oth opens and closes the sequence of prayer)

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover.


And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom; and when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.


His parents did not know it, but supposing him to be in the company they went a day’s journey, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances; and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him.


After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him,


“Son, why have you treated us so?

Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.”


And he said to them,

“How is it that you sought me?

Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”


And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them. And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.


And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man.



Detail: The 12 Year Old in the Temple, Jan Luyken, c. 1700. The Art of Christianity Collection. AP0009. Used with Permission.

Our Father


Prayer and meditation over the mystery of the finding of the 12 year old Jesus in the Temple


The Word of God is the mystery of salvation.

Through the Lord’s Prayer, we are therefore aware of our being sons of the Father in the Son.


Our 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


Let’s Pray 10 Hail Mary


Meditation over the mystery of the finding of the 12 year old Jesus in the Temple


Mary gave herself entirely to serve the mystery of redemption.

Mary becomes the mother of Jesus, Mother of God.

Hail 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



Doxology

Meditation over the mystery of the finding of the 12 year old Jesus in the Temple


The Holy Trinity is a mystery, and it is the source of all the other mysteries.

Glory 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

Fatima prayer


O my Jesus, forgive us our sins,

save us from the fires of hell,

and lead all souls to Heaven,

especially those in most need of Your Mercy.

Amen



AT THE CONNECTING MEDALLION

CONCLUDING PRAYER BEFORE THE CROSS which concludes the Wreath for a fruitful perfection



The Rosary is a perfect wreath!

We have now reached the connecting medallion which unites our intentions and prayers


On the medallion, we pray Salve Regina, and the Marian hymn is  at the end of the Rosary;




Let us pray:

O, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,

Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope.

To thee do we cry, Poor banished children of Eve;

To thee do we send up our sighs,

Mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn then, most gracious advocate,

Thine eyes of mercy toward us;

And after this our exile,

Show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving,

O sweet Virgin Mary.



V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

R. that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.


Oremus:

Salve Regina,

Mater misericordiae,

vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.

Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Hevae.

Ad te suspiramus,

gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia ergo, advocata nostra,

illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.

Et Iesum,

benedictum fructum ventris tui,

nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.

O clemens, o pia,

o dulcis Virgo Maria.


V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix.

R. Ut digni efficamur promissionibus Christi.


Let us Pray:

O God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection,

has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation.

Grant, we beseech Thee: that while meditating on these mysteries

of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

that we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise,

through Christ our Lord.

Amen


Oremus:

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus,

qui gloriosae Virginis Matris Mariae corpus et animam,

ut dignum Filii tui habitaculum effici mereretur,

Spiritu Sancto cooperante, praeparasti:

da, ut cuius commemoratione laetamur;

eius pia intercessione, ab instantibus malis,

et a morte perpetua liberemur.

Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum.

Amen



+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen


+ In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, Amen





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This is where Cardinal Leo Burke and Bishop Athanasius end their Rosary prayer in Latin.




The Step-by-Step Commander Cross Rosary follow the pearls leading us to the Cross ...


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LET US PRAY AT THE CROSS:


Let us pray for our Holy Father – Pope Francis I - and his eternal soul and pray for the Papal  intentions:

 

May the Lord preserve him and give him life and make him to be blessed upon the earth and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.


May Thy hand be upon Thine holy servant and upon Thy son whom Thou hast anoited.


Lord Jesus, shelter our Holy Father the Pope under the protection of Thy Sacred Heart.

 

Be Thou his light, his strength and his consolation.

Amen


Per request from our Holy Father on 29 Sept. 2018:


Let us pray: 

 

We fly to Thy patronage, O Holy Mother of God; despise not thou our petitions in our necessities. but deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. 

 

Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, Sancta Dei Genetrix.

Nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus,

sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper,

Virgo gloriosa et benedicta.

Amen

 

 

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;

be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray.

And do thou, O prince of the heavenly host,

by the power of God

thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits

who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

 

Sancte Michael Archángele,

defénde nos in prælio;

contra nequítiam et insídias diáboli esto præsídium.

Imperet illi Deus, súpplices deprecámur;

tuque, Princeps militiae cæléstis,

Sátanam aliósque spíritus malignos,

qui ad perditiónem animárum pervagántur in mundo,

divina virtúte in inférnum detrúde.

Ámen

 


+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen


+ In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, Amen



The Marian antiphons have its own season.