Although I regularly pray spontaneously and free-of-form, there are times when the practice of praying the rosary, which was so dear to my heart as a child, calls to me. This is particularly the case when someone I care for is deeply in need of prayer, and due to the degree of emotion I am feeling, I find myself at a loss for words. I usually use a relatively standard form of the Roman Catholic rosary; sometimes an adaptation; and sometimes one of various prayers I have learned or composed in using my Anglican prayers beads.
The following rosary, recited for One Whom I Dearly Love, was composed using the Roman Catholic beads which belonged to my mother. My own rosary was wrapped lovingly round her wrist; crucifix in hand as she passed from this world. I, in turn, kept her rosary. In my experience, due to its meditative nature, the rosary can be a deeply moving, exceedingly powerful form of prayer.
Deep Peace and Every Blessing to those who may choose to make this Circle of Prayer their own.
~ Cheryl Anne
Crucifix: (Kiss the Crucifix)
I commit my heart and soul to prayer for my Beloved _______.
I commit my body to stillness, and my mind to attention
and intention, that I may be sensitive to all that is required
for His/Her well-being and fulfillment in mind, body, soul, and spirit.
Holy One~
Hear my prayers.
May they be effective according to Thy Love and Grace.
In Thy Name and By Thy Strength,
Amen. And so it is.
1st Bead: Our Father
Next 3 Beads: Hail Mary
5th Bead: Glory Be
Centerpiece: (Kiss the Centerpiece)
Blessed Mother of Grace, Peace, and Compassion;
Enfold my Beloved ________, I pray, in Thy Mantle
of Love and Healing.
Keep Him/Her ever in Thy Tender Care.
Protect, Defend, Guard, and Guide Him/Her
always, by virtue of Thy Unfailing Love and Infinite Wisdom.
In the Name of the Risen Christ.
Amen. And so it is.
1st Decade:
In stillness and silence, allow the needs of your Beloved One, in regard to mind, to come into your awareness. With loving intention and blessing, say 10 Hail Marys and 1 Our Father. Say a Glory Be on the spacer bead.
2nd Decade:
In stillness and silence, allow the needs of your Beloved One, in regard to body, to come into your awareness. With loving intention and blessing, say 10 Hail Marys and 1 Our Father. Say a Glory Be on the spacer bead.
3rd Decade:
In stillness and silence, allow the needs of your Beloved One, in regard to soul, to come into your awareness. With loving intention and blessing, say 10 Hail Marys and 1 Our Father. Say a Glory Be on the spacer bead.
4th Decade:
In stillness and silence, allow the needs of your Beloved One, in regard to spirit, to come into your awareness. With loving intention and blessing, say 10 Hail Marys and 1 Our Father. Say a Glory Be on the spacer bead.
5th Decade:
With deep gratitude for the life of your Beloved One, say 10 Hail Marys and 1 Our Father.
Centerpiece: (Kiss the Centerpiece)
Pure and Precious Sacred Heart,
I thank You for the Gift of Knowing and Loving ________,
and for the privilege of praying for Him/Her.
Sanctify my prayers; seal them with the Holy Spirit;
Send them with Love.
Amen. And so it is.
Next Bead: Glory Be
Next 3 Beads: Hail Mary
Last Bead: Our Father
Crucifix:
Holy One~
Thank You for hearing the humble prayers of my heart.
In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust,
I place my Beloved and Myself in Thy Hands;
Thou Who Art Life;
Thou Who Art Love;
In Eternal Light and Glory.
Amen. And so it is.
(Kiss the Crucifix)
c.2012 oakabbey
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Common Prayers Used:
Our Father, which (Who) art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
(For thine is the kingdom,
The power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.)
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.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.
Amen.
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.
