How to Pray the Rosary
- Sign of the Cross and Recite the Apostles' Creed
- Recite Our Father
- Recite Hail Mary (3x)
- Recite Glory Be
- Announce the First Mystery and recite Our Father
- Recite Hail Mary (10x). Try to Meditate on the First Mystery as you pray.
- Recite Glory Be and Our Lady of Fatima Prayers
- Start of Second Mystery and recite Our Father, repeat steps 6 and 7 until all the Mysteries are completed.
- Try to meditate on the Third Mystery as you pray; continue around the rosary until you reach the medallion.
- Recite Hail Holy Queen and finish with the Sign of the Cross
Click on the image Button to download a printable PDF on how to pray the Rosary, taken from the book Real Men Pray the Rosary by David Calvillo.
Excerpt from Real Men Pray the Rosary
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