Every prayer said in the Rosary, written out in full and gathered in one place, with a short note on where each one falls and what it asks for.
These are the prayers of the Rosary. Between them a rosary moves through the sign of the cross, a creed, an Our Father, three Hail Marys, and then five decades of ten Hail Marys each, with a Glory Be and the Fatima prayer closing every decade and the Hail, Holy Queen near the end. The order they are said in, and how the beads carry them, is on the how to pray the Rosary page. Here the prayers are simply collected, so you can read one on its own or keep the page open while you pray.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Sign of the Cross opens and closes the Rosary. It is not counted on the beads but sets the whole prayer apart, marking the minutes as prayer rather than recitation. Many people make it again as each mystery begins. It asks for the blessing of the Trinity on the time given, and names the persons into whose presence the prayer is made.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst 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.
The Hail Mary is the prayer most of the Rosary is made of: ten of them to a decade, and three at the beginning. Its first half comes from Luke 1:28 and Luke 1:42, the angel's greeting and Elizabeth's words; the second half asks Mary to pray for us. It is said while the mystery is held in mind. It asks for her intercession, now and at the hour of death.
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.
The Our Father is the one prayer Jesus taught his disciples, and in the Rosary it is said once at the start of each decade, on the single bead before the ten Hail Marys. It is also the first prayer after the creed. It asks for daily bread, forgiveness and deliverance from evil, and it sets the intention of the decade about to be prayed.
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy; 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. Amen.
The Hail, Holy Queen is said near the end of the Rosary, once the five decades are finished. It is an old prayer that calls Mary our life, our sweetness and our hope, and asks her to turn her eyes of mercy toward us after this life's exile. It asks for mercy, and for the sight of Jesus at the end of the road.
I 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, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
The Apostles' Creed opens the Rosary, said on the crucifix while the cross is held. It gathers the whole faith into a single statement, from creation to the resurrection of the body, and it is not repeated during the decades. It asks for belief in what has been handed down, and it sets the ground the mysteries rest on.
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Nicene Creed is the longer profession of faith from the Council of Nicaea, and it is not part of every rosary. It is said in common on some occasions, and it is the creed used at Mass. Where the Apostles' Creed opens the Rosary, this one states the same faith more fully. It asks for a firm confession of the Trinity.
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.
The Glory Be is said after each decade and once in the opening prayers. It is a short doxology giving glory to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and it closes the decade before the Fatima prayer. It asks for nothing but gives praise, which is why it stands there between the Hail Marys and the next mystery.
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 Thy mercy. Amen.
The Fatima Prayer is said after the Glory Be at the end of each decade. It comes from the apparitions at Fatima in 1917 and asks God to save souls, especially those most in need of mercy. It is short and often said without a bead of its own. It asks for the salvation of others as much as for one's own.
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 by meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
The closing prayer is said after the Hail, Holy Queen, before the final Sign of the Cross. It asks that meditating on the mysteries may lead to imitating what they hold and obtaining what they promise, gathering the whole Rosary into one request. It asks for the rewards of salvation and the grace to live what has been prayed.
No. The Rosary is a set of prayers, not a chain you break by leaving one out. If you have three minutes, pray one decade: an Our Father, ten Hail Marys, a Glory Be and the Fatima prayer, with one mystery held in mind. If the Creed is long for the time you have, begin with the Sign of the Cross and the Our Father and go straight to the decade. The prayers here are the full order, and any part of it prayed slowly is the Rosary still.
Many people also keep one prayer on its own. A single Hail Mary in a hard moment, the Hail, Holy Queen at the end of a day, or the Fatima prayer for someone who is ill. The beads count the prayers, they do not govern them.
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