Praying the Rosary

• To describe how to pray the Rosary (L3)

• To explain how God can speak through the Rosary (L4/5)

• To make a Rosary and practice praying it (L5)

Tell your partner

what you know

about how to pray the

Rosary.

“Hail Mary, full of grace.The Lord is with you.

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

Jesus”.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.Amen.

The “Hail Mary” is really 3 prayers in one. Which part of it comes froma. What cousin Elizabeth said to Mary, when

What the Church prays for on behalf of all of us?

b. Mary, pregnant with Jesus, visited her?c. What the angel said to Mary?

1.Write out the Hail Mary prayer as 3 sections. In a different colour pen, write under each section where that prayer comes from

**When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby in her womb leapt for joy. Who was her baby? Why do you think he “leapt for joy”?

How do you pray the Rosary?

start: Sign of Cross; AC; OF; 3x HM ; Gb ; • 1st decade: OF; 10x HM; Gb• 2nd decade : as above• 3rd decade : as above• 4th decade : as above• 5th decade : as above

Our FatherHail MaryGlory be…Apostle’s creed

OFHMGbAC

1st decade

5th

1. Draw your own diagram of the Rosary Label the Our Father beads (big ones). Label the Hail Mary beads.labels the 6 beads you start on “Start”Bracket the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th decades.

2. Explain how you say the rosary. Look at the code above to help you.

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.

What should you think about when you are saying the Rosary ? Each decade (10 Hail Mary’s) is about a scene from Jesus’ life. You should think about these scenes as you pray. So even though you are praying to Mary, the Rosary is about Jesus.

1. Label the “joyful” “sorrowful” & “glorious” mysteries

2. Give an example of each**Different mysteries are prayed on different days. Eg sorrowful, on Wed and Fridays. Which would you pray and why?

Praying the RosaryPray along with the video

Make a decade of the Rosary– Tie your string making 2 big knots

at either end– Make 10 smaller knots in between

these big knots– Do 5 more knots at one of the ends

How did you enjoy the prayer ? Share your feelings about it with your partner.

Homework

• Say a decade of the Rosary at home with your family or in your Church group.

• Your parents to sign it off in your planner.