The Method Of saying the ROSARY Of our BLESSED LADY. As it was ordered by Pope pus the Fifth, of the Holy Order of Preachers. And as it is said in Her Majesties chapel at S. James. Printed in the Year, 1669. An Advertisement concerning the following Method of saying the ROSARY. THe Devotion of the Rosary, so called, because it is as it were a Chaplet of Spiritual Roses, that is, of most sweet and devout Prayers, was first revealed by the B. Virgin to S. Dominick,( the Father and Founder of the Holy Order of Preachers) as a devotion most efficacious for the obtaining all favours from God, and averting all evils from ourselves. It consisteth of fifteen Pater noster's, and a hundred and fifty have Mary's, and is divided into three parts, whereof each containeth in it five decades, that is, five Pater Noster's and fifty have Mary's. To each of these decades in the following Method is assigned one of the Principal Mysteries of the life of our Saviour, or his B. Mother, as matter of meditation, wherein the mind is to exercise its self while it prays; and therefore is prefixed before the beginning of each decade. The Mysteries also in number fifteen, are divided into three parts, answerable to the three parts of the Rosary; that is, into five Joyful Mysteries for the first part of the Rosary; five Sorrowful, for the second, and five Glorious for the third. Now the use of the following Method or manner of saying the Rosary, consisteth in a devout application, or attention of the mind to the Mystery assigned, while the decade is saying, and raising correspondent affections in the will, such as the Devotion, and necessity of each one shall suggest: for example, In the first Part, of Joy and Thanksgiving for the coming of our Redeemer, and the great work of our Redemption. In the second, of Compassion for the sufferings of our Lord, and Contrition for our sins which were the cause of them. In the third, of Exaltation of the Glory of our Saviour, and his B. Mother; and hope through the Merits of his Passion, and her Intercession, to be made partakers of glory with them. He that shall say the Rosary with this attention of mind, and affection of will, shall undoubtedly give much glory to God, and reap much benefit to his own soul. Which was the intention of Pope pus the fifth( a most pious Son of S. Dominick) in ordering, and is the endeavour at present of one of the meanest among the Sons of so glorious a Father, in publishing the Meditations and Payers, as they are set down in the following Method. The Joyful Mysteries assigned for Mundays and Thursdays through the year, and Sundays in Advent, and after Epiphany, till Lent. The first Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how the Angel Gabriel saluted our B. Lady with the Title of Full of grace, and declared unto her the Incarnation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Then say, Our Father, once. Hail Mary, ten times. Semel Pater noster, & decies have Maria. PAter noster, qui es in coelis; Sanctificetur nomen tuum; Adveniat Regnum tuum; Fiat Voluntas tua, sicut in coelo, & in terra, Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hody; & dimit nobis debita nostra, sicut & nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris; & ne nos inducas in tentationem said libera nos à malo. R. Amen. OUr Father, which art Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, at 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 led us not into temptation: But deliver us from evil. Amen. have Maria. have Maria, gratiâ plena, Dominus Tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, & benedictus fructus Ventris tui Jesus; Sancta Maria matter Dei ora pro nobis peccatoribus nunc, & in hora mortis nostrae, Amen. HAil Mary, full of Grace, our 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 in the hour of our death. Amen. The Prayer. O Holy Mary, Queen of Virgins by the most high Mystery of the Incarnation of thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, by which our salvation was so happily begun, obtain for us by thy intercession, light to know this so great benefit, which he hath bestowed upon us, vouchsafing in it, to make himself our Brother, and thee his own most beloved Mother, our Mother also. Amen. The second Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how the Blessed Virgin, Mary, understanding from the Angel, that her Cousin, S. Elizabeth had conceived, went with hast into the mountains of Judea to visit her, and remained with her three moneths. The Prayer. O Holy Virgin, most spotless mirror of Humility; by that exceeding Charity which moved thee to visit thy holy Cousin, S. Elizabeth; obtain for us by thy Intercession, that our hearts may be so visited by thy most Holy Son, that free from all sin, we may Praise him, and give him thanks for ever. Amen. The third Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how the B. Virgin Mary, when the time of her delivery was come, brought forth our Redeemer Christ Jesus at midnight, and laid him in a Manger, because there was no room for him in the Inns in Bethlem. The Prayer. O Most pure Mother of God by thy Virginal and most joyful delivery, by which thou gavest unto the world thy only Son, our Saviour, we beseech thee obtain for us by thy Intercession, grace to led so pure and holy a life in this world, that we may worthily sing without ceasing, both day and night, the mercies of thy Son, and his benefits to us by thee. Amen. The fourth Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us Contemplate in this Mystery, how the most B. Virgin Mary on the day of her Purification presented the Child Jesus in the Temple, where Holy Simeon giving thanks to God, with great Devotion received Him into his arms. The Prayer. O Holy Virgin, most admirable mistress and Pattern of Obedience, who didst present in the Temple the Lord of the Temple, obtain for us by thy beloved Son, That with Holy Simeon and devout Anna, we may praise and glorify him for ever. Amen. The fifth Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how the B. Virgin Mary, having lost without any fault of hers, her Beloved Son in Jerusalem, she sought him for the space of three days, and at length found him the third day in the Temple, in the midst of the doctors dispuiting with them, being of the age of twelve years. The Prayer. MOst blessed Virgin, more then Martyr in thy suffering, and yet the comfort of such as are afflicted: by that unspeakable joy wherewith thy soul was ravished in finding thy beloved Son in the Temple, in the midst of the doctors dispuiting with them, obtain of him for us. so to seek him, and to find him in the Holy catholic Church, that we may never be separated from him. Amen. salue Regina. HAil Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, Our Life, our sweetness, and our Hope; To thee do we cry, poor banished sons of Eve. To thee do we sand up our Sighs, mourning and weeping in this Valley of Tears; turn then Most gracious Advocate, thy eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our Exile ended, show unto us the Blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus. O most Clement, most Pious, and most sweet Virgin Mary. Vers. Pray for us holy Mother of God. Resp. That we may be made worthy of thy Promises of Christ. Let us Pray, HEar, O merciful God, the Prayer of thy servants, that we who meet together in the society of the most Holy Rosary of the B. Virgin, Mother of God, by her Intercession may by thee be delivered from the dangers that continually hang over us. Amen. The dolorous, or sorrowful Mysteries for Tuesdayes and Fridayes through the year, and the sundays in Lent. The first Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how our Lord Jesus was so afflicted for us in the Garden of Gethsemany, that his Body was bathed in a bloody sweat, which ran trickling down in great drops unto the ground. Our Father as before. Hail Mary as before The Prayer. MOst Holy Virgin more then Martyr, by that ardent Prayer, which thy beloved Son poured forth unto his Father in the Garden, vouchsafe to intercede for us, that our passions reduced to the obedience of Reason. we way always, and in all things comform and subject ourselves to the Will of God. Amen. The second Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how our Lord Jesus Christ, was most cruelly scourged in Pilat's house, the number of the stripes they gave him being above five thousand. ( As was Revealed to S. Brigit.) The Prayer. O Mother of God ever flowing Fountain of Patience by those stripes thy only, and most Beloved Son vouchsafed to suffer for us, obtain of him for us grace, that we may know how to mortify our rebellious senses, and cut off all occasions of sinning with that sword of grief and compassion, which pierced thy most tender soul. Amen. The third Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how these cruel Ministers of Satan plaited a Crown of sharp thorns, and most cruelly plaited it on the Most Sacred Head of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Prayer. O Mother of our Eternal Prince and King of Glory, by those sharp thorns, wherewith his most holy head was pierced, we beseech thee, that by thy Intercession, we may be delivered here from all motions of Pride, and in the day of Judgement from that confusion, which our sins deserve Amen. The fourth Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how our Lord Jesus Christ, being sentenced to die, bore with great patience the across, which was laid upon him for his greater torment and ignominy. The Prayer. O Holy Virgin, example of patience, by the most painful carrying of the across, in which thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ bore the heavy weight of our sins, obtain for us of him by thy Intercession, courage and strength to follow his steps, and bear our across after him unto the end of our life. Amen: The fifth Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how our Lord Jesus Christ, being come to Mount Calvary, was stripped of his clothes, and his Hands and Feet most cruelly nailed to the across in the presence of his most afflicted Mother. The Prayer. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, as the Body of thy beloved Son was for us extended on the across, so may our desires be daily more and more stretched out in his Service, and our hearts wounded with compassion of his most bitter passion. And thou, O most B. Virgin, vouchsafe to negotiate for and with us, the work of our salvation by thy powerful Intercession. Amen. Glory be to the Father, &c. Hail Holy Queen, &c. with the verse and Prayer as above, pag. 13. THe Glorious Mysteries, for wednesdays and Saturdays through the year, and sundays after Easter until Advent. The first Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how our Lord Jesus Christ triumphing gloriously over death, rose again the third day Immortal and impassable. Our Father as above. Hail Mary as above. The Prayer. O Glorious Virgin Mary, by that unspeakable joy thou receivd'st in the Resurrection of thy onely Son, we beseech thee obtain of him for us, that our hearts may never soustray after the false joys of this world, but may be ever and wholly employed in the pursuit of the onely true and solid joys of Heaven. Amen. The 2d. Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery how our Lord Jesus Christ forty dayes after his resurrection, ascended into heaven, attended by Angels, in the sight of his Most Holy Mother, his Holy Apostles and disciples, to the great admiration of them all. The Prayer. O Mother of God, comfort of the afflicted; as thy beloved Son, when he ascended into Heaven, lifted up his hands, and blessed his Apostles, so vouchsafe, most Holy Mother, to lift up thy pure hands to him for us, that we may enjoy the benefit of his blessing and thine here on earth, and hereafter in Heaven. Amen. The third Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how our Lord Jesus Christ being seated on the right hand of God, sent as he had promised, the Holy Ghost upon his ' Apostles, who after he was ascended, returning to Jerusalem, continued in Prayer and Supplication with the B. Virgin Mary, expecting the performance of his promise. The Prayer. O Sacred Virgin, Tabernacle of the Holy Ghost, we beseech thee, obtain by thy Intercession, that this most sweet Comforter, whom thy beloved Son sent down upon his Apostles, filling them thereby with spiritual joy, may teach us in this world the true way of salvation, and make us walk in the paths of virtue and good works. Amen. The fourth Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us Contemplate in this Mystery, how the Glorious Virgin twelve years after the resurrection of her Son, passed out of this world unto him, and was by him assumed into Heaven, accompanied by the Holy Angels. The Prayer. O Most prudent Virgin, who entering the heavenly Palaces didst fill the Holy Angels with joy, and men with hope; vouchsafe to intercede for us in the hour of our death, that free from the Illusions and temptations of the Devil, we may joyfully and securely pass out of this temporal state to enjoy the happiness of Eternal life, Amen. The fifth Mystery. The Meditation. LEt us contemplate in this Mystery, how the Glorious Virgin Mary, was with great Jubilee and exultation of the whole Court of Heaven, and particular glory of all the Saints, crwoned by her Son with the brightest Diadem of Glory. The Prayer. O Glorious Queen of all the Heavenly Citizens, we beseech thee accept this Rosary, which as a Crown of Roses we offer at thy feet, and grant most gracious L●dy, that by thy Intercession our Souls may be inflamed with so ardent a desire of seeing Thee so gloriously crwoned, that it may never die in us, until it shall be changed into the happy fruition of thy Blessed sight. Amen. Hail Holy Queen, &c. With the Verse and Prayer, as above, pag. 13. And Litany, of the B. Virgin, as followeth. LITANIAE De B. virgin MARIA. KYrie eleison, christ eleison. Kyrie eleison, christ audinos. christ exaudi nos nos. Pater de Coelis, Deus, Miserere nobis. Fili Redemptor mundi Deus, Miserere nobis. Spiritus saint Deus, Miserere nobis. Sancta Trinitas unus Deus,, miserere nobis. Sancta Maria, Ora pro nobis. Sacta Dei genitrix ora Sancta Virgo Virginum ora matter Christi ora matter divinae gratiae ora matter purissima ora matter castissima ora matter Inviolata ora matter intemerata ora matter amabilis ora matter admirabilis ora matter Creatoris ora matter Salvatoris ora Virgo prudentissima ora Virgo veneranda ora Virgo Praedicana ora Virgo Potens ora Virgo Clemens ora Virgo fidelis ora Speculum justitiae, ora seeds sapientiae, ora Causa nostrae laetitiae, ora Vas spiritual, ora Vas honorabile, ora Vas in sign devotionis ora Rosa Mystica, ora Turris Davidica, ora Turris eburnea, ora Domus aurea, ora Faede●is arca, ora Janua Coeli, ora Stella matutina, ora Salus infirmorum, ora Resugium peccatorum, ora Consolatrix afflictorum, ora Auxilium Christianorum, ora Regina Angelorum, ora Regina Partriarcharum, ora Regina Prophetarum, ora Regina Apostolorum, ora Regina Martyrum ora Rigina Confessorum, ora Regina Virginum ' ora Regina Sanctorum omnium, ora Kegina Sacratissimi Kosarii, ora Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, parce nobis Domine. Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, exandi nos Domine. Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Antiphona. Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, Sancta Dei genitrix: nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus nostris: said à periculis cunctis libera nos semper Virgo gloriosa & benedicta. Vers. Angelus Domini annuntiavit Mariae. Rs. Quae concepit de spiritu sancto. Vers. Domine exaudi orationem meam. Rs. Et clamour meus ad te veniat. Oremus. GRatiam tuam quaesumus Domine, mentibus nostris infunde: Ut qui Angelo nuntiante, Christi Filii tui Incarnationem cognovimus; per passionem ejus & Crucem ad resurrectionis gloriam perducamur, Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Rs. Amen. Ver. Benedicamus Domino. Rs. Deo gratias. FINIS.