Scriptural Rosary Booklet #1
Scriptural RosaryBook No.1According to Thy WordWritten and compiledBy Jeff KlazuraScripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition copyright 1991,1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used by permission of thecopyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in anyform without permission in writing from the copyright owner.Scriptural Rosary - Book No.1 - According to Thy WordCopyright 2011 by Jeff KlazuraAll Rights ReservedThis ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or givenaway to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase anadditional copy for each recipient.***************************
Prayers To Be Said Before Each RosaryThis Rosary we offer to You is our prayer of adoration, thanksgiving and love. As we contemplateYour birth, life, death, and resurrection, fill us with Your holy presence. May our prayers rise to Youas a pleasing and fragrant flower to be placed in Your heavenly garden.I believe in God Jn 6:68-69 - You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that youare the Holy One of God.Our Father We pray for an increase in faith and faithfulness. We pray to be filled with hopes that will lead us todo Your will. And we pray for an increase in charity, in our lives, and in the world.Hail Mary (3x times)Heb 4:12 - Indeed, God’s word is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword.Glory be
**********************Table of ContentsJoyful MysteriesLuminous MysteriesSorrowful MysteriesGlorious MysteriesPrayers of the Rosary**********************
First Joyful MysteryThe Annunciation(St. Anne – Holy Mother of Mary – July 26th) “What I saw in her I can only describe by saying that Irecognized in her the cradle and tabernacle of the holy child she was to conceive and preserve; amother blessed indeed.” Let us pray for the holiness of all mothers.Our Father Isaiah 7:14 – Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with child, andbear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 1:26-27 – In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee calledNazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s namewas Mary.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 1:28 – And coming to her, he (the Angel Gabriel) said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 1:30-31 – “Do not be afraid Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceivein your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.”Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 1:32-33 – “He will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throneof David his father, and his kingdom there will be no end.”Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 1:38 – Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to yourword.”Glory Be Oh my Jesus *****************Second Joyful MysteryThe Visitation
(St. John Bosco – Jan. 31st) – “From now on, I no longer want to place any limit on my trust in God.”Let us pray that we may always trust God in every aspect of our lives.Our Father Lk 1:13 – But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has beenheard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John.”Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 1:39-40 – Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where sheentered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 1:41-42 – When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth,filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women,and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 1:44 – For at the moment the sound of Mary’s greeting reached Elizabeth’s ears, the infant inElizabeth’s womb leaped for joy.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 1:46-47 – And Mary said, “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; and my spirit rejoices inGod my savior.”Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 1:48 – For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages callme blessed.Glory Be Oh my Jesus *****************Third Joyful MysteryThe Birth of Christ(Saint Clare of Assisi – Aug. 11th) – “Cling to His Most sweet Mother who carried a Son Whom theheavens could not contain; and yet she carried Him in the little enclosure of her holy womb and heldHim in her virginal lap.” Let us pray that we may also carry Jesus with us, wherever we go, whateverwe do, and with whomever we interact. Let us pray for love of poverty and the grace to despise
riches and worldly desires. Let us pray for complete confidence in God.Our Father Micah 5:1 – But you, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shallcome forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin has no beginning.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:1-5 – In those days, a decree went out that the whole world should be enrolled. All went to beenrolled, each to his own town. Joseph went to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because hewas of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:6-7 – While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to herfirstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was noroom for them in the inn.Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 3:16 – For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in himmight not perish but might have eternal life.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:13-14 – Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God andsaying, “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 1:14 – And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.Glory Be Oh my Jesus *****************Fourth Joyful MysteryThe Presentation(Saint Padre Pio – Sept. 23rd) – “The ardent desire to be in eternal peace is good and holy. But it isnecessary to moderate it by a complete resignation to the Divine Will. It is better to do the DivineWill on earth than to enjoy heaven.” Let us pray for the gift to have complete resignation to God’slaws, morals and statutes.
Our Father Lk 2:22 – When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, theytook him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:25-26 – Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. It had been revealed tohim by the holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Messiah of the Lord.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:27-30 – When the parents brought in the child Jesus, Simeon took him into his arms and blessedGod, saying; “Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, for my eyes have seen yoursalvation.”Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:33-34 – The child’s father and mother were amazed; and Simeon blessed them and said to Maryhis mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel”Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:34-35 – “ He is to be a sign that will be contradicted and you (Mary) yourself a sword willpierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:36-38 – There was also a prophetess, Anna. She never left the temple, but worshiped night andday with fasting and prayer. Coming forward at that very time, she gave thanks to God and spokeabout the child to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem.Glory Be Oh my Jesus*****************Fifth Joyful MysteryFinding Jesus in the Temple(St. Bernadette of Lourdes – Apr. 16th) – “My own concerns no longer concern me: from now on Imust belong entirely to God, and God alone. Never to myself.” Let us pray for total trust in God,knowing that He is a good and faithful God, and His will for us, is a will that will lead us to Him,forever.Our Father
Lk 2:41-42 – Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he wastwelve years old, they went up according to festival custom.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:43 – After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind inJerusalem, but his parents did not know it.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:46-47 – After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers,listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at hisunderstanding and answers.Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 7:28-29 – When Jesus finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for hetaught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:48-49 – When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, whyhave you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.” And he saidto them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 2:39-40 – When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of the Lord, they returned toGalilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; andthe favor of God was upon him.Glory Be Oh my Jesus *****************
First Luminous MysteryBaptism of Jesus in the River Jordan(Message from Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque – Oct. 16th) – “I would speak to all hearts,but they do not want to listen; and when I find one that is open to my graces, then I flood that heart.”Let us pray that our souls may be like sponges, open to the graces God wishes to bestow on us.Our Father Jn 1:6,8 – A man named John was sent from God. He was not the light, but came to testify to the light.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 3:15-16 – The people were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Messiah. Johnanswered them all, saying, “I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming. I am notworthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.”Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 3:13-14 – Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. John tried toprevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?”Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 3:15-16 – Jesus said to John in reply, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill allrighteousness.” The heavens were opened, and John saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove.Hail Mary (2x times)Isaiah 40:3,4 – A voice cries out In the desert, “Prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight in thewasteland a highway for our God! Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all mankind shallsee it together.”Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 1:35-37 – John, with two of his disciples, watched Jesus walk by, and said, “Behold, the Lamb ofGod.” The two disciples heard what John said and followed Jesus.Glory Be Oh my Jesus ****************Second Luminous MysteryThe Wedding Feast at Cana
Our earthly life should be a continuation of Jesus Christ’s life, through Mary. With the help of MaryImmaculate we can do everything. The closer we draw to Mary, the closer we become to her Son.(St. Louis Marie de Montfort – Apr. 28th) – “Mary is the safest, easiest, shortest and most perfectway of approaching Jesus.” Let us heed the words of Mary and pray to live a life of doing whateverHe tells us.Our Father Jn 2:1-3 – There was a wedding in Cana, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his discipleswere also invited to the wedding. When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, “Theyhave no wine.”Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 2:5 – His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever He tells you.”Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 2:6-7 – There were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holdingtwenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told them, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 2:8-9 – Then he told them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” The headwaitertasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from.Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 2:9-10 – The headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves good wine first,and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.”Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 2:11 – Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, andhis disciples began to believe in him.Glory Be Oh my Jesus *****************Third Luminous MysteryProclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven, and the Call to Conversion(St. Anthony of Padua – June 13th) “We spread the love of God by loving as he loves.” Let us prayfor non-believers, that they may hear the calling of God in their lives. And let us pray for God’s
calling in our own lives, that it may not be smothered by the worries of this temporal life.Our Father Mt 9:35 – Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaimingthe gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness.Hail Mary (2x times)Mk 16:15-16 – He said to them, Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.”Hail Mary (2x times)Mk 10:15 – Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will notenter it.Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 13:41-43 – They will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers.They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. Thenthe righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.Hail Mary (2x times)Mk 1:15 – “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in thegospel.”Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 7:21 – Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only theone who does the will of my Father in heaven.Glory Be Oh my Jesus *****************Fourth Luminous MysteryThe Transfiguration(St. Anthony of Egypt – Jan. 17th) – “Let Christ be as the breath you breathe, in Him put your trust. Beearnest always to be in union first with the Lord and then with the saints; that after death they also mayreceive you as known friends.” Let us pray to be the light of Christ in all we think, say and do.Our Father
Jn 1:5 – The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 12:46 – “I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain indarkness.”Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 17:5 – Behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice thatsaid, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 17:2 – And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes becamewhite as light.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 9:30-31 – And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared inglory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem.Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 1:14 – We saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.Glory Be Oh my Jesus *****************Fifth Luminous MysteryInstitution of Eucharist at the Last Supper(St. Peter Julian Eymard – Aug. 3rd) – “To abide in His love is to make the Eucharist the center ofour desires. To abide in His love is to delight in surprising Him with some gift, or some littlesacrifice. To abide in His love is to live by the Eucharist; to guide ourselves in our actions by Histhought, and to make it a point to always prefer the good service of the Eucharist to everything else.”Let us pray that all souls may make Jesus in the Eucharist their first joy in life.Our Father Jn 6:33-34 – “The true bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to theworld.” So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”Hail Mary (2x times)
Jn 6:51 – “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will liveforever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 6:53-54 – “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink hisblood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life,and I will raise him on the last day.”Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 6:61-64 – Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Doesthis shock you? The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you who donot believe.”Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 6:66 – As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longeraccompanied him.Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 6:67 – Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?”Glory Be Oh my Jesus *****************
First Sorrowful MysteryAgony in the Garden(St. Bonaventure – July 15th) – “He who desires to go on advancing from virtue to virtue, from graceto grace, should meditate continually on the Passion of Jesus.” We pray for contrition of our sins andthe grace to forgive others. We pray for the virtue of compassion and empathy.Our Father Jn 12:27-28 – “I am troubled. Yet what should I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? For it was forthis purpose that I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name.”Hail Mary (2x times)Jn 17:1 – Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to yourson, so that your son may glorify you.”Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 26:31 – Then Jesus said to them, “This night all of you will have your faith in me shaken, for it iswritten: “I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be dispersed”.Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 26:38 – Then he said to them, “My soul is sorrowful even to death. Remain here and keep watchwith me.”Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 26:45 – Then he returned to his disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking yourrest? Behold, the hour is at hand when the Son of Man is to be handed over to sinners.”Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 26:47,49 – While he was still speaking, Judas arrived. Immediately he went over to Jesus andsaid, “Hail, Rabbi!” and he kissed him.Glory Be Oh my Jesus *****************Second Sorrowful MysteryScourging at the Pillar
(St. Teresa of Avila – Oct. 15th) – “Since the spiritual world is based entirely on humility, the closerone gets to God, the more this virtue should grow.” We pray for the grace to mortify our senses to theworldly pleasures. We pray for the virtue of humility and charity towards our enemies.Our Father Mk 14:61-62 – Again, the high priest asked him and said to him, “Are you the Messiah, the son of theBlessed One?” Then Jesus answered, “I am; and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right handof the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”Hail Mary (2x times)Mk 14:63-64 – At that the high priest tore his garments and said, “What further need have we ofwitnesses? You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?” They all condemned him.Hail Mary (2x times)Lk 22:63-65 – the men were ridiculing and beating him. They blindfolded him and questioned him,“Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?” And they reviled him in saying many other things against him.Hail Mary (2x times)Mt 5:39 – But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on yourright cheek, turn the other one to him as well.Hail Mary (2x times)Wis – 2:19 – With revilement and torture let us put him to the test that we may have proof of hisgentleness and try his patience.Hail Mary (2x times)1 Pet 2:23 – When he was insulted, he returned no insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten;instea
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