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Be Faithful and Attentive* — Book One From Chapter Twelve: Mary's Psalter (The Holy Rosary) in Rounds
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries Return to Rosary Selection |
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Orémus In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. (Pause to place yourself in God's presence — you are nothing, God is All). I immerse myself in the Divine Will, and as I pray the Holy Rosary, I multiply it to the infinite to give Our Lady all the Rosaries She has asked for from everyone — and more. I call all souls to pray the Rosary daily and devoutly, and I redo all Rosaries in the Divine Will to make them perfect and complete before God. For Thy Kingdom to Come, I offer this Rosary for ( here make your intentions ), and for all the intentions of the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary. As I offer the Creed, I intend to make a perfect act of faith in the name of all creatures, calling all souls to the light of the true Faith, in the Holy Catholic Church, and to beg pardon and make reparation for all atheism and false beliefs: I believe in God, the Father Almighty... So that everyone on earth will abandon the human will to do the Divine Will as Its done in Heaven: Our Father... 1. I love and thank You, Blessed Mother, for being our Stronghold of Faith; infuse your Faith into all souls, especially our bishops, priests and religious. Hail Mary... 2. I love and thank You for being our Treasury of Hope; infuse your Hope into all souls, especially our bishops, priests and religious. 3. I love and thank You for being our Wellspring of Charity; infuse your Charity into all souls, especially our bishops, priests and religious. THE FIVE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES The First Sorrowful Mystery — The Agony of Jesus in the Garden Our Father... 1. To bring You comfort in the Garden, my Jesus, I offer You your dear Mother generously sharing with You this mortal agony. Hail Mary... 2. I also offer You Luisa generously sharing with You this mortal agony. 3. I offer You all the chaste kisses of your Mother in reparation for Judas's betraying kiss, and those of all other souls through the ages. 4. I place my "I love You" in your kind words to Judas: "Amice, ad quid venisti? (Friend, for what purpose have you come?)" (Hours of the Passion, 5. I love You in your words to Peter: "Put up again thy sword in its place; for all that take the sword shall perish by it" (Mt. 26:52). 6. I love You in your act of healing Malchus's ear. 7. I love You in your words: "I am He" at which your enemies "went backward and fell to the ground" (Jn. 18:6). 8. I love and compassionate You in the sorrow You feel as the Apostles 9. I love and compassionate You in the sorrow You feel over Peter's three-fold denial of being your disciple: "I know not the man" 10. I love You in all the many tears Peter weeps for his denial and in the tears and sorrow of all repentant sinners. ...And in all the Acts of the Divine Will found in the Mystery of The Agony, I love, adore, thank, praise and glorify You as I pray: Glory be... Prayer After Each Decade: Supreme Majesty, as your little child, I come upon your Paternal Knees, to offer You all the Acts of the Divine Will found in the Mystery of The Agony, along with all my acts of reciprocated love, which in the name of all creatures, embrace these Acts. With this offering I implore mercy, salvation and sanctification for every creature, the quick and complete triumph of the Divine Will on earth, and Its quick and complete triumph in me. Amen. The Second Sorrowful Mystery — The Scourging at the Pillar Our Father... 1. I love You, my Jesus, in your desire "to form so many wounds in 2. I love You in your act of making reparation while being stripped of your clothes "for so many who strip themselves of every modesty, purity and innocence; who divest themselves of every good and virtue, and of your Grace" (H. of P., 8 a.m.). 3. I love You in your desire to be stripped even of your Flesh and Blood in order to clothe us anew in the "noble, royal garment" of your Most Holy Will (Vol. 16: Jan. 14, 1924). 4. I place my "I love You" in the ropes with which they tightly bind You to make of them a comforting embrace. 5. I place my "I love You" in the Blood that issues "from the tips of 6. I place my kiss of love in the cruel whips they use so as to give You a kiss of Eternal, Divine Love with every lash. 7. I place my kiss of reparation in each of the countless Wounds opened on your Sacred Body so as to heal them. 8. I love and adore each of the drops of Blood flowing so profusely from these Wounds. 9. I love and adore the pieces of Flesh torn from You in the Scourging. 10. I love and compassionate You in the death that You feel "for the ...And in all the Acts of the Divine Will found in the Mystery of The Scourging, I love, adore, thank, praise and glorify You as I pray: Prayer After Each Decade: Supreme Majesty, as your little child, I come upon your Paternal Knees, to offer You all the Acts of the Divine Will found in the Mystery of The Scourging, along with all my acts of reciprocated love, which in the name of all creatures, embrace these Acts. With this offering I implore mercy, salvation and sanctification for every creature, the quick and complete triumph of the Divine Will on earth, and Its quick and complete triumph in me. Amen. The Third Sorrowful Mystery — The Crowning with Thorns Our Father... 1. I love and adore You, my Jesus, willingly suffering the cruel crown of thorns for us. Hail Mary... 2. In the false and mocking adorations offered You, I place the true love and adoration all creatures owe You. 3. In the empty reed they give You for a scepter, I place the voluntary subjection all creatures owe You. 4. I weave a royal robe with my "I love You, I adore You" to place over your shoulders and shield You from the filthy rag they mockingly give You. 5. In the slaps and spit with which they cover your face, I place the kisses and caresses of your Most Holy Mother. 6. I place my "I love You" in the silence with which You respond to Pilate's stormy questions as You appear before him crowned with thorns. 7. I love You in the words You do speak to Him: "Thou shouldst not 8. I love You in your work of making reparation in this Mystery "for the injustices of those who command" (H. of P., 9 a.m.). 9. I love and thank You for teaching us in this Mystery "that virtue alone is that which constitutes man king of himself" (H. of P., 9 a.m.). 10. I also love and thank You for teaching those who command "that virtue, united to right knowledge, is alone worthy and capable of governing and ruling others" (H. of P., 9 a.m.). ...And in all the Acts of the Divine Will found in the Mystery of The Crowning with Thorns, I love, adore, thank, praise and glorify You as I pray: Glory be... O my Jesus... Prayer After Each Decade: Supreme Majesty, as your little child, I come upon your Paternal Knees, to offer You all the Acts of the Divine Will found in the Mystery of The Crowning with Thorns, along with all my acts of reciprocated love, which in the name of all creatures, embrace these Acts. With this offering I implore mercy, salvation and sanctification for every creature, the quick and complete triumph of the Divine Will on earth, and Its quick and complete triumph in me. Amen. The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery — The Carrying of the Cross Our Father... 1. I love and adore your Will, O God, growing the trees that will become Jesus' Cross. Hail Mary... 2. I even love You in the work of the men forming the Cross from the wood of these trees. 3. I place my "I love You," dear Jesus, in the very words with which Pilate condemns You to the Cross. 4. I place my kiss of love and gratitude in every fiber of the Cross to return the kisses You give the Cross when receiving It. 5. I love and adore your invincible Love which alone gives You strength to bear the Cross loaded down with the world's sins. 6. I love You in sending grace to Veronica, moving her to courageously offer You her veil. 7. I place my "I love You" in every thread of her veil to give You greater comfort as she wipes your face. 8. I love and adore your exceedingly self-forgetful Love in imprinting your image on Veronica's veil. 9. To comfort You, I offer You all your true friends throughout the centuries faithfully carrying their daily crosses. 10. To bring You the greatest comfort, I offer You your Mother's "deepest and simplest act of adoration" by which She infuses Herself in You, as She meets You along the Sorrowful Way (Vol. 6: Dec. 17, 1903). ...And in all the Acts of the Divine Will found in the Mystery of The Carrying of the Cross, I love, adore, thank, praise and glorify You as I pray: Glory be... O my Jesus... Prayer After Each Decade: Supreme Majesty, as your little child, I come upon your Paternal Knees, to offer You all the Acts of the Divine Will found in the Mystery of The Carrying of the Cross, along with all my acts of reciprocated love, which in the name of all creatures, embrace these Acts. With this offering I implore mercy, salvation and sanctification for every creature, the quick and complete triumph of the Divine Will on earth, and Its quick and complete triumph in me. Amen. The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery — The Crucifixion Our Father... 1. I love and compassionate You, my Jesus, in the pain You suffer at the piercing of your hands and feet. Hail Mary... 2. I love and thank You for the Seven Last Words You speak from the Cross. 3. I present to You every offering of the Divine Praises in reparation for all the hateful and blasphemous words that are hurled at You. 4. I love and compassionate You in the pain of your labored breathing. 5. I love and compassionate You in the pain of your cramping and trembling muscles. 6. I love and compassionate You in the pain of your alternating chills and fever. 7. I love and compassionate You in the pain of your immense thirst from the loss of Blood. 8. I love and compassionate You in the pain of your unquenchable thirst for souls — for while dying in agonizing pains You still see that not all souls will be incorporated into You. 9. I love and compassionate You in the pain You suffer seeing all your immense pains reflected in your tender Mother's Heart. 10. To bring You comfort for all these pains, I offer You your Holy Mother's heroism, faithfulness and valiant love as She stands at the foot of your Cross. ...And in all the Acts of the Divine Will found in the Mystery of The Crucifixion, I love, adore, thank, praise and glorify You as I pray: Prayer After Each Decade: Supreme Majesty, as your little child, I come upon your Paternal Knees, to offer You all the Acts of the Divine Will found in the Mystery of The Crucifixion, along with all my acts of reciprocated love, which in the name of all creatures, embrace these Acts. With this offering I implore mercy, salvation and sanctification for every creature, the quick and complete triumph of the Divine Will on earth, and Its quick and complete triumph in me. Amen. Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy... †...†...†Return to Rosary Selection |
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* Be Faithful and Attentive: A Handbook for Living in the Divine Will
The excerpts of Be Faithful and Attentive offered here may be copied and printed for one's own use and for discussion groups. The right to publish this book or any of its parts remains exclusively with the author, Robert T. Hart, and the Luisa Piccarreta Center for the Divine Will. back to top |
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