Holy Year of Mercy Rosary
December 8, 2015 – November 20, 2016
Before reciting this rosary, be sure to recite the normal 7-decade rosary (Seven Joys of Mary) - http://www.prayerfulrosary.com/Franciscan.html
On the
cross:
Pope
Francis' Prayer for the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy
Lord Jesus
Christ, you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father, and have
told us that whoever sees you sees Him. Show us your face and we will be saved.
Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money; the
adulteress and Magdalene from seeking happiness only in created things; made
Peter weep after his betrayal, and assured Paradise to the repentant thief. Let
us hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that you spoke to the
Samaritan woman: "If you knew the gift of God!"
You are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy: let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified. You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weakness in order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error: let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God.
Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing, so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord, and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind.
We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy, you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.
You are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy: let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified. You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weakness in order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error: let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God.
Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing, so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord, and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind.
We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy, you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.
On the
first bead: Our
Father
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.
On the
next two beads: Hail
Mary
Hail Mary full
of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among 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.
On the
next bead: Glory
Be
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.
1st time
around: Corporal works of Mercy (large beads); Merciful
Like the Father (small beads)
2nd time
around: Spiritual works of Mercy (large beads); Merciful
Like the Father (small beads)
Corporal
Works of Mercy Spiritual
Works of Mercy
1. Feed the
Hungry 1. To
instruct the ignorant
Merciful like the Father x 10
Merciful like the Father x 10
2. Give drink
to the thirsty 2. To
counsel the doubtful
Merciful like the Father x 10
Merciful like the Father x 10
3. Clothe the
naked 3. To
admonish sinners
Merciful like the Father x 10
Merciful like the Father x 10
4. Shelter the
homeless 4. To
bear wrongs patiently
Merciful like the Father x 10
Merciful like the Father x 10
5. Visit the
sick 5. To
forgive offences willingly
Merciful like the Father x 10
Merciful like the Father x 10
6. Visit the
imprisoned 6. To
comfort the afflicted
Merciful like the Father x 10
Merciful like the Father x 10
7. Bury the
dead 7. To
pray for the living & the dead
Merciful like the Father x 10
Merciful like the Father x 10
Conclude
with prayer on the centerpiece:
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace,
Saint Francis Prayer
Lord, make
me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where
there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair,
hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.
O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.
... the 8th work of mercy "care for our common home" (Genesis 2:15) spiritual work gratefully contemplating God's world, and corporal work of holy performance to build a better world (see https://cvcomment.org/2016/09/01/pope-declares-care-of-creation-the-eighth-work-of-mercy/ )
Holy
Year of Mercy Rosary
December 8, 2015 – November 20, 2016
December 8, 2015 – November 20, 2016
Dominican
5-decade Rosary
unofficial
and based on the Threshold Divine Mercy bible study book
Before reciting this rosary, be sure to recite the normal 5-decade rosary - https://www.dummies.com/religion/christianity/catholicism/how-to-pray-the-rosary/
Thirty
bible study book chapters divided into six sets of five meditations - two sets
shown below (for the remaining four sets, purchase the bible study book)
* Say the Trisagion prayer on the small beads - Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
* Say the Trisagion prayer on the small beads - Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Threshold
Divine Mercy Table of Contents excerpt:
Set
#1 (Based on Lessons 1 -5) Meditations on the large beads:
1.
God Has Ears for the Afflicted (Exodus 2::23 – 3:15)
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
2.
A God Rich in Mercy (Exodus 34:4 – 9)
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
3.
Remember the Alien, the Orphan, and the Widow (Leviticus 19:9 – 18; Deuteronomy
24:17 – 22)
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
4.
God Chose You in Mercy (Deuteronomy 4:27 – 31; Deuteronomy 7:6 – 13)
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
5.
What the Lord Requires of You (Deuteronomy 10:12 – 22)
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Set
#2 (Based on Lessons 6 - 10) Meditations on the large beads:
1.
The Ultimate Gift of Divine Mercy (2 Maccabees 7:20 – 29)
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
2.
God Pursues His Beloved (Hosea 2:14 – 23)
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
3.
God Delights in Showing Mercy (Micah 6:6 – 8; Micah 7:18 – 20)
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
4.
God’s Everlasting Compassion and Mercy (Isaiah 54:4 – 10; Isaiah 55:6 – 9)
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
5.
Great Is Your Steadfast Love (Psalm 86:1 – 17)
* Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Conclude with Prayer of Saint Dominic on the centerpiece:
Free printable Saint Dominic Prayer Card at:
http://www.stdominic.org.uk/st_dominic_prayer.pdf
Conclude with Prayer of Saint Dominic on the centerpiece:
May God the Father who made us bless us.
May God the Son send his healing among us.
May God the Holy Spirit move within us
and give us eyes to see with, ears to hear with,
and hands that your work might be done.
May we walk and preach the word of God to all.
May the angel of peace watch over us
and lead us at last by God’s grace to the Kingdom.
Amen
Free printable Saint Dominic Prayer Card at:
http://www.stdominic.org.uk/st_dominic_prayer.pdf
This is a highly recommended bible study course. Check it out.
They
have an additional bible study book on Mysteries of the Rosary
For Other Abrahamic Religions (more examples) ...
Create your own prayer cards with the
Thirteen Attributes of Mercy in Judaism
Based on Exodus
34:6-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
So the Lord passed before him and
proclaimed: The Lord, the Lord, a God gracious and merciful, slow to anger and
abounding in love and fidelity, continuing his love for a thousand generations,
and forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sin; yet not declaring the guilty
guiltless, but bringing punishment for their parents’ wickedness on children
and children’s children to the third and fourth generation!
reference and excerpt combined:
reference and excerpt combined:
1. Adonai — compassion before a person sins
– The Lord! (Adonai)–God is merciful before a person sins! Even though aware that future evil lies dormant within him.
2. Adonai
— compassion after a person has sinned
– The Lord! (Adonai)–God is merciful
after the sinner has gone astray.
3. El — mighty in compassion to give all creatures according to their need
– God (El)–a name that denotes power
as ruler over nature and humankind, indicating that God’s mercy sometimes
surpasses even the degree indicated by this name.
4. Rachum
— merciful, that humankind may not be distressed
– Compassionate (rahum)–God is filled
with loving sympathy for human frailty does not put people into situations of
extreme temptation, and eases the punishment of the guilty.
5. VeChanun
— and gracious if humankind is already in distress
– Gracious (v’hanun)–God shows mercy
even to those who do not deserve it consoling the afflicted and raising up the
oppressed.
6. Erech
appayim — slow to anger
– Slow to anger (ereh apayim)–God
gives the sinner ample time to reflect, improve, and repent.
7. VeRav
chesed — and plenteous in kindness
– Abundant in Kindness (v’rav
hesed)–God is kind toward those who lack personal merits, providing more gifts
and blessings than they deserve; if one’s personal behavior is evenly balanced
between virtue and sin, God tips the scales of justice toward the good.
8. VeEmet
— and truth
– Truth (v’emet)–God never reneges on
His word to reward those who serve Him.
9. Notzer
chesed laalafim — keeping kindness unto thousands
– Preserver of kindness for thousands
of generations (notzeir hesed la-alafim)–God remembers the deeds of the righteous
for thebenefit of their less virtuous generations of offspring (thus we
constantly invoke the merit of the Patriarchs).
10. avon
— forgiving iniquity
– Forgiver of iniquity (nosei
avon)–God forgives intentional sin resulting from an evil disposition, as long
as the sinner repents.
11. VaFeshah
— and transgression
– Forgiver of willful sin (pesha)–God
allows even those who commit a sin with the malicious intent of rebelling
against and angering Him the opportunity to repent.
12. VeChata'ah
— and sin
– Forgiver of error (v’hata’ah)–God
forgives a sin committed out of carelessness, thoughtlessness, or apathy.
13. VeNakeh
— and pardoning
– Who cleanses (v’nakeh)–God is
merciful, gracious, and forgiving, wiping away the sins of those who truly
repent; however, if one does not repent, God does not cleanse.
References and excerpts from:
Jewish Publication Society https://amzn.com/0827608829
Want more information on the 13 attributes of mercy in Judaism?
- My Jewish Learning (Asking God for Forgiveness) https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-13-attributes-of-mercy/
- Selichot service at Central Synagogue in NYC https://www.facebook.com/centralsynagogue/videos/356590646591836
Dua - Muslim Prayers
http://islam.about.com/od/prayer/qt/DuaForgiveness.htm
Islamic Prayer Beads: Subha
http://islam.about.com/od/prayer/g/Subha.htm
Want more information on Christian, Jewish, and Islamic studies?
https://icjs.org/
http://islam.about.com/od/prayer/qt/DuaForgiveness.htm
Islamic Prayer Beads: Subha
http://islam.about.com/od/prayer/g/Subha.htm
Want more information on Christian, Jewish, and Islamic studies?
https://icjs.org/