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The ROSARY
The word Rosary means "Crown of Roses".
The Rosary is a prayer of hope.
Our Lady has revealed to several people –
Saint Dominic, Saint Bernadette at Lourdes
and the three children at Fatima : Lucy, Jacinta and Francisco –
that each time they say a Hail Mary they are giving her a beautiful rose and
that each complete Rosary makes her a crown of roses.
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Legend says that the rosary owes its origin to
St Dominic.
Dominic received a vision from Our Lady who
showed him a wreath of roses, representing the
rosary.
She told him to say the rosary daily, teach it to
all who would listen and eventually the true
faith would win out.
Dominic was one of the first people to begin to
pray the rosary.
He spread devotion to it and used it to
strengthen his spiritual life.
St Dominic - Feast day: August 8th
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“We must pray not for ourselves
alone, but for the world.
To this end, I have designed the
World Mission Rosary.
Each of the five decades is of
different colour to represent each
of the five continents.
Each decade of that World Mission
Rosary calls to mind an area where
the church continues her
evangelizing mission.”
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
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The Mission Rosary
While meditating on each decade, represented by a
distinct colour, the peoples of a particular continent are
brought to prayer.
Europe
Americas
Africa
Asia
Oceania
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As we pray the
Mission Rosary, our
intentions are
directed for the
people of that
continent,
especially our
missionaries working
there.
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First Mission Mystery :
Jesus Saviour of the World
“Yes, God loved the world so much that He gave
His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him
may not be lost but may have eternal life.”
[John 3:16]
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Second Mission Mystery :
Jesus proclaims the Good News to all
“The Spirit of the Lord has been given to me, for
He has anointed me. He has sent me to bring the
good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to
captives and to the blind new sight, to set the
downtrodden free, to proclaim the Lord’s year of
favour”.
[Luke 4:18-19]
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Third Mission Mystery :
Jesus teaches us how to pray
So you should pray like this, “Our Father in
heaven, may your name be held holy, your
kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in
heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And
forgive us our debts, as we forgive those who
are in debt to us. And do not put us to the test,
but save us from the evil one.”
(Matthew 6:7-15)
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Fourth Mission Mystery :
Jesus offers the gift of life
‘...When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her,
“Give me a drink.” She said, “What? You are a Jew and you ask me,
a Samaritan, for a drink?” Jesus replied; “If only you knew what
God is offering and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink’,
you would have been the one to ask, and he would have given you
living water... Whoever drinks this water will get thirsty again. But
anyone who drinks the water that I shall give will never be thirsty
again.”... “Sir”, the woman replied, “Give me some of that water so
that I may never get thirsty.” ’
(John. 4:1-26)
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Fifth Mission Mystery :
Jesus teaches us how to live
Seeing the crowds, he went up the hill. There he sat down and
was joined by his disciples. Then he began to speak. This is
what he taught them: “How happy are the poor in spirit, theirs is
the kingdom of heaven. Happy the gentle, they shall have the
earth for their heritage. Happy those who mourn, they shall be
comforted. Happy those who hunger and thirst for what is right,
they shall be satisfied. Happy the merciful, they shall have mercy
shown them. Happy the pure in heart, they shall see god. Happy
the peacemakers, they shall be called sons of God. Happy those
who are persecuted in the cause of right, theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.”
(Matthew 5:1-12)
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Mission Prayer
May all children
In the world
Share love
Share friendship and live
In the peace
Of God’s love
Now and forever
Amen
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Prayers for the Missions
Mary, Star of Evangelisation
Pray for us
Saint Joseph , Patron and Protector
of the Universal Church
Pray for us
Saint Thérèse, Patron of Worldwide Mission
Pray for us
Saint Francis Xavier, Patron of Missionaries
Pray for us
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