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regularly donate as part of the sponsorship
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Since 1936 Children International has
provided a unique set of life-changing
benefits and services to over 1,000,000 poor
children. As a non-profit humanitarian
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support in the future and so on).
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the world, different religions are part of
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They offer religious education to the
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TOTAL PROFITS DONATED BY
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INTERNATIONAL TO DATE:
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(Originated on 31st
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The Rosary Prayers...
The Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father,
Almighty. Creator of Heaven and Earth. And in Jesus Christ his
only son, Our Lord. Who was conceived by the power of the Holy
Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended to
the dead. On the 3rd day he rose again. He ascended into
heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. From
there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe
in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and
life everlasting. Amen.
The 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.
The Hail Mary
Hail Mary full of grace, the 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 at the hour of our death. Amen.
The 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.
The Fatima Prayer
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins and
save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven -
especially those who have most need of thy mercy. Amen.
Hail Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy.
Hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee to we cry,
poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our
sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then,
most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us. And
after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us O Holy Mother
of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
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out how you pray - and I felt the power of prayer, as if I have a
guardian angel watching over me all the time. Thank you so much
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Each Rosary has been hand crafted and comes to you with clear instructions on how to pray the Rosary.
Your order will be
delivered within 7 days in the UK, or within 14 days worldwide.
The full colour leaflet you receive also has pictures relating to each of the
20 mysteries so as you pray each mystery, there is a picture for you to meditate
on!
Some examples of Rosaries and the colours available...
The words of Our Lord to
Saint Faustina
"Encourage
souls to say the Chaplet which I have given you. Whoever will recite it will
receive great mercy at the hour of death. When they say this chaplet in the
presence of the dying, I will stand between my Father and the dying person,
not as the Just Judge but as the Merciful Saviour.
Priests will recommend it to sinners as their
last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he
were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive grace from my
infinite mercy.
I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those
souls who trust in My Mercy.
Through the Chaplet you will obtain
everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will."
I feel the closing prayer that's used for the
Divine Mercy chaplet sums up the whole devotion wonderfully...and also gives
us a wonderful perspective on Jesus' love for us...
"Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the
treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your
mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become
despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will,
which is Love and Mercy itself."
The Divine Mercy may be prayed on normal rosary beads -
the instructions on how to do this are below...
The Divine Mercy
Prayers...
Begin with the
Our Father, The Hail Mary & Apostle's Creed (see right hand
column).
Opening Prayer to the Divine Mercy
O Lord, behold here before You a soul who
exists in this world in order to allow You to exercise Your
admirable mercy and manifest it before heaven and earth. Others may
glorify You through their faithfulness and perseverance, thus making
evident the power of Your grace. How sweet and generous You are to
those who are faithful to You!
Nevertheless, I will glorify You by acquainting others of Your
goodness to sinners and by reminding them that Your mercy is above
all malice, that nothing can exhaust it, and that no relapse, no
matter how shameful or criminal, should allow the sinner to despair
of forgiveness.
I have offended You grievously, O Beloved Redeemer, but it would be
still worse if I were to offend You by thinking that You were
lacking in goodness to forgive me. I would rather He deprive me of
everything else than the trust I have in Your mercy.
Should I fall a hundred times or should my crimes be a hundred times
worse that they actually are, I would continue to trust in Your
Mercy. Amen
O
n the Our Father Beads:
Eternal Father,
I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity,
of Your Dearly Beloved Son,
Our Lord, Jesus Christ,
in atonement for our sins
and those of the whole world.
On the decade beads
For the sake of His
sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
At the end
say 3 times
Holy God, Holy Mighty
One,
Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us
and on the whole world.
Closing Prayer
Eternal God, in whom
mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look
kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult
moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great
confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and
Mercy itself.
About the Rosary...
The Rosary
is a string of beads or knotted
cord used for reciting a very special sequence of prayers called "The Rosary
of Our Lady". The Rosary is usually considered a solely Catholic
devotion, however, increasingly people who don't favour the church often
find favour with the Rosary - so why not give it a try?
Whether you are new to the
Rosary, new to Christianity, new to Our Lady, or only vaguely remember it
from church as a child, this is a wonderful prayer to learn. Praying the
Rosary or to Mary doesn't make you Catholic and you don't need to belong to
any church to pray it! So if you simply don't wish to join an
institutionalised religion but are unsure of how to make the most of your
personal religious observations, don't
despair! - the Rosary can be prayed at home, on the bus, alone, or with friends...you
can always have it with you! And many find this wonderful prayer brings great peace and spiritual insight as you meditate on the mysteries of
the lives of Mary and Jesus.
Usually it's seen as a solely 'Marian' prayer because
of the repetition of the famous "Hail Mary" prayer - but there is a
good deal more to
the Rosary than you might imagine! In fact, many 'chaplets' or devotions
can be prayed on these very special beads! Read on for information about
the Divine Mercy Chaplet!
The History of the
Rosary...
The Rosary actually began its life as a repetition of the
Lord's Prayer sometime between the eighth and twelfth century; the Lord's
Prayer (or 'Our Father') would be repeated 150 times by the peasantry who were unable to read and
therefore were unable to join in with the reading of the psalms by those more
educated and the clergy. The recitation of 150 'Our Fathers' became known as a 'psalter'.
Later on, those in the church
who wanted to demonstrate their devotion to the Virgin
Mary (who had always been prayed to for intercession since the very beginnings
of the church) substituted 150 Hail Marys instead.
The increasing devotion to Mary was a
natural development of the early church; as each new Christian was baptised,
they became a brother/sister in Christ, sharing his Heavenly Father, and
therefore also his 'Heavenly Mother'. Indeed, many have come to know
Christ through Mary and through the Rosary.
The way we pray the rosary today was officially
approved by Pope Pius V in 1569. In 1573 he also established an official
'Feast of the Rosary'! The name 'Rosary' came from the name originally
given to the recitation of 50 Hail Marys: a "rosarium", which means "rose
garden".
The official approval of this most popular and
powerful prayer is not the end of the story! In relatively recent times,
apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Fatima, Lourdes and Medjugorje, have delivered
a consistent message from 'Our Lady' encouraging us all to take up the Rosary and
pray for world peace and for 'sinners'.
The word 'sinners' often puts people off as it calls
to mind a set of rules listed by the church as to what is right and wrong, and
of people sitting in judgement of
each other. 'Sin' could be better
defined as any action that takes us away from God; that gets in between us and
our relationship with 'him' (whatever name you know 'him' by). Your conscience
is your primary guide in recognising sin - so always listen to your
conscience!
When we pray, we like to
remember the things we've done wrong and apologise to God in the hope that
any impairment to our connection with him may be repaired...on our own, we
don't have the power to do this; it's a two way relationship! But in his infinite love and mercy,
God always forgives those who recognise their sins and are sorry for them.
Remember, sin doesn't cause God to 'punish' us; it is not in his nature to
do that because his love for us is infinite. It's the nature of sin
that causes us to feel distant from God...and when we work with him and
align ourselves with his will in humility and contrition, our sins are
forgiven and we are reconciled with our Heavenly Father...and only by being
connected with God can we truly find peace, wholeness, happiness and
strength through this.
Prayers using beads are great
for those who aren't sure how to pray...they give our hands something to do,
meditations to focus on, and sacred words of prayer that can have an almost
hypnotic effect, enabling us to go 'deeply' into pray and to commune with
God.
You may not think you need to
do this...but I urge you to give it a try. Perseverance and regular
prayer can help us in so many ways, but you have to actually do it! So
don't just read this website! Order your Rosary Pack and see how you
may be inspired to new understanding and new ways of expressing your love of
God.
Interestingly, in the
apparitions of Mary over the last 200 years, she is avidly calling people to
take steps to work with her and her son to resolve the problems of sin...and her special weapon is the Rosary!
The format of the Rosary of
Our Lady
Lets have a look in a little more
detail about how the Rosary prayer is organised. Originally, there were 3 sets of mysteries that were prayed
during a Rosary. The Rosary was 50 Hail Mary's split into 5 'decades' with
a few short (and familiar) prayers in-between (the 'Glory be' and
the 'Our
Father'...later, the 'Fatima prayer' was also added). A different mystery
from the New Testament was meditated upon during each decade and the mysteries
themselves were set out into groups of Glorious, Joyful and Sorrowful Mysteries.
In 2002, Pope John Paul II introduced a further set of mysteries called the
Mysteries of Light/Luminous Mysteries.
It may all sound quite complicated if you've never
tried praying the Rosary. But I urge
you to give it a try because the
rewards of perseverance with this powerful prayer are quite amazing. It
has been said that the Rosary is "the bible translated into prayer".
Initially, I advise you to start with the words and don't
worry too much about the meditation. Soon the words and sequence of the
prayers become second nature and you are able to deeply meditate on the biblical
mysteries associated with Rosary.
The Rosary of Our Lady is one of the most comprehensive prayers you
will ever find:
You pray to Mary, the Mother of God
You pray to Jesus for the forgiveness of sinners
You pray to God the father
And you meditate on the most sacred and powerful
events of the New Testament
That may sound like a lot to accomplish in the
20 or so
minutes you would take over praying a Rosary; but in time, as you get more and
more used to the prayer, you will find that you are able to enter into the
process more deeply and pray for your own needs and the needs of those around
you while you are reflecting on those sacred mysteries.
I can't recommend the Rosary highly enough! The Rosary and
prayer are excellent ways to 'touch base' with God and get your thoughts into
order...notice ways you're failing yourself...make resolutions and changes in
your life that will benefit you, God - and the whole world!
In view of the messages that have been received
during the most recent apparitions, I would like to offer the chance for
EVERYONE to learn the Rosary and hope that they will enjoy it and find it
deepens their relationship with the Divine the way it has with me.
I believe in the power of prayer and believe that
your prayers for the salvation of others will be heard. And in order to
maximise the benefits to all, I donate ALL PROFITS to Children International; as
the 'Mother of Us All', this seems a very fitting way to make a difference and
I'm sure she'll be right behind us!
So buy a Rosary today (and maybe one for a
friend!) and consider some of the good that may come of it...
You are praying for those that need help!
You are praying for yourself and your family!
You are entering into a deeper relationship with God!
You are donating money to a worthwhile
cause that strives to ease the burdens of children born into poverty and
create a future for them that will break the cycle of poverty and make a
difference for generations to come!
Each cord Rosary has been hand crafted by myself
and comes to you with clear instructions on how to pray the Rosary.
The full colour leaflet you receive also has pictures relating to each of the
mysteries so as you pray each mystery there is a picture for you to meditate
on!
Please know that ALL profits go to Children International and
Rosaries for Peace make additional donations on a regular basis as part of
Children International's sponsorship programme.
The
purpose and goal of Rosaries for Peace is to bring hope and relief to those
in need of our charity...and to spread the wonderful messages of love, joy,
hope and peace of Jesus through Mary.
The
Fifteen Promises of the Blessed Virgin Mary to those who faithfully pray
the Rosary
To all
those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection
and great graces.
Those who
shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some special
grace.
The
Rosary will be a very powerful armour against hell; it will destroy
vice, deliver from sin and dispel heresy.
The
rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for
souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men
from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the
desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by
this means.
Those who
trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish.
Whoever
recites my Rosary devoutly reflecting on the mysteries, shall never be
overwhelmed by misfortune. He will not experience the anger of God nor
will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner will be converted; the
just will persevere in grace and merit eternal life.
Those
truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the
Church.
Those who
are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during their life and at
their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces and will
share in the merits of the blessed.
I will
deliver promptly from purgatory souls devoted to my Rosary.
True
children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in heaven.
What you
shall ask through my Rosary you shall obtain.
To those
who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in all their necessities.
I have
obtained from my Son that all the members of the
Rosary Confraternityshall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire
celestial court.
Those who
recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children, the brothers and
sisters of Jesus Christ.
Devotion
to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination.
Rosaries
for Peace
The official approval of this most popular and
powerful prayer is not the end of the story! In relatively recent times,
apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Fatima, Lourdes and Medjugorje, have delivered
a consistent message from 'Our Lady' encouraging us all to take up the Rosary and
pray for world peace and for 'sinners'. 
Prayers using beads are great
for those who aren't sure how to pray...they give our hands something to do,
meditations to focus on, and sacred words of prayer that can have an almost
hypnotic effect, enabling us to go 'deeply' into pray and to commune with
God.
