The

Pondering

Heart
A Rosary for All Christians The Joyful Mysteries
Samuel L. Edwards, 2011

Preparatory Prayers (i)

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible; And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made; Being of one substance with the Father; By whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate of the Holy Ghost and the Virgin Mary, And was made man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures: And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father; And he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, and giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father [and the Son]; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spake by the prophets. And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; And I look for the Resurrection of the dead; And the Life of the world to come. Amen.

Preparatory Prayers (ii)

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. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Preparatory Prayers (iii)

Hail Mary, full of grace: The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus,

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(1st) who giveth us faith. (2nd) who is our hope. (3rd) who loveth us with an everlasting love.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen. (or) Son of Mary, Son of the Living God, have mercy upon us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen.

Preparatory Prayers (iv)

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. O my Jesus, forgive us our sins; save us from the fires of hell; and bring all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Amen. Let us pray. O God, whose only-begotten Son, by his life, death, and resurrection, hath purchased unto us the rewards of life eternal: Grant, we beseech thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the faith, we [together with those on behalf of whom we shall do so] may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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I. The Annunciation to our Lady

Holy God, Holy and Mighty One, Holy and Immortal One: Have mercy upon us
Our Father Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus,

who took our flesh of thee.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen. (or) Son of Mary, Son of the Living God, have mercy upon us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and bring all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Amen.

Let us pray. We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts: that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
And the Word was made flesh: And dwelt among us.

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II. The Visitation of our Lady to Elizabeth

Holy God, Holy and Mighty One, Holy and Immortal One: Have mercy upon us
Our Father Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus,

whose saints rejoice at his coming.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen. (or) Son of Mary, Son of the Living God, have mercy upon us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and bring all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Amen.

Let us pray. O Christ, our God Incarnate, whose virgin Mother was blessed in bearing thee, but still more blessed in keeping thy word: Grant us, who honour the exaltation of her lowliness, to follow the example of her devotion to thy will; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
And the Word was made flesh: And dwelt among us.

III. The Nativity of the Lord

Holy God, Holy and Mighty One, Holy and Immortal One: Have mercy upon us
Our Father Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus,

who assumed our humanity that we might share his divinity.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen.

(or)
Son of Mary, Son of the Living God, have mercy upon us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and bring all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Amen.

Let us pray. Almighty God, who hast given us thy onlybegotten Son to take our nature upon him, and to be born of a pure virgin: Grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end.
And the Word was made flesh: And dwelt among us.

IV. The Presentation in the Temple

Holy God, Holy and Mighty One, Holy and Immortal One: Have mercy upon us
Our Father Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus,

the light of the nations and the glory of his people Israel.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen. (or) Son of Mary, Son of the Living God, have mercy upon us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and bring all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Amen.

Let us pray. Almighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that, as thy onlybegotten Son was presented in the temple in substance of our flesh, so we may be presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
And the Word was made flesh: And dwelt among us.

V. The Finding in the Temple

Holy God, Holy and Mighty One, Holy and Immortal One: Have mercy upon us
Our Father Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus,

who teacheth his elders wisdom.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen. (or)
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Son of Mary, Son of the Living God, have mercy upon us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and bring all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Amen.

Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, who art the power of God and the wisdom of God: Grant that, whensoever we are bereft of the sense of thine abiding Presence, we may seek thee first in the midst of thy holy Temple, and there receive the words of life for thy glory, our comfort, and the good of all thy holy Church; who in unity with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.
And the Word was made flesh: And dwelt among us.

The Concluding Devotions (i)

(Antiphon.) We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; * And he is the propitiation for our sins. My soul doth magnify the Lord, * and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour; For he hath regarded * the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth * all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me, * and holy is his name; And his mercy is on them that fear him * throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm, * he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts; He hath put down the mighty from their seats, * and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things, * and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel, * as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen. (Antiphon.) We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; * And he is the propitiation for our sins.

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The Concluding Devotions (ii)

The following Antiphon of our Lady may be said here in addition to, or in place of, the foregoing Canticle: Salve Regina and Collect Mary we hail thee, Mother and Queen compassionate; Mary our comfort, life, and hope, we hail thee. To thee we exiles, children of Eve, lift our crying; To thee we are sighing as, mournful and weeping, we pass through this vale of sorrow. Turn thou therefore, O our intercessor, those thine eyes of pity and loving-kindness upon us sinners, Hereafter, when our earthly exile shall be ended, show us Jesus, the blessed fruit of thy womb, O gentle, O tender, O gracious Virgin Mary Leader Pray for us, O holy Mother of God; People That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who by the co-operation of the Holy Ghost didst prepare the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother Mary to become a habitation meet for thy Son: Grant that as we rejoice in her commemoration, we may be delivered by her loving intercession from our present evils and from eternal death; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
[Translation from the Latin by Canon Winifred Douglas]

The Concluding Devotions (iii)

Here, on the three small beads, may be said an Our Father, a Hail Mary, and a Glory be for the intentions of the Holy Father. An Act of Contrition may also be added

Leader People

Lord, hear our prayer; And let our cry come unto thee.

Let us pray. Almighty God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in thy Sons Name: We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us who have now made our prayers and supplications unto thee; and grant that those things which we have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.