A Prayer to the Saint of the Hopeless

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored,glorified,loved and preserved throughout the world, now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. Saint Jude worker of miracles, pray for us. Helper of the hopeless, pray for us.

Say this prayer nine times a day, by the eighth day your prayers will be answered.

It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised.

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What Is The Rosary

The rosary is a series of prayers in honour of our Lord and the blessed Virgin Mary. The whole rosary is composed of fifteen decades. ( 15 groups of 10) A decade consists of: The Lord's Prayer, ten hail Mary's and the Glory be to the Father.
The Rosary and Prayers associated with it are for All Christians. Our Lady of Fatima made no distinctions on this subject. Nor has She ever in any of Her appearances.

The rosary consists of five decades of beads, as it is a common practice to recite five decades at a time, while meditation on either the five joyful, sorrowful or glorious mysteries in the life of our Lord and the blessed Virgin Mary.

It is customary to commence the rosary by saying The Apostles' Creed, The Lord's Prayer, three Hail Mary's and the Glory be to the Father.

The Hail, Holy Queen is usually said after the five decades are completed.

+ The Sign of the Cross.
The Apostles' Creed.
The Lord's Prayer on the large beads.
The Hail Mary on the small beads.
The Glory be to the Father, at the end of each decade.
At the end of the five decades the Hail, Holy Queen is usually said.

The beads themselves and the attachment are no more nor less than Memory Joggers, such as the famous "worry beads", or perhaps similar to Prayer Wheels, or other devices for focusing meditative thoughts, and helping our memories along.

How To Pray The Rosary

The purpose of the Rosary is to help keep in memory certain principal events or mysteries in the history of our salvation, and to thank and praise God for them. There are twenty mysteries reflected upon in the Rosary, and these are divided into the five JOYFUL MYSTERIES, the five LUMINOUS MYSTERIES, the five SORROWFUL MYSTERIES, and the five GLORIOUS MYSTERIES.

To Begin:

Make the Sign of the Cross and say the "Apostles' Creed."
Say the "Our Father."
Say three "Hail Marys."
Say the "Glory be to the Father."
Announce the First Mystery; then say the "Our Father."
Say ten "Hail Marys," while meditating on the Mystery.
Say the "Glory be to the Father."
Announce the Second Mystery; then say the "Our Father." Repeat 6 and 7 and continue with Third, Fourth and Fifth Mysteries in the same manner.
After the Rosary:
HAIL, HOLY QUEEN, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray. O GOD, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.

After each decade say the following prayer requested by the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy."

The Joyful mysteries are said on Monday and Saturday, the Luminous on Thursday, the Sorrowful on Tuesday and Friday, and the Glorious on Wednesday and Sunday (with this exception: Sundays of Christmas season - The Joyful; Sundays of Lent - Sorrowful)

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 Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He arose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall 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.

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.

Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art 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.

Glory be to the Father
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.

Some Text on this and some other linked pages has been copied from http://www.rosary-center.org/howto.htm So I truly hope they don't mind!