THE ROSARY OF SAINT JOSEPH  [CHAPLET 2]


This Rosary, composed of nine mysteries in all, is divided into 3 parts, each part consisting of 3 decades, in honour of the 30 years that St. Joseph passed in the society of Jesus and Mary.

MYSTERIES OF THE FIRST PART

The Incarnation.
The Perplexity of St. Joseph (as to whether he should abandon his Virgin Spouse.)
The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Bethlehem.

MYSTERIES OF THE SECOND PART

The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple.
The Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt.
The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple.

MYSTERIES OF THE THIRD PART

The Hidden Life of Jesus at Nazareth.
The Death of St. Joseph.
The Coronation of St. Joseph in Heaven.

BEGIN WITH:

 On the Crucifix:

O Lord, in order to honour St. Joseph as he deserves, Thou hast taken him body and soul to Heaven to Crown him with glory, thus signifying to the world, both visible and invisible, that Thou hast made Joseph Thy foster-father, the supreme steward of all Thy possessions.

FOR EACH MYSTERY:

On the Large Beads [Single Beads --- Most rosaries and chaplets today have the same size beads]:

We beseech Thee, O Lord, that we may find aid in the merits of the Spouse of Thy Most Holy Mother, so that what we cannot obtain by ourselves may be given us through his intercession, who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God forever and ever. Amen.

On Small Beads [Sets or Multiples of Beads]:

Hail Joseph, Son of David, thou whose holiness surpasses that of all Angels and Saints, blessed art thou amongst men, thou who wert chosen to be the Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary of whom was born Jesus.

Glorious Saint Joseph, now reigning body and soul in Heaven, protector of the Universal Church. pray for us poor sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

(Finish each decade with a Glory Be).

THIS ROSARY is about 200 years old.
IT IS REQUESTED that all undertake to widely spread and make known the Rosary in Honour of St. Joseph.

Like the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin, one part of the St. Joseph Rosary may be said each day.

PRACTICE. (To Conclude Rosary). Make three Acts of Contrition, and beg St. Joseph to obtain for you Pardon and Mercy.

(Above information taken from "Devout Client of St. Joseph" published in Dublin 1870.)



 

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