Praying the Rosary To describe how to pray the Rosary (L3) To explain how God can speak through the Rosary (L4/5) To make a Rosary and practice praying it (L5) Tell your partner what you know about how to pray the Rosary.

“Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus”. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. The “Hail Mary” is really 3 prayers in one. Which part of it comes from a.What cousin Elizabeth said to Mary, when What the Church prays for on behalf of all of us? b.Mary, pregnant with Jesus, visited her? c.What the angel said to Mary? 1.Write out the Hail Mary prayer as 3 sections. In a different colour pen, write under each section where that prayer comes from **When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby in her womb leapt for joy. Who was her baby? Why do you think he “leapt for joy”?

How do you pray the Rosary? start: Sign of Cross; AC; OF; 3x HM ; Gb ; 1 st decade: OF; 10x HM; Gb 2 nd decade : as above 3 rd decade : as above 4 th decade : as above 5 th decade : as above Our Father Hail Mary Glory be… Apostle’s creed OF HM Gb AC 1 st decade 5 th 1. Draw your own diagram of the Rosary Label the Our Father beads (big ones). Label the Hail Mary beads. labels the 6 beads you start on “Start” Bracket the 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th and 5 th decades. 2. Explain how you say the rosary. Look at the code above to help you. 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.

What should you think about when you are saying the Rosary ? Each decade (10 Hail Mary’s) is about a scene from Jesus’ life. You should think about these scenes as you pray. So even though you are praying to Mary, the Rosary is about Jesus. 1.Label the “joyful” “sorrowful” & “glorious” mysteries 2.Give an example of each **Different mysteries are prayed on different days. Eg sorrowful, on Wed and Fridays. Which would you pray and why?

Praying the Rosary Pray along with the video Make a decade of the Rosary – Tie your string making 2 big knots at either end – Make 10 smaller knots in between these big knots – Do 5 more knots at one of the ends How did you enjoy the prayer ? Share your feelings about it with your partner.

Homework Say a decade of the Rosary at home with your family or in your Church group. Your parents to sign it off in your planner.