On the crucifix, pray the Apostles’ Creed.

On the next single bead, an Our Father.
On the next three, pray a Hail Mary each, for an increase in the virtues of Faith, Hope and Love.
On the next single, a Glory Be.

Each decade begins with a meditation on the mystery, then an Our Father, 10 Hail Mary’s and one Glory Be, completed with the Fatima Prayer..

After all five decades, pray the Hail, Holy Queen, then the Rosary concluding prayer, “O God, Whose only-begotten Son…”

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 rose 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

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

Fatima Prayer

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins; save us from the fires of hell;
lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy.

Hail, Holy Queen

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 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 your womb, Jesus.
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.

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 while meditating on these holy mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise,
through this same Christ our Lord. Amen.