Marianne Lorraine Trouvé FSP - The Rosary with Pope Francis

Compiled and with an introduction by Marianne Lorraine Trouv, FSP

Cover design by Rosana Usselmann

Pope Francis photo: LOsservatore Romano;
Rosary: istockphoto.com/Arsgera

ISBN-10: 0-8198-6500-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-8198-6500-7

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The Rosary is a school of prayer;
the Rosary is a school of faith!

At his Sunday Angelus message on November 17, 2013, Pope Francis distributed 20,000 rosaries to the crowd, saying: Now I would like to recommend a medicine to you. Some of you may be wondering: Is the Pope a pharmacist now? It is a special medicine a medicine that consists of fifty-nine threaded beads. This little box contains the medicine and will be distributed to you by volunteers as you leave the Square. There is a rosary, with which you can [also] pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, spiritual help for our souls and for spreading love, forgiveness, and brotherhood everywhere. Do not forget to take it, because it is good for you. It is good for the heart, the soul, and for life in general!

In his simple way, Pope Francis tells us that the Rosary can play a very important part in our spiritual life. It is a remedy for our ills and a means to help us grow. In praying it, we think about the mysteries in the life of Jesus and Mary, and we ask for the grace to imitate their virtues.

This book contains a thought from Pope Francis for each Hail Mary. These thoughts have been culled from various homilies, addresses, and written texts of the Holy Father in which he reflects upon the mysteries in the lives of Jesus and Mary. The popes down-to-earth way of explaining things gets right to the heart of the mysteries. The thoughts are meant to help you pray, so use them freely in whatever way you wish. You may choose to read the thought offered before each Hail Mary, or you may prefer to contemplate one or two thoughts for the entire decade or perhaps the entire Rosary. Stay with any of the reflections as long as you wish.

Although we can pray each set of mysteries on any given day, they are generally prayed on certain days of the week, as follows:

Pope Francis has also become known for promoting a devotion to Mary, the Untier of Knots. An explanation of this devotion, along with the popes prayer to Our Lady under this title, appears after the rosary meditations in this book (see ).

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

(Here we bow until after the words the Virgin Mary.)

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; on the third day he rose again from the dead;

he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;

from there he will 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, 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, 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.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To you we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to you we send up our sighs, mourning, and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

(Often prayed at the end of each decade of the Rosary.)

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls into heaven, especially those in most need of your mercy. Amen.

Mary said, Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word. Then the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:38, NRSV)

Let us invoke the intercession of Mary who is the woman of the yes. Mary said yes throughout her life!

Mary learned to recognize Jesuss voice from the time she carried him in her womb. May Mary, our Mother, help us to know Jesuss voice better and better and to follow it, so as to walk on the path of life!

The Immaculata was written in Gods design; she is the fruit of Gods love that saves the world.

Our Lady never distanced herself from that love: throughout her life her whole being is a yes to that love, it is the yes to God. But that didnt make life easy for her!