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I mentioned this in the other thread, but I thought it might be worth a thread of its own.

What are some variant ways of praying the Rosary that you are aware of?

Certain things are universal or nearly universal, starting with the Apostle's Creed, you pray 3 Hail Marys (usually for an increase in faith, hope, and love but some offer different intentions) pray an Our Father before every mystery, and after every mystery, a Glory Be, then the Fatima prayer, and begin the next mystery. Most end with the Hail Holy Queen, then there are many other variant endings. Some end there, and others follow up with Memorae, and perhaps the prayer to St. Michael.

Around here, it is common to add after the Fatima prayer "Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the altar"

What are some other customs you are familiar with?

The Brigittines and Carmelites have SIX mysteries on each chaplet for a total of 18 (24):

To the Joyful Mysteries they add

The Immaculate Conception

at the beginning; to the Sorrowful Mysteries they add

The Body of the Lord placed in the Arms of His Sorrowful Mother

at the end; and to the Glorious Mysteries they add

The Patronage of Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace (Brigittines) or the Patronage of Mary, Queen and Beauty of Carmel (Carmelites)

again at the end.

Not sure if it counts as a variation, but I am quite fond of the Chaplet of Seven Sorrows.

It starts with an Act of Contrition, then for each of the seven sorrows of our Lady, one Our Father and seven Hail Marys.

JanetM wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:32 pm Not sure if it counts as a variation, but I am quite fond of the Chaplet of Seven Sorrows.

It starts with an Act of Contrition, then for each of the seven sorrows of our Lady, one Our Father and seven Hail Marys.

I've never heard of that devotion but it isn't a Rosary even if ones use a Rosary for it

Doom wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:14 pm

JanetM wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:32 pm Not sure if it counts as a variation, but I am quite fond of the Chaplet of Seven Sorrows.

It starts with an Act of Contrition, then for each of the seven sorrows of our Lady, one Our Father and seven Hail Marys.

I've never heard of that devotion but it isn't a Rosary even if ones use a Rosary for it

All Rosaries are chaplets but not all chaplets are Rosaries.

Kage_ar wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:28 pm

Doom wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:14 pm

JanetM wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:32 pm Not sure if it counts as a variation, but I am quite fond of the Chaplet of Seven Sorrows.

It starts with an Act of Contrition, then for each of the seven sorrows of our Lady, one Our Father and seven Hail Marys.

I've never heard of that devotion but it isn't a Rosary even if ones use a Rosary for it

All Rosaries are chaplets but not all chaplets are Rosaries.

Well, yes, but I'm not sure why Rosary is in the plural because there is only one

Doom wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:35 pm

Kage_ar wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:28 pm

Doom wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:14 pm

I've never heard of that devotion but it isn't a Rosary even if ones use a Rosary for it

All Rosaries are chaplets but not all chaplets are Rosaries.

Well, yes, but I'm not sure why Rosary is in the plural because there is only one

Oh, darling, I have at least 50

But there is still only one devotion called "The Rosary" not many

Doom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 03, 2023 3:50 pm But there is still only one devotion called "The Rosary" not many

Hate to jump in on this but just wanted you to know there is the Franciscan Crown Rosary which the Benedictine Rosary beads you are familiar with cannot be easily used to pray the Franciscan Crown Rosary.

Lemme give you a good link detailing this Beautiful devotion: https://franciscanmissionaries.com/7-decade-rosary/

Now it is true it is not as highly indulgenced as the Benedictine Rosary with its Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries. But it is another beautiful devotion worth knowing and finding a place in your life.

Do you mean Dominican?

The Dominican Method is slightly different from the method most people use.

Instead of beginning with an Apostle's Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, and a Glory Be, the Dominican method begins with a single Hail Mary and then:

O Lord, open thou our lips, and our mouths shall show forth thy praise. O God make speed to save us, O Lord make haste to help us.

Then a Glory Be and (outside of Lent) an Alleluia. [This beginning is just from the Divine Office.] Then the decades start as usual. I think there's a small difference towards the end after the Salve Regina, but I can't remember quite what it is off the top of my head.

What I've been told is that this reflects the origin of the rosary as Our Lady's Psalter and it also enables you to get into the meat of the rosary more quickly.

ThomisticCajunAggie wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:13 am The Dominican Method is slightly different from the method most people use.

I've heard this but I meant "Dominican" as opposed to "Benedictine" (which is a devotion I've never heard of) since the common way of praying the Rosary does come to us from the sons of St. Dominic.

peregrinator wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:27 am

ThomisticCajunAggie wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:13 am The Dominican Method is slightly different from the method most people use.

I've heard this but I meant "Dominican" as opposed to "Benedictine" (which is a devotion I've never heard of) since the common way of praying the Rosary does come to us from the sons of St. Dominic.

Sorry! I should have been more clear! I was offering this as a reply to the original post! Not as a corrective to anything anyone else was saying!

ThomisticCajunAggie wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2023 11:34 am Sorry! I should have been more clear! I was offering this as a reply to the original post! Not as a corrective to anything anyone else was saying!

I recently heard a prayer at the end of every decade for the unborn, and an end to abortion.

Some saint's book mentions "blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus who <description related to mystery>" for each Hail Mary