October Our Lady of the Rosary

October: Our Lady of the Rosary

The month of October is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. During her last apparition at Fatima on October 13, 1917, Mary specifically referred to herself as “The Lady of the Rosary.”  If you are not in the habit of praying the Rosary but have considered learning or starting again to pray it, this is the perfect month to do so.

Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary

On October 7th, the RCC celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. According to tradition, Our Lady famously appeared to St. Dominic de Guzman and gave the prayers of the Holy Rosary (as we know them today) to assist him as a spiritual weapon in combating heresy and leading souls back to the one true Catholic faith. Since then, the Rosary has been an infallible source of grace and strength to those who pray it. At Fatima, for example, Our Lady instructed the three children she appeared to to learn how to read and write so that they could pray the Rosary and spread the devotion to it.

Saints who prayed the Rosary

If and when you pray the Rosary, you are in very good company, both today and throughout the ages. Here is a short, by no means comprehensive list of saints who prayed the Rosary.

  • St. Benedict XVI
  • St. Bernadette Soubirous
  • St. Anthony Mary Claret
  • St. Dominic
  • St. Josemaria Escriva
  • St. John Paul II (who aded the Five Luminous Mysteries)
  • St. Thérèse of Lisieux
  • St. Louis de Montfort (who happens to be a relative of ours)
  • St. Pio of Pietrelcina
  • St. Pius V
  • St. Pius X
  • St. Francis de Sales
Don’t know how to pray the Rosary?

There are many books on how to pray the rosay, and what to contemplate while praying the many Ave Marias. If you are just starting out, here are a few links that might help you:

How to Pray the Rosary in English

The Prayers of the Rosary in Latin

Gregorian Chant Sung Rosary

The Prayers of the Rosary in Latin


Here are collected all the prayers that you need to pray the Rosary in Latin, in the order in which you will need them. Click here if you are looking for the Rosary prayers in English.

Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary
Sanctus

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria Tua.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Benedictus qui venit in Nomine Domini.
Hosanna in excelsis.

Credo

Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem caeli et terrae,
et in Iesum Christum, Filium Eius unicum, Dominum nostrum,
qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine,
passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus,
descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit a mortuis,
ascendit ad caelos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis,
inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos.
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum,
sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam, sanctorum communionem,
remissionem peccatorum,
carnis resurrectionem,
vitam aeternam. Amen.

Pater Noster

Pater noster qui es in caeli
Sanctificetur Nomen Tuum
Adveniat regnum Tuum
Fiat voluntas Tua sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie
et demitte nobis debita nostra
sicut es nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem
sed libera nos a malo.
Quia Tuum est regnum et potentia et gloria
in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

Ave Maria

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesu.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.

Gloria

Gloria Patri et Filii et Spiritus Sancti
Sicut erat in principio, et unc, et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.

O Mi Jesu (Fatima Prayer)

O mi Jesu, demitte nobis debita nostra.
Libera nos ab igne inferni.
Conduc in caelum omnes animas,
praesertam illas que maxime indigent misericordia Tua.
Amen.