Opening prayers
1. Using a normal rosary, make the Sign of the Cross on the first large bead.
2. On the first small bead, recite the Our Father.
3. On the second small bead recite the Hail Mary.
4. On the third small bead, recite the Apostles’ Creed.
For Each Decade
5. On the large beads, recite: Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
6. On the ten small beads, recite: For the sake of Your sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Concluding Prayer
7. After five decades, recite three times:
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
