The Scriptural Rosary for Vocations

Luminous Mysteries
In the name + of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening Intention
O Lord, I unite my heart with all the Saints in heaven and with all the Just on
earth; I unite with You, my Jesus, to praise Your holy Mother worthily and to praise
You in her and through her. I renounce all the distractions that may come to me
while I am praying this rosary.
O Lord, I offer You this rosary for the increase in vocations to the priesthood,
religious life and the permanent diaconate and for a strengthening of all current
vocations, lay or religious.
O Lord, I offer You this opening Creed to honor the faith You brought to Your
Apostles upon this earth and to ask You to permit me to share in that same faith.
Most Holy Trinity, I offer You this opening Our Father to adore You in Your
oneness and to acknowledge You as the first cause and the last end of all things.
O Heavenly Father, I offer You these three opening Hail Mary’s to thank You for
all the graces which You have given to Mary and which You have given to Your
followers through her intercession. O Jesus, may Your Mother Mary watch over and
protect all young men and women considering a vocational call to priestly or religious
life
Opening Prayers
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus
Christ, his only son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit,
and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died
and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day, he rose again. He
ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come
again 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 thee, blessed art thou amongst 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

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Hail Mary full of Grace, The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst 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
Hail Mary, full of Grace, The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst 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 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.

The First Luminous Mystery: The Baptism of Jesus - The mystery of our Lord’s
Baptism is the mystery of Jesus taking upon Himself the mission of the Messiah.
Thus begins His public ministry. Let us offer this decade for those called to the
priesthood and religious life but are afraid to answer because that are afraid that
they are not worthy. Grant them courage, O Lord, to realize that no one is perfect
and that to minister for You all they need to let You work through them…
╬ Our Father…
"I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is
mightier than I." (Matthew 3:11)
Hail Mary…
"I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals." (Luke 3:16)
Hail Mary…
"He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Matthew 3:11.)
Hail Mary…
"His winnowing fan is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat
into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." (Luke 3:17)
Hail Mary…
"Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him."
(Matthew 3:13)
Hail Mary…
"John tried to prevent him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are
coming to me?' (Matthew 3:14)
Hail Mary…

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"Jesus said to him in reply, 'Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all
righteousness.'" (Matthew 3:15)
Hail Mary…
"After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens
opened [for him], and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming upon
him." (Matthew 3:16)
Hail Mary…
"And a voice came from the heavens, saying, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I
am well pleased." (Matthew 3:17)
Hail Mary…
"Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God." (John 1:34)
Hail Mary…
+ Glory be...
☼ (Fatima Prayer) 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 Thy mercy. Amen.

The Second Luminous Mystery: The Wedding Feast of Cana - Through the
intercession of Mary, Jesus transforms ordinary water into extraordinary wine. What
incredible things God’s grace can do in our lives! Let us offer this decade for those
who are being called but doubt that they have much to offer. May they trust in the
power of God to bring all things into completion and say “yes” to His call…
╬ Our Father…
"On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus
was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding." (John 2:1-2)
Hail Mary…
"When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, 'They have no wine.'"
(John 2:3)
Hail Mary…
" Jesus said to her, 'Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet
come." (John 2:4)
Hail Mary…
"His mother said to the servers, 'Do whatever he tells you.'" (John 2:5)
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"Now there were six stone jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding
twenty to thirty gallons." (John 2:6)
Hail Mary…
"Jesus told them, 'Fill the jars with water.' So they filled them to the brim." (John 2:7)
Hail Mary…
"Then he told them, 'Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.' So they took
it." (John 2:8)
Hail Mary…
"And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing
where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew), the
headwaiter called the bridegroom" (John 2:9)
Hail Mary…
"And said to him, 'Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have
drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.'" (John 2:10)
Hail Mary…
"Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his
glory, and his disciples began to believe in him." (John 2:11)
Hail Mary…
+ Glory be...
☼ O my Jesus...

The Third Luminous Mystery: The Proclamation of the Kingdom - Our Lord begins
His public ministry by announcing the arrival of the Kingdom of God. What joyous
news this is for all humanity to hear! Let us offer this decade for an increase in
vocations that there might be many more priests and vowed religious who will joyfully
proclaim this truth and bear witness to it with their lives…
╬ Our Father…
"He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the
scroll and found the passage where it is written: 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor.'" (Luke 4:16-18)
Hail Mary…
"He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to
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(Luke 4:18-19)
Hail Mary…
"This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe
in the gospel." (Mark 1:15)
Hail Mary…
"Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born
of water and the Spirit. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is
spirit." (John 3:5)
Hail Mary…
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who
believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life." (John 3:16)
Hail Mary…
"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not
see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him." (John 4:36.)
Hail Mary…
"Now someone approached him and said, 'Teacher, what good must I do to gain
eternal life?' He answered him, 'Why do you ask me about the good? There is only
One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments." (Matthew
19:16-17)
Hail Mary…
"And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or
children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and
will inherit eternal life." (Matthew 19:29)
Hail Mary…
"Jesus said to him, 'What is written in the law? How do you read it?' He said in reply,
'You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all
your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.' He replied to
him, 'You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.'" (Luke 10:25)
Hail Mary…
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all his angels with him, he will sit
upon his glorious throne. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his
left. Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my
Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.'"
(Matthew 26:31, 33-34)
Hail Mary…

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+ Glory be...
☼ O my Jesus...

The Fourth Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration - Jesus strengthened the faith
of His Apostles by allowing His divinity to be momentarily perceived. He wished
them to gain a supernatural perspective on His forthcoming Passion and Death. Let
us offer this decade for all those who are being called as priests and religious that
they may have the grace to recognize God’s call in the midst of life and courageously
accept their call to pick up their cross and follow Him…
╬ Our Father…
"After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain
apart by themselves." (Mark 9:2)
Hail Mary…
"And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such
as no fuller on earth could bleach them." (Mark 9:2-3)
Hail Mary…
"Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with
Jesus." (Mark 9:4)
Hail Mary…
"Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make
three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." (Mark 9:5)
Hail Mary…
"While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they
became frightened when they entered the cloud." (Luke 9:34)
Hail Mary…
"then from the cloud came a voice that said, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I
am well pleased; listen to him.'" (Matthew 17:5)
Hail Mary…
"When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid."
(Matthew 17:6)
Hail Mary…
"But Jesus came and touched them, saying, 'Rise, and do not be afraid.'"
(Matthew 17:7)
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"And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone."
(Matthew 17:8)
Hail Mary…
"As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, 'Do not tell the
vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.'"
(Matthew 17:9)
Hail Mary…
+ Glory be...
☼ O my Jesus...

The Fifth Luminous Mystery: The Institution of the Holy Eucharist - The gift of the
Most Holy Eucharist is a mystery going beyond our ability to fully comprehend. Our
Lord’s abiding Presence in the Blessed Sacrament, the saving mystery of the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass -- the world would suffer a great loss without these miracles.
Jesus gives Himself in the Holy Eucharist through the ministry of His priests. Let us
offer this decade for more priests for our diocese. May Our Lord call many more
men to share in His Priesthood and may they respond generously…
╬ Our Father…
"Jesus said to them, 'Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the
bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread
of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.'"
(John 6:32-33)
Hail Mary…
"So they said to him, 'Sir, give us this bread always.' Jesus said to them "I am the
bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me
will never thirst." (John 6:34-35)
Hail Mary…
"Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life.
Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that
comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die." (John 6:47-50)
Hail Mary…
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live
forever and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." (John 6:51)
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"The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, 'How can this man give us [his]
flesh to eat?'" (John 6:52)
Hail Mary…
"Jesus said to them, 'Amen, amen I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of
Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.'" (John 6:53)
Hail Mary…
"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on
the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink." (John 6:54-55)
Hail Mary…
"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the
living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who
feeds on me will have life because of me." (John 6:56-57)
Hail Mary…
"This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and
still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever." (John 6:58)
Hail Mary…
"Then many of his disciples who were listening said, 'This saying is hard; who can
accept it?' As a result of this, many [of] his disciples returned to their former way of
life and no longer accompanied him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, 'Do you also
want to leave?' Simon Peter answered him, 'Master, to whom shall we go? You
have the words to eternal life.'" (John 6:60, 66-68)
Hail Mary…
+ Glory be...
☼ O my Jesus...
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 valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of
mercy toward us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of Thy
womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
P/. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R/. 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 in
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we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same
Christ our Lord. Amen
In the name + of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Additional Prayers that may be prayed at the conclusion of the Rosary:

Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who
fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left
unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my
Mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of
the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy clemency hear and answer
me. Amen.
Magnificat
My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He has
regarded the low estate of His handmaiden, For behold, henceforth all generations
shall call me blessed. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy
is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to
generation. He has shown strength with His arm: He has scattered the proud in the
imagination of their hearts. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and
exalted those of low degree. He has filled the hungry with good things; and the rich
He has sent empty away. He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His
mercy; As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to His posterity forever.
Regina Coeli
O, queen of heaven, rejoice! Alleluia.
For He whom thou didst merit to bear, Alleluia,
Hath arisen as He said, Alleluia.
Pray for us to God, Alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary. Alleluia.
For the Lord hath risen indeed. Alleluia.
Let us pray
O God, who, through the Resurrection of Thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, didst
vouchsafe to fill the world with joy; grant, we beseech Thee, that, through His
Virgin Mother, Mary, we may lay hold on the joys of everlasting life. Through the
same Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also called the Litany of Loreto)
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.
Mother of Christ, pray for us.
Mother of divine grace, pray for us.
Mother most pure, pray for us.
Mother most chaste, pray for us.
Mother inviolate, pray for us.
Mother undefiled, pray for us.
Mother most amiable, pray for us.
Mother most admirable, pray for us.
Mother of good counsel, pray for us.
Mother of our Creator, pray for us.
Mother of our Savior, pray for us.
Virgin most prudent, pray for us.
Virgin most venerable, pray for us.
Virgin most renowned, pray for us.
Virgin most powerful, pray for us.
Virgin most merciful, pray for us.

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Virgin most faithful, pray for us.
Mirror of justice, pray for us.
Seat of wisdom, pray for us.
Cause of our joy, pray for us.
Spiritual vessel, pray for us.
Vessel of honor, pray for us.
Singular vessel of devotion, pray for us.
Mystical rose, pray for us.
Tower of David, pray for us.
Tower of ivory, pray for us.
House of gold, pray for us.
Ark of the Covenant, pray for us.
Gate of Heaven, pray for us.
Morning star, pray for us.
Health of the sick, pray for us.
Refuge of sinners, pray for us.
Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us.
Help of Christians, pray for us.
Queen of angels, pray for us.
Queen of patriarchs, pray for us.
Queen of prophets, pray for us.
Queen of apostles, pray for us.
Queen of martyrs, pray for us.
Queen of confessors, pray for us.
Queen of virgins, pray for us.
Queen of all saints, pray for us.
Queen conceived without Original Sin, pray for us.
Queen assumed into Heaven, pray for us.

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Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us.
Queen of peace, pray for us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
V/. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,
R/. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Grant, we beseech Thee O Lord God, that we Thy Servants may enjoy perpetual
health of mind and body and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever
Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal happiness. Through
Christ Our Lord. Amen.

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