The rosary guide for priests and people

The rosary guide for priests and people

Author: Procter, John, 1849-1911

Year: 1901

CONTENTS Introduction i PART I THE ROSARY CHAP. I. The Origin of the Rosary 19 II. The Apostolate of the Rosary 29 III. The Mysteries of the Rosary 38 IV. The Rosary and the Holy Scriptures 43 1. The Joyful Mysteries 44 2. The Sorrowful Mysteries 52 3. The Glorious Mysteries 59 V. The Rosary a Mental Prayer 65 VI. The Rosary an Apostolic Teacher 77 VII. The Rosary a Christian Preacher 85 VIII. The Rosary a Vocal Prayer 94 IX. The Rosary and the Christian Life 106 PART II THE ROSARY CONFRATERNITY I. The Rosary Confraternity 117 II. Apostolic Constitution of Leo XIII 128 III. Recent Legislation for the Confraternity 140 IV. The Erection of the Confraternity 146 V. Conditions of Membership 154 (a) To Register Names 155 (b) Blessing of Beads 157 (c) Saying the Rosary every Week 159 (d) Who can receive Members and bless Beads? 160 VI. Advantages of the Confraternity 162 VII. The Indulgences of the Confraternity 172 VIII. Conditions for gaining the Indulgences 184 IX. Rosary Guilds 191 X. Rosary Sunday in Churches of the Confraternity 199 APPENDIX I. The Perpetual Rosary 202 II. The Living Rosary 209 PART III FORMULARY OF THE ROSARY CONFRATERNITY I. Consensus Episcopi ad erectionem Confr