rosary confraternity

what is the Rosary Confraternity?

The Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary is an international association of the Catholic faithful established “to praise and honor the Blessed Virgin Mary and to secure her patronage by the recitation of the Rosary for the mutual spiritual benefit of all the members throughout the world.”

Members of the Confraternity are obliged to pray the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary: Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious, once a week. This may be done all at one time, or spread out through the week. The obligation to pray the fifteen mysteries does not bind under pain of sin.

who should join?

If you pray the Rosary regularly, you should consider joining the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. Membership in the Rosary Confraternity is open to all the Catholic lay faithful as well as to priests and religious.

how to enroll

Any baptized Catholic who has reached the age of reason (usually seven years old) may enroll in the Rosary Confraternity. To enroll as a member in the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary, please fill out the form below and mail to Sacred Heart Church 321 South Broadway Lawrence, MA 01843. Once your enrollment has been processed and your name has been inscribed in the register, you will receive a membership card in the mail with the date of your enrollment. Membership in the Rosary Confraternity is entirely free and there are no enrollment fees associated with joining the Confraternity. The work of the Confraternity is sustained entirely by donations.

history

indulgences

Prayer to Our Lady of the Rosary

O Virgin Mary, grant that the recitation of thy Rosary may be for me each day, in the midst of my mankind duties, a bond of unity in my actions, a tribute of filial piety, a sweet refreshment, an encouragement to walk joyfully along the path of duty. Grant above all, O virgin Mary, that the study of thy fifteen mysteries may form in my soul little by little, a luminous atmosphere, pure strengthened and fragrant, which may penetrate my understanding, my will, my heart, my memory, my imagination, my whole being. So shall I acquire the habit of praying while I work, without the aid of formal prayers, by interior acts of admiration and of supplication, or by aspirations of love. I ask this of thee, O queen of the Holy Rosary, through Saint Dominic, thy son of predilection, the renowned preacher of thy mysteries, and the faithful imitator of thy virtues. Amen.

(An indulgence of 300 days, once a day.- Pope Pius X., March 15, 1907)