Holy Family Rosary

Act of Consecration of the Family
to the heart of Mary
Come, 0 Mary, our most loving Mother!
Come, to live with us in this house which we entrust to you
and consecrate to you.
We accept you with hearts that, though unworthy, desire to
be yours, in life, in death and for all eternity.
Remain with us as you did in the house of Zachary and
Elizabeth; as you were the joy of the spouses at Cana, as
you were Mother to the Apostle, John.
Bring Jesus Master, Way, Truth and Life into our family.
Drive sin far away from us forever and free us from all evil.
0 good Mother, grant each of us material and spiritual
graces, and in particular increase our faith, hope and
charity toward God and toward our neighbor.
Raise up many vocations from among us.
Be with us always, in joy and in sorrow, and most of all,
grant that one day all the members of this family may find
themselves united with you in Paradise. Amen.
Blessed James Alberione

The Holy Family Rosary
Litany of the Holy Family
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ graciously hear us
God the Father in Heaven
God the Son, Redeemer
of the world
God, the Holy Spirit
Holy Trinity, One God
Jesus, Son of the living God,
who became man for love of us
and sanctified family living
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, honored
by all as "the Holy Family,"
Holy Family, reflection on earth
of the Most Holy Trinity,
Holy Family, perfect model of
every virtue,
Holy Family, glorified by the song
of angels,
Holy Family, honored by the shepherds
and by the gifts of the Magi,
Holy Family, exalted by holy Simeon,
Holy Family, persecuted and forced to
take refuge in a pagan land,
Holy Family, most faithful to God's laws,
Holy Family, whose head is model of
paternal love,
Holy Family, whose Mother is model
of maternal love,
Come to our aid

The Holy Family Rosary


First Mystery: Mary and Joseph accept the will of
God

From the Gospel of Luke: In the sixth month the angel Gabriel
was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a
virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David;
and the virgin's name was Mary. He went in and said to her:
"Rejoice, so highly favored! The Lord is with you . . ."
But Mary said to the angel, "How can this come about, since I
am a virgin?" "The Holy Spirit will come upon you," the angel
answered and the power of the Most High will cover you with its
shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of
God . . ." And Mary said: " I am the handmaid of the Lord, let it
be done to me according to your word." (1, 34-38).

Our Father. . .
Hail, 0 Family of Nazareth, Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
blessed are you by God and blessed is the Son of God born to
you, Jesus.
Holy Family of Nazareth, we consecrate ourselves to you.
Sustain and protect our family in your love. Amen (10 times).


Second Mystery: Mary and Joseph adore their
Son, born for us.

From the Gospel of Luke: Now at this time Caesar Augustus
issued a decree for a census of the whole world to be taken . . .
Everyone went to his own town to be registered. So Joseph set
out from the town of Nazareth in Galilee and traveled up to
Judea to the town of David called Bethlehem . . . in order to be
registered together with Mary, his wife, who was with child.
While they were there the time came for her to have her child,
and she gave birth to a son, her first-born. She wrapped him in
swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger because there was
no room for them at the inn. (2, 1-7).

Our Father, etc (as after the First Mystery).

Third Mystery: Mary and Joseph endure the
sufferings of exile.

From the Gospel of Matthew: The angel of the Lord appeared
to Joseph in a dream and said: "Get up, take the child and his
mother with you, and escape into Egypt, and stay there until I
tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and to do
away with him." So Joseph got up and, taking the child and his
mother with him, left that night for Egypt, where he stayed until
Herod was dead. (2, 13 - 15).
Our Father, etc.

Fourth Mystery: Mary and Joseph return to
Nazareth.

From the Gospel of Matthew: After Herod's death, the angel
of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said:
"Get up, take the child and his mother with you and go back to
the land of Israel, for those who wanted to kill the child are dead.
So Joseph got up and, taking the child and his mother with him,
went back to the land of Israel. But when he heard that
Archelaus had succeeded his father, Herod, as ruler of Judaea he
was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he left for
the region of Galilee. There he settled in a town called Nazareth.
In this way the words spoken through the prophets were to be
fulfilled: He will be called a Nazarene.

Our Father, etc.

Fifth Mystery: Mary and Joseph share suffering
when Jesus seems lost.

From the Gospel of Luke: Every year his parents used to go to
Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. When he was twelve
years old they went up for the feast as usual. When they were
on their way home after the feast, the boy Jesus stayed behind in
Jerusalem without his parents knowing it . . . Three days later
they found him in the Temple, sitting among the doctors,
listening to them and asking them questions. And all those who
heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies.
They were overcome when they saw him, and his mother said to
him, "My child, why have you done this to us? See how worried
your father and I have been looking for you." And he replied:
"Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must
be busy with my Father's affairs? " But they did not understand
what he meant. ( 2,41-50).

Our Father, etc.


Holy Family, whose Son is model of
obedience and filial love, Come to our aid.
Holy Family, Patron and Protector of
all Christian families
Holy Family, our refuge during life and
hope at the hour of death "
From whatever deprives us of
peace or a union of hearts, 0 Holy Family, save us.
From worldly allurements "
From despair of heart "
From attachments to worldly goods,
From vanity and presumption, "
From indifference and superficiality
in the service of God,
From an unprovided death,
By the perfect union of your hearts,
By your poverty and humility,
By your perfect obedience,
By your pain and affliction,
By your labor and challenges,
By your prayer and silence,
By your purity of intention,
By the perfection of your actions,
Lamb of God you take away the sins
of the world Spare us 0 Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins
of the world Graciously hear us 0 Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins
of the world, Have mercy on us.
Let us pray. Merciful Father, grant us the grace to follow the
examples of the Holy Family, so that, after the trials of this life,
we may be united in the glory of heaven. Through Christ, our
Lord. Amen.
0 Holy Family hear us.