The method of reciting the Rosary practiced by the Dominicans is as follows: In the name of the Father, etc. V. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. R. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb--Jesus. V. Thou, O Lord, wilt open my lips. R. And my tongue shall announce Thy praise. V. Incline unto my aid, O God. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, etc., Alleluia. (From Septuagesima to Easter, instead of Alleluia, say Praise by to Thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.) Then announce either "the first part of the holy Rosary, the five joyful mysteries," or "the second part of the holy Rosary, the five sorrowful mysteries," or "the third part of the holy Rosary, the five glorious mysteries." Then the first mystery, "The Annunciation," etc., and Our Father once, Hail Mary ten times, Glory be to the Father once; in the meantime, meditating on the mystery. After reciting five decades, the Hail, Holy Queen is said, followed by V. Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us. 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, meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. The Five Joyful Mysteries (Assigned for Mondays and Thursdays throughout the year, the Sundays in Advent and after Epiphany till Lent.) Like scenes of some wondrous drama these Mysteries set before us the joys of the life of our Saviour. One by one the scenes are unfolded--each telling its story, conveying its Gospel lesson to the human soul. Before our mental view pass the personages mentioned in God's Book. Here are Mary the humble, Joseph the obedient, Elizabeth the prayerful, Simeon the just, the angels on earth and in heaven--all bending in lowly reverence before Jesus, the grand central figure of the Rosary devotion. Our minds filled with Faith and Hope and Love, we begin the decades: First Joyful Mystery: "The Annunciation" "And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, . . . And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call His name Jesus."--(St. Luke, I, 28-31) Mary's Humility As Jesus, the Savior of Mankind, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto the death of the Cross, how fitting that Mary, his Mother, should in the moment of her greatest exaltation teach us the lesson of Humility.