Rosary Prayer

I said Rosary Prayer when I was in gym yesterday. Obviously its a good way to dissipate the attention in doing stepper esp. when you really feel tired and want to give up on the stepper.

I was taught that God would give what he thinks the best for you, and once you pray, you'd get it, and he'd hear it (unless its not the best for you).

It's pretty miraculous that - even as small request as this - I was given it and I enjoyed it. I felt quite lonely this week when I'm in the US for biz trip. My close frenz all know that I'd feel quite uncomfortable for being alone... something like abnormal stress, unhappinness would appear. Tonight I had dinner with a classmate who came from Hong Kong as well and he stayed in the US for 20 years. I didn't anticipate that I felt a lot better after that. Not because of anything very special but this kind of interaction do let me feel a lot better and feel a bit more energetic.

Thank God!

Therefore let me quote how to say Rosary Prayer here and you'd try to follow. Prayers - sometimes they don't sound substantial - but it helps.

http://www.vatican.va/special/rosary/documents/misteri_luminosi_en.html

How to pray the Rosary - Mysteries of Light?

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.O God come to my aid;O Lord, make haste to help me.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.

At the beginning of each decade, announce the "mystery" to be contemplated, for example, the first joyful mystery is "The Annunciation".

After a short pause for reflection, recite the "Our Father", ten "Hail Marys" and the "Glory be to the Father".

An invocation may be added after each decade.

At the end of the Rosary, the Loreto Litany or some other Marian prayer is recited.

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, Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among 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 Loreto Litanies
Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy; hail, 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 towards us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.


Here is the Chinese introduction on the Rosary Prayer:

http://catholic-dlc.org.hk/rosary1.htm

玫瑰經最早出現於中世紀時代，並開始盛行。聖母於一八五八年及一九一七年在露德和花地瑪顯現時，均特別囑咐世人要為悔改和補贖多誦念玫瑰經，從默想基督一生的奧蹟中，我們在今世能伴同耶穌分擔他苦難聖死的哀痛，來日也能分享他復活升天的喜樂與光榮。

在今日的教會祈禱中，玫瑰經依然是深受重視的。因為在默想玫瑰經的各項奧蹟時，我們偕同聖母重溫了整部福音的大綱：童貞女懷孕、耶穌的誕生及逾越節中的受難、光榮和復活、聖神降臨和聖母蒙召升天。玫瑰經是一項福音祈禱，以聖子降生奧蹟為中心，以基督為終向。

我們誦念玫瑰經時，不是機械式的誦念一些固定的經文，而是應舉心向上，在讚美和祈求時，默觀耶穌的一生。在念天主經時，我們莊重地宣認天主是我們的父親，且衷心祈求他，並請求寬恕；在誦念一連串的聖母經時，是愉快地偕同聖母專注默想福音中的奧蹟，及讚美天主的救世計劃；而在念聖三光榮頌時，則衷心朝拜我們唯一的天主。

玫瑰經適合個人或團體誦念；口誦心維，猶如一篇救恩史的頌歌。