Multiply the power of your Rosary prayers

I often pray the Rosary for my own private intentions or those of my immediate family and closest friends.  Sometimes my prayers are not answered quite the way I had hoped, but I can see concrete results through the blessings bestowed upon the people I know and love.

Since I try to pray the Rosary every day, I occasionally pray for random people I encounter in my daily life-- the homeless man sleeping on a park bench, the elderly woman who can barely push her cart through the grocery store, or the teenage boy who bullies my son at school.  I will probably never know if my prayers have any effect on those people, but I trust that the Blessed Mother will know what to do.  I also receive grace by practicing charity.

If you really want to multiply the power of your Rosary prayers, then join the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary.  Anyone can join, and the requirements are simple: Pray the 15 traditional decades of the Rosary every week.  This includes the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries.  You are encouraged, but not required, to pray the Luminous Mysteries each week as well. 

The benefits and blessings received through this association are well worth the small effort required.  Members of the confraternity include all the other members and their intentions each time they pray the Rosary-- your prayers and intentions are multiplied hundreds of thousands of times!

If you think that praying 15 decades (or three Rosaries) a week is too much of a commitment, then consider praying just one decade at a time.  You can begin the Rosary on Sunday, praying the pendant chain prayers (the chain with the crucifix):  The Apostles Creed, 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be and Fatima Prayer.  This only takes about 3-4 minutes, and is easily done before or after Mass.  On Monday through Friday, you can pray 3 decades a day-- one in the morning when you wake up, one at lunch time, and one in the evening or before bed.  A decade consists of announcing the mystery (e.g. The First Joyful Mystery is The Annunciation), praying an Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, the Glory Be and the Fatima Prayer.  (As you pray the 10 Hail Marys, reflect or meditate upon the that particular mystery.)  It only takes about 3-4 minutes to pray each decade.  On Saturday, complete your 15-decade Rosary by praying the Hail Holy Queen (less than one minute of your time).

If you don't know how to pray the Rosary or forgot some of the prayers or mysteries, you'll find a tutorial on the Rosary Confraternity's website.  Even if you don't join the confraternity, do realize that your Rosary prayers are very powerful and can bring many blessings upon yourself and those you pray for.