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Hi Ladies,
I have a question about praying *just* a decade of the Rosary...
Do you start with The Apostles Creed, pray one decade, and end with the Hail, Holy Queen?
Thank you!! 
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What I've done is to do the Rosary over the week. So, yes we start with the Creed, one Our Father, 3 Hail Mary's, etc. Move on to the first Mystery and intentions. Then do the decade. I end with Fatima Prayer and Glory Be. The next day we do the next Mystery. I use a floor Rosarythat is so nice. We take turns putting the decade out. I also got Rosary Picturesfrom another mom and we use those during our Rosary. Hope that helps!
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We usually say the beginning prayers on Sunday night (Apostles Creed, Our Father, three Hail Marys, Glory Be). On Monday we say the first mystery, Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be and the Fatima prayer. Tuesday - Friday are the same with the rest of the mysteries. Saturday we say the closing prayers (Hail Holy Queen and all of the other prayers that we say after the rosary). This way, we accomplish a whole rosary in one week. My kids have been using their tenners instead of a full rosary so that they wouldn't get confused but I think I am going to encourage them to use the full rosary so that they see the whole prayer being accomplished slowly over the course of the week.
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Well, we just starting doing this (regularly ) and we've been saying all the beginning and ending prayers each time. Is there a right and a wrong to this, or is it just preference?
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We vary it depending on time and child's level of participaton. Sometimes we just start with the mystery, say the decade, Fatima prayer and then end. Or we'll do the whole beginning and ending prayers.
Just all depends. Sometimes our oldest requests the whole shebang, so we do it.
I don't think there's a right and wrong way.
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Is the Fatima prayer a newer innovation, like the Luminous Mysteries? I really don't remember that being part of the Rosary when I was in school.
Very relevant question, as I plan to start saying a decade of the Rosary each weekday on Monday. My oldest has to learn the "Hail, Mary" and "Glory Be" before she's allowed to be baptized. Since she learned the "Our Father" from listening to her dad practice for his RCIA class, I figured the repetition would be a good teacher. I also plan to use some coloring pages from the Coloring Saints website. I haven't decide about doing the opening prayers, though.
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Barbara C. wrote:
| Is the Fatima prayer a newer innovation, like the Luminous Mysteries? I really don't remember that being part of the Rosary when I was in school. |
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I always remember saying it. I think the Blue Army was vogue when I was growing up. EWTN also uses that prayer after the decades.
"O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy."
During the month of November we pray the Eternal Rest between decades (sometimes both prayers).
Other people also add a little singing with the Lourdes "Ave, Ave, Ave Maria, Ave, Ave, Ave Maria.
Another variation my mother suggested was singing the Glory Be in Latin, Gloria Patri.
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We are using this tablet right now, and we LOVE it. The kids see the whole rosary, but can color just the beads we are saying that day, and/or draw the mystery we are meditating upon.
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Michelle,
Thank you so much for sharing that link! That would be perfect for my littlest one who gets tired of holding his tenner after awhile (like 2 prayers  ).
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Matilda wrote:
| We usually say the beginning prayers on Sunday night (Apostles Creed, Our Father, three Hail Marys, Glory Be). On Monday we say the first mystery, Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be and the Fatima prayer. Tuesday - Friday are the same with the rest of the mysteries. Saturday we say the closing prayers (Hail Holy Queen and all of the other prayers that we say after the rosary). This way, we accomplish a whole rosary in one week. My kids have been using their tenners instead of a full rosary so that they wouldn't get confused but I think I am going to encourage them to use the full rosary so that they see the whole prayer being accomplished slowly over the course of the week. |
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To that post above I will add, "Thank you Matilda for this great idea!"
p.s. A Newbie in every sense of the word;)
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Thank you, Ladies! 
I love reading about all the different ways this can be done! So good to know there is no one right way! Yay!!
Thanks,Jenn,for clarifying the Fatima prayer! I have always prayed it, just didn't know it had a name.
Lenten Blessings to all! 
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To ALL you moms! I love this thread! Especially the FLOOR ROSARY! We are making one today for our five year old. She will love it.
See...now...that's why I just love this forum. You all have such wonderful ideas and make living our faith and homeschooling so much easier!
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