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Five methods of praying the rosary are presented within the works of Saint Louis de Montfort, a French Roman Catholic priest and writer of the early 18th century. Montfort was an early proponent of Mariology, and much of his work is devoted to the subjects of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the rosary. While the rosary contains a fixed set of prayers recited with the use of beads, Montfort proposed a number of methods to pray the rosary with more ''thorough devotion''. Two of the methods are described in his book ''The Secret of the Rosary'', in the fiftieth rose (chapter):
Three additional methods (i.e., five in total) are listed in the book ''God Alone'', based on the collected writings of St. Louis. ==The general approach== St. Louis's first method does not change the Our Father or Hail Mary prayers within the rosary, but ''interleaves additional petitions or meditations'' as the rosary is being prayed. For instance, in the first method, St. Louis provides specific additional prayers at the beginning of each decade: he requests ''detachment from material items'', as follows: :"We offer Thee, O Child Jesus, this third decade in honor of Thy Blessed Nativity, and we ask of Thee through this mystery and through the intercession of Thy Blessed Mother, detachment from the things of this world, love of poverty and love of the poor." Moreover, he adds a specific prayer after each decade. The following prayers are for the joyous mysteries: : *Grace of the mystery of the Incarnation, come down into my soul and make it truly humble. : *Grace of the mystery of the Visitation, come down into my soul and make it truly charitable. : *Grace of the mystery of the Nativity, come down into my soul and make me truly poor in spirit. : *Grace of the mystery of the Purification, come down into my soul and make it really wise and really pure. : *Grace of the mystery of the Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple, come down into my soul and truly convert me. Similar, but distinct, petitions are provided for the sorrowful and glorious mysteries.〔Saint Louis de Montfort, ''The Secret of the Rosary'' Tan Books & Publisher, 1976. ISBN 978-0-89555-056-9〕〔Saint Louis de Montfort, ''God Alone: The Collected Writings of St. Louis Marie De Montfort'' Montfort Publications, 1995 ISBN 0-910984-55-7〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Methods of praying the rosary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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