Method of Saying the Franciscan Crown
Begin at once with the first decade, saying one Our Father and ten Hail Marys.
Then continue in the same manner with the remaining six decades, reciting each one in
honor of the mystery commemorated: viz.,
1. The Annunciation.
2. The Visitation.
3. The Birth of our Lord.
4. The Adoration of the Magi.
5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple.
6. The Resurrection of our Lord.
7. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
On finishing the seventh decade, say two Hail Marys (on the two beads near the
cross), in honor of the seventy-two years Our Lady is said to have lived on earth.
Finally, say one Our Father and one Hail Mary (on the two beads nearest the cross) for the
intention of the Pope to gain the indulgences. There is no creed nor any other prayer on
the cross.
To gain the indulgences, it is not necessary to meditate on the various
mysteries, but merely to recite the decades in honor of them. Moreover the Crown may be
interrupted at will; as long as the entire rosary of seven decades is recited on one and
the same day (Pius X, July 22, 1908).
From the foregoing it is evident that the Franciscan Crown is the easiest rosary
to say and at the same time the most richly indulgenced of all rosaries.
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