The Apologetical Rosary - Ten examples of indulgences in Scripture.

The Apologetical Rosary

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Intention:
By praying this decade, 

may God open our hearts
and minds
to a fuller understanding
of the Doctrines of the Catholic Church.

With the Crucifix
make the Sign of the Cross.

And, since this is

a learning prayer,

let us make the 

Triple Sign:

May the Word of God

be ever on my mind

 (touch the crucifix to your forehead

then your nose

then your your left cheek

then your right cheek) 

On my lips

(touch your nose

your chin

the left corner of your mouth

then the right corner of your mouth)

and in my heart

(cross your heart)

In the name

of the Father,

of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit

(Finish with 

the regular sign 

of the Cross 

i.e. forehead, chest, shoulders)

and still on the Crucifix
pray the Apostle's Creed:

I believe in God,
the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son Our Lord,
Who was conceived
 by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
 suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified,
died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell;
the third day
He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God,
the Father almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge
the living and the dead.
 I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
 the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body
and life everlasting.
Amen.

On the first big bead
pray the Our Father:

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.

On the next three beads
pray three Hail Mary's:

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 death.
Amen.

For faith:
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith
it is impossible
to please him: ....

Hail Mary...

For hope:
Romans 8:24
For we are saved by hope:....

Hail Mary...


For love:
Romans 13:10
....love is the fulfilling of the law.

Hail Mary...

On the next big bead
 pray the Glory Be:

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.

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Here are ten examples
of indulgences
in Scripture.
There are many
throughout
the Old and
New Testaments

Indulgences are applied
to us by our prayers
or sacrifices for one
another.

2 Macc 12:
[45] And because he
considered that they
who had fallen asleep
with godliness,
had great grace
 laid up for them.
[46] It is therefore
a holy and wholesome
thought to pray
for the dead,
that they may
be loosed from sins.

still on the big bead:

Our Father...

First:

Because of the
mother's faith
her child was
made whole

Matthew 15:22-28
22 And, behold,
a woman of Canaan
came out of the
 same coasts, and cried
unto him, saying,
Have mercy on me,
O Lord, thou son
of David; my daughter
 is grievously vexed
with a devil.
23 But he answered
her not a word.
And his disciples came
and besought him,
saying, Send her away;
 for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered
and said, I am not
 sent but unto the
lost sheep of the
house of Israel.
25 Then came she
and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered
and said, It is not meet
to take the children's
 bread, and to
cast it to dogs.
27 And she said,
Truth, Lord: yet the dogs
 eat of the crumbs
which fall from
their masters' table.
28 Then Jesus answered
and said unto her,
 O woman, great is thy faith:
be it unto thee
even as thou wilt.
And her daughter
was made whole
from that very hour.

Hail Mary...

Second:

Because of the 
father's faith
the child was
cured

Mark 9:17-27
17 And one of the
 multitude answered and
said, Master, I have
brought unto thee
 my son, which hath
 a dumb spirit;….
22 And ofttimes it hath
cast him into the
 fire, and into the waters,
 to destroy him:
but if thou canst do
any thing, have compassion
 on us, and help us.
23 Jesus said unto him, If
thou canst believe,
all things are
possible to him
that believeth.
24 And straightway
 the father of the
child cried out, and
said with tears, Lord,
I believe; help thou
 mine unbelief.
25 When Jesus saw
that the people came
 running together, he rebuked
 the foul spirit, saying
unto him, Thou dumb
and deaf spirit, I
charge thee, come out
of him, and enter
no more into him.
26 And the spirit cried,
 and rent him sore,
and came out of him:
and he was as
one dead; insomuch that
many said, He is dead.
27 But Jesus took him
by the hand, and
lifted him up;
and he arose.

Hail Mary...



Third:

Because of the
faith of his friends
Christ forgave 
his sins

Luke 5:
17 And it came to pass
 on a certain day,
as he was teaching,
that there were Pharisees
and doctors of the law
sitting by, which were
come out of every
 town of Galilee,
and Judaea, and Jerusalem:
and the power of
 the Lord was present
 to heal them.
18 And, behold, men brought
in a bed a man
which was taken
with a palsy: and
they sought means
to bring him in,
and to lay him
before him.
19 And when they
could not find by
what way they might
 bring him in because
of the multitude, they
 went upon the housetop,
 and let him down
 through the tiling
with his couch into
the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw
their faith, he said
unto him, Man, thy sins
 are forgiven thee.

Hail Mary...



Fourth:

Because of his 
mother's love
Christ raised 
him from the dead

Luke 7:12-15
12 Now when he came
nigh to the gate
of the city, behold,
 there was a dead man
 carried out, the only
 son of his mother,
and she was a widow:
and much people
of the city was
with her.
13 And when the Lord
saw her, he had
compassion on her,
and said unto her,
Weep not.
14 And he came and
touched the bier: and
they that bare him
stood still. And
 he said, Young man,
 I say unto thee, Arise.
15 And he that was
 dead sat up,
and began to speak.
And he delivered him
 to his mother.

Hail Mary…



Fifth:

Because of her
father's faith
she was raised 
from the dead

22 And, behold, there cometh
one of the rulers
of the synagogue,
Jairus by name; and
when he saw him,
 he fell at his feet,
23 And besought him greatly,
 saying, My little daughter lieth
 at the point of death:
 I pray thee, come
and lay thy hands
on her, that she may
be healed; and
she shall live.
24 And Jesus went with him;….
35 While he yet spake,
there came from the
 ruler of the synagogue's
house certain which said,
 Thy daughter is dead:
why troublest thou the
Master any further?
36 As soon as Jesus
heard the word that
was spoken, he saith
unto the ruler of
the synagogue,
Be not afraid,
only believe….
he taketh
the father and the mother
of the damsel, and
 them that were with him,
and entereth in where
the damsel was lying.
41 And he took the
damsel by the hand,
and said unto her,
Talitha cumi; which is,
 being interpreted, Damsel,
 I say unto thee, arise.
42 And straightway
the damsel arose,
 and walked; for she
was of the age
of twelve years.

Hail Mary...



Sixth:
Because of his
master's faith
this servant was
healed from afar

Matthew 8:5-13
5 And when Jesus was
entered into Capernaum,
there came unto him
a centurion,
beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord,
my servant lieth at home
 sick of the palsy,
grievously tormented.
7 And Jesus saith unto him,
I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered
and said,
Lord, I am not worthy
 that thou shouldest come
under my roof:
but speak the word only,
 and my servant s
hall be healed…..
10 When Jesus heard it,
he marvelled, and said
 to them that followed,
Verily I say unto you,
 I have not found so
great faith, no, not in Israel….
13 And Jesus said unto
 the centurion, Go thy way;
 and as thou hast believed,
so be it done unto thee.
And his servant was
 healed in the
selfsame hour.

Hail Mary...

Seventh:

By the faith
of St. Peter
this young lady
was raised 
from the dead

Acts 9:40
But Peter put them
all forth, and kneeled down,
and prayed; and turning
 him to the body said,
Tabitha, arise. And
she opened her eyes:
and when she saw
Peter, she sat up.

Hail Mary...

Eighth:

By the faith
of Sts. Peter
and John, 
the cripple was
healed.

Acts 3:1-12

3 Now Peter and John
went up together into
the temple at the
 hour of prayer,
being the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man
lame from his mother's
womb was carried,
whom they laid daily
 at the gate of the
temple which is
called Beautiful,
to ask alms of them
that entered into the temple;
3 Who seeing Peter and John
 about to go into
the temple asked an alms.
4 And Peter, fastening his
eyes upon him
with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave heed
unto them, expecting to receive
something of them.
6 Then Peter said, Silver
and gold have I none;
but such as I have
give I thee:
In the name of
 Jesus Christ of Nazareth
rise up and walk.
7 And he took him
by the right hand,
and lifted him up:
 and immediately his feet
and ankle bones
received strength.

Hail Mary...

Ninth:

St. Paul
suffered for
the Church

Colossians 1:24
Who now rejoice
in my sufferings
 for you, and
fill up that which
 is behind of the
afflictions of Christ
in my flesh for
his body's sake,
which is the church:

Hail Mary…



Tenth:

And, in the
Old Testament
a woman was given
a child by 
the faith of Elisha
and that same 
child was raised 
to life by the 
mother's love
and Elisha's intercession

2 Kings 4
17 And the woman conceived,
and bare a son
at that season that
 Elisha had said unto her,
according to the time of life.
18 And when the child
was grown, it fell on a day,
that he went out
to his father
to the reapers.
19 And he said
unto his father,
My head, my head.
And he said to a lad,
Carry him to his mother.
20 And when he
had taken him, and
brought him to
his mother, he
sat on her knees
till noon, and then died.
21 And she went up,
 and laid him on
the bed of the
man of God,
and shut the door
upon him, and went out…..
25 So she went and
came unto the man of God
 to mount Carmel. ….
27 And when she
came to the man of God
 to the hill,
she caught him
by the feet:
but Gehazi came
near to thrust her away.
And the man of God said,
 Let her alone;
for her soul is vexed
within her: and
the Lord hath hid it f
rom me, and hath not told me.
28 Then she said,
Did I desire a son
 of my lord?
did I not say,
 Do not deceive me?...
30 And the mother
of the child said,
As the Lord liveth,
and as thy soul liveth,
 I will not leave thee.
And he arose,
and followed her….
32 And when Elisha
was come into the
house, behold, the child
was dead, and laid
upon his bed.
33 He went in therefore,
 and shut the door
upon them twain,
and prayed unto the Lord.
34 And he went up,
 and lay upon the child,
and put his mouth upon his mouth,
 and his eyes upon his eyes,
and his hands upon his hands:
 and stretched himself
upon the child; and
the flesh of the
child waxed warm.
35 Then he returned,
and walked in the house
 to and fro; and went up,
and stretched himself
 upon him: and the
 child sneezed seven times,
and the child
opened his eyes.
36 And he called Gehazi,
and said, Call this Shunammite.
 So he called her.
And when she was
come in unto him,
he said, Take up thy son.

Hail Mary...



On the next big bead

Glory Be...

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To conclude:

HAIL, HOLY QUEEN, Mother of Mercy,
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 vale of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us,
 and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
 O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy
 of the promises of Christ.

On the Crucifix,
end with  the Sign of the Cross:

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