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Prayer, Meditation, Instructions, Origin, Power Point. Diagram of the Franciscan Crown Rosary. Photo: T. Schluenderfritz. The official web site of the National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order in the United States of America.
The Franciscan Crown Rosary begins quite simply by stating the first joy and then praying one Our Father and ten Hail Marys while meditating upon it. This same procedure is then followed for the other six joys.
The Franciscan Crown, or the Rosary of the Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an ancient sacramental treasured by the Franciscan order. Father Luke Wadding, a well-known Franciscan historian, dates the inception of this chaplet to 1422, the entrance date into the novitiate of the order of an unnamed pious young man.
Fr. Mark-Mary and Brother Seamus invite you to pray the Franciscan Crown Rosary, meditating on the Seven Joys of Mary: ️ The Annunciation ️ The Visitation ️ The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ ️...
FRANCISCAN CROWN ROSARY. VERSION ONE. This is a seven decade rosary in honor of the seven joys of Mary. Say 1 Our Father, 10 Hail Marys and 1 Glory Be on each decade. 1.The first Joy in the Crown of Mary, is the joy of our Lady at the Annunciation: "behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to your word."
The Franciscan Crown has variously been called the Franciscan Rosary, the Seraphic Rosary or the Rosary of the Seven Joys of Our Lady. The "Seven Joys" is a devotion that recalls seven joyful episodes in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
If you have a special devotion to St. Francis of Assisi, whose feast we celebrate on Oct. 4, or if you’d simply like to explore a different angle on a familiar form of prayer, the Franciscan Crown Rosary may be for you.