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:
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- Grace of the mystery of the Incarnation, come down into my soul and make it truly humble.
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- Grace of the mystery of the Visitation, come down into my soul and make it truly charitable.
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- Grace of the mystery of the Nativity, come down into my soul and make me truly poor in spirit.
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- Grace of the mystery of the Purification, come down into my soul and make it really wise and really pure.
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- 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.
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