THE CONFRATERNITY OF THE
MOST HOLY ROSARY

Purpose

The purpose of the Rosary Confraternity is to praise and honor the Blessed Virgin Mary and to secure her patronage by the recitation of the Rosary for the mutual spiritual benefit of all the members throughout the world.

Obligations of Membership

A member is to recite the fifteen (twenty) mysteries of the Rosary once a week.

Conditions of this Membership

The conditions of this obligation are:
*It does not bind under sin.
*Meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary is necessary.
*All members are to be included in each member’s Rosary.
(A general intention suffices. It does not need to be repeated each time.)
*The fifteen (twenty) decades need not be said at one time
as long as they are said during the week.

Privileges/Benefits of Membership

*Intrinsic Benefits:
A plenary indulgence is granted to the members, under the usual conditions, on:

1. The day of enrollment.
2. The feast days of Christmas, Annunciation, Easter, Assumption, Our Lady of the Rosary, Immaculate Conception and Presentation in the Temple.

A partial indulgence is gained by all who use a blessed Rosary.

*Extrinsic Benefits:

1. Participation in all the good works and prayers of the members of the Confraternity.
2. Participation in all the good works of the Dominican Order.

How to Enroll

Please send your name and request to:
Fr. Gregory Schnakenberg, O.P.
Provincial Promoter of the Rosary, Dominican Province of St. Joseph
Saint Patrick Church
280 North Grant Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43215
or email: promoter@rosaryconfraternity.org
Tele: (614) 240-5929 Please leave a message.