- The Encheiridion (1860)
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The Encheiridion (1860)
The Encheiridion was a manual in use before the Protestant revolt. A 1528 Latin edition is in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
The First Decade
Virgin! This Golden Rosary
To thee I make oblation;
Which decked with Jesu's life shall be,
Rehearsed in brief narration.
Whom of the Holy Spirit, thou
A virgin pure conceivedst,
When Gabriel's word, with meekest bow
Assenting, thou believedst.
Thou great with Him, forthwith didst haste
To give thy cousin greeting;
He the unborn John inspired and blest
At that most hallowed meeting.
In Bethlehem Whom, a Holy Seed,
Thou didst bring forth with gladness;
In that thy wondrous labour freed
From human pangs and sadness.
Scion of Royal David's line,
New-born thou didst adore Him;
Whose nurturing breast with love benign
A wailing Infant bore Him.
Whom in the manger thou didst lay,
With swathing bands enfolding,
And Him to cherish, day by day,
No pains or care withholding.
Whom brightest Angels at His birth,
With laud and carol hailing,
Praised God; announcing Peace on earth,
Good will and love unfailing.
Whom wondering shepherds as of all
The Shepherd Prince declaring,
Yet found, a stable mean and small
With ass and oxen sharing.
Who, as for human kind was meet,
Enduring circumcision,
Was called Jesus; Name most sweet!
In token of His mission.
Who was by Eastern kings adored,
As homage due they proffered;
When Him confessing for their Lord,
Their noblest gifts they offered.
Second Decade
Whom thou upon the fortieth day
In His own house presenting,
Didst freewill offerings duly pay
To Moses' law consenting. Hail Mary.
Whom safe to Egypt thou didst bear
Whilst Herod's rage was swelling;
But bring back with maternal care,
To Nazareth thy dwelling.
Whom once as lost thou didst deplore,
When from the Feast returning;
But in the Temple find once more,
'Midst doctors Him discerning. Hail Mary.
Whom thou didst bring up at thy side,
Due care and toil expending;
And for His food and needs provide,
His holy childhood tending. Hail Mary.
Whom when baptized in Jordan's flood,
John, His forerunner blesseth;
And pointing out the Son of God,
His glorious name confesseth. Hail Mary.
Whom Satan laboured to delude.
With threefold guile assailing;
But He the Tempter vile withstood;
In wisdom all prevailing. Hail Mary.
Who erst the water changed to wine,
Thou for that boon beseeching;
So, by a miracle divine,
His weak disciples teaching. Hail Mary.
Who many souls from sin released,
With saving power restoreth;
And health upon the poor diseased,
Oft times in mercy poureth. Hail Mary.
Who Lazarus and the widow's son
With mighty word did quicken;
And back to life and parents won
A maid with sickness stricken. Hail Mary.
Who oft on earth to eat and live
With guilty men consented;
Pleased all their errors to forgive
If truly they repented. Hail Mary.
Third Decade
Whose feet the sinning woman lavedWith tears in deep contrition;
Whom He in gracious pity saved
From her forlorn condition. Ave Maria.
Transfigured Who, on Thabor's height,
Himself with light arrayeth;
And clad in robes of glistening white,
His Majesty displayeth. Hail Mary.
Whom Jews in pomp, with palms escort
Into the Holy City;
Yet that same evening set at nought,
Reviling without pity. Hail Mary.
Who washed His own disciples' feet,
At that last Supper seated;
Then unto them that noblest meat,
His Blood and Body meted. Hail Mary.
With anxious soul, He many an hour
Within the garden spendest;
His sweat for sorrow, like a shower
Of Blood, to earth descendeth. Hail Mary.
See! Wicked foes at that great Feast
With staves and swords assail Him;
And unto Annas, the High Priest,
In bonds a prisoner hale Him. Hail Mary.
With shame and spitting, ruffian bands
His countenance disgracing,
His beauty with relentless hands,
And cruel blows defacing. Hail Mary.
Whom unto Pilate's judgement seat,
They hurry there to try Him;
And with false witness and deceit
Most guilefully belie Him. Hail Mary.
Whom Pilate, brought forth to the Jews,
To Herod's rule commendeth;
Who Him doth scornfully refuse,
And back to Pilate sendeth. Hail Mary.
Now to the gory pillar bound,
In purple robe they dress Him;
With thorns His noble brow is crown'd,
With scourges they distress Him. Hail Mary.
Fourth Decade
Whom soldiers galled with wounds, derideWith ribald jests and noises;
And Jews all "Crucify Him," cried,
With loud and savage voices. Hail Mary.
Whom Pilate, byhis stern decree,
Guilty of death declareth:
Lo! on His shoulders, He, the Tree,
The Cross, for sinners beareth. Hail Mary.
Him of His garments they denude;
To Calvary they hale Him;
And there, unto the Holy Rood,
By hands and feet they nail him. Hail Mary.
Where for His torturers He prayed,
So vile, with kind compassion;
E'en when in agony He laid
Thereon in saddest fashion. Hail Mary.
Who put all his offence away
From that good thief believing,
Him unto Paradise that day
To promised rest receiving. Hail Mary.
Who unto John the Apostle, thee
Commended for a mother;
And Him for thine own son to be
Appointed as a brother. Hail Mary.
Who when in agony He prayed,
And all His friends were failing,
His enemies with taunts upbraid,
Blaspheme and wound with railing. Hail Mary.
Then as full mournfully He cried,
"I thirst," with vigour wasted,
Unto His lips by guards applied,
Vinegar and gall He tasted. Hail Mary.
So by His Passion and His Cross,
The prophecies fulfilling;
And, for our first forefather's loss
To pay the ransom willing. Hail Mary.
Now to His Father's hands on high
His spirit He restoreth;
And "Eli," His last doleful cry,
With mournful voice outpoureth. Hail Mary.
Fifth Decade
So thus He slept at last in peace,This death of woe enduring,
And entered Hell's domains, release
For His elect procuring. Hail Mary.
And now behold! His sacred Side
The soldier's spear is rending;
Whence gusheth forth a plenteous tide
Of blood with water blending. Hail Mary.
Whose sacred Body, stark and dead,
Down from the Cross they hurry,
And in a sepulchre's hard bed,
New-made and clean, they bury. Hail Mary.
Who in the morning from the tomb,
By His own power arising
Roused His disciples from their gloom,
Thee, too, with joy surprising. Hail Mary.
Who o'er the stars full mightily
To Heaven in state ascended,
At God's Right Hand sits gloriously,
Through ages never ended. Hail Mary.
Who on the day of Pentecost
Sent down from highest Heaven
The promise of the Holy Ghost
Upon the great Eleven. Hail Mary.
Who now for thee to glory raised,
A blessed rest provideth,
At His right hand in honour placed,
Where He in bliss abideth. Hail Mary.
Who of the sins of earth shalt come
Once more the Judge unbending
Each work shalt try, and fitting doom
Assign for years unending. Hail Mary.
Who wicked men to endless woe
Shalt hurl in flames infernal;
But on His own elect bestow
Rewards and joys eternal. Hail Mary.
Thy Mother's Rosary of Gold,
Sweet Jesus! we repeat Thee;
So may Thy Father us behold
With favour, we intreat Thee. Hail Mary.
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ACCEPT, o Virgin,this golden rosary,
adorned with a summary
of the life of Christ. Hail Mary.
He whom thou, a virgin pure,
without vice didst conceive,
as thou to the messenger Gabriel,
didst humbly consent. Hail Mary.
When pregnant with Him,
and visiting thy kinswoman,
John in Elizabeth's womb
thou didst sanctify. Hail Mary.
He whom in the city of Bethlehem,
thou didst joyfully give birth,
and didst not suffer
the pains of childbirth. Hail Mary.
He who wast born of King David,
thou didst then adore,
and at thy maidenly breast
didst nurse Him the crying babe. Hail Mary.
He whom, swaddled in cloth,
into the manger thou didst place,
and to Him thou didst surrender
all thyself to His service. Hail Mary.
He who with solemn worship
the angels didst praise,
and a song of peace and joy
on earth didst raise. Hail Mary.
He who the shepherds didst acknowledge
as the shepherd of us all,
when they didst find their Lord
lying in a manger. Hail Mary.
He who according to the rites of men
didst suffer circumcision,
and then didst receive
the sweet name of Jesus. Hail Mary.
He whom the three kings,
fervently adored,
and fittingly honored
with great and costly gifts. Hail Mary.
Second Decade
HE whom thou on the fortieth day,didst present in the temple,
and to the laws of Moses,
didst willingly submit. Hail Mary.
He who, while fleeing Herod,
thou didst take to Egypt,
And from thence didst return
to Nazareth. Hail Mary.
He who while from Jerusalem returning,
thou didst with such anguish lose:
But upon returning to the temple,
so joyfully didst find. Ave Maria.
He who by the work of thy hands,
thou didst raise and nourish,
And in His tender years,
didst provide for in everything. Hail Mary.
He who in the Jordan River:
John didst thus baptize,
and acknowledging Him by name,
didst point Him out. Hail Mary.
He who Satan with such cunning,
thrice didst try to tempt,
and with our Savior,
didst so craftily meet. Hail Mary.
He who by thy request,
water into wine didst change,
and at the wedding feast,
His disciples didst confirm. Hail Mary.
He who those possessed
by many demons didst cure,
and of the sick didst cure them,
from their various infirmities. Hail Mary.
He who from the dead didst raise
Lazarus and the widow's son.
And with wondrous sign didst
recall the girl to life. Hail Mary.
He who with the sinners,
didst frequently eat,
And of those who repented,
their sins he didst loose. Hail Mary.
Third Decade
He whose feet with tearsthe sinful woman didst wash:
And grieving with all her heart,
He didst pardon her. Hail Mary.
He who was transfigured,
upon Mount Tabor outdoors,
And with glorified body
didst declare His authority. Hail Mary.
He who was lead into the city,
with palm branches so solemnly,
but was so shamefully sent
away empty at eventide. Hail Mary.
He who at the Last Supper,
didst wash the feet of His own,
And with most noble food didst feed them,
His very Flesh and Blood. Hail Mary.
He who was in such anguish,
prayed profusely in the garden,
and with such great sadness,
didst sweat with drops of blood. Hail Mary.
He who the evil doers
didst so cruelly fetter:
And to the high priest Annias,
didst lead Him bound. Hail Mary.
He whose face was marred
so shamefully with spit:
And was struck with such
fearful blows of their fists. Hail Mary.
He who to Pilate sitting:
they didst present for condemnation:
And with false witnesses,
didst so deceitfully accuse. Hail Mary.
He who to the crowd was presented,
and then to Herod sent,
but on account of His appearance,
sent back to Pilate as foolish. Hail Mary.
He who was robed in purple,
to a a column tied,
pricked with a crown of thorns,
and beaten with a lash. Hail Mary.
Fourth Decade
He, pierced with many wounds,
who the soldiers mocked,
and the Jews didst cry out
to be crucified. Hail Mary.
He who Pilate condemned
like a criminal:
didst upon His shoulder
bear the wood of the Cross. Hail Mary.
He who at Calvary,
they stripped of clothes,
And His hands and feet,
didst nail to the Cross. Hail Mary.
For His torturers,
He didst so earnestly pray,
while He was held outstretched,
suffering upon the cross. Hail Mary.
He who dismissed
all the good thief's sins,
and to him the joys of Paradise
didst promise that day. Hail Mary.
He, while upon the Cross,
who thee to John the Disciple,
didst commend as mother,
And John to thee as son. Hail Mary.
He, abandoned by his flock,
while crying out to the Father,
Was so shamelessly reviled
by the shouts of His enemies. Hail Mary.
He, when exhausted of His strength,
didst cry out, "I thirst",
to whom the soldier didst give
vinegar and gall to drink. Hail Mary.
He, who, consumed with the suffering
predicted by the prophets,
paid in full the debt
of our first parents. Hail Mary.
He who surrendered His precious spirit
into His Father's hands
as He recited in loud voice
a sweet psalm. Hail Mary.
Fifth Decade
UNDERGOING death on the Cross
in peace He didst sleep:
Entering the abode of the dead,
He didst save the elect. Hail Mary.
The guard pierced the side
of the Lord with a lance:
from which abundantly flowed forth
blood and water. Hail Mary.
Whose most holy body
from the Cross they took
and prepared for it
a clean tomb. Hail Mary.
Who didst by His own power
arise from death
and raised thee and the
disciples from their sadness. Hail Mary.
Above the stars of heaven,
He ascended in power
and at the Father's right
resides in glory. Hail Mary.
He who on Pentecost didst send
forth the Spirit Himself
that He had promised to the
apostles beforehand. Hail Mary.
He who exalted thee
above the heavens
and to His right side
didst so fittingly call. Hail Mary.
For the sins of the world,
He who is the judge to come
will bringeth the works of each
swiftly all to naught. Hail Mary.
He who to the rejected
will meet out dire punishments,
but to the elect
will call to eternal joy. Hail Mary.
For those, O Jesus Christ,
who pray this golden Rosary
of Thy mother, ask Thy Father
to be merciful to us in His presence.
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