September 30: A rosary for my daughter on the eve of her baptism.

Blessed Virgin Mary, pray for us.  St. Jane Frances de Chantal, pray for us.   St. Therese of the Child Jesus, pray for us.   

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  I believe in the Father, etc.

I pray for my little girl’s father and for all fathers that they may guide their families with love and constancy:  Our Father who art in heaven, etc.

That she may preserve and defend the faith:  Hail Mary, etc.  That she may be ever hopeful, and a sign of hope:  Hail Mary, etc.  That she be ever inclined to charity towards all:  Hail Mary, etc.

The first Joyful Mystery is the Annunciation to the Virgin.  O Mary, you responded immediately to the angel’s announcement with your full assent to the will of the Lord.  Pray that my daughter know her vocation and that she respond with your wholehearted assent to the life that God asks of her.   Our Father, etc.  Hail Mary, etc., x10.  Glory be, etc.

The second Joyful Mystery is the Visitation of Mary.  O Mary, you went with haste to your kinswoman Elizabeth at the news of her pregnancy.   Pray that my daughter be greeted always with joy by her kinswomen and friends and may she bring Christ in her own flesh to all of them in return.  Our Father, etc.  Hail Mary, etc.  Glory be, etc.

The third Joyful Mystery is the Nativity of the Lord.  O Mary, you brought forth your firstborn son and laid Him in a manger.  Pray, O Mary, that my daughter may be physically strong and healthy, to bear children well or to do whatever other work the Lord may ask of her.  Our Father, etc.  Hail Mary, etc.  Glory be, etc.

The fourth Joyful Mystery is the Presentation of the Lord.  O Mary, you and your husband brought the newborn Christ to the Temple and redeemed Him with two pigeons according to the Law.  Pray, O Mary, that my daughter may be ever faithful to the precepts of Your Son and that she may be ever grateful for His gifts, returning God to God all the days of her life.  Our Father, etc.  Hail Mary, etc.  Glory be, etc.

The fifth Joyful Mystery is the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.  O Mary, you and your husband searched for the boy your Son among all your traveling companions, and on returning to Jerusalem found him a teacher in His Father’s house.   Pray, O Mary, that my daughter look always for Christ in other people, and yet return continually to receive Him where He can be found truly in His Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity.  Our Father, etc.  Hail Mary, etc.  Glory be, etc.

Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope, etc.

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, etc.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.  Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.  St. Joseph, pray for us.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen.