The Dominican Rosary (the regular rosary)
How to Pray the Rosary
It would be good practice to go to confession or at least pray a heartfelt Act of Contrition before reciting the Rosary.
When reciting the rosary hold the Rosary itself in your hand(s) and move your fingers from bead to bead with each prayer. Follow up starting at the cross up beads and chain then around the circle in a counterclockwise direction. In the absence of an actual rosary to hold, you could use your fingers to count off the ten Hail Mary’s. Reciting the other prayers before or after the Hail Mary’s.
Make the Sign of the Cross. Holding the cross in your fingers recite the Apostles Creed.
On the first bead say the Our Father.
On each of the next three beads say a Hail Mary.
On the space between the last bead and the next bead say the Glory be to the Father and The Fatima Prayer.
On the next bead pray the Our Father, announce the First Mystery, read from scripture or reflect on the mystery.
For the remainder of the Rosary recite the Our Father on the large beads.
On each of the ten small beads, recite one Hail Mary.
On the space between the last bead and the next bead recite The Glory Be to the Father and The Fatima Prayer.
On the same space say the Our Father. announce the Second Mystery, read from scripture or reflect on the mystery.
On each of the ten small beads recite a Hail Mary.
On the space between the last bead and the next bead recite The Glory be to the Father and The Fatima Prayer.
On the next bead pray the Our Father then announce the Third Mystery read from scripture or reflect on the mystery.
Recite the remaining decades in the same manner repeating steps five through twelve for the remaining mysteries.
After the final Fatima Prayer say the Hail Holy Queen prayer.
Make the Sign of the Cross.