Rosary Confraternity

The Rosary Confraternity is the oldest prayer community. Its roots go back to St. Dominic Guzman (born about 1170 A.D.). It was spread by Blessed Alan de la Roche and later Jacob Sprenger, the prior of the Cologne Convent. The Rosary Confraternity communities were founded afterward in Wrocław 1481, Kraków 1484, Gdańsk 1499, in the Warsaw Convent of St. Jack 1604, Poznań 1630
 

Members of the Rosary Confraternity pray for one another and by prayer help the Order of Preachers in their apostolic work. For this reason, the Brothers and Sisters of the Holy Rosary participate in all spiritual goods of the Order of Preachers and all Rosary fraternities in the world. Moreover, they may obtain plenary indulgence under ordinary conditions:

• on the day of their admission to the confraternity,


• Presentation (2 II),


• Annunciation (25 III),


• Easter,


• Assumption (15 VIII),


• the Queen of the Rosary (7 X)


• Immaculate Conception (8 XII),


• Christmas (25 XII)

You become a member of the Rosary Confraternity by inscribing your name in the register book of the Rosary Confraternity and by saying 15 mysteries of the Rosary a week. The hour and the place of prayer are of little importance. However, the following two primary intentions are extremely important:

• prayer for all Rosary fraternities,


• prayer for the Dominican Order.

The decision is made once. You may include all other intentions in your prayers: the intentions of the Church, the parish, the Holy Father, the related deceased, the sick, personal intentions, Fatima intentions, mission intentions, the intentions of other Rosary communities, e.g. the Living Rosary.
The Dominicans do not forget about their deceased. On the 5th of September every Dominican priory in the world celebrates a holy mass for all the deceased members of the Rosary Confraternity, and all the Dominicans say the Rosary every week and psalm 129 every day for this intention.

Saying the Rosary in the Rosary Confraternity does not bind under sin. We confirm every application by sending the certificate of membership containing the full name of the applicant. Please fill in the form completely and legibly, including a postal code. It will save work, money and additional correspondence. The members do not pay any dues.

Send your application to:

Dominicans, Rosary Confraternity,

O.O. Dominikanie
ul. Freta 10
00-227 Warszawa