Another Way to Pray the Rosary

Some time ago, I heard about a German way to pray the The Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary in which a reminder of each mystery is inserted into the middle of every Hail Mary prayer. This method also highlights the Christocentrcity of the Rosary and the Hail Mary.

Here is the method, from The Rosary of Our Lady by Romano Guardini:

On the first group of three beads, after the name "Jesus," insert the following phrases for each of the three Theological Virtues:

[Faith] "...Whom we ask to increase our faith."

[Hope] "...Whom we ask to strengthen our hope."

[Charity] "...Whom we ask to enkindle our charity."

Thus, the first of these would be prayed as follows:

"Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus, Whom we ask to increase our faith. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen."

After praying the next two in the same way, the following phrases can be inserted in each Hail Mary of every decade, as follows:

The Joyful Mysteries

[The Annunciation] "...Whom thou, O Virgin, didst conceive of the Holy Spirit."

[The Visitation] "...Whom thou, O Virgin, didst bear with thee to Elizabeth."

[The Nativity] "...Whom was born to thee, O Virgin."

[The Presentation] "...Whom thou, O Virgin, didst offer in the Temple."

[The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple] "...Whom thou, O Virgin, didst find in the Temple."


The Sorrowful Mysteries

[The Agony in the Garden] "...Who sweat blood for us."

[The Scourging of Our Lord] "...Who was scourged for us."

[The Crowning with Thorns] "...Who was crowned with thorns for us."

[The Carrying of the Cross] "...Who carried the heavy cross for us."

[The Crucifixion] "...Who was crucified for us."


The Glorious Mysteries

[The Resurrection] "...Who arose from the dead."

[The Ascencion] "...Who ascended into heaven."

[The Descent of the Holy Spirit] "...Who hath sent us the Holy Spirit."

[The Assumption] "...Who hath assumed thee, O Virgin, into Heaven."

[The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin in Heaven] "...Who hath crowned thee, O Virgin, in Heaven."

The author also offers a suggestion from Josef Wieger to substitute the following two mysteries for the last two Glorious Mysteries:

[The Second Coming of Christ] "...Who will return to us in Glory."

[The Kingdom of God] "...Whose Kingdom will have no end."

The book was first published in 1955, so there is nothing about the Luminous Mysteries. If anyone knows a similar method for them, I would appreciate it if you left some comments here.