This is the main page for a collection of sub-pages that contain (1) the 200 Scripture verses for the Annotated Rosary (50 for each of the four mysteries) as well as (2) the description of a classical method of memorization that allows one to easily memorize those Scripture verses, should one be inclined to do so (we strongly recommend that readers give it a try).
The sub-page for the Scripture verses can be found here: Verses for the Annotated Rosary
The sub-page for the description of the memory system and its application to the Scripture verses can be found here: Memorizing the Verses.
Why the Name, Annotated?
The Miriam-Webster dictionary defines “annotate” as the making or furnishing of critical or explanatory notes or comments. If we consider any mystery of the Rosary, it is evident that the Scripture verses referring to the mystery furnish “explanatory notes or comment.” For example, the mystery of the Annunciation, in which, through an angel, God asks the consent of a vowed virgin to become a mother. Upon first hearing of this mystery, a curious person would certainly desire some additional information about this mystery at least in the form of “explanatory notes or comment.” That is precisely what Scripture provides in Luke’s Gospel, chapter 1, verses 26-38. If one were to attach some of those verses to that mystery, and to do something similar for all the other verses that comprise the Rosary, the result is “The Annotated Rosary.” Doing just that is what is described in this page’s sub-pages.
One might ask Why not call this method a Scriptural Rosary. The problem with this name is that the Rosary in its simplest form is already a “Scriptural Rosary,” for nearly all the words in the prayers associated with the Rosary are taken directly from Scripture, and the few that aren’t are implied by Scripture. Consequently, the adjective “Scriptural” is redundant when used to refer to a form of prayer that is obviously Scriptural through and through to begin with. Calling it a Scriptural Rosary would be like referring to the Rosary as a scriptural, scriptural prayer, whereas the method described herein is precisely named by the title Annotated Rosary.
The Annotated Rosary is an age-old method for praying the Rosary that has, unfortunately, been largely forgotten. A description of how the author’s research on the Rosary led him to discover the method for himself will be found on the sub-page titled The Story. The method uses Scripture verses that are associated, directly or indirectly, with each mystery. These verses will be found in the sub-page titled The Verses. The method is most useful when one takes on the task of memorizing the verses. This task, which will seem impossible to many, is actually far easier than one might imagine if use is made of easily applied memory techniques. The way of doing this will be described in the sub-page titled Memorizing the Verses.
Lastly, a sub-page titled Commentary on the Mysteries will provide a brief commentary on each of the twenty mysteries that comprise the Rosary.
Theology and Sanity 