# Patriotic Rosary for All 50 States
*2022-11-03*

> Bill Young leads a patriotic rosary, invoking Our Lady’s intercession for every U.S. state and praying for conversion, peace, and protection of the nation.

## Opening and Invocation

Bill welcomes listeners, thanks Elizabeth from the parish office for helping organize the prayer, and acknowledges Mary Watson, the music teacher at St. David, whose music will accompany the rosary. He begins with a prayer inspired by an EWTN text, asking the Blessed Virgin to visit the United States, to bring all to the Gospel, to heal women who have had abortions, and to turn the hearts of those who support contraception toward Christ.

## Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Bill invokes the Holy Spirit to fill the faithful with fire and love, that they may be wise, rejoice in consolation, and be strengthened for the conversion of the nation’s capital and the whole country.

## The Patriotic Rosary – Intercessions for Each State

The rosary proceeds with the traditional mysteries, each followed by a brief petition for a specific state. Bill calls on the Blessed Virgin, “Holy Mother of God,” to pray for sinners now and at the hour of death for every state—Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Each petition asks for the blood of Christ to protect the souls of the faithful in that state and for the Virgin’s maternal intercession.

## Concluding Prayers for the Nation

Bill prays the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be, asking God to bless the United States, its leaders, and its citizens. He invokes the Holy Trinity, recalling the prayer of St. Patrick for peace and protection, and asks for forgiveness of sins, deliverance from temptation, and the triumph of Christ over evil.

## Final Blessing

Bill thanks the Legion of Mary and all who helped make the prayer possible. He ends with a Marian hymn, invoking “Ave Maria,” and asks that God’s love shine from the mountains to the prairies, from the oceans to every home in America.

*May the Blessed Virgin’s intercession bring conversion, healing, and peace to every corner of the United States.*