Copyright: ROSARY v5.0 - Copyright(c) 1997 by Jack R. Voltz


Index of Topics
Introduction to Rosary, v 5.0 for Windows

Setting up the program

Using the program

About Rosary v5.0

Why freeware?


Introduction to Rosary v5.0

Have you ever had difficulty remembering which prayers and meditations to say when praying the Rosary?  Never more!  With Rosary v5.0 for Windows at your side to guide you, praying and remembering the Rosary has never been easier!  Rosary v5.0 for Windows is a complete set of prayers and mysteries for the Rosary.  Using a graphical interface, the program guides you through each of the 5 decades of the Rosary, and all prayers and meditations  in between.   It keeps track of which of the three sets of mysteries need to be said by the system date, but the program also allows you to change the current mystery on the fly.


A decade is group of prayers and meditations on the Rosary consisting of 1 Glory Be, 1 Our Father, 1 meditation, and 10 Hail Mary’s (from whence the word decade is derived).


A mystery is a meditation on one of the special events that occurred in the life of Jesus Christ and his earthly Mother, Mary.  Mysteries are divided into 3 groups: Joyful Mysteries, Sorrowful Mysteries, and Glorious Mysteries.


About Rosary

I started this version of Rosary for Windows on 26 May 1997 due to the interest in Rosary v4.6 for DOS.  As with the DOS version, this version is freeware.  I only ask that you copy the program and share it with your friends.  May it bless you in your life as it has done me.  Praise be God's Holy Name!

If you have any comments or questions, you can contact me via the Internet at voltz@ovnet.com, or visit me at my home page, http://www.ovnet.com/~voltz/index.htm.


Using the Program

When you start up the program, the prayer pointer will point to the first prayer of the Rosary, the Apostle’s Creed, the text of which will appear in the prayer window.

To move the prayer pointer to the next prayer, you can either click on the Next Prayer button or press Alt-N.  To move the prayer pointer to the previous prayer, you can either click on the Previous Prayer button or press Alt-P.

When you reach the first Glory Be, the text of the first meditation will appear in the mystery window.  Read the meditation and try to keep it in mind as you progress through the first decade of the Rosary.  Continue in this fashion until you reach the final prayer.  Note:  There are two prayers said at the medallion, the “Hail Holy Queen,” and an “after the Rosary” meditation.


Setting up the program

1.	Create a subdirectory for the program (e.g., “C:\ROSARY”).

2.	Unzip the file WROSARY.ZIP into this directory.

3.	Use Windows to create a new program item.

a.	Open the Group Window where you wish to put Rosary.

b.	In the Program Manager, select File/New.  Click on the Program Item radio button.

i.	In the Description field, type “Rosary”

ii.	In the Command Line field, type in the location of WROSARY.EXE which you created in step 1, above (e.g., “C:\ROSARY\WROSARY.EXE”)

iii.	In the Working Directory field, type in the directory name you created in step 1 (e.g., “C:\ROSARY”).

iv.	Click the Change Icon button and select the default icon.


Why Freeware?

Why have I offered this program as freeware (as opposed to shareware)?  I do it for several reasons:

>	First of all, I have a major debt to repay to the world computing community.  For years now I have downloaded tons of shareware programs from bulletin boards and the Internet, then used some of the programs over and over again without paying the required registration fees. Offering freeware back to the community is my small way of saying “thanks” to the shareware professionals who have helped me in my computing career.

>	Second, the inspiration for this program was a gift from God—it doesn’t seem right to charge others for it.

>	Third, by making the program freeware, I hope to increase its use and devotion to the most holy Mother throughout the world.

Please distribute this program as widely as possible!


The prayer pointer is a long white line terminating in an arrowhead; the side of the line without the arrowhead points to the bead on the Rosary which corresponds to the current prayer; the arrowhead points to the prayer window, which holds the text of the current prayer.


The prayer window is the box in the upper right corner of the Rosary main window where the text of the prayers will appear.


The mystery window is the box in the lower right corner of the Rosary main window where the text of the meditations on the mysteries will appear.