Las Posadas — Traditional Rosary and Procession Guide (Abridged)
Day 1 of 9
Noche 1 — Rosario y oración tradicional — Las Posadas — Traditional Rosary and Procession Guide (Abridged), Day 1
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William Hole, Joseph and Mary Arrive at Bethlehem (1906), public-domain artwork: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_and_Mary_arrive_at_Bethlehem.jpg
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening prayer
Gather the family or community. Pray the Holy Rosary and Litany of Loreto, process with the images of Mary and Joseph, and sing the traditional songs for requesting lodging from the linked Catholic resources. Conclude by welcoming the pilgrims with hospitality.
Prayer for day 1
Padre nuestro, que estás en el cielo, santificado sea tu nombre; venga a nosotros tu reino; hágase tu voluntad en la tierra como en el cielo. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día; perdona nuestras ofensas, como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden; no nos dejes caer en la tentación, y líbranos del mal. Amén. Dios te salve, María, llena eres de gracia; el Señor es contigo; bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesús. Santa María, Madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros, pecadores, ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte. Amén. Gloria al Padre, y al Hijo, y al Espíritu Santo. Como era en el principio, ahora y siempre, por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
Jesús, María y José, rogad por nosotros.
Traditional prayers
Our Father
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.
Closing prayer
Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be are prayed according to their usual traditional forms. Continue with the complete Rosary and the traditional posada song as described in the linked source.
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Source · Traditional Mexican Las Posadas instructions from Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico publication Desde la Fe, https://desdelafe.mx/noticias/sabias-que/guia-practica-para-realizar-una-posada/ (2023), and traditional community account https://ri.uaemex.mx/bitstream/handle/20.500.11799/109273/Elizabeth%2B2020%2Bcopia.pdf?sequence=1 . Full traditional singing text: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Las-Posadas-ES.pdf (link only, not reproduced). Standard prayers are ancient traditional Catholic texts. This is explicitly an abridged guide, not the full original Novena para Posadas.