Dear Kristi:

For our readers let me first outline what you are referring to. In Catholic tradition there are three types of blessing that may be given to a Rosary that attach an indulgence -- Crosier, Dominican, and Apostolic.

Each of these types of blessings carries with it a different kind of Indulgence.  The Crosier Indulgence (recalling the Cross) grants an indulgence of five hundred days for each Our Father and Hail Mary that we say on the beads, even though we say only a few Hail Mary’s on it, instead of the whole rosary.

The Dominican Blessing is a blessing in honor of St. Dominic who received the Rosary from Our Lady. This blessing enables one to gain another 100 days Indulgence on each bead.

The Apostolic Indulgence is the blessing of the Pope that is given through a duly authorized priest.

The "number of days" in an indulgence is no longer used. Anything less that a complete plenary indulgence is called a partial indulgence.

I cannot find the Crosier Blessing. If you have that, please send it to me.

The Dominican Blessing is:

P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.

All: Who made heaven and earth.

P: The Lord be with you.

All: May He also be with you.

 

Let us pray.

Almighty and merciful God, who, out of exceeding love for us,

willed that your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, come

down from heaven to earth, take flesh at the angel's message in

the sacred womb of Our Lady, the blessed Virgin Mary, submit to

death on the cross, and rise gloriously from the dead on the

third day, in order to snatch us from Satan's tyranny; we humbly

beg you in your boundless goodness to bless + and to hallow +

these rosaries, which your faithful Church has consecrated to the

honor and praise of the Mother of your Son. Let them be endowed

with such power of the Holy + Spirit, that whoever carries one on

his person or reverently keeps one in his home, or devoutly prays

to you, while meditating on the divine mysteries, according to

the rules of this holy society, may fully participate in all the

graces, privileges, and indulgences which the Holy See has

granted to this society. And may he always and everywhere in this

life be shielded from all enemies, visible and invisible, and at

his death deserve to be presented to you by the blessed Virgin

Mary, Mother of God, laden with the merits of good works; through

Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

 

(The rosaries are sprinkled with holy water.)

As for the Apostolic Blessing, I do not know if there is any particular formula. Many Popes have offered their Apostolic Blessing to the Rosary in general or to the Rosary of a particular order. These Apostolic Blessings are usually not granted by a blessing formula but by decree of the Pontiff.

Specific Apostolic blessing to be administerd by a priest is performed with these or similar words, "By the authority which the Apostolic See has given me, I grant you a full pardon and the remission of all your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit. R. Amen."

There is another, fourth Rosary blessing: