Dear Brother Ignatius Mary,

Hi!!! Dominus tecum. Greetings in the Risen Lord Jesus!!!

The following explanation, followed by the blessing prayer from the Priest, is what I have:

Crosier Blessing

"Blessed by the Canons Regular (Crosier-Fathers) of the Holy Cross in Europe.

An indulgence of 500 days (now, a partial indulgence) can be gained for every single "Our Father," or "Hail Mary" recited devoutly on one of these beads, without it being necessary to say the five decades or to meditate upon the mysteries. This indulgence is applied to the souls in Purgatory. The faculty to attach these special indulgences to Rosaries, was given by three Sovereign Pontiffs to the Canons Regular of St. Augustine of the Order of the Holy Cross and confirmed by Pope Leo XIII. March 14, 1884 who moreover declared this faculty to belong to said order."

Since then. this authority has been passed to any priest that is willing to do so.

It has taken some time but I finally located the Blessing and was sent the words by the Crosiers. The Crosier Provincal Headquarters in the U.S. is in Minn. This came from a Brother Albert there.

Greetings! I have been out of my office for a while and just returned. I am pleased that you found a priest who said he would bless your rosary for you. Here is the blessing to be used:




(The following prayer is the blessing which the Priest uses:)

To the praise and glory of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in memory of the mysteries of the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, may those who use this Rosary be enriched by the Crosier Indulgence on each bead, by the Stations of the Cross Indulgence on the Crucifix and by the Indulgence of a Happy Death. We ask this grace through Christ our Lord. AMEN