The Mysteries of the Rosary

Joyful Mysteries

Sorrowful Mysteries

Glorious Mysteries

To be meditated on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays from Advent until the start of Lent. (For each decade of the Rosary)

1. The Annunciation of Gabriel to Mary.

2. The Visitation from Mary to Elizabeth.

3. The Nativity – The birth of Our Lord.

​4. The Presentation of Our Lord in the temple.

5. The finding of Jesus in the temple.

To be meditated on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays during Lent. (For each decade of the Rosary)

1. The Agony of Our Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane.

2. The Scourging of Our Lord at the pillar.

3. The Crowning of Our Lord with thorns.

4. The Carrying of the Cross to Calvary.

​5. The Crucifixion of Our Lord.

To be meditated on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from Easter to Advent. (For each decade of the Rosary)

1. The Resurrection of Our Lord.

2. The Ascension of Our Lord into Heaven.

3. The descent of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost.

​4. The Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven.

5. The Crowning of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth.

The Prayers of the Rosary

 SIGN OF THE CROSS

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

APOSTLES' CREED

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into Hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father almighty, from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

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 Ghost.

As it was, in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

O MY JESUS

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell; lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Amen.

HAIL HOLY QUEEN

Hail Holy Queen, mother of mercy; hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us. And after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.

O GOD

(Let us pray:)

O God, Whose only-begotten Son by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; grant, we beseech Thee, that by meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

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MAY THE DIVINE ASSISTANCE PRAYER (Optionally prayed at the end of the Rosary)

Verse: May the Divine Assistance remain always with us,
Response: And may the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.