Mystery 1
Fruit: HumilityThe Annunciation
ScriptureLuke 1:26-38
Meditation promptAsk for Mary's humble yes and the grace to receive God's will with trust.
JoyfulMonday and Saturday
Joyful Mysteries
The Joyful Mysteries invite the heart to receive Christ in humility, service, and wonder.
Incarnation, trust, and hidden faithfulness
Mysteries and fruits
Mystery 2
Fruit: Love of neighborThe Visitation
ScriptureLuke 1:39-56
Meditation promptGo with Mary in haste toward concrete charity and hidden service.
Mystery 3
Fruit: Poverty of spiritThe Nativity
ScriptureLuke 2:1-20
Meditation promptAdore Christ who comes in littleness and makes poverty a place of grace.
Mystery 4
Fruit: ObedienceThe Presentation
ScriptureLuke 2:22-38
Meditation promptOffer your duties to the Father with Mary and Joseph's faithful obedience.
Mystery 5
Fruit: Joy in finding JesusThe Finding of Jesus in the Temple
ScriptureLuke 2:41-52
Meditation promptSeek Christ again where He waits: in the Father's house and in faithful prayer.
How to pray the Rosary
A quiet rhythm for each decade.
Begin
- 1.Make the Sign of the Cross.
- 2.State your intention quietly.
- 3.Pray the Apostles' Creed.
- 4.Pray one Our Father, three Hail Marys for faith, hope, and charity, and one Glory Be.
- 5.Announce the first mystery and begin the first decade.
Each decade
- 1.Announce the mystery.
- 2.Read or recall the Scripture reference.
- 3.Pause with the meditation prompt.
- 4.Pray one Our Father.
- 5.Pray ten Hail Marys while contemplating the mystery.
- 6.Pray the Glory Be and, where customary, the Fatima Prayer.
Close
- 1.After the fifth decade, pray the Hail Holy Queen.
- 2.Offer a brief prayer for the Pope and the needs of the Church.
- 3.Close with the Sign of the Cross.
Pray with others