The Holy Rosary


The Rosary is a form of vocal and mental prayer on the Mysteries of our Redemption, divided into twenty decades.

The recitation of each decade is accompanied by meditation on one of the twenty events or "mysteries".

The Mysteries consist of 4 groups, namely: the Joyful Mysteries, the Luminous Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries and the Glorious Mysteries.

Below are further information about the Rosary. To view a particular topic, click the corresponding underlined phrase.

  Apostolic Letter
  How to Pray the Rosary
  Meditation Schedule
  The Joyful Mysteries*
 
The Annunciation of the Angel to Mary
The visitation of Mary to Saint Elizabeth
The nativity of Jesus in Bethlehem
The presentation of Jesus at the Temple
The finding of Jesus in the Temple
  The Luminous Mysteries*
 
The Baptism of Jesus
The Wedding of Cana
The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
The Transfiguration
The institution of the Eucharist
  The Sorrowful Mysteries**
 
The Agony of Jesus in the Garden
The Scourging of Jesus at the Pillar
The Crowning with Thorns
The Carrying of the Cross
The Crucifixion
  The Glorious Mysteries**
 
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth

Legend:

* The Pauline Fathers

**


How to Pray the Rosary

How to Pray the Rosary



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Prayers of the Rosary

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS

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


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GLORY BE TO THE FATHER

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

THE 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 valley of tears. Turn then, O 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!

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 meditating upon these mysteries in 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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Pentecost Sunday 2003