Mysteries
Joyful Mysteries Monday & Saturday
- The Annunciation of the Lord to Mary
- The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
- The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
- The Presentation of our Lord
- Finding Jesus in the Temple at age 12
Sorrowful Mysteries Tuesday & Friday
- The Agony of Jesus in the Garden
- The Scourging at the Pillar
- Jesus is Crowned with Thorns
- Jesus Carried the Cross
- The Crucifixion of our Lord
Glorious Mysteries Wednesday & Sunday
- The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
- The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven
- The Descent of the Holy Ghost
- The Assumption of Mary into Heaven
- Mary is Crowned as Queen of Heaven and Earth
Luminous Mysteries Thursday
- The Baptism in the Jordan
- The Wedding at Cana
- The Proclamation of the Kingdom
- The Transfiguration
- The Institution of the Eucharist
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How to Pray
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The sign of the cross on the Crucifix;
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The prayer "O Lord, open my lips; O God, come to my aid; O Lord, make haste to help me", still on the Crucifix;
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The Apostles' Creed, still on the Crucifix;
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The Lord's Prayer at the first large bead (for the intentions of the pope and the needs of the Church);
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The Hail Mary on each of the next three beads (for the three theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity); and
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The Glory Be on the next large bead.
The Praying of the Decades (repeating this cycle for each mystery)
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Announce the mystery;
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The Lord's Prayer on the large bead;
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The Hail Mary on each of the ten adjacent small beads;
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The Glory Be on the space before the next large bead; and
Concluding
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