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MARY’S FAVOURITE PRAYER
WHAT IS THE HOLY ROSARY?

A PRAYER TO MARY
AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REFLECT
ON THE LIFE OF JESUS
A VOCAL AND MENTAL
PRAYER: REFLECT AND PRAY
“The Rosary, though clearly
Marian in character, is at heart
a Christ-centered prayer.”
Pope John Paul II
MYSTERIES
EPISODES FROM THE LIFE OF JESUS FOR US TO THINK ABOUT

4 SETS DAYS

JOYFUL MONDAYS and

MYSTERIES SATURDAYS

LUMINOUS
THURSDAYS
MYSTERIES

SORROWFUL TUESDAYS and

MYSTERIES FRIDAYS

GLORIOUS WEDNESDAYS
MYSTERIES and SUNDAYS
HOW TO SAY THE ROSARY

Sign of the cross

The Creed (optional)
Say the First Decade
Think of the 1st Mystery
Then
One Our Father
Ten Hail Marys
One Glory be…
Repeat for the other 4 decades
Say the Hail Holy Queen
Litany (optional)
DECADES…a set of ten
Think of the Mystery
One Our Father…
A set of ten Hail Marys
One Glory be…

Each full Rosary

prayer is said by
reciting 5 decades.
PRAYERS
1. The OUR FATHER
Our father, who art in heaven; hallowed by 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.
2. The 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.
3. The GLORY BE
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.
JOYFUL MYSTERIES
1. THE ANNUNCIATION 2. THE VISITATION 3. THE
NATIVITY

The
Angel Mary
Gabriel visits her Jesus is
appears cousin born in
to Mary Elisabeth Bethlehem

4. THE PRESENTATION AT THE 5. THE FINDING OF JESUS

TEMPLE

Jesus is
Jesus is found
presented talking to
at the the
Temple elders
LUMINOUS MYSTERIES
1. THE BAPTISM OF JESUS 2. THE MIRACLE AT 3. JESUS PREACHING
CANA

Jesus Jesus
John proclaims
turns
baptises the coming
water
Jesus in of the
into wine
the river Kingdom
at a
Jordan of God
Wedding

4. THE TRANSFIGURATION 5. THE EUCHARIST

Jesus in
glory on
mount Jesus gives
Tabor with us himself
Moses and at the
Elijah Last supper
SORROWFUL MYSTERIES
1. AGONY IN THE 2. SCOURGING AT 3. CROWNED WITH
GARDEN THE PILLAR THORNS

Jesus
Jesus Jesus
praying in
tied to a crown
the garden
pillar and with
of Olives
beaten thorns

4. THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS 5. THE CRUCIFIXION

Jesus given
the cross to Jesus
carry to suffers and
mount dies on the
Calvary cross
GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
1. THE RESURRECTION 2. THE ASCENSION 3. DESCENT OF THE
SPIRIT
The
apostles
Jesus receive the
Jesus returns to Holy Spirit
rising his on
from the Father in Pentecost
dead heaven Sunday

4. THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY 5. THE CORONATION OF MARY

Mary is Mary
taken to honoured
heaven in as
body and Queen in
soul Heaven
HAIL HOLY QUEEN
The Rosary is usually concluded by saying the Hail Holy Queen

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, 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, 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.
THE HOLY ROSARY

I promise my special protection

and the greatest graces to all those
who shall recite the Rosary.
Our Lady to St Dominic
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