The Mysteries of the Rosary
"The rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a compendium. It is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive incarnation which began in her virginal womb. With the rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the rosary, the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the mother of the Redeemer."
Pope John Paul II, Rosarium Virginis Mariae, 1
The Joyful Mysteries
Monday and Saturday
1. The Annunciation
2. The Visitation
3. The Nativity
4. The Presentation
5. The Finding in the Temple
The
Sorrowful Mysteries
Tuesday and Friday
1. The Agony in the Garden
2. The Scourging at the Pillar
3. The Crowning of Thorns
4. The Carrying of the Cross
5. The Crucifixion
The
Glorious Mysteries
Wednesday and Sunday
1. The Resurrection
2. The Ascension
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
4. The Assumption
5. The Crowning of the Blessed Virgin
The Luminous Mysteries (Mysteries of Light)
Thursday
1. The Baptism in the Jordan
2. The Manifestation at the Wedding of Cana
3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God, with the Call to Conversion
4. The Transfiguration
5. The Institution of the Eucharist, as the Sacramental Expression of the
Paschal Mystery