Rosaluce

The mysteries

The Joyful Mysteries

Prayed on Mondays & Saturdays

The mysteries of the Incarnation — from the angel's greeting to the boy found in the temple.

Pray todayThe Joyful Mysteries

The five mysteries

The Annunciation 1. The Annunciation The Visitation 2. The Visitation The Nativity 3. The Nativity The Presentation in the Temple 4. The Presentation in the Temple The Finding in the Temple 5. The Finding in the Temple

How this set is prayed

The order below is the received form. Wording and small customs vary from place to place — the shape does not.

Before the first decade

  1. The Sign of the Cross Make the Sign of the Cross.
  2. The Apostles’ Creed Holding the crucifix, pray the Apostles’ Creed.
  3. The Our Father On the first bead, pray the Our Father.
  4. Three Hail Marys On each of the next three beads, a Hail Mary — for faith, hope and love.
  5. The Glory Be Close the pendant with the Glory Be.

The five decades

  1. First — The Annunciation Announce the mystery · Our Father · ten Hail Marys · Glory Be Lk 1,26–38
  2. Second — The Visitation Announce the mystery · Our Father · ten Hail Marys · Glory Be Lk 1,39–56
  3. Third — The Nativity Announce the mystery · Our Father · ten Hail Marys · Glory Be Lk 2,1–20
  4. Fourth — The Presentation in the Temple Announce the mystery · Our Father · ten Hail Marys · Glory Be Lk 2,22–38
  5. Fifth — The Finding in the Temple Announce the mystery · Our Father · ten Hail Marys · Glory Be Lk 2,41–52

After the fifth decade

  1. The Hail Holy Queen After the fifth decade, pray the Hail Holy Queen.
  2. The Sign of the Cross End as you began, with the Sign of the Cross.

A rosary of five decades — an aid, not a requirement; the prayers may also be counted on the fingers.

Questions

On which days are the Joyful Mysteries prayed?

On Mondays and Saturdays. In Advent they are also commonly prayed on Sundays.

Which five mysteries belong to this set?

The Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Presentation in the Temple, and the Finding in the Temple.

Keep going

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