Illustrations and suggested points of reflection from our booklet praying the rosary without distractions also available in our store. The joyful mysteries of the rosary recited on monday and saturday 1st joyful mystery the annunciation of the lord to mary 2nd joyful mystery the visitation of mary to elizabeth 3rd joyful mystery the birth of our lord jesus christ 4th joyful mystery the presentation of our lord franciscan crown the adoration of the magi5th joyful mystery the finding jesus in the temple. Sorrowful mysteries powerpoint rosary mary, mother of. The mysteries of the rosary are designed to help focus our prayer on the life, ministry, and passion of our lord. Say the come holy spirit and then make this offering of the rosary. This scriptural rendition of the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary takes you back to journey with jesus and mary on the road to calvary. Then they lead and respond alternately the parts for. We hear the heavenly fathers voice that this is my beloved son. Pope pius xii described the rosary prayer as the compendium of the entire gospel.
How to pray the holy rosary the rosary helps us reflect on the lives of jesus and mary, in order tomove closer to god and further from sin. Rosary of the blessed virgin mary, we may imitate what they. Methods for sayingmethods for saying the rosarythe rosary. The best how to pray the rosary printable booklet bowman. The dominican method of praying the rosary originally our ladys psalter, the rosary begins in a way parallel to the divine office.
The mysteries of the rosary prayers catholic online. This booklet offers meditations based first on the word of god, drawn especially from the gospels and the letters of saint paul, the wellsprings from which saint dominic constantly drew the waters of his own contemplation. The glorious mysteries the glorious mysteries recall the completion of the paschal mystery, from jesus triumph over death to his ascension and the birth of the church. The crowning of our lady in heaven the mysteries of the rosary task 1. Helping you visualize the many beautiful mysteries of the lives of our jesus and blessed mother mary. Methods for saying the rosary to draw into our souls the graces of the mysteries of the life, passion and glory of jesus and mary first method 1. The joyful, luminous, sorrowful, and glorious mysteries are then said on specific days of the week see each set of mysteries below. Shows the great spiritual power of the rosary, which is appreciated by few. Short meditations on the holy rosary the joyful mysteries misteria gaudiosa jesus speaking to the soul.
The joyful mysteries focus on the joyful events related to the incarnation of jesus christ. Pondering with her the mysteries and wonders of her son is foundational to growth in our relationship with him. Usually prayed as 1 set of 5 mysteries at a time, the full rosary is a series of 20 mysteries. The finding in the temple the five sorrowful mysteries tuesday, friday, and sundays of lent 1. All people on earth experience them, but fail to recognize it. There are four rosary mysteries joyful, sorrowful, glorious, luminous and five parts of each mystery which. However, for many it is best accomplished by praying a part of the rosary at different times of the day, for example, the joyful mysteries in the morning, sorrowful mysteries at midday, and glorious mysteries in the evening. A full rosary consists of saying all twenty decades, that is, all four sets of five mysteries. In his apostolic letter the rosary of the virgin mary, pope john paul ii proposed a new set of mysteries, which he called the luminous, and which concern the period of the public life of our lord.
After completing a group of five mysteries, say the hail holy. Continue with the our father, 3 hail marys for an increase of faith, hope, and charity, and glory be on the beads indicated on the diagram above. In this booklet the mysteries have been illustrated with sacred art chosen when possible from the work of dominican artists or connected with the dominican order. This is required only when saying the rosary in a group. How to pray the rosary united states conference of. The rosary is placed in our hands at the hour of our death, and it accompanies us at burial, in the amen of earthly life. Tells why the rosary is the most important private prayer. Between the beads pray the glory be and the decade prayer how to pray the holy rosary marys psalter pray the rosary every day. During private recitation of the rosary, each decade requires devout meditation on a specific mystery. The joyful mysteries the annunciation he came to her and said, hail, full of grace, the lord is with you.
We pray for all who have gone before us in faith, and trust in the resurrection of jesus christ and the promise of eternal life. For those who wish to say all 20 decades at once during the. Below are some thoughts to help in your own prayer. As you say this, with your right hand touch your forehead when you say father, touch your breastbone when you say son, touch your left shoulder when you say holy, and touch your right shoulder when you say spirit. A custom for those praying the rosary is to meditate on each of the mysteries in silence, either before or while they recite the prayers of each decade. A rosary consists of praying five decades of one set of mysteries. Find out more about the joyful, luminous, sorrowful, and glorious mysteries and about mary at loyola press. Archbishop fulton sheen said, the rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known. A standard fifteen mysteries of the rosary, based on the longstanding custom, was established by pope pius v in the 16th century, grouping the mysteries in three sets.
It has colorful, inspiring, illustrations to help draw you in to prayer. In the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy spirit. He sees it as including essentially the meditation of the mysteries of the life, death and glory of jesus and mary, with a view not only to honoring but especially imitating their virtues as held up to our consideration in each mystery. The leader and group begin the rosary with the sign of the cross. On the first bead and all the single beads, say an our father.
Ecce ancilla domini, behaold the handmaid of the lord. Sorrowful mysteries the first sorrowful mystery is the agony in the garden. The rosary is most effective when we meditate on the mysteries. I unite with all the saints in heaven and with all the just on earth. There are four rosary mysteries joyful, sorrowful, glorious, luminous and five parts of each mystery which correspond to the five decades of the rosary. Reflections on the luminous mysteries of the rosary first mystery of light the baptism of our lord in the jordan in this mystery, we see the holy trinity. Introduction by meditating on the joyful mysteries of the rosary, we accompany mary and joseph as they learn that mary will bring the son of god into the world, and we journey with them through christs birth and into his childhood.
Each rosary invites the person to meditate on the mysteries surrounding the birth, life and death of jesus and on his mother, the virgin mary. This ebook is distributed for free with no intention of. Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Joyful mysteries a scriptural rosary in order to supply a biblical foundation and greater depth to our meditation, it is helpful to follow the announcement of the mystery with the proclamation of a related biblical passage bl. Numbers other than the 10 hail marys refer to the numbers pointing to the beads in the above illustration. The mysteries of the rosary are meditations on episodes in the life and death of jesus from the annunciation to the ascension and beyond, known as the joyful or.
There are four rosary mysteries joyful, sorrowful, glorious, luminous and. The rosary as a material object is an aid towards saying these prayers in the proper sequence. Then jesus said to his disciples, my soul is sorrowful even unto death. The secret of the rosary is the finest book ever written about the rosary. The glorious mysteries the resurrection entering the tomb, they saw a young man and they were amazed. Prayer after the rosary o god, whose onlybegotten son, by his life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech thee, that meditating on these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the blessed virgin mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through the same christ. The dominican rosary introduction to the dominican rosary dominicans say the rosary according to an ancient custom which is slightly different from the way most catholics say it.
While holding the crucifix, make the sign of the cross and say the apostles creed. How to pray the rosary first, choose a set of mysteries from below. Luminous mysteries booklet this totally free rosary prayer booklet obtain consists of the luminous mysteries perfectly accompanied via art and scripture verses in the direction of support oneself meditate as yourself pray. Sign of the crossapostles creed our father three hail marysglory be, o my jesusannounce first mysteryour father hail mary each small beadglory befatima prayer. Then there is the holy spirit in the form of a dove hovering over jesus and investing him in. The glorious mysteries of the rosary recited on wednesday and sunday 1st glorious mystery the resurrection of jesus 2nd glorious mystery the ascension of jesus into heaven 3rd glorious mystery the descent of the holy spirit 4th glorious mystery the assumption of mary into heaven 5th glorious mystery the crowning of mary resurrection. The first sorrowful mystery is the agony in the garden. The mysteries of the holy rosary illustrated is a book for anyone interested in learning and praying the rosary. Pray one hail mary on each of the next three beads for an increase in faith, hope, and charity. The history of the rosary catholic education resource center.
The following pages contain collections of verses from the sacred scriptures, with ten verses given for each decade of the rosary. The our father, which introduces each mystery, is from the gospels. And the word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the fathers only son, full of grace and truth. And going a little further, he fell upon his face, saying, father, if you are willing.
Announce the first mystery and say the our father 7. Say ten hail marys while meditating on the mystery 8. Reflections on the luminous mysteries of the rosary. High quality presentations of the most holy rosary designed to assist personal or group prayer brought to you by the rosary net. The descent of the holy spirit at pentecost acts 2. Sorrowful mysteries powerpoint free download as powerpoint presentation. Many tools have been developed to aid the faithful in praying the rosary. John paul ii society to promote devotion to our lady of fatima, we have created these meditations on the mysteries of the rosary. He came to her and said, hail, full of grace, the lord is with you. Each rosary invites the person to meditate on the mysteries surrounding the birth, life and death of.