THE ROSARY
Praying the Rosary: Rosary Videos for the Days of the Week
Rosary Monday: Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
The joyful mysteries of the rosary are generally prayed on Mondays and Saturdays. They include:
- The annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary (Lk 1:38)
- Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth (Lk 1:45)
- The birth of Jesus at Bethlehem (Lk 2:7)
- The presentation of Jesus in the temple (Lk 2:22)
- The finding of the child Jesus in the temple (Lk 2:49)
Rosary Tuesday: Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
The sorrowful mysteries of the rosary are generally prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays. They include:
- Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane (Lk 22:44)
- Jesus is scourged at the pillar (Jn 19:1)
- Jesus is crowned with thorns (Mk 15:17)
- Jesus carries the cross to Calvary (Jn 19:17)
- Jesus dies for our sins (Jn 19:26-27)
Rosary Wednesday: Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary
The glorious mysteries of the rosary are generally prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays. They include:
- Jesus rises from the dead (Jn 20:19)
- Jesus ascends into heaven (Mk 16:19)
- The Holy Spirit descends on the apostles (Acts 2:4)
- Mary is assumed into heaven (Lk 1:48-49)
- Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth (2 Tm 2:12)
Rosary Thursday: Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary
The luminous mysteries of the rosary are generally prayed on Thursdays. They include:
- John baptizes Jesus in the Jordan (Mt 3:17)
- Jesus performs a miracle at a wedding in Cana (Jn 2:5)
- Jesus proclaims the kingdom of God and calls us to conversion (Mk 1:15)
- The transfiguration of Jesus (Lk 9:35)
- Jesus gives the Eucharist (Jn 6:54)
Rosary Friday: Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
The sorrowful mysteries of the rosary are generally prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays. They include:
- Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane (Lk 22:44)
- Jesus is scourged at the pillar (Jn 19:1)
- Jesus is crowned with thorns (Mk 15:17)
- Jesus carries the cross to Calvary (Jn 19:17)
- Jesus dies for our sins (Jn 19:26-27)
Rosary Saturday: Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
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The joyful mysteries of the rosary are generally prayed on Mondays and Saturdays. They include:
- The annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary (Lk 1:38)
- Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth (Lk 1:45)
- The birth of Jesus at Bethlehem (Lk 2:7)
- The presentation of Jesus in the temple (Lk 2:22)
- The finding of the child Jesus in the temple (Lk 2:49)
Rosary Sunday: Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary
The glorious mysteries of the rosary are generally prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays. They include:
- Jesus rises from the dead (Jn 20:19)
- Jesus ascends into heaven (Mk 16:19)
- The Holy Spirit descends on the apostles (Acts 2:4)
- Mary is assumed into heaven (Lk 1:48-49)
- Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth (2 Tm 2:12)
History of the Rosary
The fact that the rosary is an object can help to celebrate the incarnational side of our religion and remind us all of where we started, and who we are. Although it is popularly attributed to the founder of the Dominican Order, the 13th-century St. Domingo (Dominic) de Guzman, the rosary, in fact, comes from much older traditions. Several different threads came together to give us the rosary we use today. One of the first threads was the Church’s wish to encourage people to pray the Our Father. Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, was clear in AD 248 about the need to use the Our Father in personal as well as communal prayer. The early Church was already fighting numerous heretical factions, and there was some concern that people would make up their own prayers that might or might not conform to the Church’s teachings. Read more by Jeannette de Beauvoir here.
According to one tradition, the rosary’s defining moment came during an apparition of Mary to Saint Dominic around the year 1221. Dominic was combating a popular heresy in France called Albigensianism. Mary gave him the rosary, told him to teach people this devotion, and promised that his apostolic efforts would be blessed with much success if he did. We know the religious order Dominic founded (the Dominicans) clearly played a major role in promoting the rosary throughout the world in the early years of this devotion. Read more from Edward Sri here.
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The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary
Generally prayed on Mondays and Saturdays. They include:
- The annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary (Lk 1:38)
- Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth (Lk 1:45)
- The birth of Jesus at Bethlehem (Lk 2:7)
- The presentation of Jesus in the temple (Lk 2:22)
- The finding of the child Jesus in the temple (Lk 2:49)
The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
Generally prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays. They include:
- Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane (Lk 22:44)
- Jesus is scourged at the pillar (Jn 19:1)
- Jesus is crowned with thorns (Mk 15:17)
- Jesus carries the cross to Calvary (Jn 19:17)
- Jesus dies for our sins (Jn 19:26-27)
The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary
Generally prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays. They include:
- Jesus rises from the dead (Jn 20:19)
- Jesus ascends into heaven (Mk 16:19)
- The Holy Spirit descends on the apostles (Acts 2:4)
- Mary is assumed into heaven (Lk 1:48-49)
- Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth (2 Tm 2:12)
The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary
Generally prayed on Thursdays. They include:
- John baptizes Jesus in the Jordan (Mt 3:17)
- Jesus performs a miracle at a wedding in Cana (Jn 2:5)
- Jesus proclaims the kingdom of God and calls us to conversion (Mk 1:15)
- The transfiguration of Jesus (Lk 9:35)
- Jesus gives the Eucharist (Jn 6:54)
More Rosary Articles
My One-Year Experiment with the Rosary by Shannon K. Evans
There is a path to deeper connection and inner peace if you incorporate the rosary into your daily life. Growing up as a Protestant kid in the southern United States, I hardly knew what a rosary was, much less how to pray with one. The circular strand of beads seemed to me no more than a collector’s item or baseless superstition. I didn’t know the rosary had a methodology based on Jesus’ life until I went through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) at age 30. Click here to read more of this article by Shannon K. Evans.
Rosary Books
Do you struggle with praying the rosary: finding time, fighting
distractions, worrying about your mind wandering? In Praying the Rosary
Like Never Before, Edward Sri offers practical suggestions that come
from the rosary’s tradition and, most especially, St. John Paul II.
These helpful tips will make the rosary a constant companions through
the different seasons, moments, and challenges we all face. These tips
serve as easy on-ramps for those who don’t pray the rosary regularly
motivate avid devotees of the rosary to go deeper with the Lord.
The Story of Our Lady of the Rosary
Saint Pius V established the feast of Our Lady of Victory to thank God for the Christian defeat of the Turks at Lepanto—a victory attributed to praying the rosary. Pope Gregory XIII changed the name to Feast of the Holy Rosary–originally celebrated on the first Sunday in October–in 1573. Pope Clement XI extended the feast to the universal Church in 1716. And in 1913, Saint Pius X set the date for the feast that we know today of October 7.
Do You Struggle with the Rosary?
Whatever struggles you may face with the rosary, never walk away feeling discouraged. If your mind wanders, if you don’t feel the fervor, or if you’re very sleepy while praying, remember that the words you are reciting are biblical and holy. Simply pulling out your beads and saying the sacred words is giving something beautiful to God, even if your heart or mind is not as into it as you’d like.
The Two-and-a-Half-Minute Rosary
Do you have two and a half minutes in your day that you can give to God? This is the beauty of the rosary.
If I need a quick pause in my busy life—just a two-and-a-half-minute break—I can pull out my beads and pray a decade in order to regroup with the Lord and be nourished spiritually. That’s all a decade takes: one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, and one Glory Be. I can do that easily, pausing for a moment in between emails, in the car, in my office, in between meetings, in between errands. I don’t even have to stop some things I’m doing: I can pray a decade while cooking dinner, sweeping the floor, holding a baby, or walking to my next appointment.
Ave Maria: Calling On Mother Mary
By: Mary Jo Dangel
The Hail Mary has always been one of my favorite prayers and the one that I rely upon the most when I feel the need for assistance from the Mother of God. One of the first prayers I was taught, it reminds me of my grandmothers, May crownings and Marian songs.
I’m named after my grandmothers, Mary Huber and Johanna Niklas, both of whom were devoted to praying the rosary. When I was a child, my widowed Grandma Huber sometimes stayed at our house and shared my double bed with me. I remember her keeping me awake as she murmured her final rosary of the day. Grandma Niklas was also very devoted to praying the rosary, especially during her final years as a victim of a stroke. One of her sisters made rosaries, which were bestowed on grateful relatives (including this writer) and sent to missions. This article continues…read more by clicking here.
