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The Rosary Mysteries

What are they?

The Mysteries

Each time we pray  the Rosary we pray a sequence of five mysteries - a mystery for each decade. Each Rosary may consist of the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries or the Glorious Mysteries.

 

The Joyful Mysteries are:

  1. The Annunciation
  2. The Visitation
  3. The Nativity
  4. The Presentation
  5. The finding of the child Jesus in the Temple

 

The Sorrowful Mysteries are:

  1. The agony of Jesus in the garden
  2. The scourging of Jesus at The Pillar
  3. The crowning with thorns
  4. The carrying of the Cross
  5. The Crucifixion

 

The Glorious Mysteries are:

  1. The Resurrection of Jesus
  2. The Ascension of Jesus
  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit 
  4. The Assumption of Our Lady
  5. The Coronation of Our Lady as Queen of Heaven

The Mysteries of Light as proclaimed by Pope John Paul 11 2002

  1. The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River
  2. The Wedding Feast at Cana  ( Jesus changed the water into wine at the request of His Mother. Mary) 
  3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God ( Jesus begins His ministry)
  4. The Transfiguration    ( On Mt Tabor)
  5. The Institution of the Eucharist ( the Last Supper)

 

 The mysteries are an endlessly rich source of meditation about the life of Jesus and role of the Mother of God who was present at His birth and His death.

 The mysteries are explained in more detail a little further on. At the start of each decade , and during the praying of the decade,  we take the opportunity to reflect and meditate on the particular mystery.

 

For example if we are praying the Joyful Mysteries the first Joyful Mystery is 'The Annunciation".

 

During the few minutes of the decade you might think about the appearance of the Archangel Gabriel and the announcement that He makes to Mary - that a great miracle will take place in the next few moments - a virgin will conceive.

 

How great is God that such a thing should be done and how humble and obedient is Mary, His servant, to give her full consent.

 

God could have done this without Mary's acquiescence but He, as our creator, has created us a free beings.

 

Now the truth will set us free.

Each decade starts with the Lord's Prayer.

 

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