Mysteries of the Rosary
Mysteries of the Rosary

 

Mysteries of the Rosary

 

Joyful Mysteries

 

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The Angel Gabriel appears to Mary, announcing she is to be the Mother of God.

Elizabeth greets Mary: “Blessed art Thou amoung women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb”

The Virgin Mary gives birth to the Redeemer of the World. “And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”

The Blessed Mother presents the Child Jesus in the Temple

The Blessed Mother finds Jesus in the Temple.


Sorrowful Mysteries

At Gethsemane, Jesus prays as He contemplates the sins of the world.

Jesus is cruelly scourged until His mortified body could bear no more

A crown of thorns is placed on the head of Jesus.

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Jesus carries the heavy cross upon His shoulders to Calvary.

Jesus is nailed to the cross and dies after hours of agony


Glorious Mysteries

Jesus rises glorious and immortal, three days after His death.

Jesus ascends into Heaven forty days after His Resurrection

The Holy Spirit descends upon Mary and the Apostles.

Mary is united with her Divine Son in Heaven.

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Mary is gloriously crowned Queen of Heaven and earth.


Light Mysteries

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The heavens open wide and the voice of the Father declares Jesus the beloved Son

The first of the signs, Christ changes water into wine thanks to the intervention of Mary

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Jesus proclaims the coming of the Kingdom of God.

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The glory of the Godhead shines forth from the face of Christ as the Father.

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Christ offers his body and blood as food under the signs of bread and wine.