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The Glorious Mysteries celebrate the triumph of Christ over death, the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church, and the glory of Our Lady assumed body and soul into Heaven. They are prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays — fittingly on Sunday, the Lord's Day, the weekly celebration of the Resurrection. These mysteries fill us with Christian hope: death is not the end, and the glory that awaits those who love God surpasses all earthly imagination.
The complete Rosary consists of five decades. Each decade begins with the Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys while meditating on the mystery, then the Glory Be and the Fatima Prayer. Begin the entire Rosary with the Opening Prayers and conclude with the Hail Holy Queen.
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On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb and finds the stone rolled away. Jesus has risen from the dead, just as He foretold. He appears first to Mary Magdalene in the garden, then to the Apostles. This mystery — the foundation of all Christian faith — calls us to the virtue of faith and to share the joy of the Resurrection with everyone we meet.
“He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was laid.”— Matthew 28:6
“Saying: The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.”— Luke 24:34
“But now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep.”— 1 Corinthians 15:20
Read one verse aloud before the 1st, 4th and 7th Hail Mary, then let it stay with you through the decade.
Pray 10 Hail Marys while meditating on this mystery:
Forty days after the Resurrection, Jesus leads His disciples out to Bethany, raises His hands in blessing, and is taken up into Heaven in their sight, disappearing into a cloud. Two angels appear and promise that He will return in the same way. This mystery nourishes our hope and reminds us that our true homeland is Heaven, and that Christ has gone ahead to prepare a place for us.
“And he led them out as far as Bethania: and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. And it came to pass, whilst he blessed them, he departed from them, and was carried up to heaven.”— Luke 24:50–51
“And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight.”— Acts 1:9
“Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as you have seen him going into heaven.”— Acts 1:11
Read one verse aloud before the 1st, 4th and 7th Hail Mary, then let it stay with you through the decade.
Pray 10 Hail Marys while meditating on this mystery:
On the fiftieth day after the Resurrection — the feast of Pentecost — the Apostles and Mary are gathered in the Upper Room when a great wind fills the house and tongues of fire descend upon each of them. They are filled with the Holy Spirit and begin to speak in many languages. The Church is born. This mystery strengthens us to witness boldly and to rely on the gifts of the Spirit in our daily lives.
“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.”— Acts 2:2
“And there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them.”— Acts 2:3
“And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak.”— Acts 2:4
Read one verse aloud before the 1st, 4th and 7th Hail Mary, then let it stay with you through the decade.
Pray 10 Hail Marys while meditating on this mystery:
At the end of her earthly life, the Blessed Virgin Mary — preserved from sin and therefore from bodily corruption — is assumed body and soul into the glory of Heaven. This dogma, defined by Pope Pius XII in 1950, anticipates the resurrection of our own bodies at the end of time. It calls us to a holy life, in hope of one day sharing in Mary's glory.
“Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one, and come.”— Canticle of Canticles 2:10
“And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.”— Apocalypse 12:1
“And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.”— Luke 1:45
Read one verse aloud before the 1st, 4th and 7th Hail Mary, then let it stay with you through the decade.
Pray 10 Hail Marys while meditating on this mystery:
Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth by the Holy Trinity. As Queen she intercedes continuously before her Son for all her children on earth. This final mystery fills us with great consolation: our Mother reigns in Heaven, watching over us with tender love, ready to bring all our prayers before the throne of her Son. It calls us to grow in filial love for Mary and zeal for her honour.
“The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.”— Psalm 44:10
“Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.”— Luke 1:42
“Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.”— Luke 1:48
Read one verse aloud before the 1st, 4th and 7th Hail Mary, then let it stay with you through the decade.
Pray 10 Hail Marys while meditating on this mystery:
Each mystery of the Rosary is traditionally associated with a particular virtue to cultivate through meditation:
The Holy Rosary has four sets of mysteries, each prayed on specific days of the week:
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