The Joyful Mystery 📿

"The Rosary is a prayer that always accompanies me; It is also the prayer of the ordinary people
and the saints...it is a prayer rom my heart." Pope Francis

The Rosary is a meditative prayer comprised of five decades. In this devotion, we walk with Mary
and Jesus through the Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous, and Glorious Mysteries of Christ's life to
meditate on God's love for us.
The Church traditionally prays certain mysteries on certain days of the week, as follows:
Monday-Joyful, Tuesday-Sorrowful, Wednesday-Glorious, Thursday-Luminous, Friday-Sorrowful,
Saturday-Joyful and Sunday-Glorious

STEPS TO PRAYER USING ROSARY BEADS
1. on the crucifix - Pray the Apostle's Creed
2. on the first bead - Say an Our Father
3. Next three beads - say a Hail Mary
4. Pray a Glory be to the Father
5. Pray the first decade
5a. Announce the mystery
5b. Large bead - Pray an Our Father
5c. 10 small beads - say 10 Hail Mary's
5d. After each decade - say a Glory be to the Father
5e. Pray the Fatima Prayer
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires
o hell; lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have
most need of your divine mercy.
6. Repeat this patter for the remaining decades
7. After the 5 decades, conclude with "Hail, Holy Queen."
8. Close with prayer and the Sign of the Cross.