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THE MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY
Sorrowful Mysteries
First Sorrowful Mystery:
The agony in the Garden.
"Then Jesus went with them to a place called
Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, 'Sit here,
while I go yonder and pray.' And taking with him Peter
and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be
sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, 'My soul
is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and
watch with me.' And going a little farther he fell on his
face and prayed, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this
cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as
you will"' (Mt 26:36-39).
Our Father, 10 Hail Marys (contemplating the
mystery), Glory be to the Father.
Second Sorrowful Mystery:
The scourging at the pillar.
"Pilate released Barabbas to them, but after he had
Jesus scourged, he handed him over to be crucified"
(Mt 27,26).
Our Father, 10 Hail Marys (contemplating the
mystery), Glory be to the Father.
Third Sorrowful Mystery:
The crowning with thorns.
"Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the
praetorium, and they gathered the whole battalion
before him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet
robe upon him, and plaiting a crown of thorns they
put it on his head, and put a reed in his right hand.
And kneeling before him they mocked him, saying,
'Hail, King of the Jews!"' (Mt 27:27-29).
Our Father, 10 Hail Marys (contemplating the
mystery), Glory be to the Father.
Fourth Sorrowful Mystery:
The carrying of the cross.
"And they compelled a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene,
who was coming in from the country, the father of
Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. And they
brought him to the place called Golgotha (which
means the place of a skull)" (Mk 15:21-22).
Our Father, 10 Hail Marys (contemplating the
mystery), Glory be to the Father.
Fifth Sorrowful Mystery:
The crucifixion.
"And when they came to the place which is called The
Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one
on the right and one on the left. And Jesus said,
'Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do'
...
It was now about the sixth hour, and there was
darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,
while the sun's light failed; and the curtain of the
temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying with a loud
voice, said, 'Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit!'
And having said this he breathed his last" (Lk 23:33-
46).
Our Father, 10 Hail Marys (contemplating the
mystery), Glory be to the Father.
How to pray the Rosary?
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
O God come to my aid;
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
At the beginning of each decade, announce the "mystery" to be contemplated, for example, the first joyful
mystery is "The Annunciation".
After a short pause for reflection, recite the "Our Father", ten "Hail Marys" and the "Glory be to the Father".
An invocation may be added after each decade.
At the end of the Rosary, the Loreto Litany or some other Marian prayer is recited.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against
us, and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary, Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be, world without end. Amen..
The Litany of Loreto
Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy; hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished
children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most
gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy
womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.
