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Mysteries of Light. 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.
GLORIOUS MYSTERIES. Matthew 28:1-8 The Resurrection – Jesus rises from the dead on the third day after his Crucifixion. Acts 1:8-11 The Ascension – Forty days after rising from the dead, Christ ascends into Heaven. Acts 2:1-6, 38-41 The Descent of the Holy Spirit on Mary and the Apostles.
The first contains joyful mysteries (recited on Mondays and Saturdays); the second, the mysteries of light (Thursdays); the third, the sorrowful mysteries (Tuesdays and Fridays); and the fourth, the glorious mysteries (Wednesdays and Sundays).
For each of the five mysteries, we start with a scripture passage and then a reflection from Fr. John Bertão. To use this guide with your Rosary we invite you to pray the Our Father, a Hail Mary (or a full decade), a Glory Be and conclude each mystery with the prayer requested by the blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima, which begins, “Oh my Jesus,
Mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may both imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Mysteries of the Rosary The Joyful Mysteries (recited Monday and Saturday) 1. The Annunciation 2. The Visitation 3. The Nativity 4.The Presentation 5. The Finding in the Temple The Mysteries of Light (recited Thursday) 1.The Baptism of Jesus 2. The Wedding Feast of Cana 3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom, with the Call to Conversion 4. The ...
The Luminous Mysteries. Illustrations and suggested points of reflection from our booklet Praying the Rosary Without Distractions, available in our on-line store. Also available in our store: the booklet Scripturally Based Rosary, ideal for individual study and prayer.
