Santo Rosario

Da Paolo Tessione - January 3, 2016

Joyful Mysteries
(if only one wreath is recited, it is customary to say it on Monday and Saturday)

1) The Annunciation of the Angel to the Virgin Mary
2) The visit of Mary Most Holy to St. Elizabeth
3) The birth of Jesus in the Bethlehem cave
4) Jesus is presented to the Temple by Mary and Joseph
5) The Finding of Jesus in the Temple

Bright Mysteries
(if only one crown is recited, it is customary to say it on Thursdays)

1) Baptism in the Jordan
2) The Wedding at Cana
3) The announcement of the Kingdom of God
4) The Transfiguration
5) The Eucharist

Painful Mysteries
(if only one wreath is recited, it is customary to say it on Tuesdays and Fridays)

1) The agony of Jesus in Gethsemane
2) The scourging of Jesus
3) The crowning of thorns
4) The journey to the Calvary of Jesus loaded with the cross
5) Jesus is crucified and dies on the cross

Glorious Mysteries
(if only one wreath is recited, it is customary to say it on Wednesdays and Sundays)

1) The resurrection of Jesus
2) The ascension of Jesus to heaven
3) The descent of the Holy Spirit into the Upper Room
4) The Assumption of Mary into heaven
5) The Coronation of Mary Queen of heaven and earth

HOW THE ROSARY IS RECITED

The Sign of the Cross is made and it is said: «O God, come and save me. O Lord, make haste to help me". A Glory is recited to the Father.

The first mystery is enunciated (for example it is said: "In the first joyful mystery the Annunciation is contemplated") and a Father is recited.