How to Pray the Rosary
The Prayers of the Rosary
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by
the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell;
on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into
heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe
in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life
everlasting. Amen.
Our Father
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
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.
Fatima Prayer
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and
lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy
mercy.
Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, 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 toward us;
and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb,
Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy
Mother of God that we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ. Amen.
The Joyful Mysteries (Monday and Saturday)
The Annunciation
“He came to her and said, ‘Hail, full of
grace, the Lord is with you!’” (Lk 1:28)
The Visitation
“When Elizabeth heard the greeting
of Mary, the child leaped in her
womb; and Elizabeth was filled with
the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed
with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you
among women, and blessed is the
fruit of your womb!’” (Lk 1:41-42)
The Nativity
“Mary ‘gave birth to her first-born son
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes,
and laid him in a manger.’” (Lk 2:7)
The Presentation
“When the time came for their
purification according to the law
of Moses, they brought him up to
Jerusalem to present him to the
Lord.” (Lk 2:22)
The Finding in the Temple
“After three days they found him in the
temple, sitting among the teachers,
listening to them and asking them
questions; and all who heard him were
amazed at his understanding and his
answers.” (Lk 2:46-47)
The Mysteries of Light (Thursday)
The Baptism of the Lord
“When Jesus was baptized, he went up
immediately from the water, and behold,
the heavens were opened and he saw
the Spirit of God descending like a dove
and behold, a voice from heaven,
saying, ‘This is my beloved Son, with
whom I am well pleased.’” (Mt 3:16-17)
The Wedding Feast at Cana
“His mother said to the servants,
‘Do whatever he tells you.’” (Jn 2:5)
The Preaching of the Kingdom
“The time is fulfilled, and the
kingdom of God is at hand;
repent, and believe in the
gospel.” (Mk 1:15)
The Transfiguration
“He was transfigured before them, and his
face shone like the sun, and his garments
became white as light.” (Mt 17:2)
The Institution of the Eucharist
“[Jesus] took bread, and blessed, and broke
it, and gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is
my body.’ [Jesus] took a chalice, and when
he had given thanks he gave it to them, and
they all drank of it.” (Mk 14:22-23)
The Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday and Friday)
The Agony in the Garden
“Watch and pray that you may not
enter into temptation; the spirit indeed
is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
(Mt 26:41)
The Scourging at the Pillar
“Pilate said ‘I am innocent of this
righteous man’s blood…and having
scourged Jesus delivered him to be
crucified.’” (Mt 27:24, 26)
The Crowning with Thorns
“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.” (Mt 27:28-29)
The Carrying of the Cross
“So they took Jesus, and he went out,
bearing his own cross, to the place
called the place of a skull.” (Jn 19:17)
The Crucifixion
“But standing by the cross of Jesus
were his mother, and his mother’s
sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and
Mary Magdalene.” (Jn 19:25)
The Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday and Sunday)
The Resurrection
“Entering the tomb, they saw a
young man and they were amazed.
And he said to them, ‘Do not be
amazed; you seek Jesus of
Nazareth, who was crucified. He has
risen, he is not here.’” (Mk 16:5-6)
The Ascension
“So then the Lord Jesus, after he had
spoken to them, was taken up into
heaven, and sat down at the right
hand of God.” (Mk 16:19)
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
“There appeared to them tongues as
of fire, distributed and resting on
each one of them.” (Acts 2:3)
The Assumption
“My beloved speaks…to me: ‘Arise, my
love, my dove, my fair one, and come
away for behold the winter is past, the
rain is over and gone.’” (Song 2:10-11)
The Crowning of Mary
“A great sign appeared in heaven,
a woman clothed with the sun, with
the moon under her feet, and on
her head a crown of twelve stars.”
(Rv 12:1)