Rosary Prayers

Opening Prayers

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 to the
dead; on the third day He arose again; He ascended
into heaven and is seated at the right Hand of God the
Father Almighty; from thence He shall 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 the 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 (x3)

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.

Prayer to St. Michael

St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us
in the Day of Battle,
be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares
of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray.
And do thou, O Prince of the heavenly Host,
by the Power of God,
cast into hell Satan, and all the other evil spirits
who prowl through the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Joyful Mysteries (Monday and Saturday)

First Joyful Mystery, the Annunciation. The Angel Gabriel appears to Mary announcing that she will conceive by the Power of the Holy Spirit and give birth to the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
*O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of Your Mercy. Amen.
*Jesus, my only love, I pray for those whom You love, but know not how to love You, may they be purified and healed so that they too be exempt from all evil. Amen.

*These two short prayers are said after the Glory Be in each decade.

Second Joyful Mystery, the Visitation. Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth (Mother of John the Baptist) who conceived in her old age. Mary stays with her three months.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Third Joyful Mystery, the Birth of Jesus. Jesus is born in Bethlehem.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Fourth Joyful Mystery, the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple. Jesus as first-born male is consecrated to the Lord in the temple of Jerusalem.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Fifth Joyful Mystery, the Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple. Mary and Joseph find Jesus in the Temple after searching for Him for three days.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday and Friday)

First Sorrowful Mystery, the Agony of Jesus in the Garden. Jesus prays in anguish in Gethsemane.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Second Sorrowful Mystery, the Scourging of Jesus at Pilate’s Court. Pilate sentences Jesus to death, and hands Him over to be scourged.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Third Sorrowful Mystery, Jesus is Crowned with a Woven Crown of Thorns. The soldiers take sport in mocking Jesus.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Fourth Sorrowful Mystery, Jesus Carries His Cross towards Calvary. Exhausted and burdened with the heavy Cross, Jesus makes His way to Golgotha.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Fifth Sorrowful Mystery, Jesus is Crucified and Dies on the Cross. Jesus, forsaken, suffers and dies on the Day of Preparation.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday and Sunday)

First Glorious Mystery, the Resurrection of Jesus. The tomb is empty. Alleluia!

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Second Glorious Mystery, the Ascent of Jesus to Heaven. Jesus returns to the Father.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Third Glorious Mystery, Pentecost. Jesus sends the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Fourth Glorious Mystery, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. “Now I am going to tell you a mystery: we are not all going to fall asleep, but we are all going to be changed.”

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Fifth Glorious Mystery, the Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Heaven. The mother of the Ruler of All Nations appears in the heavens, wearing a crown of twelve stars.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Luminous Mysteries (Thursday)

First Luminous Mystery, The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan. Here, Christ descends into the waters, the innocent one who became “sin” for our sake. The heavens open wide and the voice of the Father declares Him the beloved Son, while the Spirit descends on Him to invest Him with the mission which He is to carry out.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Second Luminous Mystery, Jesus gives His Sign at Cana. The first of the signs, given at Cana, when Christ changes water into wine and opens the hearts of the disciples to faith, thanks to the intervention of Mary, the first among believers.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Third Luminous Mystery, Jesus Proclaims the Coming of the Kingdom of God, with His Call to Conversion. The preaching by which Jesus proclaims the coming of the Kingdom of God, calls to conversion and forgives the sins of all who draw near to him in humble trust and the inauguration of that ministry of mercy which He continues to exercise until the end of the world, particularly through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, which He has entrusted to His Church.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Fourth Luminous Mystery, The Transfiguration of Jesus. The mystery of light par excellence is the Transfiguration, traditionally believed to have taken place on Mount Tabor. The glory of the Godhead shines forth from the face of Christ as the Father commands the astonished Apostles to “listen to Him” and to prepare to experience with Him the agony of the Passion, so as to come with Him to the joy of the Resurrection and a life transfigured by the Holy Spirit.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Fifth Luminous Mystery, Jesus Institutes the Eucharist. Christ offers His body and blood as food under the signs of bread and wine, and testifies to the end His love for humanity, for whose salvation He will offer himself in sacrifice.

For each decade:
Our Father
Hail Mary (x10)
Glory Be
O My Jesus
Jesus, My Only Love

Concluding Prayer

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 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.