Rosaries

The Joyful Mysteries (Monday and Saturday)

• The Annunciation
• The Visitation
• The Nativity
• The Presentation
• The Finding of Jesus in the Temple

The Luminous Mysteries (Mysteries of Light) (Thursday)

Note: In October 2002, His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, recommended adding 5 more Mysteries to the Rosary to be prayed on Thursdays — the “Luminous Mysteries” which focus on Jesus’ public life. These Mysteries are:

• The Baptism in the Jordan
• The Wedding at Cana
• The Proclamation of the Kingdom
• The Transfiguration
• The Institution of the Eucharist
• The Sorrowful Mysteries

The Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday and Friday)

• The Agony in the Garden
• The Scourging at the Pillar
• The Crowning with Thorns
• The Carrying of the Cross
• The Crucifixion

The Glorious Mysteries (Wednesday and Sunday)

• The Resurrection
• The Ascension
• The descent of the Holy Spirit
• The Assumption of Mary
• The Coronation of Mary

*Sundays during Lent are Sorrowful Mystery days and Sundays during Advent are Joyful Mystery days.