Mystery set
Glorious Mysteries
The Glorious Mysteries proclaim Christ risen, the gift of the Spirit, and Our Lady’s glory in heaven.
Begin
Opening prayers
Make the Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Pray the 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.
Pray the 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.
Pray three Hail Marys (for faith, hope, and charity)
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.
Pray this Hail Mary three times before the first decade, often for faith, hope, and charity.
Pray the 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.
Meditate
The five decades
Fruit: Faith
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead? He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke unto you, when he was in Galilee,
- Announce this mystery
- Pray one Our Father
- Pray ten Hail Marys
- Pray one Glory Be
- Optionally, the Fatima prayer
Fruit: Hope, desire for heaven
And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white garments. Who also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as you have seen him going into heaven.
- Announce this mystery
- Pray one Our Father
- Pray ten Hail Marys
- Pray one Glory Be
- Optionally, the Fatima prayer
Fruit: Love of God, gifts of the Holy Spirit
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them: And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak.
- Announce this mystery
- Pray one Our Father
- Pray ten Hail Marys
- Pray one Glory Be
- Optionally, the Fatima prayer
Fruit: Devotion to Mary, grace of a happy death
Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name.
- Announce this mystery
- Pray one Our Father
- Pray ten Hail Marys
- Pray one Glory Be
- Optionally, the Fatima prayer
Fruit: Perseverance, trust in Mary’s intercession
And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars:
- Announce this mystery
- Pray one Our Father
- Pray ten Hail Marys
- Pray one Glory Be
- Optionally, the Fatima prayer
Finish
Closing prayers
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. V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Final Prayer
Let us pray. O God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Prayers
Prayers used in the Rosary
The opening, decade, and closing prayers of the Rosary — in the order they are recited. The Fatima prayer is a common optional addition after each Glory Be.
