THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES
(traditionally prayed on Monday & Saturday)
THE ANNUNCIATION
Fruit: Humility
"And he came to her and said, 'Hail, full of grace,
the Lord is with you! ... And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.' ... And Mary said, 'Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word'"
(Luke 1:28, 31, 38).
THE VISITATION
Fruit: Love of Neighbor
"And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe 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! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?'" (Luke 1:41-43).
THE NATIVITY
Fruit: Poverty of Spirit
"And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they saw it they made known the saying which had been told them concerning this child" (Luke 2:16-17).
THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE
Fruit: Obedience
"And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, 'Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed" (Luke 2:34-35).
THE FINDING OF THE CHILD JESUS IN
THE TEMPLE
Fruit: Piety
"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" (Luke 2:46-47).
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES
(traditionally prayed on Tuesday & Friday)
THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN
Fruit: Contrition
"'Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.' And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling upon the ground"
(Luke 22:42-44).
THE SCOURGING AT
THE PILLAR
Fruit: Purity
"Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged him"
(John 19:1).
THE CROWNING WITH THORNS
Fruit: Moral Courage
"And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple robe; they came up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands" (John 19:2-3).
THE CARRYING OF
THE CROSS
Fruit: Patience
" So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha" (John 19:17).
THE CRUCIFIXION
Fruit: Self-denial
"When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, 'Woman, behold, your son!' Then he said to the disciple, 'Behold, your mother!' And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home"
(John 19:26-27).
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
(traditionally prayed on Wednesday & Sunday)
THE RESURRECTION
Fruit: Faith
"Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing.' Thomas answered him,
'My Lord and my God!'" (John 20:27-28).
THE ASCENSION
Fruit: Hope
"As they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, 'Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven'" (Acts 1:9-11).
THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Fruit: Love of God (Wisdom)
"And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance"
(Acts 2:2-4).
THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY
Fruit: Devotion to Mary
"Her child was caught up to God and to his throne, and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which to be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days" (Rev. 12:5-6).
THE CORONATION OF MARY
Fruit: Eternal Happiness
"And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars"
(Rev. 12:1).
THE LUMINOUS MYSTERIES
(traditionally prayed on Thursday)
BAPTISM OF CHRIST
Fruit: Openness to the Holy Spirit
"And 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 alighting on him; and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, * with whom I am well pleased" (Matt. 3:16-17).
THE WEDDING FEAST
AT CANA
Fruit: To Jesus through Mary
"When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, 'They have no wine.' And Jesus said to her, 'O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come.' His mother said to the servants, 'Do whatever he tells you'" (John 2:3-5).
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Fruit: Repentance
"'You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? ... You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid" (Matt. 5:13, 14).
THE TRANSFIGURATION
Fruit: Desire for holiness
"And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them, and his garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them" (Mark 9:2-3).
THE INSTITUTION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST AT THE LAST SUPPER
Fruit: Active participation at Mass
"Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, 'Take, eat; this is my body.' And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, 'Drink of it, all of you; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins'" (Matt. 26:26-28).