The Rosary | How to Pray The Rosary
Today is Monday, you should reflect on the Joyful Mysteries. The numbers show what part of the Rosary should be held when saying the prayer:
The Joyful Mysteries
Prayed on Mondays & Saturdays
The First Joyful Mystery: The Annunciation
The Second Joyful Mystery - The Visitation
The Third Joyful Mystery - The Nativity
The Fourth Joyful Mystery - The Presentation
The Fifth Joyful Mystery - The Finding in The Temple
- (1) Make the Sign of The Cross.
- (1) Say The Apostle’s Creed.
- (2) Say one Our Father.
- (3) Say one Hail Mary for an increase in faith.
- (4) Say one Hail Mary for an increase in hope.
- (5) Say one Hail Mary for an increase in charity.
- Say one Glory Be.
- (6) Announce the First Mystery
- (6) Say one Our Father.
- (7) While reflecting on the First Mystery, say ten Hail Mary’s (one for each bead).
- (8) Say one Glory Be.
- (8) Say one Oh My Jesus.
- (9) Announce the Second Mystery.
- (9) Say one Our Father.
- Repeat steps 7-9 for the remaining decades (5 in all).
- When you are finished say the Hail Holy Queen.


