Glorious Mysteries

Prayed on Wednes­days and Sun­days. There are five Glo­ri­ous Mys­ter­ies:  the Res­ur­rec­tion of Jesus, the Ascen­sion of Jesus, the Descent of the Holy Spir­it, the Assump­tion of Mary in Heav­en, the Coro­na­tion of Mary. We enter into the tri­umph of our Lord Jesus in his res­ur­rec­tion and the birth of the Church in all of its glo­ry with Moth­er Mary as Queen of Heav­en!

Open­ing Prayers                                                           Video Ver­sion
(1) Make the Sign of the Cross while say­ing: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spir­it. Amen. Make your inten­tions.

(2) While hold­ing on to the cru­ci­fix, say 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 to the dead. 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 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 life ever­last­ing. Amen.

(3) Say the “Our Prayer”:
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.

(4) Say “Hail Mary” (3 times):
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.

(5) Say 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.

Announce the First Glo­ri­ous Mys­tery
First Glo­ri­ous Mys­tery
The Res­ur­rec­tion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
“Do not be amazed! You seek  Jesus of Nazareth, the cru­ci­fied. He has been raised; he is not  here. Behold, the place where they laid him.  But go and tell his dis­ci­ples and Peter, ‘He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.’ “Mark 16:6–7.

 

 

 

6) Say the “Our Father” on the large bead:
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.

(7) Say 10 “Hail Marys” (called a decade) on each of the small beads, while med­i­tat­ing on the mys­tery:
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.

(8) Say 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.

(9) Say the “Fati­ma Prayer”:
“O my Jesus, for­give us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heav­en, espe­cial­ly those who have most need of your mer­cy.

Announce the Second Glorious Mystery

Sec­ond Glo­ri­ous Mys­tery
The Ascen­sion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus said to them “The times and occa­sions are set by my Father’s own author­i­ty, and it is not for you to know when they will be” … after say­ing this, he was tak­en up to heav­en as the apos­tles watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
Acts 1:7–9

Think of  …The Ascen­sion of Jesus Christ, forty days after his glo­ri­ous Res­ur­rec­tion, in the pres­ence of Mary and His dis­ci­ples.

Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Announce the Third Glo­ri­ous Mys­tery

Third Glo­ri­ous Mys­tery
The Descent of the Holy Spir­it
The believ­ers who were all gath­ered in one place saw “what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each per­son there. They were all filled with the Holy Spir­it and began to talk in oth­er lan­guages, as the Spir­it enabled them to speak.”
Acts 2:2–3

Think of … The Descent of the Holy Spir­it upon Mary and the Apos­tles, under the form of tongues of fire, in ful­fill­ment of the promise of Christ.

Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Announce the Fourth Glorious Mystery

Fourth Glorious Mystery
The Assumption of Our Blessed Mother
God needed Mary to fulfill his plan of salvation. She is the flesh and blood of Jesus, the holy one whom the Lord would not allow to see corruption. When her life was over, both her body and soul were taken up into Heaven.   1 Thessalonians 4,14

Think of … the glo­ri­ous Assump­tion of Mary into Heav­en, when she was reunit­ed with her Divine Son.

Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Announce the Fifth Glo­ri­ous Mys­tery

Fifth Glorious Mystery
The Coronation of Mary
Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth. Her dress was the sun and she had the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.  Revelation 12:1

Think of … the glo­ri­ous Crown­ing of Mary as Queen of Heav­en by her Divine Son, to the great joy of all the Saints.

Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Concluding 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 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!

Pray for us, O Holy Moth­er of God, that we may be made wor­thy of the promis­es of Christ.
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 on the 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.

St. Michael Prayer
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.

Our Lady of Fati­ma Prayers
The Par­don Prayer:
O my God, I believe, I adore, I trust, and I love Thee. I ask par­don for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not trust, and do not love Thee.

The Angel’s Prayer:
Most Holy Trin­i­ty, Father, Son, and Holy Spir­it, I adore Thee pro­found­ly. I offer Thee the most pre­cious Body, Blood, Soul and Divin­i­ty of Jesus Christ, present in all the taber­na­cles of the world, in repa­ra­tion for the out­rages, sac­ri­leges, and indif­fer­ence by which He is offend­ed. And through the infi­nite mer­its of His Most Sacred Heart and the Immac­u­late Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the con­ver­sion of poor sin­ners.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mer­cy on us.

Immac­u­late Heart of Mary, pray for us.

Optional Concluding Prayers
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Amen. (3 times)