Joyful Mysteries

The Joy­ful Mys­ter­ies are often prayed on Mon­days and Sat­ur­days.  The five joy­ful mys­ter­ies are:  the Annun­ci­a­tion to the Blessed Vir­gin Mary, the Vis­i­ta­tion,  the Nativ­i­ty of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Pre­sen­ta­tion of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Find­ing of our Lord Jesus Christ. Dur­ing the Joy­ful Mys­ter­ies, we enter the events sur­round­ing the joy­ful com­ing of our Lord.

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 Joy­ful Mys­tery

First Joy­ful Mys­tery
The Annun­ci­a­tion to the Blessed Vir­gin Mary
The angel Gabriel came and said to Mary “Behold, you will con­ceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High God.” Mary replied “Behold, I am the hand­maid of the Lord. May it be done to me accord­ing to your word.”
Luke 1:31, 32.

 

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 Joy­ful  Mys­tery

Sec­ond Joy­ful Mys­tery
The Vis­i­ta­tion
Soon after­wards Mary got ready and hur­ried off to Zechariah’s house and greet­ed Eliz­a­beth. When Eliz­a­beth heard Mary’s greet­ing, the baby moved with­in her. Eliz­a­beth was filled with the Holy Spir­it and said in a loud voice “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.” Luke 1:39–4.

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

Announce the Third Joy­ful Mys­tery

Third Joy­ful Mys­tery
The Nativ­i­ty of our Lord Jesus
While Mary and Joseph were in Beth­le­hem, the time came for Mary to have her baby. She gave birth to her first Son, wrapped him in swad­dling cloths and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them to stay at the inn. Luke 2:7.

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

Announce the Fourth Mys­tery

Fourth Joy­ful Mys­tery
The Pre­sen­ta­tion of our Lord Jesus
Joseph and Mary went to Jerusalem to ded­i­cate their child to God. When they entered the tem­ple, Sime­on took the child in his arms and gave thanks to God “Now, Lord, you have kept your promise, and you may let your ser­vant go in peace. With my own eyes I have seen your sal­va­tion, which you have pre­pared in the pres­ence of all peo­ples: A light to reveal your will to the Gen­tiles and bring glo­ry to your peo­ple.”
Luke 2:25–32.

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

Announce the Fifth Joy­ful Mys­tery

Fifth Joy­ful Mys­tery
The Find­ing of our Lord Jesus
After Joseph and Mary searched for three days, they found Jesus in the Tem­ple, sit­ting with the teach­ers, lis­ten­ing to them and ask­ing ques­tions; all who heard him were amazed at his intel­li­gent answers. “Why were you look­ing for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” But they did not under­stand his answer. Luke 2:46–50

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)