Prayers of the Rosary
The two prayers we pray on the crucifix of the Rosary.
What are the Sign of the Cross and the Apostles Creed?
The prayer that is said most in the Rosary.
What is the Hail Mary?
The set of mysteries that includes the crucifixion of Jesus.
What are the Sorrowful Mysteries?
The five sorrowful Mysteries are: 1) the Agony in the Garden, 2) the Scourging at the Pillar, 3) the Crowning with Thorns, 4) the Carrying of the Cross, and 5) the Crucifixion of Jesus.
The name for the group of 10 Hail Mary's said in each mystery.
What is a decade?
In this mystery, John the Baptist leaps in the presence of his Lord.
What is the Visitation? The Second Joyful Mystery
We pray 10 of these in each decade of the Rosary.
What is the Hail Mary?
The number of decades said in one Rosary.
What is 5?
The set of mysteries that tell us about Jesus's birth and early life.
What are the Joyful Mysteries?
The five Joyful Mysteries are: 1) the Annunciation, 2) the Visitation, 3) The Nativity, 4) The Presentation in the Temple, and 5) The finding of the boy Jesus in the Temple.
In the Joyful mysteries during the Annunciation, he is the angel who appeared to Mary to tell her that she was going to bear a son.
Who is the Angel Gabriel?
In this mystery, the persons of the Holy Trinity are all "present" at the Jordan River.
What is The Baptism of Jesus? The First Luminous Mystery
We say this prayer after we announce each mystery.
What is the Our Father?
The total number of mysteries in the Rosary.
What is 20?
The set of mysteries that pertain to the public ministry of Jesus.
What are the Luminous Mysteries?
The Five Luminous Mysteries are: 1) The Baptism of Jesus, 2) The Wedding Feast at Cana, 3) the Transfiguration; 4) Proclamation of the Kingdom; and 5) The Institution of the Eucharist.
In 2002, Pope John Paul II added this set of Mysteries to the Traditional Rosary.
What are the Luminous Mysteries?
Fun Fact: This addition was the first change to the mysteries of the Holy Rosary in over 400 years.
In this Mystery, Jesus' face became "as dazzling as the sun."
What is the Transfiguration? The Fourth Luminous Mystery
We say these two prayers after the 10 Hail Mary's.
What is the Glory Be and Fatima Prayer?
The number of sets of mysteries there are in the Rosary.
What is 4 (Joyful, Glorious, Sorrowful, and Luminous)?
This set of mysteries teaches us about Jesus's resurrection from the dead and life that awaits us in heaven.
What are the Glorious Mysteries?
The Five Glorious Mysteries are: 1) the Resurrection, 2) the Ascension of Jesus; 3) descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples at Pentecost; 4) The Assumption of Mary into heaven, and 5) The coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven.
The 3 Hail Mary's that we say in the beginning of the Rosary represent our prayers for an increase in these 3 Theological Virtues.
What is Faith, Hope, and Charity?
In this Mystery, Jesus prays, " Your will be done."
What is The Agony in the Garden? The First Sorrowful Mystery
This is the last prayer of the Rosary.
What is the Hail Holy Queen (Salve Regina)?
The number of Hail Mary's we say to begin the Rosary for the Theological Virtues.
What is 3?
Name the four sets of mysteries in the order they happened in Jesus' life.
What are the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries?
In the Luminous mysteries, this was Jesus' first miracle.
What is turning water into wine at the Wedding in Cana?
In this Mystery, Jesus' promise to send a Counselor is fulfilled. It is considered the birthday of the church. The Apostles and Mary, the Mother of God, were instilled with the third person of the trinity.
What is the Decent of the Holy Spirit or Pentecost?