How to Pray
We pray these two prayers on the crucifix of the Rosary...
What is Sign of the Cross & Apostles' Creed?
Each time we pray a Hail Mary, it's like we are giving Mary a single one of these.
What is a rose?
The rosary is dedicated to two specific people.
Who are Jesus & Mary?
We pray the Luminous Mysteries on this day.
What is Thursday?
This cousin of Jesus baptized him in the Jordan River.
Who is John the Baptist? Matthew 3:16-17
This prayer is repeated 10 times for each mystery of the Rossary
What is the Hail Mary?
When we pray the full Rosary, it's like we are giving Mary this gift.
What is a Crown of Roses?
One Our Father, ten Hail Mary's, one Glory Be and one Fatima prayer make up this.
What is one decade?
We pray the Joyful Mysteries on these two days.
What are Monday and Saturday?
At the Wedding in Cana, Jesus performed his first public miracle doing this.
What is turning water into wine? John 2:5-7
We say this prayer after we announce each mystery.
What is the Our Father?
There are 4 sets of mysteries for a total of this many.
What is 20?
The number of decades prayed in each Rosary
What is 5?
We pray the Sorrowful Mysteries on these two days.
What are Tuesday and Friday?
We think about this event in Jesus' life while praying the 5th Luminous Mystery, The Institution of the Eucharist.
What is the Last Supper?
We say these two prayers after the 10 Hail Mary prayers.
What are the Glory Be & Fatima prayers?
St. Dominic was given these three mysteries during a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the year 1208
What are the Joyful, Glorious, and Sorrowful Mysteries?
A typical rosary is made up of a crucifix and this many beads or knots.
What is 59?
We pray the Glorious Mysteries on these two days.
What are Wednesday and Sunday?
These two men from the Old Testament appeared with Jesus during the 4th Luminous Mystery, The Transfiguration, and were seen by the apostles Peter, James, and John.
Who are Moses and Elijah? Luke 9:28-36
This is the last prayer of the Rosary.
What is Hail Holy Queen?
Pope John Paul II introduced these Mysteries in his 2002 apostolic letter, Rosarium Virginis Mariae. These five mysteries focus on the public life of Jesus and are called the "Mysteries of Light."
What are the Luminous Mysteries?
The 3 Hail Mary's that we say in the beginning of the Rosary represent our prayers for an increase in these 3 virtues.
What is Faith, Hope, and Charity?
Some people pray these Mysteries every day during the season of Lent.
What are the Sorrowful Mysteries?
We think about this event in the lives of Jesus and the Apostles while praying the 4th Luminous Mystery, The Proclamation of the Kingdom.
What is the Commissioning (mission) of the Twelve?
matthew 10:7-8 and Luke 9:1-2