The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a compendium. It is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation which began in her virginal womb. With the Rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.—From On the Most Holy Rosary. . . (Rosarium Virginis Mariae)
The Joyful Mysteries – Mondays and Saturdays
- The Annunciation
- The Visitation
- The Nativity
- The Presentation in the Temple
- The Finding of the Child
The Sorrowful Mysteries – Tuesdays and Fridays
- The Agony in the Garden
- The Scourging at the Pillar
- The Crowning with Thorns
- The Carrying of the Cross
- The Crucifixion and Death
The Glorious Mysteries – Wednesdays and Sundays
- The Resurrection
- The Ascension
- The Descent of the Holy Spirit
- The Assumption of Mary
- The Crowning of Mary
The Luminous Mysteries – Thursdays
- The Baptism in the Jordan
- The Miracle at Cana
- The Proclamation of the Kingdom
- The Transfiguration
- The Institution of the Eucharist
