St. John Paul II said, “To meditate upon the joyful mysteries is to enter into the ultimate causes and the deepest meaning of Christian joy. Mary leads us to discover the secret of Christian joy, reminding us that Christianity is, first and foremost “good news”, which has as its heart and its whole content the person of Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, the one Savior of the world.”
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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 into Hell;
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 there 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.
For the intentions of the Holy Father:
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.
For an increase in the virtue of Faith:
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.
For an increase in the virtue of Hope:
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace...
For an increase in the virtue of Charity (Love):
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace...
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit...
“In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.”
Luke 1:26-27
Fruit of the mystery: Humility
Contemplate Mary’s answer to God’s call as we pray.
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed by Thy Name...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit...
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
“During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.’”
Luke 1:39-42
Fruit of the mystery: Love of Neighbor
Meditate on these words as we pray.
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed by Thy Name...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit...
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”
Luke 2:1-7
Fruit of the mystery: Poverty
Imagine this scene and this joy as we pray.
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed by Thy Name...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit...
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
“When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
“When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, ‘Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,’ and to offer the sacrifice of ‘a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,’ in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord.”
Luke 2:21-24
Fruit of the mystery: Purity of Heart and Body
Place yourself in this scene as we pray.
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed by Thy Name...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit...
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
“Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers.”
Luke 2:41-47
Fruit of the mystery: Devotion to Jesus
Enter into this passage through Mary and Joseph’s eyes as we pray.
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed by Thy Name...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee...
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit...
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
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 toward us. And after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. 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 while meditating on these 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.
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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