Rosary Crash Course

“The Mysteries of the Rosary” – my favorite subject!

The Rosary is essentially a string of beads, connecting prayers used to meditate on the life and death of Jesus Christ, our savior. Guaranteed to change your day; put a skip in your step.

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So, here is my “Rosary Crash Course”:

1. There are 4 total Mysteries: Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful and Glorious

2. Each Rosary is made up of 5 decades or 5 sets of 10 beads that reflect on 5 stages of Christ’s life via: The five JOYFUL MYSTERIES The five LUMINOUS MYSTERIES The five SORROWFUL MYSTERIES The five GLORIOUS MYSTERIES

3. Each Mystery is prayed on a specific day: Sunday – Glorious Monday – Joyful Tuesday – Sorrowful Wednesday – Glorious Thursday – Luminous (the only day this is prayed on) Friday – Sorrowful Saturday – Joyful

The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer and can be found in the Holy Bible. It begins with the Apostles’ Creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. The Our Father, which introduces each mystery, is from the Gospels.

The first part of the Hail Mary is the angel’s words announcing Christ’s birth and Elizabeth’s greeting to Mary. St. Pius V officially added the second part of the Hail Mary.”

Here’s my cheat sheet on where to find the Rosary prayers in the Holy Bible:

1. Our Father can be found in Matthew 6:9 2.

2. The Apostles Creed is divided into twelve statements which are founded entirely in scripture: I believe in God, the Father almighty, (Mt 5 :45) Creator of heaven and earth, (Gen 1: 1; Rom 1: 20) And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, (Mt 3: 17; Phil 2: 12) Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, (Lk 1: 35) born of the Virgin Mary, (Lk 2: 7) suffered under Pontius Pilate, (Jn 19: 16) was crucified, died, and was buried. (Jn 19: 29 – 42) He descended into hell; (1 Pet 3: 19 – 20) on the third day He rose again from the dead, (Mt 28:1-10; Jn 20:11-18) He ascended in heaven, (Lk 24: 51) and sits at the right hand of God, (Heb 1: 3) the Father almighty; (Mk 14: 36) from thence He shall come again (Mt 16: 27; Acts 10: 39;) to judge the living and the dead. (1 Cor 15: 51) I believe in the Holy Spirit, (Jn 14: 15 – 20; Acts 1: 7 – 8) the Holy Catholic Church, (Mt 16: 18 – 19; Eph 5: 26-27; Col 1: 24) the communion of Saints, (Mt 28: 19 – 20; 2 Cor 11: 13; 1 Cor 15: 33) the forgiveness of sins, (Jn 20: 22 – 23) the resurrection of the body, (1Cor 15: 51 – 54; 1 Thes 4: 13 – 18) and life everlasting. (1 Jn 5: 20) Amen.

3. The Hail Mary is broken up into two parts: 1. Who Mary is. 2. Our prayer to Mary. The first half of the Hail Mary (rows 1-5) is contained in Luke 1. The second half (rows 5-6) come from Luke 1, James 5 and various other Biblical texts.

Thanks and God’s Peace to You!! Grace