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A printable Rosary guide

One sheet to keep handy: the steps of the Rosary and the twenty mysteries with their Bible passages. Print it or download the PDF.

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Step by step

  1. The Sign of the Cross.
  2. The Apostles’ Creed (“I believe in God, the Father almighty…”), on the crucifix.
  3. An Our Father on the first large bead.
  4. Three Hail Marys on the three small beads.
  5. A Glory Be.
  6. For each of the five mysteries: announce the mystery and read its passage; one Our Father, ten Hail Marys and a Glory Be. Many add the Fatima Prayer (“O my Jesus…”).
  7. To finish, the Hail, Holy Queen and the Sign of the Cross.

The mysteries

Joyful Mysteries

Prayed on: Monday and Saturday

  1. The Annunciation Luke 1:26-38
  2. The Visitation Luke 1:39-56
  3. The Nativity Luke 2:1-20
  4. The Presentation in the Temple Luke 2:22-38
  5. The Finding in the Temple Luke 2:41-52

Luminous Mysteries

Prayed on: Thursday

  1. The Baptism in the Jordan Matthew 3:13-17
  2. The Wedding at Cana John 2:1-11
  3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom Mark 1:14-15
  4. The Transfiguration Matthew 17:1-8
  5. The Institution of the Eucharist Matthew 26:26-29

Sorrowful Mysteries

Prayed on: Tuesday and Friday

  1. The Agony in the Garden Matthew 26:36-46
  2. The Scourging at the Pillar John 19:1
  3. The Crowning with Thorns Matthew 27:27-31
  4. The Carrying of the Cross John 19:17
  5. The Crucifixion and Death Luke 23:33-46

Glorious Mysteries

Prayed on: Wednesday and Sunday

  1. The Resurrection Matthew 28:1-10
  2. The Ascension Acts 1:6-11
  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit Acts 2:1-4
  4. The Assumption of Mary Church tradition
  5. The Coronation of Mary Tradition; cf. Revelation 12:1

The Rosary is a Catholic devotion. References are to the Bible; the Assumption and Coronation of Mary come from Church tradition.

In the Prayority app you can pray it guided, bead by bead.

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