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Rosary Prayers and Order

ORDER OF THE ROSARY

Begin with the Sign of the Cross and the Apostles' Creed.
On the first bead, pray the Our Father.
On each of the next three beads, pray one Hail Mary.
Then pray the Glory Be.

For each of the five decades:
Announce the mystery and pray the Our Father.
Pray one Hail Mary on each of the ten beads,
meditating on the mystery.
Finish the decade with the Glory Be.

After the fifth decade, pray the Hail, Holy Queen,
the response and the closing prayer below.
Finish with the Sign of the Cross.

SIGN OF THE CROSS

In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.

THE APOSTLES' CREED

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 Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified; died, and was buried.
He descended into hell;
the third day He arose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence He shall come
to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost,
the Holy Catholic Church,
the communion of Saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.

THE OUR 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.

THE HAIL MARY

Hail, Mary, full of grace!
the Lord is with thee;
blessed art thou amongst 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.

THE GLORY BE

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.

THE HAIL, HOLY QUEEN

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 towards us;
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus;
O clement, O pious, O sweet Virgin Mary.

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

THE CLOSING PRAYER

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, meditating upon these mysteries,
in 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.

THE MYSTERIES

Joyful (Monday and Saturday):
The Annunciation.
The Visitation.
The Nativity.
The Presentation in the Temple.
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple.

Sorrowful (Tuesday and Friday):
The Agony in the Garden.
The Scourging at the Pillar.
The Crowning with Thorns.
The Carrying of the Cross.
The Crucifixion.

Glorious (Wednesday and Sunday):
The Resurrection.
The Ascension.
The Descent of the Holy Spirit.
The Assumption of Mary.
The Coronation of Mary.

Luminous (Thursday):
The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan.
The Wedding at Cana.
The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God.
The Transfiguration.
The Institution of the Eucharist.

On Sundays in Advent, the Joyful Mysteries
may be used; on Sundays in Lent, the Sorrowful.

Words: Traditional prayers from Key of Heaven (1901) and The Catholic Prayer Book (1883); original order guide and mystery list by Large Print Maker, following USCCB guidance. Public domain in the United States: prayer wordings published 1883 and 1901 (public domain in the United States); the original order guide and mystery list may be copied and printed.

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