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The Rosary, reclaimed in its full meaning, goes to the very heart of Christian life; it offers a familiar yet fruitful spiritual and educational opportunity for personal contemplation, the formation of the People of God, and the new evangelization."

Pope John Paul II
Rosarium Virginis Mariae
Holding the... Say...
Crucifix Make the Sign of the Cross
The Apostles Creed
"... the Rosary begins with the recitation of the Creed, as if to make the profession of faith the basis of the contemplative journey about to be undertaken. These and similar customs, to the extent that they prepare the mind for contemplation, are all equally legitimate."  1 
First Solo Bead The Lord's Prayer
"Acting as a kind of foundation for the Christological and Marian meditation which unfolds in the repetition of the Hail Mary, the Our Father makes meditation upon the mystery, even when carried out in solitude, an ecclesial experience."  2 
Next three Beads Say one Hail Mary for each bead
"The first part of the Hail Mary... is a contemplation in adoration of the mystery accomplished in the Virgin of Nazareth....The centre of gravity in the Hail Mary, the hinge as it were which joins its two parts, is the name of Jesus...From Mary's uniquely privileged relationship with Christ... derives the forcefulness of the appeal we make to her in the second half of the prayer, as we entrust to her maternal intercession our lives and the hour of our death."  3 
Space between beads Glory Be
"Trinitarian doxology is the goal of all Christian contemplation. For Christ is the way that leads us to the Father in the Spirit...It is important that the Gloria, the high-point of contemplation, be given due prominence in the Rosary."  4 
Next Solo Bead Say The Lord's Prayer while meditating on the 1st mystery.
"Announcing each mystery, and perhaps even using a suitable icon to portray it, is as it were to open up a scenario on which to focus our attention."  5  "... it is fitting to pause and focus one's attention for a suitable period of time on the mystery concerned, before moving into vocal prayer."  6 
Next 10 Beads Say one Hail Mary for each bead
Space between beads Glory Be
Next Solo Bead Say The Lord's Prayer while meditating on the 2nd Mystery
Next 10 Beads Say one Hail Mary for each bead
Space between beads Glory Be
Next Solo Bead Say The Lord's Prayer while meditating on the 3rd Mystery
Next 10 Beads Say one Hail Mary for each bead
Space between beads Glory Be
Next Solo Bead Say The Lord's Prayer while meditating on the 4th Mystery
Next 10 Beads Say one Hail Mary for each bead
Space between beads Glory Be
Next Solo Bead Say The Lord's Prayer while meditating on the 5th Mystery
Next 10 Beads Say one Hail Mary for each bead
Space between beads Glory Be
Centerpiece Hail Holy Queen
Make the Sign of the Cross

Joyful Mysteries
Monday, Saturday and Sunday (during 1st Ordinary Time, Advent and Christmas)

  1. The Annunciation to Mary
  2. The Visitation of Mary
  3. The Nativity of Our Load
  4. The Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple
  5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple

Sorrowful Mysteries
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday (during Lent)

  1. The Agony in the Garden
  2. The Scourging at the Pillar
  3. The Crowning with Thorns
  4. The Carrying of the Cross
  5. The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord on the Cross

Glorious Mysteries
Wednesday and Sunday (during Easter and 2nd Ordinary Time)

  1. The Resurrection of Our Lord
  2. The Ascension of Our Lord
  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles
  4. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven
  5. The Coronation of Our Lady as Queen of Heaven and Earth

Luminous Mysteries
Thursday

  1. Christ's Baptism in the Jordan River
  2. Christ's Self Revelation at the Marriage Feast of Cana
  3. Christ's Announcement of the Kingdom of God
  4. Christ's Transfiguration
  5. The Last Supper, when Our Lord gave us the Holy Eucharist

1 John Paul II, Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae (16 October 2002), 37.
2 Ibid, 32.
3 Ibid, 33.
4 Ibid, 34.
5 Ibid, 29.
6 Ibid, 31.

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