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The Rosary walks through the life of Christ with Mary. Begin with the Sign of the Cross and the Apostles' Creed, then the prayers below for each decade.

The sequence

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The Mysteries

Joyful MysteriesMonday and Saturday
  • 1.The Annunciation: the angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will bear the Son of God — Annunciation by Fra AngelicoThe Annunciation
  • 2.The Visitation: the Virgin Mary greets her cousin Elizabeth, who carries John the Baptist — Visitation by Domenico GhirlandaioThe Visitation
  • 3.The Nativity: the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, adored by Mary and Joseph — The Nativity of Christ by Theodore PoulakisThe Nativity
  • 4.The Presentation: Mary and Joseph present the infant Jesus in the Temple to Simeon — Presentation of Jesus in the Temple by Vittore CarpaccioThe Presentation
  • 5.The Finding in the Temple: the boy Jesus teaching among the doctors of the Law — Jesus among the Doctors by Albrecht DürerFinding Jesus in the Temple
Sorrowful MysteriesTuesday and Friday
  • 1.The Agony in the Garden: Jesus praying in Gethsemane on the night before his Passion — The Agony in the Garden by Giovanni BelliniThe Agony in the Garden
  • 2.The Scourging at the Pillar: Christ bound and scourged before his crucifixion — The Flagellation of Christ by Lluís BorrassàThe Scourging at the Pillar
  • 3.The Crowning with Thorns: soldiers place a crown of thorns upon the head of Christ — Christ Crowned with Thorns by CaravaggioThe Crowning with Thorns
  • 4.The Carrying of the Cross: Christ bearing the cross on the road to Calvary — Christ Carrying the Cross by El GrecoThe Carrying of the Cross
  • 5.The Crucifixion: the death of Jesus Christ upon the cross at Calvary — Crucifixion of Christ by Diego VelázquezThe Crucifixion
Glorious MysteriesWednesday and Sunday
  • 1.The Resurrection: Christ risen from the tomb in glory on Easter morning — The Resurrection by Francesco BuoneriThe Resurrection
  • 2.The Ascension: Christ ascending into heaven before his apostles — Ascension of Christ by Giacomo CavedoneThe Ascension
  • 3.Pentecost: the Holy Spirit descends upon the Virgin Mary and the apostles in tongues of fire — The Pentecost by El GrecoThe Descent of the Holy Spirit
  • 4.The Assumption: the Virgin Mary taken up body and soul into heavenly glory — The Assumption of the Virgin by TitianThe Assumption of Mary
  • 5.The Coronation of the Virgin: Mary crowned Queen of Heaven and earth — Coronation of the Virgin by Gentile da FabrianoThe Coronation of Mary
Luminous MysteriesThursday
  • 1.The Baptism of the Lord: Christ baptized by John in the River Jordan — The Baptism of Christ by Andrea del VerrocchioThe Baptism in the Jordan
  • 2.The Wedding at Cana: Christ turns water into wine at Mary's request — The Wedding at Cana by Paolo VeroneseThe Wedding at Cana
  • 3.The Proclamation of the Kingdom: Christ preaching the Gospel and calling sinners to conversion — The Sermon on the Mount by Carl BlochThe Proclamation of the Kingdom
  • 4.The Transfiguration: Christ revealed in glory on Mount Tabor with Moses and Elijah — The Transfiguration by RaphaelThe Transfiguration
  • 5.The Institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper, when Christ gave his Body and Blood — The Last Supper by Juan de JuanesThe Institution of the Eucharist