How to say the Rosary

The Rosary is a meditative way of focusing on the life of Our Lord and Our Lady, given by Our Lady to St. Dominic. Each day, a different set of Mysteries - given below - are prayed on each Decade (set of ten Hail Marys) of the Rosary, with each Mystery starting with the Our Father and ending with the Glory Be, as shown on the diagram below.
Joyful Mysteries
Monday and Sunday
  • The Annunciation of Gabriel to Mary (Luke 1:26-38)
  • The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-56)
  • The Birth of Our Lord (Luke 2:1-21)
  • The Presentation of Our Lord (Luke 2:22-38)
  • The Finding of Our Lord in the Temple (Luke 2:41-52)
Sorrowful Mysteries
Tuesday and Friday
  • The Agony of Our Lord in the Garden (Matthew 26:36-56)
  • Our Lord is Scourged at the Pillar (Matthew 27:26)
  • Our Lord is Crowned with Thorns (Matthew 27:27-31)
  • Our Lord Carries the Cross to Calvary (Matthew 27:32)
  • The Crucifixion of Our Lord (Matthew 27:33-56)
Glorious Mysteries
Wednesday and Sunday
  • The Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord (John 20:1-29)
  • The Ascension of Our Lord (Luke 24:36-53)
  • The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-41)
  • The Assumption of Mary into Heaven
  • The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth
Luminous Mysteries
​Thursday
  • The Baptism of Our Lord (Matthew 3:13-16)
  • The Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11)
  • The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God (Mark 1:14-15)
  • The Transfiguration of Our Lord (Matthew 17:1-8)
  • The Institution of the Holy Eucharist (Matthew 26)
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.