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The Rosary

Five decades of prayer, each opening on a moment in the life of Christ and his mother. Here are the order of prayer and the mysteries for each day, in English and in Spanish; the app goes through it with you one bead at a time.

Pray today’s Rosary in the app

The order of prayer

  1. Sign of the Cross
  2. Apostles' Creed
  3. Our Father
  4. Three Hail Marys, for faith, hope and charity (Hail Mary)
  5. Glory Be
  6. Then, for each of the five mysteries:
    1. Announce the mystery, and pause on its verse
    2. Our Father
    3. Ten Hail Marys (Hail Mary)
    4. Glory Be
    5. Fatima Prayer (optional)
  7. To close: Hail Holy Queen, Sign of the Cross

Fatima Prayer

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.

The mysteries by day

The Joyful Mysteries

Prayed on Mondays and Saturdays. The Annunciation · The Visitation · The Nativity · The Presentation in the Temple · The Finding in the Temple

The Luminous Mysteries

Prayed on Thursdays. The Baptism of the Lord · The Wedding at Cana · The Proclamation of the Kingdom · The Transfiguration · The Institution of the Eucharist

The Sorrowful Mysteries

Prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Agony in the Garden · The Scourging at the Pillar · The Crowning with Thorns · The Carrying of the Cross · The Crucifixion

The Glorious Mysteries

Prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays. The Resurrection · The Ascension · The Descent of the Holy Spirit · The Assumption of Mary · The Coronation of Mary

The mysteries and the days they are prayed on follow St John Paul II’s apostolic letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae (2002).