The Glorious Mysteries

The first Glorious Mystery

The Resurrection

“He isn’t here, but is risen.”

Luke 24:6

The second Glorious Mystery

The Ascension

“As they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.”

Acts 1:9

The third Glorious Mystery

The Descent of the Holy Spirit

“They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 2:4

The fourth Glorious Mystery

The Assumption of Mary

“For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.”

Luke 1:49

Not narrated in scripture; this verse is from the Gospel read on the feast of the Assumption.

The fifth Glorious Mystery

The Coronation of Mary

“A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.”

Revelation 12:1

Not narrated in scripture; this verse is from a reading used on the feast of the Assumption.