How to say the Rosary

The purpose of the Rosary is to help keep in memory certain principal events or mysteries in the history of our salvation, and to thank and praise God for them. There are twenty mysteries reflected upon in the Rosary, and these are divided into the five JOYFUL MYSTERIES, the five LUMINOUS MYSTERIES, the five SORROWFUL MYSTERIES, and the five GLORIOUS MYSTERIES.

As suggested by the Pope John Paul II the Joyful mysteries are said on Monday and Saturday, the Luminous on Thursday, the Sorrowful on Tuesday and Friday, and the Glorious on Wednesday and Sunday (with this exception: Sundays of Christmas season - The Joyful; Sundays of Lent - Sorrowful)

1. Make the Sign of the Cross and say the "Apostles' Creed."
2. Say the "Our Father."
3. Say three "Hail Marys."
4. Say the "Glory be to the Father."
5. Announce the First Mystery; then say the "Our Father."
6. Say ten "Hail Marys," while meditating on the Mystery.
7. Say the "Glory be to the Father."
8. Announce the Second Mystery; then say the "Our Father." Repeat 6 and 7 and continue with Third, Fourth and Fifth Mysteries in the same manner.

The Joyful Mysteries

(Said on Mondays, Saturdays, Sundays of Advent, and Sundays from Epiphany until Lent)

First Joyful Mystery - The Annunciation of Gabriel to Mary
Second Joyful Mystery - The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
Third Joyful Mystery - The Birth of Jesus
Fourth Joyful Mystery - The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
Fifth Joyful Mystery - Finding Jesus in the Temple

The Luminous Mysteries

(Said on Thursdays throughout the year)

First Luminous Mystery - The Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan
The Second Luminous Mystery - The Wedding at Cana, Christ Manifested
The Third Luminous Mystery - the Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
The Fourth Luminous Mystery - The Transfiguration of Jesus
The Fifth Luminous Mystery - The Last Supper, the Holy Eucharist

The Sorrowful Mysteries

(Said on Tuesdays, Fridays, and daily from Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday)

First Sorrowful Mystery - Agony of Jesus in the Garden
Second Sorrowful Mystery - Jesus is Scourged at the Pillar
Third Sorrowful Mystery - Jesus is Crowned With Thorns
Fourth Sorrowful Mystery - Jesus Carries His Cross
Fifth Sorrowful Mystery - The Crucifixion of Jesus

The Glorious Mysteries

(Said on Wednesdays, and Sundays throughout the year)

First Glorious Mystery - The Resurrection of Jesus
Second Glorious Mystery - The Ascension of Jesus
Third Glorious Mystery - The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
Fourth Glorious Mystery - The Assumption of Mary into Heaven
Fifth Glorious Mystery - The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth

“Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it” Proverbs 22:6