The Rosary

We begin the rosary by blessing ourselves with the crucifix. Then we may recite the Apostles' Creed, one Our Father, three Hail Mary's and one Glory to the Father on the small chain .Then we pray one Our Father, ten Hail Mary's and one Glory to the Father. This completes one decade, and all the other decades are recited in the same manner with the end with a different mystery meditated during each decade. At the end of the rosary, the Hail Holy Queen and the Litany of the Blessed Virgin may be recited.

The Mysteries of the Rosary
Joyful Mysteries
1. The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary
2. Mary Visits Her Cousin Elizabeth
3. The Birth of Jesus at Bethlehem
4. The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
5. The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple

Sorrowful Mysteries
1. Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane
2. Jesus Is Scourged at the Pillar
3. Jesus Is Crowned with Thorns
4. Jesus Carries the Cross to Calvary
5. Jesus Dies for Our Sins

Glorious Mysteries
1. Jesus Rises from the Dead
2. Jesus Ascends into Heaven
3. The Holy Spirit Descends on the Apostles
4. Mary is Assumed into Heaven
5. Mary is Crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth

Angel of God

Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love entrusts me here, ever this day be at my side to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.

Eternal Rest
Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.