Joyful Mysteries

Due to the richness of the mysteries of the rosary, there are often slight variations in the presentation of the graces associated with the mysteries of the rosary. The graces presented below are adapted from St. Louis de Montfort’s Third Method for Saying the Rosary.

1st Mystery: The Annunciation of the Angel Gabriel to Mary
Deep Humility

2nd Mystery: The Visitation of Mary to St. Elizabeth
Charity towards Our Neighbor

3rd Mystery: The Nativity of Jesus
Detachment from Worldly Things

4th Mystery: The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
Purity in Body and Mind

5th Mystery: Finding Jesus at the Temple
True Wisdom

Sorrowful Mysteries

1st Mystery: The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane
Sorrow for Our Sins

2nd Mystery: The Scourging at the Pillar
Grace to Mortify our Senses

3rd Mystery: The Crowning with Thorns and Mocking of Jesus
Contempt of the World

4th Mystery: Jesus Carrying the Cross
Patience in All Our Crosses

5th Mystery: The Crucifixion of Jesus
Final Perseverance

Glorious Mysteries

1st Mystery: The Resurrection
Love of God

2nd Mystery: The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven
Ardent Desire for Heaven

3rd Mystery: The Coming of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost
That the Holy Spirit May Come into Our Souls

4th Mystery: The Assumption of Mary into Heaven
Tender Devotion to Mary

5th Mystery: The Coronation of Mary by Jesus in Heaven
Perseverance in Grace and a Crown of Glory