52 Rosary

Three of the Mysteries - Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious

October is the month of the Rosary. The Rosary is a way of praying that honours Mary and asks for her help or intercession. Special beads, known as 'Rosary beads' are used and these help us to count the series of prayers that make up the Rosary. The Rosary is split into four groups called
The Joyful Mysteries,
The Mysteries of Light, or Luminous Mysteries
The Sorrowful Mysteries and
The Glorious Mysteries. 

These in turn are each divided into five times in the life of Jesus and Mary that we reflect on when we pray the Rosary. 





 Joyful Mysteries are:

The Annunciation

The Visitation

The Nativity

The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple

Each time we reflect on one of these times, we pray a decade of the Rosary. 

A decade means a group of ten prayers and it starts with one 'Our Father', then ten 'Hail Marys' and ends with a 'Glory be to the Father'. The Rosary beads help us to count the ten Hail Marys so that as our fingers touch the beads and we pray the words we can imagine the scene we are reflecting on and open our hearts to Jesus.

Luminous Mysteries are:

The Baptism in the Jordan (Top left)

The Wedding at Cana (Marriage at Cana) (Top right)

The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God (Christian mission) (Bottom Left)

The Transfiguration (Bottom right)

The Institution of the Eucharist (Last Supper) (Centre)

Prayer Card of Luminous Mysteries
For further prayer cards see The Way of Beauty Blog