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The Joyful Mysteries - Infancy & Boyhood: Monday & Saturday
- Annunciation: The Angel Gabriel tells Mary that she
is to be the Mother of God.
- Visitation: The Blessed Virgin pays a visit to
her cousin Elizabeth.
- Nativity: The infant Jesus is born in a stable
at Bethlehem.
- Presentation: The Blessed Virgin presents
the Child Jesus to Simeon in the temple.
- Finding in the Temple: Jesus is lost for three
days, and the Blessed Mother finds him in the Temple.
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The Sorrowful Mysteries - The Passion: Tuesday & Friday
- Agony in the Garden: Jesus prays in the Garden of Olives
and drops of blood break through His skin.
- Scourging at the Pillar: Jesus is tied to a pillar and cruelly
beaten with whips.
- Crowning with Thorns: A crown of thorns is placed upon Jesus’
head.
- Carrying of the Cross: Jesus is made to carry
His cross to Calvary.
- Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the
cross, and dies for our sins.
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The Glorious Mysteries - Resurrection: Wednesday & Sunday
- Resurrection: Jesus rises from the dead, three days
after His death.
- Ascension: Forty days after His death, Jesus ascends
into heaven.
- Descent of the Holy Spirit: Ten days after the ascension, the Holy
Spirit comes to the apostles and the Blessed Mother in the form of
fiery tongues.
- Assumption: The Blessed Virgin dies
and is assumed into heaven.
- Crowning of the Blessed Virgin: When the Blessed Mother got
to heaven, she was crowned as queen of heaven.
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The Luminous Mysteries - Public Life: Thursday
- Baptism in the Jordan: John the Baptist
baptizes Jesus in the Jordan River.
- Wedding at Cana: Jesus grants the request
of His mother and performs his first miracle of turning the water
to wine.
- Proclamation of the Kingdom: Jesus declares
the Kingdom of God.
- Transfiguration: Jesus shows his divinity
on Mount Tabor to the three apostles.
- Institution of the Eucharist: Jesus celebrates
the first Mass and institutes the sacrament of the Eucharist at the
Last Supper.
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