The Holy Rosary Flashcards
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What are the 4 Mysteries of the Holy Rosary?
-Joyful Mystery
-Sorrowful Mystery
-Luminous Mystery
-Glorious Mystery
What day(s) is the Joyful Mystery prayed?
Mondays and Saturdays
What day(s) is the Sorrowful Mystery prayed?
Tuesday and Fridays
What day(s) is the Luminous Mystery prayed?
Thursdays
What day(s) is the Glorious Mystery prayed?
Wednesday and Sundays
What are the mysteries of the Joyful Mystery IN ORDER?
-The Annunciation
-The Visitation
-The Birth of Jesus
-The Presentation
-Finding the Child in the Temple
What are the mysteries of the Sorrowful Mystery IN ORDER?
-The Agony in the Garden
-The Scourging at the Pillar
-The Crowning with Thorns
-The Carrying of the Cross
-The Crucifixion
What are the mysteries of the Luminous Mystery?
-The Baptism of Jesus
-The Wedding at Cana
-The Proclamation of the Kingdom
-The Transfiguration
-The Institution of the Eucharist
What are the mysteries of the Glorious Mystery?
-The Resurrection
-The Ascension
-The Descent of the Holy Spirit
-The Assumption
-The Coronation
What is the exception for when mysteries are prayed during Lent?
Sundays are Sorrowful Mysteries
What is the exception for when mysteries are prayed during Advent?
Sundays are Joyful Mysteries
Explain the Annunciation
This mystery is about the Angel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary, and telling her she is pregnant with the Son of God.
Explain the Visitation
This mystery is about Mary who is pregnant with Jesus visiting her cousin Elizabeth who will soon give birth to John the Baptist, and filled with the Holy Spirit Elizabeth said to Mary “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”
Explain the Birth of Jesus
This mystery is about Mary and Joseph travelling to Bethelhem to register according to the decree of Emperor Augustus, and while there Mary gave birth to Jesus and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger because there was no room in the inn.
Explain the Presentation
This mystery speaks about how after their purification days according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord.
Explain Finding the Child in the Temple
The mystery talks of how after three days Mary and Joseph find Jesus in the temple listening to the teachers and asking them questions, and then Jesus said to Mary and Joseph “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
Explain the Agony in the Garden
This mystery speaks of how Jesus is preparing for his crucifixion, as He prays to God in the Garden of Gethsemene and says “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet not my will but yours be done.”
Explain the Scourging at the Pillar
This mystery speaks of how Pontius Pilate scourged Jesus from the sole of His foot to His head and left a gaping gash.
Explain the Crowning with Thorns
This mystery speaks of how the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on Jesus’ head along with a reed in his hand, and they dressed Him in a purple robe and proceeded to mock Him saying “Hail, King of the Jews!” while striking His face.
Explain the Carrying of the Cross
This mystery speaks of how Jesus’ had to carry the cross to the Place of the Skull, Golgotha, which He would soon be nailed to, and Jesus fell three times carrying the cross.
Explain the Crucifixion
This mystery talks of how Jesus was nailed to the cross and said to the Lord “Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit”, shortly after He took his last breath.
Explain the Baptism of Jesus
This mystery speaks of how when Jesus was baptized, as he was exiting the water, God descended down upon Him and said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Explain the Wedding at Cana
This mystery talks of when Jesus and Mary were invited to a wedding at Cana, but the wine ran out, and Jesus decided to deliver a sign of His divinity and turned the water into wine.
Explain The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
This mystery speaks of how Jesus shows the power of God, by curing a paralytic right before their very eyes.
Explain The Transfiguration
This mystery talks of how Jesus took Peter, James, and John to a mountain top and transfigured before them. They then heard a voice from the sky saying “This is my Son, the Beloved; with whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
Explain The Institution of the Eucharist
This mystery talks of the Last Supper, and how Jesus broke bread which is His body, poured wine into a cup which is His blood, and gave it to His disciples.
Explain The Resurrection
This mystery is talking about how three days after his crucifixion, Jesus rose out of his tomb and spoke to the people seeking Jesus the Crucified.
Explain The Ascension
This mystery speaks of how after talking to the people, Jesus was taken up into Heaven and seated at the right hand of God.
Explain The Descent of the Holy Spirit
This mystery speaks of how a loud sound and a violent wind came down from the sky, went into the house, and what looked like tongues of fire rested on each of the disciples, and they were filled with the Holy Spirit.
Explain The Assumption
This mystery talks about how after Mary had died, she was seen in the sky clothed with the Sun, with the moon under her feet and on her head a crown of twelve stars; she is immaculate, and was received body and soul into Heaven.
Explain The Coronation
The Coronation is about how Mary is Crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth, which symbolizes hope for believers and the promise of salvation in the Christian faith.
What do the Joyful Mysteries focus on?
The joyful mysteries focuses on the birth and early life of Jesus Christ, and the joy of the Incarnation.
What do the Sorrowful Mysteries focus on?
The sorrowful mysteries focus on the sorrowful events in the life of Jesus Christ, particularly his Passion and Death.
What do the Luminous Mysteries focus on?
The luminous mysteries focus on the public ministry of Jesus Christ.
What do the Glorious Mysteries focus on?
The glorious mysteries focus on the glorious events related to the Resurrection and the reigning of Christ in heaven with Our Lady.
