Joyful Mysteries
Jul 8, 2023
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The Joyful Mysteries walk with Mary from the Annunciation to finding Jesus in the Temple. They are traditionally prayed on Mondays and Thursdays, and on certain Sundays of the year.
Announce each mystery, then pray one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, and a Glory Be while holding the scene in mind.
The Prayer
THE FIVE JOYFUL MYSTERIES. For Mondays and Thursdays; the Sundays of Advent, and those from the Epiphany until Lent. I. The Annunciation. Let us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the Angel Gabriel saluted our Blessed Lady with the title, Full of grace, and declared unto her the Incarnation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. II. The Visitation. Let us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the Blessed Virgin Mary, understanding from the Angel that her cousin St. Elizabeth had conceived, went with haste into the mountains of Judea to visit her, and remained with her three months. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. III. The Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. Let us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the time of the delivery was come, brought forth our Redeemer, Jesus Christ, at midnight, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for Him in the inns of Bethlehem. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. IV. The Presentation of our Blessed Lord in the Temple. Let us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the day of her Purification, presented the Child Jesus in the Temple, where holy Simeon, giving thanks to God, with great devotion received Him into his arms. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. V. The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple. Let us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the Blessed Virgin Mary, after having lost her beloved Son in Jerusalem, sought Him for the space of three days; and at length found Him in the Temple, sitting in the midst of the Doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Conclude with Hail, holy Queen.
Sources: Traditional form; cf. Baltimore Manual of Prayers (1889).
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