Contemplating art that depicts the Mysteries we are honoring helps to avoid distractions. James Tissot‘s paintings of the Life of Jesus are particularly suitable for this purpose.
Follow the guidance of St. Louis de Montfort while contemplating the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary.
Introductory Prayer
I unite with all the saints in Heaven, with all the just on earth, and with all the faithful here present.
I unite with Thee, O my Jesus, in order to praise worthily Thy holy Mother and to praise Thee in her and through her.
I renounce all distractions I may have during this Rosary, which I wish to say with modesty, attention and devotion, just as if it were the last of my life.
We offer Thee, O most Holy Trinity, this Creed in honor of the mysteries of our Faith; this Our Father and these three Hail Marys in honor of the unity of Thy Essence and the Trinity of Thy Persons.
We ask of Thee a lively faith, a firm hope, and an ardent charity.
Amen.
* Apostles’ Creed * Pater Noster * 3 x Ave Maria * Gloria *
1. The Annunciation
We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this first decade of the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary in honor of Thine Incarnation in Mary’s womb, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through her intercession, a profound humility.
Amen.
* Pater Noster * 10 x Ave Maria * Gloria Patri * O mi Iesu *
May the grace of the Mystery of the Annunciation come down into our souls.
Amen.
2. The Visitation
We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this second decade of the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary in honor of the Visitation of Thy holy Mother to her cousin St. Elizabeth and the sanctification of St. John the Baptist, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through the intercession of Thy holy Mother, charity toward our neighbor.
Amen.
* Pater Noster * 10 x Ave Maria * Gloria Patri * O mi Iesu *
May the grace of the Mystery of the Visitation come down into our souls.
Amen.
3. The Nativity
We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this third decade of the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary in honor of Thy Nativity in the stable of Bethlehem, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through the intercession of Thy holy Mother, detachment from the things of the world, contempt of riches and love of poverty.
Amen.
* Pater Noster * 10 x Ave Maria * Gloria Patri * O mi Iesu *
May the grace of the Mystery of the Nativity come down into our souls.
Amen.
4. The Presentation in the Temple
We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this fourth decade of the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary in honor of Thy Presentation in the Temple and the Purification of Mary, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through the intercession of Thy holy Mother, purity of body and soul.
Amen.
* Pater Noster * 10 x Ave Maria * Gloria Patri * O mi Iesu *
May the grace of the Mystery of the Presentation in the Temple come down into our souls.
Amen.
5. The Finding of Our Lord in the Temple
We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this fifth decade of the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary in honor of Mary’s finding of Thee in the Temple, and we ask of Thee, through this Mystery and through her intercession, the gift of true wisdom.
Amen.
* Pater Noster * 10 x Ave Maria * Gloria Patri * O mi Iesu *
May the grace of the Mystery of the Finding of Our Lord in the Temple come down into our souls.
Amen.
Concluding Prayer
May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and ineffable Name of God be always praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified, in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Amen.
Concluding Prayer in Latin
Sanctissimum, sacratissimum, adorabile, incomprehensibile et ineffabile Nomen Dei semper laudetur, benedicatur, ametur, adoretur et glorificetur in caelo, in terra et sub terra, ab omnibus creaturis Dei, et a Sacro Corde Domini nostri Jesu Christi in Sanctissimo Sacramento Altaris.
Amen.
The introductory prayer and dedications of the decades are taken from: Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary. The 33 Day Method of Prayer & Meditation. According to St. Louis de Montfort. Gastonia, NC, 2019.
An online copy of the Total Consecration that does not include the prayers here quoted but otherwise contains the complete text as well as the Saint’s “True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin” can be found here:
Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary
Links to the other sets of Mysteries:
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