Today we pray the Holy Rosary and reflect on the Joyful Mysteries. These focus on the birth and early life of Jesus, are found primarily in the Gospel of Luke, specifically including: The Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38), The Visitation (Luke 1:39-56), The Nativity (Luke 2:1-20), The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:22-38), and The Finding of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-51) and are traditionally prayed on Mondays and Saturdays and on Sundays during the season of Advent.

Prayers of the Rosary:

Apostles Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth,

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, die and was buried…

He descended into Hell,

On the third day He rose again from the dead,

He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty,

From there He will come to judge the living and the dead,

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.

Our Father (also known as The Lord’s Prayer)

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus,

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be (also known as The Doxology)

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The Fatima Prayer

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy. Amen.

Hail Holy Queen

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope…

To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears,

Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!

Pray for us, Oh Holy Mother of God, that we made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.

Concluding Prayer

O God, whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death and resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech thee, that by meditating on these mysteries of the most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

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