• Annunciation (fruit of
  mystery is humility)
  
  Grotto in the Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth
  Pater Noster
  
  1. To deplore the unhappy
     state of disobedient
     Adam; his just condemnation
     and that of all his
     descendants.
  2. To honor the desires of the
     patriarchs and prophets
     who pleaded for the coming
     of the Messiah.
  3. To honour the desires and
     prayers of the Blessed
     Virgin Mary to bring forward
     the coming of the Messiah;
     and her marriage with
     Saint Joseph.
  4. The love of the eternal
     Father in giving us his Son.
  5. The love of the Son who
     gave himself up for us.
  6. The mission and the
     greeting of the angel
     Gabriel.
  7. The maidenly fear of
     Mary.
  8. The faith and consent
     of the Virgin Mary.
  9. The creation of the
     soul and the
     formation of the body
     of Jesus in the womb
     of Mary by the Holy
     Spirit.
  10. The angels adoring
      the Word Incarnate in
      the womb of Mary.
  • Glory Be
    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.
  • Fatima Prayer
    O My Jesus, forgive us
    our sins, save us from
    the fires of Hell. Lead
    all souls to Heaven,
    especially those in most
    need of Thy mercy. Amen.
    
    
• Visitation
  (fruit of mystery is love
  of neightbor)
  
  Ein Karem, the Church of the Visitation
  Pater Noster
  
  1. To honour the joy in the
     heart of Mary at the
     Incarnation and the
     dwelling for nine months
     of the eternal Word in
     her womb.
  2. The sacrifice of himself
     that Jesus Christ offered
     to his Father on coming
     into the world.
  3. The contentment of Jesus
     Christ in the humble and
     Virginal womb of Mary and
     that of Mary in the
     enjoyment of her God.
  4. The doubts of St. Joseph
     on discovering that Mary
     was with child.
  5. The agreement between
     Jesus and Mary in her
     womb on the choice of
     the elect.
  6. The fervour of Mary
     when visiting her cousin.
  7. The greeting of Mary
     and the sanctification
     of St. John Baptist and
     of his mother St. Elizabeth.
  8. Mary's thanksgiving to
     God expressed in her
     Magnificat.
  9. Her charity and humility
     in the service of her cousin.
  10. The mutual dependence
      of Jesus and Mary and the
      dependence we should have
      upon them both.
  • Glory Be
    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.
  • Fatima Prayer
    O My Jesus, forgive us
    our sins, save us from
    the fires of Hell. Lead all
    souls to Heaven, especially
    those in most need of
    Thy mercy. Amen.
    
    
• Birth of Jesus (fruit of
  mystery is poverty)
  
  Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
  Pater Noster
  
  1. To honour the contempt
     and the rebuffs which Mary
     and Joseph encountered at
     Bethlehem.
  2. The poverty of the Stable
     where God came into the world.
  3. The deep recollection of
     the exceeding love of Mary
     when she was about to give
     birth to her child.
  4. The coming forth of the
     eternal Word from the womb
     of Mary without breaking
     the seal of her Virginity.
  5. The adoration and the
     singing of the angels when
     Jesus was born.
  6. The ravishing beauty
     of her divine child.
  7. The coming of the
     shepherds into the stable
     with their humble gifts.
  8. The circumcision of
     Jesus and his suffering
     accepted in love.
  9. The giving of the
     name of Jesus and the
     nobility of this name
  10. The adoration of the
      kings and the gifts they
      brought.
  • Glory Be
    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.
  • Fatima Prayer
    O My Jesus, forgive us
    our sins, save us from
    the fires of Hell. Lead
    all souls to Heaven,
    especially those in most
    need of Thy mercy. Amen.
    
    
• Presentation in the
  Temple (fruit of
  mystery is obedience)
  Pater Noster
  
  1. Obedience of Jesus and
     Mary to the Law.
  2. The sacrifice that
     Jesus made of his
     humanity to the Law.
  3. The sacrifice of her
     honour the Virgin Mary
     made to the Law.
  4. The joy and the songs
     of Simeon and Anne
     the prophetess.
  5. The ransoming of Jesus
     by the offering of two
     turtle doves.
  6. The massacre of the
     Holy Innocents by Herod
     the Cruel.
  7. The flight of Jesus
     to Egypt through St.
     Joseph's obedience to
     the voice of the angel.
  8. The mystery of his
     abode in Egypt.
  9. His return to Nazareth
  10. His growth in age and
      wisdom.
  • Glory Be
    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.
  • Fatima Prayer
    O My Jesus, forgive us
    our sins, save us from
    the fires of Hell. Lead
    all souls to Heaven,
    especially those in most
    need of Thy mercy. Amen.
    
    
• Finding the child Jesus
  (fruit of mystery is joy
  in finding Jesus)
  Pater Noster
  
  1. To honour his hidden,
     hard working and obedient
     life at Nazareth.
  2. His preaching and his
     being found in the temple
     among the doctors.
  3. His fasting and his
     temptations in the desert.
  4. His baptism by St. John
     Baptist.
  5. His wonderful preaching.
  6. His astounding miracles.
  7. The choice of the twelve
     apostles and the powers he gave them.
  8. His marvellous
     transfiguration
  9. The washing of the feet
     of the apostles.
  10. The institution of the
      Holy Eucharist.
  • Glory Be
    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.
  • Fatima Prayer
    O My Jesus, forgive us
    our sins, save us from
    the fires of Hell. Lead
    all souls to Heaven,
    especially those in most
    need of Thy mercy. Amen.