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The Joyful Mysteries

To be said on Mondays, Saturdays, Sundays of Advent, and Sundays from Epiphany until Lent.

  • The First Joyful Mystery:  The Annunciation of the angel Gabriel to Mary.  The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth to a virgin named Mary who was betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph.  The angel came to her and said "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!"  But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.  And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.  And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call him Jesus.  He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."  And Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no husband?"  And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God."  And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word".  (Luke 1:26-35,38)

  • The Second Joyful Mystery:  The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth.  In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.  And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!"  (Luke 1:39-42)

  • The Third Joyful Mystery:  The Birth of Jesus.  Joseph went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary his betrothed, who was with child.  And when they were there, the time came for her to be delivered.  And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.  (Luke 2:4-7)

  • The Fourth Joyful Mystery:  The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple.  And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."  (Luke 2:22-24)

  • The Fifth Joyful Mystery:  Finding Jesus in the Temple.  Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover.  And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom; and when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.  His parents did not know it, but supposing him to be in the company they went a day's journey, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances; and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him.  After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.  And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so?  Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously."  And he said to them, "How is it that you sought me?  Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"  (Luke 2:41-49)