Prayers to Our Lady
The Rosary
The six fundamental prayers listed above are also part of the Catholic rosary, a
devotion dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, the Mother of God. (CCC 971) The rosary
consists of fifteen decades. Each decade focuses upon a particular mystery in the life
of Christ and his Blessed Mother. It is customary to say five decades at a time, while
meditating upon one set of mysteries.
Joyful Mysteries
I. The Annunciation
II. The Visitation
III. The Birth of our Lord
IV. The Presentation of our Lord
V. The Finding of our Lord in the Temple
Sorrowful Mysteries
I. The Agony in the Garden
II. The Scourging at the Pillar
III. The Crowning with Thorns
IV. The Carrying of the Cross
V. The Crucifixion and Death of our Lord
Glorious Mysteries
I. The Resurrection
II. The Ascension
III. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
IV. The Assumption of our Blessed Mother into Heaven
V. The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth
Hail Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our light, 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 vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine
eyes of mercy towards us and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of
thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. V. Pray for us, O holy
Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who
fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence, we turn to thee, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother. To thee
we come, before thee we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word
Incarnate, do not despise our petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer us. Amen.
The Angelus
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
(Hail Mary . . .) Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R. Be it done unto me according to
thy word. (Hail Mary ...) And the Word was made flesh. R. And dwelt among us. (Hail
Mary ...) Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ. Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into
our hearts; that, we to whom the incarnation of Christ, thy Son, was made known
by the message of an angel, may by his passion and cross, be brought to the glory
of his resurrection, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Rosary
The six fundamental prayers listed above are also part of the Catholic rosary, a
devotion dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, the Mother of God. (CCC 971) The rosary
consists of fifteen decades. Each decade focuses upon a particular mystery in the life
of Christ and his Blessed Mother. It is customary to say five decades at a time, while
meditating upon one set of mysteries.
Joyful Mysteries
I. The Annunciation
II. The Visitation
III. The Birth of our Lord
IV. The Presentation of our Lord
V. The Finding of our Lord in the Temple
Sorrowful Mysteries
I. The Agony in the Garden
II. The Scourging at the Pillar
III. The Crowning with Thorns
IV. The Carrying of the Cross
V. The Crucifixion and Death of our Lord
Glorious Mysteries
I. The Resurrection
II. The Ascension
III. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
IV. The Assumption of our Blessed Mother into Heaven
V. The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth
Hail Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our light, 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 vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine
eyes of mercy towards us and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of
thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. V. Pray for us, O holy
Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who
fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence, we turn to thee, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother. To thee
we come, before thee we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word
Incarnate, do not despise our petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer us. Amen.
The Angelus
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
(Hail Mary . . .) Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R. Be it done unto me according to
thy word. (Hail Mary ...) And the Word was made flesh. R. And dwelt among us. (Hail
Mary ...) Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ. Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into
our hearts; that, we to whom the incarnation of Christ, thy Son, was made known
by the message of an angel, may by his passion and cross, be brought to the glory
of his resurrection, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
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