



Instructions on how to pray the basic Dominican rosary can be found here, and the accompanying rosary prayers can be found here.





The Brigittine and Carmelite rosaries are similar to the Dominican rosary however they each have six decades instead of five. The seven Pater beads honor the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the sixty-three Ave Maria beads commemorate the sixty-three years it is believed the Blessed Mother lived on this earth before her Assumption. In addition, the Apostles' Creed is recited at the end of each decade as opposed to the Glory Be.



The eighteen mysteries are as follows.



Joyful Mysteries:



1. The Immaculate Conception

2. The Annunciation of Gabriel to Mary

3. The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth

4. The Birth of Jesus

5. The Presentation of Jesus In The Temple

6. The Finding of Jesus In The Temple



The Sorrowful Mysteries:

1. The Agony of Jesus In The Garden

2. Jesus Is Scourged At The Pillar

3. Jesus Is Crowned With Thorns

4. Jesus Carries His Cross

5. The Crucifixion

6. The Body of the Lord was placed in the Arms of His Sorrowful Mother



The Glorious Mysteries:

1. The Resurrection of Jesus

2. The Ascension of Jesus

3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

4. The Assumption of Mary into Heaven

5. The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth

6. The Patronage of Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace (Brigittine Rosary)

Or

7. The Patronage of Mary, Queen and Beauty of Carmel (Carmelite Rosary)