The First Joyful
Mystery
THE
ANNUNCIATION
1. The time for
the
Incarnation is
at hand.
2. Of all women
God prepared
Mary from
her
conception to
be the Mother
of the
Incarnate
Word.
3. The Angel
Gabriel
announces:
"Hail, full of
grace! The
Lord is with
thee."
4. Mary wonders
at this
salutation.
5. The Angel
assures her:
"Fear not . . .
you shall
conceive in
your womb,
and give birth
to a Son."
6. Mary is
troubled for
she has made
a vow of
virginity.
7. The Angel
answers that
she will
conceive by
the power of
the Holy
Spirit, and
her Son will
be called the
Son of God.
8. The
Incarnation
awaits Mary's
consent.
9. Mary
answers:
"Behold the
handmaid of
the Lord. Be
it done unto
me according
to your word."
10. The Word was
made flesh
and dwelt
among us.
Spiritual Fruit:
Humility
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The second joyful
mystery
THE VISITATION
1. Mary's cousin
Elizabeth
conceived a
son in her old
age... for
nothing is
impossible
with God.
2. Charity
prompts Mary
to hasten to
visit Elizabeth
in the hour of
her need.
3. The journey
to Elizabeth's
home is about
eighty miles
requiring
four or five
days.
4. Though long
and arduous,
the journey is
joyous, for
Mary bears
with her the
Incarnate
Word.
5. At Mary's
salutation,
John the
Baptist is
sanctified in
his mother's
womb.
6. Elizabeth
exclaims:
"Blessed are
you among
women, and
blessed is the
fruit of your
womb."
7. "How have I
deserved that
the mother of
my Lord
should come
to me?"
8. "Blessed is
she who
believed that
the Lord's
words to her
would be
fulfilled."
9. Mary replies:
"My soul
proclaims the
greatness of
the Lord, and
my spirit
finds joy in
God my
Savior."
10. Mary serves
her cousin in
all humility
for three
months until
the birth of
John the
Baptist.
Spiritual Fruit:
Love of Neighbor
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The Third Joyful
Mystery
THE NATIVITY
1. Joseph and
Mary go to
Bethlehem to
comply with
the decree of
Caesar
Augustus.
2. The hour for
Mary to give
birth is near,
but there is
no room in
the inn.
3. In the
stillness of
the night, the
Savior is born
in a cave,
Mary
remaining a
Virgin.
4. She wraps
Him in
swaddling
clothes and
lays Him in a
manger.
5. In
unspeakable
joy Mary
gathers to
her bosom the
Flower of her
virginity.
6. Jesus enters
the world in
poverty to
teach the
lesson of
detachment
from earthly
things.
7. The angel
announces to
the
shepherds:
"Today there
is born to you
in the town of
David a
Savior, Who is
Christ the
Lord."
8. The angelic
chorus sing:
"Glory to
God in the
highest, and
peace to His
people on
earth."
9. The shepherds
come to the
stable to pay
homage to
the Infant
Jesus.
10. The Magi
come to adore
the Holy
Child and
offer Him
gifts.
Spiritual Fruit:
Poverty of Spirit
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The Fourth
Joyful Mystery
THE
PRESENTATION
1. Observing the
law of Moses
they take
Jesus to the
temple to
present Him
to the Lord.
2. According to
the Law the
firstborn
male child of
every family
should be
consecrated
to the Lord.
3. Mary offers
her Son to
the Father,
then ransoms
Him back at
the price paid
by the poor.
4. Jesus is not
subject to the
law of Moses,
yet to teach
obedience,
submits to it.
5. Mary is not
subject to the
law of
purification,
yet in
humility she
submits to it.
6. God had
revealed to
Simeon that
he would not
see death
until he had
seen the
Messiah.
7. Recognizing
the Child, he
prays: "Now
you can
dismiss your
servant in
peace. You
have fulfilled
your word."
8. "This Child is
destined to
be the
downfall and
rise of many
in Israel, a
sign that will
be opposed."
9. And to Mary
Simeon
reveals: "And
your own soul
a sword shall
pierce."
10. After they
fulfill all the
Law requires
they return
to Nazareth.
Spiritual Fruit:
Purity of mind
and body
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The fifth joyful
Mystery
THE FINDING OF
JESUS IN THE
TEMPLE
1. When Jesus is
twelve years
old, He goes
with His
parents to
Jerusalem for
the feast of
the Passover.
2. After the
feast of the
Passover,
Joseph and
Mary
unknowingly
set out for
Nazareth
without Jesus.
3. At the end of
the first
day's journey
they discover
Jesus is
missing.
4. His parents
return
immediately
looking for
Him.
5. This loss
causes grief
and anxiety
beyond our
understanding
to the hearts
of Mary and
Joseph.
6. On the third
day they find
Jesus in the
Temple among
the Doctors
who were
astonished at
His wisdom.
7. Mary: "Son,
why have you
done this to
us? Your
father and I
have been
searching for
you in
sorrow."
8. Jesus: "Why
did you
search for
me? Did you
not know that
I must be
about my
Father's
business?"
9. Jesus goes
down with
them to
Nazareth, and
is subject to
them.
10. Mary keeps
all these
things in her
heart.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO VIRGIN MARY
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