Rosary (How to Pray)
  1. Make the "Sign of the Cross" and say the "Apostles' Creed." (cross)
  2. Say the "Our Father." (first single bead)
  3. Say three "Hail Marys." (next three beads)
  4. Say the "Glory Be to the Father." (space in between three beads and next single bead)
  5. Announce the first mystery (choose Joyful [Mondays & Saturdays]; Sorrowful [Tuesdays & Fridays]; Luminous [Thursdays]; or Glorious [Wednesdays & Sundays] and select the first event of the appropriate mystery), then say the "Our Father." (next single bead)
  6. Say 10 "Hail Marys" while meditating on the mystery. (next 10 beads to the right)
  7. Say the "Glory Be to the Father" and the "Fatima Prayer." (space in between the 10 beads and the next single bead)
  8. Announce the second mystery (choose Joyful [Mondays & Saturdays]; Sorrowful [Tuesdays & Fridays]; Luminous [Thursdays]; or Glorious [Wednesdays & Sundays] and select the first event of the appropriate mystery), then say the "Our Father." (next single bead)
  9. Say 10 "Hail Marys" while meditating on the mystery. (next 10 beads to the right)
  10. Say the "Glory Be to the Father" and the "Fatima Prayer." (space in between the 10 beads and the next single bead)
  11. Announce the third mystery (choose Joyful [Mondays & Saturdays]; Sorrowful [Tuesdays & Fridays]; Luminous [Thursdays]; or Glorious [Wednesdays & Sundays] and select the first event of the appropriate mystery), then say the "Our Father." (next single bead)
  12. Say 10 "Hail Marys" while meditating on the mystery. (next 10 beads to the right)
  13. Say the "Glory Be to the Father" and the "Fatima Prayer." (space in between the 10 beads and the next single bead)
  14. Announce the fourth mystery (choose Joyful [Mondays & Saturdays]; Sorrowful [Tuesdays & Fridays]; Luminous [Thursdays]; or Glorious [Wednesdays & Sundays] and select the first event of the appropriate mystery), then say the "Our Father." (next single bead)
  15. Say 10 "Hail Marys" while meditating on the mystery. (next 10 beads to the right)
  16. Say the "Glory Be to the Father" and the "Fatima Prayer." (space in between the 10 beads and the next single bead)
  17. Announce the fifth mystery (choose Joyful [Mondays & Saturdays]; Sorrowful [Tuesdays & Fridays]; Luminous [Thursdays]; or Glorious [Wednesdays & Sundays] and select the first event of the appropriate mystery), then say the "Our Father." (next single bead)
  18. Say 10 "Hail Marys" while meditating on the mystery. (next 10 beads to the right)
  19. Say the "Glory Be to the Father" and the "Fatima Prayer." (space in between the 10 beads and the next single bead)
  20. Say the "Hail Holy Queen." (medal)
  21. Say the "Prayer After the Rosary." (medal)

Mysteries of the Rosary
The Rosary is made up of 20 mysteries (i.e., major events from the lives of Jesus and Mary). They are grouped into four series.

The first group contains the joyful mysteries (recited on Mondays and Saturdays); the second, the luminous mysteries (Thursdays); the third, the sorrowful mysteries (Tuesdays and Fridays); and the fourth, the glorious mysteries (Wednesdays and Sundays).
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Joyful Mysteries (Mondays and Saturdays)
  1. The Annunciation
  2. The Visitation
  3. The Birth of Our Lord
  4. The Presentation in the Temple
  5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
Luminous Mysteries (Thursdays)
  1. The Baptism in the Jordan
  2. The Wedding Feast of Cana
  3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
  4. The Transfiguration
  5. The Institution of the Eucharist
Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesdays and Fridays)
  1. The Agony in the Garden
  2. The Scourging at the Pillar
  3. The Crowning with Thorns
  4. The Carrying of the Cross
  5. The Crucifixion
Glorious Mysteries (Wednesdays and Sundays)
  1. The Resurrection
  2. The Ascension
  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit
  4. The Assumption
  5. The Crowning of Our Lady Queen of Heaven 

 ​​Prayer After the Rosary (optional) 
O God, whose only-begotten Son, by his life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; grant, we beseech you, that we who meditate upon these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.