PrayingTheRosary.org

How to pray

Your Rosary quick reference

The prayer sequence, traditional texts, and a guide to using this site.

Scripture excerpt

“pray to thy Father in secret”

Scripture
Matthew · 6:6Read the full passage
Try the guided Rosary
A five-decade Rosary: prayer orderStart at the crucifix with the Sign of the Cross and Creed. Move up to a large bead for the Our Father, three small beads for three Hail Marys, and the next large bead for the first decade. The loop contains fifty small beads and four more large beads, grouped into five decades. Full instructions follow the diagram.Five decades10 Hail Marys each1 · Cross & Creed2 · Our Father3 · Three Hail Marys4 · Glory Be; first decade5 · Continue around the loop; then closing prayers
Schematic prayer guide · Beads help you keep your place.

The prayer sequence

Instruction summary · AI-assisted

The steps below summarize the USCCB prayer guide. A decade groups ten Hail Marys; each has an Our Father before and a Glory Be after. Its mystery is the subject of meditation.

Using the guide

Physical beads are not needed to use this site. The guided Rosary displays the prayer, decade and current count. Use Previous and Next to move at your own pace. Your place is saved in this browser when storage is available.

  1. Opening

    Sign of the Cross; Apostles’ Creed.

  2. Opening beads

    One Our Father; three Hail Marys; Glory Be.

  3. The mystery

    Announce the first mystery. A related Scripture reading may follow. Pray the Our Father.

  4. The decade

    Ten Hail Marys while meditating on the mystery; Glory Be. The Fatima Prayer is an optional addition.

  5. Five mysteries

    Repeat the decade sequence for the other four mysteries.

  6. Closing

    Hail, Holy Queen; the closing dialogue and prayer; Sign of the Cross.

Weekly mysteries

Monday: Joyful · Tuesday: Sorrowful · Wednesday: Glorious · Thursday: Luminous · Friday: Sorrowful · Saturday: Joyful · Sunday: Glorious

Joyful: The Annunciation; The Visitation; The Nativity; The Presentation in the Temple; The Finding in the Temple.

Sorrowful: The Agony in the Garden; The Scourging at the Pillar; The Crowning with Thorns; The Carrying of the Cross; The Crucifixion.

Glorious: The Resurrection; The Ascension; The Descent of the Holy Spirit; The Assumption of Mary; The Coronation of Mary.

Luminous: The Baptism in the Jordan; The Wedding at Cana; The Proclamation of the Kingdom; The Transfiguration; The Institution of the Eucharist.