Today’s Rosary: Mysteries and Prayers

Rosary Prayers

Download the printable Rosary guide (PDF, 4 pages)

Choose today’s weekday below to find the usual Rosary mysteries.

The date, when displayed, uses your device’s local time. A parish or family may choose other mysteries for a season or celebration.

DayMysteries
MondayJoyful
TuesdaySorrowful
WednesdayGlorious
ThursdayLuminous
FridaySorrowful
SaturdayJoyful
SundayGlorious

Joyful Mysteries

  1. The Annunciation (Luke 1:26–38)
  2. The Visitation (Luke 1:39–56)
  3. The Nativity (Luke 2:1–20)
  4. The Presentation (Luke 2:22–38)
  5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41–52)

Sorrowful Mysteries

  1. The Agony in the Garden (Matthew 26:36–46)
  2. The Scourging at the Pillar (John 19:1)
  3. The Crowning with Thorns (John 19:2–3)
  4. The Carrying of the Cross (John 19:16–17)
  5. The Crucifixion (John 19:18–30)

Glorious Mysteries

  1. The Resurrection (John 20:1–18)
  2. The Ascension (Acts 1:6–11)
  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1–13)
  4. The Assumption of Mary (Catholic teaching; CCC 966)
  5. The Coronation of Mary (Catholic teaching; CCC 966; compare Revelation 12:1)

Luminous Mysteries

  1. The Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13–17)
  2. The Wedding at Cana (John 2:1–11)
  3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom (Mark 1:14–15)
  4. The Transfiguration (Luke 9:28–36)
  5. The Institution of the Eucharist (Luke 22:14–20)

Pray one set of five mysteries

Use the complete guide below for the opening prayers, all five decades and conclusion. You can start with one decade if time is short.

Open the complete Rosary guide and all prayer texts

An intention for today

Bring one person or situation to prayer: someone who is ill, a family needing reconciliation, people who are alone, or those who have died. There is no need to find special words before beginning.

Sources and further reading

Prepared by Catholic Repository. Sources checked 12 September 2026. A lay educational resource, not an official Church publication.