The Joyful Mysteries (said  Mondays and Saturdays)

   1. The Annunciation - The Angel Gabriel appears to Mary, announcing that She is to be the Mother of God.

   2. The Visitation - Elizabeth greets Mary "Blessed art Thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

   3. The Nativity - The  Virgin Mary gives birth to the Redeemer of the World.

   4. The Presentation - The Blessed Mother presents the Child Jesus in the Temple.

   5. The Finding in the Temple - The Blessed Mother finds Jesus in the Temple.

The Sorrowful Mysteries (said on Tuesdays & Fridays )

   1. Agony in the Garden - At Gethsemane Jesus prays as He contemplates the sins of the world.

   2. The Scourging - Jesus is cruelly scourged until His mortified body could bear no more.

   3. Crowning with Thorns - A crown of thorns is placed on Jesus head.

   4. Carrying of the Cross - Jesus carries the heavy cross upon His shoulder to Calvary.

   5. The Crucifixion - Jesus is nailed to the cross and dies after three hours of agony

The Glorious Mysteries (said on Wednesdays & Sundays)

   1. The Resurrection - Jesus rises glorious and immortal, three days after His death.

   2. The Ascension - Jesus ascends into Heaven thirty days after His death.

   3. Descent of the Holy Spirit - The Holy Spirit descends upon Mary and the Apostles.

   4. The Assumption - The Blessed Mother is united with Her Divine Son in heaven.

   5. The Coronation - Mary is Gloriously crowned Queen of Heaven and earth.

Luminous Mysteries (said on Thursdays)

1. Baptism of Our Lord

2. Wedding at Cana

3. Proclamation of the Kingdom of God

4. The Transfiguration

5. The Last Supper

In October 2002, the month of the Holy Rosary, Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, issued a special apostolic letter in which he announced the creation this new set of Mysteries to be used in praying the Rosary.