The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, which gradually took form in the second millennium under the guidance of the Spirit of God, is a prayer loved by countless Saints and encouraged by the Magisterium. Simple yet profound, it still remains, at the dawn of this third millennium, a prayer of great significance, destined to bring forth a harvest of holiness. It blends easily into the spiritual journey of the Christian life, which, after two thousand years, has lost none of the freshness of its beginnings and feels drawn by the Spirit of God to “set out into the deep” (duc in altum!) in order once more to proclaim, and even cry out, before the world that Jesus Christ is Lord and Saviour, “the way, and the truth and the life” (Jn 14:6), “the goal of human history and the point on which the desires of history and civilization turn”.

The Rosary is a form of mental and vocal prayer cntered on the mysteries of events in the lives of Jesus and Mary.

The Joyful Mysteries are: *Annunciation *Visitation *Bith of Jesus *Presentation of Jesus in the Temple *Finding of Jesus in the Temple

The Sorrowful Mysteries are: *The Agony in the Garden *Scourging at the Pillar *Crowing with Thorns *Carrying of the Cross *Crucifixon

The Glorious Mysteries are: *Resurrection *Ascension *Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles *Assumption of Mary *Crowning of Mary as Quen of the Angels and Saints

The Luminous Mysteries are: *Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan *Manifestation of Jesus at the Wedding at Cana *Proclamation of the Kingdom of God *Transfiguration of Jesus *Institution of the Eucharist