What are the 3 mysteries of the Rosary?

Answer 1

This prayer of the Holy Rosary is an ancient prayer of the Church which was originally a sort of bible for poor people in the days when the poor were illiterate. Concentrating on one aspect of the Life of Christ in each of the mysteries educated them on the life of Christ and led to deeper understanding of the wonderful mystery of the great gift of God's Son to mankind.

Sadly, many anti-Catholic bigots have no understanding that the rosary is a deep and humble form of prayer, Christ-centered and Scripture-based.

To answer your question:

There are four sets of five mysteries each, which meditate, or concentrate, each on an aspect from the Life of Christ.

1. The set of Joyful Mysteries (which meditate on the early life of Christ) are:

The Annunciation (when the Archangel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was chosen to be the mother of God's Son.)

The Visitation (when the newly-pregnant Mary went to visit and take care of her older cousin Elizabeth who was pregnant with John the Baptist)

The Nativity (the birth of Christ)

The Presentation in the Temple (when Mary and Joseph presented Jesus at the temple, as was the Jewish tradition)

The Finding of Jesus in the Temple (when Mary and Joseph discovered Jesus as a 12 year old child in the Temple, preaching and teaching, when they thought they had lost him during their journey back to Nazareth from Jerusalem)

2. The set of Sorrowful Mysteries (which meditate on the passion and death of Christ) are:

The Agony in the Garden (after the Last Supper where He prayed, awaiting His arrest)

The Scourging at the Pillar (when the Roman soldiers beat him with whips before His crucifixion)

The Crowning with Thorns (when the Roman soldiers mocked him by placing a crown on His head which they wove of thorns, which pierced His scalp and face)

The Carrying of the Cross (when He was forced to carry His own cross through the streets on His way to Calvary)

The Crucifixion (when He was nailed to the cross and left to die)

3. The set of Glorious Resurrection (which meditates upon the glories of the resurrected life)

The Resurrection (when Christ rose from the dead on the first Easter Sunday morning)

The Ascension into Heaven (when Christ ascended into Heaven, His full resurrected/glorified body)

The Descent of the Holy Spirit, or the first Pentecost (when the Apostles were gathered together frightened and afraid after Christ ascended into Heaven, leaving them alone, the power of the Holy Spirit came upon them in the form of tongues of fire, giving them courage and a newfound strength to go out and fulfill the mission Christ gave them to preach to all nations about His life and resurrection. This is also known as the "birthday of the Church")

The Assumption of the Blessed Mother into Heaven (when Mary His immaculate mother was brought up to Heaven, body and soul)

The Coronation of the Blessed Mother (when Mary reached heaven, she was the highest Saint in heaven, and as the Mother of Christ the King, she was the Queen Mother, and Queen of Heaven)


4. The set of Luminous Mysteries (which meditate upon the adult life of Christ)

The Baptism of the Lord (when He went to John the Baptist to be baptized, thereby setting an example to all of His followers)

The Wedding of Cana (the place where the first public miracle occurred and where Jesus listened to the request of His Mother and where she told the servants to "do as He tells you")

The Proclamation of the Kingdom (when Jesus told His disciples that the Kingdom of God was at hand)

The Transfiguration (when Jesus and Peter and John went to the mountain to pray and Moses and Elias appeared, and Jesus stood transfigured in His glorious state)

The Institution of the Holy Eucharist (when Jesus mystically changed the bread and wine into His body and blood at the first Mass, the Last Supper)

Answer 2

Four mysteries, actually. Pope John Paul 2 added a new one.

Joyous mysteries (the Annunciation to right after the Birth of Jesus)

Illuminous mysteries (the Ministries of Jesus)

Sorrowful (the Torture and Crusifixion of Jesus)

Glorious (the Resurection and Acention of Jesus)

There are five parts to each mystery, for the five decades on the rosary.

Answer 3

There are 4 now.

Originally, Joyful Mysteries. Sorrowful Mysteries and Glorious Mysteries.

Jesus's birth.
Jesus's passion
Jesus's ressurection.

The 4th, being given to Pope John Paul II inspired during prayer.

Luminious Mysteries.

Jesus's life

Answer 4

Oh man, this is a hard one to answer without being unkind.

The rosary holds no mystery. It is a traditional prayer from the catholic church.


Put your faith in God not in man made traditions.

Here is a web site that has more information:

http://www.reachingcatholics.org/

Answer 5

1. Mystery of who made it up.
2. Mystery of how its lasted so long.
3. Mystery of why anyone would believe in it in the first place.