Secrets

The prayer of the Rosary not only means saying a prayer of praise and our fathers praying, but also meditating on 5 mysteries. These mysteries are divided into four groups: joyful, sorrowful, glorious and mysteries of light.

Each day of the week is assigned to certain secrets. On Monday and Saturday, happy secrets are honored; on Tuesday and Friday, sad secrets are celebrated. The glorious mysteries are reserved for Sunday and Wednesday, and the light ones are reserved for Thursday.

The happy secrets for Monday and Saturday are:
1. The angel Gabriel brings the good news to Mary
2. Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth
3. The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
4. Jesus is presented to God in the temple
5. Jesus is found in the Temple.

The sad secrets, for Tuesday and Friday, are:
1. Jesus' agony in the Garden of Gethsemane
2. Jesus is scourged
3. Jesus is crowned with thorns
4, Jesus carries his cross to Golgotha
5. Jesus dies on the cross.

The glorious secrets for Sunday and Wednesday are:
Jesus rises from the grave
2. Jesus ascends to heaven
3. The Holy Spirit descends upon the apostles
4. Mary is taken up to heaven
5. Mary is crowned in heaven

The secrets of light, for Thursday, are:
1. Jesus' baptism in the Jordan
2. The revelation of Jesus at the wedding in Cana
3. Jesus proclaims the Kingdom of God and calls for conversion
4. The Transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor
5. Jesus institutes the Eucharist during the Last Supper.

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