Glorious Mysteries
The Triumph of the Resurrection & Eternal Life
The Resurrection
"The angel said to the women: "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.""
Meditation: On the third day, Jesus triumphs over death and rises gloriously from the tomb, opening eternal life for all who believe.
Fruit of the Mystery: Faith & Conversion
The Ascension
"As they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight... "This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.""
Meditation: Forty days after His Resurrection, Jesus ascends bodily into heaven to sit at the right hand of God the Father.
Fruit of the Mystery: Hope & Desire for Heaven
The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost)
"And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance."
Meditation: The Holy Spirit descends upon the Apostles and Mary at Pentecost, empowering the Church to proclaim the Gospel to all nations.
Fruit of the Mystery: Love of God & Holy Wisdom
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
"A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars."
Meditation: At the end of her earthly life, the Virgin Mary is assumed body and soul into heavenly glory by the grace of God.
Fruit of the Mystery: Grace of a Holy Death & Devotion to Mary
The Coronation of Mary Queen of Heaven
""For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name." In heaven, the Queen stands at your right hand arrayed in gold."
Meditation: Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth by her divine Son, reigning in eternal intercession for the Church.
Fruit of the Mystery: Trust in Mary’s Intercession & Eternal Glory
Canonical English doxology prayer text used in liturgical and private devotion across the United States.
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