The whole Rosary is composed of fifteen decades. Each decade is recited in honor of a mystery in Our Lord's Life and that of his Blessed Mother.
It is customary to recite five decades at a time while meditating on one set of mysteries.
The decades may be separated, if the entire chaplet is completed on the same day.
Each Mystery may be meditate "bead by bead" for every Hail Mary of the decade.
The Mysteries of the Rosary |
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Recite the Our Father on the first large bead. ![]() Recite a Hail Mary for an increase of faith, hope and charity on each of the three small beads. ![]() Recite the Glory Be to the Father on the next large bead. Recite the Fatima Prayer "O my Jesus" on the large bead. Recall the first Rosary Mystery and recite the Our Father on the large bead. On each of the adjacent ten small beads (also refered to as a decade) recite a Hail Mary while reflecting on the mystery. On the next large bead, recite the Glory Be to the Father, the Fatima prayer. Each succeeding decade is prayed in a similar manner by recalling the appropriate mystery, reciting the Our Father, ten Hail Marys, the Glory Be to the Father, and the Fatima prayer while reflecting on the mystery. When the fifth mystery is completed, the Rosary is Customarily concluded with the Hail Holy Queen, and the Sign of the Cross. | ![]() |