Scripture and the Rosary

Students will really enjoy learning to pray the Rosary and it connects them to important moments in the Gospels. You may also like to ‘make a Rosary’ with the students which they can then use. The Rosary is a prayer permeated by Scripture. St John Paul II called it ‘a compendium of the Gospel.’ During the Rosary we meditate on key passages in the New Testament.

The Rosary is also a form of intercessory prayer in which we ask Mary, mother of Jesus, to pray with us..

The most well-known prayers of the Rosary have a clear biblical basis:

• Our Father – The prayer taught by Jesus (Mt 6:9-13; Lk 11:2-4)

• Hail Mary – The words of the Angel Gabriel and Mary’s response (Lk 1:28, 42)

• Glory Be – A hymn of praise to the Trinity (Cf. Romans 16:27)

THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES

• The Annunciation (Lk 1:26–38)

• The Visitation (Lk 1:39–56)

• The Nativity (Lk 2:1–21)

• The Presentation (Lk 2:22–38)

• The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple (Lk 2:41–52)

THE MYSTERIES OF LIGHT

• The Baptism of Jesus (Mt 3:13–16)

• The Wedding Feast at Cana (Jn 2:1–11)

• The Preaching of the coming of the Kingdom of God (Mk 1:14–15)

• The Transfiguration (Mt 17:1–8)

• The Institution of the Eucharist (Mt 26)

THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES

• The Agony of Jesus in the Garden (Mt 26:36–56)

• The Scourging at the Pillar (Mt 27:26)

• he Crowning with Thorns (Mt 27:27–31)

• The Carrying of the Cross (Mt 27:32)

• The Crucifixion (Mt 27:33–56)