Week 2 – Pre-K – 6th (family) Activity The entire and simple rosary takes you about 15 to 20 minutes to pray. For some people it may take up to 30 minutes. The time really doesn’t matter, what matters is that when you pray you remember the part of life of Jesus you are meditating (praying about) in each mystery. For instance, https://www.thecatholickid.com/ advices that In the 1st joyful mystery, “the Annunciation” it is good for child to pay attention to the picture and see that,  The angel Gabriel appears to Mary.  The angel greets Mary in a very special way and with a special title… Hail “FULL of Grace”.  Eve (our first mother) sinned and said “No” to God, but Mary is sinless and says “Yes” to God.  Mary says she is the Handmaid of The Lord. [Handmaid, means she pays attention to all that God says and she does it.] Another word that is used for handmaid is servant. Mary is our perfect model of Obedience. The www.thecatholickid.com lists the following as necessary Items [to pray the rosary]:  Rosary  Printed Instructions with Prayers [you may also use your key or card prayers].  Praying the Rosary [provided in next page] o Make the Sign of the Cross & recite the Apostles’ Creed. o Recite the Our Father. o Recite three Hail Marys. o Recite the Glory Be. o Announce the first Mystery & recite the Our Father. o Recite ten Hail Marys. o Recite the Glory Be & the Fatima Prayer. o Announce the second mystery. Recite the Our Father & repeat the steps throughout the rosary. o After completing the mysteries, recite the Hail Holy Queen & end with the Sign of the Cross. The following pages are meant to be a family affair and it can be done in phases, this means, it can take a few days to complete the following:  Each member of the family can color the rosary cards (may be one set of mysteries per day).  When coloring, pay attention to what is happening in the scene. Pay attention to the title.  Once the cards are colored, to make them last more, cut the title and pictures and glue them to cardstock or construction paper (if possible, laminate them, you can reuse or pass them out to another family.) You can use a different color of cardstock for each set.  Once cut, scramble the titles, have members of the family (paired them up) put them in order.  Start with one set of mysteries, once that set is memorized, go on to another one and finally pray with all 20 mysteries (4 sets). ***If you need help praying the rosary go to https://therosary.online/

The pictures used mystery cards were provided with permission from www.thecatholickid.com/ as long as their page appears on them. This next page is hyperlinked to their page to help you find the best page for your family to learn how to pray the rosary. .

Mysteries of the Rosary The Church has used three sets of mysteries for many centuries. In 2002 Pope John Paul II proposed a fourth set of mysteries—the Mysteries of Light, or Luminous Mysteries. According to his suggestion, the four sets of mysteries might be prayed on the following days: the Joyful Mysteries on Monday and Saturday, the Sorrowful Mysteries on Tuesday and Friday, the Glorious Mysteries on Wednesday and Sunday, and the Luminous Mysteries on Thursday.

The Joyful Mysteries The Sorrowful Mysteries 1. The Annunciation 1. The Agony in the Garden Mary learns that she has been chosen to be the Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane on mother of Jesus. the night before he dies. 2. The Visitation 2. The Scourging at the Pillar Mary visits Elizabeth, who tells her that she Jesus is lashed with whips. will always be remembered. 3. The Crowning With Thorns 3. The Nativity Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns. Jesus is born in a stable in Bethlehem. 4. The Carrying of the Cross 4. The Presentation Jesus carries the cross that will be used to Mary and Joseph take the infant Jesus to the crucify him. Temple to present him to God. 5. The Crucifixion 5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple Jesus is nailed to the cross and dies. Jesus is found in the Temple discussing his The Glorious Mysteries faith with the teachers. 1. The Resurrection The Mysteries of Light God the Father raises Jesus from the dead. 1. The Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan 2. The Ascension God proclaims that Jesus is his beloved Son. Jesus returns to his Father in heaven. 2. The Wedding Feast at Cana 3. The Coming of the Holy Spirit At Mary’s request, Jesus performs his first The Holy Spirit comes to bring new life to the miracle. disciples. 3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God 4. The Assumption of Mary Jesus calls all to conversion and service to the At the end of her life on earth, Mary is taken Kingdom. body and soul into heaven. 4. The Transfiguration of Jesus 5. The Coronation of Mary Jesus is revealed in glory to Peter, James, and Mary is crowned as Queen of Heaven and John. Earth. 5. The Institution of the Eucharist Jesus offers his Body and Blood at the Last Supper.

The Joyful Mysteries Monday and Saturday

The Annunciation of the Lord to Mary

The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth

The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

The Presentation of our Lord

Jesus found in the Temple

The Sorrowful Mysteries Tuesday and Friday

The Agony of Jesus in the Garden

The Scourging at the Pillar

Jesus Crowned with Thorns

Jesus Carries the Cross

Jesus Dies on the Cross

The Glorious Mysteries Sunday and Wednesday

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven

The coming of the Holy Spirit

The Assumption of Mary into Heaven

The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth!

The Luminous Mysteries Thursday

The Baptism in the Jordan

The Wedding at Cana!

The Proclamation of the Kingdom

The Transfiguration

The Institution of the Eucharist