About This Mystery
At age twelve, Jesus remains behind in Jerusalem after Passover. After three days of searching, Mary and Joseph find Him in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening and asking questions. All who heard Him were amazed. To Mary's anguish He says: 'Did you not know that I must be about my Father's business?' Jesus belongs first to the Father.
Spiritual Fruit of This Mystery
Zeal for God
How to Pray This Decade
Announce the Mystery
Name the mystery aloud and pause briefly to meditate on it.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
10 Hail Marys
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Repeat 10 times, meditating on the mystery with each bead.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Fatima Prayer
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
You have completed all 5 mysteries of the Joyful Mysteries!
Conclude your Rosary with the closing prayers below.
Closing Prayers
Hail, Holy Queen (Salve Regina)
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae; vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve...
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
The Rosary Prayer (Benediction)
Oremus: Deus, cujus Unigenitus per vitam, mortem et resurrectionem suam nobis salutis aeternae praemia comparavit...
Let us pray. O God, whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life: grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Michael Prayer
Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio...
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
The Memorare
Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria...
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Litany of Loreto)
Optional but highly recommended at the end
Let us pray. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy servants may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and obtain eternal joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.