October – Month of the Holy Rosary of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
Throughout the month of October, each day before the 6.00 PM Mass at the AU Chaplaincy, there will be Prayer and Meditation of the Holy Rosary at 5.30 PM. All are warmly invited to join.
Our Lady of Fatima photo: Wikimedia Commons (public domain).
Below are the texts used for the prayer of the Holy Rosary at the Saint John Paul II African Union Catholic Chaplaincy. Each set of mysteries is available as a PowerPoint presentation and as a PDF, free to download.
The Joyful Mysteries
Prayed on Mondays and Saturdays
- The Annunciation
- The Visitation
- The Nativity of Our Lord
- The Presentation in the Temple
- The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
The Sorrowful Mysteries
Prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays
- The Agony in the Garden
- The Scourging at the Pillar
- The Crowning with Thorns
- The Carrying of the Cross
- The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord
The Glorious Mysteries
Prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays
- The Resurrection
- The Ascension
- The Descent of the Holy Spirit
- The Assumption of Mary
- The Coronation of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth
The Luminous Mysteries
Prayed on Thursdays
- The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan
- The Wedding at Cana
- The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
- The Transfiguration
- The Institution of the Eucharist