the joyful mysteries
The Presentation is the fourth Joyful Mystery which remembers Our Blessed Lord's presentation in the Temple.
Announce each mystery by its number, type, and name; as in: "First Joyful Mystery... The Annunciation of Gabriel to Mary..."
The four mysteries are joyful mysteries, glorious mysteries, sorrowful mysteries and the luminous mysteries.
As a private devotion, the Rosary does not have any absolute requirements on how it is said. Normally, the Joyful Mysteries are prayed on Mondays and Saturdays, the Sorrowful on Tuesdays and Fridays, the Glorious on Wednesdays and Sundays, and the Luminous on Thursdays. However, it would permissible to pray any of the mysteries any day and it seems fitting to pray the Joyful Mysteries on Christmas Day. There are also other forms of the Rosary, such as the Franciscan Crown Rosary, which might be appropriate.
Traditionally, the Rosary consisted of three mysteries concerning the life of Christ: The Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries and the Glorious Mysteries. Each Mystery has five meditations assigned to it, during which the person prays an Our Father, 10 Hail Mary's and a Glory Be on the beads - this sequence is known as a "decade of the Rosary". If you pray an entire 15 decade Rosary that means you have pondered all 3 mysteries through the 5 meditations for each mystery which totals 15 decades. Recently, the pope added one more mystery, the Luminous Mysteries with 5 more meditations, so technically this now makes a full Rosary a 20 decade Rosary. The Rosary devotion dates back to the time of St. Dominic who was given it by the Blessed Virgin Mary as a powerful devotion to her for the asking of powerful graces, especially those of converting heretics.
the sorrowful mystery
In one way or another every mystery of the Rosary contains Our Blessed Lord.
The 1st Joyful Mystery is the Annunciation. Where the Angel Gabriel came and asked Mary if she would be the Mother of Jesus and Mary said yes.
The 1st Joyful Mystery is the Annunciation. Where the Angel Gabriel came and asked Mary if she would be the Mother of Jesus and Mary said yes.
The Annunciation is the first mystery of the Rosary. It commemorates the angel Gabriel's visit to Mary, announcing that she would conceive and bear a son, Jesus. This event is described in the Gospel of Luke.
No, for those who do not say the entire rosary everyday, the Church has recommended a plan, wherein you pray the entire rosary twice a week: Sunday - Glorious Monday - Joyful Tuesday - Sorrowful Wednesday - Glorious Thursday - Luminous Friday - Sorrowful Saturday - Joyful That being said, in the old days, when there were only three sets of mysteries, the entire rosary was prayed in six days, so Sunday was usually reserved for the set of mysteries of the season in which you were, thus from 24 December until the Epiphany, you said the Joyful mysteries on Sunday, then the Sorrowful during Lent, and the Glorious during Easter.