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TODAY'S MYSTERIES

A guided Rosary meditation

Pray the Rosary, one prayer at a time

A quiet, guided Rosary for your phone. One prayer fills the screen, today’s mysteries are ready, and the Latin is there when you want it, with pronunciation under every line.

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How it works

Open it. It starts on today’s mysteries, at the Sign of the Cross.
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Today’s mysteries

The app opens on today’s set of mysteries automatically.

Joyful Mysteries Monday and Saturday

The Annunciation. God sent the angel Gabriel to a young woman in Nazareth named Mary. He told her that God had chosen her to be the mother of His Son.
The Visitation. After the angel's visit, Mary traveled to the hill country to help her older relative Elizabeth. Elizabeth was expecting a child, the future John the Baptist.
The Nativity. Jesus, the Son of God, was born in Bethlehem. There was no room for His family at the inn.
The Presentation in the Temple. Forty days after His birth, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem. The Law of Moses asked parents to present a firstborn son to God.
The Finding in the Temple. When Jesus was twelve, His family went to Jerusalem for the Passover feast. On the way home, Mary and Joseph realized He was not with them.

Sorrowful Mysteries Tuesday and Friday

The Agony in the Garden. On the night before He died, Jesus went to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane. He knew the suffering that lay ahead, and He felt deep anguish.
The Scourging at the Pillar. The Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, had Jesus scourged, which means whipped. It was a brutal punishment.
The Crowning with Thorns. Soldiers mocked Jesus. They twisted thorns into a crown and pressed it onto His head.
The Carrying of the Cross. Jesus was made to carry His cross through the streets to a hill outside Jerusalem called Calvary. Weakened by the scourging, He struggled under its weight.
The Crucifixion. Jesus was nailed to the cross. After about three hours He died.

Glorious Mysteries Wednesday and Sunday

The Resurrection. Early on Sunday morning, women who followed Jesus came to His tomb and found it empty. An angel told them, "He is risen; he is not here." Jesus had truly risen from the dead, body and soul, never to die again.
The Ascension. Forty days after rising from the dead, Jesus blessed His disciples and was taken up into heaven. This is called the Ascension.
The Descent of the Holy Spirit. Ten days after the Ascension, on the Jewish feast of Pentecost, Mary and the apostles were gathered in prayer. Suddenly there came a sound like a strong wind, and what looked like tongues of fire rested on each of them.
The Assumption. When the course of Mary's life on earth was finished, God took her, body and soul, into the glory of heaven. This is called the Assumption. It is a dogma of the Church, defined in 1950.
The Coronation of Mary. The Church honors Mary as Queen of Heaven and earth. This is Church teaching, not a scene described in the Bible.

Luminous Mysteries Thursday

The Baptism in the Jordan. Jesus came to the Jordan River, where John the Baptist was baptizing. Jesus had no sin, yet He asked John to baptize Him.
The Wedding at Cana. Jesus, His mother, and His disciples were guests at a wedding in Cana. The wine ran out.
The Proclamation of the Kingdom. Jesus traveled through Galilee announcing, "The kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel." To repent means to turn away from sin and back to God. He healed the sick, forgave sins, and welcomed sinners.
The Transfiguration. Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain. There He was transfigured, which means His appearance changed before them.
The Institution of the Eucharist. At the Last Supper, the night before He died, Jesus took bread and said, "This is my body." He took the cup of wine and said, "This is my blood." In this way He gave us the Eucharist, the sacrament of His Body and Blood. At every Mass, by the power of the Holy Spirit and the words of Christ spoken by the priest, the bread and wine truly become the Body and Blood of Jesus.

Each mystery comes with a Douay-Rheims Scripture verse, its fruit, and an “In plain words” explanation.

Latin, with pronunciation you can read

Turn on Add Latin and every English line gets its Ecclesiastical Latin, with a simple guide underneath. Capital letters show the stress:

Ave María, grátia plena
AH-veh mah-REE-ah, GRAH-tsee-ah PLEH-nah
Hail Mary, full of grace

New to Church Latin? Print the free Latin pronunciation card or read the whole Rosary in Latin. Wondering why Latin at all? See what the Church says about praying in Latin.

How to pray the Rosary, in short

Sign of the Cross and the Apostles’ Creed.
One Our Father, three Hail Marys and a Glory Be.
Five decades: name the mystery, then an Our Father, ten Hail Marys, a Glory Be and the Fatima Prayer.
Hail, Holy Queen, the closing prayer and the Sign of the Cross.

Read the full how-to, with answers to common questions.

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes. No account, no ads, no subscription and no tracking. It was made as a gift.

Does it work without internet?

Yes. After your first visit the prayers work offline. Chant tracks are saved the first time you play each one.

Do I need to know Latin?

No. English is the default. Turn on Add Latin to see the Latin with an easy pronunciation guide under every line.

Which mysteries should I pray today?

The app opens on today’s set: Joyful on Monday and Saturday, Sorrowful on Tuesday and Friday, Glorious on Wednesday and Sunday, Luminous on Thursday. You can switch any time.

Can I put it on my iPhone home screen?

Yes. In Safari tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. It opens full screen like an app.

Will it remember where I stopped?

Yes. Your place, text size, theme and settings are saved on your device only.

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Made with care

Checked for accuracy. Prayer texts, Latin and Scripture were checked against vatican.va, the Douay-Rheims Bible and standard Latin sources.
Douay-Rheims Scripture for every mystery.
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Source: latinrosary.org · Updated October 16, 2026

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