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Rh Our Father once, Hail Mary ten times, and Glory be to the Father once. These same prayers are to be said in each mystery.

In the second joyful mystery we consider how, when Mary heard that Elisabeth was to become the mother of St. John the Baptist, she went to her house, and stayed with her three months.

In the third joyful mystery we consider how our Saviour was born in a stable, at Bethlehem, and laid in a manger between two brute beasts.

In the fourth joyful mystery we consider how the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the day of her purification, presented our Lord in the temple.

In the fifth joyful mystery we consider how the Virgin Mary lost her Son, sought for Him three days, and at the end of the third day found Him in the temple, He being then twelve years old.

In the first sorrowful mystery we consider how our Lord Jesus Christ