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 PIOUS  custom  assigns  the  different  parts  of  the Rosary to  different  days  of  the  week,  as  follows:

1. The  Joyful  Mysteries  are  honored  on  Mondays and Thursdays  throughout  the  year,  and  on  all  Sundays from  the  first  of  Advent  to  the  first  of  Lent.

2. The  Sorrowful Mysteries  are  honored  on  Tuesdays and  Fridays  throughout  the  year,  and  on  Sundays of  Lent.

3. The  Glorious  Mysteries  are  honored  on  Wednesdays and  Saturdays  throughout  the  year,  and  on all  Sundays  from  Easter  to  Advent.

VIRGIN Mary,  grant  that  the  recitation  of  thy Rosary may  be  for  me  each  day,  in  the  midst of my  manifold  duties,  a  bond  of  unity  in  my  actions, a tribute  of  filial  piety,  a  sweet  refreshment,  an  encouragement to  walk  joyfully  along  the  path  of  duty. Grant, above  all,  O  Virgin  Mary,  that  the  study  of thy  fifteen  mysteries  may  form  in  my  soul,  little  by little,  a  luminous  atmosphere,  pure,  strengthening, and fragrant,  which  may  penetrate  my  understanding, my will,  my  heart,  my  memory,  my  imagination,  my whole  being. So shall  I  acquire  the  habit  of  praying while I  work,  without  the  aid  of  formal  prayers,  by interior  acts  of  admiration  and  of  supplication,  or  by aspirations  of  love. I ask  this  of  thee,  O  Queen  of  the Holy Rosary,  through  St.  Dominic,  thy  son  of  predilection, the  renowned  preacher  of  thy  mysteries, and the  faithful  imitator  of  thy  virtues. Amen.

Indulgence of 300  days,  once  a  day. — Pius  X, March  15,  1907.