Little Prayer Stories
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The mysteries of the Rosary

The Rosary has twenty mysteries in four sets of five: moments from the lives of Jesus and Mary that we think about while we pray. Each day of the week has its set.

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Questions about the Rosary

How many mysteries does the Rosary have?

Twenty, in four sets of five: the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries. For centuries there were fifteen, until Saint John Paul II added the five Luminous Mysteries in 2002. Each time we pray the Rosary we pray one set: five decades, one for each mystery.