Dear Cyndi,
Here’s a site that may help you.
59 Beads It will tell you which bead you’re on, and what prayers go with that bead. It has meditations also, and is easy to use. The rosary helps me get through
my day.
Another site is the Vatican rosary page.
The Holy Rosary.
The mysteries are:
Joyful (said on Monday and Saturday)
The Annunciation - The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive and bare the Son of God.
The Visitation - Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth, who is to give birth to St John the Baptist.
The Nativity - Mary gives birth to Jesus.
The Presentation - Mary and Joseph present Jesus at the Temple according to the tradition of the Jews.
The Finding of Jesus in the Temple - At twelve years old our Lord was found by His parents teaching in the temple at Jerusalem, where people had gathered round Him marvelling at His wisdom.
Sorrowful (said on Tuesday and Friday)
The Agony in the Garden - Jesus suffers in the knowledge of his coming Passion. He asks the apostles to pray with him. They fall asleep.
The Scourging at the Pillar - Jesus is chained to a pillar and tortured, flogged, and ridiculed.
The Crowning with Thorns - Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns.
The Carrying of the Cross - Jesus is forced to take up His cross and carry it up the hill of Calvary.
The Crucifixion - Jesus is nailed to His cross, and dies. His side is pierced and issues forth blood and water. His mother and the apostle John witness.
Glorious (said on Wednesday and Sunday)
The Resurrection - On the third day after His death on the Cross, Jesus is raised from the dead. He has defeated death.
The Ascention - Jesus ascends into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
The Decent of the Holy Spirit - The Holy Spirit comes to Mary and the apostles and enters the apostles, filling them with zeal for their ministry.
The Assumption - Mary is assumed into heaven, body and soul.
The Coronation - Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven.
The Luminous (said on Thursday)
The Baptism in the Jordon - St John the Baptist baptizes Jesus in the river Jordon. This marks the start of Jesus’ public life.
The Wedding Feast at Cana - Jesus turns water into wine at the request of His mother, Mary.
The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God - Jesus proclaims the good news of the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Transfiguration - Jesus took Peter and the sons of Zebidee, James and John, and went up a mountain. Jesus became transformed so that His face shone like the sun.
The Institution of the Eucharist - Jesus took bread, broke it, and changed it into His Body, so that whoever eats of it may have eternal life.
You may also want to request visits from a priest. Contact the Bishop’s office of your diocese (number should be in the directory) and simply ask. Confession and the Eucharist
are available to you too.
Welcome back! I wish you all the best in your search for God. I will be praying for you.
God bless,
Agricola