Joyful Mysteries: Traditionally prayed on Mondays, Saturdays, and during the season of Advent on Sundays.
- The Annunciation: The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will have a son, Jesus.
- The Visitation: Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth, who is also with child and at a much older age. Elizabeth greets Mary joyfully and can sense Jesus in her womb.
- The Nativity: Jesus is born in a manger in Bethlehem.
- The Presentation in the Temple: Jesus is presented in the Temple as a baby and dedicated to God.
- The Finding of Jesus in the Temple: As a child, Jesus is separated from Mary and Joseph, and they find Him in the Temple, teaching and asking questions.
Sorrowful Mysteries: Traditionally prayed on Tuesdays, Fridays, and during the season of Lent on Sundays.
- The Agony in the Garden: Jesus prays and suffers in the garden before being betrayed by Judas and arrested by guards.
- The Scourging at the Pillar: Jesus is taken and whipped severely (scourged) at a pillar after His arrest.
- The Crowning with Thorns: A crown of thorns is placed on the head of Jesus
- The Carrying of the Cross: Jesus carries the cross on which He is to be crucified on to Calvary.
- The Crucifixion and Death: Jesus is nailed to the cross and dies
Glorious Mysteries: Traditionally prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays (except during Lent and Advent)
- The Resurrection: Jesus is raised from the dead
- The Ascension: Jesus ascends into Heaven
- The Descent of the Holy Spirit: Jesus sends down the Holy Spirit upon his disciples.
- The Assumption: Mary is assumed into Heaven at the end of her life
- The Crowning of Mary, Queen of Heaven: Mary is crowned by Jesus as the Queen of Heaven.
Luminous Mysteries: Traditionally prayed on Thursdays
- The Baptism of Jesus: Jesus is Baptized by John in the Jordan, where the Father identifies Jesus as His beloved Son
- The Wedding at Cana: Jesus and Mary attend a wedding in the city of Cana, at which Mary asks her Son to help the couple. He responds by turning water into wine.
- The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God: Jesus proclaims the Kingdom of God to His disciples.
- The Transfiguration: Jesus is transfigured on the top of the mountain by a bright light, showing Himself in a cloud of glory to His disciples.
- The Institution of the Eucharist: Jesus institutes the Sacrament of the Eucharist at the Last Supper, leaving us His Body and Blood to consume in the form of bread and wine.
