The Traditional Holy Rosary

of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary

Prayed in English

Listen to the The Mysteries of the Holy Rosary or download them as Audio Files

Dedicated to Mary, Auxilium Christianorum

the Most Holy Mother of God, Help of Christians, and the most perfect of all God’s creation

The Holy Rosary is to be prayed — not simply recited. And so it is prayed here, not to the end of praying it as quickly as one can, but as thoughtfully and prayerfully as one can.

You will not “get through” the five Mysteries quickly in the Rosary prayed below. Rather, it is prayed as one speaking to another, as the soul speaks to God and to Mary ... who are listening. Very often, when we pray, is at a tempo that we would never use in speaking with a friend, let alone one beloved. Such conversations are an intimate sharing ... not rote recitations. Even if we repeat ourselves, it is with a new emphasis. Who ever tires of being told that they are loved? The words are the same but the moment is new. Only in a desperate parting are such words spoken quickly.

One single “Hail Mary” prayed from the heart is worth a thousand spoken only upon the lips. Yes, in prayer, especially repetitive prayer, our minds tend to wander, to drift away from the one to whom we are praying. This is our human frailty, and God understands this. It is our perseverance in prayer that matters, despite all distractions. Let us, then, as Saint Paul encourages us, “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17).

The Rosary consists of 3 Mysteries that are divided into 15 decades (or prayers) each.

(NOTE: This is the Traditional Rosary. If you prefer the additional Luminous Mysteries added by John-Paul II in 2002 click here)

 Listen to, and pray along with, each Mystery of the Holy Rosary of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary below — in its entirety below:       
(audio only — no video)    

	The Joyful Mysteries	The Annunciation   The Visitation   The Nativity   The Presentation   The Finding in the Temple
	The Glorious Mysteries	The Resurrection   The Ascension   The Descent of the Holy Ghost   The Assumption of Mary into Heaven, body and soul   The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven
	The Sorrowful Mysteries	The Agony in the Garden   The Scourging at the Pillar   The Crowning with Thorns   Jesus carries the Cross   The Crucifixion
To Save each Mystery as an .mp3 audio file to listen to whenever you wish: LEFT-click on the title of the Mystery you wish to save, and choose “save link as” — and then choose your Desktop	Step 1:	Step 2:

To download any file, right-click on any underlined Mystery above and choose: “Save Link As ...” in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox or “Save Target as ...” in Microsoft Edge, and save it to your desktop. Copy it to a CD and listen to it while driving or working.

Also see:

Other Free Audio Files Available:

• Basic Catholic Prayers in Latin and English — listen to, and learn, our holy Catholic prayers, download them, in Latin and English.

• The Holy Rosary in Latin

• The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

• The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• The Chaplet of Saint Colette

• Abandonment to Divine Providence by Father Jean Pierre de Caussade, SJ

• The Imitation of Christ

• The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

• The Johannine Prologue: the Last Gospel Reading in the Latin Tridentine Mass

• Full Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel by Pope Leo XIII (from the Rite of Exorcism of the Roman Ritual)

• Litany of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as The Litany of Loreto) in Latin Only

• Prayer in Time of Peril, Affliction, or Temptation (from Matins)

• The Chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel in Latin and English

• Litaniae Sanctorum — the Litany of the Saints

• The Nisibene Hymns of Saint Ephrem the Syrian

• Liber Apocalypsis — the Book of Revelation — a Book for our Times — read in Latin

• Entire Audio of the Tridentine Latin Mass clearly prayed by a Priest and Altar Boy only