
LISTEN TO
The Holy Rosary
in Latin
The
Mysteries of the Holy Rosary
in
Downloadable Audio Files

This is perhaps the simplest way to understand the Holy
Rosary:
The Holy Rosary Consists
of Three Mysteries:
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The 3 Mysteries
are:
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the
Joyful
Mysteries,
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the
Sorrowful
Mysteries,
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and the
Glorious
Mysteries
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Each Mystery
Contains ...
5 distinct episodes in the lives of Jesus
and Mary
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For
each
of these 3
Mysteries
we will pray:
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5 sets
of
“10 Ave
Marias”*
(These are called
Decades;
sets of 10)
*
This equals150 total
Ave Maria prayers (the prayer, “Hail Mary” is more
accurately named the Angelic Salutation,
after the Archangel Gabriel’s greeting when announcing
to Mary that she would be the Mother of God (St. Luke
1.26-28). For this reason the Rosary is also called
Our Lady’s Psalter, after the 150
chapters in the Book of Psalms, or the Psalter.)
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Dedicated to Mary, Auxilium Christianorum
— the Most Holy Mother of God, Help of Christians, and the
most perfect of all God’s creation
This Present page
Contains the:
FIVE JOYFUL MYSTERIES
(Immediately below are links
to pages containing the remaining 2 Mysteries:)
Or
you can listen to, and pray
along with, the Five Sacred Mysteries of the Holy Rosary on:
Youtube
Below, the
First Joyful Mystery is prayed:
Click
on any Mystery below to
listen
to it (you can also
download any of them by right-clicking on the link below
and choosing “Save Target as ...” in Chrome, Microsoft Edge
or “Save link as ...” in Mozilla Firefox)
Mysteria Gaudiosa The Joyful Mysteries
of the Holy Rosary
(Click on any of the 6 links below
to listen to them)
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Prayers Preceding The Rosary
(Symbolum Apostolorum:
the Apostles Creed)
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ANNUNTIATIO:
The Annunciation
(the Angel
Gabriel announces to Mary that she is to be the Mother of
the Son of God)
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VISITATIO:
The Visitation
(Mary visits
her cousin Elizabeth who has conceived a son, Saint John the Baptist
who will “Prepare the way of the Lord”)
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NATIVITAS:
The Nativity
(the virgin birth of Jesus
Christ)
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PRESENTATIO:
The
Presentation
(Mary and Saint Joseph
bring Jesus to the Temple in accordance with Mosaic Law to be
presented to God)
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INVENTIO IN TEMPLO:
The Finding in the
Temple
(Mary and Saint Joseph find
Jesus, now 12 years old, in the Temple discoursing with the Doctors
of the Mosaic Law)
Each
of these five Mysteries
are recited — prayed, really — in Latin as our forefathers had
prayed the Rosary for over a thousand years. You can follow the audio
presentation in the text accompanying it below. Please remember
that each Mystery, as you listen to it, is being prayed — and
not merely recited. We invite you to enter into these prayers with us.
The audio files are not “professional recordings” ... they are prayers.
We humbly ask you to overlook what is imperfect
within them. Our special thanks to the cloistered Community of Poor
Clare Colettine Nuns in England for preparing the text for this
presentation, for their loving encouragement, and for their constant
prayers through which alone this project is possible.
Mysteria
Gaudiosa
—
The First Joyful
Mystery
of the Holy Rosary
In
nomine Patris +
et Filii +
et Spiritus Sancti +
Amen.
Symbolum Apostolorum (The Apostles
Creed)
Credo in Deum,
Patrem omnipotentem, creatorem caeli et terrae; et in Iesum Christum,
Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum,
Qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto,
natus ex Maria Virgine,
passus sub Pontio Pilato,
crucifixus, mortuus et sepultus;
descendit ad inferos;
tertia die resurrexit a mortuis,
ascendit in caelum,
sedet ad dexteram Dei, Patris omnipotentis, inde venturus est judicare
vivos et mortuos.
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum;
Sanctam Ecclesiam Catholicam,
sanctorum communionem;
remissionem peccatorum;
carnis resurrectionem;
vitam aeternam. Amen.
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“In
mense autem sexto, missus est angelus Gabriel a Deo in civitatem Galilææ,
cui nomen Nazareth. 27
Ad virginem desponsatam viro, cui nomen erat Ioseph, de domo David:
et nomen virginis Maria. 28
Et ingressus angelus ad eam dixit : Ave gratia plena : Dominus tecum
: benedicta tu in mulieribus. 29
Quæ cum audisset, turbata est in sermone ejus, et cogitabat qualis esset
ista salutatio. 30
Et ait angelus ei: Ne timeas, Maria : invenisti enim gratiam apud Deum.
31
Ecce concipies in utero, et paries filium, et vocabis nomen ejus Iesum:
32
Hic erit magnus, et Filius Altissimi vocabitur, et dabit illi Dominus
Deus sedem David patris eius : et regnabit in domo Iacob in æternum,
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et regni ejus non erit finis.” (Saint Luke 1.26-33)
Pater
noster, Qui es in caelis,
sanctificetur nomen Tuum;
adveniat regnum Tuum;
fiat voluntas Tua,
sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie;
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris;
et ne nos inducas in tentationem; sed libera nos a malo.
Amen.
(Decies repetita: Repeat each “Ave Maria” 10 times):
Ave Maria,
gratia plena,
Dominus tecum;
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Gloria Patri,
et Filio,
et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio,
et nunc,
et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
(optional)
O
Bone Iesu, libera nos a peccatis
nostris; libera nos ab ignibus gehennae; perduc
in paradisum omnes animas praesertim eas quae plus misericordia tua indigent!
II. Secundum Mysterium Gaudiosum:
Visitatio
(the Visitation)
39
“Exsurgens
autem Maria in diebus illis, abiit in montana cum festinatione, in civitatem
Iuda: 40
Et intravit in domum Zachariæ, et salutavit Elisabeth.
41 Et factum
est, ut audivit salutationem Mariæ Elisabeth, exsultavit infans in utero
ejus: et repleta est Spiritu Sancto Elisabeth:
42 Et exclamavit
voce magna, et dixit : Benedicta tu inter mulieres, et benedictus fructus
ventris tui. 43
Et unde hoc mihi, ut veniat mater Domini mei ad me?
44 Ecce enim
ut facta est vox salutationis tuæ in auribus meis, exsultavit in gaudio
infans in utero meo.”
Pater
noster, Qui es in caelis,
sanctificetur nomen Tuum;
adveniat regnum Tuum;
fiat voluntas Tua,
sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie;
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris;
et ne nos inducas in tentationem; sed libera nos a malo.
Amen.
(Decies repetita: Repeat each “Ave Maria”
10 times):
Ave Maria,
gratia plena,
Dominus tecum;
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Gloria
Patri,
et Filio,
et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio,
et nunc,
et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
(optional)
O Bone Iesu,
libera nos a peccatis nostris; libera nos ab ignibus gehennae; perduc
in paradisum omnes animas praesertim eas quae plus misericordia tua indigent!
III. Tertium Mysterium Gaudiosum:
Nativitas
(the Nativity,
the Birth of Jesus)
15
“Et
factum est, ut discesserunt ab eis angeli in cælum : pastores loquebantur
ad invicem : Transeamus usque Bethlehem, et videamus hoc verbum, quod
factum est, quod Dominus ostendit nobis.
16 Et venerunt
festinantes : et invenerunt Mariam, et Ioseph, et infantem positum in
præsepio. 17
Videntes autem cognoverunt de verbo, quod dictum erat illis de puero
hoc. 18
Et omnes qui audierunt, mirati sunt: et de his quæ dicta erant a pastoribus
ad ipsos. 19
Maria autem conservabat omnia verba hæc, conferens in corde suo.
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Et reversi sunt pastores glorificantes et laudantes Deum in omnibus
quæ audierant et viderant, sicut dictum est ad illos.”
Pater
noster, Qui es in caelis,
sanctificetur nomen Tuum;
adveniat regnum Tuum;
fiat voluntas Tua,
sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie;
et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus
nostris;
et ne nos inducas in tentationem; sed libera nos a malo.
Amen.
(Decies repetita: Repeat each “Ave Maria” 10 times):
Ave Maria,
gratia plena,
Dominus tecum;
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Gloria Patri,
et Filio,
et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio,
et nunc,
et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
(optional)
O
Bone Iesu, libera nos a peccatis nostris; libera nos ab ignibus
gehennae; perduc
in paradisum omnes animas praesertim eas quae plus misericordia tua indigent!
IV.
Quartum Mysterium Gaudiosum:
Presentatio
(the Presentation in the Temple)
“29
Nunc dimittis servum tuum Domine, secundum verbum tuum in pace:
30
Quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum.
31 Quod parasti ante faciem
omnium populorum: 32
lumen ad revelationem gentium, et gloriam plebis tuæ Israël.
33 Et
erat pater ejus et mater mirantes super his quæ dicebantur de illo.
34
Et benedixit illis Simeon, et dixit ad Mariam matrem ejus: Ecce positus
est hic in ruinam et in resurrectionem multorum in Israël, et in signum
cui contradicetur: 35
Et tuam ipsius animam pertransibit gladius ut revelentur ex multis cordibus
cogitationes.”
Pater
noster, Qui es in caelis,
sanctificetur nomen Tuum;
adveniat regnum Tuum;
fiat voluntas Tua,
sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie;
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris;
et ne nos inducas in tentationem; sed libera nos a malo.
Amen.
(Decies repetita: Repeat each “Ave Maria”
10 times):
Ave Maria,
gratia plena,
Dominus tecum;
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Gloria Patri,
et Filio,
et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio,
et nunc,
et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
(optional)
O Bone Iesu,
libera nos a peccatis nostris; libera nos ab ignibus gehennae; perduc
in paradisum omnes animas praesertim eas quae plus misericordia tua
indigent!
V. Quintum Mysterium Gaudiosum:
Inventio in Templo
(the Finding in
the Temple)
41
“Et
ibant parentes ejus per omnes annos in Ierusalem, in die solemni Paschæ.
42
Et cum factus esset annorum duodecim, ascendentibus illis Ierosolymam
secundum consuetudinem diei festi,
43 consummatisque
diebus, cum redirent, remansit puer Iesus in Ierusalem, et non cognoverunt
parentes ejus. 44
Existimantes autem illum esse in comitatu, venerunt iter diei, et requirebant
eum inter cognatos et notos. 45
Et non invenientes, regressi sunt in Ierusalem,
requirentes eum. 46
Et factum est, post triduum invenerunt illum in templo sedentem in medio
doctorum, audientem illos, et interrogantem eos.
47 Stupebant
autem omnes qui eum audiebant, super prudentia et responsis ejus.
48
Et videntes admirati sunt. Et dixit mater ejus ad illum: Fili, quid
fecisti nobis sic? ecce pater tuus et ego dolentes quærebamus te.
49
Et ait ad illos: Quid est quod me quærebatis? nesciebatis quia in his
quæ Patris mei sunt, oportet me esse ?
50 Et ipsi
non intellexerunt verbum quod locutus est ad eos.
51 Et descendit cum eis, et venit
Nazareth: et erat subditus illis. Et mater ejus conservabat omnia verba
hæc in corde suo. 52
Et Iesus proficiebat sapientia, et ætate, et gratia apud Deum et homines.”
Pater
noster, Qui es in caelis,
sanctificetur nomen Tuum;
adveniat regnum Tuum;
fiat voluntas Tua,
sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie;
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris;
et ne nos inducas in tentationem; sed libera nos a malo.
Amen.
(Decies repetita: Repeat each “Ave Maria” 10 times):
Ave Maria,
gratia plena,
Dominus tecum;
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.
Gloria Patri,
et Filio,
et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio,
et nunc,
et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
(optional)
O Bone Iesu,
libera nos a peccatis nostris; libera nos ab ignibus gehennae;
perduc in paradisum omnes animas praesertim eas quae plus misericordia
tua indigent!
Salve,
Regina,
Mater misericordiae!
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus, exules filii Evae.
Ad te suspiramus,
gementes, et flentes, in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria!
Ora pro nobis, Sancta Dei Genetrix,
Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
Oremus:
Gratiam tuam quaesumus, Domine,
mentibus nostris infunde, ut qui,
angelo nuntiante, Christi Filii tui
incarnationem cognovimus
per passionem eius et crucem,
ad resurrectionem gloriam perducamur,
per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
In
nomine Patris,
et Filii,
et Spiritus Sancti.
Amen.
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(NOTE: The Biblical text preceding the
Mystery provides you with the verses in Sacred Scripture pertaining
to each distinct Mystery. It is not prayed as part of the Rosary. For
the English (and Latin) texts please go to
www.drbo.org)
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Responses:
It is always a pleasure for the
Boston Catholic Journal to receive letters, especially from young men
and women. With gratitude we reprint the following letters:
Dear Senior Editor,
Boston Catholic Journal
I am writing you this letter so that you may know that no
good deeds go unnoticed in the eyes of God. I have listened
to the audio files on your website and I want to tell you
that your whole team working at The Boston Catholic Journal
did an excellent job not only with the one-hundred and fifty
Psalms, but also with the Holy Rosary (it is especially
helpful with the Rosary that the reader is able to follow
along on the same page, and I do understand how there is
a link which one can go to in order to follow along with
the psalms as well).
As far a sound quality goes,
after listen to about twelve-fifteen Psalms ranging from
the first Psalm all the way to the last one, the sound quality
is not only consistent but at the same time sharp and clear.
The speaker does a good job of speaking at a steady pace
in order that the listener may be able to follow along as
well as reflect on that particular Psalm.
In an era where the classics
and everything associated with it is slowly fading away,
it is refreshing to not only see, but to hear what our fathers
heard growing up and what their father’s heard, back to
the time of the Roman Republic.
In this season of Lent, many
people seem to get lost in its intended purpose of preparing
for Easter ...with worrying about getting their ashes (solely
for the purpose of just wearing them in public so people
can see they are a “good” Catholic), or what they are going
to give up for Lent—like their large ice coffee everyday—when
the truth of the matter is none of that stuff (giving up
coffee, chocolate, etc) is going to bring you closer to
God.
I personally tend to look
at Lent not so much of what you can “give up” but more of
what you can “give”: one can give more time to God
by going Church a couple days a week, or give more time
to praying in the morning as well as at night; you can give
your attention to people who are in need. Or as pertaining
to your website, you can give the time it takes to listen
to four Psalms a day and be done with all of them just in
time for Easter.
I do understand the concept
of self-discipline and giving up things that you find enjoyable
or pleasing but, I just believe that God would find an increase
prayer time and time of self reflection more pleasing to
him than giving up soda for Lent (especially since the only
reason you gave up soda was that you wanted to lose ten
pounds during Lent and it has nothing to do with self-discipline).
Your website has provided
many people the opportunity to prepare and cleanse themselves
throughout the duration of Lenten season and in essence
bring them closer to Christ which is what Lent is really
all about.
I hope you and your
team of men at The Boston Catholic Journal keep up the good
work. For there is no greater gift than to bring someone
closer to Christ, especially since if you take one step
towards Christ…he takes two steps towards you. So because
of you many people are taking the step in the right direction,
towards God.
Thank you again,
God Bless.
Stephen Saint Damian M.
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
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Geoffrey K. Mondello
Editor, Boston Catholic Journal
Dear Mr. Editor,
I have long since 'Bookmarked ' the Boston Catholic Journal
as I am so interested in the audio files that you offer
for downloads on site.
I always think that the layout of the Boston Journal is
so easy to navigate, and indeed the 'Free Disc" that you
sent to me some time ago has been much used and appreciated.
The voice files of the psalms have helped me greatly to
appreciate the beauty of Latin and they are read so prayerfully,
and in a way I can enter into, thank you for the hours of
devotion you must have put into the project.
But I am particularly interested in the wonderful presentation
of the Rosary in Latin, it is so prayerful, thank you so
much — especially the ' Luminous Mysteries ', many religious
sites on the net have the Regular mysteries but far fewer
the Mysteries of Light.
The reader of the Rosary has such a good voice, well metered,
and so prayerful, I can think of many sick people who would
derive great comfort to pray along with these audio's, so
thank you for all your time.
Please extend my gratitude to your staff, I see your site
is dedicated to Mary, well she has certainly blessed the
work of your hands and lips.
Thank you.
God bless you
A. E. I. M. E.
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