† This chaplet may be prayed using a Marian

rosary. On each large bead, the Lord’s Prayer is

full of grace! The Lord is with you." But she
was greatly troubled at what was said and
J.M.J. said. On each small bead the following prayer is pondered what sort of greeting this might
said: be. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be
Mary, full of grace, and Joseph, son of afraid, Mary, for you have found favor
David; honor to you, Mother of God, with God. Behold, you will conceive in
and to you, guardian of the Redeemer. your womb and bear a son, and you shall
Eternal praise to the Child name him Jesus. He will be great and will
Chaplet with whom you formed a family, Jesus. be called Son of the Most High, and the
Lord God will give him the throne of
Holy spouses, pray for us sinners, our
of the Holy families and communities, now and at the
hour of our death. Amen.
David his father, and he will rule over the
house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom
there will be no end." But Mary said to the
Spouses This chaplet may be concluded with any
angel, "How can this be, since I have no
relations with a man?" And the angel said
suitable prayer to Holy Spouses, such as the to her in reply, "The holy Spirit will come
following: upon you, and the power of the Most High
Holy Father, you joined together by a will overshadow you. Therefore the child
virginal bond the glorious Mother of your to be born will be called holy, the Son of
Son and the just man, Saint Joseph, God. Mary said, "Behold, I am the
that they might be faithful cooperators in handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to
the mystery of the Word Incarnate. me according to your word." Then the
Grant that we who are united with you by angel departed from her.
the bond of baptism may live more Annunciation to Joseph
intimately our union with Christ and may (Mt 1:19-21) Joseph her husband, since he
walk more joyfully in the way of love. was a righteous man, yet unwilling to
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ , expose her to shame, decided to divorce
your Son who lives and reigns with you her quietly. Such was his intention when,
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to
ever. R. Amen. him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of
MYSTERIES David, do not be afraid to take Mary your
Betrothal of Mary and Joseph wife into your home. For it is through the
(Mt 1:18) Now this is how the birth of Jesus holy Spirit that this child has been
Christ came about. When his mother Mary conceived in her. She will bear a son and
was betrothed to Joseph, but before they you are to name him Jesus, because he will
lived together, she was found with child save his people from their sins."
through the holy Spirit. Joseph takes Mary as his wife
Annunciation to Mary (Mt 1:22-25) All this took place to fulfill
(Lk 1:28-35, 38) In the sixth month, the what the Lord had said through the
angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town prophet: "Behold, the virgin shall be with
of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin child and bear a son, and they shall name
betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the him Emmanuel," which means "God is
house of David, and the virgin's name was with us." When Joseph awoke, he did as
Mary. And coming to her, he said, "Hail, the angel of the Lord had commanded him
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and took his wife into his home. He had he should not see death before he had seen Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the
no relations with her until she bore a son, the Messiah of the Lord. He came in the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and
and he named him Jesus. Spirit into the temple; and when the stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to
Birth of Jesus parents brought in the child Jesus to search for the child to destroy him." Joseph
(Lk 2:3-7,15-16) Joseph too went up from perform the custom of the law in regard to rose and took the child and his mother by
Galilee from the town of Nazareth to him, he took him into his arms and blessed night and departed for Egypt. He stayed
Judea, to the city of David that is called God. He came in the Spirit into the temple; there until the death of Herod, that what
Bethlehem, because he was of the house and when the parents brought in the child the Lord had said through the prophet
and family of David, to be enrolled with Jesus to perform the custom of the law in might be fulfilled, "Out of Egypt I called
Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. regard to him, he took him into his arms my son."
While they were there, the time came for and blessed God, saying: "Now, Master, Finding of Jesus in the Temple
her to have her child and she gave birth to you may let your servant go in peace, (Lk 2:41-50) Each year the parents of Jesus
her firstborn son. She wrapped him in according to your word, for my eyes have went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover,
swaddling clothes and laid him in a seen your salvation, which you prepared in and when he was twelve years old, they
manger, because there was no room for sight of all the peoples, a light for went up according to festival custom. After
them in the inn. revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for they had completed its days, as they were
When the angels went away from them to your people Israel." The child's father and returning, the boy Jesus remained behind
heaven, the shepherds said to one another, mother were amazed at what was said in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know
"Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this about him; He said to Mary his mother, it. Thinking that he was in the caravan,
thing that has taken place, which the Lord "Behold, this child is destined for the fall they journeyed for a day and looked for
has made known to us." So they went in and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign him among their relatives and
haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the that will be contradicted and you yourself acquaintances, but not finding him, they
infant lying in the manger. a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of returned to Jerusalem to look for him. After
Circumcision and Naming of Jesus many hearts may be revealed." There was three days they found him in the temple,
(Lk 2:21) When eight days were completed also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening
for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was to them and asking them questions, and all
the name given him by the angel before he advanced in years, having lived seven who heard him were astounded at his
was conceived in the womb. years with her husband after her marriage, understanding and his answers. When his
Presentation of Jesus and then as a widow until she was eighty- parents saw him, they were astonished,
(Lk 2:22-40) When the days were four. She never left the temple, but and his mother said to him, "Son, why have
completed for purification according to the worshiped night and day with fasting and you done this to us? Your father and I have
law of Moses, they took him up to prayer. And coming forward at that very been looking for you with great anxiety."
Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just time, she gave thanks to God and spoke And he said to them, "Why were you
as it is written in the law of the Lord, about the child to all who were awaiting looking for me? Did you not know that I
"Every male that opens the womb shall be the redemption of Jerusalem. When they must be in my Father's house?" But they
consecrated to the Lord," and to offer the had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law did not understand what he said to them.
sacrifice of "a pair of turtledoves or two of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to Hidden Life at Nazareth
young pigeons," in accordance with the their own town of Nazareth. The child (Lk 2:51-52) Jesus went down with them
dictate in the law of the Lord. Now there grew and became strong, filled with and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to
was a man in Jerusalem whose name was wisdom; and the favor of God was upon them; and his mother kept all these things
Simeon. This man was righteous and him. in her heart. And Jesus advanced in
devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, Escape into Egypt wisdom and age and favor before God and
and the holy Spirit was upon him. It had (Mt 2:13-15) When they had departed, man.
been revealed to him by the holy Spirit that behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to