For centuries, many great artists have imagined and visually recreated scenes inspired by the Mysteries of the Rosary.  This site is a poor attempt to bring together some of those images in a form that helps and inspired devotion.

The Rosary is not an item - it is a prayer that dates back over 500 years. Anyone who knows six easy prayers can pray a Rosary; you will also need to remember five of the twenty Mysteries to meditate upon as you pray. You do not have to be a Catholic! The eRosary does the hard work for you - just follow along, clicking on AMEN when you complete a page.

Sunday: The Glorious Mysteries
Monday: The Joyful Mysteries
Tuesday: The Sorrowful Mysteries
Wednesday: The Glorious Mysteries
Thursday: The Luminous Mysteries
Friday: The Sorrowful Mysteries
Saturday: The Joyful Mysteries

The Rosary begins with the Apostles Creed, followed by one Our Father, three Hail Marys (traditionally offered for an increase in faith, hope, and charity for those praying the Rosary), a Glory Be, and, if desired, the Fatima Prayers. Next come five mysteries (each consisting of one Our Fathers, ten Hail Marys, a Glory Be, and, if desired, the Fatima Prayers). Conclude with the Hail Holy Queen (Please say a few extra prayers after the Hail Holy Queen for the Pope).

1. The Annunciation: Archangel Gabriel "announces" to Mary that she shall conceive the Son of God
2. The Visitation: Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth, who is pregnant with John the Baptist
3. The Nativity: Jesus is born
4. The Presentation: Mary and Joseph "present" Jesus in the Temple where they meet Simeon
5. The Finding in the Temple: After losing Him, Mary and Joseph find young Jesus teaching the Rabbis in the Temple

1. The Baptism in the Jordan: Jesus begins His public life with a baptism by John the Baptist (2 Corinthians 5:21, Matthew 3:17)
2. The Wedding at Cana: His first miracle changing water into wine (John 2:1- 12)
3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom: The Call to Conversion (Mark 1:15, Mark 2:3-13; Luke 7:47-48, John 20:22-23))
4. The Transfiguration: Revelation of His glory to his Apostles (Luke 9:35)
5. The Last Supper: The institution of the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist

1. The Agony in the Garden: Jesus sweats water and blood while praying the night before his passion
2. The Scourging at the Pillar: Pilot has Jesus whipped
3. The Crowning with Thorns: Roman soldiers crown Jesus' head with thorns
4. The Carrying of the Cross: Jesus meets His mother and falls three times on the way up Calvary
5. The Crucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the cross and dies before His mother and His apostle John

1. The Resurrection: Jesus rises from the dead
2. The Ascension: Jesus leaves the Apostles and bodily "ascends" to heaven
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit: The Apostles receive the Holy Spirit in tongues of fire in the upper room with Mary
4. The Assumption: Mary is taken bodily--assumed--into heaven by God at the end of her life here on earth.
5. The Coronation: Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth