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JOYFUL MYSTERIES

The first chaplet of the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin consisting of: 1. the Annunciation to Mary; 2. Mary's Visitation of Elizabeth; 3. the Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem; 4. the Presentation of Christ in the Temple; 5. the Finding of Christ in the Temple.

See Also: GLORIOUS MYSTERIES, See Also: SORROWFUL MYSTERIES

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