ROSARY & ART: The First Joyful Mystery is the Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38) Jan van Eyck, “The Annunciation,” 1435, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (photo: Eyck, Jan van / Public Domain) ...

The Annunciation is the first of the joyful mysteries we contemplate when praying the rosary. It is the occasion for the Angelus prayer: “The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary/ And she ...

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Leonardo da Vinci's "Annunciation." (OSV News photo/JaneB, Pixabay) The joyful mysteries of the rosary guide us along a journey of prayer through Jesus’ conception, birth and early life.

Joyful Mysteries 1. THE ANNUNCIATION Don't forget, my friend, that we are children. The Lady of the sweet name, Mary, is absorbed in prayer.