A Novena of Meditations on God's Love

First Day - Deuteronomy 7:6-13

Second Day - Hosea 11:1-9

Third Day - Luke 15:1-10

Fourth Day - Luke 15:11-32

Fifth Day - John 3:13-21

Sixth Day - John 14:18-24

Seventh Day - John 19:28-37

Eighth Day - Romans 5:1-11

Ninth Day - 1 John 4:7-21

A Novena of Meditations on Love of Neighbor

First Day - Matthew 18:21-35

Second Day - Matthew 25:31-46

Third Day - Luke 6:27-38

Fourth Day - Luke 10:25-37

Fifth Day - Luke 16:19-31

Sixth Day - John 13:1-15; 31-35

Seventh Day - John 15:9-17

Eighth Day - 1 John 3:11-18

Ninth Day - 1 Corinthians 13

Scriptural Rosary Online

There are two versions of a scriptural rosary posted along with this entry - both including all four sets of mysteries.

While praying a scriptural rosary, one reads a short verse or passage from scripture before praying a vocal prayer. I have composed those following to where one would read a short passage (in most cases, as short as a single verse) before praying each Hail Mary. Each passage from scripture is to provide and idea - or 'point' - on which to meditate while one vocally prays each Hail Mary. For information on how to pray the rosary in general, see this helpful guide.

There are two scriptural rosaries posted here; the first provides scriptural verses which focus more directly on the events in the lives of Jesus and Mary on which the rosary's meditations are based, while the second provides more varied scriptural meditations by providing, for example, more Old Testament connections to the mysteries or adding devotional scriptural passages to the meditations. God bless!

Scriptural Rosary

The Joyful Mysteries

The Luminous Mysteries

The Sorrowful Mysteries

The Glorious Mysteries

Scriptural Rosary with Varied Scriptural References

Joyful Mysteries

Luminous Mysteries

Sorrowful Mysteries

Glorious Mysteries

A Novena of Meditations on Saint Joseph

First Day - Matthew 1:1-17

Second Day - Matthew 1:18-25

Third Day - Luke 2:1-7

Fourth Day - Luke 2:15-21

Fifth Day - Luke 2:22-40

Sixth Day - Matthew 2:13-23

Seventh Day - Genesis 39:1-6

Eighth Day - Luke 2:41-52

Ninth Day - Matthew 13:53-58


The righteous flourish like the palm tree,
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
They are planted in the house of the Lord,
they flourish in the courts of our God. (Psalms 92:12-13)

A Novena of Meditations on the Word of God

Prayerfully read the following Scriptural passages for nine days in order to form a sort of novena of meditations on the Word of God (that is, "Word" with either a capital or lower case "w"). May your meditations be fruitful.

First Day - Deuteronomy 8:1-10

Second Day - Isaiah 55:6-13

Third Day - Luke 8:4-21

Fourth Day - 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13

Fifth Day - Hebrews 4:1-13

Sixth Day - James 1:16-27

Seventh Day - 1 Peter 1:13-25

Eighth Day - Revelation 19:9-16

Ninth Day - John 1:1-18

A Novena of Mediations on Fasting

Reinvigorate fasting in your spiritual life by meditating for nine days on the following Scripture passages about the practice. While you're at it, read Pope Benedict XVI's Message for Lent on the same topic.

First Day - Genesis 2:4-17

Second Day - Isaiah 58:1-9

Third Day - Jonah 3

Fourth Day - Matthew 4:1-11

Fifth Day - Matthew 6:14-21

Sixth Day - Mark 2:18-22

Seventh Day - Mark 9:14-29

Eighth Day - Luke 16:19-31

Ninth Day - John 4:31-38

A Novena of Meditations on Joy in the Midst of Suffering

Pope John Paul II wrote of joy in the midst of suffering in his Apostolic Letter, Salvifici Dolores:

"The individual...does not discover [the salvific meaning of suffering] at his own human level, but at the level of the suffering of Christ. At the same time, however, from this level of Christ the salvific meaning of suffering descends to man's level and becomes, in a sense, the individual's personal response. It is then that man finds in his suffering interior peace and even spiritual joy.

Saint Paul speaks of such joy in the Letter to the Colossians: "I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake"[Col 1:24]. A source of joy is found in the overcoming of the sense of the uselessness of suffering, a feeling that is sometimes very strongly rooted in human suffering." (No. 26-27)

So that one may better incorporate into the spiritual life this resolve to rejoice in the midst of life's sufferings, here are nine days of scriptural passages which one may prayerfully read in order to form a novena of meditations on this subject. May it help you find joy in the midst of suffering.

First Day - Matthew 5:1-12

Second Day - J0hn 16:16-33

Third Day - Romans 5:1-5

Fourth Day - 2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Fifth Day - Colossians 1:24-29

Sixth Day - James 1:2-4, 5:7-11

Seventh Day - 1 Peter 1:3-9

Eighth Day - 1 Peter 4:12-19

Ninth Day - Acts 5:27-42