The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary focus on the early life of Jesus and the joys experienced by Mary and Joseph. They are meditated upon while praying five decades of the Rosary.

The five Joyful Mysteries are:

1. The Annunciation — The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will conceive Jesus by the Holy Spirit.
2. The Visitation — Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth, who is pregnant with John the Baptist, and Elizabeth proclaims Mary's blessedness.
3. The Nativity — Jesus is born in a stable in Bethlehem.
4. The Presentation — Mary and Joseph present the infant Jesus in the Temple, where Simeon and Anna recognize Him as the Messiah.
5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple — At age 12, Jesus is found in the Temple discussing Scripture with the teachers, after Mary and Joseph search for Him anxiously.

In the Catholic Church, the Joyful Mysteries are traditionally prayed on Mondays and Saturdays throughout the year, as well as on Sundays during the Advent and Christmas seasons.