| A | B |
|---|
| Assumption | The Blessed Virgin Mary was taken into Heaven, body and soul. |
| Magnificat | Mary’s song of thanksgiving. |
| Annunciation | Mary’s consent to bearing the Christ child. |
| Lourdes | Mary appeared here; now a healing shrine. |
| Annunciation | Angel visits Mary. |
| Messiah | Christ, the anointed one. |
| Gabriel | Messenger to Mary. |
| Fatima | Where Bl. Jacinta, Bl. F Francisco, and Sr. L Lucia saw Mary. |
| Rosary | Marian prayer beads. |
| Simeon | He recognized the child Jesus in the Temple as the Messiah. |
| Theotokos | Greek for Mother of God. |
| Betrothed | Legally engaged to be married. |
| Glorious | The mysteries of the Rosary beginning with the Resurrection. |
| Intercessor | A go‑between or advocate |
| Immaculate Conception | The Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without sin. |
| Virgin | Mary was perpetually this. |
| Coredemptrix | Recognizes Mary’s role in Redemption. |
| Visitation | Mary drops in on her expectant cousin. |
| Luminious | The mysteries of the Rosary added by Pope John Paul II . |
| Hail Mary | Popular Marian prayer. |
| Joyful | The mysteries of the Rosary beginning with the Annunciation. |
| Mediatrix | The mysteries of the Rosary beginning with the Annunciation. |
| Sorrowful | The mysteries of the Rosary including Christ’s Passion and Death. |
| Woman | Christ called his Mother this at Cana. |
| Dogma | Revealed and defined teachings of Christ. |
