An “epitome”. That’s great! Yeah. I’ll cop to it.
The first five mysteries (Joyful) have to do with the Incarnation and early years of Jesus’ life.
(1) Annunciation
(2) Visitation
(3) Nativity
(4) Presentation
(5) Finding the young Jesus in the Temple
Then we go to the ministry mysteries (Luminous)
(6) Baptism
(7) Wedding at Cana
(8) Proclamation of the Kingdom
(9) Transfiguration
(10) Institution of the Eucharist
Then the mysteries of the Passion (Sorrowful)
(11) The “agony”(= struggle) in the Garden
(12) Jesus is scourged
(13) Jesus is crowned with thorns
(14) Jesus is made to carry his cross
(15) Jesus us crucified and dies
Then the Mysteries of Glory (um, Glorious)
(16) The Resurrection
(17) The Ascension
(18) The descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
(19) The Assumption of Mary
(20) The Coronation of Mary
So yeah, that is a concise summary of the high points which is what an “epitome” is. I like it.
Is the Rosary a series of prayers counted on a string of beads? Arranged in groups of ten small beads separated by one large bead? Five sets of these decades. The large bead is the Our Father or Lord’s Prayer, and the Our Father is said on this bead. One each of the small beads, the Hail Mary is prayed by Catholics. Which would be Catechism paragraphs 2676-2677. Is this correct? Thanks for you patience.