s in the temple--His parents offered Him to God; (5) the finding of
the Child Jesus in the temple--His parents had lost Him in Jerusalem for
three days.

Q. 1085. Say the five sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary.
A. The five sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary are: (1) The Agony in the
Garden--Our Lord was in dreadful anguish and bathed in a bloody sweat;
(2) the Scourging at the Pillar--Christ was stripped of His garments and
lashed in a cruel manner; (3) the Crowning with Thorns--He was mocked as
a king by heartless men; (4) the Carriage of the Cross--from the place
He was condemned to Calvary, the place of Crucifixion; (5) the
Crucifixion--He was nailed to the cross amid the jeers and blasphemies
of His enemies.

Q. 1086. Say the five glorious mysteries of the Rosary.
A. The five glorious mysteries of the Rosary are: (1) The Resurrection
of Our Lord; (2) the Ascension of Our Lord; (3) The Coming of the Holy
Ghost upon the Apostles; (4) the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin--after
death she was taken body and soul into heaven; (5) the Coronation of the
Blessed Virgin--on entering heaven she was made queen of all the Angels
and Saints and placed in dignity next to her Divine Son, Our Blessed
Lord.

Q. 1087. On what days, according to the pious custom of the faithful,
are the different mysteries of the Rosary usually said?
A. According to the pious custom of the faithful, the different
mysteries of the Rosary are usually said on the following days, namely:
the joyful on Mondays and Thursdays, the sorrowful on Tuesdays and
Fridays, and the glorious on Sundays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Q. 1088. What do the letters I.N.R.I. over the crucifix mean?
A. The letters I.N.R.I. over the crucifix are the first letters of four
Latin words that mean Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. Our Lord did
say He was king of the Jews, but He also said that He was not their
temporal or earthly king, but their spiritual and heavenly king.

Q. 1089. To what may we attribute the desire of the Jews to put Christ
to death?
A. We may attribute the desire of the Jews to put Christ to death to the
jealously, hatred and ill-will of their priests and the Pharisees, whose
faults He rebuked and whose hypocrisy He exposed. By their slanders and
lies they induced the people to follow them in demanding Our Lord's
crucifixion.

Q. 1090. With whom did the Blessed Virgin live after the death of Our
Lord?
A. After the death of Our Lord the Blessed Virgin