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In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you." But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."
But Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?" And the angel said to her in reply, "The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God." Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her. (Lk 1:26-38)
During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled." ... Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.
(Lk 1:39-45, 56)
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
(Lk 2:1-7)
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage."
...And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother.
They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. (Mt 2:1-2, 9)
Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers.
When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety." And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" But they did not understand what he said to them. He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. (Lk 2:41-51)
But at daybreak on the first day of the week they took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
While they were puzzling over this, behold, two men in dazzling garments appeared to them.
They were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground. They said to them, "Why do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, but he has risen. Remember what he said to you while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners and be crucified, and rise on the third day." And they remembered his words. (Lk 24:1-8)
Hence the revered Mother of God, from all eternity joined in a hidden way with Jesus Christ in one and the same decree of predestination, immaculate in her conception, a most perfect virgin in her divine motherhood, the noble associate of the divine Redeemer who has won a complete triumph over sin and its consequences, finally obtained, as the supreme culmination of her privileges, that she should be preserved free from the corruption of the tomb and that, like her own Son, having overcome death, she might be taken up body and soul to the glory of heaven where, as Queen, she sits in splendor at the right hand of her Son, the immortal King of the Ages.
Reflection: (Lk 1:26-38) ...the angel Gabriel was sent from God...to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus." ...and Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word."
Reflection: (Lk 1:39-56) ...[Mary] entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth...and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb..." And Mary said, "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name..."
Reflection: (Lk 2:1-14) And Joseph too went up...to the city of David that is called Bethlehem...to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child...and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Reflection: (Lk 2:22-35) ...[Mary and Joseph] took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord...and to offer a sacrifice...Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon...It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Messiah of the Lord...Simeon blessed [Mary and Joseph] and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
Reflection: (Lk 2:41-52) ...and when he was twelve years old, they went up [to Jerusalem] according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it...After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers...his mother said to him, "Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety." And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
Reflection: (Lk 3:15-22) The people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Christ. John answered them all, saying, "I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I...will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." After all the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."
Reflection: (Jn 2:5-7) His mother said to the servers, "Do whatever he tells you."...Jesus told them, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled them up to the brim. Then he told them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." So they took it. And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine...the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him, "Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now. Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him.
Reflection: (Mk 1:14-18) After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men." Then they left their nets and followed him.
Reflection: (Lk 9:28-35) ...he took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem...Then from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my chosen Son; listen to him."
Reflection: (Mt 26:26-30) While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, from now on I shall not drink this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father." Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Reflection: (Lk 22:44-46) He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground. When he rose from prayer and returned to his disciples, he found them sleeping from grief. He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not undergo the test."
Reflection: (Lk 23:13-25) [Pilate] said to them, "You brought this man to me and accused him of inciting the people to revolt. I have conducted my investigation in your presence and have not found this man guilty of the charges you have brought against him...Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him." With loud shouts, however, [the crowd] persisted in calling for his crucifixion, and their voices prevailed...and he handed Jesus over to them, to deal with as they wished."Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, could find no reason to put Jesus to death. In order to stop the Jews from demanding Jesus be crucified Pilate had Jesus scourged. The objective of the soldiers scourging Jesus was to mark His entire body from His ankles to His shoulders with bruises and torn skin.
Reflection: (Mk 15:16-20) They clothed him in purple and, weaving a crown of thorns, placed it on him. They began to salute him with, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and kept striking his head with a reed and spitting upon him. They knelt before him in homage. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him."
Reflection: (Lk 23:26-32) And as they led him away...they laid the cross on [Simon of Cyrene] to carry after Jesus...Women...bewailed and lamented him..."Weep not over me; but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For behold, the days shall come, when they will say: Blessed are the barren...Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us; ...Cover us. For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry?"
Reflection: (Lk 2:23-46) Jesus was nailed to the cross from noon until 3:00 PM. While on the cross He forgave those crucifying Him, told the Good Thief, “This day you will be with me in Paradise.”, took care of His Mother, pointed out the Psalm He was fulfilling, and finished the Last Supper. Finally, Jesus said, “Father into your hands I commend my spirit” and he died. His disciples buried him in a new grave owned by a rich man, Joseph of Arimathea. Everyone knew exactly where he was buried because they were eye-witnesses. They buried Jesus quickly because the Sabbath rest began at sundown.
Reflection: (Lk 24:36-48) And [Jesus] said to them, "Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem."
Reflection: (Acts 1:6-11) When they had gathered together they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?" He answered them, "It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority. But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them. They said, "Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven."
Reflection: (Acts 2:1-4) When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.
Reflection: (Jdt 15:9-10) You are the glory of Jerusalem, the surpassing joy of Israel; you are the splendid boast of our people...God is pleased with what you have wrought. May you be blessed by the Lord Almighty forever and ever!
Reflection: (Rev 12:1) A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
Reflection: (Lk 1:26-38) When Mary was a young woman, God sent the angel Gabriel, who told Mary that she was filled with God’s grace and that she would conceive a boy named Jesus, who would rule forever. The angel also explained that the Holy Spirit would come upon Mary and her son would be called the Son of God. Although Mary was frightened, she knew that God wanted this, so she said, “Let it be done to me according to God’s word.” Then the angel went back to heaven.
Reflection: (Lk 1:39-56) Because the angel Gabriel told Mary that her cousin, Elizabeth, was also going to have a child, (John the Baptist), Mary visited Elizabeth. As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the little baby in her womb leaped up because he was filled with the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth, too, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she understood that Mary was to be God’s mother. She said, “Blessed are you among women and blessed is the Fruit of your womb. Who am I that the Mother of my Lord should come to me? You are blessed, Mary, because you believed God’s word.”
Reflection: (Lk 2:1-20 and Mt 2:1-12) The Roman Emperor demanded a census. So, Joseph and Mary had to travel 90 miles to Bethlehem, to enroll their names. When they arrived, there was no room at the inn where travelers usually stay. Therefore, Mary gave birth to Jesus in a stable. Also, angels appeared to shepherds telling them to go to Bethlehem. There, they would find the child who was their Lord and Savior. When they came to the stable they told Joseph and Mary what happened. Mary always remembered their words. Later, three wise men came from the east. A star guided them to Jerusalem and to Bethlehem. They gave Jesus their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Reflection: (Lk 2:22-35) Forty days after giving birth, Joseph took Mary and Jesus to the temple to fulfill the Jewish law, regarding the purification of Mary after giving birth to a son and to introduce Jesus to His Father. A man named Simeon was led by the Holy Spirit to prophesy that Jesus would be a light to the nations and the glory of Israel. He also told Mary that Jesus would be a sign of contradiction and that her own heart would be pierced with suffering. A woman prophet, Anna, told everyone that the child would bring about the deliverance of Jerusalem.
Reflection: (Lk 2:41-52) Every year, the Holy Family went to Jerusalem (90 miles from Nazareth) for the Passover feast. When Jesus was 12 years old, he stayed behind in the temple. Soon, Joseph and Mary realized that Jesus was lost, and they returned to Jerusalem. On the third day they found him in the temple, speaking and asking questions. All were amazed at his learning. However, Mary was confused. “Why did you do this to us?” she asked. Jesus replied, “Did you not realize that I had to be in my Father’s house?” Jesus returned with them to Nazareth. For the next 18 years, Jesus studied to become a rabbi helping to support hmself and His family as a carpenter. At 30, he was baptized and began his preaching mission.
Reflection: (Mt 3:1-17) John the Baptist preached at the Jordan River, where large crowds came and were baptized. One day, Jesus came and was baptized by John. At that moment, the clouds opened up. The Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, came upon Jesus and God the Father said, “This is my Beloved Son in whom I am well pleased”. The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert where he was tempted for forty days.
Reflection: (Jn 2:1-12) Jesus and His disciples were invited to a wedding at Cana, in Galilee at which Mary was also present. However, a problem arose. They had no more wine. Mary told Jesus about the lack of wine and, then instructed the waiters, “Do whatever he tells you.” Jesus had them fill six large jars with water and take it to the headwaiter. After tasting the miraculous wine, the headwaiter wondered why the groom had kept the best wine until last. This miracle was Jesus’ first sign and his disciples began to believe in him.
Reflection: (Mk 1:35-39) Jesus gathered his twelve apostles and his disciples (men and women) and visited all the towns of Galilee. He told everyone to believe in God because the Kingdom of Heaven was coming soon. To prove that the Kingdom was at hand, Jesus healed many people and even raised some from the dead. He drove out demons and told them to be quiet. The crowds grew larger and the disciples believed more and more.
Reflection: (Mt 17:1-8) One day, Jesus took Peter, James and John up a high mountain. When they were alone, Jesus clothes became extremely white and his whole body was transfigured and his face shone like the sun. When Moses and Elijah began speaking to Jesus, Peter wanted to build three tents, one for each of them. A cloud came and God the Father said, “This is my Beloved Son, listen to him.” Jesus told the three apostles not to tell the vision to anyone until he rose from the dead.
Reflection: (Mt 26:26-30) On the night before He began His passion, Jesus gathered his apostles in Jerusalem for the Last Supper. During the meal, Jesus took bread, broke it and gave it to his apostles saying, “Take and eat. This is my body.” Then he took the chalice filled with wine and said, “Take and drink. This is the chalice of the blood of the new and eternal covenant which will be shed for the remission of sins. Do this in memory of me.” This Last Supper was the first mass. The apostles became priests and received their First Communion.
Reflection: (Mt 26:36-46) After the Last Supper, Jesus went with his Apostles to his favorite place of prayer, the Garden of Gethsemane. Judas had left the Last Supper to betray Jesus and to lead the soldiers to the Garden. As Jesus arrived, he told his apostles to pray, but they fell asleep. Jesus began to sweat blood and said, “Oh Father, if it is possible, let this suffering pass from me. Nevertheless, not what I will, but what you will.” After three hours, Judas and the soldiers came to capture Jesus.
Reflection: (Mk 15:11-15) Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, could find no reason to put Jesus to death. In order to stop the Jews from demanding Jesus be crucified Pilate had Jesus scourged. The objective of the soldiers scourging Jesus was to mark His entire body from His ankles to His shoulders with bruises and torn skin.
Reflection: (Mk 15:1-20) These soldiers took Jesus and put a military cloak on him and placed on his head a crown of thorns. They made fun of him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews”, striking Jesus on the head and spitting on him. Finally, they again clothed Jesus in his own robe.
Reflection: (Mk 15:21-22) When the crowd chose Barabbas, Pilate handed Jesus to the soldiers to lead him to Calvary. The soldiers made Jesus carry his cross. When Jesus grew too weak, they made Simon, the Cyrenean help him. Many women from Galilee and Jerusalem followed Jesus and wept for him.
Reflection: (Mt 27:45-61) Jesus was nailed to the cross from noon until 3:00 PM. While on the cross He forgave those crucifying Him, told the Good Thief, “This day you will be with me in Paradise.”, took care of His Mother, pointed out the Psalm that He was fulfilling, and finished the Last Supper. Finally, Jesus said, “Father into your hands I commend my spirit” and he died. His disciples buried him in a new grave owned by a rich man, Joseph of Arimathea. Everyone knew exactly where he was buried because there were eye-witnesses. They buried Jesus quickly because the Sabbath rest began at sundown.
Reflection: (Mt 28:1-10) After the Sabbath rest, early on Sunday morning, Mary Magdalen and other women went to Jesus’ tomb. However, the stone was rolled away and an angel greeted them. “You are seeking the living among the dead. He is not here.” The women were frightened but filled with joy. As they returned home, Jesus came to them and said, “Go and tell my disciples to meet me in Galilee.” After this, Jesus appeared many times to his disciples, to prove that he was alive and to instruct them about their future work.
Reflection: (Lk 24:50-53) For the next 40 days, Jesus frequently appeared to his disciples. On one occasion, he came to 500 of them gathered together. He also came to Peter, to the two disciples, to the 11 apostles in the Upper Room, to Thomas (who doubted at first) and to many others. His final appearance came on the Mount of Olives. As they looked on, Jesus was taken up to heaven. An angel appeared to the disciples saying, “Why are you still looking up to heaven? Jesus will return to earth the same ways you saw him go up.” They returned to Jerusalem and waited for the Holy Spirit whom Jesus had promised to send.
Reflection: (Acts 2:1-4) For 9 days, the 12 apostles gathered with Mary, Jesus’ mother, in the Upper Room. On the 10th day, (Pentecost – 50 days after Easter), there came a noise like a strong driving wind. A fire appeared and it separated into tongues of fire that settled upon the disciples’ heads. They all received the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages. Soon a large crowd gathered. Peter explained to them that the people had made a mistake in crucifying Jesus. However, they could receive Jesus’ Spirit by being sorry for their sins and by being baptized. 3000 people were baptized. On this day, the Catholic Church was born.
Reflection: At the cross, Jesus asked the Beloved Disciple to care for his mother. At the end of Mary’s time on earth, Jesus took her body and soul directly into heaven. What Jesus did for Mary, he will also do for you. At the end of the world, He will take you, body and soul, into heaven.
Reflection: (Rev 12:1) Mary is God’s greatest creature. She is even above all the angels. When she got to heaven, she was made the queen. The Beloved Disciple wrote that she is the “Woman Clothed With the Sun with the moon under her feet and with a crown of twelve stars.” As Queen of Heaven and Earth, God gives her all power to help us. That is why we say the Hail Mary.
Reflection: Grant us, Mary, by the graces of this mystery, a listening heart that responds to the call of the Lord with a loving yes joined to yours.
Mary tells us: “I place in your hands a ray of Light. It is the Flame of Love of My Immaculate Heart! I am your caring Mother who loves you, and united with you hand in hand I shall save you.
Reflection: Open our hearts, Mary, to give joyfully and without counting and in a gratuitousness of love, as you did at the Visitation.
Mary tells us: "There is so much sinning in the world! Help Me save souls! I place in your hands a ray of light: the Flame of Love of My Immaculate Heart. Ignite your own heart with it and pass it on to others, at least to one more soul!"
Reflection: Mary, tenderness of the poor, make us discover the true wealth of the Kingdom, You who lived the wealth of the Kingdom at the birth of Jesus.
Mary tells us: "This Flame of graces springing from My Immaculate Heart has to go from heart to heart. This will be the great miracle whose light will blind Satan."
Reflection: Grant us, Mary, that we may recognize the Light of God in our lives, as Simeon recognized it at the Presentation of Jesus.
Mary tells us: "I will spread the flow of graces from My Flame of love over all peoples and nations. Not just those belonging to the Catholic Church but over all those marked with the sign of the Cross of My Divine Son."
Reflection: Mary, who welcomed in faith the mystery of the mission of your Son in the Temple, make us obedient to God's plan.
Mary tells us: "I can no longer suppress My Flame of Love within Me, let it flow toward you! Those who grant shelter to My Flame of Love will be empowered by an infusion of graces, and will proclaim to the whole world that such an outpouring of graces has never been seen since the Word became Flesh ... "
Reflection: Oh Mary, who kept everything in your Heart, make us attentive to God's presence and grateful for the privileged grace of our baptism.
Jesus tells us: “Let him who walks with Me look into My penetrating eyes and merge himself in them!”
Reflection: Oh Mary, Virgin of Cana, ask Jesus to change our hearts so that we may live ever more in the great freedom of God's children.
Mary tells us: “The many graces that I give you, if you make good use of them –and you must always use them better and better, cause a great number of souls to become better.”
Reflection: By your unceasing prayer, Mary, obtain for us to be authentic witnesses of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Jesus tells us: “Should you want to speak publicly or if you were asked to do so, I will then be there to comfort you. Each word should be like a seed which must bear many fruits among your listeners.”
Reflection: May our lives be transformed by the Holy Spirit, and may Your Flame of Love, Mary, warm our hearts.
Jesus tells us: “The aim is to make known the value of the work of salvation! Ah! If only your aspirations for salvation could reach the Throne of the Heavenly Father! The success would then be greater! Burn! Like the bush in flames of fire that did not burn up! I need a sacrifice that does not consume itself and whose fire reaches Me!”
Reflection: Oh Mary, Virgin of Contemplation, help us to increase our intimacy with Jesus in the Eucharist, the Bread of Life of every day.
Jesus tells us: “Participation in the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass increases to the highest degree the blindness of Satan.”
Reflection: "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass Me by, nevertheless, let it be as you, not I, would have it." With You, Mary, may it become our prayer in our trials.
Jesus tells us: "My table is always set, without interruption. I, the Master, have sacrificed everything! My Self, I give you."
Reflection: May our suffering, united to the scourging of Jesus, become a prayer of offering to the world, with You, Mary.
Jesus tells us: "When receiving Holy Communion, look deeply into your soul and feel the effects My Precious Blood produces within you. Do not be insensitive to that! It is not by habit that you should come to My table, but rather propelled by a love that will be fuelled as it touches Mine, and which through Me, and in union with you, will burn away the sins of your soul..."
Reflection: May the thorns of our heart make the garden of our life blossom in faith with You, Mary.
Jesus tells us: “Without faith and trust, no virtue can take roots in you. They are the foundation of this holy project for which we are preparing."
Reflection: May our daily cross be enlightened by the sorrowful Cross of Jesus, which has become glorious by His Resurrection.
Jesus tells us: "We give you the strength and courage to take the first steps, but you should not delay accomplishing My will, or simply dismiss it with the back of your hand."
Reflection: May the loving words uttered by Jesus on the Cross become seeds of life, love and forgiveness in all the hearts.
Jesus tells us: "If you do not come to Me, how then can I bestow My graces upon you? The fullness of graces is stored up in My Heart. My Heart is an unending source of love."
Reflection: Through the power of Your Resurrection, grant us Lord the taste of life, and reach out to those who have lost its meaning.
Mary tells us: "When the consecrated and the laity observe absolute fasting on Monday, they deliver also many poor souls from Purgatory at each Holy Communion during that week at the time they receive the Holy Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Reflection: "Why are you standing here looking into the sky?” “Go out proclaim the Good News." May we become, oh Lord, authentic witnesses of Your Resurrection.
Jesus tells us: “The Church is in great danger and you cannot remedy the situation with earthly means or efforts. The Most Holy Trinity and the Holy Virgin alone, the Angels and all the Saints, and with the assistance of all the souls delivered by you from Purgatory, are still able to provide for the needs of the Militant Church.”
Reflection: Send forth Your Spirit, Lord, and give us the audacity of Your true disciples.
Jesus tells us: “I could compare this torrential flood to the first Pentecost. It will submerge the earth by the power of the Holy Spirit. All mankind will take heed at the time of this great miracle. Here comes the torrential flow of the Flame of Love of My Most Holy Mother. The world, darkened already by the lack of faith, will undergo formidable tremors and then people will believe!"
Reflection: "I am the Resurrection and the Life." May these words, Mary, maintain us in the hope and the certainty of an eternal tomorrow.
Mary tells us: “Only through speech can My Flame of Love become known. I am standing with sadness in My Heart by the side of the world. You have no right to remain silent, neither by cowardice nor pride, neither by negligence nor fear of sacrifice. The words you speak about Me must be impregnated with all the fervor of your soul so that mankind can be touched by the mystery of Heaven."
Reflection: Oh Mary, crowned in glory, kindle us continually by the Flame of Love of Your Immaculate Heart.
Mary tells us: “I grant to all of you the grace to be able to see the success of your effort with regard to the diffusion of My Flame of Love, as well as in each heart taken individually, as well as in your country and the whole world. You who toil and make sacrifices, you will see that My Flame of Love will submerge very soon the whole humanity.”
THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES(Misteria Gaudiosa)
Jesus speaking to the soul:
In your daily life you also experience the mysteries of spiritual joy and peace. All people on earth experience them, but fail to recognize it. It is a joy to do God’s Will: Ecce ancilla Domini, (Behold the handmaid of the Lord). It is a joy to practice charity for the love of God: Visitavit Elisabeth, (She visited Elizabeth). It is a joy to receive Me truly present, even in the poor stable of a simple heart. It is a joy to perform your religious devotions in Church, offering yourself to God and purifying yourself of the sins committed in your fallen human nature. It is a joy to recover Me after you have lost Me. See, my child, that among the five joys, there are two great sorrows: The prophecy of Simeon to Mary and the loss of Me in the Temple. In the joy of the Spirit there is also suffering and dryness in your life. But in the Divine Will you can find peace. I give you my blessing.
The Annunciation
Jesus: You become too anxious in the way you live and too impulsive in the way you act. Always perform your tasks without hurrying. Look first for the Divine Will in everything you do, offering yourself to God, in Mary’s words: “Behold your handmaid, Oh Lord. Be it done to me according to Your Word.”
The soul: Oh my Jesus, allow me to understand the mysteries of Your love for me, so that I may do only Your will. I have not been grateful for Your love for me and often I am doubtful. Now I do believe in Your love and I offer myself to You: Ecce Ancilla Domini, Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
The Visitation to St. Elisabeth
Jesus: You make many sacrifices for others, but you do not always make them for God. Never work for human convenience, but only for the virtue of charity. Call on the Most Holy Mary, that she may come to sanctify your soul for the glory of God: Magnificat anima mea Dominum, My soul magnifies the Lord.
The soul: Deign, oh my Jesus, to turn Your Face toward this insignificant one of Yours. You give Yourself to me, real and alive in the Holy Eucharist, with Your infinite love. May I never be ungrateful for this gift. I beg You, and may I glorify You with all my love: Magnificat anima mea Dominum, My soul magnifies the Lord.
The Birth of Jesus
Jesus: Everyday I come to you in the Holy Eucharist and everyday I rest in you as in the stable of Bethlehem. I was born in the silence of the night and in the silence of love. I want to work in your soul. Do not waste My gift with anxiety of soul. Trust in Me because I am faithful and will not permit in you the evil of deceit and illusion.
The soul: Come, oh my Jesus, I believe in You. I adore You. Come into my poor heart and let me warm You with my love. I believe it is You who comes to me and I want to be faithful to You till death.
The Presentation of The Child Jesus in the Temple
Jesus: The most Holy Mary presented Me in the Temple and you present Me to God in the Eucharistic offering, through the hands of Mary. When I sacrifice Myself in you, you accept the sorrows of your life just as Mary accepted the sorrows prophesied to Her by the saintly old Simeon. Be faithful to Me in all the discomfort and sorrows of your day. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Eternal Father, I offer Jesus to You in reparation for my sins and the sins of the whole world. I offer Him up especially for all sins of impurity and that all souls, consecrated to You, may not offend You. I offer You all the sorrows of my life. Jesus I trust in You.
The Finding of Young Jesus disputing with the teachers in the Temple
Jesus: How many times I gave Myself to you with great love! And without trusting in Me, you lost Me. When You lose Me, my child, you think I am not yours anymore. Come to the Church and you will find My Tabernacle. Do not become lost in My ways of love. Come to me regularly in the Eucharist. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Oh my Jesus, my love is for You alone and I want to love You always above all things. Never allow the love of others to prevail in me. I only want to love You who are above all things. In this way I shall never lose You and You will be with me always.
The Baptism of Jesus
Thou are my beloved Son, in Thee I am well pleased. (Lk 3:21-22)
The life of John the Baptist represented for the Hebrew people a marvel, and even though he did not perform any miracles, many thought that he was the Christ, the awaited Savior. This suspicion, instead of being an honor for John, was a burden for him. Immediately, he tried to clear up this mistake as much as he possibly could, explaining openly the truth: He was baptizing with water, which was a symbol of penance and humiliation. The Savior, being God, infinitely more powerful than he, for Whom he was not worthy to unloosen the latchet of His sandals, would baptize pouring out the graces of the Holy Spirit and the fire of love. Hence His Baptism would be a true rebirth. John threatened the punishments of God but he had no power over souls. The Savior, instead, would have the ‘candelabra’ in His Hand, that is, He would be the Judge of souls. He would save the righteous and condemn the reprobates as useless straws for the eternal fire of hell. It would be wrong to exchange the symbol for the reality or the servant for the Master. God Himself took care to confirm the witness of John. Even Jesus Christ, in fact, went to be baptized. When he received the water and was covered by all our sins, the sky opened up, and appeared a strong light, almost as if the sky had been turned asunder, showing the eternal light. In that splendor the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus as a halo of light, in the shape of a dove with dazzling light and the voice of the Father could be heard, Who said: “Thou are my beloved Son, in You I am well pleased.” The white Dove of Light and the voice of the Father revealed the sanctity of Jesus Christ and His Divinity. The Holy Spirit consecrated His Humanity in the fullness of grace that touched the infinite and the voice of the Father expressed clearly that He was his Eternal Son, the object of His satisfaction. In this way the testimony of John was sealed and his mission could be said to have come to an end with the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus. (From: The Commentary on St. Luke’s Gospel by Fr. D. Ruotolo –2ndEd. 2002 pp. 108 & following)
The Wedding at Cana
“They have no more wine” (Jn 2:1-11). “They have no more wine!” How many times Mary must have uttered this prayer, when in the house of Nazareth there was no more bread or what else She wanted to give to the poor? She was sure to receive what She wanted, as it was enough for Her to ask Her Divine Son. She knew by experience of the power of mediation that she had over the Heart of Jesus. It is nonsense to think that the Lord wanted to be independent of his Mother in his work of Redemption, when He entrusted all to Her from the beginning, and He wanted to have Her Co-Redemptrix at the foot of the Cross. It is even more nonsense to think that He wanted to reproach Her, when She was making a request out of charity. He then answered Her: “What there is between you and Me, Woman? My hour is not yet come”. And He wanted to say exactly this, as it is very clear in the context of what Jesus did thereafter: What difference is there between you and Me and what can I do that you cannot do? My hour is not yet come, the hour of my glorious manifestation, and that miracle that you want from Me, you can do it too. Mary with the words: “They have no more wine” claimed a miracle, either the multiplication of the last bit of wine remaining in some of the vessels or the transubstantiation of the water. “My hour is not yet come”. Was Jesus thinking already in that moment of the hour of the Eucharistic banquet of the Last Supper? When He spoke in the Cenacle of His hour, and of the desire he had desired it (Lk 22:15) make us believe that He always was thinking about it because the very purpose of His love was that of giving of Himself. His love had almost an aversion to give wine... He wanted to give his Blood; since his hour had not yet come he would have preferred that Mary perform the miracle. The Most Holy Virgin did not want only to give wine, but She wanted to give His apostles a reason for faith in Jesus. She wanted to strengthen them with a miracle and for this reason She persisted with Jesus for an action, saying to the servants: “Do whatever He tells you.” By quick insight, She immediately understood the allusion of Her Son to transubstantiation and engaged the servants to provide the water for the miracle. As we can see, instead of being apart or almost stranger to each other, Jesus and Mary understood each other at once. Mary, as Mistress and Queen, entered into the intimacy of that Divine Heart and Jesus entered the delicate desires of the Immaculate Heart of his Mother. ...
The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me” (Lk 4:16-22). In the Synagogue of Nazareth was given the scroll of the prophet Isaiah to Jesus. He unrolled the scroll and found a passage that spoke of Himself. The Prophet was talking about the Messiah to come, saying: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, hence he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, he has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and restore sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God. (Is 61:1ff). This was the mission of the labor of Jesus till the end of time, the synthesis of His spiritual mission and the marvelous work that would accompany it. ...
The Transfiguration of Jesus
“And while Jesus was praying his Face changed in appearance...” (Lk 9:29).
Jesus wanted to show himself to three witnesses on earth and two witnesses from Heaven: Peter, James and John representing mankind and Moses and Elijah representing the many who longed for the Redemption in the Old Testament. Hence Jesus took with him Peter, James and John and went up the mountain to pray. ...
The Institution of the Eucharist
“With desire I have desired to eat this Pasch with you” (Lk 22:14).
Jesus was at the center of the table; His appearance was spiritualized and divine. ...
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES(Misteria dolorosa)
Jesus: Unite yourself to Me in your suffering and the bitterness will become for you like incense, through the joy of offering them with Me for the salvation of souls. Suffer with patience. Do not lose your temper. Do not make others suffer for your impatience. Be at peace with everyone and forgive those that make you suffer, because forgiveness for others is a pledge of forgiveness for yourself, on the part of Divine Mercy. I bless your suffering and it will be highly regarded for your eternal life. Be at peace. I give you my blessing.
Jesus Prays in the Garden
Jesus: Fulfill the Divine Will in the sufferings of your life and especially in the agony of your sensitive heart. Do not become disheartened in your life. Keep your eyes on your final destination, which is Heaven. Do not grieve, but trust in God and confide entirely in Him. Do not become despondent but bear all things with patience and spread peace around you.
The soul: Oh Jesus, I am so weak. Teach me to follow Your Divine Will and strengthen me in my suffering. Soothe my nerves and tame my lively nature. Be You be blessed, my God, in each of my sufferings. Amen.
Jesus is Scourged
Jesus: As I was scourged for love of you, so you must bear your physical pains for love of Me. Offer your tiredness for those who are weary in the ways of God; offer your suffering for those who seek pleasures of the flesh. Be holy in your suffering and give the example of your peace and your union with the Divine Will.
The soul: Oh my Jesus, I offer You all my suffering in union with Yours for the conversion of sinners and the sanctification of souls. Grant me consolation. Give me strength.
Jesus is crowned with thorns
Jesus: I was crowned with thorns to expiate the faults of leaders and to restore to health poor lost minds. Pray to the wounds of My Head to keep in sound health your mind and the ones who are dear to you, because every disorder of the conscience has its roots in the disorder of the mind. Do not indulge in daydreams but ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten you, that you may know how to act with confidence and peace in all your deeds.
The soul: Oh my Jesus, I beg You that I may I never, either stray from your truths or dishonor Your Name with strange and unholy ideas. Make me wise and prudent in the Holy Spirit.
Jesus carries His Cross to Calvary
Jesus: I go on carrying My Cross for love of you and you follow Me for love of Me. You hesitate to carry the cross because your nature seeks joy. But how can you have joy if you don’t carry the cross? So many souls would like to create their own cross and they want to make them light. When they do this by themselves, the Cross instead becomes much heavier, causing great distress and discouragement. Unite yourself to the Divine Will and bear your daily crosses with patience, with courage and submission. Trust in Me, for I am your Simon of Cyrene. I will help you. What good are impatience and rebellion? Why must you seek your will in everything, which can only cause you problems? Live with patience and you shall live in peace. I give you my blessing.
Jesus dies on the Cross
Jesus: Gaze on Me crucified and all your pains will become sweeter. Don’t be afraid. From My Cross I open My arms of Mercy to you and I save you. Trust in Me. Trust in Me. You are not on the wrong path because it is I who am leading you on your way with special love. Be at peace and join Me at the foot of the Cross, sacrificing yourself for Me. I give you My blessing.
The soul: My Jesus, make me faithful to You until death. Let me be like the holy women who always followed You with a lively faith. Like them, keep me committed to your truth.
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES(Misteria gloriosa)
Jesus: Suffer in peace and hope in the happiness waiting for you. Life is a test and death itself is but sleep. Bear your suffering now and later you will be happy. You will rise from the tomb to be united to Me in body and soul. Bear your suffering. The sorrows of your life will be overcome, because every pain, suffered patiently, ends and it is transformed into glory. Lift high your aspirations; live in the Grace of the Holy Spirit. Love the Most Blessed Virgin Mary and follow Her, imploring Her protection and invoking Her as your Queen, the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary. Do not lose yourself in dark thoughts, do not see everything black and beyond repair. Trust, trust because what is lost shall be found and what is dead in you shall be revived. I give you my blessing.
The Resurrection of the Lord
Jesus: I am the Resurrection and the Life. Trust in Me through every pain and be certain of the triumph of My glory in your life. Be strong and live by My love and charity. Rise to a new life after you have crucified all your miseries on the cross of penance and mortification. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Oh my Jesus, restore me in Your grace, because I remain the same, in spite of all the many graces you bestow upon me. Put in my heart a new grace of contrition, that I may change my life and do Your Holy Will
The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven
Jesus: Rise up and detach yourself from earthly things. You cannot rise if you do not first become small, humble and full of charity. Submit yourself because you are still full of yourself and you know that if a balloon is not filled with air, it cannot ascend. You need to empty your nature and be filled with the Holy Spirit. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Oh my Jesus, I am mortified by the very little progress I made since You called me to a more perfect life! Have mercy on me. Stretch out Your Hand to me that I may follow You, with all my heart, to the heights of a holy life.
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
Jesus: As you are bound by your physical nature, you allow yourself to be guided more by impulses and enthusiasm, rather then by Grace. When you sense a bit of fervor, you believe that all is well, yet you do not know to be faithful to Me, in the darkness and the anguish of the spirit. Invoke the Holy Spirit that He may lead you. Place your whole being in His Hands that He may lead you to God in the ways of Love.I give you my blessing.
The soul: Come, Oh God the Holy Spirit, come and fill my heart completely. Oh Mary, Mother dear, pray for me that the Holy Spirit will inspire me that, like the Apostles, I may be transformed and renewed.
The Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
Jesus: You contemplate the Most Holy Virgin Mary assumed into Heaven with Her body and Her soul, yet you do not consider that the way, which brought Her to this great triumph, was the way to Calvary. If Mary suffered so much for Me, should you not also? It seems to you that you only have pains in your life here, and yet if you suffer for love of God, every bitter disappointment becomes a seed of Eternal Life. Accept your cross if you want to reach the glory of eternal triumph. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Draw me near to You, Oh Immaculate Virgin, and give me a great spirit of patience and peace. Draw my family and my children to God and pray for our salvation.
Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth
Jesus: The Most Holy Mary is your dearest Queen. Give Her the homage of your soul and love Her with all your heart. Devotion to Mary is the last hope of salvation for this troubled world and for your soul. Cultivate in your soul this devotion, contemplating the glory of your Mother and reciting the Holy Rosary with devotion. The Rosary is your special love for Her, I know. The Rosary saves you from despair and opens to you the luminous ways of charity and holiness. The Rosary is your comfort in your life and the sweet chain that unites you to God. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Thank You, Oh Jesus, for all the graces You bestow upon me. I beg you for perseverance in charity. In Your goodness, give me the crown in Heaven!
Reflection: The Annunciation – Fruit of Humility Reflection Credit
Mary said yes. God was asking a great amount of her. She could face disapproval. Joseph could abandon her. She might not be believed. Mary risked a lot because she had faith in God’s goodness. I imagine her kneeling in wonderment at the angel Gabriel, his hands encompassing hers, his forehead pressed against hers as he tells her of God’s great plan. She whispers “yes” knowing that her life is forever changed and possibly going to be much harder. She allows God’s will to be done and with that fiat the salvation of the world is set in motion. I pray that I can put God’s will before my own.
Reflection: The Visitation – Love of Neighbor
Newly pregnant, Mary walks several days to visit her cousin Elizabeth. She is greeted with great joy and exclaims her Magnificat. While knowing that all will call her blessed, she spends several months serving Elizabeth. I imagine her performing the tasks of life so that Elizabeth, in her third trimester when the physical burden of pregnancy is greatest, can rest. Despite her own possible exhaustion and morning sickness, she serves her cousin. I imagine them at the end of the day sitting together and sharing their feelings about these two miraculous babies. I pray that I can serve as Mary did.
Reflection: The Nativity – Poverty of Spirit
Mary and Joseph are far from home and she is about to give birth. They find nowhere to stay. Rather than panicking, they rely on God who leads them to a safe, warm place for his son’s birth. I imagine their worry but also their sense of calm. They know God cares for them and he will not abandon them on this holy journey. As the angels announce Jesus’ birth and the shepherds come to pay him homage, Mary and Joseph are surrounded by God’s love. I pray for the grace to depend on God completely.
Reflection: Presentation in the Temple – Obedience
Mary and Joseph obey the law and bring their newborn son to the temple and offer a sacrifice. There they meet Simeon who has waited many years to meet the Messiah. I imagine Simeon gazing at Jesus. The Christ for whom he has waited has arrived just as God promised. He raises his eyes to heaven in thanks. He also warns Mary that her own heart will be pierced. She continues to trust God, not knowing what lies ahead. I pray for trust in God’s plan and patience in waiting for it to unfold.
Reflection: Finding Jesus in the Temple – Piety
After not knowing where he was for three days, Mary and Joseph find Jesus in the temple. I imagine the fear they felt when they realized Jesus was not with them as they returned from Jerusalem. I imagine how scared they felt as they looked for him and the increasing anxiety they experience as time passed. At last they find him in his father’s home. What relief and joy. We look for Jesus too and we can always find him in church. He is there waiting for us. I pray that I will not find reasons to avoid visiting Jesus regularly.
Reflection: Baptism of Jesus – Openness to the Holy Spirit
Though Jesus is without original sin, John baptizes him and God announces that Jesus is his son and He is pleased. I imagine standing in that cool river, feeling the water rush past me. The sounds of the crowd are muffled as my head goes below the surface. I imagine hearing God’s great voice proclaiming He is pleased with his son. I desire God to be pleased with me too, and pray that I can accept the movement of the Holy Spirit in my life.
Reflection: Wedding at Cana – Jesus Through Mary
It is here Jesus’ public life is put into motion. I imagine Mary noticing that the wine is running out and hearing her ask Jesus for help, confident in his assistance. His respect for Mary is so high, he performs his first miracle at her request. Her command, “Do whatever he tells you” is for us too. The wine stewards listen and water is turned into wine. When we pray the Rosary she intercedes with her Son on our behalf. I pray to grow closer to Jesus with Mary’s help.
Reflection: Proclamation of the Kingdom – Repentance
Jesus went about the land preaching the coming of the kingdom of heaven. He healed the sick and cast out demons. I imagine the awe of the people watching this man proclaim the importance of repenting of our sins as he healed people of their paralysis or leprosy. He preached about love and forgiveness. We too need healing and repentance. I pray for the ability to be humbly and genuinely sorry for my sins against others and against the God who loves me and made me.
Reflection: The Transfiguration – Desire for Holiness
Peter, James and John accompany Jesus up Mount Tabor where Jesus is transformed before them in glorious light and Moses and Elijah appear. Peter desires to build tents for them so they may stay. God again proclaims pleasure in Jesus, his beloved Son and tells them to listen to him. I imagine the disciples seeing Jesus with the prophets of the past and hearing God’s voice. They received a beautiful gift from God and comforting words from Jesus to not be afraid. I pray for the desire to spend time with Christ thinking about his message and striving for holiness.
Reflection: Institution of the Eucharist – Eucharistic Adoration
Jesus gives us the greatest of gifts in his presence in the Eucharist—body, blood, soul and divinity. I imagine the disciples hearing these words of the New Covenant and the directive to do this in his remembrance. We reflect on this at every Mass as we genuflect before the tabernacle. We are also invited to visit Jesus in adoration. It takes great faith to believe in the Real Presence. I pray for the grace to have that faith, to seek him in adoration and surrender myself humbly to his service.
Reflection: The Agony in the Garden – conformity to God’s will
Jesus knows torture and death lie ahead and he prays that the cup will pass. He also prays God’s will be done. In his agony, he carries the weight of our sins so that we may be saved. I imagine the courage it took to give himself to God’s plan. We too suffer and while we may pray the suffering will end, we are given support from Our Lord to endure, as Jesus received strength from the angel in the garden. I pray for the courage to conform to God’s will especially when it may be difficult.
Reflection: The Scourging – Mortification
Jesus is brutally tortured to near death. Scourging was more than mere beating; it involved using instruments to inflict the most pain and blood loss possible without actually killing. Jesus was beaten for our sins. His mother watched as her son’s blood spilled on the ground. I imagine the horror she felt watching her precious child be brutalized, and how hard it must have been to not run to his rescue. I pray for forgiveness for my sins, the sins that contributed to the torture of my Lord.
Reflection: The Crowning with Thorns – Moral Courage
Jesus is clothed with a scarlet robe and crowned with thorns. He is mocked and spit upon by the soldiers. The people demand his crucifixion. Despite his innocence, he does not defend himself. He is strong in the face of hatred. I imagine his sadness at the people’s ignorance, his sorrow at their contempt. I pray for courage to defend God’s truth and strength to withstand the criticism and hatred of others.
Reflection: The Carrying of the Cross – Patience
Jesus’ humiliation continues, as he carries the Cross that he will be crucified on, through the town and people continue to mock him. I imagine the pain of the heavy wood against his back, rubbing against the open wounds from the scourging, the hot sun on him, the thirst, and hunger. I imagine his grief at seeing Mary, knowing she is watching her son die. Jesus is patient in enduring this suffering for us. I pray for more forgiveness, knowing my sins add to the weight of that Cross. I pray for patience in my own times of difficulty.
Reflection: The Crucifixion – Salvation
Jesus arrives and is nailed to the cross. As he hangs, slowly dying, he is comforted by the presence of Mary, her sister[-in-law], John and Mary Magdalene. Mary, [His Mother,] is strong. She has watched him suffer and now die and she never leaves him. I imagine her heartache. In his words to Mary, “Woman, behold, your son” all of us are entrusted to her love. I pray in thanksgiving for Christ’s suffering and sacrifice so that I may be saved.
Reflection: The Resurrection – Faith
Jesus did as he foretold, he rose from the dead, thus securing for us everlasting life in heaven with him and his father. The women who went to visit his grave are greeted by an angel who gives them this good news and he tells them to tell the disciples of his resurrection. I imagine the joy they feel when they see the one they love living again, the celebration of the disciples and Mary when they are able to touch him and talk to him. I pray for faith that I too may one day be with Jesus in heaven.
Reflection: The Ascension – Hope
As Jesus ascends to heaven he tells his followers to go and make disciples. He sends them to the world to share his story and he promises he will always be with them. I imagine their surprise at seeing him lifted up into the clouds, and their wonderment at all that occurred. I imagine them considering what will happen next and how they will accomplish what he told them to do. They are filled with hope and maybe fear. I pray for hope when I don’t know the way forward or when times seem dark.
Reflection: The Coming of the Holy Spirit – Wisdom
The apostles and Mary are praying in the upper room in fear of the future. When the Holy Spirit, the Advocate Jesus said he would send, comes to them they are filled with the gifts they need to go out into the world: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, modesty, generosity, and chastity (Gal 5:22-23). ...
Reflection: The Assumption of Mary – Devotion to Mary
Mary is taken to heaven to her rightful place with Jesus where she intercedes for us in prayer. I imagine her excitement at being with her son again, and her pleasure at being in heaven with God. I pray for her intercession and help in growing closer to Jesus, while asking her to help me love him more. She will keep pointing the way toward her son.
Reflection: The Coronation of Mary – Eternal Happiness
Mary is the Queen of Heaven and Earth. She listened to God’s will and stayed true to his plan for her life. Mary was not spared suffering but her reward in heaven is great. She is our queen too, and if asked she will help us in all facets of our life. I imagine her lovingly looking down at us and her happiness at our requests for help. I pray for her humility, patience, and trust.
Reflection on the Annunciation
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel appeared to thee with the tidings that thou wert to become the Mother of God; greeting thee with the sublime salutation, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with thee!” And thou didst humbly submit thyself to the will of the Father, responding; “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to thy word” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Visitation
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Visitation, when, upon thy visit to thy holy cousin, Elizabeth, she greeted thee with prophetic utterance, “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb!” And, thou didst answer her with that Canticle of Canticles, the Magnificat, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Nativity
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Nativity of our Lord, when, thy time being completed, thou didst bring forth, Oh Holy Virgin, the Redeemer of the World in a stable at Bethlehem; where upon choirs of angels filled the heavens with their exultant song of praise “Glory to God in the Highest, on earth peace to men of goodwill,” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Presentation
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Presentation, when, in obedience to the Law of Moses, thou didst purify thyself before introducing your Son to His Father in the Temple, where the holy prophet Simeon, taking the child in his arms, offered thanks to God for sparing him to look upon his Savior and foretold thy sufferings by the words: “Thy soul also a sword shall pierce…” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of Finding the Child Jesus in the Temple, when having sought him for three days, sorrowing, thy heart was gladdened upon finding him in the Temple speaking to the teachers; and when, upon thy request, He obediently returned home with thee, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River
Oh courageous Mother Mary, meditating on the mystery of the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, when your son, as an example to all, insisted on being baptized by his cousin John and the sky opened and the Holy Spirit came down to him like a dove and a voice from heaven said, “You are my own dear son in whom I am well pleased,” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Wedding at Cana, The First Miracle of Jesus
Oh courageous Mother Mary, meditating on the mystery of the First Miracle of Jesus at the Wedding Feast at Cana, when your urging your son to perform the first of his many miracles by helping a couple celebrate their marriage by changing water into wine of such quality that the chief steward upbraided the host by saying, “Usually people serve the best wine first and save the cheaper wine for last, but you have saved the choice wine for last.” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
Oh courageous Mother Mary, meditating on the mystery of the Proclamation of the Kingdom of God, when your son revealed that the reign of God has already begun “within us” and we are called to conversion and forgiveness, praying “your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Transfiguration
Oh courageous Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Transfiguration, when your son revealed his glory to his three disciples, appearing on a mountain with Moses and Elijah, his face shining like the sun and a voice from heaven proclaiming, “This is my beloved Son… Listen to him”, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Institution of the Eucharist
Oh courageous mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Institution of the Sacrament of the Eucharist, when on the day your son celebrated the Passover with his disciples and took bread and gave it to them saying “Take and eat; this is my body.” And when dinner was finished took a cup of wine and shared it with them saying, “Take and drink; this is my blood, which will be given up for you; do this in memory of me,” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Agony
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Agony of Our Lord in the Garden, when, in the grotto of the Garden of Olives, Jesus saw the sins of the world unfold before Him by Satan, who sought to dissuade Him from the sacrifice He was about to make: when, His soul shrinking from the sight, and His precious blood flowing from every pore at the vision of the torture and death He was about to undergo, thy own sufferings, dear Mother, the future sufferings of His Church, and His own sufferings in the Blessed Sacrament, He cried in anguish, "Abba! Father! if it be possible, let this chalice pass from Me!"; but immediately resigning Himself to His Father's will, He prayed, Not as I will, but as Thou wilt!" I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Scourging
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Scourging of Our Lord, when, at Pilate's command, thy divine Son, stripped of his garments was lacerated from head to foot with cruel scourges and His flesh torn away until His entire body was marked, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Crowning with Thorns
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Crowning with Thorns, when, the soldiers binding about His head a crown of sharp thorns, showered blows upon it driving the thorns deeply into His head; then in mock adoration, knelt before Him, crying, "Hail King of the Jews!" I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Carrying of the Cross
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Carrying of the Cross, when, with the heavy wood of the cross upon His shoulders, thy divine Son was dragged, weak and suffering, yet patient, through the streets, amidst the revilements of the people, to Calvary; I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Crucifixion
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Crucifixion, when, having been stripped of His garments, thy divine Son was nailed to the cross, upon which He died after three hours of indescribable agony, during which time He begged His Father forgiveness for His enemies, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Resurrection
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Resurrection of Our Lord from the Dead, when, on the morning of the third day after His death and burial, He arose from the dead and appeared to thee, dear Mother, and filled thy heart with unspeakable joy: then appeared to the holy women, and to His disciples, who adored Him as their risen God, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Ascension
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Ascension, when, thy divine Son, after forty days on earth, went to Mount Olivet accompanied by His disciples and thee, where all adored Him, after which He promised to remain with them until the end of the world; then extending His pierced hands over all in a last blessing He ascended before their eyes into heaven, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Descent of the Holy Spirit
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, when, the apostles being assembled with thee in a house in Jerusalem, the Holy Spirit descended upon them in the form of fiery tongues, inflaming the hearts of the apostles with the fire of divine love, teaching them all truths, giving to them the gifts of tongues, and filling thee with the plentitude of His grace, inspired thee to pray for the apostles and the first Christians, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Assumption of our Blessed Mother into Heaven
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of Thy Assumption into Heaven, when, consumed by the desire to be united with thy divine Son in heaven, thy soul united itself to Him, Who out of the excessive love He bore for thee, His Mother, whose virginal body was His first tabernacle, took thee body and soul into heaven and there, amidst the acclaims of the angels and saints glorified thy body. I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Coronation of our Blessed Mother in Heaven as its Queen
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of Thy Coronation in Heaven, when, upon being taken up to heaven, thou wert triply crowned as the August Queen of Heaven by God the Father as His beloved daughter, by God the Son as His dearest Mother, and by God the Holy Spirit as His chaste Spouse; the most perfect adorer of the Blessed Trinity, pleading our cause as our most powerful and merciful Mother through thee, I humbly pray:
Reflection: In reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world we ask - while we contemplate Jesus' agony in the garden - for pardon for sins of the mind and heart against the Will of God.
Reflection: In reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world we ask - while we contemplate the Scourging of Jesus - for pardon for the sins of torture.
Reflection: In reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world we ask - while we contemplate Jesus' crowning with thorns - for pardon for sins of mockery.
Reflection: In reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world we ask - while we contemplate Jesus carrying His cross - for pardon for sins committed every day in the world around us.
Reflection: In reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world we ask - while we contemplate the Crucifixion of Jesus - for pardon for sins of unjust death and cruelty.
Reflection on the Annunciation to Mary
From the Gospel according to Luke:
The angel said, "Don't be afraid, Mary. God is honoring you. Look! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and he will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father. He will rule over Jacob's house forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
The Lord's words are also for each one of us: Give me your heart. Do not waste the encouragement of such a tender and caring Father. Open the door of your heart to Him with total trust and abandonment.
Reflection on the Visitation of Mary
From the Gospel according to Luke:
Mary got up and hurried to a city in the Judean highlands. She entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. With a loud voice she blurted out, "God has blessed you above all women, and he has blessed the child you carry".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Reflect upon the great humility of the Mother of God, our Mother, and constantly keep it within your mental gaze. The more she was filled with heavenly gifts, the more deeply did she humble herself. Let it be for you like for her: the more gifts you receive, the more you want to humble yourself.
Reflection on the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ
From the Gospel according to Luke:
The angel said, "Don't be afraid! Look! I bring good news to you - wonderful, joyous news for all people. Your savior is born today in David's city. He is Christ the Lord. This is a sign for you: you will find a newborn baby wrapped snugly and lying in a manger". Suddenly a great assembly of the heavenly forces was with the angel praising God. They said, "Glory to God in heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Our heart feels too small to contain the heavenly favours and our soul seems to almost disintegrate in the presence of this God who took human flesh for our own sake. How can we help loving Him more and more fervently? Oh, let us draw near to the Child Jesus with our hearts free from sin, that we may discover how sweet and delightful it is to love Him.
Reflection on the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple
From the Gospel according to Luke:
Simeon took Jesus in his arms and praised God. He said, "Now, master, let your servant go in peace according to your word, because my eyes have seen your salvation. You prepared this salvation in the presence of all peoples. It's a light for revelation to the Gentiles and a glory for your people Israel".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Holiness means loving our neighbour as ourselves, all for the love of God. In this connection holiness means loving those who curse us, who hate and persecute us, and even doing good to them. Holiness means living humbly, being disinterested, prudent, just, patient, kind, chaste, meek, diligent, carrying out one's duties for no other reason than that of pleasing God and receiving from Him alone the reward we deserve.
Reflection on the Finding of Our Lord in the Temple
From the Gospel according to Luke:
When his parents saw him, they were shocked. His mother said, "Child, why have you treated us like this? Listen! Your father and I have been worried. We've been looking for you!" Jesus replied, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that it was necessary for me to be in my Father's house?".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
You may be fearful, if you like, but let your fear be a holy fear, which is never separated from love. When fear and love are united, they help each other, like sisters, to remain on their feet and to walk securely in the Lord's paths.
Reflection on the Baptism in the Jordan
From the Gospel according to Matthew:
At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River so that John would baptize him. When Jesus was baptized, he immediately came up out of the water. Heaven was opened and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and resting on him. And a voice came from the heavens, saying: “This is my beloved Son (Ps 2:7) in whom I am well pleased” (Is 42:1); (Mt 3:17, Mk 1:11, Lk 3:22).
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
We believe that Jesus will invariably sustain us by his grace. We shall fight as strong men, through the strength of our souls, and the prize will not be far off.
Reflection on the Wedding at Cana
From the Gospel according to John:
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They don't have any wine". Jesus replied, "Woman, what does that have to do with me? My time hasn't come yet". His mother told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you". Nearby were six stone water jars used for the Jewish cleansing ritual, each able to hold about twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water", and they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, "Now draw some from them and take it to the headwaiter", and they did. The headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine. He didn't know where it came from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. The headwaiter called the groom and said, "Everyone serves the good wine first. They bring out the second-rate wine only when the guests are drinking freely. You kept the good wine until now".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Be patient and persevere in the holy exercise of meditation and be content with taking small steps, until you have the legs to run, or better still, wings to fly. Be content with obedience, which is never an easy matter for a soul which has chosen God as its portion, and resign yourself for now, to being a little bee in a hive, that will soon become a big bee capable of making honey.
Reflection on the Proclamation of the Kingdom
From the Gospel according to Mark:
After John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee announcing God's good news, saying, "Now is the time! Here comes God's kingdom! Change your hearts and lives, and trust this good news!"
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Jesus said: Unless you become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. And before teaching this by his words, he had already put it into practice. He became a child and gave us the example of that simplicity he was to teach us later also by his words.
Reflection on the Transfiguration
From the Gospel according to Mark:
Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and brought them to the top of a very high mountain where they were alone. He was transformed in front of them, and his clothes were amazingly bright, brighter than if they had been bleached white. Elijah and Moses appeared and were talking with Jesus. Peter reacted to all of this by saying to Jesus, "Rabbi, it's good that we're here. Let's make three shelters: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah". He said this because he didn't know how to respond, for the three of them were terrified. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice spoke from the cloud, "This is my Son, whom I dearly love. Listen to him".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
I am consumed by the love for God and the love for my neighbour. God is continually fixed in my mind and imprinted in my heart. I never lose sight of him.
Reflection on the Institution of the Eucharist
From the Gospel according to Matthew:
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take and eat. This is my body". He took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from this, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many so that their sins may be forgiven. I tell you, I won't drink wine again until that day when I drink it in a new way with you in my Father's kingdom".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Let us approach to receive the bread of angels with great faith and with a great flame of love in our hearts. Let us await this most tender lover of our souls in order to be consoled in this life with the kiss of His mouth. Happy are we if we succeed in receiving from the Lord the consolation of this kiss in the present life! Then indeed will we feel our will inseparably bound to Jesus will at all times and nothing in the world will prevent us from willing what our divine Master wills.
1st Sorrowful Mystery
Reflection on the Agony of Christ in the Garden
From the Gospel according to Mark:
Jesus and his disciples came to a place called Gethsemane. Jesus said to them, "Sit here while I pray". He took Peter, James, and John along with him. He began to feel despair and was anxious. He said to them, "I'm very sad. It's as if I'm dying. Stay here and keep alert". Then he went a short distance farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if possible, he might be spared the time of suffering. He said, "Abba, Father, for you all things are possible. Take this cup of suffering away from me. However - not what I want but what you want".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Hence it is, Father, that the bitterness of the trial is sweetened by the balm of God's goodness and mercy. Praise be to God who can so marvellously alternate joy and tears so as to lead the soul by unknown paths to the attainment of perfection.
Reflection on Scourging at the Pillar
From the Gospel according to Matthew:
Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere and that a riot was starting. So he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. "I'm innocent of this man's blood" he said. "It's your problem". All the people replied, "Let his blood be on us and on our children". Then he released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus whipped, then handed him over to be crucified.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Never fall back on yourselves, but place all your trust in God and don't be too eager to be set free from your present state. Let the Holy Spirit act within you.
Reflection on the Crowning with Thorns
From the Gospel according to John:
The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple robe. Over and over they went up to him and said, "Greetings, king of the Jews!" And they slapped him in the face.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
May faith and the reassurance of the Christian hope always offer you continual support. If you act in this way the heavenly Father will ease your trials with the balm of His goodness and mercy.
Reflection on the Carrying of the Cross
From the Gospel according to Matthew:
When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Skull Place, they gave Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, he didn't want to drink it. After they crucified him, they divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots. They sat there, guarding him. They placed above his head the charge against him. It read, "Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
What are you afraid of with regard to your own soul? Don't you know that Jesus is with you and is doing everything within you? Calm yourself and do not heed those vain and useless fears; fill up the empty places in our heart with a fervent love of God.
Reflection on the Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord on the Cross
From the Gospel according to Luke:
It was now about noon, and darkness covered the whole earth until about three o'clock,(Am 8:9) while the sun stopped shining. Then the curtain in the sanctuary tore down the middle. Crying out in a loud voice, Jesus said, "Father,into your hands I commend my spirit." After he said this, he breathed for the last time.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
I am all aflame, although there is no fire. I feel myself bound to the Son by means of this Mother, without seeing the chains which bind me so tightly. A thousand flames consume me; I feel I am constantly dying, yet I am still alive.
Reflection on the Resurrection
From the Gospel according to Matthew:
The angel said to the women, "Don't be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He isn't here, because he has risen from the dead, just as he said. Come, see the place where they laid him. Now hurry, go and tell his disciples, “He's been raised from the dead. He's going on ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there.” I've given the message to you".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Let yourself be guided by Jesus by means of authority as he pleases. Be assured that all is well with you and will always be well. Jesus is and will be yours; you are his and will always be his!
Reflection on the Ascension
From the Acts of the Apostles:
After his suffering, he showed them that he was alive with many convincing proofs. He appeared to them over a period of forty days, speaking to them about God's kingdom. "you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth". After Jesus said these things, as they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud took him out of their sight.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Peace is simplicity and serenity of the mind, tranquillity of the soul, the bond of love. Peace means order, harmony in our whole being, it means continual contentment springing from the knowledge of a good conscience; it is the holy joy of a heart in which God reigns. Peace is the way to perfection, indeed perfection is to be found in peace.
Reflection on the descent of the Holy Spirit
From the Acts of the Apostles:
When Pentecost Day arrived, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound from heaven like the howling of a fierce wind filled the entire house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be individual flames of fire alighting on each one of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Let us always trust in God and may our lively faith and the comfort of Christian hope assist us in this. We must pray continually, moreover, that peace may soon smile on the nations.
Reflection on the Assumption
From the Gospel according to Luke:
With all my heart I glorify the Lord! In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my savior. He has looked with favor on the low status of his servant. Look! From now on, everyone will consider me highly favoured
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
I wish I had a voice strong enough to invite the sinners of the whole world to love Our Lady. But since this is not within my power, I have prayed and will pray to my dear Angel to perform this task for me.
Reflection on the crowning of Our Lady Queen of Heaven
From the Book of Revelation:
Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
The external doors open, and the mother of God enters. As soon as the blessed ranks see her, they are struck by the splendor of her beauty and so they all move to greet her joyfully and with rejoicing; they salute and honour her with the most exalted titles, prostrate themselves at her feet, present their compliments to her, and unanimously proclaim her Queen. The Holy Trinity joins the feast of angels. The Father welcomes His beloved one and invites Her to take part in his power.
Apostles’ Creed:
Our Father:
Hail Mary:
Glory Be:
Fatima Prayer:
Mysteries of the Rosary (Each Mystery led by a different person)
1st Mystery: The Annunciation
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
2nd Mystery: The Visitation
Our Father:
3rd Mystery: The Nativity
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these snow white buds with a petition for the virtue of Detachment from the World and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
5th Mystery: The Finding in the Temple
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these snow white buds with a petition for the virtue of Obedience to the Will of God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
1st Mystery: The Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
2nd Mystery: The Wedding at Cana
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
3rd Mystery: The Proclamation of the Kingdom
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
4th Mystery: The Transfiguration
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
5th Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
Sorrowful Mysteries
1st Mystery: The Agony in the Garden
2nd Mystery: The Scourging
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
3rd Mystery: The Crowning with Thorns
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
4th Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
Glorious Mysteries
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
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In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
Credo in Deum Patrem Omnipoténtem, Creatórem caeli et terræ. Et in Iesum Christum, Fílium eius únicum, Dóminum nóstrum, qui concéptus est de Spíritu Sancto, natus ex María Vírgine, passus sub Póntio Piláto, crucifíxus, mórtuus, et sepúltus, descéndit ad ínfernos, tértia die resurréxit a mórtuis, ascéndit ad caelos, sedet ad déxteram Dei Patris Omnipoténtis, inde ventúrus est iudicáre vivos et mórtuos.
Credo in Spíritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclésiam Cathólicam, Sanctórum communiónem, remissiónem peccatórum, carnis resurrectiónem, vitam ætérnam. Amen.
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Our Father in heaven, may Your name be held holy, Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Give us this day our heavenly bread; and forgive us our sins; as we forgive those who sin against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Pater Noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificétur nomen tuum. Advéniat regnum tuum. Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hodie, et dimítte nobis débita nostra sicut et nos dímittimus debitóribus nostris. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem, sed líbera nos a malo. Amen.
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women; and blessed is the fruit of your womb,
Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum. Benedícta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui,
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Spread the effect of grace of Thy Flame of Love over all humanity, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Spread the effect of grace of Thy Flame of Love over all humanity, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Spread the effect of grace of your Flame of Love over all humanity, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Sancta María, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatóribus, expandit effectus gratiae a tua flamma amoris super omnes homines; nunc, et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.
Sancta María, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatóribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sáecula sæculórum. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Dómine Iesu,
dimitte nobis débita nostra, salva nos ab igne inferni, perduc in caelum omnes ánimas, praesertim eas, quae misericórdiae tuae máxime indigent.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Veni Sancte Spiritus.
Veni per de pŏtentĭa flamma de ămōris de Immaculati cordis María.
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope, to thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears; turn, then most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus. Oh clement, Oh loving, Oh sweet Virgin Mary!
Pray for us, Oh holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Salve Regina, Mater misericórdiæ. Vita, dulcédo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamámus éxsules filii Hevæ Ad te Suspirámus, geméntes et flentes in hac lacrimárum valle. Eia ergo, Advocáta nostra, illos tuos misericórdes óculos ad nos convérte. Et Iesum, benedíctum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsílium osténde. O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo María. Ora pro nobis, Sancta Dei Génetrix.
Ut digni efficiámur promissiónibus Christi. Amen.
Let us pray, Oh God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation. Grant, we beseech Thee, that while meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
May the Divine Assistance remain always with us, and may the souls of the Faithful Departed, through the mercy of God. Rest in peace. Amen.
Oremus: Deus, cujus Unigénitus, per vitam, mortem et resurrectiónem suam nobis salútis ætérnæ præmia comparávit; concéde, quæsumus; ut, hæc mystéria sanctíssimo Benedicta Maríæ Vírginis Rosário recoléntes; et imitémur quod cóntinent, et quod promíttunt, assequámur. Per eúmdem Christum Dóminum nostrum. Amen.
Ut Divinum Auxilium maneat semper nobiscum, et ut in animabus Fidelibus Defunctis, per misericordiam Dei. Requiescant in pace. Amen.
Flame of Love Rosary
Reparation Rosary
Traditional Rosary
Amici di Giuseppe Rosary
Franciscan Crown (Seraphic Rosary)
Quaeso auge nostram fidem.
Quaeso auge nostram spei.
Quaeso auge nostram caritatis.
Please increase our faith.
Please increase our hope.
Please increase our charity.
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you." But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."But Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?" And the angel said to her in reply, "The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God." Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her. (Lk 1:26-38)
During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled." ... Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.
(Lk 1:39-45, 56)
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
(Lk 2:1-7)
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage."...And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother.
They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. (Mt 2:1-2, 9)
Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers.
When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety." And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" But they did not understand what he said to them. He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. (Lk 2:41-51)
But at daybreak on the first day of the week they took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.While they were puzzling over this, behold, two men in dazzling garments appeared to them.
They were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground. They said to them, "Why do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, but he has risen. Remember what he said to you while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners and be crucified, and rise on the third day." And they remembered his words. (Lk 24:1-8)
Hence the revered Mother of God, from all eternity joined in a hidden way with Jesus Christ in one and the same decree of predestination, immaculate in her conception, a most perfect virgin in her divine motherhood, the noble associate of the divine Redeemer who has won a complete triumph over sin and its consequences, finally obtained, as the supreme culmination of her privileges, that she should be preserved free from the corruption of the tomb and that, like her own Son, having overcome death, she might be taken up body and soul to the glory of heaven where, as Queen, she sits in splendor at the right hand of her Son, the immortal King of the Ages.The Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus , 41. 42. Pope Pius XII
Reflection: (Lk 1:26-38) ...the angel Gabriel was sent from God...to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus." ...and Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word."
Reflection: (Lk 1:39-56) ...[Mary] entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth...and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb..." And Mary said, "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name..."
Reflection: (Lk 2:1-14) And Joseph too went up...to the city of David that is called Bethlehem...to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child...and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Reflection: (Lk 2:22-35) ...[Mary and Joseph] took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord...and to offer a sacrifice...Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon...It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Messiah of the Lord...Simeon blessed [Mary and Joseph] and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
Reflection: (Lk 2:41-52) ...and when he was twelve years old, they went up [to Jerusalem] according to festival custom. After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it...After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers...his mother said to him, "Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety." And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
Reflection: (Lk 3:15-22) The people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Christ. John answered them all, saying, "I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I...will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." After all the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."
Reflection: (Jn 2:5-7) His mother said to the servers, "Do whatever he tells you."...Jesus told them, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled them up to the brim. Then he told them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." So they took it. And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine...the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him, "Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now. Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him.
Reflection: (Mk 1:14-18) After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men." Then they left their nets and followed him.
Reflection: (Lk 9:28-35) ...he took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem...Then from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my chosen Son; listen to him."
Reflection: (Mt 26:26-30) While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, from now on I shall not drink this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father." Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Reflection: (Lk 22:44-46) He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground. When he rose from prayer and returned to his disciples, he found them sleeping from grief. He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not undergo the test."
Reflection: (Lk 23:13-25) [Pilate] said to them, "You brought this man to me and accused him of inciting the people to revolt. I have conducted my investigation in your presence and have not found this man guilty of the charges you have brought against him...Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him." With loud shouts, however, [the crowd] persisted in calling for his crucifixion, and their voices prevailed...and he handed Jesus over to them, to deal with as they wished."Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, could find no reason to put Jesus to death. In order to stop the Jews from demanding Jesus be crucified Pilate had Jesus scourged. The objective of the soldiers scourging Jesus was to mark His entire body from His ankles to His shoulders with bruises and torn skin.
Reflection: (Mk 15:16-20) They clothed him in purple and, weaving a crown of thorns, placed it on him. They began to salute him with, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and kept striking his head with a reed and spitting upon him. They knelt before him in homage. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him."
Reflection: (Lk 23:26-32) And as they led him away...they laid the cross on [Simon of Cyrene] to carry after Jesus...Women...bewailed and lamented him..."Weep not over me; but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For behold, the days shall come, when they will say: Blessed are the barren...Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us; ...Cover us. For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry?"
Reflection: (Lk 2:23-46) Jesus was nailed to the cross from noon until 3:00 PM. While on the cross He forgave those crucifying Him, told the Good Thief, “This day you will be with me in Paradise.”, took care of His Mother, pointed out the Psalm He was fulfilling, and finished the Last Supper. Finally, Jesus said, “Father into your hands I commend my spirit” and he died. His disciples buried him in a new grave owned by a rich man, Joseph of Arimathea. Everyone knew exactly where he was buried because they were eye-witnesses. They buried Jesus quickly because the Sabbath rest began at sundown.
Reflection: (Lk 24:36-48) And [Jesus] said to them, "Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem."
Reflection: (Acts 1:6-11) When they had gathered together they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?" He answered them, "It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority. But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them. They said, "Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven."
Reflection: (Acts 2:1-4) When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.
Reflection: (Jdt 15:9-10) You are the glory of Jerusalem, the surpassing joy of Israel; you are the splendid boast of our people...God is pleased with what you have wrought. May you be blessed by the Lord Almighty forever and ever!
Reflection: (Rev 12:1) A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.
Reflection: (Lk 1:26-38) When Mary was a young woman, God sent the angel Gabriel, who told Mary that she was filled with God’s grace and that she would conceive a boy named Jesus, who would rule forever. The angel also explained that the Holy Spirit would come upon Mary and her son would be called the Son of God. Although Mary was frightened, she knew that God wanted this, so she said, “Let it be done to me according to God’s word.” Then the angel went back to heaven.
Reflection: (Lk 1:39-56) Because the angel Gabriel told Mary that her cousin, Elizabeth, was also going to have a child, (John the Baptist), Mary visited Elizabeth. As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the little baby in her womb leaped up because he was filled with the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth, too, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she understood that Mary was to be God’s mother. She said, “Blessed are you among women and blessed is the Fruit of your womb. Who am I that the Mother of my Lord should come to me? You are blessed, Mary, because you believed God’s word.”
Reflection: (Lk 2:1-20 and Mt 2:1-12) The Roman Emperor demanded a census. So, Joseph and Mary had to travel 90 miles to Bethlehem, to enroll their names. When they arrived, there was no room at the inn where travelers usually stay. Therefore, Mary gave birth to Jesus in a stable. Also, angels appeared to shepherds telling them to go to Bethlehem. There, they would find the child who was their Lord and Savior. When they came to the stable they told Joseph and Mary what happened. Mary always remembered their words. Later, three wise men came from the east. A star guided them to Jerusalem and to Bethlehem. They gave Jesus their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Reflection: (Lk 2:22-35) Forty days after giving birth, Joseph took Mary and Jesus to the temple to fulfill the Jewish law, regarding the purification of Mary after giving birth to a son and to introduce Jesus to His Father. A man named Simeon was led by the Holy Spirit to prophesy that Jesus would be a light to the nations and the glory of Israel. He also told Mary that Jesus would be a sign of contradiction and that her own heart would be pierced with suffering. A woman prophet, Anna, told everyone that the child would bring about the deliverance of Jerusalem.
Reflection: (Lk 2:41-52) Every year, the Holy Family went to Jerusalem (90 miles from Nazareth) for the Passover feast. When Jesus was 12 years old, he stayed behind in the temple. Soon, Joseph and Mary realized that Jesus was lost, and they returned to Jerusalem. On the third day they found him in the temple, speaking and asking questions. All were amazed at his learning. However, Mary was confused. “Why did you do this to us?” she asked. Jesus replied, “Did you not realize that I had to be in my Father’s house?” Jesus returned with them to Nazareth. For the next 18 years, Jesus studied to become a rabbi helping to support hmself and His family as a carpenter. At 30, he was baptized and began his preaching mission.
Reflection: (Mt 3:1-17) John the Baptist preached at the Jordan River, where large crowds came and were baptized. One day, Jesus came and was baptized by John. At that moment, the clouds opened up. The Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, came upon Jesus and God the Father said, “This is my Beloved Son in whom I am well pleased”. The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert where he was tempted for forty days.
Reflection: (Jn 2:1-12) Jesus and His disciples were invited to a wedding at Cana, in Galilee at which Mary was also present. However, a problem arose. They had no more wine. Mary told Jesus about the lack of wine and, then instructed the waiters, “Do whatever he tells you.” Jesus had them fill six large jars with water and take it to the headwaiter. After tasting the miraculous wine, the headwaiter wondered why the groom had kept the best wine until last. This miracle was Jesus’ first sign and his disciples began to believe in him.
Reflection: (Mk 1:35-39) Jesus gathered his twelve apostles and his disciples (men and women) and visited all the towns of Galilee. He told everyone to believe in God because the Kingdom of Heaven was coming soon. To prove that the Kingdom was at hand, Jesus healed many people and even raised some from the dead. He drove out demons and told them to be quiet. The crowds grew larger and the disciples believed more and more.
Reflection: (Mt 17:1-8) One day, Jesus took Peter, James and John up a high mountain. When they were alone, Jesus clothes became extremely white and his whole body was transfigured and his face shone like the sun. When Moses and Elijah began speaking to Jesus, Peter wanted to build three tents, one for each of them. A cloud came and God the Father said, “This is my Beloved Son, listen to him.” Jesus told the three apostles not to tell the vision to anyone until he rose from the dead.
Reflection: (Mt 26:26-30) On the night before He began His passion, Jesus gathered his apostles in Jerusalem for the Last Supper. During the meal, Jesus took bread, broke it and gave it to his apostles saying, “Take and eat. This is my body.” Then he took the chalice filled with wine and said, “Take and drink. This is the chalice of the blood of the new and eternal covenant which will be shed for the remission of sins. Do this in memory of me.” This Last Supper was the first mass. The apostles became priests and received their First Communion.
Reflection: (Mt 26:36-46) After the Last Supper, Jesus went with his Apostles to his favorite place of prayer, the Garden of Gethsemane. Judas had left the Last Supper to betray Jesus and to lead the soldiers to the Garden. As Jesus arrived, he told his apostles to pray, but they fell asleep. Jesus began to sweat blood and said, “Oh Father, if it is possible, let this suffering pass from me. Nevertheless, not what I will, but what you will.” After three hours, Judas and the soldiers came to capture Jesus.
Reflection: (Mk 15:11-15) Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, could find no reason to put Jesus to death. In order to stop the Jews from demanding Jesus be crucified Pilate had Jesus scourged. The objective of the soldiers scourging Jesus was to mark His entire body from His ankles to His shoulders with bruises and torn skin.
Reflection: (Mk 15:1-20) These soldiers took Jesus and put a military cloak on him and placed on his head a crown of thorns. They made fun of him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews”, striking Jesus on the head and spitting on him. Finally, they again clothed Jesus in his own robe.
Reflection: (Mk 15:21-22) When the crowd chose Barabbas, Pilate handed Jesus to the soldiers to lead him to Calvary. The soldiers made Jesus carry his cross. When Jesus grew too weak, they made Simon, the Cyrenean help him. Many women from Galilee and Jerusalem followed Jesus and wept for him.
Reflection: (Mt 27:45-61) Jesus was nailed to the cross from noon until 3:00 PM. While on the cross He forgave those crucifying Him, told the Good Thief, “This day you will be with me in Paradise.”, took care of His Mother, pointed out the Psalm that He was fulfilling, and finished the Last Supper. Finally, Jesus said, “Father into your hands I commend my spirit” and he died. His disciples buried him in a new grave owned by a rich man, Joseph of Arimathea. Everyone knew exactly where he was buried because there were eye-witnesses. They buried Jesus quickly because the Sabbath rest began at sundown.
Reflection: (Mt 28:1-10) After the Sabbath rest, early on Sunday morning, Mary Magdalen and other women went to Jesus’ tomb. However, the stone was rolled away and an angel greeted them. “You are seeking the living among the dead. He is not here.” The women were frightened but filled with joy. As they returned home, Jesus came to them and said, “Go and tell my disciples to meet me in Galilee.” After this, Jesus appeared many times to his disciples, to prove that he was alive and to instruct them about their future work.
Reflection: (Lk 24:50-53) For the next 40 days, Jesus frequently appeared to his disciples. On one occasion, he came to 500 of them gathered together. He also came to Peter, to the two disciples, to the 11 apostles in the Upper Room, to Thomas (who doubted at first) and to many others. His final appearance came on the Mount of Olives. As they looked on, Jesus was taken up to heaven. An angel appeared to the disciples saying, “Why are you still looking up to heaven? Jesus will return to earth the same ways you saw him go up.” They returned to Jerusalem and waited for the Holy Spirit whom Jesus had promised to send.
Reflection: (Acts 2:1-4) For 9 days, the 12 apostles gathered with Mary, Jesus’ mother, in the Upper Room. On the 10th day, (Pentecost – 50 days after Easter), there came a noise like a strong driving wind. A fire appeared and it separated into tongues of fire that settled upon the disciples’ heads. They all received the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages. Soon a large crowd gathered. Peter explained to them that the people had made a mistake in crucifying Jesus. However, they could receive Jesus’ Spirit by being sorry for their sins and by being baptized. 3000 people were baptized. On this day, the Catholic Church was born.
Reflection: At the cross, Jesus asked the Beloved Disciple to care for his mother. At the end of Mary’s time on earth, Jesus took her body and soul directly into heaven. What Jesus did for Mary, he will also do for you. At the end of the world, He will take you, body and soul, into heaven.
Reflection: (Rev 12:1) Mary is God’s greatest creature. She is even above all the angels. When she got to heaven, she was made the queen. The Beloved Disciple wrote that she is the “Woman Clothed With the Sun with the moon under her feet and with a crown of twelve stars.” As Queen of Heaven and Earth, God gives her all power to help us. That is why we say the Hail Mary.
Reflection: Grant us, Mary, by the graces of this mystery, a listening heart that responds to the call of the Lord with a loving yes joined to yours.
Mary tells us: “I place in your hands a ray of Light. It is the Flame of Love of My Immaculate Heart! I am your caring Mother who loves you, and united with you hand in hand I shall save you.
Reflection: Open our hearts, Mary, to give joyfully and without counting and in a gratuitousness of love, as you did at the Visitation.
Mary tells us: "There is so much sinning in the world! Help Me save souls! I place in your hands a ray of light: the Flame of Love of My Immaculate Heart. Ignite your own heart with it and pass it on to others, at least to one more soul!"
Reflection: Mary, tenderness of the poor, make us discover the true wealth of the Kingdom, You who lived the wealth of the Kingdom at the birth of Jesus.
Mary tells us: "This Flame of graces springing from My Immaculate Heart has to go from heart to heart. This will be the great miracle whose light will blind Satan."
Reflection: Grant us, Mary, that we may recognize the Light of God in our lives, as Simeon recognized it at the Presentation of Jesus.
Mary tells us: "I will spread the flow of graces from My Flame of love over all peoples and nations. Not just those belonging to the Catholic Church but over all those marked with the sign of the Cross of My Divine Son."
Reflection: Mary, who welcomed in faith the mystery of the mission of your Son in the Temple, make us obedient to God's plan.
Mary tells us: "I can no longer suppress My Flame of Love within Me, let it flow toward you! Those who grant shelter to My Flame of Love will be empowered by an infusion of graces, and will proclaim to the whole world that such an outpouring of graces has never been seen since the Word became Flesh ... "
Reflection: Oh Mary, who kept everything in your Heart, make us attentive to God's presence and grateful for the privileged grace of our baptism.
Jesus tells us: “Let him who walks with Me look into My penetrating eyes and merge himself in them!”
Reflection: Oh Mary, Virgin of Cana, ask Jesus to change our hearts so that we may live ever more in the great freedom of God's children.
Mary tells us: “The many graces that I give you, if you make good use of them –and you must always use them better and better, cause a great number of souls to become better.”
Reflection: By your unceasing prayer, Mary, obtain for us to be authentic witnesses of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Jesus tells us: “Should you want to speak publicly or if you were asked to do so, I will then be there to comfort you. Each word should be like a seed which must bear many fruits among your listeners.”
Reflection: May our lives be transformed by the Holy Spirit, and may Your Flame of Love, Mary, warm our hearts.
Jesus tells us: “The aim is to make known the value of the work of salvation! Ah! If only your aspirations for salvation could reach the Throne of the Heavenly Father! The success would then be greater! Burn! Like the bush in flames of fire that did not burn up! I need a sacrifice that does not consume itself and whose fire reaches Me!”
Reflection: Oh Mary, Virgin of Contemplation, help us to increase our intimacy with Jesus in the Eucharist, the Bread of Life of every day.
Jesus tells us: “Participation in the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass increases to the highest degree the blindness of Satan.”
Reflection: "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass Me by, nevertheless, let it be as you, not I, would have it." With You, Mary, may it become our prayer in our trials.
Jesus tells us: "My table is always set, without interruption. I, the Master, have sacrificed everything! My Self, I give you."
Reflection: May our suffering, united to the scourging of Jesus, become a prayer of offering to the world, with You, Mary.
Jesus tells us: "When receiving Holy Communion, look deeply into your soul and feel the effects My Precious Blood produces within you. Do not be insensitive to that! It is not by habit that you should come to My table, but rather propelled by a love that will be fuelled as it touches Mine, and which through Me, and in union with you, will burn away the sins of your soul..."
Reflection: May the thorns of our heart make the garden of our life blossom in faith with You, Mary.
Jesus tells us: “Without faith and trust, no virtue can take roots in you. They are the foundation of this holy project for which we are preparing."
Reflection: May our daily cross be enlightened by the sorrowful Cross of Jesus, which has become glorious by His Resurrection.
Jesus tells us: "We give you the strength and courage to take the first steps, but you should not delay accomplishing My will, or simply dismiss it with the back of your hand."
Reflection: May the loving words uttered by Jesus on the Cross become seeds of life, love and forgiveness in all the hearts.
Jesus tells us: "If you do not come to Me, how then can I bestow My graces upon you? The fullness of graces is stored up in My Heart. My Heart is an unending source of love."
Reflection: Through the power of Your Resurrection, grant us Lord the taste of life, and reach out to those who have lost its meaning.
Mary tells us: "When the consecrated and the laity observe absolute fasting on Monday, they deliver also many poor souls from Purgatory at each Holy Communion during that week at the time they receive the Holy Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Reflection: "Why are you standing here looking into the sky?” “Go out proclaim the Good News." May we become, oh Lord, authentic witnesses of Your Resurrection.
Jesus tells us: “The Church is in great danger and you cannot remedy the situation with earthly means or efforts. The Most Holy Trinity and the Holy Virgin alone, the Angels and all the Saints, and with the assistance of all the souls delivered by you from Purgatory, are still able to provide for the needs of the Militant Church.”
Reflection: Send forth Your Spirit, Lord, and give us the audacity of Your true disciples.
Jesus tells us: “I could compare this torrential flood to the first Pentecost. It will submerge the earth by the power of the Holy Spirit. All mankind will take heed at the time of this great miracle. Here comes the torrential flow of the Flame of Love of My Most Holy Mother. The world, darkened already by the lack of faith, will undergo formidable tremors and then people will believe!"
Reflection: "I am the Resurrection and the Life." May these words, Mary, maintain us in the hope and the certainty of an eternal tomorrow.
Mary tells us: “Only through speech can My Flame of Love become known. I am standing with sadness in My Heart by the side of the world. You have no right to remain silent, neither by cowardice nor pride, neither by negligence nor fear of sacrifice. The words you speak about Me must be impregnated with all the fervor of your soul so that mankind can be touched by the mystery of Heaven."
Reflection: Oh Mary, crowned in glory, kindle us continually by the Flame of Love of Your Immaculate Heart.
Mary tells us: “I grant to all of you the grace to be able to see the success of your effort with regard to the diffusion of My Flame of Love, as well as in each heart taken individually, as well as in your country and the whole world. You who toil and make sacrifices, you will see that My Flame of Love will submerge very soon the whole humanity.”
THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES(Misteria Gaudiosa)
Jesus speaking to the soul:
In your daily life you also experience the mysteries of spiritual joy and peace. All people on earth experience them, but fail to recognize it. It is a joy to do God’s Will: Ecce ancilla Domini, (Behold the handmaid of the Lord). It is a joy to practice charity for the love of God: Visitavit Elisabeth, (She visited Elizabeth). It is a joy to receive Me truly present, even in the poor stable of a simple heart. It is a joy to perform your religious devotions in Church, offering yourself to God and purifying yourself of the sins committed in your fallen human nature. It is a joy to recover Me after you have lost Me. See, my child, that among the five joys, there are two great sorrows: The prophecy of Simeon to Mary and the loss of Me in the Temple. In the joy of the Spirit there is also suffering and dryness in your life. But in the Divine Will you can find peace. I give you my blessing.
The Annunciation
Jesus: You become too anxious in the way you live and too impulsive in the way you act. Always perform your tasks without hurrying. Look first for the Divine Will in everything you do, offering yourself to God, in Mary’s words: “Behold your handmaid, Oh Lord. Be it done to me according to Your Word.”
The soul: Oh my Jesus, allow me to understand the mysteries of Your love for me, so that I may do only Your will. I have not been grateful for Your love for me and often I am doubtful. Now I do believe in Your love and I offer myself to You: Ecce Ancilla Domini, Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
The Visitation to St. Elisabeth
Jesus: You make many sacrifices for others, but you do not always make them for God. Never work for human convenience, but only for the virtue of charity. Call on the Most Holy Mary, that she may come to sanctify your soul for the glory of God: Magnificat anima mea Dominum, My soul magnifies the Lord.
The soul: Deign, oh my Jesus, to turn Your Face toward this insignificant one of Yours. You give Yourself to me, real and alive in the Holy Eucharist, with Your infinite love. May I never be ungrateful for this gift. I beg You, and may I glorify You with all my love: Magnificat anima mea Dominum, My soul magnifies the Lord.
The Birth of Jesus
Jesus: Everyday I come to you in the Holy Eucharist and everyday I rest in you as in the stable of Bethlehem. I was born in the silence of the night and in the silence of love. I want to work in your soul. Do not waste My gift with anxiety of soul. Trust in Me because I am faithful and will not permit in you the evil of deceit and illusion.
The soul: Come, oh my Jesus, I believe in You. I adore You. Come into my poor heart and let me warm You with my love. I believe it is You who comes to me and I want to be faithful to You till death.
The Presentation of The Child Jesus in the Temple
Jesus: The most Holy Mary presented Me in the Temple and you present Me to God in the Eucharistic offering, through the hands of Mary. When I sacrifice Myself in you, you accept the sorrows of your life just as Mary accepted the sorrows prophesied to Her by the saintly old Simeon. Be faithful to Me in all the discomfort and sorrows of your day. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Eternal Father, I offer Jesus to You in reparation for my sins and the sins of the whole world. I offer Him up especially for all sins of impurity and that all souls, consecrated to You, may not offend You. I offer You all the sorrows of my life. Jesus I trust in You.
The Finding of Young Jesus disputing with the teachers in the Temple
Jesus: How many times I gave Myself to you with great love! And without trusting in Me, you lost Me. When You lose Me, my child, you think I am not yours anymore. Come to the Church and you will find My Tabernacle. Do not become lost in My ways of love. Come to me regularly in the Eucharist. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Oh my Jesus, my love is for You alone and I want to love You always above all things. Never allow the love of others to prevail in me. I only want to love You who are above all things. In this way I shall never lose You and You will be with me always.
The Baptism of Jesus
Thou are my beloved Son, in Thee I am well pleased. (Lk 3:21-22)
The life of John the Baptist represented for the Hebrew people a marvel, and even though he did not perform any miracles, many thought that he was the Christ, the awaited Savior. This suspicion, instead of being an honor for John, was a burden for him. Immediately, he tried to clear up this mistake as much as he possibly could, explaining openly the truth: He was baptizing with water, which was a symbol of penance and humiliation. The Savior, being God, infinitely more powerful than he, for Whom he was not worthy to unloosen the latchet of His sandals, would baptize pouring out the graces of the Holy Spirit and the fire of love. Hence His Baptism would be a true rebirth. John threatened the punishments of God but he had no power over souls. The Savior, instead, would have the ‘candelabra’ in His Hand, that is, He would be the Judge of souls. He would save the righteous and condemn the reprobates as useless straws for the eternal fire of hell. It would be wrong to exchange the symbol for the reality or the servant for the Master. God Himself took care to confirm the witness of John. Even Jesus Christ, in fact, went to be baptized. When he received the water and was covered by all our sins, the sky opened up, and appeared a strong light, almost as if the sky had been turned asunder, showing the eternal light. In that splendor the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus as a halo of light, in the shape of a dove with dazzling light and the voice of the Father could be heard, Who said: “Thou are my beloved Son, in You I am well pleased.” The white Dove of Light and the voice of the Father revealed the sanctity of Jesus Christ and His Divinity. The Holy Spirit consecrated His Humanity in the fullness of grace that touched the infinite and the voice of the Father expressed clearly that He was his Eternal Son, the object of His satisfaction. In this way the testimony of John was sealed and his mission could be said to have come to an end with the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus. (From: The Commentary on St. Luke’s Gospel by Fr. D. Ruotolo –2ndEd. 2002 pp. 108 & following)
The Wedding at Cana
“They have no more wine” (Jn 2:1-11). “They have no more wine!” How many times Mary must have uttered this prayer, when in the house of Nazareth there was no more bread or what else She wanted to give to the poor? She was sure to receive what She wanted, as it was enough for Her to ask Her Divine Son. She knew by experience of the power of mediation that she had over the Heart of Jesus. It is nonsense to think that the Lord wanted to be independent of his Mother in his work of Redemption, when He entrusted all to Her from the beginning, and He wanted to have Her Co-Redemptrix at the foot of the Cross. It is even more nonsense to think that He wanted to reproach Her, when She was making a request out of charity. He then answered Her: “What there is between you and Me, Woman? My hour is not yet come”. And He wanted to say exactly this, as it is very clear in the context of what Jesus did thereafter: What difference is there between you and Me and what can I do that you cannot do? My hour is not yet come, the hour of my glorious manifestation, and that miracle that you want from Me, you can do it too. Mary with the words: “They have no more wine” claimed a miracle, either the multiplication of the last bit of wine remaining in some of the vessels or the transubstantiation of the water. “My hour is not yet come”. Was Jesus thinking already in that moment of the hour of the Eucharistic banquet of the Last Supper? When He spoke in the Cenacle of His hour, and of the desire he had desired it (Lk 22:15) make us believe that He always was thinking about it because the very purpose of His love was that of giving of Himself. His love had almost an aversion to give wine... He wanted to give his Blood; since his hour had not yet come he would have preferred that Mary perform the miracle. The Most Holy Virgin did not want only to give wine, but She wanted to give His apostles a reason for faith in Jesus. She wanted to strengthen them with a miracle and for this reason She persisted with Jesus for an action, saying to the servants: “Do whatever He tells you.” By quick insight, She immediately understood the allusion of Her Son to transubstantiation and engaged the servants to provide the water for the miracle. As we can see, instead of being apart or almost stranger to each other, Jesus and Mary understood each other at once. Mary, as Mistress and Queen, entered into the intimacy of that Divine Heart and Jesus entered the delicate desires of the Immaculate Heart of his Mother. ...
In the courtyard or in the vestibule of the house, there were six stone vessels called idrie. These were vessels for the water, each to contain two barrels of it, in Greek three metrete, some smaller, some bigger. The metreta, which means measure, was the biggest measure of capacity for liquids. It equaled 40 liters. Every vessel, then, had about 80 to 120 liters and all together between 480 to 720 liters.Jesus gave order to the servants to fill them. With an interior act of omnipotent will, He ordered the water for those people who took care of the wine for the banquet; He
ordered it like He did when in the beginning, when He created things from nothing and ordered harmony. The chief of the banquet in that moment was to distribute wine and not water and Jesus bidding him draw it, changed it into excellent wine. His hour to give his own Blood had not yet come, but He desired, with that miracle, to withhold that greatest miracle of His love. Interiorly He said to that water: “This is the wine for the chief of the banquet”, like one day He would say on that wine: “This is my Blood that shall be shed for you.” The water immediately became wine.
“And His disciples believed in Him”. (From: The Commentary on the Gospel of St. John by Father Dolindo Ruotolo 2nd Ed. Napoli, Italy 1989 pp. 62-65)
The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me” (Lk 4:16-22). In the Synagogue of Nazareth was given the scroll of the prophet Isaiah to Jesus. He unrolled the scroll and found a passage that spoke of Himself. The Prophet was talking about the Messiah to come, saying: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, hence he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, he has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and restore sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God. (Is 61:1ff). This was the mission of the labor of Jesus till the end of time, the synthesis of His spiritual mission and the marvelous work that would accompany it. ...
He, then anointed of the Holy Spirit was to evangelize the eternal truth to the poor, that is to the people, the sinners, the ignorant, all those deprived of light and supernatural grace; He was to heal the brokenhearted, that is, the afflicted, the timid and those who being humiliated by their own sins wished to be healed. While redeeming the people, He would announce to them their freedom. With the words of truth He would give light to the blind; with the spreading of the Gospel over all the earth He would give freedom to captives filling their heart with the joy of the grace of God; with the propagation of the Divine Mercies He would announce the year of favor, that is, the time of great grace for souls, and the final Judgment. However these benefits represented greater things that He would propagate for his Church through the centuries.
He made seven great annunciations that can be regarded as prophesies of the seven periods of the History of the Church:
- The evangelization to the poor.
- The renewal of human society, brought low by paganism.
- The triumph of the Church, reduced to bloody servitude by the Caesars of Rome.
- The illumination of the truth throughout the world through the Doctors of the Church.
- Freedom from persecutions at the time of the apostasy of nations and the triumph of the Church oppressed by tyranny.
- The Year of Favor, that is, a period of great graces and the triumph of the Church of God, the Church in the Kingdom of God.
- Finally the last deception and the Final Judgment. Jesus, rolling up the scroll again, handed it back to the attendant of the Synagogue and sat down. He looked around to gather all in his Heart and said to them: “Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”
The Transfiguration of Jesus
“And while Jesus was praying his Face changed in appearance...” (Lk 9:29).
Jesus wanted to show himself to three witnesses on earth and two witnesses from Heaven: Peter, James and John representing mankind and Moses and Elijah representing the many who longed for the Redemption in the Old Testament. Hence Jesus took with him Peter, James and John and went up the mountain to pray. ...
Since he often prayed during the night, we are right to believe that it was already dark when he began to go up with the apostles. This is clear also because the apostles were overcome with sleep: after a day busy with activities, in the calm solitude of the mountain, in the humidity of the night, it is understandable that they fell asleep. However they had gone with Jesus to pray and they were trying to stay awake, as it can be understood from the Greek Text which says that “they were awake in spite of their drowsiness”, and that they became aware of the grandiose scene that took place on the mountain. Jesus prayed and His Transfiguration makes it possible for us to understand what His prayer was. He was inflamed by infinite love in front of the Father and all rapt by His glory. His face changed in appearance and became dazzling white by divine light and this intense light made his clothing also white. It was the most sublime ecstasy. It was the Word coming forth, we could say: His assumed humanity becoming completely diaphanous by the divine light and being enlightened. The sight was sublime, immense, and so great that it is not possible to imagine it. The true God was visible in it, just as in His concealment He was perceived as the true man. The Word glorified the Father knowing and appreciating Him and the assumed humanity shined in Jesus and through Him like a flame of holocaust.
Jesus prayed in that mysterious splendor. His prayer raised up so far above the poor earthly atmosphere, just as his divine splendor had to reach far beside and well past the immensity of the firmament. Jesus prayed and the splendor of his Soul and Body was proportioned to the humiliation that he was going to be subject to, during His Passion. It was, in fact, conforming to the divine Glory, that the Man-God was sacrificed, but it was a demand of His glory that He was recognized for what He was.
Jesus prayed as He spoke of His departure with Moses and Elijah; it was a sublime canticle rising to the One and Triune God, like a grandiose Psalm going through a dazzling parallel because Moses and Elijah exalted God for His promises, and Jesus exalted Him accepting in Himself the accomplishment of them, showing the perfect harmony in his life. The two Testaments were side by side, the shadow became the light of reality and the reality enlightened the truth of the symbols and of the figures. In this canticle was the entire ancient story of infinite harmony, answered in the Man-God with a triumphant harmony of love. The great light did not yet completely awake the apostles, and Peter spoke without knowing what he was saying. When they saw the light wrapped around Jesus, Moses and Elijah, because of the sudden contrast between the intense light and the shadow of the cloud, they woke up completely and they became frightened because in that cloud appeared the Father solemnly pointing to His Son as Master of humanity. From the cloud indeed came forth a voice that said: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him!” Tabor was truly the Sinai of the New Covenant from which the Son revealed Himself, just as the Cenacle was the mountain where the Holy Spirit was revealed. On Tabor the cloud represented also the Holy Spirit which unites the Father with the Son, and the Son to the Father in Infinite Love; but in the Cenacle the manifestation was special as that of the Son on Tabor and that of the Father in heaven on Sinai. (From: The Commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke by Father Dolindo Ruotolo –2nd Ed. Napoli, Italy 2002 pp. 254 & following)
The Institution of the Eucharist
“With desire I have desired to eat this Pasch with you” (Lk 22:14).
Jesus was at the center of the table; His appearance was spiritualized and divine. ...
His most beautiful face had an air of majesty, of love, goodness, and peace and of a sweet inner sorrow like the shadow of a most beautiful painting that made Him even more beautiful. The Divinity hidden by the most holy Humanity surfaced from his features,
mysteriously incisive and most beautiful; His eyes were sparkling and Heaven was mirrored in them. He was the Bridegroom of the Canticles, who in that moment was offering himself, opening the door of his Mercy and love. He embraced the souls of all ages; embraced His Church and offered His life to her; He gazed around at His disciples and his sight embraced all of them with love, like a bare and wet rock in the rising sun. They were needy and poor of heart and did not even understand what He was going to do, but they were His and He loved them immensely. He had come to earth to make right the human failure and he was offering Himself as He gave them His life. The very misery of his Apostles increased his tenderness and He said: “With desire I have desired to eat this Pasch with you before I suffer”. The moment was solemn, and the Angels came down from Heaven to see it. In that moment the greatest miracle of God was accomplished, and it was accomplished in one moment with a single utterance of the Incarnate Word. He was already transfigured, but became even more transfigured. His face was like the face of God: Power, Wisdom and Love. He had the assurance of one who can do everything, the vigor of one who knows everything and accomplishes all with wisdom, the gentleness of one who gives with a most pure love.The Angels were in sublime awe and the Heavens stopped their music.
He took the bread, looked up to Heaven, and gave thanks, that is, He prayed fervently and thanked the Father for this great gift He was giving to mankind, broke the bread, hand[ed] it to the Apostles and spoke with a calm and loving tone. Before that the law of creation stopped in adoration and obeyed, as if vanishing before Him: “This is my Body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me”. The substance of the bread was as if struck by the Omnipotent Word and disappeared, giving place to the substance of the Body of the Redeemer; and because He did not pronounced His Omnipotent Word on the quantity of the bread it remained, together with the accidents, suspended like a veil over that divine substance. But He was not satisfied. He had given Himself as food, He wanted to give Himself also as drink; He had given His whole Body, now he wanted to give His Blood as well, in a sacrifice of love. He wanted to separate it, at all cost, from his Body, to anticipate its outpouring and perpetuation in all ages until the end of time. And He took the cup full of wine and giving it to His dear apostles, spoke with the same Omnipotent and Transubstantiating Word: “This chalice is the New Testament of My Blood, which shall be shed for you.” He not only shed it, He gave it; and making it sacramental, separated from his Body, he gave it as a sacrifice of love. It was his real Blood, not just a symbol: it was the same Blood that would be shed, not just a figure. It was the Blood of the same sacrifice of the Cross which would shortly be consummated by the betrayal of Judas; and for this reason, Jesus, to eliminate all doubts, added: “But yet behold, here is the hand of him who betrays Me. He is here with Me at the table”.(From: The Commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke by Father Dolindo Ruotolo – 2nd Ed. Napoli, Italy 2002 pp. 487-490)
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES(Misteria dolorosa)
Jesus: Unite yourself to Me in your suffering and the bitterness will become for you like incense, through the joy of offering them with Me for the salvation of souls. Suffer with patience. Do not lose your temper. Do not make others suffer for your impatience. Be at peace with everyone and forgive those that make you suffer, because forgiveness for others is a pledge of forgiveness for yourself, on the part of Divine Mercy. I bless your suffering and it will be highly regarded for your eternal life. Be at peace. I give you my blessing.
Jesus Prays in the Garden
Jesus: Fulfill the Divine Will in the sufferings of your life and especially in the agony of your sensitive heart. Do not become disheartened in your life. Keep your eyes on your final destination, which is Heaven. Do not grieve, but trust in God and confide entirely in Him. Do not become despondent but bear all things with patience and spread peace around you.
The soul: Oh Jesus, I am so weak. Teach me to follow Your Divine Will and strengthen me in my suffering. Soothe my nerves and tame my lively nature. Be You be blessed, my God, in each of my sufferings. Amen.
Jesus is Scourged
Jesus: As I was scourged for love of you, so you must bear your physical pains for love of Me. Offer your tiredness for those who are weary in the ways of God; offer your suffering for those who seek pleasures of the flesh. Be holy in your suffering and give the example of your peace and your union with the Divine Will.
The soul: Oh my Jesus, I offer You all my suffering in union with Yours for the conversion of sinners and the sanctification of souls. Grant me consolation. Give me strength.
Jesus is crowned with thorns
Jesus: I was crowned with thorns to expiate the faults of leaders and to restore to health poor lost minds. Pray to the wounds of My Head to keep in sound health your mind and the ones who are dear to you, because every disorder of the conscience has its roots in the disorder of the mind. Do not indulge in daydreams but ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten you, that you may know how to act with confidence and peace in all your deeds.
The soul: Oh my Jesus, I beg You that I may I never, either stray from your truths or dishonor Your Name with strange and unholy ideas. Make me wise and prudent in the Holy Spirit.
Jesus carries His Cross to Calvary
Jesus: I go on carrying My Cross for love of you and you follow Me for love of Me. You hesitate to carry the cross because your nature seeks joy. But how can you have joy if you don’t carry the cross? So many souls would like to create their own cross and they want to make them light. When they do this by themselves, the Cross instead becomes much heavier, causing great distress and discouragement. Unite yourself to the Divine Will and bear your daily crosses with patience, with courage and submission. Trust in Me, for I am your Simon of Cyrene. I will help you. What good are impatience and rebellion? Why must you seek your will in everything, which can only cause you problems? Live with patience and you shall live in peace. I give you my blessing.
Jesus dies on the Cross
Jesus: Gaze on Me crucified and all your pains will become sweeter. Don’t be afraid. From My Cross I open My arms of Mercy to you and I save you. Trust in Me. Trust in Me. You are not on the wrong path because it is I who am leading you on your way with special love. Be at peace and join Me at the foot of the Cross, sacrificing yourself for Me. I give you My blessing.
The soul: My Jesus, make me faithful to You until death. Let me be like the holy women who always followed You with a lively faith. Like them, keep me committed to your truth.
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES(Misteria gloriosa)
Jesus: Suffer in peace and hope in the happiness waiting for you. Life is a test and death itself is but sleep. Bear your suffering now and later you will be happy. You will rise from the tomb to be united to Me in body and soul. Bear your suffering. The sorrows of your life will be overcome, because every pain, suffered patiently, ends and it is transformed into glory. Lift high your aspirations; live in the Grace of the Holy Spirit. Love the Most Blessed Virgin Mary and follow Her, imploring Her protection and invoking Her as your Queen, the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary. Do not lose yourself in dark thoughts, do not see everything black and beyond repair. Trust, trust because what is lost shall be found and what is dead in you shall be revived. I give you my blessing.
The Resurrection of the Lord
Jesus: I am the Resurrection and the Life. Trust in Me through every pain and be certain of the triumph of My glory in your life. Be strong and live by My love and charity. Rise to a new life after you have crucified all your miseries on the cross of penance and mortification. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Oh my Jesus, restore me in Your grace, because I remain the same, in spite of all the many graces you bestow upon me. Put in my heart a new grace of contrition, that I may change my life and do Your Holy Will
The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven
Jesus: Rise up and detach yourself from earthly things. You cannot rise if you do not first become small, humble and full of charity. Submit yourself because you are still full of yourself and you know that if a balloon is not filled with air, it cannot ascend. You need to empty your nature and be filled with the Holy Spirit. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Oh my Jesus, I am mortified by the very little progress I made since You called me to a more perfect life! Have mercy on me. Stretch out Your Hand to me that I may follow You, with all my heart, to the heights of a holy life.
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
Jesus: As you are bound by your physical nature, you allow yourself to be guided more by impulses and enthusiasm, rather then by Grace. When you sense a bit of fervor, you believe that all is well, yet you do not know to be faithful to Me, in the darkness and the anguish of the spirit. Invoke the Holy Spirit that He may lead you. Place your whole being in His Hands that He may lead you to God in the ways of Love.I give you my blessing.
The soul: Come, Oh God the Holy Spirit, come and fill my heart completely. Oh Mary, Mother dear, pray for me that the Holy Spirit will inspire me that, like the Apostles, I may be transformed and renewed.
The Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
Jesus: You contemplate the Most Holy Virgin Mary assumed into Heaven with Her body and Her soul, yet you do not consider that the way, which brought Her to this great triumph, was the way to Calvary. If Mary suffered so much for Me, should you not also? It seems to you that you only have pains in your life here, and yet if you suffer for love of God, every bitter disappointment becomes a seed of Eternal Life. Accept your cross if you want to reach the glory of eternal triumph. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Draw me near to You, Oh Immaculate Virgin, and give me a great spirit of patience and peace. Draw my family and my children to God and pray for our salvation.
Mary is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth
Jesus: The Most Holy Mary is your dearest Queen. Give Her the homage of your soul and love Her with all your heart. Devotion to Mary is the last hope of salvation for this troubled world and for your soul. Cultivate in your soul this devotion, contemplating the glory of your Mother and reciting the Holy Rosary with devotion. The Rosary is your special love for Her, I know. The Rosary saves you from despair and opens to you the luminous ways of charity and holiness. The Rosary is your comfort in your life and the sweet chain that unites you to God. I give you my blessing.
The soul: Thank You, Oh Jesus, for all the graces You bestow upon me. I beg you for perseverance in charity. In Your goodness, give me the crown in Heaven!
Reflection: The Annunciation – Fruit of Humility Reflection Credit
Mary said yes. God was asking a great amount of her. She could face disapproval. Joseph could abandon her. She might not be believed. Mary risked a lot because she had faith in God’s goodness. I imagine her kneeling in wonderment at the angel Gabriel, his hands encompassing hers, his forehead pressed against hers as he tells her of God’s great plan. She whispers “yes” knowing that her life is forever changed and possibly going to be much harder. She allows God’s will to be done and with that fiat the salvation of the world is set in motion. I pray that I can put God’s will before my own.
Reflection: The Visitation – Love of Neighbor
Newly pregnant, Mary walks several days to visit her cousin Elizabeth. She is greeted with great joy and exclaims her Magnificat. While knowing that all will call her blessed, she spends several months serving Elizabeth. I imagine her performing the tasks of life so that Elizabeth, in her third trimester when the physical burden of pregnancy is greatest, can rest. Despite her own possible exhaustion and morning sickness, she serves her cousin. I imagine them at the end of the day sitting together and sharing their feelings about these two miraculous babies. I pray that I can serve as Mary did.
Reflection: The Nativity – Poverty of Spirit
Mary and Joseph are far from home and she is about to give birth. They find nowhere to stay. Rather than panicking, they rely on God who leads them to a safe, warm place for his son’s birth. I imagine their worry but also their sense of calm. They know God cares for them and he will not abandon them on this holy journey. As the angels announce Jesus’ birth and the shepherds come to pay him homage, Mary and Joseph are surrounded by God’s love. I pray for the grace to depend on God completely.
Reflection: Presentation in the Temple – Obedience
Mary and Joseph obey the law and bring their newborn son to the temple and offer a sacrifice. There they meet Simeon who has waited many years to meet the Messiah. I imagine Simeon gazing at Jesus. The Christ for whom he has waited has arrived just as God promised. He raises his eyes to heaven in thanks. He also warns Mary that her own heart will be pierced. She continues to trust God, not knowing what lies ahead. I pray for trust in God’s plan and patience in waiting for it to unfold.
Reflection: Finding Jesus in the Temple – Piety
After not knowing where he was for three days, Mary and Joseph find Jesus in the temple. I imagine the fear they felt when they realized Jesus was not with them as they returned from Jerusalem. I imagine how scared they felt as they looked for him and the increasing anxiety they experience as time passed. At last they find him in his father’s home. What relief and joy. We look for Jesus too and we can always find him in church. He is there waiting for us. I pray that I will not find reasons to avoid visiting Jesus regularly.
Reflection: Baptism of Jesus – Openness to the Holy Spirit
Though Jesus is without original sin, John baptizes him and God announces that Jesus is his son and He is pleased. I imagine standing in that cool river, feeling the water rush past me. The sounds of the crowd are muffled as my head goes below the surface. I imagine hearing God’s great voice proclaiming He is pleased with his son. I desire God to be pleased with me too, and pray that I can accept the movement of the Holy Spirit in my life.
Reflection: Wedding at Cana – Jesus Through Mary
It is here Jesus’ public life is put into motion. I imagine Mary noticing that the wine is running out and hearing her ask Jesus for help, confident in his assistance. His respect for Mary is so high, he performs his first miracle at her request. Her command, “Do whatever he tells you” is for us too. The wine stewards listen and water is turned into wine. When we pray the Rosary she intercedes with her Son on our behalf. I pray to grow closer to Jesus with Mary’s help.
Reflection: Proclamation of the Kingdom – Repentance
Jesus went about the land preaching the coming of the kingdom of heaven. He healed the sick and cast out demons. I imagine the awe of the people watching this man proclaim the importance of repenting of our sins as he healed people of their paralysis or leprosy. He preached about love and forgiveness. We too need healing and repentance. I pray for the ability to be humbly and genuinely sorry for my sins against others and against the God who loves me and made me.
Reflection: The Transfiguration – Desire for Holiness
Peter, James and John accompany Jesus up Mount Tabor where Jesus is transformed before them in glorious light and Moses and Elijah appear. Peter desires to build tents for them so they may stay. God again proclaims pleasure in Jesus, his beloved Son and tells them to listen to him. I imagine the disciples seeing Jesus with the prophets of the past and hearing God’s voice. They received a beautiful gift from God and comforting words from Jesus to not be afraid. I pray for the desire to spend time with Christ thinking about his message and striving for holiness.
Reflection: Institution of the Eucharist – Eucharistic Adoration
Jesus gives us the greatest of gifts in his presence in the Eucharist—body, blood, soul and divinity. I imagine the disciples hearing these words of the New Covenant and the directive to do this in his remembrance. We reflect on this at every Mass as we genuflect before the tabernacle. We are also invited to visit Jesus in adoration. It takes great faith to believe in the Real Presence. I pray for the grace to have that faith, to seek him in adoration and surrender myself humbly to his service.
Reflection: The Agony in the Garden – conformity to God’s will
Jesus knows torture and death lie ahead and he prays that the cup will pass. He also prays God’s will be done. In his agony, he carries the weight of our sins so that we may be saved. I imagine the courage it took to give himself to God’s plan. We too suffer and while we may pray the suffering will end, we are given support from Our Lord to endure, as Jesus received strength from the angel in the garden. I pray for the courage to conform to God’s will especially when it may be difficult.
Reflection: The Scourging – Mortification
Jesus is brutally tortured to near death. Scourging was more than mere beating; it involved using instruments to inflict the most pain and blood loss possible without actually killing. Jesus was beaten for our sins. His mother watched as her son’s blood spilled on the ground. I imagine the horror she felt watching her precious child be brutalized, and how hard it must have been to not run to his rescue. I pray for forgiveness for my sins, the sins that contributed to the torture of my Lord.
Reflection: The Crowning with Thorns – Moral Courage
Jesus is clothed with a scarlet robe and crowned with thorns. He is mocked and spit upon by the soldiers. The people demand his crucifixion. Despite his innocence, he does not defend himself. He is strong in the face of hatred. I imagine his sadness at the people’s ignorance, his sorrow at their contempt. I pray for courage to defend God’s truth and strength to withstand the criticism and hatred of others.
Reflection: The Carrying of the Cross – Patience
Jesus’ humiliation continues, as he carries the Cross that he will be crucified on, through the town and people continue to mock him. I imagine the pain of the heavy wood against his back, rubbing against the open wounds from the scourging, the hot sun on him, the thirst, and hunger. I imagine his grief at seeing Mary, knowing she is watching her son die. Jesus is patient in enduring this suffering for us. I pray for more forgiveness, knowing my sins add to the weight of that Cross. I pray for patience in my own times of difficulty.
Reflection: The Crucifixion – Salvation
Jesus arrives and is nailed to the cross. As he hangs, slowly dying, he is comforted by the presence of Mary, her sister[-in-law], John and Mary Magdalene. Mary, [His Mother,] is strong. She has watched him suffer and now die and she never leaves him. I imagine her heartache. In his words to Mary, “Woman, behold, your son” all of us are entrusted to her love. I pray in thanksgiving for Christ’s suffering and sacrifice so that I may be saved.
Reflection: The Resurrection – Faith
Jesus did as he foretold, he rose from the dead, thus securing for us everlasting life in heaven with him and his father. The women who went to visit his grave are greeted by an angel who gives them this good news and he tells them to tell the disciples of his resurrection. I imagine the joy they feel when they see the one they love living again, the celebration of the disciples and Mary when they are able to touch him and talk to him. I pray for faith that I too may one day be with Jesus in heaven.
Reflection: The Ascension – Hope
As Jesus ascends to heaven he tells his followers to go and make disciples. He sends them to the world to share his story and he promises he will always be with them. I imagine their surprise at seeing him lifted up into the clouds, and their wonderment at all that occurred. I imagine them considering what will happen next and how they will accomplish what he told them to do. They are filled with hope and maybe fear. I pray for hope when I don’t know the way forward or when times seem dark.
Reflection: The Coming of the Holy Spirit – Wisdom
The apostles and Mary are praying in the upper room in fear of the future. When the Holy Spirit, the Advocate Jesus said he would send, comes to them they are filled with the gifts they need to go out into the world: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, modesty, generosity, and chastity (Gal 5:22-23). ...
The fruits in purple type are omitted in several of the Greek and Latin manuscripts.
We receive these same gifts at our baptism and confirmation. I pray that I can use these gifts to share the love of Jesus and the story of his good news.Reflection: The Assumption of Mary – Devotion to Mary
Mary is taken to heaven to her rightful place with Jesus where she intercedes for us in prayer. I imagine her excitement at being with her son again, and her pleasure at being in heaven with God. I pray for her intercession and help in growing closer to Jesus, while asking her to help me love him more. She will keep pointing the way toward her son.
Reflection: The Coronation of Mary – Eternal Happiness
Mary is the Queen of Heaven and Earth. She listened to God’s will and stayed true to his plan for her life. Mary was not spared suffering but her reward in heaven is great. She is our queen too, and if asked she will help us in all facets of our life. I imagine her lovingly looking down at us and her happiness at our requests for help. I pray for her humility, patience, and trust.
Reflection on the Annunciation
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel appeared to thee with the tidings that thou wert to become the Mother of God; greeting thee with the sublime salutation, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with thee!” And thou didst humbly submit thyself to the will of the Father, responding; “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to thy word” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Visitation
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Visitation, when, upon thy visit to thy holy cousin, Elizabeth, she greeted thee with prophetic utterance, “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb!” And, thou didst answer her with that Canticle of Canticles, the Magnificat, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Nativity
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Nativity of our Lord, when, thy time being completed, thou didst bring forth, Oh Holy Virgin, the Redeemer of the World in a stable at Bethlehem; where upon choirs of angels filled the heavens with their exultant song of praise “Glory to God in the Highest, on earth peace to men of goodwill,” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Presentation
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Presentation, when, in obedience to the Law of Moses, thou didst purify thyself before introducing your Son to His Father in the Temple, where the holy prophet Simeon, taking the child in his arms, offered thanks to God for sparing him to look upon his Savior and foretold thy sufferings by the words: “Thy soul also a sword shall pierce…” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple
Sweet Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of Finding the Child Jesus in the Temple, when having sought him for three days, sorrowing, thy heart was gladdened upon finding him in the Temple speaking to the teachers; and when, upon thy request, He obediently returned home with thee, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River
Oh courageous Mother Mary, meditating on the mystery of the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, when your son, as an example to all, insisted on being baptized by his cousin John and the sky opened and the Holy Spirit came down to him like a dove and a voice from heaven said, “You are my own dear son in whom I am well pleased,” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Wedding at Cana, The First Miracle of Jesus
Oh courageous Mother Mary, meditating on the mystery of the First Miracle of Jesus at the Wedding Feast at Cana, when your urging your son to perform the first of his many miracles by helping a couple celebrate their marriage by changing water into wine of such quality that the chief steward upbraided the host by saying, “Usually people serve the best wine first and save the cheaper wine for last, but you have saved the choice wine for last.” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
Oh courageous Mother Mary, meditating on the mystery of the Proclamation of the Kingdom of God, when your son revealed that the reign of God has already begun “within us” and we are called to conversion and forgiveness, praying “your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Transfiguration
Oh courageous Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Transfiguration, when your son revealed his glory to his three disciples, appearing on a mountain with Moses and Elijah, his face shining like the sun and a voice from heaven proclaiming, “This is my beloved Son… Listen to him”, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Institution of the Eucharist
Oh courageous mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Institution of the Sacrament of the Eucharist, when on the day your son celebrated the Passover with his disciples and took bread and gave it to them saying “Take and eat; this is my body.” And when dinner was finished took a cup of wine and shared it with them saying, “Take and drink; this is my blood, which will be given up for you; do this in memory of me,” I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Agony
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Agony of Our Lord in the Garden, when, in the grotto of the Garden of Olives, Jesus saw the sins of the world unfold before Him by Satan, who sought to dissuade Him from the sacrifice He was about to make: when, His soul shrinking from the sight, and His precious blood flowing from every pore at the vision of the torture and death He was about to undergo, thy own sufferings, dear Mother, the future sufferings of His Church, and His own sufferings in the Blessed Sacrament, He cried in anguish, "Abba! Father! if it be possible, let this chalice pass from Me!"; but immediately resigning Himself to His Father's will, He prayed, Not as I will, but as Thou wilt!" I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Scourging
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Scourging of Our Lord, when, at Pilate's command, thy divine Son, stripped of his garments was lacerated from head to foot with cruel scourges and His flesh torn away until His entire body was marked, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Crowning with Thorns
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Crowning with Thorns, when, the soldiers binding about His head a crown of sharp thorns, showered blows upon it driving the thorns deeply into His head; then in mock adoration, knelt before Him, crying, "Hail King of the Jews!" I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Carrying of the Cross
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Carrying of the Cross, when, with the heavy wood of the cross upon His shoulders, thy divine Son was dragged, weak and suffering, yet patient, through the streets, amidst the revilements of the people, to Calvary; I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Crucifixion
O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Crucifixion, when, having been stripped of His garments, thy divine Son was nailed to the cross, upon which He died after three hours of indescribable agony, during which time He begged His Father forgiveness for His enemies, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Resurrection
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Resurrection of Our Lord from the Dead, when, on the morning of the third day after His death and burial, He arose from the dead and appeared to thee, dear Mother, and filled thy heart with unspeakable joy: then appeared to the holy women, and to His disciples, who adored Him as their risen God, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Ascension
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Ascension, when, thy divine Son, after forty days on earth, went to Mount Olivet accompanied by His disciples and thee, where all adored Him, after which He promised to remain with them until the end of the world; then extending His pierced hands over all in a last blessing He ascended before their eyes into heaven, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Descent of the Holy Spirit
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, when, the apostles being assembled with thee in a house in Jerusalem, the Holy Spirit descended upon them in the form of fiery tongues, inflaming the hearts of the apostles with the fire of divine love, teaching them all truths, giving to them the gifts of tongues, and filling thee with the plentitude of His grace, inspired thee to pray for the apostles and the first Christians, I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Assumption of our Blessed Mother into Heaven
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of Thy Assumption into Heaven, when, consumed by the desire to be united with thy divine Son in heaven, thy soul united itself to Him, Who out of the excessive love He bore for thee, His Mother, whose virginal body was His first tabernacle, took thee body and soul into heaven and there, amidst the acclaims of the angels and saints glorified thy body. I humbly pray:
Reflection on the Coronation of our Blessed Mother in Heaven as its Queen
O glorious Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of Thy Coronation in Heaven, when, upon being taken up to heaven, thou wert triply crowned as the August Queen of Heaven by God the Father as His beloved daughter, by God the Son as His dearest Mother, and by God the Holy Spirit as His chaste Spouse; the most perfect adorer of the Blessed Trinity, pleading our cause as our most powerful and merciful Mother through thee, I humbly pray:
Reflection: In reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world we ask - while we contemplate Jesus' agony in the garden - for pardon for sins of the mind and heart against the Will of God.
Reflection: In reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world we ask - while we contemplate the Scourging of Jesus - for pardon for the sins of torture.
Reflection: In reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world we ask - while we contemplate Jesus' crowning with thorns - for pardon for sins of mockery.
Reflection: In reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world we ask - while we contemplate Jesus carrying His cross - for pardon for sins committed every day in the world around us.
Reflection: In reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world we ask - while we contemplate the Crucifixion of Jesus - for pardon for sins of unjust death and cruelty.
Reflection on the Annunciation to Mary
From the Gospel according to Luke:
The angel said, "Don't be afraid, Mary. God is honoring you. Look! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great and he will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father. He will rule over Jacob's house forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
The Lord's words are also for each one of us: Give me your heart. Do not waste the encouragement of such a tender and caring Father. Open the door of your heart to Him with total trust and abandonment.
Reflection on the Visitation of Mary
From the Gospel according to Luke:
Mary got up and hurried to a city in the Judean highlands. She entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. With a loud voice she blurted out, "God has blessed you above all women, and he has blessed the child you carry".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Reflect upon the great humility of the Mother of God, our Mother, and constantly keep it within your mental gaze. The more she was filled with heavenly gifts, the more deeply did she humble herself. Let it be for you like for her: the more gifts you receive, the more you want to humble yourself.
Reflection on the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ
From the Gospel according to Luke:
The angel said, "Don't be afraid! Look! I bring good news to you - wonderful, joyous news for all people. Your savior is born today in David's city. He is Christ the Lord. This is a sign for you: you will find a newborn baby wrapped snugly and lying in a manger". Suddenly a great assembly of the heavenly forces was with the angel praising God. They said, "Glory to God in heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Our heart feels too small to contain the heavenly favours and our soul seems to almost disintegrate in the presence of this God who took human flesh for our own sake. How can we help loving Him more and more fervently? Oh, let us draw near to the Child Jesus with our hearts free from sin, that we may discover how sweet and delightful it is to love Him.
Reflection on the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple
From the Gospel according to Luke:
Simeon took Jesus in his arms and praised God. He said, "Now, master, let your servant go in peace according to your word, because my eyes have seen your salvation. You prepared this salvation in the presence of all peoples. It's a light for revelation to the Gentiles and a glory for your people Israel".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Holiness means loving our neighbour as ourselves, all for the love of God. In this connection holiness means loving those who curse us, who hate and persecute us, and even doing good to them. Holiness means living humbly, being disinterested, prudent, just, patient, kind, chaste, meek, diligent, carrying out one's duties for no other reason than that of pleasing God and receiving from Him alone the reward we deserve.
Reflection on the Finding of Our Lord in the Temple
From the Gospel according to Luke:
When his parents saw him, they were shocked. His mother said, "Child, why have you treated us like this? Listen! Your father and I have been worried. We've been looking for you!" Jesus replied, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that it was necessary for me to be in my Father's house?".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
You may be fearful, if you like, but let your fear be a holy fear, which is never separated from love. When fear and love are united, they help each other, like sisters, to remain on their feet and to walk securely in the Lord's paths.
Reflection on the Baptism in the Jordan
From the Gospel according to Matthew:
At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River so that John would baptize him. When Jesus was baptized, he immediately came up out of the water. Heaven was opened and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and resting on him. And a voice came from the heavens, saying: “This is my beloved Son (Ps 2:7) in whom I am well pleased” (Is 42:1); (Mt 3:17, Mk 1:11, Lk 3:22).
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
We believe that Jesus will invariably sustain us by his grace. We shall fight as strong men, through the strength of our souls, and the prize will not be far off.
Reflection on the Wedding at Cana
From the Gospel according to John:
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They don't have any wine". Jesus replied, "Woman, what does that have to do with me? My time hasn't come yet". His mother told the servants, "Do whatever he tells you". Nearby were six stone water jars used for the Jewish cleansing ritual, each able to hold about twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water", and they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, "Now draw some from them and take it to the headwaiter", and they did. The headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine. He didn't know where it came from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. The headwaiter called the groom and said, "Everyone serves the good wine first. They bring out the second-rate wine only when the guests are drinking freely. You kept the good wine until now".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Be patient and persevere in the holy exercise of meditation and be content with taking small steps, until you have the legs to run, or better still, wings to fly. Be content with obedience, which is never an easy matter for a soul which has chosen God as its portion, and resign yourself for now, to being a little bee in a hive, that will soon become a big bee capable of making honey.
Reflection on the Proclamation of the Kingdom
From the Gospel according to Mark:
After John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee announcing God's good news, saying, "Now is the time! Here comes God's kingdom! Change your hearts and lives, and trust this good news!"
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Jesus said: Unless you become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. And before teaching this by his words, he had already put it into practice. He became a child and gave us the example of that simplicity he was to teach us later also by his words.
Reflection on the Transfiguration
From the Gospel according to Mark:
Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and brought them to the top of a very high mountain where they were alone. He was transformed in front of them, and his clothes were amazingly bright, brighter than if they had been bleached white. Elijah and Moses appeared and were talking with Jesus. Peter reacted to all of this by saying to Jesus, "Rabbi, it's good that we're here. Let's make three shelters: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah". He said this because he didn't know how to respond, for the three of them were terrified. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice spoke from the cloud, "This is my Son, whom I dearly love. Listen to him".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
I am consumed by the love for God and the love for my neighbour. God is continually fixed in my mind and imprinted in my heart. I never lose sight of him.
Reflection on the Institution of the Eucharist
From the Gospel according to Matthew:
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take and eat. This is my body". He took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from this, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many so that their sins may be forgiven. I tell you, I won't drink wine again until that day when I drink it in a new way with you in my Father's kingdom".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Let us approach to receive the bread of angels with great faith and with a great flame of love in our hearts. Let us await this most tender lover of our souls in order to be consoled in this life with the kiss of His mouth. Happy are we if we succeed in receiving from the Lord the consolation of this kiss in the present life! Then indeed will we feel our will inseparably bound to Jesus will at all times and nothing in the world will prevent us from willing what our divine Master wills.
Reflection on the Agony of Christ in the Garden
From the Gospel according to Mark:
Jesus and his disciples came to a place called Gethsemane. Jesus said to them, "Sit here while I pray". He took Peter, James, and John along with him. He began to feel despair and was anxious. He said to them, "I'm very sad. It's as if I'm dying. Stay here and keep alert". Then he went a short distance farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if possible, he might be spared the time of suffering. He said, "Abba, Father, for you all things are possible. Take this cup of suffering away from me. However - not what I want but what you want".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Hence it is, Father, that the bitterness of the trial is sweetened by the balm of God's goodness and mercy. Praise be to God who can so marvellously alternate joy and tears so as to lead the soul by unknown paths to the attainment of perfection.
Reflection on Scourging at the Pillar
From the Gospel according to Matthew:
Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere and that a riot was starting. So he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. "I'm innocent of this man's blood" he said. "It's your problem". All the people replied, "Let his blood be on us and on our children". Then he released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus whipped, then handed him over to be crucified.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Never fall back on yourselves, but place all your trust in God and don't be too eager to be set free from your present state. Let the Holy Spirit act within you.
Reflection on the Crowning with Thorns
From the Gospel according to John:
The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple robe. Over and over they went up to him and said, "Greetings, king of the Jews!" And they slapped him in the face.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
May faith and the reassurance of the Christian hope always offer you continual support. If you act in this way the heavenly Father will ease your trials with the balm of His goodness and mercy.
Reflection on the Carrying of the Cross
From the Gospel according to Matthew:
When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Skull Place, they gave Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, he didn't want to drink it. After they crucified him, they divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots. They sat there, guarding him. They placed above his head the charge against him. It read, "Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
What are you afraid of with regard to your own soul? Don't you know that Jesus is with you and is doing everything within you? Calm yourself and do not heed those vain and useless fears; fill up the empty places in our heart with a fervent love of God.
Reflection on the Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord on the Cross
From the Gospel according to Luke:
It was now about noon, and darkness covered the whole earth until about three o'clock,(Am 8:9) while the sun stopped shining. Then the curtain in the sanctuary tore down the middle. Crying out in a loud voice, Jesus said, "Father,into your hands I commend my spirit." After he said this, he breathed for the last time.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
I am all aflame, although there is no fire. I feel myself bound to the Son by means of this Mother, without seeing the chains which bind me so tightly. A thousand flames consume me; I feel I am constantly dying, yet I am still alive.
Reflection on the Resurrection
From the Gospel according to Matthew:
The angel said to the women, "Don't be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He isn't here, because he has risen from the dead, just as he said. Come, see the place where they laid him. Now hurry, go and tell his disciples, “He's been raised from the dead. He's going on ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there.” I've given the message to you".
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Let yourself be guided by Jesus by means of authority as he pleases. Be assured that all is well with you and will always be well. Jesus is and will be yours; you are his and will always be his!
Reflection on the Ascension
From the Acts of the Apostles:
After his suffering, he showed them that he was alive with many convincing proofs. He appeared to them over a period of forty days, speaking to them about God's kingdom. "you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth". After Jesus said these things, as they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud took him out of their sight.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Peace is simplicity and serenity of the mind, tranquillity of the soul, the bond of love. Peace means order, harmony in our whole being, it means continual contentment springing from the knowledge of a good conscience; it is the holy joy of a heart in which God reigns. Peace is the way to perfection, indeed perfection is to be found in peace.
Reflection on the descent of the Holy Spirit
From the Acts of the Apostles:
When Pentecost Day arrived, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound from heaven like the howling of a fierce wind filled the entire house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be individual flames of fire alighting on each one of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
Let us always trust in God and may our lively faith and the comfort of Christian hope assist us in this. We must pray continually, moreover, that peace may soon smile on the nations.
Reflection on the Assumption
From the Gospel according to Luke:
With all my heart I glorify the Lord! In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my savior. He has looked with favor on the low status of his servant. Look! From now on, everyone will consider me highly favoured
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
I wish I had a voice strong enough to invite the sinners of the whole world to love Our Lady. But since this is not within my power, I have prayed and will pray to my dear Angel to perform this task for me.
Reflection on the crowning of Our Lady Queen of Heaven
From the Book of Revelation:
Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
From the writings of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina:
The external doors open, and the mother of God enters. As soon as the blessed ranks see her, they are struck by the splendor of her beauty and so they all move to greet her joyfully and with rejoicing; they salute and honour her with the most exalted titles, prostrate themselves at her feet, present their compliments to her, and unanimously proclaim her Queen. The Holy Trinity joins the feast of angels. The Father welcomes His beloved one and invites Her to take part in his power.
Rosary Title
Introductory Prayers (Spoken by Priest, Deacon or Lay-Leader)
Make the Sign of the Cross. (τ)
Make the Sign of the Cross. (τ)
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Unity Prayer:
My adorable Jesus, may our feet journey together. May our hands gather in unity. May our hearts beat in unison. May our souls be in harmony. May our thoughts be as one. May our ears listen to the silence together. May our glances profoundly penetrate each other. May our lips pray together to gain mercy from the Eternal Father. Amen.
We offer ourselves to the Heavenly Father through all the wounds of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
We kiss the wounds of Your Sacred Head, with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wounds of Your Sacred Feet, with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wounds of your Sacred Hands with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wound of your Sacred Shoulder with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wound of your Sacred Side with sorrow deep and true. τ
My adorable Jesus, may our feet journey together. May our hands gather in unity. May our hearts beat in unison. May our souls be in harmony. May our thoughts be as one. May our ears listen to the silence together. May our glances profoundly penetrate each other. May our lips pray together to gain mercy from the Eternal Father. Amen.
We offer ourselves to the Heavenly Father through all the wounds of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
We kiss the wounds of Your Sacred Head, with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wounds of Your Sacred Feet, with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wounds of your Sacred Hands with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wound of your Sacred Shoulder with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wound of your Sacred Side with sorrow deep and true. τ
Rosary Novena Introductory Prayers:
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail!
At thy feet I humbly kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses, snow white buds to remind thee of thy joys, each bud recalling to thee a holy mystery, each 10 bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
Oh Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee, thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding.
As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my petition; from thy bounty thou wilt give me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly seek. I despair of nothing that I ask of thee. Show thyself my Mother!
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus
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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Spread the effect of grace from Thy Flame of Love over all humanity, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail!
At thy feet I humbly kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses, snow white buds to remind thee of thy joys, each bud recalling to thee a holy mystery, each 10 bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
Oh Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee, thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding.
As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my petition; from thy bounty thou wilt give me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly seek. I despair of nothing that I ask of thee. Show thyself my Mother!
Rosary Novena Introductory Prayers:
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail!
At thy feet I gratefully kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses full blown white roses, tinged with the red of the passion, to remind thee of thy glories, fruits of the sufferings of thy Son and thee, each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
Oh Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee, thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding.
As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my thanksgiving; from thy bounty thou hast given me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly sought. I despaired not of what I asked of thee, and thou hast truly shown thyself my Mother.
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus
.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Spread the effect of grace from Thy Flame of Love over all humanity, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail!
At thy feet I gratefully kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses full blown white roses, tinged with the red of the passion, to remind thee of thy glories, fruits of the sufferings of thy Son and thee, each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
Oh Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee, thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding.
As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my thanksgiving; from thy bounty thou hast given me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly sought. I despaired not of what I asked of thee, and thou hast truly shown thyself my Mother.
Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the
Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell;
on the third day He rose again
from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary:
1st of 3.
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus
.
Please increase our Faith.
Please increase our Hope.
Please increase our Charity.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Spread the effect of grace from Thy Flame of Love over all humanity, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory Be:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Fatima Prayer:
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Invocation to the Holy Spirit:
Intention:
We pray this rosary for the Holy Souls in Purgatory: our family members who have gone before us, our loved ones who have preceded us, those who are forgotten, and those in most need of our prayers. Thus we pray:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses celebrated throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
We also pray for all the special intentions expressed herein this day, as well as for the special intentions held in the hearts and souls of each one of the participants in this rosary and Cenacle. Amen.
All you holy men and women in heaven Pray with us.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Intention:
We pray this rosary for the Holy Souls in Purgatory: our family members who have gone before us, our loved ones who have preceded us, those who are forgotten, and those in most need of our prayers. Thus we pray:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses celebrated throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
We also pray for all the special intentions expressed herein this day, as well as for the special intentions held in the hearts and souls of each one of the participants in this rosary and Cenacle. Amen.
All you holy men and women in heaven Pray with us.
The Introductory and concluding prayers, while not necessary to the Rosary itself, tend to bring St. Joseph into the picture completing the Holy Family.
That is very appropriate since Joseph spent the last almost 30 years of his life contemplating the faces of Jesus and Mary.
Praying the Amici di Giuseppe Rosary
- Contemplation starter (Spoken by Priest, Deacon, or Lay-Leader)
As we begin this Rosary, let us do our best to pray well.
First - Let us Amplify with Focused Contemplation:
"The Rosary ... at heart is a Christocentric prayer [which] has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety ... The center of the gravity in the Hail Mary, the hinge that joins its two parts, is the name of Jesus ... It is precisely the emphasis given to the name of Jesus and to his mystery that is the sign of a meaningful and fruitful Rosary ... The contemplation of Christ has an incomparable model in Mary. With the Rosary, the soul sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love" (Pope St. John Paul II). "Without contemplation, the rosary is a body without a soul" (Pope St. Paul VI).
As we contemplate the mysteries of Christ’s life, we become more like St. Joseph, who spent thirty years contemplating the face of Christ together with Our Lady.
Second - Let us Weaponize with Intentionality:
The Rosary is one of the most powerful weapons against the principalities and powers, the wickedness and snares of the devil. "The decades of the Rosary are like a machine gun: every bead is a shot, every affection of the soul is an explosion of faith that frightens off Satan, and Mary once more crushes his head" (Servant of God Dolindo Puotolo).
As we enter into the spiritual battle on behalf of our family, our Church and our society, we become more like St. Joseph, who God chose to be the Guardian of the Holy Family and the Patron of the Universal Church. Like St. Joseph, may we become a terror of demons on behalf of our families.
Let us be inspired by the testimonies of countless Saints, Popes, visionaries and Our Lady herself:
- “Dominic, do you know which weapon the Blessed Trinity wants to use to reform the world?” (Our Lady to St. Dominic).
- “The rosary is ’the weapon’ for these times” (St. Padre Pio).
- “There is no surer means of calling down God’s blessings upon the family ... than the daily recitation of the Rosary” (Pope St. Pius XII).
- “There is no problem, no matter how difficult it is, whether temporal or above all spiritual, in the personal life of each one of us, of our families ... that cannot be solved by the Rosary” (Sister Lucia of Fatima).
- “Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world” (Pope Blessed Pius IX).
Let us conquer the world through prayer! In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
- Consecration to our Lady (Prayed by all participants)
Heavenly Mother, Spotless Bride of the Spotless Lamb, Your children stand gathered together before you. With St. Joseph and Apostle John we wish to bring you into our home, so that you may open to us the treasures of your Immaculate Heart.
Reveal to us the hidden face of your Son, present in our midst.
Teach us to trust in the abundance of the Father’s mercy.
Make us docile to the voice of the Spirit echoing in our depths.
Grant that the seeds of grace sown in us would not be lost but blossom forth into life everlasting.
Dawn of Salvation, Star of the New Evangelization, grant that the darkness may not prevail over the light. Together with St. John Paul II, we consecrate ourselves to you in the mystery of your Immaculate Conception. Totus Tuus.
Send us into the great mission field of the family, so that among all the nations, the praise of God may resound on the lips of infants and babes.
By the grace of God, in the Power of the Holy Spirit, help us to build a civilization worthy of the human person, created male and female, created in the image and likeness of the Triune God who is Love. Amen.
- The Holy Rosary
Introductory Prayers (Spoken by Priest, Deacon or Lay-Leader)
Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come again to judge the living and the dead.*I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
Our FatherOur Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.*Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary x3 (for an increase in the virtues of faith, hope, and charity)
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.*Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,*as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Fatima Prayer
Oh my Jesus,forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Mysteries of the Rosary (Each Mystery led by a different person)
Mysteries(Select)
Joyful
1st Decade: The Annunciation
Intention - Pray for your spouse by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world.
Intention - Pray for your spouse by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, the Word made flesh.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
2nd Decade: The Visitation
Intention - Pray for each of your children by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name(s) out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and mind in truth, goodness, and beauty. That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn.
Intention - Pray for each of your children by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name(s) out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and mind in truth, goodness, and beauty. That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, sanctifying.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
3rd Decade: The Nativity
Intention - Pray for our extended family, our spiritual family, and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. We pray for our spiritual family: our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives would be fruitful in Christ.
Intention - Pray for our extended family, our spiritual family, and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. We pray for our spiritual family: our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives would be fruitful in Christ.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, the joy of the world.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
4th Decade: The Presentation
Intention - Pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray for the Pope, the spiritual father of the Church. We pray for his wisdom, guidance, and spiritual protection as he shepherds the Universal Church. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God's vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the souls in Purgatory.
Intention - Pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray for the Pope, the spiritual father of the Church. We pray for his wisdom, guidance, and spiritual protection as he shepherds the Universal Church. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God's vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the souls in Purgatory.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, the Glory of Israel.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
Next Decade: The Adoration of the Magi
Intention - Pray for the Holy souls in Purgatory.
Let us pray for the souls of our relatives and friends who have died and all those souls in Purgatory who are forgotten and need our prayers.
Intention - Pray for the Holy souls in Purgatory.
Let us pray for the souls of our relatives and friends who have died and all those souls in Purgatory who are forgotten and need our prayers.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, sought by the Magi.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
5th Decade: The Finding in the Temple
Intention - Pray for ourselves.
Let us pray for the strength to live lives worthy of the call we have received: to be men and women after God's own heart, to lay down our lives for our spouses in loving sacrifice, to bring joy into our homes and to manifest the merciful love of God the Father to our children. Let us be the salt of the earth, a light to the world, a city set on a hill ... that all may see the good that we do and give glory to God.
Intention - Pray for ourselves.
Let us pray for the strength to live lives worthy of the call we have received: to be men and women after God's own heart, to lay down our lives for our spouses in loving sacrifice, to bring joy into our homes and to manifest the merciful love of God the Father to our children. Let us be the salt of the earth, a light to the world, a city set on a hill ... that all may see the good that we do and give glory to God.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, in the Temple.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
Luminous
1st Decade: The Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan
Intention - Pray for your spouse by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world.
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, beloved Son of the Father.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
2nd Decade: The Wedding Feast at Cana
Intention - Pray for each of your children by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name(s) out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and mind in truth, goodness, and beauty. That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn.
Intention - Pray for each of your children by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name(s) out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and mind in truth, goodness, and beauty. That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, performing miracles.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
3rd Decade: The Proclamation of the Kingdom
Intention - Pray for our extended family, our spiritual family, and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. We pray for our spiritual family: our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives would be fruitful in Christ.
Intention - Pray for our extended family, our spiritual family, and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. We pray for our spiritual family: our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives would be fruitful in Christ.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, proclaiming the kingdom.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
4th Decade: The Transfiguration
Intention - Pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray for the Pope, the spiritual father of the Church. We pray for his wisdom, guidance, and spiritual protection as he shepherds the Universal Church. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God's vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the souls in Purgatory.
Intention - Pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray for the Pope, the spiritual father of the Church. We pray for his wisdom, guidance, and spiritual protection as he shepherds the Universal Church. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God's vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the souls in Purgatory.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, transfigured.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
5th Decade: The Institution of the Eucharist
Intention - Pray for ourselves.
Let us pray for the strength to live lives worthy of the call we have received: to be men and women after God's own heart, to lay down our lives for our spouses in loving sacrifice, to bring joy into our homes and to manifest the merciful love of God the Father to our children. Let us be the salt of the earth, a light to the world, a city set on a hill ... that all may see the good that we do and give glory to God..
Intention - Pray for ourselves.
Let us pray for the strength to live lives worthy of the call we have received: to be men and women after God's own heart, to lay down our lives for our spouses in loving sacrifice, to bring joy into our homes and to manifest the merciful love of God the Father to our children. Let us be the salt of the earth, a light to the world, a city set on a hill ... that all may see the good that we do and give glory to God..
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, the Bread of Life.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
Sorrowful
1st Decade: The Agony in the Garden
Intention - Pray for your spouse by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world.
Intention - Pray for your spouse by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, in His agony.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
2nd Decade: The Scourging at the Pillar
Intention - Pray for each of your children by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name(s) out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and mind in truth, goodness, and beauty. That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn.
Intention - Pray for each of your children by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name(s) out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and mind in truth, goodness, and beauty. That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, scourged.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
3rd Decade: The Crowning with Thorns
Intention - Pray for our extended family, our spiritual family, and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. We pray for our spiritual family: our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives would be fruitful in Christ.
Intention - Pray for our extended family, our spiritual family, and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. We pray for our spiritual family: our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives would be fruitful in Christ.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, crowned with thorns.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
4th Decade: The Carrying of the Cross
Intention - Pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray for the Pope, the spiritual father of the Church. We pray for his wisdom, guidance, and spiritual protection as he shepherds the Universal Church. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God's vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the souls in Purgatory.
Intention - Pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray for the Pope, the spiritual father of the Church. We pray for his wisdom, guidance, and spiritual protection as he shepherds the Universal Church. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God's vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the souls in Purgatory.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, carrying His cross.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
5th Decade: The Crucifixion
Intention - Pray for ourselves.
Let us pray for the strength to live lives worthy of the call we have received: to be men and women after God's own heart, to lay down our lives for our spouses in loving sacrifice, to bring joy into our homes and to manifest the merciful love of God the Father to our children. Let us be the salt of the earth, a light to the world, a city set on a hill ... that all may see the good that we do and give glory to God..
Intention - Pray for ourselves.
Let us pray for the strength to live lives worthy of the call we have received: to be men and women after God's own heart, to lay down our lives for our spouses in loving sacrifice, to bring joy into our homes and to manifest the merciful love of God the Father to our children. Let us be the salt of the earth, a light to the world, a city set on a hill ... that all may see the good that we do and give glory to God..
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, who died for me.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
Glorious
1st Decade: The Resurrection
Intention - Pray for your spouse by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world.
Intention - Pray for your spouse by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, risen.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
2nd Decade: The Ascension
Intention - Pray for each of your children by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name(s) out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and mind in truth, goodness, and beauty. That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn.
Intention - Pray for each of your children by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name(s) out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and mind in truth, goodness, and beauty. That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, ascending to Heaven.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
3rd Decade: The Descent of the Holy Spirit
Intention - Pray for our extended family, our spiritual family, and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. . We pray for our spiritual family: our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives would be fruitful in Christ.
Intention - Pray for our extended family, our spiritual family, and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. . We pray for our spiritual family: our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives would be fruitful in Christ.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, sending His Spirit.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
4th Decade: The Assumption
Intention - Pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray for the Pope, the spiritual father of the Church. We pray for his wisdom, guidance, and spiritual protection as he shepherds the Universal Church. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God's vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the souls in Purgatory.
Intention - Pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray for the Pope, the spiritual father of the Church. We pray for his wisdom, guidance, and spiritual protection as he shepherds the Universal Church. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God's vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the souls in Purgatory.
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, assuming His Mother.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
5th Decade: The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth
Intention - Pray for ourselves.
Let us pray for the strength to live lives worthy of the call we have received: to be men and women after God's own heart, to lay down our lives for our spouses in loving sacrifice, to bring joy into our homes and to manifest the merciful love of God the Father to our children. Let us be the salt of the earth, a light to the world, a city set on a hill ... that all may see the good that we do and give glory to God..
Intention - Pray for ourselves.
Let us pray for the strength to live lives worthy of the call we have received: to be men and women after God's own heart, to lay down our lives for our spouses in loving sacrifice, to bring joy into our homes and to manifest the merciful love of God the Father to our children. Let us be the salt of the earth, a light to the world, a city set on a hill ... that all may see the good that we do and give glory to God..
- 1 Our Father
- 10 Hail Marys Hail Mary ... blessed is the fruit of Thy womb Jesus, crowning the Queen.
- 1 Glory Be
- 1 Fatima Prayer
Select the Mystery (ies):
Joyful Mysteries
Intention:
We pray for our spouse by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy.
That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world. Let us also
pray for our spouse’s ancestors that are still in Purgatory that our prayers may shorten the time of their suffering.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Jesus' Mother was visited by the Archangel Gabriel.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Jesus' Mother was addressed by Gabriel with both name and title.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Jesus' Mother was concerned to keep her vow of celibacy.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Jesus, whose Mother’s desire was to do God’s will.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Jesus' Mother was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Jesus' Mother was the location of the Incarnation
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The Incarnation, the greatest event in human history, took place on the “Little Celebration of Light”, the eighth day of Chanukah - Hanukkah. Chanukah celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple after it had been profaned in 139 B.C. (The year 3760 on the Jewish Calendar.) The Israelites began the annual celebration
of Chanukah the following year in 138 B.C. and is fulfilled with the Incarnation which is the beginning of the new relationship between God and all men.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Jesus' Mother’s “yes” changed the relationship between God and Man.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Jesus' Mother became the first Tabernacle.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Jesus, the Word made flesh.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Spread the effect of grace from Thy Flame of Love over all humanity, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. Mary’s love for God was beyond all others.
- Jesus, whose Mother was visited by the Archangel Gabriel.
- Jesus, whose Mother was addressed by Gabriel with both name and title.
- Jesus, whose Mother was concerned to keep her vow of celibacy.
- Jesus, whose Mother’s desire was to do God’s will.
- Jesus, whose Mother was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit.
- Jesus, whose Mother was the location of the Incarnation ...The Incarnation, the greatest event in human history, took place on the “Little Celebration of Light”, the eighth day of Chanukah - Hanukkah. Chanukah celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple after it had been profaned in 139 B.C.(The year 3760 on the Jewish Calendar.) The Israelites began the annual celebration of Chanukah the following year in 138 B.C. and is fulfilled with the Incarnation which is the beginning of the new relationship between God and all men.
- Jesus, who with his Mother’s “yes” changed the relationship between God and Man.
- Jesus, whose Mother became the first Tabernacle.
- Jesus, the Word made flesh.
Show middle reflection?
- Mary’s love for God was beyond all others.
- Mary was visited by the Archangel Gabriel.
- Mary was addressed by Gabriel with both name and title.
- Mary was concerned to keep her vow of celibacy.
- Mary’s desire was to do God’s will.
- Mary was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit.
- Mary was the location of the Incarnation ...The Incarnation, the greatest event in human history, took place on the “Little Celebration of Light”, the eighth day of Chanukah - Hanukkah. Chanukah celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple after it had been profaned in 139 B.C.(The year 3760 on the Jewish Calendar.) The Israelites began the annual celebration of Chanukah the following year in 138 B.C. and is fulfilled with the Incarnation which is the beginning of the new relationship between God and all men.
- Mary’s “yes” changed the relationship between God and Man.
- Mary became the first Tabernacle.
- Jesus is the Word made flesh.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary had committed herself to a vow of celibacy as part of a “prayer chain” to bring the Messiah.
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary’s private prayer was to be allowed to be the handmaid of the mother of the Messiah.
- Jesus. On Monday Tevet 2, December 9, ...December 9th was also the date Mary chose to begin the apparitions under the name of our Lady of Guadalupe.the last day of Chanukah - Hanukkah, Archangel Gabriel appeared to her saying: “Hail Mary full of grace! The Lord is with you. Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God” (Lk 1:28).
- Jesus. Gabriel said: “You will conceive and bear a son and you will name him Jesus” (Lk 1:31). “He will be great and will be called ‘Son of the Most High’, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of David forever, and of his kingship there will be no end” (Lk 1:28-33).
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary asked: “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” [I am under a vow of celibacy] (Lk 1:34).
- Jesus. Gabriel responded: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.” (Lk 1:35).
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary replied: “Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be it done to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her” (Lk 1:38).
- Jesus, who with His Mother, Mary’s “Yes” came the Incarnation: God assumed human nature! God entered his own creation!
- Jesus. Chanukah - Hanukkah that year marked a radically new beginning in the relationship between man and God. The Light has come into the world.
- Jesus. God has answered Mary’s prayer, Joseph’s prayer, and the prayers of all Israel! What joy she must feel!
Show middle reflection?
- Mary had committed herself to a vow of celibacy as part of a “prayer chain” to bring the Messiah.
- Mary’s private prayer was to be allowed to be the handmaid of the mother of the Messiah.
- On Monday Tevet 2, December 9, ...December 9th was also the date Mary chose to begin the apparitions under the name of our Lady of Guadalupe.the last day of Chanukah - Hanukkah, Archangel Gabriel appeared to her saying: “Hail Mary full of grace! The Lord is with you. Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God” (Lk 1:28).
- Gabriel said: “You will conceive and bear a son and you will name him Jesus” (Lk 1:31). “He will be great and will be called ‘Son of the Most High’, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of David forever, and of his kingship there will be no end” (Lk 1:28-33).
- Mary asked: “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” [I am under a vow of celibacy] (Lk 1:34).
- Gabriel responded: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.” (Lk 1:35).
- Mary replied: “Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be it done to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her” (Lk 1:38).
- With Mary’s “Yes” came the Incarnation: God assumed human nature! God entered his own creation!
- Chanukah - Hanukkah that year marked a radically new beginning in the relationship between man and God. The Light has come into the world.
- God has answered Mary’s prayer, Joseph’s prayer, and the prayers of all Israel! What joy she must feel!
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. 'The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.' (Lk 1:26-27)
- Jesus. 'Hail full of grace, the Lord is with you!' (Lk 1:28)
- Jesus. 'But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.' (Lk 1:29)
- Jesus. 'But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God." ' (Lk 1:30)
- Jesus. 'And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call him Jesus.' (Lk 1:31)
- Jesus. 'He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High; ...and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever;and of his kingdom there will be no end.' (Lk 1:32,33)
- Jesus. 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.' (Lk 1:35)
- Jesus. 'Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.' (Lk 1:35)
- Jesus. 'Mary said , "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done to me according to your word." ' (Lk 1:38)
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- 'The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.' (Lk 1:26-27)
- 'Hail full of grace, the Lord is with you!' (Lk 1:28)
- 'But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.' (Lk 1:29)
- 'But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God." ' (Lk 1:30)
- 'And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call him Jesus.' (Lk 1:31)
- 'He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High; ...and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever;and of his kingdom there will be no end.' (Lk 1:32,33)
- 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.' (Lk 1:35)
- 'Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.' (Lk 1:35)
- 'Mary said , "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done to me according to your word." ' (Lk 1:38)
• Fatima Prayer
•
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of humility and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of humility and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
2nd Mystery: The Visitation
Intention:
We pray for each of our children by name.
(Give people a moment to whisper the name(s))
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy.
We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and minds in truth, goodness, and beauty.
That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn. Let us also pray for our deceased ancestors still in Purgatory.Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
His Mother was given a sign.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
His Mother traveled to Ein Karem.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
His Mother was recognized as the Mother of the Messiah.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
His Mother turned everything to God.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
His Mother’s betrothed, arriving for the Seder, realized she was pregnant.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
His relative, under stress from Mary’s situation, gave birth 3 weeks early
...
Her son, named John by the Angel, had the spirit of Elijah, fulfilling the expectation of the Jews that Elijah would return for the Seder Meal.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Joseph chose to give his own life (reputation) rather than allow Mary to be stoned.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
The Angel appeared to Joseph.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Joseph took Mary into his home.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Sanctifying His family.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose Mother was given a sign.
- Jesus, whose Mother traveled to Ein Karem.
- Jesus, whose Mother was recognized as the Mother of the Messiah.
- Jesus, whose Mother turned everything to God.
- Jesus, whose Mother’s betrothed, arriving for the Seder, realized she was pregnant.
- Jesus, whose relative under stress from Mary’s situation, gave birth 3 weeks early ...Her son, named John by the Angel, had the spirit of Elijah, fulfilling the expectation of the Jews that Elijah would return for the Seder Meal.
- Jesus. Joseph chose to give his own life (reputation) rather than allow Mary to be stoned.
- Jesus. The Angel appeared to Joseph.
- Jesus. Joseph took Mary into his home.
- Jesus, sanctifying His family.
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- Mary was given a sign.
- Mary traveled to Ein Karem.
- Mary was recognized as the Mother of the Messiah.
- Mary turned everything to God.
- Mary’s betrothed, arriving for the Seder, realized she was pregnant.
- Elizabeth under stress from Mary’s situation, gave birth 3 weeks early ...Her son, named John by the Angel, had the spirit of Elijah, fulfilling the expectation of the Jews that Elijah would return for the Seder Meal.
- Joseph chose to give his own life (reputation) rather than allow Mary to be stoned.
- The Angel appeared to Joseph.
- Joseph took Mary into his home.
- Jesus, sanctifying His family.
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- Jesus. Gabriel had given Mary a sign: “Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God!” (Lk 1:36-37).
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary traveled with a caravan leaving Nazareth the next morning for Jerusalem, staying with the caravan until reaching the turn off to Ein Karem on the seventh day.
- Jesus. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leapt in her womb (Lk 1:40), and Elizabeth cried out in a loud voice: “Most blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” (Lk 1:42-43).
- Jesus. By following the sign given by Gabriel, Mary was rewarded with a confirmation of the angel’s message. Responding with the Magnificat (Lk 1:46-55), Mary turned everything to God.
- Jesus, whose Mother and Elizabeth decided it would be presumptuous to say anything to Joseph, since the angel did not mention him.
- Jesus. Joseph joined Mary’s extended family celebration of Passover in Jerusalem and realized Mary is pregnant.
- Jesus. Elizabeth, under stress because of Mary’s situation, went into labor and gave birth to a son. A son who had the spirit of Elijah (Lk 1:17), just as the Angel had told Zechariah, and who arrived on Passover for the Seder meal fulfilling the expectations of the Jews as to the timing of Elijah’s return.
- Jesus. Joseph retired for the night and began to pray about Mary’s situation. He decided to take Mary’s guilt on himself to save her life. Then the angel appeared to Joseph saying: “Joseph son of David, do not fear to take Mary, your wife, for what is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit: she will bear a son and you [will adopt him and] will name him Jesus [‘Yahweh saves’], for He will save his people from their sins” (Mt 1:20-21).
- Jesus. Early the following morning Joseph and Mary shared the stories of their respective angelic visits.
- Jesus. They formalized their marriage, celebrating the nisu’in and planned on returning for the fall festivals when they would be relocating to Bethlehem, where they knew the messiah was to be born.
Show middle reflection?
- Gabriel had given Mary a sign: “Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God!” (Lk 1:36-37).
- Mary traveled with a caravan leaving Nazareth the next morning for Jerusalem, staying with the caravan until reaching the turn off to Ein Karem on the seventh day.
- When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leapt in her womb (Lk 1:40), and Elizabeth cried out in a loud voice: “Most blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” (Lk 1:42-43).
- By following the sign given by Gabriel, Mary was rewarded with a confirmation of the angel’s message. Responding with the Magnificat (Lk 1:46-55), Mary turned everything to God.
- Mary and Elizabeth decided it would be presumptuous to say anything to Joseph, since the angel did not mention him.
- Joseph joined Mary’s extended family celebration of Passover in Jerusalem and realized Mary is pregnant.
- Elizabeth, under stress because of Mary’s situation, went into labor and gave birth to a son. A son who had the spirit of Elijah (Lk 1:17), just as the Angel had told Zechariah, and who arrived on Passover for the Seder meal fulfilling the expectations of the Jews as to the timing of Elijah’s return.
- Joseph retired for the night and began to pray about Mary’s situation. He decided to take Mary’s guilt on himself to save her life. Then the angel appeared to Joseph saying: “Joseph son of David, do not fear to take Mary, your wife, for what is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit: she will bear a son and you [will adopt him and] will name him Jesus [‘Yahweh saves’], for He will save his people from their sins” (Mt 1:20-21).
- Early the following morning Joseph and Mary shared the stories of their respective angelic visits.
- They formalized their marriage, celebrating the nisu’in and planned on returning for the fall festivals when they would be relocating to Bethlehem, where they knew the messiah was to be born.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. 'Mary set out at that time and went to the hill country. And she went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.' (Lk 1:39-40)
- Jesus. 'Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.' (Lk 1:41)
- Jesus. "She gave a loud cry and said, 'Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.'" (Lk 1:42)
- Jesus. 'Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.' (Lk 1:45)
- Jesus. 'And Mary said: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my savior; because he has looked upon his lowly handmaid."' (Lk 1:46-48)
- Jesus. 'Yes, from this day forward all generations will call me blest, for the Almighty has done great things for me.' (Lk 1:48-49)
- Jesus. 'Holy is his name, and his mercy reaches from age to age for those who fear him.' (Lk 1:49)
- Jesus. 'He has shown the power of his arm, he has routed the proud of heart.' (Lk 1:51)
- Jesus. 'He has pulled down princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly.' (Lk 1:52)
- Jesus. 'The hungry he has filled with good things, the rich sent empty away.' (Lk 1:53)
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- 'Mary set out at that time and went to the hill country. And she went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.' (Lk 1:39-40)
- 'Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.' (Lk 1:41)
- "She gave a loud cry and said, 'Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.'" (Lk 1:42)
- 'Yes, blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.' (Lk 1:45)
- 'And Mary said: 'My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my savior; because he has looked upon his lowly handmaid.' (Lk 1:46-48)
- 'Yes, from this day forward all generations will call me blest, for the Almighty has done great things for me.' (Lk 1:48-49)
- 'Holy is his name, and his mercy reaches from age to age for those who fear him.' (Lk 1:49)
- 'He has shown the power of his arm, he has routed the proud of heart.' (Lk 1:51)
- 'He has pulled down princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly.' (Lk 1:52)
- 'The hungry he has filled with good things, the rich sent empty away.' (Lk 1:53)
• Fatima Prayer
•
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these snow white buds with a petition for the virtue of Charity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these snow white buds with a petition for the virtue of Charity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
3rd Mystery: The Nativity
Intention:
We pray for our extended family, our spiritual family and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. We pray for our spiritual family:
our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives
would be fruitful in Christ. Let us pray also for all deceased members of our faith community, that they may be speedily released
from their suffering.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
for whom the Holy Family moved to Bethlehem.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
born on the Feast of Tabernacles ...
The Feast of Tabernacles celebrates the fact that God was physically present in the pilar of smoke and fire all during the Exodus.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
born in a Sukkah ...
All Jews are required to live in sukkot during the celebration of “God with us” (Tabernacles). A sukkah is a tent with a leaky thatched roof.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
born under the light of the giant Menorahs ...
Tabernacles, the Great Celebration of Light is celebrated by erecting four 75 ft. Menorahs in the Court of Women.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
the Light of the World.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Emanuel, God with Us.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
the joy of the world.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
inspected by Levitical Shepherds ...
Because Jesus was born in a stable and found without blemish by the Shepherds, He was qualified to be a Paschal Lamb.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
the Lamb of God.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
fulfilling the Feast of Tabernacles.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, for whom the Holy Family moved to Bethlehem.
- Jesus, born on the Feast of Tabernacles ...The Feast of Tabernacles celebrates the fact that God was physically present in the pilar of smoke and fire all during the Exodus.
- Jesus, born in a Sukkah ...All Jews are required to live in sukkot during the celebration of “God with us” (Tabernacles). A sukkah is a tent with a leaky thatched roof.
- Jesus, born under the light of the giant Menorahs ...Tabernacles, the Great Celebration of Light is celebrated by erecting four 75 ft. Menorahs in the Court of Women.
- Jesus, the Light of the World.
- Jesus, Emanuel, God with Us.
- Jesus, the joy of the world.
- Jesus, inspected by Levitical Shepherds ...Because Jesus was born in a stable and found without blemish by the Shepherds, He was qualified to be a Paschal Lamb.
- Jesus, the Lamb of God.
- Jesus, fulfilling the Feast of Tabernacles.
Show middle reflection?
- The Holy Family moved to Bethlehem to fulfill the prophecy of Micah (Mic 5:1),
- Jesus was born on the Feast of Tabernacles ...The Feast of Tabernacles celebrates the fact that God was physically present in the pilar of smoke and fire all during the Exodus.
- Jesus was born in a Sukkah ...All Jews are required to live in sukkot during the celebration of “God with us” (Tabernacles). A sukkah is a tent with a leaky thatched roof.
- Jesus was born under the light of the giant Menorahs ...Tabernacles, the Great Celebration of Light is celebrated by erecting four 75 ft. Menorahs in the Court of Women.
- Jesus is the Light of the World.
- Jesus is Emanuel, God with Us.
- Jesus is the joy of the world.
- Jesus was inspected by Levitical Shepherds ...Because Jesus was born in a stable and found without blemish by the Shepherds, He was qualified to be a Paschal Lamb.
- Jesus is the Lamb of God.
- Jesus fulfilled the Feast of Tabernacles.
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- Jesus, whose family traveled to Jerusalem for the fall feasts.
- Jesus, whose family stayed with Elizabeth and Zachariah for the feasts of Trumpets and Atonement.
- Jesus, whose family traveled to Bethlehem to be there for the birth of their Son.
- Jesus, for whom there was no room in the courtyard of Bethlehem’s inn for the family sukkah.
- Jesus, for whom Mary and Joseph moved into a stable which qualified as a sukkah.
- Jesus, whose birth was heralded to Levitical shepherds watching over the temple flocks.
- Jesus, the new born Messiah, whom the shepherds came to Bethlehem to see.
- Jesus, who was found unblemished by the Levitical shepherds.
- Jesus, who was thus qualified to be a Paschal Lamb, the Lamb of God.
- Jesus, who as the Son of God fulfilled the Feast of Tabernacles by becoming once again physically present.
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- Jesus' family traveled to Jerusalem for the fall feasts.
- Jesus' family stayed with Elizabeth and Zachariah for the feasts of Trumpets and Atonement.
- Jesus' family traveled to Bethlehem to be there for the birth of their Son.
- There was no room in the courtyard of Bethlehem’s inn for the family sukkah.
- Mary and Joseph moved into a stable which qualified as a sukkah.
- Jesus' birth was heralded to Levitical shepherds watching over the temple flocks.
- Jesus was the new born Messiah, whom the shepherds came to Bethlehem to see.
- Jesus was found unblemished by the Levitical shepherds.
- Jesus was thus qualified to be a Paschal Lamb, the Lamb of God.
- Jesus, as the Son of God, fulfilled the Feast of Tabernacles by becoming once again physically present.
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- Jesus, whose parents packed their belongings and joined a caravan traveling from Nazareth to Jerusalem for the Fall Feasts (Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles). On August 24th, Elul 24th, His parents were moving to Bethlehem to be there for the birth of their Son as specified by the Prophets.
- Jesus, whose parents spent each of the five nights enroute in a caravansary courtyard with the animals and they spent Trumpets and Atonement with Elizabeth and Zechariah.
- Jesus, whose parents on September 12, Tishrei 14, traveled from Ein Karem to Bethlehem to be there for the 8-day Feast of Tabernacles and the birth of their son. When they arrived, they discovered the caravansary courtyard in Bethlehem was already full of sukkot.
- Jesus, whose parents used, instead of Joseph’s sukkah, an empty stable that was used only during the winter to protect new-born lambs from the weather.
- Jesus, who was born on September 13th, Tishrei 15th, the Feast of Tabernacles (“God with us” or “Emanuel”).
- Jesus, the Light of the World, was born in a stable, sukkah; while the four 75 ft. Menorahs lighted the night sky from the temple, creating a light visible all the way to Bethlehem.
- Jesus. Angels appeared to Levitical shepherds who were tending the temple flocks (Lk 2:9-14).
- Jesus, whom the shepherds came to the stable, used to protect new born lambs, to see: the new born Messiah, the Lamb of God (Lk 2:15-16).
- Jesus, who was inspected by the Levitical shepherds, found without blemish, and thus qualified for the Pascal Sacrifice: The Lamb of God.
- Jesus, the Light of the World, was conceived on the last day of Chanukah - Hanukkah and born on the Feast of Tabernacles: the two celebrations of light.
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- Jesus' parents packed their belongings and joined a caravan traveling from Nazareth to Jerusalem for the Fall Feasts (Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles). On August 24th, Elul 24th, His parents were moving to Bethlehem to be there for the birth of their Son as specified by the Prophets.
- Jesus' parents spent each of the five nights enroute in a caravansary courtyard with the animals and they spent Trumpets and Atonement with Elizabeth and Zechariah.
- Jesus' parents on September 12, Tishrei 14, traveled from Ein Karem to Bethlehem to be there for the 8-day Feast of Tabernacles and the birth of their son. When they arrived, they discovered the caravansary courtyard in Bethlehem was already full of sukkot.
- Jesus' parents used, instead of Joseph’s sukkah, an empty stable that was used only during the winter to protect new-born lambs from the weather.
- Jesus was born on September 13th, Tishrei 15th, the Feast of Tabernacles (“God with us” or “Emanuel”).
- Jesus, the Light of the World, was born in a stable, sukkah; while the four 75 ft. Menorahs lighted the night sky from the temple, creating a light visible all the way to Bethlehem.
- Angels appeared to Levitical shepherds who were tending the temple flocks (Lk 2:9-14).
- The shepherds came to the stable, used to protect new born lambs, to see the new born Messiah, the Lamb of God (Lk 2:15-16).
- Jesus was inspected by the Levitical shepherds, found without blemish, and thus qualified for the Pascal Sacrifice: The Lamb of God.
- Jesus, the Light of the World, was conceived on the last day of Chanukah - Hanukkah and born on the Feast of Tabernacles: the two celebrations of light.
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- Jesus. 'Now while Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem the time came for her to have her child.' (Lk 2:6)
- Jesus. 'And she gave birth to a son, her firstborn, and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes.' (Lk 2:7)
- Jesus. 'And she laid him in a manger because there was no room for them at the inn.' (Lk 2:7)
- Jesus. 'In the same region there were shepherds and the angel of the Lord appeared to them.' (Lk 2:8-9)
- Jesus. 'Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring you news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people.' (Lk 2:10)
- Jesus. 'Today in the town of David a savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.' (Lk 2:11)
- Jesus. 'Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace to men who enjoy his favor.' (Lk 2:14)
- Jesus. 'And some wise men came from the east, and going in they saw the child with his mother Mary.' (Mt 2:1,11)
- Jesus. 'And falling to their knees they did him homage. Then they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.' (Mt 2:11)
- Jesus. 'And Mary kept in mind all these things and pondered them in her heart.' (Lk 2:19)
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• Glory Be- 'Now while Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem the time came for her to have her child.' (Lk 2:6)
- 'And she gave birth to a son, her firstborn, and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes.' (Lk 2:7)
- 'And she laid him in a manger because there was no room for them at the inn.' (Lk 2:7)
- 'In the countryside close by there were shepherds and the angel of the Lord appeared to them.' (Lk 2:8-9)
- 'Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring you news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people.' (Lk 2:10)
- 'Today in the town of David a savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.' (Lk 2:11)
- 'Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace to men who enjoy his favor.' (Lk 2:14)
- 'And some wise men came from the east, and going in they saw the child with his mother Mary.' (Mt 2:1,11)
- 'And falling to their knees they did him homage. Then they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.' (Mt 2:11)
- 'And Mary kept in mind all these things and pondered them in her heart.' (Lk 2:19)
• Fatima Prayer
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Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these snow white buds with a petition for the virtue of Detachment from the World and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
4th Mystery: The Presentation
4th Mystery: The Adoration of the Magi
Intention:
We pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will guide the Pope and bishops to implement Jesus’ teachings. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God’s vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the holy souls in Purgatory. We pray especially for all those whose lives were consecrated to God and who remain in Purgatory but have no one to pray for them.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
circumcised on the 8th day.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whom Joseph
...
Joseph was instructed by Gabriel to adopt Jesus when Gabriel told Joseph to name Jesus. In that culture naming was the adoptive act. The child was named at the time of circumcision. That Joseph adopted Jesus is confirmed by the fact that both Mathew and Luke give to Jesus, Joseph’s genealogy. Joseph has two genealogies because his legal father had died without giving birth to an heir so his father’s half-brother following levirate law (Deut 25:5-20) married his mother to give him an heir. Joseph thus has a legal genealogy and a biological genealogy both of which go back to David. (One through Solomon and one through Nathan). All of which is only relevant if Joseph adopted Jesus.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whom Joseph redeemed as first born
...
Redemption of a first born was done on the 30th day after birth and is normally not attended by the mother.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whom Simeon recognized as the Messiah.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
a light of revelation to the Gentiles.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
the Glory of Israel.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whom Anna recognized as the Messiah.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whom Mary held up to introduce to His Father.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother’s heart a sword will pierce.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Simeon mistakenly recorded as presented to Temple service.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
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- Jesus, circumcised on the 8th day.
- Jesus, whom Joseph adopted ...Joseph was instructed by Gabriel to adopt Jesus when Gabriel told Joseph to name Jesus. In that culture naming was the adoptive act. The child was named at the time of circumcision. That Joseph adopted Jesus is confirmed by the fact that both Matthew and Luke give to Jesus Joseph’s genealogy. Joseph has two genealogies because his legal father had died without giving birth to an heir so his father’s half-brother following levirate law (Deut 25:5-20) married his mother to give him an heir. Joseph thus has a legal genealogy and a biological genealogy both of which go back to David. (One through Solomon and one through Nathan). All of which is only relevant if Joseph adopted Jesus.
- Jesus, whom Joseph redeemed as first born ...Redemption of a first born was done on the 30th day after birth and is normally not attended by the mother.
- Jesus, whom Simeon recognized as the Messiah.
- Jesus, a light of revelation to the Gentiles.
- Jesus, the Glory of Israel.
- Jesus, whom Anna recognized as the Messiah.
- Jesus, who Mary held up to introduce to His Father.
- Jesus, whom Simeon mistakenly recorded as presented for Temple service.
- Jesus, whose Mother’s heart a sword will pierce.
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- Jesus was circumcised on the 8th day.
- Joseph adopted Jesus by naming Him at His circumsion ...Joseph was instructed by Gabriel to adopt Jesus when Gabriel told Joseph to name Jesus. In that culture naming was the adoptive act. The child was named at the time of circumcision. That Joseph adopted Jesus is confirmed by the fact that both Matthew and Luke give to Jesus Joseph’s genealogy. Joseph has two genealogies because his legal father had died without giving birth to an heir so his father’s half-brother following levirate law (Deut 25:5-20) married his mother to give him an heir. Joseph thus has a legal genealogy and a biological genealogy both of which go back to David. (One through Solomon and one through Nathan). All of which is only relevant if Joseph adopted Jesus.
- Joseph redeemed Jesus as Mary's first born son on the 30th day after His birth. ...Redemption of a first born was done on the 30th day after birth and is normally not attended by the mother.
- Simeon recognized Jesus as the Messiah when Mary brought Him to the temple for her purification.
- Jesus is a light of revelation to the Gentiles.
- Jesus is the Glory of Israel.
- Anna also recognized Jesus as the Messiah.
- Mary held Jesus up to introduce Him to His Father.
- Simeon mistakenly recorded Jesus as presented for Temple service.
- Simeon told Mary a sword will pierce her heart.
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- Jesus, whose adoptive father, Joseph, moved the Holy Family into their new home in Bethlehem.
- Jesus, whose adoptive father, Joseph, on October 12th, redeemed Jesus, Mary’s first born, at the local synagogue.
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary, like any other mother who has given birth while the baby’s father is away, wanted to introduce Jesus to his father.
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary, on October 22nd, purified herself in one of the baths at the entrance to the temple. When Mary and her family entered the temple, Simeon recognized Jesus as the Messiah and taking Jesus into his arms exclaimed: “Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all peoples, a light of revelation to the gentiles, and glory for your people Israel” (Lk 2:29-32).
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary is purified with the offering specified for poor families.
- Jesus, whose parents, Mary and Joseph presented Jesus to God his Father: “Yahweh, your Son”.
- Jesus. Anna, an 84-year-old widow of the tribe of Asher, also recognized Jesus as the one who will provide the redemption of Jerusalem (Lk 2:38).
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary was told by Simeon: “Behold this child is destined for the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted and you, yourself, a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many may be revealed.” (Lk 2:34-35)
- Jesus, whose Mother, while rejoicing at the introduction of her son to his Father and the fact that her son was recognized as the Messiah even as an infant, Mary held him close to her heart since she also realized that Simeon’s prophecy will occur because of her son.
- Jesus, who had been recognized by Simeon Ben Hillel as the Messiah and Simeon had assumed that Mary and Joseph had presented Jesus as an offering to God. Realizing that Mary and Joseph left without recording the dedication, he recorded Jesus as dedicated to Temple Service on their behalf.
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- Joseph moved the Holy Family into their new home in Bethlehem.
- Joseph, on October 12th, redeemed Jesus, Mary’s first born, at the local synagogue.
- Mary, like any other mother who has given birth while the baby’s father is away, wanted to introduce Jesus to his father.
- Mary, on October 22nd, purified herself in one of the baths at the entrance to the temple. When Mary and her family entered the temple, Simeon recognized Jesus as the Messiah and taking Jesus into his arms exclaimed: “Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all peoples, a light of revelation to the gentiles, and glory for your people Israel” (Lk 2:29-32).
- Mary is purified with the offering specified for poor families.
- Mary and Joseph presented Jesus to God his Father: “Yahweh, your Son”.
- Anna, an 84-year-old widow of the tribe of Asher, also recognized Jesus as the one who will provide the redemption of Jerusalem (Lk 2:38).
- Mary was told by Simeon: “Behold this child is destined for the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted and you, yourself, a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many may be revealed.” (Lk 2:34-35)
- Mary, while rejoicing at the introduction of her son to his Father and the fact that her son was recognized as the Messiah even as an infant, Mary held him close to her heart since she also realized that Simeon’s prophecy will occur because of her son.
- Simeon Ben Hillel recognized Jesus as the Messiah and assumed that Mary and Joseph had presented Jesus as an offering to God. Realizing that Mary and Joseph left without recording the dedication, he recorded Jesus as dedicated to Temple Service on their behalf.
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- Jesus. 'When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.' (Lk 2:22)
- Jesus. 'Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was an upright and devout man'. (Lk 2:25)
- Jesus. 'It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he had set eyes on the Christ of the Lord.' (Lk 2:26)
- Jesus. 'And when the parents brought in the child Jesus, he took him into his arms and blessed God.' (Lk 2:27-28)
- Jesus. 'Now, Master, you can let your servant go in peace, just as you promised.' (Lk 2:29)
- Jesus. 'Because my eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared for all the nations to see.' (Lk 2:30-31)
- Jesus. 'A light to enlighten the pagans and the glory of your people Israel.' (Lk 2:32)
- Jesus. 'And he said to Mary his mother, "You see this child: he is destined for the fall and for the rising of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is rejected."' (Lk 2:34)
- Jesus. 'And a sword will pierce your own soul too, so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.' (Lk 2:35)
- Jesus. 'And they went back to Nazareth, and the child grew to maturity, and he was filled with wisdom; and God's favor was with him.' (Lk 2:39-40)
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- 'When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.' (Lk 2:22)
- 'Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was an upright and devout man'. (Lk 2:25)
- 'It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he had set eyes on the Christ of the Lord.' (Lk 2:26)
- 'And when the parents brought in the child Jesus, he took him into his arms and blessed God.' (Lk 2:27-28)
- 'Now, Master, you can let your servant go in peace, just as you promised.' (Lk 2:29)
- 'Because my eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared for all the nations to see.' (Lk 2:30-31)
- 'A light to enlighten the pagans and the glory of your people Israel.' (Lk 2:32)
- "And he said to Mary his mother, 'You see this child: he is destined for the fall and for the rising of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is rejected.'" (Lk 2:34)
- 'And a sword will pierce your own soul too, so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.' (Lk 2:35)
- 'And they went back to Nazareth, and the child grew to maturity, and he was filled with wisdom; and God's favor was with him.' (Lk 2:39-40)
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- Jesus. We say there were three magi because there were three gifts: gold for a king, frankincense for a priest, and myrrh for his death, which remind us of Isaiah 60:6.
- Jesus. The Magi were from the East: either Seleucia (Babylon was destroyed in 325 BC and a new capital city, Seleucia, was established 27 miles (43 Km) to the North) or possibly Persepolis, the capital of Persia. They were likely disciples of Daniel whose inheritance they were bringing to the Messiah.
- Jesus. Daniel told them approximately when the sign would happen so they could begin to watch the sky.
- Jesus. The sign they were looking for likely began on Tishri 1 (September 11, 3 BC), the Jewish New Year of 3759 and throughout 2 BC, when there occurred a rare triple conjunction of Jupiter (the king planet, through its retrograde motion) and Regulus (the king star): they intersected on 9/11/3 BC, 2/6/2 BC, and 5/7/2 BC.
- Jesus. The Magi would have arrived in Jerusalem sometime in November or December of 2 BC saying: “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.” That they have come to worship the new born king implies that they were worshipers of Yahweh and followers of Daniel. While in Jerusalem seeking direction from the priests and scribes, Simeon likely told the Magi to ask for Mary and Joseph when they got to Bethlehem.
- Jesus. Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.
- Jesus. The star from Jerusalem to the house in Bethlehem was likely angelic in origin.
- Jesus. The end of Jesus's life is shown from his birth: Jesus is acclaimed King by the Magi and at his death by Pilate; Plans were made in secret by the rulers to kill Jesus at both his birth and his death.
- Jesus. Artistic contrasts: Light in the sky at night proclaims Jesus birth and darkness during the day Jesus' death. At his birth, He is worshiped and at Jesus' death, He is mocked.
- Jesus. God recognized that Mary and Joseph would need money to pay for the trip to and from Egypt as well as to pay for the redemption of Jesus when he was 12. God provides.
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• Glory Be- We say there were three magi because there were three gifts: gold for a king, frankincense for a priest, and myrrh for his death, which remind us of Isaiah 60:6.
- The Magi were from the East: either Seleucia (Babylon was destroyed in 325 BC and a new capital city, Seleucia, was established 27 miles (43 Km) to the North) or possibly Persepolis, the capital of Persia. They were likely disciples of Daniel whose inheritance they were bringing to the Messiah.
- Daniel told them approximately when the sign would happen so they could begin to watch the sky.
- The sign they were looking for likely began on Tishri 1 (September 11, 3 BC), the Jewish New Year of 3759 and throughout 2 BC, when there occurred a rare triple conjunction of Jupiter (the king planet, through its retrograde motion) and Regulus (the king star): they intersected on 9/11/3 BC, 2/6/2 BC, and 5/7/2 BC.
- The Magi would have arrived in Jerusalem sometime in November or December of 2 BC saying: “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.” That they have come to worship the new born king implies that they were worshipers of Yahweh and followers of Daniel. While in Jerusalem seeking direction from the priests and scribes, Simeon likely told the Magi to ask for Mary and Joseph when they got to Bethlehem.
- Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.
- The star from Jerusalem to the house in Bethlehem was likely angelic in origin.
- The end of Jesus's life is shown from his birth: Jesus is acclaimed King by the Magi and at his death by Pilate; Plans were made in secret by the rulers to kill Jesus at both his birth and his death.
- Artistic contrasts: Light in the sky at night proclaims Jesus birth and darkness during the day Jesus' death. At his birth, He is worshiped and at Jesus' death, He is mocked.
- God recognized that Mary and Joseph would need money to pay for the trip to and from Egypt as well as to pay for the redemption of Jesus when he was 12. God provides.
• Fatima Prayer
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Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of Purity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of Purity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
5th Mystery: The Finding in the Temple
Intention:
We pray for ourselves.
Let us pray for the strength, stamina, discernment, understanding, and wisdom to live lives worthy of the call we have received: to be men and women after God’s own heart, to lay down our
lives for our spouses in loving sacrifice, to bring joy into our homes and to manifest the merciful love of God the Father to our children.
Let us be the salt of the earth, a light to the world, a city set on a hill ... that all may see the good that we do and give glory to God.
Let us pray for an increase in people focused on assisting the souls in purgatory.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose family, after traveling a whole day, realized He was not in the caravan.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose family returned to Jerusalem to find.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose family found in the Temple on the third day.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
who amazed the teachers and scribes with His knowledge and understanding of the Torah.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
who when His Mother asked "Why?" said He was told He must stay in the Temple.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose family negotiated and paid for His redemption.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
who returned to Nazreth with His family.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose absence for three days foretold of His three days in the tomb.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose family was blessed to have home.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
who sanctified His family.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
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- Jesus, whose family, after traveling a whole day, realized He was not in the caravan.
- Jesus, whose family returned to Jerusalem to find.
- Jesus, whose family found in the Temple on the third day.
- Jesus, who amazed the teachers and scribes with His knowledge and understanding of the Torah.
- Jesus, who when His Mother asked "Why?" said He was told He must stay in the Temple.
- Jesus, whose family negotiated and paid for His redemption.
- Jesus, who returned to Nazareth with His family.
- Jesus, whose absence for three days foretold of His three days in the tomb.
- Jesus, whose family was blessed to have Him home.
- Jesus, who sanctified His family.
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- After traveling a whole day, Mary and Joseph realized He was not in the caravan.
- Mary and Joseph returned to Jerusalem to find Jesus.
- Mary and Joseph found Jesus in the Temple on the third day.
- The teachers and scribes were amazed at His knowledge and understanding of the Torah.
- When His Mother asked "Why?" Jesus said He was told He must stay in the Temple.
- Jesus' family negotiated and paid for His redemption.
- Jesus returned to Nazareth with His family.
- Jesus' absence for three days foretold of His three days in the tomb.
- Jesus' family was blessed to have Him home.
- Jesus sanctified His family.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose parents took to Jerusalem every year for the Passover celebration.
- Jesus, whose parents when introducing Jesus to His Father, did not realize that it appeared to Simeon that they were dedicating Him for temple service.
- Jesus, whom Simeon sought out every year to assess His progress.
- Jesus, to whom Simeon would have told the story of their meeting at Jesus’ Presentation.
- Jesus, who as presented was required to take up residence in the temple before turning 13 and was now 12.
- Jesus, who thus remained in the Temple when the caravan returned to Nazareth.
- Jesus, for whom His parents returned anxiously to find after a full-day’s travel.
- Jesus, who hurt His own parents and yet did not sin since He could not leave the temple!
- Jesus, who said: “Didn’t you know that I must be in My Father’s House?” because He required redemption before He could leave the Temple.
- Jesus, who returned with His parents after redemption ...at a price of 20 pieces of silver (Lev 27:1-5) or whatever price Joseph could afford (Lev 27:8).
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus' family went to Jerusalem every year for the Passover celebration.
- Mary and Joseph, when introducing Jesus to His Father, did not realize that it appeared to Simeon that they were dedicating Him for temple service.
- Simeon sought out Jesus every year to assess His progress.
- Simeon would have told Jesus the story of their meeting at Jesus’ Presentation.
- Since Jesus' Presentation was recorded, He was required to take up residence in the temple before turning 13 and was now 12.
- Jesus remained in the Temple when the caravan returned to Nazareth.
- Mary and Joseph anxiously returned to Jerusalem to find Jesus after a full-day’s travel.
- Jesus, hurt His own parents and yet did not sin since He could not leave the temple!
- Jesus said: “Didn’t you know that I must be in My Father’s House?” because He required redemption before He could leave the Temple.
- Jesus returned to Nazareth with His parents after redemption ...at a price of 20 pieces of silver (Lev 27:1-5) or whatever price Joseph could afford (Lev 27:8).
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose loss and finding in the temple is a foreshadowing of Jesus’ death and resurrection. The events occured on the same dates, on the Gregorian calendar, as his death, April 3rd, and resurrection, April 5th.
- Jesus, who didn’t commit a sin and yet to hurt one’s parents is a sin. We are missing something!
- Jesus, who at his Mother’s purification, Simeon, a rabbi and leading Pharisee, had recognized Jesus as the Messiah and saw what he assumed to be Mary presenting Jesus for dedication to Temple Service and so Jesus’ dedication to Temple Service was recorded, by Simeon, on behalf of Mary and Joseph.
- Jesus, who as God, knew this would happen and provided for it in the Torah: “If anyone vows to give himself or one of his family members to the full service of the Lord, and circumstance changes so that he cannot keep his vow, he shall pay a redemption price to be freed from that vow” (Lev 27:2). If they cannot afford the redemption price, the person dedicated will be brought to the priest who will place a value based on the man’s ability to pay (Lev 27:8).
- Jesus. Simeon lived until he was 130 years old, dying in 20 AD. He would have looked for Jesus every year at Passover, asking if this was the year he would be staying. The visit with Simeon would have become a routine part of the family Passover. He would have told Jesus that his parents dedicated him for Temple Service and that he had to be in residence by the time he turned 13.
- Jesus, who when He was 12 after the Passover Festival remained in the Temple. Mary and Joseph left for home, assuming Jesus was with the other boys in the caravan.
- Jesus, whose parents, Mary and Joseph discovered Jesus had not joined the caravan and must wait until morning to return to Jerusalem. Not finding Jesus with friends they must again wait until morning to check in the temple.
- Jesus, to whom, when Mary found him, said: “Son, why have you done this to us?” (Lk 2:48)
- Jesus, who responded: “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?” (Lk 2:49).
- Jesus. There was no sin: Jesus could not leave. What must Mary have thought and felt? Her son was 12 years old and Mary and Joseph had apparently left their son, to spend the rest of his life in the temple, without even saying “Good-by”! What joy to have him back!
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus' loss and finding in the temple is a foreshadowing of Jesus’ death and resurrection. The events occured on the same dates, on the Gregorian calendar, as his death, April 3rd, and resurrection, April 5th.
- Jesus didn’t commit a sin and yet to hurt one’s parents is a sin. We are missing something!
- At his Mother’s purification, Simeon, a rabbi and leading Pharisee, had recognized Jesus as the Messiah and saw what he assumed to be Mary presenting Jesus for dedication to Temple Service. Simeon then recorded Jesus' dedication to Temple Service on behalf of Mary and Joseph.
- God knew this would happen and provided for it in the Torah: “If anyone vows to give himself or one of his family members to the full service of the Lord, and circumstance changes so that he cannot keep his vow, he shall pay a redemption price to be freed from that vow” (Lev 27:2). If they cannot afford the redemption price, the person dedicated will be brought to the priest who will place a value based on the man’s ability to pay (Lev 27:8).
- Simeon lived until he was 130 years old, dying in 20 AD. He would have looked for Jesus every year at Passover, asking if this was the year he would be staying. The visit with Simeon would have become a routine part of the family Passover. He would have told Jesus that his parents dedicated him for Temple Service and that he had to be in residence by the time he turned 13.
- When He was 12, after the Passover Festival, Jesus remained in the Temple. Mary and Joseph left for home, assuming Jesus was with the other boys in the caravan.
- Mary and Joseph discovered Jesus had not joined the caravan and must wait until morning to return to Jerusalem. Not finding Jesus with friends they must again wait until morning to check in the temple.
- When Mary found Jesus, she said: “Son, why have you done this to us?” (Lk 2:48)
- Jesus responded: “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?” (Lk 2:49).
- There was no sin: Jesus could not leave. What must Mary have thought and felt? Her son was 12 years old and Mary and Joseph had apparently left their son, to spend the rest of his life in the temple, without even saying “Good-by”! What joy to have him back!
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. 'When Jesus was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover.' (Lk 2:41-42)
- Jesus. 'When they were on their way home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents knowing it.' (Lk 2:43)
- Jesus. 'They went back to Jerusalem looking for him everywhere. On the third day, they found him in the Temple.' (Lk 2:45-46)
- Jesus. 'He was sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions.' (Lk 2:46)
- Jesus. 'And all those who heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies.' (Lk 2:47)
- Jesus. 'My child, why have you done this to us? See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you.' (Lk 2:48)
- Jesus. 'Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?' (Lk 2:49)
- Jesus. 'But they did not understand what he meant.' (Lk 2:50)
- Jesus. 'He then went down with them and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority.' (Lk 2:51)
- Jesus. 'And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and men.' (Lk 2:52)
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- 'When Jesus was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover.' (Lk 2:41-42)
- 'When they were on their way home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents knowing it.' (Lk 2:43)
- 'They went back to Jerusalem looking for him everywhere. On the third day, they found him in the Temple.' (Lk 2:45-46)
- 'He was sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions.' (Lk 2:46)
- 'And all those who heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies.' (Lk 2:47)
- 'My child, why have you done this to us? See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you.' (Lk 2:48)
- 'Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?' (Lk 2:49)
- 'But they did not understand what he meant.' (Lk 2:50)
- 'He then went down with them and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority.' (Lk 2:51)
- 'And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and men.' (Lk 2:52)
• Fatima Prayer
•
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these snow white buds with a petition for the virtue of Obedience to the Will of God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Luminous Mysteries
1st Mystery: The Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan
Intention:
We pray for our spouse by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy.
That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world. Let us also
pray for our spouse’s ancestors that are still in Purgatory that our prayers may shorten the time of their suffering.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
trained as a Rabbi. He is called Rabbi throughout the New Testament. Rabbis undergo a very formal training and do not receive “authority” until they turned 30 years old which is when Jesus began his ministry.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
baptized by John in the Jordan.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
on whom the Spirit descended.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
beloved Son of the Father.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
instituting the sacrament of Baptism.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
returning from the desert, was recognized by John as the Lamb of God.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
God’s Suffering Servant.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
the Messiah.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
receiving His priesthood. A priesthood not of the order of Levi but of the order of Melchizedek. A priesthood handed down from Father to Son.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
beginning His ministry.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, who is called Rabbi ...throughout the New Testament. Rabbis undergo a very formal training and do not receive “authority” until they turned 30 years old which is when Jesus began his ministry.
- Jesus, baptized by John in the Jordan.
- Jesus, on whom the Spirit descended.
- Jesus, beloved Son of the Father.
- Jesus, instituting the sacrament of Baptism.
- Jesus, returning from the desert, Jesus was recognized by John as the Lamb of God. (Jn 1:29,36)
- Jesus, God’s Suffering Servant.
- Jesus, the Messiah. (Jn 1:41)
- Jesus, receiving His priesthood ...Jesus’ priesthood was not of the order of Levi but of the order of Melchizedek: a priesthood handed down from Father to Son.
- Jesus, beginning His ministry.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus, is called Rabbi ...throughout the New Testament. Rabbis undergo a very formal training and do not receive “authority” until they turned 30 years old which is when Jesus began his ministry.
- John baptizes Jesus in the Jordan.
- The Spirit descends on Jesus.
- Jesus is the beloved Son of the Father.
- Jesus institutes the sacrament of Baptism.
- When Jesus returns from the desert, John recognizes Jesus as the Lamb of God. (Jn 1:29,36)
- Jesus is God’s Suffering Servant.
- Jesus is the Messiah. (Jn 1:41)
- Jesus receives His priesthood ...Jesus’ priesthood was not of the order of Levi but of the order of Melchizedek: a priesthood handed down from Father to Son.
- Jesus begins His ministry.
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- Jesus, for whom John begins his gospel with the creation story, to parallel the story of the new creation brought about by Jesus.
- Jesus, about whom John the Baptist proclaims: “I have baptized you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Mt 3:11, Acts 13:24-25).
- Jesus, for whom the heavens were split apart (just as at the beginning of Moses’ Exodus the Red Sea was split). John testifies: “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain on him” (Jn 1:32, Lk 3:21). John proclaims Jesus is the Son of God since He is the one on whom the Spirit descended (Jn 1:34).
- Jesus. In this heavenly manifestation, occurring at Jesus’ baptism, is instituted the sacrament of Baptism. The Trinity is manifested: the voice of the Father is heard as the Spirit descends upon the Son.
- Jesus, who after his trial in the desert, approaches John the Baptist. When John sees him, John calls out: “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” (Jn 1:29). John the Baptist makes a prophetic statement that refers to Jesus as a sacrificial lamb, and that acknowledges Jesus as the Suffering Servant of Isaiah.
- Jesus, whose baptism marks the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry and events surrounding Jesus’ Baptism are recorded in all four Gospels.
Show middle reflection?
- John begins his gospel with the creation story, to parallel the story of the new creation brought about by Jesus.
- John the Baptist proclaims: “I have baptized you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Mt 3:11, Acts 13:24-25).
- The heavens were split apart (just as at the beginning of Moses’ Exodus the Red Sea was split). John testifies: “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and remain on him” (Jn 1:32, Lk 3:21). John proclaims Jesus is the Son of God since He is the one on whom the Spirit descended (Jn 1:34).
- In this heavenly manifestation, occurring at Jesus’ baptism, is instituted the sacrament of Baptism. The Trinity is manifested: the voice of the Father is heard as the Spirit descends upon the Son.
- After his trial in the desert, Jesus approaches John the Baptist. When John sees him, John calls out: “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” (Jn 1:29). John the Baptist makes a prophetic statement that refers to Jesus as a sacrificial lamb, and that acknowledges Jesus as the Suffering Servant of Isaiah.
- Jesus' baptism marks the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry and events surrounding Jesus’ Baptism are recorded in all four Gospels.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. "I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I." (Mt 3:11)
- Jesus. "I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals." (Lk 3:16)
- Jesus. "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Mt 3:11)
- Jesus. "His winnowing fan is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." (Lk 3:17)
- Jesus. "Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him." (Mt 3:13)
- Jesus. "John tried to prevent him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?'" (Mt 3:14)
- Jesus. "Jesus said to him in reply, 'Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.' " (Mt 3:15)
- Jesus. "After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens opened [for him], and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove [and] coming upon him." (Mt 3:16)
- Jesus. "And a voice came from the heavens, saying, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.' " (Mt 3:17)
- Jesus. "Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God." (Jn 1:34)
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- "I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I." (Mt 3:11)
- "I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals." (Lk 3:16)
- "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Mt 3:11)
- "His winnowing fan is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." (Lk 3:17)
- "Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him." (Mt 3:13)
- "John tried to prevent him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?'" (Mt 3:14)
- "Jesus said to him in reply, 'Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.' " (Mt 3:15)
- "After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens opened [for him], and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove [and] coming upon him." (Mt 3:16)
- "And a voice came from the heavens, saying, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.' " (Mt 3:17)
- "Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God." (Jn 1:34)
• Fatima Prayer
•
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these bright yellow roses with a petition for the virtue of Openness to the Holy Spirit and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these bright yellow roses with a petition for the virtue of Openness to the Holy Spirit and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
2nd Mystery: The Wedding at Cana
Intention:
We pray for each of our children by name.
(Give people a moment to whisper the name(s))
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy.
We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and minds in truth, goodness, and beauty.
That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn. Let us also pray for our deceased ancestors still in Purgatory.Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother hosted the wedding of her nephew ...
either the apostle Simon the Canaanite or his brother Jude (Thaddeus).
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
foreshadowing the Wedding Supper of the Lamb.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
pointing Mary to the Transubstantiation of wine into His Blood
...
Jesus’ use of “My hour” points Mary to His suffering and death in 3 years time but in conjunction to the current problem of wine; by turning the water into wine, the blood of the grape, it is half way to His future turning of wine into His blood thus completing the parallel to Moses first miracle of turning water into blood.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
who would not refuse any request of His Mother.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
instituting the sacrament of Matrimony.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
changing water into wine.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
paralleling the first miracle of Moses with His first miracle.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother is our advocate.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother must be part of our life.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother said: "Do whatever He tells you."
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose Mother hosted the wedding of her nephew ...either the apostle Simon the Canaanite or his brother Jude (Thaddeus).
- Jesus, foreshadowing the Wedding Supper of the Lamb.
- Jesus, pointing Mary to the Transubstantiation of wine into His Blood ...Jesus’ use of “My hour” points Mary to His suffering and death in 3 years time but in conjunction to the current problem of wine; by turning the water into wine, the blood of the grape, it is half way to His future turning of wine into His blood thus completing the parallel to Moses first miracle of turning water into blood.
- Jesus, who would not refuse any request of His Mother.
- Jesus, instituting the sacrament of Matrimony.
- Jesus, changing water into wine.
- Jesus, paralleling the first miracle of Moses with His first miracle. (Ex 7:17)
- Jesus, whose Mother is our advocate.
- Jesus, whose Mother must be part of our life.
- Jesus, whose Mother said: "Do whatever He tells you."
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus' Mother hosted the wedding of her nephew ...either the apostle Simon the Canaanite or his brother Jude (Thaddeus).
- The wedding at Cana foreshadows the Wedding Supper of the Lamb.
- Jesus points Mary to the Transubstantiation of wine into His Blood ...Jesus’ use of “My hour” points Mary to His suffering and death in 3 years time but in conjunction to the current problem of wine by turning the water into wine, the blood of the grape, it is half way to His future turning of wine into His blood thus completing the parallel to Moses first miracle of turning water into blood.
- Jesus would not refuse any request of His Mother.
- Jesus institutes the sacrament of Matrimony.
- Jesus changes water into wine.
- Jesus parallels the first miracle of Moses with His first miracle. (Ex 7:17)
- Jesus' Mother is our advocate.
- Mary must be part of our life.
- Mary said: "Do whatever He tells you."
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, who uses the wedding feast, occurring on the 7th day of the “New Creation”, to foreshadow the Wedding Supper of the Lamb (Rev 19:9).
- Jesus, whose transformation of water into wine represents the replacement of the Jewish ceremonial washings and symbolizes the entire creative and transforming work of Jesus.
- Jesus, whose cousins, apostles St. Simon and St. Jude, were nephews by marriage to Mary and likely one or the other was the groom at the wedding.
- Jesus, who during the wedding feast, when they ran out of wine, replied to His mother’s statement: “They have no wine.” (Jn 2:3) with “Woman, what is this between you and me? My hour has not yet come” (Jn 2:4) ...There are two acceptable interpretations for Jesus' use of that expression. 1) That is an idiom that is used several times in scripture: It was used when Isaac was negotiating to buy a tomb for Rebekah. It means something like "You don't even need to ask." and 2) is "Why are you asking me, you can do it yourself?" (The Father will provide whatever you ask). Or maybe the correct interpretation is both. I like the latter interpretation as with one expression it shows the relationship between Mary and The Father and the humanity of Jesus. The sinless Mother of Jesus probably had frequently asked the Father for something someone else needed and was never refused. At the same time Jesus accepted that The Father was speaking through Mary that now was the time.
- Jesus, whose reference to “my hour” points Mary to the connection to the Eucharistic Miracle in which He will change wine into his blood at the Last Supper: thus completing the parallel to Moses changing water into blood.
- Jesus, who as God, uses the family relationship as a metaphor all throughout the bible.
- Jesus. The Marriage Oath, to love your spouse, implies a conscious decision to place the spouse’s need, the spouse’s happiness, before one’s own. Because we are human that kind of love requires the two pillars of love: repentance fueled by humility and forgiveness fueled by mercy.
- Jesus, whose presence and miracle institutes the sacrament of Matrimony. It is a covenant relationship: a relationship bound with an oath. Violation of an oath calls a curse down on oneself.
- Jesus. The devil works to destroy the family because the family is where we learn to love, to be like God. His efforts to destroy the family began in earnest with the introduction of contraceptives: introducing the notion that sex is primarily for enjoyment (focus is on self); not for the creation and nurturing of new life.
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary said to the waiters: “Do whatever he tells you” (Jn 2:5). That is what Mary continues to say to us: Do whatever He tells you. Mary is our most powerful advocate! Invite her to be part of your life.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus used the wedding feast, occurring on the 7th day of the “New Creation”, to foreshadow the Wedding Supper of the Lamb (Rev 19:9).
- Jesus' transformation of water into wine represents the replacement of the Jewish ceremonial washings and symbolizes the entire creative and transforming work of Jesus.
- Jesus' cousins, apostles St. Simon and St. Jude, were nephews by marriage to Mary and likely one or the other was the groom at the wedding.
- During the wedding feast, when they ran out of wine, Jesus replied to His mother’s statement: “They have no wine.” (Jn 2:3) with “Woman, what is this between you and me? My hour has not yet come” (Jn 2:4) ...There are two acceptable interpretations for Jesus' use of that expression. 1) That is an idiom that is used several times in scripture: It was used when Isaac was negotiating to buy a tomb for Rebekah. It means something like "You don't even need to ask." and 2) is "Why are you asking me you can do it yourself?" (The Father will provide whatever you ask). Or maybe the correct interpretation is both. I like the latter interpretation as with one expression it shows the relationship between Mary and The Father and the humanity of Jesus. The sinless Mother of Jesus probably had frequently asked the Father for something someone else needed and was never refused. At the same time Jesus accepted that The Father was speaking through Mary that now was the time.
- Jesus' reference to “my hour” points Mary to the connection to the Eucharistic Miracle in which He will change wine into his blood at the Last Supper: thus completing the parallel to Moses changing water into blood.
- God uses the family relationship as a metaphor all throughout the bible.
- The Marriage Oath, to love your spouse, implies a conscious decision to place the spouse’s need, the spouse’s happiness, before one’s own. Because we are human that kind of love requires the two pillars of love: repentance fueled by humility and forgiveness fueled by mercy.
- Jesus' presence and miracle institutes the sacrament of Matrimony. It is a covenant relationship: a relationship bound with an oath. Violation of an oath calls a curse down on oneself.
- The devil works to destroy the family because the family is where we learn to love, to be like God. His efforts to destroy the family began in earnest with the introduction of contraceptives: introducing the notion that sex is primarily for enjoyment (focus is on self); not for the creation and nurturing of new life.
- Mary said to the waiters: “Do whatever he tells you” (Jn 2:5). That is what Mary continues to say to us: Do whatever He tells you. Mary is our most powerful advocate! Invite her to be part of your life.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. "On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding." (Jn 2:1-2)
- Jesus. "When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, 'They have no wine.' " (Jn 2:3)
- Jesus. "[And] Jesus said to her, 'Woman, what is this between you and me? My hour has not yet come.' " (Jn 2:4)
- Jesus. "His mother said to the servers, 'Do whatever he tells you.' " (Jn 2:5)
- Jesus. "Now there were six stone jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons." (Jn 2:6)
- Jesus. "Jesus told them, 'Fill the jars with water.' So they filled them to the brim." (Jn 2:7)
- Jesus. "Then he told them, 'Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.' So they took it." (Jn 2:8)
- Jesus. "And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom." (Jn 2:9)
- Jesus. "And said to him, 'Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.' " (Jn 2:10)
- Jesus. "Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him." (Jn 2:11)
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- "On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding." (Jn 2:1-2)
- "When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, 'They have no wine.' " (Jn 2:3)
- "[And] Jesus said to her, 'Woman, what is this between you and me? My hour has not yet come.' " (Jn 2:4)
- "His mother said to the servers, 'Do whatever he tells you.' " (Jn 2:5)
- "Now there were six stone jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons." (Jn 2:6)
- "Jesus told them, 'Fill the jars with water.' So they filled them to the brim." (Jn 2:7)
- "Then he told them, 'Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.' So they took it." (Jn 2:8)
- "And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom." (Jn 2:9)
- "And said to him, 'Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.' " (Jn 2:10)
- "Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him." (Jn 2:11)
• Fatima Prayer
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Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these bright yellow roses with a petition for the virtue of going "To Jesus through Mary" and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these bright yellow roses with a petition for the virtue of going "To Jesus through Mary" and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
3rd Mystery: The Proclamation of the Kingdom
Intention:
We pray for our extended family, our spiritual family and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. We pray for our spiritual family:
our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives
would be fruitful in Christ. Let us pray also for all deceased members of our faith community that they may be speedily released
from their suffering.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
proclaiming the kingdom and instituting the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose kingdom is not of this world. (Jn 18:36).
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose kingdom exists in the spiritual dimension
...
Just because our senses cannot perceive something, it doesn’t mean that it does not exist. God, angels, and demons exist and are at war.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Kingdom is His Mystical Body.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Kingdom must be accepted as a little child, with wonder and awe.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
saying entry into the Kingdom requires a rebirth of water (Baptism) and Spirit (Confirmation). (Jn 3:5)
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Kingdom’s 1st law is to Love God with all your heart, mind, and strength. (Lk 10:27, Mk 12:28-30, Mt 22:37)
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Kingdom’s 2nd law is to love each other as Jesus loves us. (Jn 13:34)
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
God provided us with an initial set of interpretations of those laws: The 10 Commandments
...
Each commandment can be expressed as a value statement. They are in priority sequence.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Kingdom is the destination of the new Exodus.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, proclaiming the kingdom and instituting the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
- Jesus, whose kingdom is not of this world (Jn 18:36).
- Jesus, whose kingdom exists in the spiritual dimension ...Just because our senses cannot perceive something, it doesn’t mean that it does not exist. God, angels, and demons exist and are at war.
- Jesus, whose kingdom is His Mystical Body.
- Jesus, whose kingdom must be accepted as a little child, with wonder and awe.
- Jesus, saying entry into the Kingdom requires a rebirth of water (Baptism) and Spirit (Confirmation). (Jn 3:5)
- Jesus, whose kingdom’s 1st law is to Love God with all your heart, mind, and strength. (Lk 10:27, Mk 12:28-30, Mt 22:37)
- Jesus, whose kingdom’s 2nd law is to love each other as Jesus loves us. (Jn 13:34)
- Jesus, God gave us an initial set of interpretations of those two laws: The 10 Commandments. ...Each commandment can be expressed as a value statement. They are in priority sequence.
- Jesus, whose kingdom is the destination of the new Exodus.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus proclaimed the kingdom and instituted the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
- Jesus' kingdom is not of this world. (Jn 18:36).
- Jesus' kingdom exists in the spiritual dimension ...Just because our senses cannot perceive something, it doesn’t mean that it does not exist. God, angels, and demons exist and are at war.
- Jesus' kingdom is His Mystical Body.
- Jesus' kingdom must be accepted as a little child, with wonder and awe.
- Jesus said entry into the Kingdom requires a rebirth of water (Baptism) and Spirit (Confirmation). (Jn 3:5)
- The 1st law in the Kingdom is to Love God with all your heart, mind, and strength. (Lk 10:27, Mk 12:28-30, Mt 22:37)
- The 2nd law is to love each other as Jesus loves us. (Jn 13:34)
- God gave us an initial set of interpretations of those two laws: The 10 Commandments. ...Each commandment can be expressed as a value statement. They are in priority sequence.
- Jesus' kingdom is the destination of the new Exodus.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, promising the poor in spirit will inherit the Kingdom of God.
- Jesus, saying those persecuted for the sake of righteousness will be rewarded.
- Jesus, comparing the Kingdom to a treasure one would sell everything to obtain.
- Jesus, saying it would be better to lose an eye than to lose the Kingdom of God.
- Jesus, likening the Kingdom of God to a mustard seed.
- Jesus, saying He is preparing a place for us in His Father’s house.
- Jesus, telling us to seek first the Kingdom of God and then all will be given us.
- Jesus, saying to let the little children come to Him for God’s Kingdom belongs to them.
- Jesus, saying entry into the Kingdom requires a rebirth of water and Spirit.
- Jesus, saying: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven." (Mt 7:21)
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus promised that the poor in spirit will inherit the Kingdom of God.
- Jesus said those persecuted for the sake of righteousness will be rewarded.
- Jesus compared the Kingdom to a treasure one would sell everything to obtain.
- Jesus said it would be better to lose an eye than to lose the Kingdom of God.
- Jesus likened the Kingdom of God to a mustard seed.
- Jesus said He is preparing a place for us in His Father’s house.
- Jesus told us to seek first the Kingdom of God and then all will be given us.
- Jesus said to let the little children come to Him for God’s Kingdom belongs to them.
- Jesus saying entry into the Kingdom requires a rebirth of water and Spirit.
- Jesus, said: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven." (Mt 7:21)
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, cleansing a man with leprosy ...(Mt 8:1-4, Mk 1:40-45, Lk 5:12-14) Jesus isn’t defiled by lepers, lepers are made clean.
- Jesus, healing a paralytic who was let down from the roof ...(Mt 9:1-8, Mk 2:1-12, Lk 5:17-26) Jesus shows that the Son of Man is the Son of God as He has the power to forgive sins then proving it with a miraculous healing.
- Jesus, feeding 5,000 plus women and children ...(Mt 14:13-21, Mk 6:30-44) Both a foreshadowing of the Eucharist and a fulfillment of God’s supplying manna in the desert.
- Jesus, restoring sight to Bartimaeus ...(Mt 20:29-34, Mk 10:46-52, Lk 18:35-43) Bartimaeus a blind man, recognizes Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of David.
- Jesus, withering the fig tree on the road from Bethany ...(Mt 21:18-22. Mk 11:12-14) Prophetical action: A condemnation of the Jewish rulers.
- Jesus, healing a servant’s severed ear while being arrested ...(Lk 22:50-51) Proof that no one takes His life.
- Jesus, providing 154 fish at the Sea of Tiberias ...(Jn 21:4-11) A reference to the 154 sedarim in the Torah. Jesus is the Torah.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus cleaned a man with leprosy ...(Mt 8:1-4, Mk 1:40-45, Lk 5:12-14) Jesus isn’t defiled by lepers, lepers are made clean.
- Jesus healed a paralytic who was let down from the roof ...(Mt 9:1-8, Mk 2:1-12, Lk 5:17-26) Jesus shows that the Son of Man is the Son of God as He has the power to forgive sins then proving it with a miraculous healing.
- Jesus fed 5,000 plus women and children ...(Mt 14:13-21, Mk 6:30-44) Both a foreshadowing of the Eucharist and a fulfillment of God’s supplying manna in the desert.
- Jesus restored sight to Bartimaeus ...(Mt 20:29-34, Mk 10:46-52, Lk 18:35-43) Bartimaeus a blind man, recognizes Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of David.
- Jesus withered the fig tree on the road from Bethany ...(Mt 21:18-22. Mk 11:12-14) Prophetical action: A condemnation of the Jewish rulers.
- Jesus healed a servant’s severed ear while being arrested ...(Lk 22:50-51) Proof that no one takes His life.
- Jesus provided 154 fish at the Sea of Tiberias ...(Jn 21:4-11) A reference to the 154 sedarim in the Torah. Jesus is the Torah.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. “You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience.”“What does God require of you but to do right, to love steadfastly, and to walk humbly with your God” (Mic 6:8).
Widely attributed to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin but a specific reference is not available.
- Jesus, who said: "My kingdom is not of this world" (Jn 18:36). It is only perceivable in the physical world when we surrender ourselves to God and love one another.
- Jesus, who said: "Unless a man is born again of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven" (Jn 3:5). We need to awaken to the spiritual reality, to begin life anew in the spiritual dimension.
- Jesus, who said: "Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a little child will not enter into it" (Mk 10:15). A child accepts reality with wonder and awe not skepticism.
- Jesus, whose Father, God, is love (1Jn 4:8): since we can love, therefore we are in his image. When we love, we are being like God, we are in God’s likeness.
- Jesus, whose Kingdom like every other kingdom has laws. The Kingdom of God has two fundamental laws:
- Jesus, as God, provided us with an initial set of interpretations of those laws. The Ten Commandments. (Ex 20:2-17, Deut 5 6-21).
- Jesus, who as God, is a farmer raising spiritual beings. The worst things you can do to a farmer is destroy his crops (murder, war, abortion, euthanasia), render them infertile (birth control, sterilization, gender modification), destroy the means of nurturing the crops (the break-up of the family), or pollute the crop (promote the media’s value set): it seems our very culture is at war with God! We are truly in a spiritual battle. Whose side am I on?
Show middle reflection?
- “You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience.” “What does God require of you but to do right, to love steadfastly, and to walk humbly with your God” (Mic 6:8).
- Jesus, who said: "My kingdom is not of this world" (Jn 18:36). It is only perceivable in the physical world when we surrender ourselves to God and love one another.
- Jesus said: "Unless a man is born again of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven" (Jn 3:5). We need to awaken to the spiritual reality, to begin life anew in the spiritual dimension.
- Jesus said: "Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a little child will not enter into it" (Mk 10:15). A child accepts reality with wonder and awe not skepticism.
- God, is love (1Jn 4:8): Since we can love, therefore we are in his image. When we love, we are being like God, we are in God’s likeness.
- Jesus' Kingdom, like every other kingdom, has laws. The Kingdom of God has two fundamental laws:
- Jesus provided us with an initial set of interpretations of those laws. The Ten Commandments. (Ex 20:2-17, Deut 5 6-21).
- Jesus is a farmer raising spiritual beings. The worst things you can do to a farmer is destroy his crops (murder, war, abortion, euthanasia), render them infertile (birth control, sterilization, gender modification), destroy the means of nurturing the crops (the break-up of the family), or pollute the crop (promote the media’s value set): it seems our very culture is at war with God! We are truly in a spiritual battle. Whose side am I on?
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. "He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it is written: 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor.' " (Lk 4:16-18, Is 61:1)
- Jesus. "He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord." (Lk 4:18-19, Is 61:2)
- Jesus. "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." (Mk 1:15)
- Jesus. "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit." (Jn 3:5)
- Jesus. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life." (Jn 3:16)
- Jesus. "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him." (Jn 4:36)
- Jesus. "Now someone approached him and said, 'Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?' He answered him, 'Why do you ask me about the good? There is only One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments." (Mt 19:16-17)
- Jesus. "And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life." (Mt 19:29)
- Jesus. "Jesus said to him, 'What is written in the law? How do you read it?' He said in reply, 'You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.' He replied to him, 'You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.' " (Lk 10:25)
- Jesus. "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all his angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blest by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.' " (Mt 25:31, 33-34)
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- "He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it is written: 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor.' " (Lk 4:16-18, Is 61:1)
- "He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord." (Lk 4:18-19, Is 61:2)
- "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel." (Mk 1:15)
- "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit." (Jn 3:5)
- "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life." (Jn 3:16)
- "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him." (Jn 4:36)
- "Now someone approached him and said, 'Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?' He answered him, 'Why do you ask me about the good? There is only One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments." (Mt 19:16-17)
- "And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life." (Mt 19:29)
- "Jesus said to him, 'What is written in the law? How do you read it?' He said in reply, 'You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.' He replied to him, 'You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.' " (Lk 10:25)
- "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all his angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blest by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.' " (Mt 25:31, 33-34)
• Fatima Prayer
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Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these bright yellow roses with a petition for the virtue of Repentance and Trust in God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these bright yellow roses with a petition for the virtue of Repentance and Trust in God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
4th Mystery: The Transfiguration
Intention:
We pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will guide the Pope and bishops to implement Jesus’ teachings. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God’s vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the holy souls in Purgatory. We pray especially for all those whose lives were consecrated to God and who remain in Purgatory but have no one to pray for them.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
taking Peter, James, and John up a mountain.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
taking them to where the temporal meets the spiritual.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
transfigured His face becomes as dazzling as the sun.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose clothes become as radiant as light.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
speaking with Moses and Elijah.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
speaking about His Exodus.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Exodus is through the Crucifixion.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
the Father’s beloved Son.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
the bridge between heaven and earth.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whom to follow is to take up one’s cross.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, taking Peter, James, and John up a mountain.
- Jesus, taking them to where the temporal meets the spiritual.
- Jesus, transfigured His face becomes as dazzling as the sun.
- Jesus, whose clothes become as radiant as light.
- Jesus, speaking with Moses and Elijah.
- Jesus, speaking about His Exodus.
- Jesus, whose Exodus is through the Crucifixion.
- Jesus, the Father’s beloved Son.
- Jesus, the bridge between heaven and earth.
- Jesus, whom to follow is to take up one’s cross.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a mountain.
- Jesus took them to where the temporal meets the spiritual.
- Jesus was transfigured His face becomes as dazzling as the sun.
- Jesus' clothes became as radiant as light.
- Jesus was speaking with Moses and Elijah.
- They were speaking about Jesus's Exodus.
- Jesus' Exodus is through the Crucifixion.
- Jesus is the Father’s beloved Son.
- Jesus is the bridge between heaven and earth.
- To follow Jesus is to take up one’s cross.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, who foresaw the scandal of the cross and prepared them for it by allowing them to experience the Kingdom of God; witnessing this manifestation of his glory.
- Jesus, who was conversing with Moses and Elijah (representing the Law and the prophets of the Old Testament) about his exodus from Jerusalem which He was about to accomplish (Mt 17:1-9, Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36).
- Jesus, who leads all of us out of slavery to self. Moses led the Israelites out of slavery to Egypt in his exodus. Moses’ exodus was in the physical realm while Jesus’ exodus is in the spiritual realm.
- Jesus, who said: “Do not think I have come to destroy the law or the prophets but to fulfill them” (Mt 5:17).
- Jesus, to whom Peter said: “Lord it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” (Mt 17:4).
- Jesus, whose Transfiguration is a pivotal moment, and the setting on the mountain is presented as the point where human nature meets God: the meeting place for the temporal and the eternal, with Jesus himself as the connecting point, acting as the bridge between heaven and earth.
- Jesus, whose exodus is through the cross! Jesus even said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me” (Mk 8:34-35, Lk 9:23). Am I ready to follow Jesus on his exodus?
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus foresaw the scandal of the cross and prepared them for it by allowing them to experience the Kingdom of God; witnessing this manifestation of his glory.
- Jesus was conversing with Moses and Elijah (representing the Law and the prophets of the Old Testament) about his exodus from Jerusalem which He was about to accomplish (Mt 17:1-9, Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36).
- Jesus leads all of us out of slavery to self. Moses led the Israelites out of slavery to Egypt in his exodus. Moses’ exodus was in the physical realm while Jesus’ exodus is in the spiritual realm.
- Jesus said: “Do not think I have come to destroy the law or the prophets but to fulfill them” (Mt 5:17).
- Peter said to Jesus: “Lord it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” (Mt 17:4).
- Jesus Transfiguration is a pivotal moment, and the setting on the mountain is presented as the point where human nature meets God: the meeting place for the temporal and the eternal, with Jesus himself as the connecting point, acting as the bridge between heaven and earth.
- Jesus' exodus is through the cross! Jesus even said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me” (Mk 8:34-35, Lk 9:23). Am I ready to follow Jesus on his exodus?
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. "After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves." (Mk 9:2)
- Jesus. "And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them." (Mk 9:2-3)
- Jesus. "Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus." (Mk 9:4)
- Jesus. "Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, 'Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.'" (Mk 9:5)
- Jesus. "While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud." (Lk 9:34)
- Jesus. "then from the cloud came a voice that said, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.' " (Mt 17:5)
- Jesus. "When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid." (Mt 17:6)
- Jesus. "But Jesus came and touched them, saying, 'Rise, and do not be afraid.' " (Mt 17:7)
- Jesus. "And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone." (Mt 17:8)
- Jesus. "As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, 'Do not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.' " (Mt 17:9)
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- "After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves." (Mk 9:2)
- "And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them." (Mk 9:2-3)
- "Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus." (Mk 9:4)
- "Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, 'Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.'" (Mk 9:5)
- "While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud." (Lk 9:34)
- "then from the cloud came a voice that said, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.' " (Mt 17:5)
- "When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid." (Mt 17:6)
- "But Jesus came and touched them, saying, 'Rise, and do not be afraid.' " (Mt 17:7)
- "And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone." (Mt 17:8)
- "As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, 'Do not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.' " (Mt 17:9)
• Fatima Prayer
•
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these bright yellow roses with a petition for the virtue of Desire for Holiness and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these bright yellow roses with a petition for the virtue of Desire for Holiness and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
5th Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist
Intention: We pray for ourselves.
Let us pray for the strength, stamina, discernment, understanding, and wisdom to live lives worthy of the call we have received: to be men and women after God’s own heart, to lay down our
lives for our spouses in loving sacrifice, to bring joy into our homes and to manifest the merciful love of God the Father to our children.
Let us be the salt of the earth, a light to the world, a city set on a hill ... that all may see the good that we do and give glory to God. Let us pray for an increase in people focused on assisting the souls in purgatory.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
celebrating the Seder with all the Essenes, on Tuesday
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It says in three of the Gospels that Jesus was anticipating celebrating the Seder with the apostles. There was only one Seder celebrated during Holy Week before Jesus died and that was on the Essene calendar on Tuesday evening.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
offering an unbloody sacrifice
...
The Essene’s were not allowed to offer animal sacrifice in the temple. So the Seder celebration did not have a sacrificial lamb (although they probably had lamb).
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
celebrating a Todah, thanksgiving sacrifice of unleavened Bread and Wine.
...
The Seder Meal was both the sacrificial meal for the Paschal Lamb and was also a Todah thanksgiving sacrifice of unleavened bread and wine in thanksgiving for the deliverance that would be provided by the blood from the Lamb.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
celebrating a Thanksgiving sacrifice for the anticipated deliverance through the Blood of the Lamb of God.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
celebrating a deliverance to be provided, from the cross on Friday.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
washing the feet of the apostles.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
initiating a new Covenant in His own blood.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
instituting the sacrament of the Eucharist.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
instituting the sacrament of Holy Orders.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
the Bread of Life, the Manna for our journey to the Kingdom.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, celebrating the Seder with all the Essenes, on Tuesday ...It says in three of the Gospels that Jesus was anticipating celebrating the Seder with the apostles. There was only one Seder celebrated during Holy Week before Jesus died and that was on the Essene calendar on Tuesday evening.
- Jesus, offering an unbloody sacrifice ...The Essene’s were not allowed to offer animal sacrifice in the temple. So the Seder celebration did not have a sacrificial lamb (although they probably had lamb).
- Jesus, celebrating a Todah, thanksgiving sacrifice of unleavened Bread and Wine ...The Seder Meal was both the sacrificial meal for the Paschal Lamb and was also a Todah thanksgiving sacrifice of unleavened bread and wine in thanksgiving for the deliverance that would be provided by the blood from the Lamb.
- Jesus, celebrating a Thanksgiving sacrifice for the anticipated deliverance through the Blood of the Lamb of God.
- Jesus, celebrating a deliverance to be provided, from the cross on Friday.
- Jesus, washing the feet of the apostles.
- Jesus, initiating a new Covenant in His own blood.
- Jesus, instituting the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- Jesus, instituting the sacrament of Holy Orders.
- Jesus, the Bread of Life, the Manna for our journey to the Kingdom.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus celebrated the Seder with all the Essenes, on Tuesday ...It says in three of the Gospels that Jesus was anticipating celebrating the Seder with the apostles. There was only one Seder celebrated during Holy Week before Jesus died and that was on the Essene calendar on Tuesday evening.
- Jesus offered an unbloody sacrifice ...The Essene’s were not allowed to offer animal sacrifice in the temple. So the Seder celebration did not have a sacrificial lamb (although they probably had lamb).
- Jesus celebrated a Todah, thanksgiving sacrifice of unleavened Bread and Wine ...The Seder Meal was both the sacrificial meal for the Paschal Lamb and was also a Todah thanksgiving sacrifice of unleavened bread and wine in thanksgiving for the deliverance that would be provided by the blood from the Lamb.
- Jesus celebrated a Thanksgiving sacrifice for the anticipated deliverance through the Blood of the Lamb of God.
- Jesus celebrated a deliverance to be provided, from the cross on Friday.
- Jesus washed the feet of the apostles.
- Jesus initiated a new Covenant in His own blood.
- Jesus instituted the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- Jesus instituted the sacrament of Holy Orders.
- Jesus is the Bread of Life, the Manna for our journey to the Kingdom.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, celebrating a Todah sacrifice. For the Jews, sacrificed objects needed to be consumed. The Todah is one of the sacrifices of the Israelites, dating back to Melchizedek. It is a sacrifice of unleavened bread and wine that is accompanied by thanksgiving hymns and is offered by someone who has been delivered from great peril.
- Jesus, who had been anticipating the Seder with the apostles.(Lk 22:14-16) The Seder was a special celebration in that it was both a sacrificial meal in which the sacrificed pascal lamb was consumed but it was also a Todah, a thanksgiving sacrifice, of un-leavened bread and wine in thanksgiving for the anticipated deliverance that would be provided by the blood of the sacrificed lamb: the angel of death would see the blood and pass over the house.
- Jesus, whose fulfillment of the Feast of Unleavened Bread required the celebration of a Seder Meal. For the Seder to be a dress rehearsal for the Eucharist, there must be a Seder Meal before the temple sacrifice of the Paschal Lamb which is the dress rehearsal for the sacrifice of the Lamb of God. For this God utilized the Essenes’ solar calendar.
- Jesus, who washed the feet of his apostles and announced that He would be betrayed. To show John what it means to love your enemy, Jesus gave the highest honor to Judas as a demonstration of the new commandment He was giving the apostles: “Love one another as I have loved you” (Jn 13:34).
- Jesus, who took bread, blessed it and said: “Take and eat, this is My Body.” (Mt 26:26). Taking the 3rd of 4 cups of wine called the “Blessing Cup” (1Cor 10:16), Jesus said: “Drink from it, all of you, for this is My Blood. This cup is the new covenant in My Blood, shed for you” (Mt 26:28, Lk 22:20, 1Cor 11:25). [Instituting the Eucharist] “Do this in remembrance of me” (Lk 22:19, 1Cor 11:24) [Instituting Holy Orders.]
- Jesus, whose Last Supper, a Seder Supper, was a “Eucharistic”, “Todah”, “Thanksgiving” offering in anticipation of the deliverance that was about to take place after the 4th cup was taken from the hyssop branch on the cross: deliverance by means of the blood from the sacrifice of the Lamb of God via crucifixion. At every Eucharistic Celebration, the sacrifice of Calvary is made present because the Todah sacrifice, the Eucharist, was finished not in the upper room but on the cross.
- Jesus, who has shown us through many Eucharistic miracles that the bread and wine are truly transformed into his Body and Blood.
- Jesus, who with His apostles left the last supper after drinking the blessing cup but before taking the 4th cup (the “Cup of Acceptance”): leaving the Paschal meal unfinished! The Seder meal traditionally ends with the Nirtzah: a simple statement that the meal has been completed. That too didn’t happen until later.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus celebrated a Todah sacrifice. For the Jews, sacrificed objects needed to be consumed. The Todah is one of the sacrifices of the Israelites, dating back to Melchizedek. It is a sacrifice of unleavened bread and wine that is accompanied by thanksgiving hymns and is offered by someone who has been delivered from great peril.
- Jesus had been anticipating the Seder with the apostles. (Lk 22:14-16) The Seder was a special celebration in that it was both a sacrificial meal in which the sacrificed pascal lamb was consumed but it was also a Todah, a thanksgiving sacrifice, of un-leavened bread and wine in thanksgiving for the anticipated deliverance that would be provided by the blood of the sacrificed lamb: the angel of death would see the blood and pass over the house.
- Jesus' fulfillment of the Feast of Unleavened Bread required the celebration of a Seder Meal. For the Seder to be a dress rehearsal for the Eucharist, there must be a Seder Meal before the temple sacrifice of the Paschal Lamb which is the dress rehearsal for the sacrifice of the Lamb of God. For this God utilized the Essenes’ solar calendar.
- Jesus, who washed the feet of his apostles and announced that He would be betrayed. To show John what it means to love your enemy, Jesus gave the highest honor to Judas as a demonstration of the new commandment He was giving the apostles: “Love one another as I have loved you” (Jn 13:34).
- Jesus took bread, blessed it and said: “Take and eat, this is My Body.” (Mt 26:26). Taking the 3rd of 4 cups of wine called the “Blessing Cup” (1Cor 10:16), Jesus said: “Drink from it, all of you, for this is My Blood. This cup is the new covenant in My Blood, shed for you” (Mt 26:28, Lk 22:20, 1Cor 11:25). [Instituting the Eucharist] “Do this in remembrance of me” (Lk 22:19, 1Cor 11:24) [Instituting Holy Orders.]
- Jesus, whose Last Supper, a Seder Supper, was a “Eucharistic”, “Todah”, “Thanksgiving” offering in anticipation of the deliverance that was about to take place after the 4th cup was taken from the hyssop branch on the cross: deliverance by means of the blood from the sacrifice of the Lamb of God via crucifixion. At every Eucharistic Celebration, the sacrifice of Calvary is made present because the Todah sacrifice, the Eucharist, was finished not in the upper room but on the cross.
- Jesus has shown us through many Eucharistic miracles that the bread and wine are truly transformed into his Body and Blood.
- Jesus left the last supper with His apostles, after drinking the blessing cup but before taking the 4th cup (the “Cup of Acceptance”): leaving the Paschal meal unfinished! The Seder meal traditionally ends with the Nirtzah: a simple statement that the meal has been completed. That too didn’t happen until later.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. "Jesus said to them, 'Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.' " (Jn 6:32-33)
- Jesus. "So they said to him, 'Sir, give us this bread always.' Jesus said to them 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.' " (Jn 6:34-35)
- Jesus. "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die."
- Jesus. "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." (Jn 6:51)
- Jesus. "The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, 'How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?' " (Jn 6:52)
- Jesus. "Jesus said to them, 'Amen, amen I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.' " (Jn 6:53)
- Jesus. "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink." (Jn 6:54-55)
- Jesus. "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me." (Jn 6:56-57)
- Jesus. "This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever." (Jn 6:58)
- Jesus. "Then many of his disciples who were listening said, 'This saying is hard; who can accept it?' As a result of this, many [of] his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, 'Do you also want to leave?' Simon Peter answered him, 'Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words to eternal life.' " (Jn 6:60, 66-68)
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- "Jesus said to them, 'Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.' " (Jn 6:32-33)
- "So they said to him, 'Sir, give us this bread always.' Jesus said to them 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.' " (Jn 6:34-35)
- "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die."
- "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." (Jn 6:51)
- "The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, 'How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?' " (Jn 6:52)
- "Jesus said to them, 'Amen, amen I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.' " (Jn 6:53)
- "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink." (Jn 6:54-55)
- "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me." (Jn 6:56-57)
- "This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever." (Jn 6:58)
- "Then many of his disciples who were listening said, 'This saying is hard; who can accept it?' As a result of this, many [of] his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, 'Do you also want to leave?' Simon Peter answered him, 'Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words to eternal life.' " (Jn 6:60, 66-68)
• Fatima Prayer
•
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these bright yellow roses with a petition for the virtue of Adoration of the Eucharist and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these bright yellow roses with a petition for the virtue of Adoration of the Eucharist and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Sorrowful Mysteries
1st Mystery: The Agony in the Garden
Intention:
We pray for our spouse by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy.
That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world. Let us also
pray for our spouse’s ancestors that are still in Purgatory that our prayers may shorten the time of their suffering.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
in His agony.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
praying for the cup to be removed.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
waking the apostles and asking for their prayers.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
tempted by the devil and repeating His prayer for the cup to be removed.
5th Hail Mary
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
sweating blood.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
praying a 3rd time and consoled by an angel.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
waking the apostles for the arrival of Judas.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
confronting Judas and the crowd.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
healing Malcus.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
bound and led away.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, in His agony.
- Jesus, praying for the cup to be removed.
- Jesus, waking the apostles and asking for their prayers.
- Jesus, tempted by the devil and repeating His prayer for the cup to be removed.
- Jesus, sweating blood.
- Jesus, praying a 3rd time and consoled by an angel.
- Jesus, waking the apostles for the arrival of Judas.
- Jesus, confronting Judas and the crowd.
- Jesus, healing Malcus.
- Jesus, bound and led away.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus begins His agony.
- Jesus prays for the cup to be removed.
- Jesus wakes the apostles and asking for their prayers.
- Jesus is tempted by the devil and repeating His prayer for the cup to be removed.
- Jesus sweats blood.
- Jesus prays a 3rd time and consoled by an angel.
- Jesus wakes the apostles for the arrival of Judas.
- Jesus confronts Judas and the crowd.
- Jesus heals Malcus.
- Jesus is bound and led away.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, sweating blood from the stress of the knowledge of what is coming.
- Jesus, foreseeing the priests and religious who would fail to shepherd their flocks.
- Jesus, foreseeing the priests and religious who feed only themselves off their flock.
- Jesus, foreseeing the heretics and schismatics who destroy the unity of the Mystical Body.
- Jesus, foreseeing the people who prey on little children.
- Jesus, foreseeing the people who pollute children with lies.
- Jesus, foreseeing the people who abuse family members.
- Jesus, foreseeing the people who escape life through alcohol and drugs.
- Jesus, foreseeing the number of souls that are lukewarm.
- Jesus, foreseeing all those who will turn their back on God.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus sweats blood from the stress of the knowledge of what is coming.
- Jesus foresees the priests and religious who would fail to shepherd their flocks.
- Jesus foresees the priests and religious who feed only themselves off their flock.
- Jesus foresees the heretics and schismatics who destroy the unity of the Mystical Body.
- Jesus foresees the people who prey on little children.
- Jesus foresees the people who pollute children with lies.
- Jesus foresees the people who abuse family members.
- Jesus foresees the people who escape life through alcohol and drugs.
- Jesus foresees the number of souls that are lukewarm.
- Jesus foresees all those who will turn their back on God.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, who goes to the Garden of Gethsemane ...And He came out and went to the garden on the Mount of Olives; and the apostles also followed him (Jn 18:1). He went a little beyond them, about a stone’s throw, and fell to the ground, praying that if it were possible, the hour might pass him by (Lk 22:41-42).
- Jesus, for whom Peter cut off Malchus’ ear ...Peter has jumped up, drawn a sword, and cut off the ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave (Jn 18:10). Jesus calls out: “No more of this!” (Lk 22:51). Jesus then said to Peter: “Put your sword back into its sheath. For all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword. Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and He will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?” (Mt 26:52-54). “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?” (Jn 18:11). Jesus heals Malchus (Lk 22:49-51) and sees to it that his disciples are not also taken (Jn 18:8-9).
- Jesus. Fear of a reprisal from Jesus causes no one to react to Peter’s attack ...Notice that no one in the crowd wants to initiate the attack on the prophet. They wait for Jesus’ lead.
- Jesus, who says: “This hour and the power of darkness are yours” ...Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple [guard] and elders who had accompanied the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber? I sat teaching in the Temple day after day and you never laid a hand on me.” (Mt 26:55, Lk 22:52); but this hour and the power of darkness are yours.” (Lk 22:53)
- Jesus, whom Peter denies three times ...Peter and John followed Jesus to Ananus’ house. John who was known to the high priest was allowed to enter. John then arranged to bring Peter inside. Peter denied that he was Jesus’ disciple when asked by the slave girl at the entrance (Jn 18:15-18). Peter stayed with the crowd as Jesus was moved to Caiaphas’ palace. A relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said: “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” Peter denied it and immediately a rooster crowed. After a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter: “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean too.” But he began to curse and swear: “I do not know this man you are talking about!”
- Jesus. Peter weeps bitterly...While Peter was still speaking, the cock crowed a second time and Jesus turned and looked straight at Peter. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him: “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly ( Mt 26:69-75; Mk 14:66-72; Lk 22:54-62; Jn 18:15-17,25-27).
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus goes to the Garden of Gethsemane ...and the apostles also followed him (Jn 18:1). He went a little beyond them, about a stone’s throw, and fell to the ground, praying that if it were possible, the hour might pass him by (Lk 22:41-42).
- To defend Jesus, Peter cut off Malchus’ ear ...Peter has jumped up, drawn a sword, and cut off the ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave (Jn 18:10). Jesus calls out: “No more of this!” (Lk 22:51). Jesus then said to Peter: “Put your sword back into its sheath. For all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword. Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and He will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?” (Mt 26:52-54). “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?” (Jn 18:11). Jesus heals Malchus (Lk 22:49-51) and sees to it that his disciples are not also taken (Jn 18:8-9).
- Fear of a reprisal from Jesus causes no one to react to Peter’s attack ...Notice that no one in the crowd wants to initiate the attack on the prophet. They wait for Jesus’ lead.
- Jesus said: “This hour and the power of darkness are yours” ...Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple [guard] and elders who had accompanied the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber? I sat teaching in the Temple day after day and you never laid a hand on me.” (Mt 26:55, Lk 22:52); but this hour and the power of darkness are yours.” (Lk 22:53)
- Peter denies Jesus three times ...Peter and John followed Jesus to Ananus’ house. John who was known to the high priest was allowed to enter. John then arranged to bring Peter inside. Peter denied that he was Jesus’ disciple when asked by the slave girl at the entrance (Jn 18:15-18). Peter stayed with the crowd as Jesus was moved to Caiaphas’ palace. A relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said: “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” Peter denied it and immediately a rooster crowed. After a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter: “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean too.” But he began to curse and swear: “I do not know this man you are talking about!”
- Peter weeps bitterly...While Peter was still speaking, the cock crowed a second time and Jesus turned and looked straight at Peter. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him: “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly ( Mt 26:69-75; Mk 14:66-72; Lk 22:54-62; Jn 18:15-17,25-27).
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. 'Jesus came with them to Gethsemane. And sadness came over him, and great distress.' (Mt 26:36-37)
- Jesus. 'Then he said, "My soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait here and keep awake with me." ' (Mt 26:38)
- Jesus. 'Then he withdrew from them, and knelt down and prayed.' (Lk 22:41)
- Jesus. 'Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, let your will be done, not mine.' (Lk 22:42)
- Jesus. 'Then an angel appeared to him, coming from heaven to give him strength.' (Lk 22:43)
- Jesus. 'In his anguish he prayed even more earnestly'. (Lk 22:44)
- Jesus. 'And his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.' (Lk 22:44)
- Jesus. 'Then he came back to his disciples and found them sleeping, and he said, "So you had not the strength to keep awake with me one hour?" ' (Mt 26:40)
- Jesus. 'You should be awake, and praying not to be put to the test.' (Mt 26:41)
- Jesus. 'The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.' (Mt 26:41)
Show middle reflection?
- 'Jesus came with them to Gethsemane. And sadness came over him, and great distress.' (Mt 26:36-37)
- 'Then he said, "My soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait here and keep awake with me." ' (Mt 26:38)
- 'Then he withdrew from them, and knelt down and prayed.' (Lk 22:41)
- 'Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, let your will be done, not mine.' (Lk 22:42)
- 'Then an angel appeared to him, coming from heaven to give him strength.' (Lk 22:43)
- 'In his anguish he prayed even more earnestly'. (Lk 22:44)
- 'And his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.' (Lk 22:44)
- 'Then he came back to his disciples and found them sleeping, and he said, "So you had not the strength to keep awake with me one hour?" ' (Mt 26:40)
- 'You should be awake, and praying not to be put to the test.' (Mt 26:41)
- 'The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.' (Mt 26:41)
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. After withdrawing about a stone's throw from them and kneeling, he prayed, saying, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done." (Lk 22:41-42)
- Jesus. And to strengthen him an angel from heaven appeared to him. (Lk 22:43)
- Jesus. He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground. (Lk 26:44)
- Jesus. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. (Mt 26:41)
- Jesus. I cry aloud to God, cry to God to hear me. (Ps 77:2)
- Jesus. On the day of my distress I seek the Lord;by night my hands are raised unceasingly;I refuse to be consoled. (Ps 77:3)
- Jesus. My eyes cannot close in sleep; I am troubled and cannot speak. (Ps 77:5)
- Jesus. In the night I meditate in my heart; I ponder and my spirit broods:
(Ps 77:7) - Jesus. Has God's love ceased forever? Has the promise failed for all ages? (Ps 77:9)
- Jesus. Has God forgotten mercy, in anger withheld compassion? (Ps 77:10)
Show middle reflection?
- After withdrawing about a stone's throw from them and kneeling, he prayed, saying, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done." (Lk 22:41-42)
- And to strengthen him an angel from heaven appeared to him. (Lk 22:43)
- He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground. (Lk 26:44)
- The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. (Mt 26:41)
- I cry aloud to God, cry to God to hear me. (Ps 77:2)
- On the day of my distress I seek the Lord;by night my hands are raised unceasingly;I refuse to be consoled. (Ps 77:3)
- My eyes cannot close in sleep; I am troubled and cannot speak. (Ps 77:5)
- In the night I meditate in my heart; I ponder and my spirit broods:
(Ps 77:7) - Has God's love ceased forever? Has the promise failed for all ages? (Ps 77:9)
- Has God forgotten mercy, in anger withheld compassion? (Ps 77:10)
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, who suffered because of people's lack of understanding and commitment to the commandments.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who blaspheme, curse, and use profanity.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who put oneself first ahead of God.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who look down or put down others.
- Jesus, who suffered for those whose sins are through pride and vanity.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who are jealous of others’ goods and deeds.
- Jesus, who suffered for those whose sin is greed.
- Jesus, who suffered for those whose faith is lukewarm.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who hold onto anger.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who refuse to forgive.
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- Jesus, who suffered because of people's lack of understanding and commitment to the commandments.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who blaspheme, curse, and use profanity.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who put oneself first ahead of God.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who look down or put down others.
- Jesus, who suffered for those whose sins are through pride and vanity.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who are jealous of others’ goods and deeds.
- Jesus, who suffered for those whose sin is greed.
- Jesus, who suffered for those whose faith is lukewarm.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who hold onto anger.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who refuse to forgive.
• Fatima Prayer
•
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Resignation to the Will of God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Resignation to the Will of God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
2nd Mystery: The Scourging
Intention:
We pray for each of our children by name.
(Give people a moment to whisper the name(s))
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy. We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and minds in truth, goodness, and beauty. That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all victims of, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn. Let us also pray for our deceased ancestors still in Purgatory.Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
taken to Pilate.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
questioned by Pilate.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose kingdom is not of this world. (Jn 18:36)
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
who Pilate realized is innocent.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
sent to Herod.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
mocked and scorned, by Herod and his soldiers.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
sent back to Pilate in an expensive cloak.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
stripped of His clothing and bound for scourging.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
scourged from ankles to shoulders
...
Struck with at least 125 blows with a three-strap flagellum with imbedded lead.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
placed in a cistern with other prisoners
...
The cistern that was used as a common prison is still in Jerusalem
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, taken to Pilate.
- Jesus, questioned by Pilate.
- Jesus, whose kingdom is not of this world. (Jn 18:36).
- Jesus, who Pilate realized is innocent.
- Jesus, sent to Herod.
- Jesus, mocked and scorned by Herod and his soldiers.
- Jesus, sent back to Pilate in an expensive cloak.
- Jesus, stripped of His clothing and bound for scourging.
- Jesus, scourged from ankles to shoulders ...Struck with at least 125 blows with a three-strap flagellum with imbedded lead.
- Jesus, placed in a cistern with other prisoners ...The cistern that was used as a common prison is still in Jerusalem.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus is taken to Pilate.
- Jesus is questioned by Pilate.
- Jesus' kingdom is not of this world. (Jn 18:36).
- Pilate realizes that Jesus is innocent.
- Jesus is sent to Herod.
- Jesus is mocked and scorned by Herod and his soldiers.
- Jesus is sent back to Pilate in an expensive cloak.
- Jesus is stripped of His clothing and bound for scourging.
- Jesus is scourged from ankles to shoulders ...with at least 125 blows with a three-strap flagellum with imbedded lead.
- Jesus is placed in a cistern with other prisoners ...The cistern that was used as a common prison is still in Jerusalem.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose scourging was caused by Pilate’s cowardly attempt to placate the Jewish leadership.
- Jesus, beat with over 125 blows of a three strap flagellum with two lead balls on each strap.
- Jesus, whose skin is torn in three places with each blow.
- Jesus, whose whole body is bruised from the 6 lead balls traveling at 100mph with each blow.
- Jesus, whose kidneys were bruised with the blows from the lead balls.
- Jesus, who has severe hemorrhages of the muscles between the ribs.
- Jesus, whose cells in the lungs continue to rupture.
- Jesus, whose severe blows to the chest cause excruciating rib pain with every breath.
- Jesus, whose liver and spleen are bruised and torn.
- Jesus, whose breathing becomes more painful with the accumulation of fluid around the lungs.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus' scourging was caused by Pilate’s cowardly attempt to placate the Jewish leadership.
- Jesus is beaten with over 125 blows of a three strap flagellum with two lead balls on each strap.
- Jesus' skin is torn in three places with each blow.
- Jesus' whole body is bruised from the 6 lead balls traveling at 100mph with each blow.
- Jesus' kidneys were bruised with the blows from the lead balls.
- Jesus has severe hemorrhages of the muscles between the ribs.
- Jesus', cells in the lungs continue to rupture.
- The severe blows to Jesus' chest cause excruciating rib pain with every breath.
- Jesus' liver and spleen are bruised and torn.
- Jesus' breathing becomes more painful with the accumulation of fluid around the lungs.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, taken to Pilate later Wednesday morning ...intending for him to die Wednesday or Thursday thereby avoiding the Temple Passover Festival. They could not allow his disruption of temple commerce to go unpunished, thereby undermining the authority of the priests.
- Jesus, about whom Pilate asked: “What accusation do you bring against this Man?” ...The Jews responded: “If this Man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered him to you” (Jn 18:29-30). But Pilate said: “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.” To which the high priest said: “We are not permitted to put anyone to death,” to fulfill the word of Jesus which He spoke, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die. (Jn 18:31)
- Jesus, about whom Pilate realizes the charges are political ...After examining Jesus, Pilate realized that Jesus was innocent of everything but being hated by the high priest. Pilate said to the Jews: “I find no guilt in this man” (Lk 23:4). But they kept on insisting, saying: “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as this place” (Lk 23:5).
- Jesus, sent to Herod ...When Pilate heard that Jesus was a Galilean, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time (Lk 23:6-7). Jesus was taken to Herod Wednesday afternoon. Herod was delighted to see Jesus. He interrogated Jesus at length trying to get him to work a miracle, but he even failed to get Jesus to respond to his questioning (Lk 23:8-9). The chief priests and the scribes were accusing him vehemently. Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt and mocked him. Herod then had the soldiers dress Jesus in a gorgeous robe and take him back to Pilate (Lk 23:11) Wednesday evening.
- Jesus, about whom Pilate says: “He is innocent therefore I will punish him and release him” ...The following morning, Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people: He tells them: “You brought this man to me as one who incites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined him before you, I have found no guilt in this man; regarding the charges which you make against him. No, nor has Herod, for he sent him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by him. Therefore, I will punish him and release him.” (Lk 23:13-16). ...Pilate is interrupted by a messenger with a message from his wife: “Have nothing to do with the holy man for I have suffered much over him today in a dream.” (Mt 27:19).
- Jesus, who receives 124 blows to mark his entire body ...Pilate informed the soldiers that they should not kill Jesus because he wanted to release him Friday. Jesus was scourged Thursday afternoon by two men each using a flagellum. The lead balls on the leather strips were made to bruise and at the same time to tear the skin. While Jewish law restricted the number of blows in a scourging to 39 (Deut 25:3), Roman law had no such restriction. The objective of the soldiers was to mark his entire body below his head. It took 124 blows with a three strap flagellum.
- Jesus, who spends the night in a cistern ...After the scourging, Jesus was likely placed in a dry cistern 12 to 15 ft. deep with smooth sides. Jesus was lowered into the cistern with a rope looped around his chest and pulled up to his arm pits. The cistern had no sewage facilities causing Jesus to spend the night standing in sewage with the other prisoners.
- Jesus, who the High Priest realizes Pilate will attempt to release ...When, on Thursday evening, the temple officials were summoned by Pilate to appear the first thing Friday morning, the high priest realized that Pilate would attempt to release Jesus to the crowds on Friday. So, the high priest ordered everyone to pass the word to be at the praetorium in the morning and that the priests wanted [Jesus] Barabbas released (Mk 15:11). They didn’t even need to mention Jesus the Nazarene.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus is taken to Pilate later Wednesday morning ...intending for him to die Wednesday or Thursday thereby avoiding the Temple Passover Festival. They could not allow his disruption of temple commerce to go unpunished, thereby undermining the authority of the priests.
- Pilate asked: “What accusation do you bring against this Man?” ...The Jews responded: “If this Man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered him to you” (Jn 18:29-30). But Pilate said: “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.” To which the high priest said: “We are not permitted to put anyone to death,” to fulfill the word of Jesus which He spoke, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die. (Jn 18:31)
- Pilate realizes the charges against Jesus are political ...After examining Jesus, Pilate realized that Jesus was innocent of everything but being hated by the high priest. Pilate said to the Jews: “I find no guilt in this man” (Lk 23:4). But they kept on insisting, saying: “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as this place” (Lk 23:5).
- Jesus is sent to Herod ...When Pilate heard that Jesus was a Galilean, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time (Lk 23:6-7). Jesus was taken to Herod Wednesday afternoon. Herod was delighted to see Jesus. He interrogated Jesus at length trying to get him to work a miracle, but he even failed to get Jesus to respond to his questioning (Lk 23:8-9). The chief priests and the scribes were accusing him vehemently. Herod and his soldiers treated Jesus with contempt and mocked him. Herod then had the soldiers dress Jesus in a gorgeous robe and take him back to Pilate (Lk 23:11) Wednesday evening.
- Pilate says: “He is innocent therefore I will punish him and release him” ...The following morning, Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people: He tells them: “You brought this man to me as one who incites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined him before you, I have found no guilt in this man; regarding the charges which you make against him. No, nor has Herod, for he sent him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by him. Therefore, I will punish him and release him.” (Lk 23:13-16). ...Pilate is interrupted by a messenger with a message from his wife: “Have nothing to do with the holy man for I have suffered much over him today in a dream.” (Mt 27:19).
- Jesus receives 124 blows to mark his entire body ...Pilate informed the soldiers that they should not kill Jesus because he wanted to release him Friday. Jesus was scourged Thursday afternoon by two men each using a flagellum. The lead balls on the leather strips were made to bruise and at the same time to tear the skin. While Jewish law restricted the number of blows in a scourging to 39 (Deut 25:3), Roman law had no such restriction. The objective of the soldiers was to mark his entire body below his head. It took 124 blows with a three strap flagellum.
- Jesus, who spends the night in a cistern ...After the scourging, Jesus was likely placed in a dry cistern 12 to 15 ft. deep with smooth sides. Jesus was lowered into the cistern with a rope looped around his chest and pulled up to his arm pits. The cistern had no sewage facilities causing Jesus to spend the night standing in sewage with the other prisoners.
- The High Priest realizes Pilate will attempt to release Jesus...When, on Thursday evening, the temple officials were summoned by Pilate to appear the first thing Friday morning, the high priest realized that Pilate would attempt to release Jesus to the crowds on Friday. So, the high priest ordered everyone to pass the word to be at the praetorium in the morning and that the priests wanted [Jesus] Barabbas released (Mk 15:12). They didn’t even need to mention Jesus the Nazarene.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. 'They had Jesus bound and handed him over to Pilate. Pilate questioned him: "Are you the king of the Jews?" ' (Mk 15:1-2)
- Jesus. 'Jesus replied: "Mine is not a kingdom of this world; but yes, I am a king." ' (Jn 18:36-37)
- Jesus. 'I came into the world for this: to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice.' (Jn 18:37)
- Jesus. ' "Truth?" said Pilate, "What is truth?"; and with that he went out again to the Jews and said, "I find no case against him." ' (Jn 18:38)
- Jesus. 'Despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows.' (Is 53:3)
- Jesus. 'Harshly dealt with, he bore it humbly, like a lamb that is led to the slaughterhouse.' (Is 53:7)
- Jesus. 'Yet he was pierced through for our faults, crushed for our sins.' (Is 53:5)
- Jesus. 'Ours were the sufferings he bore, ours the sorrows he carried.' (Is 53:4)
- Jesus. 'On him lies a punishment that brings us peace, and through his wounds we are healed.' (Is 53:5)
Show middle reflection?
- 'They had Jesus bound and handed him over to Pilate. Pilate questioned him: "Are you the king of the Jews?" ' (Mk 15:1-2)
- 'Jesus replied, "Mine is not a kingdom of this world; but yes, I am a king." ' (Jn 18:36-37)
- 'I came into the world for this: to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice.' (Jn 18:37)
- ' "Truth?" said Pilate, "What is truth?"; and with that he went out again to the Jews and said, "I find no case against him." ' (Jn 18:38)
- 'Despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows.' (Is 53:3)
- 'Harshly dealt with, he bore it humbly, like a lamb that is led to the slaughterhouse.' (Is 53:7)
- 'Yet he was pierced through for our faults, crushed for our sins.' (Is 53:5)
- 'Ours were the sufferings he bore, ours the sorrows he carried.' (Is 53:4)
- 'On him lies a punishment that brings us peace, and through his wounds we are healed.' (Is 53:5)
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. With loud shouts, however, they persisted in calling for his crucifixion, and their voices prevailed. (Lk 23:23)
- Jesus. The verdict of Pilate was that their demand should be granted. (Lk 23:24)
- Jesus. Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged. (Jn 19:1)
- Jesus. So he released the man who had been imprisoned for rebellion and murder, for whom they asked, and he handed Jesus over to them, to deal with as they wished. (Lk 23:25)
- Jesus. How lonely she is now,the once crowded city! (La 1:1)
- Jesus. Widowed is she who was mistress over nations. (La 1:1)
- Jesus. The princess among the provinces has been made a toiling slave. (La 1:1)
- Jesus. Bitterly she weeps at night, tears upon her cheeks. (La 1:2)
- Jesus. With not one to console her of all her dear ones. (La 1:2)
- Jesus. Her friends have all betrayed her and become her enemies. (La 1:2)
Show middle reflection?
- With loud shouts, however, they persisted in calling for his crucifixion, and their voices prevailed. (Lk 23:23)
- The verdict of Pilate was that their demand should be granted. (Lk 23:24)
- Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged. (Jn 19:1)
- So he released the man who had been imprisoned for rebellion and murder, for whom they asked, and he handed Jesus over to them, to deal with as they wished. (Lk 23:25)
- How lonely she is now,the once crowded city! (La 1:1)
- Widowed is she who was mistress over nations. (La 1:1)
- The princess among the provinces has been made a toiling slave. (La 1:1)
- Bitterly she weeps at night, tears upon her cheeks. (La 1:2)
- With not one to console her of all her dear ones. (La 1:2)
- Her friends have all betrayed her and become her enemies. (La 1:2)
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, who suffered for those who rape.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who traffic in humans.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who molest children.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who are violent and angry at home.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who are violent to others.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who are violent to children.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who are violent and bully in schools.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who make others fearful by words or actions.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who overwork and under compensate their employees.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who persecute believers.
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- Jesus suffered for those who rape.
- Jesus suffered for those who traffic in humans.
- Jesus suffered for those who molest children.
- Jesus suffered for those who are violent and angry at home.
- Jesus suffered for those who are violent to others.
- Jesus suffered for those who are violent to children.
- Jesus suffered for those who are violent and bully in schools.
- Jesus suffered for those who make others fearful by words or actions.
- Jesus suffered for those who overwork and under compensate their employees.
- Jesus suffered for those who persecute believers.
• Fatima Prayer
•
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Mortification and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Mortification and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
3rd Mystery: The Crowning with Thorns
Intention:
We pray for our extended family, our spiritual family and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. We pray for our spiritual family:
our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives
would be fruitful in Christ. Let us pray also for all deceased members of our faith community that they may be speedily released
from their suffering.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
taken to the morning briefing.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
bound to a chair.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
crowned with thorns.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
handed a reed scepter.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
mocked and struck.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
thorns driven into His brain.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
taken to Pilate.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
rejected for a murderer.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose blood, claimed by the people, is shed for me.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
condemned to death.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, taken to the morning briefing.
- Jesus, bound to a chair.
- Jesus, crowned with thorns.
- Jesus, handed a reed scepter.
- Jesus, mocked and struck.
- Jesus, thorns driven into His brain.
- Jesus, taken to Pilate.
- Jesus, rejected for a murderer.
- Jesus, whose blood, claimed by the people, is shed for me.
- Jesus, condemned to death.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus is taken to the morning briefing.
- Jesus is bound to a chair.
- Jesus is crowned with thorns.
- Jesus is handed a reed scepter.
- Jesus is mocked and struck.
- Jesus has thorns driven into His brain.
- Jesus is taken to Pilate.
- Jesus is rejected for a murderer.
- Jesus' blood, claimed by the people, is shed for me.
- Jesus condemned to death.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, for whom a crown was woven from the new growth of a Spina Christi tree.
- Jesus, handed a reed for a scepter.
- Jesus, with thorns piercing a primary facial nerve.
- Jesus, whose every movement causes pain radiating across his face like an exposed nerve.
- Jesus, with thorns piercing his nerves at the top of the spine.
- Jesus, with massive headaches beyond the worst migraine.
- Jesus, with hairs yanked from his beard.
- Jesus, called the Messiah by Pilate ...He took him before the people and unintentionally spoke to the crowd in the words of the prophet Zechariah saying: “Behold the Man” (Jn 19:5, Zech 6:12). The verse in Zechariah says: “Behold the man whose name is Branch; and he shall grow up in his place, and he shall build the temple of God” (Zech 6:12). “Branch” is the primary symbol of the Messiah used also by Isaiah: “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots” (Is 11:1); and Jeremiah: “See the days are coming when I will raise up a righteous branch for David; as King, he shall govern wisely, he shall do what is right in the land” (Jer 23:5).
A typical rabbinical teaching technique is to start a quote: “Behold the Man” and everyone fills in the rest of the quote: “whose name is branch”. - Jesus, rejected by the people.
- Jesus, condemned to death.
Show middle reflection?
- A crown was woven from the new growth of a Spina Christi tree.
- Jesus is handed a reed for a scepter.
- Jesus has thorns piercing a primary facial nerve.
- Every movement causes pain radiating across Jesus face like an exposed nerve.
- Jesus has thorns piercing his nerves at the top of the spine.
- Jesus has massive headaches beyond the worst migraine.
- Jesus' hairs are yanked from his beard.
- Jesus is called the Messiah by Pilate ...He took him before the people and unintentionally spoke to the crowd in the words of the prophet Zechariah saying: “Behold the Man” (Jn 19:5, Zech 6:12). The verse in Zechariah says: “Behold the man whose name is Branch; and he shall grow up in his place, and he shall build the temple of God” (Zech 6:12). “Branch” is the primary symbol of the Messiah used also by Isaiah: “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots” (Is 11:1); and Jeremiah: “See the days are coming when I will raise up a righteous branch for David; as King, he shall govern wisely, he shall do what is right in the land” (Jer 23:5).
A typical rabbinical teaching technique is to start a quote: “Behold the Man” and everyone fills in the rest of the quote: “whose name is branch”. - Jesus is rejected by the people.
- Jesus is condemned to death.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, taken to the morning briefing ...Jesus was scheduled by Pilate to be brought out the first thing Friday morning, so he could affect his release. He was taken from the prison (cistern) before the morning briefing. It was at this briefing early Friday morning that the soldiers decided to have fun at the expense of the “King of the Jews.”
- Jesus, crowned with thorns (Mt 27:29) ...The soldiers formed a crude crown from thorns of the Christ Thorn Jujube. It was more like a cap but with thorns approximately 1 to 3 inches long (25 to 76 mm). They put a purple robe on him and forced the crown down onto on Jesus’ head. In his bound hands, they place a reed, as a scepter, in mockery of his kingship. Kneeling before him in derision, they spit on him (Is 50:6), and cry out: “Hail, King of the Jews!” (Mk 15:18).
- Jesus, whose major nerves going into the brain are pierced by the thorns ...The cap of thorns digs into the trigeminal nerve. [The trigeminal nerve carries facial pain sensation to the brain: think exposed nerve. It was like a root canal without anesthetic]. The crown’s thorns also pierced the greater occipital nerves, at the top of the spine. That causes extreme headaches especially as he was struck with reeds. All this pain contributed to the ongoing traumatic shock. The wounds from the thorns were still leaking blood when Jesus died 8 hours later. That would indicate that the thorns were continually being pushed into the nerves as He turned his head or leaned back while on the cross; keeping the wounds from closing.
- Jesus is tortured for the amusement of the Roman soldiers ...The soldiers incurred what was thought to be a minimal risk in torturing Jesus. The soldiers could torture any prisoner; with the exception that if the prisoner was condemned to death he had to be alive to be executed ...If the prisoner who was tortured died before the public exection, the soldier who killed the condemned prisoner would take his place and the execution would still be held. If multiple soldiers were involved the the soldier in command of the execution would be executed.
- Jesus, taken to Pilate at the appointed time ...Pilate’s strategy to release Jesus is to satisfy the envy of the priests and scribes by showing them a beaten and humiliated man while at the same time obtaining the sympathy of the crowd.
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Jesus, about whom Pilate said: “Behold the Man!” ...Pilate, moved at the sight of Jesus, said to the crowd: “Behold the Man”, an unintentional quote from Zechariah (Zech 6:12, Jn 19:5). The verse in Zechariah says: “Behold the man whose name is Branch; and he shall grow up in his place, and he shall build the temple of God” (Zech 6:12). “Branch” is the primary symbol of the Messiah used also by Isaiah: “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots” (Is 11:1); and Jeremiah: “See the days are coming when I will raise up a righteous branch for David; as King, he shall govern wisely, he shall do what is right in the land” (Jer 23:5).
A typical rabbinical teaching technique is to start a quote: “Behold the Man” and everyone fills in the rest of the quote: “whose name is branch”. Imagine the fury in the priests, scribes, and pharisees, when Pilate pointing to Jesus, apparently using that teaching technique, calls Jesus the Messiah! - Jesus, for whom Pilate enflames the Jew’s hatred for Jesus ...Pilate is looking to elicit sympathy for Jesus and to satisfy the blood lust of the scribes and priests, but Pilate unknowingly called Jesus the Messiah. Instead of getting sympathy, Pilate enflamed the hatred of the scribes and priests.
- Jesus, whom Pilate tries to release ...Pilate then offered to release Jesus as the customary prisoner released during the festival. However, the crowd was primarily temple sympathizers, organized by the priests. Led by the scribes and priests, the crowd did as they were instructed and screamed for [Jesus] Barabbas.
- Jesus, about whom Pilate asks: “Then what shall I do with Jesus?” (Mk 15:12) ...To this the crowds yelled: “Crucify him.” So, Pilate said: “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no crime in him.” (Jn 19:6). A chief priest answered Pilate: “We have a law and by that law he ought to die, because he has made himself the Son of God.” ...[In 42 BC, Julius Caesar was formally deified as “the divine Julius” (divus Iulius) after his assassination. His adopted son, Octavian (better known as Augustus, a title given to him 15 years later, in 27 BC) thus became known as divi Iuli filius (son of the divine Julius) or simply divi filius (son of the god).]That scared Pilate, so he asked Jesus: “Where are you from?” But Jesus didn’t answer so Pilate said: “You will not speak to me? Don’t you know that I have the power to release you, and the power to crucify you?” Then Jesus responded: “You would have no power over me unless it had been given to you from above; therefore, he who delivered me to you has the greater sin” (Jn 19:7-11).
- Jesus, for whom Pilate washes his hands ...Pilate sought to release Jesus, but the chief priest cried out: “If you release him you are no friend of Caesar because He claims to be king and we have no king but Caesar” (Jn 19:12). Pilate in frustration sat down on the judgment seat (Jn 19:13). When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, still worse he was starting a riot, he washed his hands in front of the crowd saying: “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.” All the people said: “His blood shall be on us and on our children!” (Lk 23:24-26). So, Jesus was led off to be crucified (Mk 15:20).
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus is taken to the morning briefing ...Jesus was scheduled by Pilate to be brought out the first thing Friday morning, so he could affect his release. He was taken from the prison (cistern) before the morning briefing. It was at this briefing early Friday morning that the soldiers decided to have fun at the expense of the “King of the Jews.”
- Jesus is crowned with thorns (Mt 27:29) ...The soldiers formed a crude crown from thorns of the Christ Thorn Jujube. It was more like a cap but with thorns approximately 1 to 3 inches long (25 to 76 mm). They put a purple robe on him and forced the crown down onto on Jesus’ head. In his bound hands, they place a reed, as a scepter, in mockery of his kingship. Kneeling before him in derision, they spit on him (Is 50:6), and cry out: “Hail, King of the Jews!” (Mk 15:18).
- Jesus' major nerves going into the brain are pierced by the thorns ...The cap of thorns digs into the trigeminal nerve. [The trigeminal nerve carries facial pain sensation to the brain: think exposed nerve. It was like a root canal without anesthetic]. The crown’s thorns also pierced the greater occipital nerves, at the top of the spine. That causes extreme headaches especially as he was struck with reeds. All this pain contributed to the ongoing traumatic shock. The wounds from the thorns were still leaking blood when Jesus died 8 hours later. That would indicate that the thorns were continually being pushed into the nerves as He turned his head or leaned back while on the cross; keeping the wounds from closing.
- Jesus is tortured for the amusement of the Roman soldiers ...The soldiers incurred what was thought to be a minimal risk in torturing Jesus. The soldiers could torture any prisoner; with the exception that if the prisoner was condemned to death he had to be alive to be executed. ...If the prisoner who was tortured died before the public exection, the soldier who killed the condemned prisoner would take his place and the execution would still be held. If multiple soldiers were involved the the soldier in command of the execution would be executed.
- Jesus is taken to Pilate at the appointed time ...Pilate’s strategy to release Jesus is to satisfy the envy of the priests and scribes by showing them a beaten and humiliated man while at the same time obtaining the sympathy of the crowd.
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Pilate said: “Behold the Man!” ...Pilate, moved at the sight of Jesus, said to the crowd: “Behold the Man”, an unintentional quote from Zechariah (Zech 6:12, Jn 19:5). The verse in Zechariah says: “Behold the man whose name is Branch; and he shall grow up in his place, and he shall build the temple of God” (Zech 6:12). “Branch” is the primary symbol of the Messiah used also by Isaiah: “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots” (Is 11:1); and Jeremiah: “See the days are coming when I will raise up a righteous branch for David; as King, he shall govern wisely, he shall do what is right in the land” (Jer 23:5).
A typical rabbinical teaching technique is to start a quote: “Behold the Man” and everyone fills in the rest of the quote: “whose name is branch”. Imagine the fury in the priests, scribes, and pharisees, when Pilate pointing to Jesus, apparently using that teaching technique, calls Jesus the Messiah! - Pilate enflames the Jew’s hatred for Jesus ...Pilate is looking to elicit sympathy for Jesus and to satisfy the blood lust of the scribes and priests, but Pilate unknowingly called Jesus the Messiah. Instead of getting sympathy, Pilate enflamed the hatred of the scribes and priests.
- Pilate tries to release Jesus ...Pilate then offered to release Jesus as the customary prisoner released during the festival. However, the crowd was primarily temple sympathizers, organized by the priests. Led by the scribes and priests, the crowd did as they were instructed and screamed for [Jesus] Barabbas.
- Pilate asks: “Then what shall I do with Jesus?” (Mk 15:12) ...To this the crowds yelled: “Crucify him.” So, Pilate said: “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no crime in him.” (Jn 19:6). A chief priest answered Pilate: “We have a law and by that law he ought to die, because he has made himself the Son of God.” ...[In 42 BC, Julius Caesar was formally deified as “the divine Julius” (divus Iulius) after his assassination. His adopted son, Octavian (better known as Augustus, a title given to him 15 years later, in 27 BC) thus became known as divi Iuli filius (son of the divine Julius) or simply divi filius (son of the god).]That scared Pilate, so he asked Jesus: “Where are you from?” But Jesus didn’t answer so Pilate said: “You will not speak to me? Don’t you know that I have the power to release you, and the power to crucify you?” Then Jesus responded: “You would have no power over me unless it had been given to you from above; therefore, he who delivered me to you has the greater sin” (Jn 19:7-11).
- Pilate washes his hands ...Pilate sought to release Jesus, but the chief priest cried out: “If you release him you are no friend of Caesar because He claims to be king and we have no king but Caesar” (Jn 19:12). Pilate in frustration sat down on the judgment seat (Jn 19:13). When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, still worse he was starting a riot, he washed his hands in front of the crowd saying: “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.” All the people said: “His blood shall be on us and on our children!” (Lk 23:24-26). So, Jesus was led off to be crucified (Mk 15:20).
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. 'The soldiers led him away to the Praetorium. Then they stripped him and dressed him up in purple.' (Mk 15:16-17, Mt 27:28)
- Jesus. 'And having twisted some thorns into a crown they put this on his head and placed a reed in his right hand.' (Mt 27:29)
- Jesus. 'To make fun of him they knelt to him saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" ' (Mt 27:29)
- Jesus. 'And they spat on him and took the reed and struck him on the head.' (Mt 27:30)
- Jesus. 'Jesus then came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.' (Jn 19:5)
- Jesus. ' and Pilate said: "Behold the man," ...Pilate took Jesus before the people and unintentionally spoke to the crowd in the words of the prophet Zechariah saying: “Behold the Man” (Jn 19:5, Zech 6:12). The verse in Zechariah says: “Behold the man whose name is Branch; and he shall grow up in his place, and he shall build the temple of God” (Zech 6:12). “Branch” is the primary symbol of the Messiah used also by Isaiah: “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots” (Is 11:1); and Jeremiah: “See the days are coming when I will raise up a righteous branch for David; as King, he shall govern wisely, he shall do what is right in the land” (Jer 23:5).' (Jn 19:5, Zech 6:12)
A typical rabbinical teaching technique is to start a quote: “Behold the Man” and everyone fills in the rest of the quote: “whose name is branch”. Imagine the fury in the priests, scribes, and pharisees, when Pilate calls Jesus the Messiah! - Jesus. 'Then Pilate took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this righteous man's blood; see to it yourselves." ' (Mt 27:24)
- Jesus. ' "Why, what harm has he done?" But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him!" ' (Mk 15:14)
- Jesus. 'Do you want me to crucify your king?' The chief priests answered: 'We have no king except Caesar.' (Jn 19:15)
- Jesus. 'So Pilate, anxious to placate the crowd, handed him over to be crucified.' (Mk 15:15)
Show middle reflection?
- 'The soldiers led him away to the Praetorium. Then they stripped him and dressed him up in purple.' (Mk 15:16-17, Mt 27:28)
- 'And having twisted some thorns into a crown they put this on his head and placed a reed in his right hand.' (Mt 27:29)
- 'To make fun of him they knelt to him saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" ' (Mt 27:29)
- 'And they spat on him and took the reed and struck him on the head.' (Mt 27:30)
- 'Jesus then came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.' (Jn 19:5)
- ' and Pilate said: "Behold the man," ...Pilate took Jesus before the people and unintentionally spoke to the crowd in the words of the prophet Zechariah saying: “Behold the Man” (Jn 19:5, Zech 6:12). The verse in Zechariah says: “Behold the man whose name is Branch; and he shall grow up in his place, and he shall build the temple of God” (Zech 6:12). “Branch” is the primary symbol of the Messiah used also by Isaiah: “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots” (Is 11:1); and Jeremiah: “See the days are coming when I will raise up a righteous branch for David; as King, he shall govern wisely, he shall do what is right in the land” (Jer 23:5).' (Jn 19:5, Zech 6:12)
A typical rabbinical teaching technique is to start a quote: “Behold the Man” and everyone fills in the rest of the quote: “whose name is branch”. Imagine the fury in the priests, scribes, and pharisees, when Pilate calls Jesus the Messiah! - 'Then Pilate took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this righteous man's blood; see to it yourselves." ' (Mt 27:24)
- ' "Why, what harm has he done?" But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him!" ' (Mk 15:14)
- 'Do you want me to crucify your king?' The chief priests answered: 'We have no king except Caesar.' (Jn 19:15)
- 'So Pilate, anxious to placate the crowd, handed him over to be crucified.' (Mk 15:15)
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- Jesus. Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. (Mt 27:29)
- Jesus. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" (Mt 27:29)
- Jesus. They spat upon him and took the reed and kept striking him on the head. (Mt 27:30)
- Jesus. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him off to crucify him. (Mt 27:31)
- Jesus. Lord, my God, I call out by day; at night I cry aloud in your presence. (Ps 88:2)
- Jesus. You plunged me into the bottom of the pit, into the darkness of the abyss. (Ps 88:7)
- Jesus . All day I call on you, Lord; I stretch out my hands to you. (Ps 88:10)
- Jesus. Why do you reject me, Lord? Why hide your face from me? (Ps 88:15)
- Jesus. All the day they surge round like a flood; from every side they close in on me. (Ps 88:18)
- Jesus. Because of you companions shun me; my only friend is darkness. (Ps 88:19)
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- Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. (Mt 27:29)
- And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" (Mt 27:29)
- They spat upon him and took the reed and kept striking him on the head. (Mt 27:30)
- And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him off to crucify him. (Mt 27:31)
- Lord, my God, I call out by day; at night I cry aloud in your presence. (Ps 88:2)
- You plunged me into the bottom of the pit, into the darkness of the abyss. (Ps 88:7)
- All day I call on you, Lord; I stretch out my hands to you. (Ps 88:10)
- Why do you reject me, Lord? Why hide your face from me? (Ps 88:15)
- All the day they surge round like a flood; from every side they close in on me. (Ps 88:18)
- Because of you companions shun me; my only friend is darkness. (Ps 88:19)
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- Jesus, who suffered for those who make others feel unloved.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who spread hatred, disdain, or disrespect for the Mother of Jesus.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who do not believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament although their faith dictates that belief.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who demean others.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who ignore their vows and promises.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who do not offer hope when hope is needed.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who support only those at the same or higher social level.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who do not think of or help those in need.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who ignore their children.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who find fault in everything and everyone except for themselves.
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• Glory Be- Jesus suffered for those who make others feel unloved.
- Jesus suffered for those who spread hatred, disdain, or disrespect for the Mother of Jesus.
- Jesus suffered for those who do not believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament although their faith dictates that belief.
- Jesus suffered for those who demean others.
- Jesus suffered for those who ignore their vows and promises.
- Jesus suffered for those who do not offer hope when hope is needed.
- Jesus suffered for those who support only those at the same or higher social level.
- Jesus suffered for those who do not think of or help those in need.
- Jesus suffered for those who ignore their children.
- Jesus suffered for those who find fault in everything and everyone except for themselves.
• Fatima Prayer
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Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Humility and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Humility and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
4th Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross
Intention:
We pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will guide the Pope and bishops to implement Jesus’ teachings. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God’s vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the holy souls in Purgatory. We pray especially for all those whose lives were consecrated to God and who remain in Purgatory but have no one to pray for them.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
condemned as Jesus the Nazarene King of the Jews.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
tied to the patibulum ...
The patibulum was the horizontal cross piece. The vertical piece, the stipes, was secured into the ground; so, holes didn’t need to be dug for every execution.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
carrying the patibulum to His crucifixion.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
meeting the weeping women.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
seeing His Mother.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
falling under the weight of the patibulum.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose face is wiped by Bernice. ...
Bernice was the woman who was cured of a hemorrhage by touching the hem of Jesus’ garment. (see the Acts of Pilate Chapter VII)
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
thanking Veronica with His image. ...
Just as Saul’s life changing experience on the road to Damascus caused his name to be changed to Paul. Bernice’s action was met not with instant death (for touching a condemned prisoner) but with an exclamation of “Vera icona”, “true image” by the centurion: thus Bernice became Veronica.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
helped by Simon of Cyrene.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
identified as YHVH (Yahweh). ...
“YHVH” is the Hebrew equivalent of “INRI” that we have on top of every crucifix. YHVH is the name of God! It can also be read as “Behold the hand, behold the nail” as each Hebrew letter is also a word. It is also the fulfillment of John 8:28 “When you have lifted up (crucified) the son of Man you will realize that ‘I AM’ ”! Now, you know the real reason the Jewish leaders wanted Pilate to change it.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, condemned as Jesus the Nazarene King of the Jews.
- Jesus, tied to the patibulum ...The patibulum was the horizontal cross piece. The vertical piece, the stipes, was secured into the ground; so, holes didn’t need to be dug for every execution.
- Jesus, carrying the patibulum to His crucifixion.
- Jesus, meeting the weeping women.
- Jesus, seeing His Mother.
- Jesus, falling under the weight of the patibulum.
- Jesus, whose face is wiped by Bernice ...Bernice was the woman who was cured of a hemorrhage by touching the hem of Jesus’ garment. (see the Acts of Pilate Chapter VII)
- Jesus, thanking Veronica with His image ...Just as Saul’s life changing experience on the road to Damascus caused his name to be changed to Paul. Bernice’s action was met not with instant death (for touching a condemned prisoner) but with an exclamation of “Vera icona”, “true image” by the centurion: thus Bernice became Veronica.
- Jesus, helped by Simon of Cyrene.
- Jesus, identified as יהוה YHVH (Yahweh) ...“YHVH” is the Hebrew equivalent of “INRI” that we have on top of every crucifix. YHVH is the name of God! It can also be read as "Behold the hand, behold the nail" as each Hebrew letter is also a word. It is also the fulfillment of John 8:28 ”When you have lifted up (crucified) the son of Man you will realize that ‘I AM’ ”! Now, you know the real reason the Jewish leaders wanted Pilate to change it.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus is condemned as Jesus the Nazarene King of the Jews.
- Jesus is tied to the patibulum ...The patibulum was the horizontal cross piece. The vertical piece, the stipes, was secured into the ground; so, holes didn’t need to be dug for every execution.
- Jesus carrys the patibulum to His crucifixion.
- Jesus meets the weeping women.
- Jesus sees His Mother.
- Jesus falls under the weight of the patibulum.
- Jesus' face is wiped by Bernice ...Bernice was the woman who was cured of a hemorrhage by touching the hem of Jesus’ garment. (see the Acts of Pilate Chapter VII)
- Jesus thanks Veronica with His image ...Just as Saul’s life changing experience on the road to Damascus caused his name to be changed to Paul. Bernice’s action was met not with instant death (for touching a condemned prisoner) but with an exclamation of “Vera icona”, “true image” by the centurion: thus Bernice became Veronica.
- Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene.
- Jesus is identified as יהוה YHVH (Yahweh) ...“YHVH” is the Hebrew equivalent of “INRI” that we have on top of every crucifix. YHVH is the name of God! It can also be read as "Behold the hand, behold the nail" as each Hebrew letter is also a word. It is also the fulfillment of John 8:28 ”When you have lifted up (crucified) the son of Man you will realize that ‘I AM’ ”! Now, you know the real reason the Jewish leaders wanted Pilate to change it.
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- Jesus, bound to the patibulum.
- Jesus, meeting the women of Jerusalem.
- Jesus, telling them to weep for themselves and their children.
- Jesus, saying “If they do this when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?”
- Jesus, prophesying the burning of both the temple and Jerusalem.
- Jesus, falling under the weight of the patibulum.
- Jesus, whose Guards feared He would die ...If Jesus dies before being crucified, since He was tortured by the soldiers, the centurion had to take his place for the crucifixion.
- Jesus, whose Guards forced Simon of Cyrene to help.
- Jesus, tearing the shoulder muscles.
- Jesus, suffering the pain that hurt the most ...St. Padre Pio responded to St. John Paul II’s question of “Which of Jesus’ wounds hurt the most.” with “The wound in the shoulder from carrying the cross.” There were two opportunities for the wound he was referring to: on the shroud we can see tearing of the tissue on the shoulders from carrying the patibulum, and when he fell under the weight of the patibulum the patibulum likely damaged nerves in the shoulder when it fell on Jesus.
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- Jesus is bound to the patibulum.
- Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem.
- Jesus tells them to weep for themselves and their children.
- Jesus says “If they do this when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?”
- Jesus prophesies the burning of both the temple and Jerusalem.
- Jesus falls under the weight of the patibulum.
- The Guards feared Jesus would die on he way to Calvary. ...If Jesus dies before being crucified, since He was tortured by the soldiers, the centurion had to take his place for the crucifixion.
- The Guards forced Simon of Cyrene to help.
- Jesus tears his shoulder muscles.
- Jesus suffered the pain that hurt the most ...St. Padre Pio responded to St. John Paul II’s question of “Which of Jesus’ wounds hurt the most.” with “The wound in the shoulder from carrying the cross.” There were two opportunities for the wound he was referring to: on the shroud we can see tearing of the tissue on the shoulders from carrying the patibulum, and when he fell under the weight of the patibulum the patibulum likely damaged nerves in the shoulder when it fell on Jesus.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, condemned as Jesus the Nazarene King of the Jews.
- Jesus, bound to the 60 lb patibulum.
- Jesus, meeting the weeping women.
- Jesus, seeing his mother.
- Jesus, falling face first under the weight of the patibulum.
- Jesus, face covered with mud, and thorns driven further into his head.
- Jesus, helped by Simon of Cyrene.
- Jesus, tearing the shoulder muscles as the wood digs into the open wounds from the scourging.
- Jesus, suffering extreme pains from nerve damage caused by the crown of thorns, which radiated across His face and scalp with every step.
- Jesus, suffering from the bruising, caused by the scourging, in all of His muscles and joints.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus is condemned as Jesus the Nazarene King of the Jews.
- Jesus is bound to the 60 lb patibulum.
- Jesus meets the weeping women.
- Jesus sees his mother.
- Jesus falls face first under the weight of the patibulum.
- Jesus' face is covered with mud, and thorns driven further into his head.
- Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene.
- Jesus tears the shoulder muscles as the wood digs into the open wounds from the scourging.
- Jesus suffeed extreme pains from nerve damage caused by the crown of thorns, which radiated across His face and scalp with every step.
- Jesus suffered from the bruising, caused by the scourging, in all of His muscles and joints.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whom the soldiers need to keep alive ...The scourging that was the “normal part of crucifixion” occurred just prior to carrying the cross piece (patibulum). Jesus however has already been scourged and the soldiers now have a vested interest in keeping Jesus alive.
- Jesus, meeting the weeping women ...(probably including his mother) and says: “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For the days are surely coming when they will say, ‘Happy are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ Then they will begin to say to the mountains: ‘Fall on us’ and to the hills: ‘Cover us.’ For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?” (Lk 23:26-31).
- Jesus, seen, by His Mother, beaten and bloody ...The anguish felt at seeing a loved one suffer when there is nothing that can be done to alleviate the pain is incredible. Mary sees Jesus’ physical suffering and Jesus sees Mary’s anguish.
- Jesus, falling under the weight of the patibulum ...The skin scraped off his nose shows that he fell once under the weight of the patibulum. Falling with his arms tied to the patibulum insured that He would land on his face. Jesus’ face is now covered with dirt, mud, blood, sweat and spittle.
- Jesus, whose patibulum is removed from His back ...Cutting the ropes to remove Jesus from the cross-piece, meant Jesus’ hands would be nailed to the cross when He got to the place of execution (the rope pieces are now too short to re-tie).
- Jesus, whose face is wiped by Bernice (Veronica) with her veil ...Bernice, the woman who had the hemorrhage cured by touching the hem of Jesus’ garment, steps forward and wipes Jesus’ face. Tradition calls her Veronica but that is just Latin for “true image” which is what the soldiers, who saw it, reported to Pilate. There was a “true image” of the man’s face on her veil.
- Jesus, helped by Simon of Cyrene ...That the soldiers forced Simon of Cyrene to help Jesus carry his cross indicates the level of concern. They feared that Jesus may die before being crucified. (Mt 27:32, Mk 15:21, Lk 23:26). The patibulum rubbing the open wounds on the shoulder now begins to tear the shoulder muscle, compounding the damage to the shoulders caused by the scourging and the patibulum falling on Jesus.
- Jesus, inflicted with his greatest pain ...When St. Padre Pio was asked in 1947 by Karol Wojtyla [Woytila], St John Paul II, which of Jesus’ wounds hurt the most he responded without hesitation: “The wound in the shoulder from carrying the cross.”
- Jesus, whose placard is nailed to the cross ...The placard (Titulus) that Pilate had written, which would be placed on the cross, was carried in front of the condemned as he carried the cross piece (Jn 19:19-20). It announced the crime for which the prisoner was being punished. It read: “Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews”. Nazareth is the Hebrew word for “Branch town”. Thus, in context it can be read: “Jesus the Branch, King of the Jews” reminding us again of Zechariah’s “Behold the man whose name is Branch” (Zech 6:12)! In the Latin the initialism, INRI, is what is shown on our crucifixes. In Hebrew it is an acronym, YHVH, which is the name of Yahweh and can also be read as “Behold the hand, behold the nail ”. +
Dr. Kenneth Stevenson: NAZAH: White Linen and the Blood Sprinkling
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- The soldiers need to keep Jesus alive ...The scourging that was the “normal part of crucifixion” occurred just prior to carrying the cross piece (patibulum). Jesus however has already been scourged and the soldiers now have a vested interest in keeping Jesus alive.
- Jesus meets the weeping women ...(probably including his mother) and says: “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For the days are surely coming when they will say, ‘Happy are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’ Then they will begin to say to the mountains: ‘Fall on us’ and to the hills: ‘Cover us.’ For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?” (Lk 23:26-31).
- Jesus is seen, by His Mother, beaten and bloody ...The anguish felt at seeing a loved one suffer when there is nothing that can be done to alleviate the pain is incredible. Mary sees Jesus’ physical suffering and Jesus sees Mary’s anguish.
- Jesus falls under the weight of the patibulum ...The skin scraped off his nose shows that he fell once under the weight of the patibulum. Falling with his arms tied to the patibulum insured that He would land on his face. Jesus’ face is now covered with dirt, mud, blood, sweat and spittle.
- Jesus' patibulum is removed from His back ...Cutting the ropes to remove Jesus from the cross-piece, meant Jesus’ hands would be nailed to the cross when He got to the place of execution (the rope pieces are now too short to re-tie).
- Jesus' face is wiped by Bernice (Veronica) with her veil ...Bernice, the woman who had the hemorrhage cured by touching the hem of Jesus’ garment, steps forward and wipes Jesus’ face. Tradition calls her Veronica but that is just Latin for “true image” which is what the soldiers, who saw it, reported to Pilate. There was a “true image” of the man’s face on her veil.
- Jesus is helped by Simon of Cyrene ...That the soldiers forced Simon of Cyrene to help Jesus carry his cross indicates the level of concern. They feared that Jesus may die before being crucified. (Mt 27:32, Mk 15:21, Lk 23:26). The patibulum rubbing the open wounds on the shoulder now begins to tear the shoulder muscle, compounding the damage to the shoulders caused by the scourging and the patibulum falling on Jesus.
- Jesus is inflicted with his greatest pain ...When St. Padre Pio was asked in 1947 by Karol Wojtyla [Woytila], St John Paul II, which of Jesus’ wounds hurt the most he responded without hesitation: “The wound in the shoulder from carrying the cross.”
- Jesus' placard is nailed to the cross ...The placard (Titulus) that Pilate had written, which would be placed on the cross, was carried in front of the condemned as he carried the cross piece (Jn 19:19-20). It announced the crime for which the prisoner was being punished. It read: “Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews”. Nazareth is the Hebrew word for “Branch town”. Thus, in context it can be read: “Jesus the Branch, King of the Jews” reminding us again of Zechariah’s “Behold the man whose name is Branch” (Zech 6:12)! In the Latin the initialism, INRI, is what is shown on our crucifixes. In Hebrew it is an acronym, ???? , YHVH, which is the name of Yahweh and can also be read as “Behold the hand, behold the nail ”. +
Dr. Kenneth Stevenson: NAZAH: White Linen and the Blood Sprinkling
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- Jesus. 'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself.' (Lk 9:23)
- Jesus. 'And take up his cross every day and follow me.' (Lk 9:23)
- Jesus. 'And they seized on a man, Simon from Cyrene, and made him shoulder the cross and carry it behind Jesus.' (Lk 23:26)
- Jesus. 'Shoulder my yoke and learn from me.' (Mt 11:29)
- Jesus. 'For I am gentle and humble in heart.' (Mt 11:29)
- Jesus. 'And you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.' (Mt 11:29-30)
- Jesus. 'Large numbers of people followed him, and of women too, who mourned and lamented for him.' (Lk 23:27)
- Jesus. 'But Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep rather for yourselves and for your children." ' (Lk 23:28)
- Jesus. 'For if men use the green wood like this, what will happen when it is dry?' (Lk 23:31)
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- 'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself.' (Lk 9:23)
- 'And take up his cross every day and follow me.' (Lk 9:23)
- 'And they seized on a man, Simon from Cyrene, and made him shoulder the cross and carry it behind Jesus.' (Lk 23:26)
- 'Shoulder my yoke and learn from me.' (Mt 11:29)
- 'For I am gentle and humble in heart.' (Mt 11:29)
- 'And you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.' (Mt 11:29-30)
- 'Large numbers of people followed him, and of women too, who mourned and lamented for him.' (Lk 23:27)
- 'But Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep rather for yourselves and for your children." ' (Lk 23:28)
- 'For if men use the green wood like this, what will happen when it is dry?' (Lk 23:31)
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Jesus, turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children. (Lk 23:28)
- Jesus, says: "The days are coming when people will say, Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.'" (Lk 23:29)
- Jesus, says: "At that time people will say to the mountains, 'Fall upon us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'" (Lk 23:30)
- Jesus, says: "For if these things are done when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?" (Lk 23:31)
- Jesus, says: "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." (Mk 8:34)
- Jesus. This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke. (Is 58:6)
- Jesus. Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless. (Is 58:7)
- Jesus. Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own. (Is 58:7)
- Jesus. Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed. (Is 58:8)
- Jesus. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am! (Is 58:9)
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Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children. (Lk 23:28)
- Jesus says: "The days are coming when people will say, Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.'" (Lk 23:29)
- Jesus says: "At that time people will say to the mountains, 'Fall upon us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'" (Lk 23:30)
- Jesus says: "For if these things are done when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?" (Lk 23:31)
- Jesus says: "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." (Mk 8:34)
- This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke. (Is 58:6)
- Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless. (Is 58:7)
- Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own. (Is 58:7)
- Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed. (Is 58:8)
- Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am! (Is 58:9)
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- Jesus, who suffered for those who gossip and hold grudges against another.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who do not consciously work for their spouse's happiness.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who live in lustful self-pleasure.
- Jesus, who suffered for those living in drunkenness.
- Jesus, who suffered for all who use or make pornography.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who self-abuse the body in any way, i.e., sexual, self-harm, drugs or alcohol.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who steal and cheat.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who fight with others.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who lie or hide the truth.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who foster division rather than unity.
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• Glory Be- Jesus suffered for those who gossip and hold grudges against another.
- Jesus suffered for those who do not consciously work for their spouse's happiness.
- Jesus suffered for those who live in lustful self-pleasure.
- Jesus suffered for those living in drunkenness.
- Jesus suffered for all who use or make pornography.
- Jesus suffered for those who self-abuse the body in any way, i.e., sexual, self-harm, drugs or alcohol.
- Jesus suffered for those who steal and cheat.
- Jesus suffered for those who fight with others.
- Jesus suffered for those who lie or hide the truth.
- Jesus suffered for those who foster division rather than unity.
• Fatima Prayer
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Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Patience in Adversity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Patience in Adversity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
5th Mystery: The Crucifixion
Our Father:
• Our Father
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Love of Our Enemies and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Intention: We pray for ourselves.
Let us pray for the strength, stamina, discernment, understanding, and wisdom to live lives worthy of the call we have received: to be men and women after God’s own heart, to lay down our
lives for our spouses in loving sacrifice, to bring joy into our homes and to manifest the merciful love of God the Father to our children.
Let us be the salt of the earth, a light to the world, a city set on a hill ... that all may see the good that we do and give glory to God. May all our efforts bear an eternal fruitfulness. Let us also pray for an increase in people focused on assisting the souls in purgatory.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
stripped of His clothing.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
nailed to the cross.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
forgiving His executioners.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
taunted by His enemies.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
forgiving a thief.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
providing for His mother.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
fulfilling Scripture.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
finishing the Last Supper.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
who dies for me.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
pierced with a lance.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
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- Jesus, stripped of His clothing.
- Jesus, nailed to the cross.
- Jesus, forgiving His executioners.
- Jesus, taunted by His enemies.
- Jesus, forgiving a thief.
- Jesus, providing for His mother.
- Jesus, fulfilling Scripture.
- Jesus, finishing the Last Supper.
- Jesus, who dies for me.
- Jesus, pierced with a lance.
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- Jesus is stripped of His clothing.
- Jesus is nailed to the cross.
- Jesus forgives His executioners.
- Jesus is taunted by His enemies.
- Jesus forgives a thief.
- Jesus provides for His mother.
- Jesus fulfills Scripture.
- Jesus finishes the Last Supper.
- Jesus dies for me.
- Jesus is pierced with a lance.
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- Jesus, ascending to Golgotha dressed as a priest.
- Jesus, His garments divided.
- Jesus, hands nailed to the patibulum.
- Jesus, carrying the patibulum to the stipes.
- Jesus, lifted onto the stipes.
- Jesus, shoulders and elbow dislocated ...We can see on the shroud that the shoulders and elbow are dislocated. There are three opportunities when this could have happened.
- After death. If Jesus had been in full rigor when taken down from the cross they may have dislocated the shoulders and elbow to break the rigor as we can see from the shroud that the arms are now by his side.
- At the nailing of his hands to the patibulum. Because Jesus was 6 inches taller than the average man they would have had to stretch his arms as far as possible so that he would not hang down so low that his feet were on the ground. In stretching they could have been dislocated.
- When they lifted Jesus to attach the patibulum to the stipes for a minute or two Jesus would have been effectively doing an iron cross hanging from just the nails in his hands. It is my opinion that this was when the already damaged shoulders and elbow dislocated.
- Jesus, feet nailed to the stipes.
- Jesus, saying the name of the psalm being fulfilled by providing the deliverance proclaimed to all generations ...Jesus speaks in Hebrew so that those present will understand that He is referring to what we now know as Psalm 22. He is letting them know that He is about to fulfill that Psalm by providing the deliverance that will be told to all generations: the deliverance from sin accomplished through His crucifixion.
- Jesus, finishing the Last Supper ...“In order to fulfill Scripture” Jesus says “I thirst.” Jesus needs to finish the Last Supper in order to fulfill the Feast of Unleavened Bread by completing the Seder Meal; during which He and the apostles left before consuming the 4th Cup and proclaiming the Nirtzah.
- Jesus, saying “It is finished.” ...“It is finished” is the proclamation of the Nirtzah and also what the priest says when the killing blow has been struck. Jesus’ last four statements come within minutes of each other. They are accompanied with excruciating pain because His lungs were so full of fluid that He has to pull himself up with dislocated shoulders and right elbow, causing incredible pain in His shoulders, elbow, and bruised ribs, to expand his lungs in order to expell enough air to make his vocal cords work. In addition, the movement of his mouth causes the reoccurance of the lanciating pain from the thorn in the trigiminal nerve.
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- Jesus ascends to Golgotha dressed as a priest.
- Jesus' garments are divided.
- Jesus' hands are nailed to the patibulum.
- Jesus carrys the patibulum to the stipes.
- Jesus is lifted onto the stipes.
- Jesus' shoulders and elbow are dislocated ...We can see on the shroud that the shoulders and elbow are dislocated. There are three opportunities when this could have happened.
- After death. If Jesus had been in full rigor when taken down from the cross they may have dislocated the shoulders and elbow to break the rigor as we can see from the shroud that the arms are now by his side.
- At the nailing of his hands to the patibulum. Because Jesus was 6 inches taller than the average man they would have had to stretch his arms as far as possible so that he would not hang down so low that his feet were on the ground. In stretching they could have been dislocated.
- When they lifted Jesus to attach the patibulum to the stipes for a minute or two Jesus would have been effectively doing an iron cross hanging from just the nails in his hands. It is my opinion that this was when the already damaged shoulders and elbow dislocated.
- Jesus' feet are nailed to the stipes.
- Jesus says the name of the psalm being fulfilled by providing the deliverance proclaimed to all generations ...Jesus speaks in Hebrew so that those present will understand that He is referring to what we now know as Psalm 22. He is letting them know that He is about to fulfill that Psalm by providing the deliverance that will be told to all generations: the deliverance from sin accomplished through His crucifixion.
- Jesus finishes the Last Supper ...“In order to fulfill Scripture” Jesus says “I thirst.” Jesus needs to finish the Last Supper in order to fulfill the Feast of Unleavened Bread by completing the Seder Meal; during which He and the apostles left before consuming the 4th Cup and proclaiming the Nirtzah.
- Jesus says “It is finished.” ...“It is finished” is the proclamation of the Nirtzah and also what the priest says when the killing blow has been struck. Jesus’ last four statements come within minutes of each other. They are accompanied with excruciating pain because His lungs were so full of fluid that He has to pull himself up with dislocated shoulders and right elbow, causing incredible pain in His shoulders, elbow, and bruised ribs, to expand his lungs in order to expell enough air to make his vocal cords work. In addition, the movement of his mouth causes the reoccurance of the lanciating pain from the thorn in the trigiminal nerve.
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- Jesus, saying: “No one takes my life from me.”
- Jesus, refusing wine mixed with gall, a pain killer.
- Jesus, saying: “Father forgive them they know not what they do.”
- Jesus, saying to Dismas: “This day you will be with me in paradise.”
- Jesus, saying to His Mother: “Woman behold your son.”
- Jesus, saying to St. John: “Son behold your mother.”
- Jesus, saying: “Eli Eli Lema Sabachthani,” the name of the Psalm being fulfilled by providing the deliverance proclaimed to all generations ...Jesus speaks in Hebrew so that those present will understand that He is referring to what we now know as Psalm 22. He is letting them know that He is about to fulfill that Psalm by providing the deliverance that will be told to all generations: the deliverance from slavery to sin, accomplished through His crucifixion.
- Jesus, saying: “I thirst. (in order to fulfill scripture)” ...It is an odd statement: 'in order to fulfill Scripture, Jesus said "I thirst"'. But when you realize that all the Feast of the Lord are Messianic Prophecies it follows that Jesus needs to finish the Last Supper in order to fulfill the Feast of Unleavened Bread by completing the Seder Meal; at which He and the apostles left before consuming the 4th Cup and proclaiming the Nirtzah.
- Jesus, saying: “It is finished.” ..."It" is:
- the Nirtzah that finishes the Last Supper and thus finishes the Fulfillment of the Feast of Unleavened Bread
- what the priest says when the killing blow has been struck: thus the Fulfillment of the Feast of Passover
- the Fulfillment of Psalm 22: the deliverance that will be proclaimed to all generations.
- Jesus, saying: “Father into your hands I commend my Spirit.” ...The daily night prayer of the Jews, likely said by Jesus every night ends with "Into your hands I commend my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God." And corresponds with the daily morning prayer: “I thank Thee, living and eternal King, for Thou hast mercifully restored my soul within me; Great is Thy faithfulness.” The Jews felt that during sleep the soul left the body and it returned in the morning when they awoke. Since the word "commend" means deposit, like you leave your coat and hat with the hat checker at a fine restaurant. Jesus' very last words are a prophecy of both the resurrection and the fulfillment of the Feast of First Fruits. (1Cor 15:20)
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- Jesus says: “No one takes my life from me.”
- Jesus refuses wine mixed with gall, a pain killer.
- Jesus says: “Father forgive them they know not what they do.”
- Jesus says to Dismas: “This day you will be with me in paradise.”
- Jesus says to His Mother: “Woman behold your son.”
- Jesus says to St. John: “Son behold your mother.”
- Jesus says: “Eli Eli Lema Sabachthani,” the name of the Psalm being fulfilled by providing the deliverance proclaimed to all generations ...Jesus speaks in Hebrew so that those present will understand that He is referring to what we now know as Psalm 22. He is letting them know that He is about to fulfill that Psalm by providing the deliverance that will be told to all generations: the deliverance from slavery to sin, accomplished through His crucifixion.
- Jesus says: “I thirst. (in order to fulfill scripture)” ...It is an odd statement: 'in order to fulfill Scripture, Jesus said "I thirst"'. But when you realize that all the Feast of the Lord are Messianic Prophecies it follows that Jesus needs to finish the Last Supper in order to fulfill the Feast of Unleavened Bread by completing the Seder Meal; at which He and the apostles left before consuming the 4th Cup and proclaiming the Nirtzah.
- Jesus says: “It is finished.” ..."It" is:
- the Nirtzah that finishes the Last Supper and thus finishes the Fulfillment of the Feast of Unleavened Bread
- what the priest says when the killing blow has been struck: thus the Fulfillment of the Feast of Passover
- the Fulfillment of Psalm 22: the deliverance that will be proclaimed to all generations.
- Jesus says: “Father into your hands I commend my Spirit.” ...The daily night prayer of the Jews, likely said by Jesus every night ends with "Into your hands I commend my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God." And corresponds with the daily morning prayer: “I thank Thee, living and eternal King, for Thou hast mercifully restored my soul within me; Great is Thy faithfulness.” The Jews felt that during sleep the soul left the body and it returned in the morning when they awoke. Since the word "commend" means deposit, like you leave your coat and hat with the hat checker at a fine restaurant. Jesus' very last words are a prophecy of both the resurrection and the fulfillment of the Feast of First Fruits. (1Cor 15:20)
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, saying: “No one takes my life from me”, ascending to Golgotha dressed as a priest, and refusing wine mixed with gall, a pain killer.
- Jesus, stripped of His garments, His garments divided, and His hands nailed to the patibulum.
- Jesus, carrying the patibulum to the stipes, falling to His knees, and then lifted onto the stipes.
- Jesus, shoulders and elbow dislocating, His feet nailed to the stipes ...We can see on the shroud that the shoulders and elbow are dislocated. There are three opportunities when this could have happened.
- After death. If Jesus had been in full rigor when taken down from the cross they may have dislocated the shoulders and elbow to break the rigor as we can see from the shroud that the arms are now by his side.
- At the nailing of his hands to the patibulum. Because Jesus was 6 inches taller than the average man they would have had to stretch his arms as far as possible so that he would not hang down so low that his feet were on the ground. In stretching they could have been dislocated.
- When they lifted Jesus to attach the patibulum to the stipes for a minute or two Jesus would have been effectively doing an iron cross hanging from just the nails in his hands. It is my opinion that this was when the already damaged shoulders and elbow dislocated.
- Jesus, forgiving His executioners, saying: "Father forgive them they know not what they do."
- Jesus, taunted by His enemies, forgiving a thief, saying: "This day you will be with me in paradise."
- Jesus, providing for His mother, saying: “Woman behold your son. Son behold your mother.”
- Jesus, saying the name of the psalm, “Eli Eli Lema Sabachthani”, that is being fulfilled by providing the deliverance proclaimed to all generations ...Jesus speaks in Hebrew so that those present will understand that He is referring to what we now know as Psalm 22. He is letting them know that He is about to fulfill that Psalm by providing the deliverance that will be told to all generations: the deliverance from sin accomplished through His crucifixion.
- Jesus, fulfilling Scripture by finishing the Last Supper by saying: “I thirst,” drinking the sour wine, and then saying: “It is finished.” ..."In order to fulfill Scripture" Jesus says "I thirst." Jesus needs to finish the Last Supper in order to fulfill the Feast of Unleavened Bread by completing the Seder Meal; during which He and the apostles left before consuming the 4th Cup and proclaiming the Nirtzah. “
"It" is:- the Nirtzah that finishes the Last Supper and thus finishes the Fulfillment of the Feast of Unleavened Bread
- what the priest says when the killing blow has been struck: thus the Fulfillment of the Feast of Passover
- the Fulfillment of Psalm 22: the deliverance that will be proclaimed to all generations.
Jesus’ last four statements come within minutes of each other. They are accompanied with excruciating pain because His lungs were so full of fluid that He has to pull himself up with dislocated shoulders and right elbow, causing incredible pain in His shoulders, elbow, and bruised ribs, to expand his lungs in order to expell enough air to make his vocal cords work. In addition the movement of his mouth causes the reoccurance of the lancinating pain from the thorn in the trigiminal nerve.Jesus, saying: "Father into your hands I commend my Spirit," and pierced with a lance after His death.Show middle reflection?
- Jesus says: “No one takes my life from me”, ascending to Golgotha dressed as a priest, and refusing wine mixed with gall, a pain killer.
- Jesus is stripped of His garments, His garments divided, and His hands nailed to the patibulum.
- Jesus carrys the patibulum to the stipes, falling to His knees, and then lifted onto the stipes.
- Jesus' shoulders and elbow are dislocated, His feet nailed to the stipes ...We can see on the shroud that the shoulders and elbow are dislocated. There are three opportunities when this could have happened.
- After death. If Jesus had been in full rigor when taken down from the cross they may have dislocated the shoulders and elbow to break the rigor as we can see from the shroud that the arms are now by his side.
- At the nailing of his hands to the patibulum. Because Jesus was 6 inches taller than the average man they would have had to stretch his arms as far as possible so that he would not hang down so low that his feet were on the ground. In stretching they could have been dislocated.
- When they lifted Jesus to attach the patibulum to the stipes for a minute or two Jesus would have been effectively doing an iron cross hanging from just the nails in his hands. It is my opinion that this was when the already damaged shoulders and elbow dislocated.
- Jesus forgives His executioners, saying: "Father forgive them they know not what they do."
- Jesus is taunted by His enemies, forgiving a thief, saying: "This day you will be with me in paradise."
- Jesus provides for His mother, saying: “Woman behold your son. Son behold your mother.”
- Jesus says the name of the psalm, “Eli Eli Lema Sabachthani”, that is being fulfilled by providing the deliverance proclaimed to all generations ...Jesus speaks in Hebrew so that those present will understand that He is referring to what we now know as Psalm 22. He is letting them know that He is about to fulfill that Psalm by providing the deliverance that will be told to all generations: the deliverance from sin accomplished through His crucifixion.
- Jesus fulfills Scripture by finishing the Last Supper by saying: “I thirst,” drinking the sour wine, and then saying: “It is finished.” ..."In order to fulfill Scripture" Jesus says "I thirst." Jesus needs to finish the Last Supper in order to fulfill the Feast of Unleavened Bread by completing the Seder Meal; during which He and the apostles left before consuming the 4th Cup and proclaiming the Nirtzah. “
"It" is:- the Nirtzah that finishes the Last Supper and thus finishes the Fulfillment of the Feast of Unleavened Bread
- what the priest says when the killing blow has been struck: thus the Fulfillment of the Feast of Passover
- the Fulfillment of Psalm 22: the deliverance that will be proclaimed to all generations.
Jesus’ last four statements come within minutes of each other. They are accompanied with excruciating pain because His lungs were so full of fluid that He has to pull himself up with dislocated shoulders and right elbow, causing incredible pain in His shoulders, elbow, and bruised ribs, to expand his lungs in order to expell enough air to make his vocal cords work. In addition the movement of his mouth causes the reoccurance of the lancinating pain from the thorn in the trigiminal nerve.Jesus says: "Father into your hands I commend my Spirit," and pierced with a lance after His death.Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose degradation at being stripped naked is compounded by His undergarments which have become the bandage for the wounds from the scourging which are ripped from His body.
- Jesus, whose median nerves in his hands are severed as His hands are nailed to the patibulum.
- Jesus, who falls to His knees under the weight of the patibulum while carrying it to the stipes.
- Jesus, whose head slams into the stipes as the patibulum is attached, driving the thorns further into His brain.
- Jesus, whose nailed hands, now carrying the weight of his body, cause His shoulders and elbow to dislocate ...We can see on the shroud that the shoulders and elbow are dislocated. There are three opportunities when this could have happened.
- After death. If Jesus had been in full rigor when taken down from the cross they may have dislocated the shoulders and elbow to break the rigor as we can see from the shroud that the arms are now by his side.
- At the nailing of his hands to the patibulum. Because Jesus was 6 inches taller than the average man they would have had to stretch his arms as far as possible so that he would not hang down so low that his feet were on the ground. In stretching they could have been dislocated.
- When they lifted Jesus to attach the patibulum to the stipes for a minute or two Jesus would have been effectively doing an iron cross hanging from just the nails in his hands. It is my opinion that this was when the already damaged shoulders and elbow dislocated.
- Jesus, whose medial plantar nerves in the feet are severed as the feet are nailed to the stipes.
- Jesus, whose head aches both from the crown of thorns and oxygen deprivation.
- Jesus, whose facial nerve damage causes radiating pain with every movement.
- Jesus, whose every effort to speak causes additional pain in the hands, feet, shoulders, chest, and face
- Jesus, who dies from torture and blood loss due to crucifixion.
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- Jesus' degradation at being stripped naked is compounded by His undergarments which have become the bandage for the wounds from the scourging which is ripped from His body.
- Jesus' median nerves in his hands are severed as His hands are nailed to the patibulum.
- Jesus falls to His knees under the weight of the patibulum while carrying it to the stipes.
- Jesus' head slams into the stipes as the patibulum is attached, driving the thorns further into His brain.
- Jesus' nailed hands, now carrying the weight of his body, cause His shoulders and elbow to dislocate ...We can see on the shroud that the shoulders and elbow are dislocated. There are three opportunities when this could have happened.
- After death. If Jesus had been in full rigor when taken down from the cross they may have dislocated the shoulders and elbow to break the rigor as we can see from the shroud that the arms are now by his side.
- At the nailing of his hands to the patibulum. Because Jesus was 6 inches taller than the average man they would have had to stretch his arms as far as possible so that he would not hang down so low that his feet were on the ground. In stretching they could have been dislocated.
- When they lifted Jesus to attach the patibulum to the stipes for a minute or two Jesus would have been effectively doing an iron cross hanging from just the nails in his hands. It is my opinion that this was when the already damaged shoulders and elbow dislocated.
- Jesu' medial plantar nerves in the feet are severed as the feet are nailed to the stipes.
- Jesus' head aches both from the crown of thorns and oxygen deprivation.
- Jesus' facial nerve damage causes radiating pain with every movement.
- Jesus' every effort to speak causes additional pain in the hands, feet, shoulders, chest, and face
- Jesus dies from torture and blood loss due to crucifixion.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, who is stripped of his garments ...Criminals were crucified naked to increase their shame, degradation, and vulnerability. The soldiers stripped Jesus of his garments and divided them between themselves. Jesus’ tunic was woven without seam, making it valuable, so they cast lots for it (Ps 22:18; Mt 27:36; Mk 15:24; Lk 23:34; Jn 19:23-24). A tunic woven without seam is what Moses prescribed to be worn by the high priest as he ascended the altar to offer sacrifice (Ex 28:31-32). Jesus is both the priest and the victim!
- Jesus, who is nailed to the cross ...The upright portion of the cross was permanently fixed into the ground, so it could be reused and would be stable. There was a notch in the upright into which a corresponding notch in the patibulum would be placed and the two pieces securely held together with a rope. The height of the cross was fixed, and Jesus was 6 inches (152 mm) too tall and his arms were too long. To compensate they stretched his arms as far as possible before nailing him to the patibulum. His hands were bent at the wrist with his arms held against the patibulum. A 7 inch (178 mm) nail was driven into each of his hands at the point between the prominance at the base of the thumb and the little finger. It entered low on his palm and exited on the back of his wrist. The nails so driven through each hand into the cross will damage the sensory branches of the median nerve resulting in one of the most exquisite pains ever experienced: known medically as causalgia. The four soldiers lifted the patibulum and set it onto the notch in the upright. Jesus’ head and body bumps against the upright as they secure the patibulum, driving the thorns deep into the occipital nerves while forcing the movement (twisting) of the thorn in the trigeminal nerve. Jesus cannot hold himself up for more than a few seconds with the torn muscle, his arms stretched out almost horizontal, and nerve damage in his shoulders. The full weight of his body on the weakened shoulders dislocates the shoulders, his head bumps hard again as his shoulders dislocate and his body drops, leaving his arms at a 70-degree angle from vertical. Once the soldiers have secured the patibulum to the upright, the solders then lift his legs and place his feet against the upright. A single nail is driven through both of his feet. The hours on the cross, with pressure of the weight of the body on the nails through the hands and feet cause episodes of excruciating agony every time Jesus moves. The excruciating headaches are exacerbated every time the back of his head touches the cross driving the thorns still further into the occipital and trigeminal nerves. The unrelenting pains of the chest wall from the scourging are felt with every breath that He inhales and the strain on the torn shoulder muscle and the dislocated shoulders sends searing pain every time he moves or tries to lift himself to change the position of His legs to relieve the cramping in his legs. The combination of pain is more than a human body can bear so the body continues to respond with ever deepening traumatic shock. Jesus was on the cross somewhere between 3 and 6 hours. He is nailed to the cross at the same time the Paschal lamb is tied to the altar in the temple. The Lamb of God is nailed to the altar on which He will be sacrificed.
- Jesus, who forgives his executioners ...The first thing Jesus did from the cross was to forgive those who were crucifying him: "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do" (Lk 23:34). Sin unknowingly committed carries the least guilt. Jesus has already forgiven them and now he is begging his Father to also forgive! Just who is He asking His Father to forgive? Just His executioners, how about those who shouted crucify him? How about those who condemned Him? How about me? Isn't this in fact the very prayer of redemption that saved all of us?
- Jesus, who is taunted by scribes, priests, and one of the criminals but supported by Dismas, the good thief ...During that time on the cross Jesus was taunted by Gestus, one of the criminals who was also crucified, saying: “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!” (Lk 23:39). The other criminal, Dismas, rebuked Gestus, saying: “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” And then Dismas said: “Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!” Jesus responded: “This day you will be with me in paradise.”
The Catechism of the Catholic Church in paragraph 1491 defines the Sacrament of Penance as a whole consisting of three actions of the penitent, and the priest’s absolution [acting in persona Christi]. The penitent’s acts are repentance, confession or disclosure of sins to the priest, and the intention to make reparation and do works of reparation.
Note Dismas' words: But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly; [confession] for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds [reparation] but this man has done nothing wrong.“ And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingly power.“ [repentance] And Jesus, after hearing his Confession, said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." (Lk 23:40-43). - Jesus, who gives his mother to us ...As Jesus was nearing the end, He took care of his mother saying: “Woman, behold your Son. Son behold your Mother” (Jn 19: 26-27). That is one of the more powerful arguments that Jesus was an only child. For what child, would entrust his mother to someone else’s care if he had siblings. That would be an incredible insult to his siblings! Jesus’ use of the word “woman” is to let it be known that his reference to his mother is also in her role as the new Eve, the mother of the human-race. He gives his mother to all of us and He gives us to his mother. Jesus in giving John to His Mother is making her the Mother of all creation thus fixing what Eve broke. And in giving His Mother to John, Jesus is making the parental connection establishing our obligation to Honor Mary as our Mother.
- Jesus, who brings our focus back to the Last Supper’s Todah Sacrifice ...When Jesus said on the cross “Eli, Eli lema Sabachthani” (Mt 27:46, Mk 15:34); He was naming a traditional prayer that we know today as Psalm 22. Jesus was not calling out “My God, My God why have you forsaken me.” Psalm 22 describes exactly what has just happened: “All who see me mock me saying: ‘He trusted in the Lord; let the Lord deliver him’ … all my bones are out of joint … dogs are round about me … they have pierced my hands and feet … they stare and gloat over me … they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots …” and yet the prayer ends triumphantly with David proclaiming deliverance: “And I [David] will live for the Lord; my descendants will serve you. The generation to come will be told of the Lord, that they may proclaim to a people yet unborn the deliverance you have brought” (Ps 22:28-32). Deliverance, by means of a crucifixion, is to be proclaimed to all generations! The psalm has described the anticipated deliverance that is referred to in the Eucharistic (Todah) sacrifice during the Last Supper at which Jesus has introduced the New Covenant in his blood! Jesus now has us focused. With just four words, “Eli, Eli lema Sabachthani”, He has taken us with him back to the Last Supper and the New Covenant. Now He will finish the Last Supper! He is about to provide the deliverance for which we are giving thanks in the Todah!
Jesus is pointing out to his Mother and the apostle John that he is finishing the last supper, the Seder Meal: a Todah for a great deliverance, and fulfilling the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Our salvation is complete. That is not what is expected from someone who feels forsaken. But let us not forget that God, in the person of the Holy Spirit, inspired David to write that first line, the name of the psalm: “My God, My God why have you forsaken me.” The Holy Spirit knew that it would be centuries before we understood what was happening and many souls would be aided by the thought that Jesus felt forsaken. - Jesus, who finishes the Last Supper ...When Jesus left the last supper, He had not finished the Seder meal. He left out the 4th cup: the “Cup of Acceptance” (Mt 26) and the Nirtzah. When He prayed in the garden “Father, if it be possible, take this cup from me”(Mt 26:39, Lk 22:42), and when He said to Peter: “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?” (Jn 18:11); He was referring to the 4th cup which He had not yet drunk. Jesus knowing that everything had now been completed, in order to completely fulfill the scriptures said: “I thirst” (Jn 19:28). They held up a hyssop branch to which was attached a sponge that had been dipped in a mixture of vinegar (sour wine) and wine (Jn 19:29). (Hyssop was used on Passover to put the blood of the lamb, the means of deliverance, on the lintel and doorposts (Ex 12:22).) Jesus drank the wine, the 4th cup, from the hyssop branch; and said: “It is finished” (Jn 19:30). “It is finished” is both the Nirtzah that ends the Seder meal and is also what the priest says when he has struck the sacrificial lamb the killing blow. Jesus is both Priest and victim! He finished the Last Supper on the cross: tying together the Essene’s “un-bloody” Seder celebration (the Todah as dress rehearsal for the Eucharist: an un-bloody sacrifice) with the Temple Passover celebration (the animal sacrifice as the dress rehearsal for the sacrifice of the Lamb of God.) The Kingdom of God has arrived, Jesus is finished ( Mt 26:29, Mk 14:25, Lk 22:18)!
- Jesus, who dies on the cross ...Jesus said: “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”( Ps 31:5, Lk 23:46). The daily night prayer of the Jews, likely said by Jesus every night ends with “Into your hands I commend my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.” And corresponds with the daily morning prayer: “I thank Thee, living and eternal King, for Thou hast mercifully restored my soul within me; Great is Thy faithfulness.” The Jews felt that during sleep the soul left the body and it returned in the morning when they awoke. Since the word “commend” means deposit, like you leave your coat and hat with the hat checker at a fine restaurant. Jesus' very last words are a prophecy of both the resurrection and the fulfillment of the Feast of First Fruits. (1Cor 15:20) Jesus died as the Passover victim, at the same time, that the priests began sacrificing the Paschal lambs ( Mt 27:46, Mk 15:34, Lk 23:44). The Lamb selected as the offering for the people on Lamb Selection Day was always the first lamb sacrificed. By the time Jesus died, it had been unnaturally dark for 3 hours (Mk 15:33, Am 8:9) and as He died the earth quaked. The centurion cried out “This truly was the Son of God”(Mk 15:39). The curtain that separates the Holy of Holies from the rest of the Temple was torn from top to bottom: profaning the Temple (Mk 15:38). Only the high priest could venture into the Holy of Holies and then only on the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year. When an Israelite expressed extreme sorrow, he tore his garment from top to bottom. Caiaphas tore his garment when he heard Jesus admit to being the Son of God. God himself tore his garment, expressing his extreme sorrow, when his son Jesus died on the cross!
- Jesus, who is taken down from the cross and his side is pierced while lying in his mother’s arms ...After Jesus died at 3 pm his face was immediately covered with the sudarium. Joseph of Arimathea went to Pilate to obtain his body (Mk 15:43) and Pilate, surprised that He could have already died, sent for the centurion to be sure that Jesus was dead (Mk 15:44). Once assured, he then gave Joseph permission to remove the body from the cross. His body was placed in the arms of his mother. Mary immediately covered Jesus and then held him for about an hour while Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus left to get burial linen and spices. Pilate then instructed a centurion to break the legs of those who were crucified. When the soldier, the centurion Longinus, came to Jesus, He was lying in the arms of his mother, with his face covered, his body rhythmically moving as Mary breathed. Longinus could not tell if Jesus was dead or alive. To follow his orders, rather than break Jesus’ legs (which would not be lethal to a man already removed from the cross) Longinus stabbed Jesus in his side and into his heart to ensure that Jesus was dead.
- Jesus, who is placed in the tomb ...John along with Joseph of Arimathea, Mary, Nicodemus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, Salome (Mk 15:40), the mother of the sons of Zebedee (Mt 27:56), and Joanna the wife of Chuza carefully, lovingly washed the dirt, sweat, spit, and blood (that was not life blood) from Jesus’ body to prepare him for burial. His feet were placed at the bottom of the 14-foot-long shroud and the linen was then folded over his head, taken down the front of his body, back under his feet and tied to his body with a single strip of cloth at the ankles, then looped around his knees, waist, and neck before being tied back to itself.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus is stripped of his garments ...Criminals were crucified naked to increase their shame, degradation, and vulnerability. The soldiers stripped Jesus of his garments and divided them between themselves. Jesus’ tunic was woven without seam, making it valuable, so they cast lots for it (Ps 22:18; Mt 27:36; Mk 15:24; Lk 23:34; Jn 19:23-24). A tunic woven without seam is what Moses prescribed to be worn by the high priest as he ascended the altar to offer sacrifice (Ex 28:31-32). Jesus is both the priest and the victim!
- Jesus is nailed to the cross ...The upright portion of the cross was permanently fixed into the ground, so it could be reused and would be stable. There was a notch in the upright into which a corresponding notch in the patibulum would be placed and the two pieces securely held together with a rope. The height of the cross was fixed, and Jesus was 6 inches (152 mm) too tall and his arms were too long. To compensate they stretched his arms as far as possible before nailing him to the patibulum. His hands were bent at the wrist with his arms held against the patibulum. A 7 inch (178 mm) nail was driven into each of his hands at the point between the prominance at the base of the thumb and the little finger. It entered low on his palm and exited on the back of his wrist. The nails so driven through each hand into the cross will damage the sensory branches of the median nerve resulting in one of the most exquisite pains ever experienced: known medically as causalgia. The four soldiers lifted the patibulum and set it onto the notch in the upright. Jesus’ head and body bumps against the upright as they secure the patibulum, driving the thorns deep into the occipital nerves while forcing the movement (twisting) of the thorn in the trigeminal nerve. Jesus cannot hold himself up for more than a few seconds with the torn muscle, his arms stretched out almost horizontal, and nerve damage in his shoulders. The full weight of his body on the weakened shoulders dislocates the shoulders, his head bumps hard again as his shoulders dislocate and his body drops, leaving his arms at a 70-degree angle from vertical. Once the soldiers have secured the patibulum to the upright, the solders then lift his legs and place his feet against the upright. A single nail is driven through both of his feet. The hours on the cross, with pressure of the weight of the body on the nails through the hands and feet cause episodes of excruciating agony every time Jesus moves. The excruciating headaches are exacerbated every time the back of his head touches the cross driving the thorns still further into the occipital and trigeminal nerves. The unrelenting pains of the chest wall from the scourging are felt with every breath that He inhales and the strain on the torn shoulder muscle and the dislocated shoulders sends searing pain every time he moves or tries to lift himself to change the position of His legs to relieve the cramping in his legs. The combination of pain is more than a human body can bear so the body continues to respond with ever deepening traumatic shock. Jesus was on the cross somewhere between 3 and 6 hours. He is nailed to the cross at the same time the Paschal lamb is tied to the altar in the temple. The Lamb of God is nailed to the altar on which He will be sacrificed.
- Jesus forgives his executioners ...The first thing Jesus did from the cross was to forgive those who were crucifying him: "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do" (Lk 23:34). Sin unknowingly committed carries the least guilt. Jesus has already forgiven them and now he is begging his Father to also forgive! Just who is He asking His Father to forgive? Just His executioners, how about those who shouted crucify him? How about those who condemned Him? How about me? Isn't this in fact the very prayer of redemption that saved all of us?
- Jesus is taunted by scribes, priests, and one of the criminals but supported by Dismas, the good thief ...During that time on the cross Jesus was taunted by Gestus, one of the criminals who was also crucified, saying: “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!” (Lk 23:39). The other criminal, Dismas, rebuked Gestus, saying: “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” And then Dismas said: “Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!” Jesus responded: “This day you will be with me in paradise.”
The Catechism of the Catholic Church in paragraph 1491 defines the Sacrament of Penance as a whole consisting of three actions of the penitent, and the priest’s absolution [acting in persona Christi]. The penitent’s acts are repentance, confession or disclosure of sins to the priest, and the intention to make reparation and do works of reparation.
Note Dismas' words: But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly; [confession] for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds [reparation] but this man has done nothing wrong.“ And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingly power.“ [repentance] And Jesus, after hearing his Confession, said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." (Lk 23:40-43). - Jesus gives his mother to us ...As Jesus was nearing the end, He took care of his mother saying: “Woman, behold your Son. Son behold your Mother” (Jn 19: 26-27). That is one of the more powerful arguments that Jesus was an only child. For what child, would entrust his mother to someone else’s care if he had siblings. That would be an incredible insult to his siblings! Jesus’ use of the word “woman” is to let it be known that his reference to his mother is also in her role as the new Eve, the mother of the human-race. He gives his mother to all of us and He gives us to his mother. Jesus in giving John to His Mother is making her the Mother of all creation thus fixing what Eve broke. And in giving His Mother to John, Jesus is making the parental connection establishing our obligation to Honor Mary as our Mother.
- Jesus brings our focus back to the Last Supper’s Todah Sacrifice ...When Jesus said on the cross “Eli, Eli lema Sabachthani” (Mt 27:46, Mk 15:34); He was naming a traditional prayer that we know today as Psalm 22. Jesus was not calling out “My God, My God why have you forsaken me.” Psalm 22 describes exactly what has just happened: “All who see me mock me saying: ‘He trusted in the Lord; let the Lord deliver him’ … all my bones are out of joint … dogs are round about me … they have pierced my hands and feet … they stare and gloat over me … they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots …” and yet the prayer ends triumphantly with David proclaiming deliverance: “And I [David] will live for the Lord; my descendants will serve you. The generation to come will be told of the Lord, that they may proclaim to a people yet unborn the deliverance you have brought” (Ps 22:28-32). Deliverance, by means of a crucifixion, is to be proclaimed to all generations! The psalm has described the anticipated deliverance that is referred to in the Eucharistic (Todah) sacrifice during the Last Supper at which Jesus has introduced the New Covenant in his blood! Jesus now has us focused. With just four words, “Eli, Eli lema Sabachthani”, He has taken us with him back to the Last Supper and the New Covenant. Now He will finish the Last Supper! He is about to provide the deliverance for which we are giving thanks in the Todah!
Jesus is pointing out to his Mother and the apostle John that he is finishing the last supper, the Seder Meal: a Todah for a great deliverance, and fulfilling the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Our salvation is complete. That is not what is expected from someone who feels forsaken. But let us not forget that God, in the person of the Holy Spirit, inspired David to write that first line, the name of the psalm: “My God, My God why have you forsaken me.” The Holy Spirit knew that it would be centuries before we understood what was happening and many souls would be aided by the thought that Jesus felt forsaken. - Jesus finishes the Last Supper ...When Jesus left the last supper, He had not finished the Seder meal. He left out the 4th cup: the “Cup of Acceptance” (Mt 26) and the Nirtzah. When He prayed in the garden “Father, if it be possible, take this cup from me”(Mt 26:39, Lk 22:42), and when He said to Peter: “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?” (Jn 18:11); He was referring to the 4th cup which He had not yet drunk. Jesus knowing that everything had now been completed, in order to completely fulfill the scriptures said: “I thirst” (Jn 19:28). They held up a hyssop branch to which was attached a sponge that had been dipped in a mixture of vinegar (sour wine) and wine (Jn 19:29). (Hyssop was used on Passover to put the blood of the lamb, the means of deliverance, on the lintel and doorposts (Ex 12:22).) Jesus drank the wine, the 4th cup, from the hyssop branch; and said: “It is finished” (Jn 19:30). “It is finished” is both the Nirtzah that ends the Seder meal and is also what the priest says when he has struck the sacrificial lamb the killing blow. Jesus is both Priest and victim! He finished the Last Supper on the cross: tying together the Essene’s “un-bloody” Seder celebration (the Todah as dress rehearsal for the Eucharist: an un-bloody sacrifice) with the Temple Passover celebration (the animal sacrifice as the dress rehearsal for the sacrifice of the Lamb of God.) The Kingdom of God has arrived, Jesus is finished ( Mt 26:29, Mk 14:25, Lk 22:18)!
- Jesus dies on the cross ...Jesus said: “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”( Ps 31:5, Lk 23:46). The daily night prayer of the Jews, likely said by Jesus every night ends with “Into your hands I commend my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.” And corresponds with the daily morning prayer: “I thank Thee, living and eternal King, for Thou hast mercifully restored my soul within me; Great is Thy faithfulness.” The Jews felt that during sleep the soul left the body and it returned in the morning when they awoke. Since the word “commend” means deposit, like you leave your coat and hat with the hat checker at a fine restaurant. Jesus' very last words are a prophecy of both the resurrection and the fulfillment of the Feast of First Fruits. (1Cor 15:20) Jesus died as the Passover victim, at the same time, that the priests began sacrificing the Paschal lambs ( Mt 27:46, Mk 15:34, Lk 23:44). The Lamb selected as the offering for the people on Lamb Selection Day was always the first lamb sacrificed. By the time Jesus died, it had been unnaturally dark for 3 hours (Mk 15:33, Am 8:9) and as He died the earth quaked. The centurion cried out “This truly was the Son of God”(Mk 15:39). The curtain that separates the Holy of Holies from the rest of the Temple was torn from top to bottom: profaning the Temple (Mk 15:38). Only the high priest could venture into the Holy of Holies and then only on the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year. When an Israelite expressed extreme sorrow, he tore his garment from top to bottom. Caiaphas tore his garment when he heard Jesus admit to being the Son of God. God himself tore his garment, expressing his extreme sorrow, when his son Jesus died on the cross!
- Jesus is taken down from the cross and his side is pierced while lying in his mother’s arms ...After Jesus died at 3 pm his face was immediately covered with the sudarium. Joseph of Arimathea went to Pilate to obtain his body (Mk 15:43) and Pilate, surprised that He could have already died, sent for the centurion to be sure that Jesus was dead (Mk 15:44). Once assured, he then gave Joseph permission to remove the body from the cross. His body was placed in the arms of his mother. Mary immediately covered Jesus and then held him for about an hour while Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus left to get burial linen and spices. Pilate then instructed a centurion to break the legs of those who were crucified. When the soldier, the centurion Longinus, came to Jesus, He was lying in the arms of his mother, with his face covered, his body rhythmically moving as Mary breathed. Longinus could not tell if Jesus was dead or alive. To follow his orders, rather than break Jesus’ legs (which would not be lethal to a man already removed from the cross) Longinus stabbed Jesus in his side and into his heart to ensure that Jesus was dead.
- Jesus is placed in the tomb ...John along with Joseph of Arimathea, Mary, Nicodemus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, Salome (Mk 15:40), the mother of the sons of Zebedee (Mt 27:56), and Joanna the wife of Chuza carefully, lovingly washed the dirt, sweat, spit, and blood (that was not life blood) from Jesus’ body to prepare him for burial. His feet were placed at the bottom of the 14-foot-long shroud and the linen was then folded over his head, taken down the front of his body, back under his feet and tied to his body with a single strip of cloth at the ankles, then looped around his knees, waist, and neck before being tied back to itself.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. 'When they reached the place called The Skull, they crucified him.' (Lk 23:33)
- Jesus. 'Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing." ' (Lk 23:34)
- Jesus. 'One of the criminals crucified with him said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." ' (Lk 23:39, 42; Mk 15:32)
- Jesus. ' "Indeed, I promise you," he replied "today you will be with me in paradise." ' (Lk 23:43)
- Jesus. 'Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother and the disciple he loved.' (Jn 19:25-26)
- Jesus. 'Jesus said to his mother, "Woman, this is your son." Then to the disciple he said, "Son behold your mother." ' (Jn 19:26-27)
- Jesus. 'And from that moment the disciple made a place for her in his home.' (Jn 19:27)
- Jesus. 'And Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." ' (Lk 23:46)
Show middle reflection?
- 'When they reached the place called The Skull, they crucified him.' (Lk 23:33)
- 'Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing." ' (Lk 23:34)
- 'One of the criminals crucified with him said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." ' (Lk 23:39, 42; Mk 15:32)
- ' "Indeed, I promise you," he replied "today you will be with me in paradise." ' (Lk 23:43)
- 'Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother and the disciple he loved.' (Jn 19:25-26)
- 'Jesus said to his mother, "Woman, this is your son." Then to the disciple he said, "Son behold your mother." ' (Jn 19:26-27)
- 'And from that moment the disciple made a place for her in his home.' (Jn 19:27)
- 'And Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." ' (Lk 23:46)
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. (Lk 23:42)
- Jesus. And about three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Mt 27:46)
- Jesus, cried out in a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." (Lk 23:46)
- Jesus. And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. (Jn 19:30)
- Jesus. Do not hide your face from me; do not repel your servant in anger. You are my help; do not cast me off; do not forsake me, God my savior! (Ps 27:9)
- Jesus. But I believe I shall enjoy the Lord's goodness in the land of the living. (Ps 27:13)
- Jesus. Wait for the Lord, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the Lord! (Ps 27:14)
- Jesus. But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. (Ws 3:1)
- Jesus. They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction. (Ws 3:2)
- Jesus. But they are in peace.(Ws 3:3)
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. (Lk 23:42)
- And about three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Mt 27:46)
- Jesus, cried out in a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." (Lk 23:46)
- And bowing his head, he handed over His spirit. (Jn 19:30)
- Do not hide your face from me; do not repel your servant in anger. You are my help; do not cast me off; do not forsake me, God my savior! (Ps 27:9)
- But I believe I shall enjoy the Lord's goodness in the land of the living. (Ps 27:13)
- Wait for the Lord, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the Lord! (Ps 27:14)
- But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. (Ws 3:1)
- They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction. (Ws 3:2)
- But they are in peace.(Ws 3:3)
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, who suffered for those who murder unborn children.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who murder in streets, schools, neighborhoods and homes.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who divorce except those from partner abuse and broken vows.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who promote or assist in genocide, war, and all forms of mass murder.
- Jesus, who suffered for those for whom power, fame, and/or pleasure are their gods.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who provide or use insider information, assist or benefit financially in market manipulation to the detriment of others.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who take revenge on other people.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who cause others to sin or to put their faith in jeopardy.
- Jesus, who suffered for those who publicly reject Jesus as God.
- Jesus, whose heart was torn apart seeing the sufferings of all those that He so loved injured through the sins of others or even though their own sins.
Show middle reflection?• Glory Be
- Jesus suffered for those who murder unborn children.
- Jesus suffered for those who murder in streets, schools, neighborhoods and homes.
- Jesus suffered for those who divorce except those from partner abuse and broksuffered for those for whom power, fame, and/or pleasure are their gods.en vows.
- Jesus suffered for those who promote or assist in genocide, war, and all forms of mass murder.
- Jesus suffered for those for whom power, fame, and/or pleasure are their gods.
- Jesus suffered for those who provide or use insider information, assist or benefit financially in market manipulation to the detriment of others.
- Jesus suffered for those who take revenge on other people.
- Jesus suffered for those who cause others to sin or to put their faith in jeopardy.
- Jesus suffered for those who publicly reject Jesus as God.
- Jesus whose heart was torn apart seeing the sufferings of all those that He so loved injured through the sins of others or even through their own sins.
• Fatima Prayer
•Come Holy Spirit.Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Love of Our Enemies and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Glorious Mysteries
6th Mystery: The Resurrection
1st Mystery: The Resurrection
Intention:
We pray for our spouse by name. (Give people a moment to whisper the name out loud)
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our spouses: that they may be healthy, happy and holy.
That they may grow closer to Christ, be animated by the Spirit, be protected from all evil, and be a life-giving source of goodness and grace in the home and in the world. Let us also
pray for our spouse’s ancestors that are still in Purgatory that our prayers may shorten the time of their suffering.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose body remained in the tomb 33 hours.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
risen.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
for whom the earth shakes as the stone is removed.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose guards were bribed to lie.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose shroud shows the effect of the resurrection.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
appearing to His Mother.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
joining disciples on the road to explain scriptures.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
who is recognized in the breaking of the bread.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
opening the minds of the apostles.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
fulfilling the Feast of First Fruits.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose body remained in the tomb 33 hours.
- Jesus, risen.
- Jesus, for whom the earth shakes as the stone is removed.
- Jesus, whose guards were bribed to lie.
- Jesus, whose shroud shows the effect of the resurrection.
- Jesus, appearing to His Mother.
- Jesus, joining disciples on the road to explain scriptures.
- Jesus, who is recognized in the breaking of the bread.
- Jesus, opening the minds of the apostles.
- Jesus, fulfilling the Feast of First Fruits.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus' body remained in the tomb 33 hours.
- Jesus rose from the dead.
- The earth shakes as the stone is removed.
- The guards, at the tomb, were bribed to lie.
- Jesus' shroud shows the effect of the resurrection.
- Jesus appears to His Mother.
- Jesus joins disciples on the road to explain scriptures.
- Jesus is recognized in the breaking of the bread.
- Jesus opens the minds of the apostles.
- Jesus fulfills the Feast of First Fruits.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, rising from the dead through His own power on the third day.
- Jesus, for whom Angels opened the tomb to show that He arose.
- Jesus, whose shroud was left behind as physical proof of the resurrection.
- Jesus, raising a glorified body from His crucified body.
- Jesus, through His resurrection, validating all He promises.
- Jesus, whose return shows us the reality of His Kingdom.
- Jesus, whose return demonstrates that there is life after death.
- Jesus, confounding the Temple authorities.
- Jesus, recognized in the Breaking of the Bread.
- Jesus, fulfilling the Feast of First Fruits.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus arose from the dead through His own power on the third day.
- Angels opened the tomb to show that Jesus arose.
- Jesus' shroud was left behind as physical proof of the resurrection.
- Jesus arose with a glorified body from His crucified body.
- Jesus through His resurrection, validates all He promises.
- Jesus' return shows us the reality of His Kingdom.
- Jesus' return demonstrates that there is life after death.
- Jesus confounds the Temple authorities.
- Jesus is recognized in the Breaking of the Bread.
- Jesus fulfills the Feast of First Fruits.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose body is placed in the tomb on the evening of Good Friday. His soul descends into the realm of the dead, Sheol (limbo), to announce to the just the tidings of their redemption.
- Jesus, whose body was not in the tomb more than 40 hours as the Shroud shows that putrefaction had not set in. Tradition holds that Jesus died at 3pm on Friday and arose at 3am on Sunday (36 hours later).
- Jesus, who at the moment of His resurrection, the earth quakes as the angel rolls back the stone. The guards flee.
- Jesus. The priest paid the guards: “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ ” (Mt 28:13).
- Jesus, who left proof of the resurrection on the shroud. The researchers that studied the shroud speculated that the image on the shroud was formed by a burst of high frequency light. In 2012 it was finally demonstrated how the image may have been formed on the shroud.
- Jesus, who according to tradition holds that He first appeared to his mother, Mary, right after the resurrection; sharing first with her the glory of the resurrection as she had shared with him the passion and shame of the cross.
- Jesus, who joins Clopas and Luke on the road and explains the scriptures to them.
- Jesus, who is recognized in the breaking of the bread (Lk 24:31).
- Jesus, who opened the minds of the apostles and disciples to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and arise again from the dead the third day, (Lev 23:4-14,Hos 6:2) and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.” (Lk 24:46)
- With his resurrection, Jesus fulfilled the Feast of First Fruits (1Cor 15:20).
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus' body is placed in the tomb on the evening of Good Friday. His soul descends into the realm of the dead, Sheol (limbo), to announce to the just the tidings of their redemption.
- Jesus' body was not in the tomb more than 40 hours as the Shroud shows that putrefaction had not set in. Tradition holds that Jesus died at 3pm on Friday and rose at 3am on Sunday (36 hours later).
- At the moment of His resurrection, the earth quakes as the angel rolls back the stone. The guards flee.
- The priest paid the guards: “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ ” (Mt 28:13).
- Jesus left proof of the resurrection on the shroud. The researchers that studied the shroud speculated that the image on the shroud was formed by a burst of high frequency light. In 2012 it was finally demonstrated how the image may have been formed on the shroud.
- Jesus, who according to tradition, first appeared to his mother, Mary, right after the resurrection; sharing first with her the glory of the resurrection as she had shared with him the passion and shame of the cross.
- Jesus joins Clopas and Luke on the road and explains the scriptures to them.
- Jesus is recognized in the breaking of the bread (Lk 24:31).
- Jesus opened the minds of the apostles and disciples to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, (Lev 23:4-14,Hos 6:2) and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.” (Lk 24:46)
- Jesus, with his resurrection, fulfilled the Feast of First Fruits (1Cor 15:20).
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. 'I tell you most solemnly, you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.' (Jn 16:20)
- Jesus. 'For I shall see you again, and your hearts will be full of joy, and that joy no one shall take from you.' (Jn 16:22)
- Jesus. 'At the first sign of dawn, they went to the tomb with the spices they had prepared.' (Lk 24:1)
- Jesus. 'And all at once the angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.' (Mt 28:2)
- Jesus. 'I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here.' (Mt 28:5-6)
- Jesus. 'And now he is going before you to Galilee; it is there you will see him.' (Mt 28:7)
- Jesus. 'And the women came out from the tomb filled with awe and great joy.' ( Mt 28:8)
- Jesus. 'I am the resurrection and the life. If anyone believes in me, even though he dies he will live.' (Jn 11:25)
- Jesus. 'And whoever lives and believes in me will never die.' (Jn 11:26)
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- 'I tell you most solemnly, you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.' (Jn 16:20)
- 'For I shall see you again, and your hearts will be full of joy, and that joy no one shall take from you.' (Jn 16:22)
- 'At the first sign of dawn, they went to the tomb with the spices they had prepared.' (Lk 24:1)
- 'And all at once the angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.' (Mt 28:2)
- 'I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here.' (Mt 28:5-6)
- 'And now he is going before you to Galilee; it is there you will see him.' (Mt 28:7)
- 'And the women came out from the tomb filled with awe and great joy.' ( Mt 28:8)
- 'I am the resurrection and the life. If anyone believes in me, even though he dies he will live.' (Jn 11:25)
- 'And whoever lives and believes in me will never die.' (Jn 11:26)
• Fatima Prayer
•
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these full blown roses with a petition for the virtue of Faith and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these full blown roses with a petition for the virtue of Faith and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
2nd Mystery: The Ascension
Our Father:
• Glory Be
• Fatima Prayer
3rd Mystery: The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles
Our Father:
• Our Father
• Fatima Prayer
4th Mystery: The Assumption
Our Father:
• Our Father
Intention:
We pray for each of our children by name.
(Give people a moment to whisper the name(s))
Let us pray for the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of our children: that they may be healthy, happy and holy.
We ask that God preserve them in purity and guide their hearts and minds in truth, goodness, and beauty.
That they may grow in Christ and be a source of light in this world of darkness. We pray for all the unborn, their mothers and fathers, and an end to the scourge of abortion. Let us pray for all parents suffering from the loss of a child, born or unborn. Let us also pray for our deceased ancestors still in Purgatory.Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
appearing to Mary Magdalene.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
remaining 40 days to prepare the apostles for their mission.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
instituting the sacrament of Reconciliation.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
admonishing Thomas for his unbelief.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
commanding the apostles to preach the Gospel.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
promising to be with us forever.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
reminding us that He is the Word, the Torah.
...
The Torah, the first five books of the Bible, is the Word of God. It was venerated as such and was read three times a week in the synagogues through out the Holy Land. There are 154 sedarim (verses) in the Torah which is equal to the 153 fish brought in by the apostles in the boat plus the fish that was already on the fire.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
strengthening Peter.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
leaving us so that we would listen to the Holy Spirit.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
ascending into Heaven.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
- Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, appearing to Mary Magdalene.
- Jesus, remaining 40 days to prepare the apostles for their mission.
- Jesus, instituting the sacrament of Reconciliation.
- Jesus, admonishing Thomas for his unbelief.
- Jesus, commanding the apostles to preach the Gospel.
- Jesus, promising to be with us forever.
- Jesus, reminding us that He is the Word, the Torah. ...The Torah, the first five books of the Bible, is the Word of God. It was venerated as such and was read three times a week in the synagogues through out the Holy Land. There are 154 sedarim (verses) in the Torah which is equal to the 153 fish brought in by the apostles in the boat plus the fish that was already on the fire.
- Jesus, strengthening Peter.
- Jesus, leaving us so that we would listen to the Holy Spirit.
- Jesus, ascending into Heaven
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene.
- Jesus remains 40 days to prepare the apostles for their mission.
- Jesus institutes the sacrament of Reconciliation.
- Jesus admonishes Thomas for his unbelief.
- Jesus commands the apostles to preach the Gospel.
- Jesus promises to be with us forever.
- Jesus reminds us that He is the Word, the Torah. ...The Torah, the first five books of the Bible, is the Word of God. It was venerated as such and was read three times a week in the synagogues through out the Holy Land. There are 154 sedarim (verses) in the Torah which is equal to the 153 fish brought in by the apostles in the boat plus the fish that was already on the fire.
- Jesus strengthens Peter.
- Jesus leaves us so that we would listen to the Holy Spirit.
- Jesus ascends into Heaven
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, who first ascended into heaven on the day of his Resurrection, Sunday. Jesus said to Mary Magdalene don’t hold on to me, I have not yet ascended to the Father (Jn 20:17).
- Jesus, who returned to earth and repeatedly appeared to the apostles and others for forty days after his Resurrection to prove He has truly risen from the dead and to prepare the apostles for their ministry.
- Jesus, who institutes the sacrament of Reconciliation when he says to them “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven and whose sins you retain are retained.” (Jn 20:23).
- Jesus, who commissions the apostles to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth (Mk 16:15) and promises to be with them forever (Mt 28:20).
- Jesus, whose mother, Mary, knew the glory that awaited her son in heaven. She knew that the ascension was a required part of our salvation, but she also knew that it meant separation from Jesus.
- Jesus, who had to leave us so that we would begin to listen and respond to the Holy Spirit who dwells within us (Jn 16:7).
- Jesus, whose Apostle/Evangelist John ends his Gospel as he began it: with a reference to Jesus as the word, the Torah. He tells of the fishing trip for which Jesus provides the same number of fish as there are sedarim (verses) in the Torah. (Jn 21:1-14).
- Jesus, who asks Peter three times if he loves him since Peter denied him three times.
- Jesus, who proceeds to Mt. Olivet, the Mount of Olives, on the fortieth day after the resurrection, accompanied by his Mother and the apostles and disciples. Extending his pierced hands over all in a last blessing, He ascends into heaven. As He ascends a cloud takes him from their sight (Acts 1:9-10).
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus first ascended into heaven on the day of his Resurrection, Sunday. Jesus said to Mary Magdalene don’t hold on to me, I have not yet ascended to the Father (Jn 20:17).
- Jesus returns to earth and repeatedly appeares to the apostles and others for forty days after his Resurrection to prove He has truly risen from the dead and to prepare the apostles for their ministry.
- Jesus institutes the sacrament of Reconciliation when he says to them “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven and whose sins you retain are retained.” (Jn 20:23).
- Jesus commissions the apostles to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth (Mk 16:15) and promises to be with them forever (Mt 28:20).
- Mary, knew the glory that awaited her son in heaven. She knew that the ascension was a required part of our salvation, but she also knew that it meant separation from Jesus.
- Jesus leaves us so that we would begin to listen and respond to the Holy Spirit who dwells within us (Jn 16:7).
- The Apostle/Evangelist John ends his Gospel as he began it: with a reference to Jesus as the word, the Torah. He tells of the fishing trip for which Jesus provides the same number of fish as there are sedarim (verses) in the Torah. (Jn 21:1-14).
- Jesus asks Peter three times if he loves him since Peter denied him three times.
- Jesus proceeds to Mt. Olivet, the Mount of Olives, on the fortieth day after the resurrection, accompanied by his Mother and the apostles and disciples. Extending his pierced hands over all in a last blessing, He ascends into heaven. As He ascends a cloud takes him from their sight (Acts 1:9-10).
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. 'He said: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me."' (Mt 28:18)
- Jesus. 'Go, therefore make disciples of all the nations.' (Mt 28:19)
- Jesus. 'Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.' (Mt 28:19)
- Jesus. 'And teach them to observe all the commands I gave you.' (Mt 28:20)
- Jesus. 'He who believes and is baptized will be saved.' (Mk 16:16)
- Jesus. 'He who does not believe will be condemned.' (Mk 16:16)
- Jesus. 'And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.' (Mt 28:20)
- Jesus. 'As he said this he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. (Acts 1:9)
- Jesus. 'And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven." Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey away.' (Acts 1:10-12)
- Jesus. 'And so the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven; there at the right hand of God he took his place.' (Mk 16:19)
Show middle reflection?
- 'He said: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me."' (Mt 28:18)
- 'Go, therefore make disciples of all the nations.' (Mt 28:19)
- 'Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.' (Mt 28:19)
- 'And teach them to observe all the commands I gave you.' (Mt 28:20)
- 'He who believes and is baptized will be saved.' (Mk 16:16)
- 'He who does not believe will be condemned.' (Mk 16:16)
- 'And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.' (Mt 28:20)
- 'As he said this he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. (Acts 1:9)
- 'And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven." Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey away.' (Acts 1:10-12)
- 'And so the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven; there at the right hand of God he took his place.' (Mk 16:19)
• Glory Be
• Fatima Prayer
•
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of Hope and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of Hope and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
3rd Mystery: The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles
Intention:
We pray for our extended family, our spiritual family and our benefactors.
Let us pray for our parents, our siblings, our grandchildren, great grandchildren, our aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and our friends. We pray for our spiritual family:
our God-children and anyone we mentor in the faith. We pray for their spiritual protection and that their lives
would be fruitful in Christ. Let us pray also for all deceased members of our faith community that they may be speedily released
from their suffering.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose apostles gathered with Mary in the upper room.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Holy Spirit descended on Mary and the apostles.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
pouring out the gifts of the Holy Spirit on all present.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Spirit comes to save, to heal, and to teach.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Spirit comes to counsel, to strengthen and to console.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Spirit comes gently making Himself known as He approaches.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Spirit enabled all gathered to hear Peter in their native language.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Holy Spirit opened the hearts of the people to accept a Christ crucified.
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
for whom Peter and the apostles baptized 3000.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Spirit ratified the New Covenant.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, instituting the sacrament of Confirmation, sending His Spirit as tongues of fire.
- Jesus, providing Wisdom to enable us to aspire after the things of heaven.
- Jesus, providing Understanding to enlighten our minds with the light of divine truth.
- Jesus, providing Counsel to enable us to choose the surest way of pleasing God.
- Jesus, providing Knowledge to enable us to know God.
- Jesus, providing Fortitude to enable us to bear our cross with Jesus.
- Jesus, providing Piety to enable us to find the service of God amiable.
- Jesus, providing Fear of Offending the Lord so that we dread displeasing God.
- Jesus, opening hearts to accept a crucified Christ.
- Jesus, fulfilling the Feast of Pentecost.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus institutes the sacrament of Confirmation, sending His Spirit as tongues of fire.
- The Holy Spirit provides Wisdom to enable us to aspire after the things of heaven.
- The Holy Spirit provides Understanding to enlighten our minds with the light of divine truth.
- The Holy Spirit provides Counsel to enable us to choose the surest way of pleasing God.
- The Holy Spirit provides Knowledge to enable us to know God.
- The Holy Spirit provides Fortitude to enable us to bear our cross with Jesus.
- The Holy Spirit provides Piety to enable us to find the service of God amiable.
- The Holy Spirit provides Fear of Offending the Lord so that we dread displeasing God.
- The Holy Spirit opens hearts to accept a crucified Christ.
- Jesus fulfills the Feast of Pentecost.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose apostles gathered with Mary in the upper room.
- Jesus, whose Holy Spirit descended on Mary and the apostles.
- Jesus, pouring out the gifts of the Holy Spirit on all present.
- Jesus, whose Spirit comes to save, to heal, and to teach.
- Jesus, whose Spirit comes to counsel, to strengthen and to console.
- Jesus, whose Spirit comes gently making Himself known as He approaches.
- Jesus, whose Spirit enabled all gathered to hear Peter in their native language.
- Jesus, whose Holy Spirit opened the hearts of the people to accept a Christ crucified.
- Jesus, for whom Peter and the apostles baptized 3000.
- Jesus, whose Spirit ratified the New Covenant.
Show middle reflection?
- The Apostles gather with Mary in the upper room.
- The Holy Spirit descends on Mary and the apostles.
- The Holy Spirit pours out the gifts of the Holy Spirit on all present.
- The Holy Spirit comes to save, to heal, and to teach.
- The Holy Spirit comes to counsel, to strengthen and to console.
- The Holy Spirit comes gently making Himself known as He approaches.
- The Holy Spirit enables all gathered to hear Peter in their native language.
- The Holy Spirit opens the hearts of the people to accept a Christ crucified.
- Peter and the apostles baptized 3000.
- The Holy Spirit ratifies the New Covenant.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose apostles are gathered in the upper room where Jesus had held the Last Supper (Acts 2:1). They are praying with Mary the Mother of Jesus.
- Jesus, whose Mother and Apostles filled with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, (wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, fortitude, piety, and fear of offending the Lord (Is 11:2)) are enlightened and strengthened to spread the gospel. Having lost all fear of the Jewish leaders, the apostles boldly preach Christ crucified.
- Jesus, whose Feast of Pentecost was a convocation, a dress rehearsal, when all Israelite men were to go to Jerusalem. There were, in Jerusalem for the convocation, devout men from every nation under heaven (Acts 2:5).
- Jesus, whose Holy Spirit provided the noise that caused the crowd to form in the first place. It was the Holy Spirit that prompted those people to investigate the noise. It was the Holy Spirit that enabled each man to hear what the apostles were saying in his native tongue.
- Jesus, whose Holy Spirit also opened the hearts of the people to accept the message of the crucified Christ.
- Jesus, whose Apostle Peter goes forth to preach and together with the other apostles baptizes three thousand (Acts 2:41).
- Jesus, whose Holy Spirit comes gently and makes himself known as He approaches. The Spirit comes with the tenderness of a true friend and protector to save, to heal, to teach, to counsel, to strengthen, to console. The Spirit comes to enlighten the mind first of the one who receives him, and then, through him, the minds of others as well.
- Jesus, whose feast of Pentecost is now the birthday of the Church, for on that day the new covenant is ratified by the Holy Spirit.
Show middle reflection?
- The apostles are gathered in the upper room where Jesus had held the Last Supper (Acts 2:1. They are praying with Mary the Mother of Jesus.
- Mary and Apostles filled with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, fortitude, piety, and fear of offending the Lord (Is 11:2)) are enlightened and strengthened to spread the gospel. Having lost all fear of the Jewish leaders, the apostles boldly preach Christ crucified.
- The Feast of Pentecost was a convocation, a dress rehearsal, when all Israelite men were to go to Jerusalem. There were, in Jerusalem for the convocation, devout men from every nation under heaven (Acts 2:5).
- The Holy Spirit provided the noise that caused the crowd to form in the first place. It was the Holy Spirit that prompted those people to investigate the noise. It was the Holy Spirit that enabled each man to hear what the apostles were saying in his native tongue.
- The Holy Spirit also opened the hearts of the people to accept the message of the crucified Christ.
- The Apostle Peter goes forth to preach and together with the other apostles baptizes three thousand (Acts 2:41).
- The Holy Spirit comes gently and makes himself known as He approaches. The Spirit comes with the tenderness of a true friend and protector to save, to heal, to teach, to counsel, to strengthen, to console. The Spirit comes to enlighten the mind first of the one who receives him, and then, through him, the minds of others as well.
- The feast of Pentecost is now the birthday of the Church, for on that day the new covenant is ratified by the Holy Spirit.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus. 'When Pentecost day came around, they were all together in one place.' (Acts 2:1)
- Jesus. 'Suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house.' (Acts 2:2)
- Jesus. 'And something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire; these separated and came to rest on the head of each of them.' (Acts 2:3)
- Jesus. 'Now there were devout men currently in Jerusalem from every nation under heaven.' (Acts 2:5)
- Jesus. 'And Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed them in a loud voice.' (Acts 2:14)
- Jesus. 'Repent and be baptized, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.' (Acts 2:38)
- Jesus. 'And they accepted what he said and were baptized. That very day about three thousand were added to their number.' (Acts 2:41)
- Jesus. 'Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created; and you shall renew the face of the earth.'
- Jesus. 'Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful; and kindle in them the fire of your love.'
Show middle reflection?
• Glory Be- 'When Pentecost day came around, they were all together in one place.' (Acts 2:1)
- 'Suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house.' (Acts 2:2)
- 'And something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire; these separated and came to rest on the head of each of them.' (Acts 2:3)
- 'Now there were devout men currently in Jerusalem from every nation under heaven.' (Acts 2:5)
- 'And Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed them in a loud voice.' (Acts 2:14)
- 'Repent and be baptized, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.' (Acts 2:38)
- 'And they accepted what he said and were baptized. That very day about three thousand were added to their number.' (Acts 2:41)
- 'Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created; and you shall renew the face of the earth.'
- 'Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful; and kindle in them the fire of your love.'
• Fatima Prayer
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Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Concluding Prayer:
I bind these full blown roses with a petition for the virtue of Charity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
I bind these full blown roses with a petition for the virtue of Charity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
4th Mystery: The Assumption
Intention:
We pray for the Universal Church.
Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will guide the Pope and bishops to implement Jesus’ teachings. We pray for all priests, deacons, religious, and all who live a life totally consecrated to God. We pray for the laity to embrace the call to be laborers in God’s vineyard. We also pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ and all non-believers, and all the holy souls in Purgatory. We pray especially for all those whose lives were consecrated to God and who remain in Purgatory but have no one to pray for them.
Our Father:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses; as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.
1st Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother asked to see all the apostles one last time.
2nd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother is overcome in a rapture of Divine Love.
3rd Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother is placed in a tomb.
4th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
assuming His Mother.
5th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
not leaving His Mother to decay.
6th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother’s Immaculate Conception precluded death.
7th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother told Gilles to tell the pope she did not die.
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“The Blessed Virgin Mary did not die; She ascended to Heaven with Her body and soul” -Message from five year old Gilles Bouhours given to Pope Pius XII during a special private audience May 15th, 1950 exactly three months prior to Pius XII issuing the dogma of the Assumption.
8th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother at Medjugorje said she went to heaven before death
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Message of Monday, October 12th 1981: Mary responded to a question; “Did you go to Heaven before or after death?” By saying “I went to heaven before death.”
9th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother is the new Eve of the Protoevangelium.
10th Hail Mary:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
whose Mother will crush the head of Satan.
Holy Mary
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
Come Holy Spirit.
Come by means of the power of the flame of love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
• Our Father
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose Mother asked to see all the apostles one last time.
- Jesus, whose Mother is overcome in a rapture of Divine Love.
- Jesus, whose Mother is placed in a tomb.
- Jesus, assuming His Mother.
- Jesus, not leaving His Mother to decay.
- Jesus, whose Mother’s Immaculate Conception precluded death.
- Jesus, whose Mother told Gilles to tell the pope she did not die. ...“The Blessed Virgin Mary did not die; She ascended to Heaven with Her body and soul” -Message from five year old Gilles Bouhours given to Pope Pius XII during a special private audience May 15th, 1950 exactly three months prior to Pius XII issuing the dogma of the Assumption.+
The Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus , 41. 42. Pope Pius XII
- Jesus, whose Mother at Medjugorje said she went to heaven before death ...Message of Monday, October 12th 1981: Mary responded to a question; “Did you go to Heaven before or after death?” By saying “I went to heaven before death.”
- Jesus, whose Mother is the new Eve of the Protoevangelium.
- Jesus, whose Mother will crush the head of Satan.
Show middle reflection?
- Mary asked to see all the apostles one last time.
- Mary is overcome in a rapture of Divine Love.
- Mary is placed in a tomb.
- Jesus assumes His Mother.
- Jesus does not leaving His Mother to decay.
- Mary’s Immaculate Conception precluded death.
- Mary told Gilles to tell the pope she did not die. ...“The Blessed Virgin Mary did not die; She ascended to Heaven with Her body and soul” -Message from five year old Gilles Bouhours given to Pope Pius XII during a special private audience May 15th, 1950 exactly three months prior to Pius XII issuing the dogma of the Assumption.+
The Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus , 41. 42. Pope Pius XII
- Mary at Medjugorje said she went to heaven before death ...Message of Monday, October 12th 1981: Mary responded to a question; “Did you go to Heaven before or after death?” By saying “I went to heaven before death.”
- Mary is the new Eve of the Protoevangelium.
- Mary will crush the head of Satan.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, who assumed His Mother into heaven.
- Jesus, whose Mother is most admirable.
- Jesus, whose Mother is the Holy Virgin of Virgins.
- Jesus, whose Mother is the Holy Mother of the Church.
- Jesus, whose Mother is the Mother of divine grace.
- Jesus, whose Mother is most pure.
- Jesus, whose Mother is most chaste.
- Jesus, whose Mother is inviolate.
- Jesus, whose Mother is undefiled.
- Jesus, whose Mother is most amiable.
Show middle reflection?
- Jesus assumes His Mother into heaven.
- Mary is most admirable.
- Mary is the Holy Virgin of Virgins.
- Mary is the Holy Mother of the Church.
- Mary is the Mother of divine grace.
- Mary is most pure.
- Mary is most chaste.
- Mary is inviolate.
- Mary is undefiled.
- Mary is most amiable.
Show full reflection?
- Jesus, whose Blessed Mother goes to live with John, the beloved disciple.
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary lives many years on earth after the death of Jesus. Tradition held that all the apostles except Thomas were present when she was thought to have died.
- Jesus, whose Mother Mary is wholly overcome in a rapture of divine love. She is thought to be dead, so she is placed in a tomb.
- Jesus, whose apostles go to the tomb on the third day after her burial, at the request of St. Thomas, and open the tomb to find only fragrant lilies. Jesus does not permit the sinless body of his Mother to decay in the grave.
- Jesus, for whom the belief in the Assumption of His Mother Mary flows from the belief in her Immaculate Conception: if Mary was preserved from sin by the free gift of God, she would not be bound to experience the consequences of sin (death) in the same way we do.
- Jesus, for whom it seems impossible to think of His Mother, Mary, the one who conceived Christ, brought him forth, nursed him, held him in her arms, and clasped him to her breast, as being apart from Him in body, even though not in soul, after this earthly life.
- Jesus, who as the Son of Mary, our Redeemer could not do otherwise, as the perfect observer of God’s law, than to honor, not only his eternal Father, but also his most beloved Mother. And, since it was within his power to grant her this great honor, to preserve her from the corruption of the tomb, we must believe that He really acted in this way.
- Jesus, whose Mother, the Virgin Mary, has been designated by the holy Fathers as the new Eve, who, although subject to the new Adam, is most intimately associated with him in that struggle against the infernal foe which, as foretold in the protoevangelium (Gen 3:15), would finally result in that most complete victory over sin and death.
- Jesus, who demonstrated His ultimate victory over His enemies by demonstrating His victory over His last enemy "Death" by keeping His mother from Death.
- Jesus, whose Mother in an apparition in Medjugorje, on Monday, October 12th 1981, responded to a question; “Did you go to Heaven before or after death?” By saying “I went to heaven before death.” Further at the beginning of August of 1984, Mary told Jelena: "Prepare for the second millennium of my birth which will take place August 5th, 1984. If Mary had died it would not have been her 2000th birthday as birthdays stop being counted at death.
Show middle reflection?
- Mary goes to live with John, the beloved disciple.
- Mary lives many years on earth after the death of Jesus. Tradition held that all the apostles except Thomas were present when she was thought to have died.
- Mary is wholly overcome in a rapture of divine love. She is thought to be dead, so she is placed in a tomb.
- The apostles go to the tomb on the third day after her burial, at the request of St. Thomas, and open the tomb to find only fragrant lilies. Jesus does not permit the sinless