An in depth look at how the early Jewish-Christians would have viewed the Mysteries of the Rosary, along with an unveiling of the prophecies and signs in the Scriptures pointing to the coming of Christ.
We have added two more Hail Mary sets of reflections for each mystery: "For Peace" derived from old versions of liturgical prayers, and "FOL" derived from the audio rosary put out by the Flame of Love Movement.
We have fixed some errors with the bible links, some versions of the bible split one psalm into 2 and then combined 2 psalms into 1. Thus the number of psalms remains 150 but the numbering is different. So if you click on a psalm you will get to the referenced psalm but the number may be different on the selected bible.
We have added a "Print Rosary" which will print the displayed text. So if you want a hard copy of a particular set of Mystery and/or Hail Mary reflections open the advanced options and select the desired reflections then scroll down and select the Mysteries you want but then also click on the option to display only the refections for each selected set of mysteries. Then click the Print Rosary button. It will show you the pages that you will print so be sure to scroll through the list to make sure you are going to print what you want.
As of Pentecost 2024
We have added the Rosaries for Life compiled by the USCCB. (For Life)
As of Holy Week 2024
we have added the Penitential Psalms (Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, & 143) as a 50th rose Reflection set on the Sorrowful Mysteries. These were provided by Msgr Charles Pope as an option on the Sorrowful Mysteries on several rosaries:
we have separated some of the optional selections as "Advanced Settings". Some people's first reaction has been that this is too complicated.
So now a first time user need only pick the type of Rosary and pray. If they like what they see then they may be motivated to investigate what can be controlled.
We have also added the Focused Rosary which is from a book Linda Bouchard wrote: "Rosary Meditations for Focused Praying" to teach her grandchildren
how to pray a meditative Rosary.
We want to add a ProLife or Rosary for Life. There are many variations on the Web If you have a favorite that is not copyrighted (or the copyright holder is willing to let us use it) let us know by adding a comment or just email me at gfbiltz@gmail.com
This site is being used for group Rosaries if you are already in one and would like to open it up to
others simply add a comment with the times and link. If you would like to join one
come to https://meet.google.com/yry-nbmz-wnm any weekday morning at 6am Pacific, 7am Mountain, 8 am
Central and 9am Eastern time. If you are interested in starting one look into google meet. It is free
for up to 100 users and if you invite users via google meet it adds the meeting to your, and the attendees who have accepted the invite,
calendar so that you get a 30 minute reminder. It also performs very well. The way we do it:
One person shares their screen which is then viewable to all the other users.
We select someone to lead the Opening Prayers, each mystery, and the closing prayers.
the opening prayer leader becomes the responder for the first Mystery
the leader of each mystery becomes the responder for the next Mystery
the person who leads the 5th mystery responds to the closing prayers
This site is largely the result of years of study of the bible and Jewish Culture and History. If you are interested to learn about it
check out https://answeringyourgospelquestions.com
We have added:
An audio rendition of each mystery. They are from the Totus Tuos (All Yours) website. You can select both the Totus Tuos and an additional 50th Rose reflection set. Thus when you display "only reflections" you can read a reflection as you are listening / responding to each Hail Mary.
We have provided a side bar version of settings by clicking the gear at the upper left hand of the page. The settings scroll and are fixed on the page so they are available no matter where you are within the Rosary.
In adition on the botom of the side bar settings is a list of audio renditions of the entire rosary for each of the Mystery sets. Once again you can use the included reflections as you are praying the rosary or you can display additional reflections.
When you bring up the Rosary Page the Mystery for the Day will be initialized. You may of course change the default Mystery (e.g. Joyful for Monday) to any Mystery you would like.
We have added three sets of Renaissance paintings reflections so you can select one of the three Religious Images or one of the Gregorian Chants to provide background audio while you pray.
We have added and supplimented the contemplative Rosary Meditation from America Needs Fatima. There are both Mystery level meditations and 50th Rose meditations. Praying a rosary in which one is presented with a question or something to think about with each Hail Mary is quite different. I personally would find it hard to use in a group rosary because it makes me stop and think but I will use it a lot privately. We have thus also enabled them as optional default meditations.
We have added a set of reflections called "Profound"
to each Mystery and have thus also enabled them as optional
default Meditations. They come from the writings of Bishop
Fulton Sheen. The source can be seen by clicking on
the "+" on the 10th Hail Mary of each Mystery when all the reflections are from the same source
or on the last reflection from a source where multiple Hail Mary
reflections are from the same source.
The Profound reflections are also available on both versions of the Seven Sorrows
Rosary by setting the default Meditations for the 50th Rose
Hail Mary to "Profound".
You may have noticed that we have also
given you a choice of Bible for Biblical references. There
are differences in numbering in Psalms and Malachi. We
have automatically adjusted the links to get you to the
correct place based on the Bible you are using. Every biblical
reference should link to either the chapter or directly to the verse.
If you find one that does not, leave a comment so it can be fixed.
Please, if you find something wrong leave a comment so it can be fixed.
Bishop Sheen used the Knox Bible exclusively. So I would
suggest you set the Bible to the
Knox Bible when you use the Profound Reflections as that is
word for word what he wrote. (to see an alternate translation
just change the Bible and reclick on the link.)
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There are twelve different Rosaries provided. Clicking (touching) on a Rosary Type will open the Rosary below. (You may have to scroll down to see it depending on your screen size.) To get more information about a rosary type click (touch) the plus sign + beside the name of the rosary. To close the Rosary Type that has been opened click the "Close Rosary".
The reflections selectible with "Select a Meditation Set for each Mystery" on this page are Mystery level reflections that will appear before each Mystery. We welcome additional reflection sets and will be happy to include them as selectible options when provided. To submit one just add a comment to this page and you will be contacted.
You will find 7 or more 50th Rose reflection sets (a short reflection for each Hail Mary) available for each Mystery on the Dominican, Flame of Love and Traditional Rosaries.
There are also four study Rosaries, one for each Mystery. If you click (touch) "Choose a Rosary Mystery" it will display the Mysteries. Clicking (touching) an individual Mystery will open it below. To close a study Mystery click/touch the "Close Rosary" radio button. The Study Rosaries will provide you with the historical and contextual background for each Mystery. Plan on an hour or two for each Mystery.
As you read the rosary reflections you may encounter a blue +
which when clicked will open up a source reference. Try it....
To close (remove the additional information) simply click (touch) the blue elipse again. To close the source reference click (touch) the blue "-" which has replaced the blue "+".
You may also encounter an elipse ... which is a grammatical short cut for "and so on". However if the elipse is blue, clicking on it will open up additional information pertenant to the subject at hand. Try it. (above)
To close this intro simply click (touch) again.
Se proporcionan tres rosarios diferentes. Al hacer clic (tocar) en un tipo de rosario se abrirá el rosario a continuación. (Es posible que tengas que desplazarte hacia abajo para verlo dependiendo del tamaño de tu pantalla). Para obtener más información sobre un tipo de rosario, haz clic (toca) el signo más + al lado del nombre del rosario. Para cerrar el tipo de Rosario que se ha abierto, haga clic en "Cerrar Rosario".
Los reflejos seleccionables con "Seleccione un conjunto de meditación para cada Misterio" en esta página son reflejos de nivel Misterio que aparecerán antes de cada Misterio. Damos la bienvenida a conjuntos de reflexiones adicionales y estaremos encantados de incluirlos como opciones seleccionables cuando se proporcionen. Para enviar uno, simplemente agregue un comentario a esta página y será contactado.
Encontrarás 2 o más conjuntos de reflexiones de la 50ª Rosa (una breve reflexión para cada Ave María) disponibles para cada Misterio sobre la Dominicana, Llama de Amor y Rosarios Tradicionales.
Al leer las reflexiones del rosario, es posible que encuentres un color azul: +
que al hacer clic abrirá una referencia de fuente. Pruébalo....
Para cerrar (eliminar la información adicional) simplemente haga clic (toque) la elipse azul nuevamente. Para cerrar la referencia de la fuente, haga clic (toque) el botón azul "-" que ha reemplazado al azul "+".
También puede encontrar una elipse... que es un atajo gramatical para "y así sucesivamente". Sin embargo, si la elipse es azul, al hacer clic en ella se abrirá información adicional relacionada con el tema en cuestión. Pruébalo. (arriba)
Para cerrar esta introducción simplemente haga clic (toque) otra vez.
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When praying together we all need to be using the same words however I have yet to pray a public rosary where someone did not make a contraction out of "Our Father who art in heaven" saying "Our Father who aren't in heaven" so when I pray alone I use the English that I use when I am speaking to my father or mother: "Our Father in heaven, may your name be held holy"...
We should have a specific intention for our prayers. We have provided a default set for each of the 5 mysteries on each rosary. If you would rather use your own intentions just un- click this option.
The Flame of Love Movement adds a phrase "Spread the effect of the grace of Thy Flame of Love over all humanity," before "now and at the hour of our death." in the Hail Mary.
Jesus promised that for every three Hail Marys said this way 10 souls would be released from purgatory.
Thus there are many who use this site that want that incorporated in all the rosaries they pray. If you would like to do so, just select this option.
The Amici di Giuseppe rosary is an implementation of the “Fiftieth Rose’s Second shorter method” described in St. Louis de Montfort’s book The Secret of the Rosary.
Amici di Giuseppe, “Friends of St. Joseph,” is a fellowship of men committed to growing in holiness in their lives as husbands and fathers according to the life of St. Joseph in the Holy Family at Nazareth. It is an organization that is an extension of Paradisus Dei, “Paradise of God”. Paradisus Dei is an organization that helps families discover the superabundance of God within marriage and family life. It has chapters in 44 states and multiple countries. Mark Hartfiel of Paradisus Dei while visiting the Franciscan University in Stuebenville, Ohio joined a group of students in saying a rosary. The students were using the Second shorter method. Mark was impressed that it focused each Hail Mary on the Mystery that was being said. Mark points out that the Hail Mary can be divided into two halves which we do when there is a leader and responders. The very center of the two halves is the name “Jesus.” Adding the reflective phrase at the name of Jesus focuses the participants on the individual mystery.
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.
L.L. Bouchard’s Focused Rosary is an implementation of the “Fiftieth Rose’s Second shorter method” described in St. Louis de Montfort’s book The Secret of the Rosary.
The meditations were put together by Linda Bouchard for her grandchildren to teach them the meditative aspect of praying a rosary.
This Scriptural Rosary supplements the Brazen Serpent Rosary developed by the Corps of Renewal and Charity (CORAC).
The CORAC Brazen Serpent Rosary supplements the Brazen Serpent Prayer often prayed by members of the Corps of Renewal and Charity (CORAC) for their own well-being and for that of others, especially those who have experienced adverse reactions to COVID shots.
Throughout Scripture, the Lord demonstrates His power to heal people both physically and spiritually, when they turn to Him with humble trust and with acceptance of God’s will.
The CORAC National Prayer Teams Committee has created this special Rosary using five healing passages from Scripture. We meditate upon these beautiful mysteries while praying the decades of the Rosary, asking Our Lady to intercede for us as we, in turn, intercede for those whom we encounter in our daily lives.
The Power of the Rosary
The Blessed Virgin Mary plays an important role in salvation history. She gave birth to the Savior of the world, and because she was so closely united to Jesus in his life and death, she was also given the privilege of sharing in Christ's triumph over Satan. In this, she becomes an example to all Christians, reminding us that we are to crush the ancient serpent under our feet.
This becomes quite clear in the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which shows Mary wearing a beautiful mantle; the stars in the pattern the same as the constellations in the sky when she appeared to Saint Juan Diego in 1531. Although her mantle is turquoise (a sign of royalty), she looks downward in humility, with her hands folded in prayer above a dark ribbon around her waist (a symbol of pregnancy), as she stands atop a crescent moon (a reference to Revelation 12:1).
What most people fail to notice is the head of the serpent at Mary's feet among the folds of her dress. Although we say "Guadalupe," the word Saint Juan Diego used in describing Mary was "Coatlaxopeuh" which means "she who crushes the serpent."
Pope Pius XI once said that "the rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin. If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors." His words speak to a truth that the Church has recognized for centuries. In addition to blessing us with joy and peace, the Blessed Mother also protects us from harm. The devil and his demons tremble before her. They could not tempt her into sin, and they know what a powerful intercessor she is, calling us to conversion and a return to the Lord.
This intercession and protection is what one hopes for when praying the rosary. We trust that Christ will not turn away from His mother when she looks upon Him with loving eyes and pleads for mercy on our behalf.
"In dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of Mary, call upon Mary," notes Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. "While invoking her, you shall never lose heart; so long as she is in your mind, you are safe from deception; while she holds your hand, you cannot fall; under her protection you have nothing to fear; if she walks before you, you shall not grow weary; if she shows you favor, you shall reach the goal." That goal, of course, is her Son, Jesus Christ.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen knew that one of the most profound ways to find Christ is in the rosary. More than a mantra, each mystery allows us to reflect on the message of the Gospel, the pivotal moments in the life of Jesus and His mother. "The rosary is the book of the blind," he says, "where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the rosary is beyond description."
https://opwest.org/poweroftherosary
“Elizabeth Kindelmann was a laywoman from Budapest, Hungary who died in 1985. She, like St. Faustina, was given a mission by God and His Mother for His Church to emphasize a special Grace from God for His Church. She was always obedient to priests and bishops. Our Lady told her to gather 12 special pastors, four from within Budapest and 8 from outside the city to start a Movement to spread this special Grace to the whole world. Elizabeth was instructed to keep a Diary, which explains the special Grace, which God calls the “Grace from the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” and “the greatest Grace given to mankind since the Incarnation”. God promised that this Grace would be spread to the whole world.
In the Diary, our Lady always speaks about the “Cause”, i.e. the Flame of Love Movement . She asks Elizabeth to be zealous and to speak often to these priests about “moving the Cause ahead.” Her priest-confessors were sometimes slow to understand and slow to act, even though our Lady asked for action. Yet, they were accepting and sympathetic toward Elizabeth.
Fr. Gabriel Rona, S.J., a Hungarian priest, was also a missionary to Latin America and translated her diary into Spanish. (His book was used for the English translations of both the entire diary and the Simplified Version). He was appointed the Spiritual Director of the Movement for many years. In 1989, Cardinal Echeverria Ruiz (Archdiocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador) approved Fr. Rona’s translation. In 1996, he approved the statutes of the Flame of Love Movement for his archdiocese and asked the Holy Father to approve the Movement for the whole world. Cardinal Stafford, prefect for the Congregation for the Laity, sent a letter encouraging the Cardinal in his work.
Cardinal Peter Erdo, Archbishop of Elizabeth’s Archdiocese of Budapest, went deeper into the question by establishing a theological commission. In 2009, Cardinal Erdo said that the commission found her writings free from error. He gave his imprimatur; wrote about the importance of this Movement of Grace as a gift from God; and also formally established the Flame of Love as a lay movement in his archdiocese.
Since then, other Hungarian dioceses have done the same, as have other dioceses around the world. In the United States, the Flame of Love Movement is just beginning under the International Pious Association of the Faithful established to spread the Message to the whole world. This association has been in existence for many years in other countries of the world.
Anthony Mullen (who lives in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia where the National Center is located) has been named National Director by the International Association. Archbishop Chaput (Philadelphia) gave his imprimatur to the English translation from the Spanish of the Flame of Love Book released by the Center.
We see ourselves as a grassroots movement, trying to faithfully and prudently put into practice the desires of God and our Mother as described in the Diary. We pledge total loyalty and obedience to the Church. We especially invite all priests and religious to help us to guide this new Movement solely for God’s glory in His Church and according to His Will.”
The Franciscan Crown has variously been called the Franciscan Rosary, the Seraphic Rosary or the Rosary of the Seven Joys of Our Lady. The "Seven Joys" is a devotion that recalls seven joyful episodes in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The practice originated among the Franciscans in early 15th-century Italy. The themes resemble the 12th-century Gaudes, Latin praises that ask Mary to rejoice because God has favored her in various ways.
The Franciscan historian, Father Luke Wadding [1] dates the origin of the Franciscan Crown to the year 1422. In 1422 an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary took place in Assisi, to a Franciscan novice named James. As a child, he had had the custom of offering daily to the Virgin Mary a hand made crown of roses. When he entered the Friars Minor, he became distressed that he would no longer be able to offer this gift. The Blessed Virgin appeared to him to give him comfort and showed him another daily offering that he might do: to pray every day seven decades of Hail Marys, meditating between each decade on one of the seven joys that she had experienced in her life: the Annunciation, Visitation, Birth of our Lord, Adoration of the Magi, Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple, the Resurrection of Our Lord, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and her Coronation into heaven. Friar James began this devotion. One day the Director of Novices saw him praying and an angel was with him who was weaving a crown of roses, placing a lily of gold between each of the ten roses. When the novice had finished praying, the angel placed the crown upon Him. The Director asked Friar James what this vision meant. After hearing the explanation, he told the other friars and soon this devotion spread throughout the Franciscan family.
Among the Friars Minor, the promotion of this devotion is attributed to St. Bonaventure, Bl. Cherubin of Spoleto, St. John Capistran, Pelbart of TemesvᲬ and St. Bernadine of Siena to mention a few. St. Bernadine is also said to have had a vision of the Virgin Mary when he was meditating on the seven joys of Mary.
http://www.patrioticrosary.com/patriotic-rosary.html
This is a rosary that takes advantage of the 50 Hail Marys to pray one for each of the states. It is a prayer for our country.
For more in-depth information about the Patriotic Rosary, Caritas of Birmingham has posted more information available free on their official Medjugorje site.
This rosary serves as a means of fighting the many forces of evil that oppress us by asking for reparation for specific sins.
As an act of love, it also makes reparation for sin — both our own sins and for a world that has turned against God.
There are variations in the prayers. We have included 2 of them.
The Servite Rosary owes its origin to the Servite Order founded by the Seven Holy Founders in 1233. From the beginning, they dedicated their lives to Our Lady of Sorrows.
The Servite Rosary is comprised of 7 decades in memory of Mary’s 7 sorrows. It is customary to begin with an Act of Contrition, to call to mind the role our sins had in Mary’ sufferings. At the beginning of each group, the sorrow is announced, followed by an Our Father and seven Hail Marys. At the end of the rosary, we say 3 Hail Marys in honor of Our Lady’s tears. See https://www.ourladymountcarmel.com/blog/pray-servite-rosary for details and promises
Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow?" (Lamentations 1:12)
The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows dates back to the Middle Ages, but it gained new popularity following the Marian apparitions in Kibeho, which have been approved by the Catholic Church. During Mary's apparitions to Marie-Claire Mukangango, she assigned the young visionary a mission to reintroduce this special rosary to the world. Before her untimely death, Marie Claire did just that, traveling widely to teach it to thousands of people, who then taught it to thousands of others. (Marie-Claire was killed in the genocide of over a million people in Rwanda, a tragedy that was foretold through visions of rivers of blood that the young people in Kibeho received several years before the killings.)
She (the Holy Virgin) promised that when prayed with an open and repentant heart, the rosary would win us the Lord's forgiveness for our sins and free our souls from guilt and remorse. She also promised that over time, the rosary would develop within us a deep understanding of why we sin, and that knowledge would give us the wisdom and strength to change or remove any internal flaws, weaknesses of character, or personality faults causing unhappiness and keeping us from enjoying the joyous life God intended for us...
Meditations composed by Most Rev. Scott McCaig, CC. Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada and former General Superior of the Companions of the Cross Society of Apostolic Life
El poder del Rosario
La Santísima Virgen María juega un papel importante en la historia de la salvación. Ella dio a luz al Salvador del mundo y, debido a que estuvo tan estrechamente unida a Jesús en su vida y muerte, también se le dio el privilegio de participar en el triunfo de Cristo sobre Satanás. En esto, ella se convierte en un ejemplo para todos los cristianos, recordándonos que debemos aplastar a la serpiente antigua bajo nuestros pies.
Esto queda bastante claro en la imagen de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, que muestra a María vistiendo un hermoso manto; Las estrellas en el patrón son las mismas que las constelaciones en el cielo cuando se apareció a San Juan Diego en 1531. Aunque su manto es turquesa (un signo de realeza), mira hacia abajo con humildad, con las manos cruzadas en oración sobre un fondo oscuro. cinta alrededor de su cintura (un símbolo de embarazo), mientras está de pie sobre una luna creciente (una referencia a Apocalipsis 12:1).
Lo que la mayoría de la gente no nota es la cabeza de la serpiente a los pies de María entre los pliegues de su vestido. Aunque decimos "Guadalupe", la palabra que usó San Juan Diego para describir a María fue "Coatlaxopeuh", que significa "la que aplasta la serpiente".
El Papa Pío XI dijo una vez que "el rosario es un arma poderosa para ahuyentar a los demonios y guardarse del pecado. Si deseáis paz en vuestros corazones, en vuestros hogares y en vuestra patria, reunios cada tarde para rezar el Rosario". . No dejes pasar ni un día sin decirlo, por muy agobiados que estés con muchos cuidados y trabajos." Sus palabras hablan de una verdad que la Iglesia ha reconocido durante siglos. Además de bendecirnos con alegría y paz, la Santísima Madre también nos protege de cualquier daño. El diablo y sus demonios tiemblan ante ella. No pudieron tentarla a pecar y saben qué poderosa intercesora es ella, llamándonos a la conversión y al regreso al Señor.
Esta intercesión y protección es lo que se espera al rezar el rosario. Confiamos en que Cristo no se alejará de su madre cuando ella lo mire con ojos amorosos y suplique misericordia por nosotros.
"Elizabeth Kindelmann era una laica de Budapest, Hungría, que murió en 1985. A ella, al igual que Santa Faustina, Dios y Su Madre le dieron la misión de enfatizar una Gracia especial de Dios para Su Iglesia. Ella siempre fue obediente a los sacerdotes y obispos. Nuestra Señora le dijo que reuniera a 12 pastores especiales, cuatro de Budapest y 8 de fuera de la ciudad para iniciar un Movimiento para difundir esta Gracia especial al mundo entero. Isabel recibió instrucciones de llevar un Diario, que explica la Gracia especial, que Dios llama la "Gracia de la Llama de Amor del Inmaculado Corazón de María" y "La Gracia más grande dada a la humanidad desde la Encarnación". Dios prometió que esta Gracia se extendería al mundo entero.
En el Diario, Nuestra Señora habla siempre de la "Causa", es decir, del Movimiento Llama de Amor. Pide a Isabel que sea celosa y hable a menudo con estos sacerdotes sobre "hacer avanzar la Causa". Sus sacerdotes confesores a veces tardaron en comprender y actuar, aunque Nuestra Señora pidió acción. Sin embargo, aceptaron y simpatizaron con Isabel
P. Gabriel Rona, S.J., un sacerdote húngaro, también fue missio Elizabeth Kindelmann era una laica de Budapest, Hungría, que murió en 1985. A ella, al igual que Santa Faustina, Dios y Su Madre le dieron la misión de enfatizar una Gracia especial de Dios para Su Iglesia. Ella siempre fue obediente a los sacerdotes y obisnario a América Latina y tradujo su diario al español. (Su libro se utilizó para las traducciones al inglés tanto del diario completo como de la versión simplificada). Fue nombrado Director Espiritual del Movimiento durante muchos años. En 1989, el Cardenal Echeverría Ruiz (Arquidiócesis de Guayaquil, Ecuador) aprobó al P. La traducción de Ron. En 1996 aprobó los estatutos del Movimiento Llama de Amor para su archidiócesis y pidió al Santo Padre que aprobara el Movimiento para todo el mundo. El cardenal Stafford, prefecto de la Congregación para los Laicos, envió una carta animando al cardenal en su trabajo.
El cardenal Peter Erdo, arzobispo de la archidiócesis de Budapest de Isabel, profundizó en la cuestión creando una comisión teológica. En 2009, el cardenal Erdo dijo que la comisión encontró que sus escritos estaban libres de errores. Dio su visto bueno; escribió sobre la importancia de este Movimiento de Gracia como don de Dios; y también estableció formalmente la Llama de Amor como un movimiento laico en su arquidiócesis.
Desde entonces, otras diócesis húngaras han hecho lo mismo, al igual que otras diócesis de todo el mundo. En los Estados Unidos, el Movimiento Llama de Amor apenas está comenzando bajo la Asociación Piadosa Internacional de los Fieles establecida para difundir el Mensaje a todo el mundo. Esta asociación existe desde hace muchos años en otros países del mundo.
Anthony Mullen (que vive en la Arquidiócesis de Filadelfia, donde se encuentra el Centro Nacional) ha sido nombrado Director Nacional de la Asociación Internacional. El Arzobispo Chaput (Filadelfia) dio su visto bueno a la traducción al inglés del español del Libro Llama de Amor publicada por el Centro.
Nos consideramos un movimiento de base, que trata de poner en práctica fiel y prudentemente los deseos de Dios y de nuestra Madre tal como se describen en el Diario. Prometemos total lealtad y obediencia a la Iglesia. Invitamos especialmente a todos los sacerdotes y religiosos a que nos ayuden a guiar este nuevo Movimiento únicamente para la gloria de Dios en Su Iglesia y según Su Voluntad.”
An in depth look at how the early Jewish-Christians would have viewed the Mysteries of the Rosary, along with an unveiling of the prophecies and signs in the Scriptures pointing to the coming of Christ.
Una mirada en profundidad a cómo los primeros judíos cristianos habrían visto los Misterios del Rosario, junto con una revelación de las profecías y señales en las Escrituras que apuntan a la venida de Cristo.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
En el nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo. Amén.
Introductory Prayers(Spoken by Priest, Deacon or Lay-Leader)
Preces introductoriae(A presbytero, diacono vel laico)
Oraciones introductorias(Hablado por sacerdote, diácono o líder laico)
Make the Sign of the Cross
Fac signum Crucis
Hacer la señal de la Cruz
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.
Creo en Dios, Padre todopoderoso, creador del Cielo y de la Tierra. Creo en Jesucristo su único Hijo, Nuestro Seńor, que fue concebido por obra y gracia del Espíritu Santo; nació de Santa María Virgen; padeció bajo el poder de Poncio Pilato; fue crucificado, muerto y sepultado; descendió a los infiernos; al tercer día resucitó de entre los muertos; subió a los cielos y está a la diestra de Dios Padre; desde allí ha de venir a juzgar a los vivos y a los muertos.
Creo en el Espíritu Santo, en la Santa Iglesia Católica, la comunón de los Santos en el perdon de los pecados la resurrección de los muertos y la vida eterna. Amén.
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.
Our Father:
Pater Nostra:
Padre Nuestro:
Prayers for the pope and for the indulgences attached to our prayers.
Orationes pro Papa et pro indulgentiis orationibus nostris adnexis.
Oraciones por el Papa y por las indulgencias adjuntas a nuestras oraciones.
Hail Mary:
Ave Maria:
Ave María:
Closing Prayers:
Consecration of Elected Officials
La consagración de los funcionariosiones electos
Orationes claudendo
Oraciones finales:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity 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.
Aeterne Pater, tibi offero Pretiosissimum Corpus et Sanguinem, animam et divinitatem Divini Filii tui, in communione cum Missis.
hodie celebrantur per orbem terrarum pro omnibus sanctis animabus in purgatorio, pro peccatoribus ubique, pro peccatoribus in universa ecclesia,
illae domi meae et familiae meae. Amen.
Padre Eterno, te ofrezco el Preciosísimo Cuerpo y Sangre, Alma y Divinidad de Tu Divino Hijo, Jesús, en unión con las Misas.
celebrado hoy en todo el mundo, por todas las almas santas del purgatorio, por los pecadores de todas partes, por los pecadores de la iglesia universal,
los de mi propia casa y los de mi familia. Amén.
Final Prayers for the Holy Souls:
Orationes finales pro Animarum Sanctarum:
Oraciones finales por las santas almas:
Rosary Prayer:
Rosarium precationis:
Oración del Rosario:
Glory Be:
Gloria Patri:
Gloria al Padre:
Come Holy Spirit:
Veni Sancte Spiritus:
Ven Espíritu Santo:
Padre nuestro, que estás en el cielo. Santificado sea tu nombre. Venga tu reino. Hágase tu voluntad en la tierra como en el cielo.
Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día. Perdona nuestras ofensas, como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden. No nos dejes caer en tentación y líbranos del mal. Amén.
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,
Dios te salve Maria llena eres de gracia el Senor es contigo bendita eres entre todas la mujeres y bendito el fruto de tu vientre
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.
Santa Maria Madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores, derrama el efecto de gracia de tu Llama de Amor sobre toda la humanidad, ahora y en la hora de Nuestra muerte. 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.
Santa María, Madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores, ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte. Amén.
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.
Gloria al Padre, al Hijo y al Espíritu Santo.
Como era en el principio, ahora y siempre, por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
Fatima Prayer:
Oratio Fatimae:
Oración de Fátima:
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.
Oh Jesús mío,
perdona nuestros pecados, sálvanos del fuego del infierno. Lleva al cielo a todas las almas, especialmente las más necesitadas de tu misericordia.
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.
Ven Espíritu Santo.
Venid por medio del poder de la llama de amor del Inmaculado Corazón de María.
Select the Mystery (ies)
Seleccione el (los) Misterio(s)
Joyful Mysteries
Misterios Gozosos
Luminous Mysteries
Misterios Luminosos
Sorrowful Mysteries
Misterios Dolorosos
Glorious Mysteries
Misterios Gloriosos
Hail Holy Queen
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
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
Salve Regina
Dios te salve, Reina y Madre de misericordia, vida, dulzura y esperanza nuestra; Dios te salve. A Ti clamamos los desterrados hijos de Eva; a Ti suspiramos, gimiendo y llorando, en este valle de lágrimas. Ea, pues, Señora, abogada nuestra, vuelve a nosotros esos tus ojos misericordiosos, y después de este destierro muéstranos a Jesús, fruto bendito de tu vientre. ¡Oh clemente, oh piadosa, oh dulce Virgen María! Ruega por nosotros Santa Madre de Dios.
Para que seamos dignos de alcanzar las promesas de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Amén.
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.
Oh Dios de quién Único Hijo nos ha otorgado los beneficios de la vida eterna, concédenos la gracia que te pedimos mientras meditamos los Misterios del Mas Santo Rosario de la Bienaventurada Virgen María, debemos imitar lo que contienen y obtener lo que prometen, a través del mismo Cristo Nuestro Señor. Amen.
Que la Asistencia Divina permanezca siempre con nosotros, y que las almas de los Fieles Difuntos, por la misericordia de Dios. Que descanse en paz. Amén.
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
Unitas Oratio:
Mi Jesu venerande, pedes nostri simul iter faciant. Manus nostrae in unum colligant. Sit corda nostra beat simul. Sit animabus nostris in concordia. Cogitationes nostrae sint sicut unum. Auribus nostris simul audiat silentium. Utinam oculi nostri se mutuo penitus perfundant. Oremus pariter labia nostra, ut ab aeterno Patre misericordiam consequamur. Amen
Unitas Oratio:
Que nuestros pies vayan juntos;
que nuestras manos recojan unidas;
que nuestros corazones latan al unísono;
que nuestro interior sienta lo mismo;
que el pensamiento de nuestras mentes sea uno;
que nuestros oídos escuchen juntos el silencio;
que nuestras miradas se compenetren profundamente, fundiéndose la una en la otra,
y que nuestros labios supliquen juntos al Eterno Padre para alcanzar misericordia.
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 wound of your Sacred Shoulder with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wounds of your Sacred Hands with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wounds of Your Sacred Feet, with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wound of your Sacred Side with sorrow deep and true. τ
Nosmet Patri caelesti offerimus per omnia vulnera Salvatoris nostri Iesu Christi.
Sanctissimi Capitis tui vulnera cum moerore profunde et vera osculamur.
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Sanctissimi Latus tui vulnera cum moerore profunde et vera osculamur. τ
Sanctissimi Manus tui vulnera cum moerore profunde et vera osculamur. τ
Sanctissimi Pedes tui vulnera cum moerore profunde et vera osculamur.
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Sanctissimi Humeri tui vulnera cum moerore profunde et vera osculamur. τ
Nos Ofrecemos Nosotros al Padre Celestial por las Heridas de Nuestro senor Jesucristo:
Besamos las heridas de sus Sagrada Cabeza, con dolor profundo y verdaderoτ
Besamos las heridas de sus Sagrada Hombros, con dolor profundo y verdaderoτ
Besamos las heridas de sus Sagrada Manos, con dolor profundo y verdaderoτ
Besamos las heridas de sus Sagrada Pies, con dolor profundo y verdaderoτ
Besamos las heridas de sus Sagrada Lado Derechoa, con dolor profundo y verdaderoτ
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of
the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the
power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of
souls.
Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio, contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium. Imperet illi Deus, supplices deprecamur: tuque, Princeps militiae caelestis, Satanam aliosque spiritus malignos, qui ad perditionem animarum pervagantur in mundo, divina virtute, in infernum detrude.
San Miguel Arcángel, defiéndenos en la lucha. Sé nuestro amparo contra la perversidad y acechanzas del
demonio. Que Dios manifieste sobre él su poder, es nuestra humilde súplica. Y tú, oh Príncipe de la
Milicia Celestial, con el poder que Dios te ha conferido, arroja al infierno a Satanás, y a los demás
espíritus malignos que vagan por el mundo para la perdición de las almas. Amén.
Act of Contrition:
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend You, my God, You Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.
Actus Contritionis
Deus meus, ex toto corde poenitet me omnium meorum peccatorum, eaque detestor, quia peccando, non solum poenas a Te iuste statutas promeritus sum, sed praesertim quia offendi Te, summum bonum, ac dignum qui super omnia diligaris. Ideo firmiter propono, adiuvante gratia Tua, de cetero me non peccaturum peccandique occasiones proximas fugiturum. Amen.
Acto de Contrición:
Dios mío, con todo mi corazón, Me arrepiento de todo el mal que he hecho Y de todo el bueno que he dejado de hacer. Al pecar, te he ofendido a ti, que eres el Supremo Bien Y digno de ser amado sobre todas las cosas. Propongo firmemente, con la ayuda de tu gracia, Hacer penitencia, no volver de pecar, Y huir de las occasiones de pecado. Señ, por los méritos de la Pasión de Nuestro Salvador, Jesucristo, Apiádate de mí. Amén.
Apostle's Creed
Credo
El Credo
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Memorare
Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria, non esse auditum a saeculo, quemquam ad tua currentem praesidia, tua implorantem auxilia, tua petentem suffragia, esse derelictum. Ego tali animatus confidentia, ad te, Virgo Virginum, Mater, curro, ad te venio, coram te gemens peccator assisto. Noli, Mater Verbi, verba mea despicere; sed audi propitia et exaudi. Amen.
Memorare
Acordaos, oh piadosísima Virgen María!,que jamás se ha oído decir que ninguno de los que han acudido a vuestra protección, implorando tu auxilio, haya sido desamparado. Animado por esta confianza, a Vos acudo, Madre, Virgen de la vírgenes, y gimiendo bajo el peso de mis pecados me atrevo a comparecer ante Vos. Madre de Dios, no desechéis mis súplicas, antes bien, escuchadlas y acogedlas benignamente. Amén.
Prayer for the propagation of the Flame of Love
Blessed Virgin Mary, our cherished heavenly Mother, you love God and us, your children, so much that you offer us to your
Divine Son Jesus on the Cross, to forgive us by our Heavenly Father and to obtain our salvation. Thus, all those who believe
in Him do not perish but obtain eternal life with Him. With a filial confidence, we pray to you, Virgin Mary, that the Flame of Love
of your Immaculate Heart, kindled by the Holy Spirit, you ignite in our languid hearts the fire of a perfect love for God
and all humanity, so that, together with you, with one heart, we love God and our neighbor. Help us to transmit this holy
Flame to all people of good will. That way, the Flame of Love will extinguish hatred everywhere on earth, and Jesus,
the Prince of Peace, will be the King and center of all hearts in the Sacrament of His Love on the throne of our altars. Amen
My Adorable Jesus, we ask you to take us in spirit before Your Eucharistic Presence throughout the world. Take us and place us
where we belong in the Divine Fire. Share with us your Mother, the Immaculate Conception.
Oratio ad Flammam Amoris propagandam
Beata Virgo Maria, Mater caelestis dilecta, Deum amas et nos, filios tuos, in tantum ut nos tuis offeras.
Divinum Filium Jesum in cruce, ut remittat nobis per Patrem nostrum caelestem et ad nostram obtinendam salutem. Sic omnes credentes
in ipso non pereunt, sed adipiscuntur vitam aeternam. Fiducia filiali, te oramus, virgo Maria, ut flamma amoris
tui immaculati Cordis tui, Spiritu Sancto accenso, languentibus cordibus ignem perfectae dilectionis ad Deum accendis.
et omnem humanitatem, ut una tecum corde uno Deum et proximum diligamus. Adiuva nos ut hoc sanctum transmittat
Flamma est omnibus hominibus bonae voluntatis. Sic ubique in terris odium extinguet flamma Amoris, et Jesum;
Princeps pacis erit Rex et centrum omnium cordium in Sacramento amoris sui in throno altarium nostrorum. Amen
Mi Iesu venerande, te rogamus ut coram tua eucharistica praesentia in universo mundo nos in spiritu suscipias. tolle nos et pone nos
ubi nos sumus in igne divino. Communico nobiscum Matrem tuam, Conceptionem Immaculatam.
Oración por la propagación de la Llama del Amor
Santísima Virgen María, nuestra querida Madre celestial, tanto amas a Dios y a nosotros, tus hijos, que nos ofreces a tu
Divino Hijo Jesús en la Cruz, para que nos perdone por nuestro Padre Celestial y obtenga nuestra salvación. Así, todos aquellos que creen
en Él no perezcáis, sino obtened la vida eterna. Con filial confianza te rogamos, Virgen María, que la Llama del Amor
de tu Inmaculado Corazón, encendido por el Espíritu Santo, enciendes en nuestros lánguidos corazones el fuego de un perfecto amor a Dios
y a toda la humanidad, para que, junto a vosotros, con un solo corazón, amemos a Dios y al prójimo. Ayúdanos a transmitir este santo
Llama a todas las personas de buena voluntad. De esa manera, la Llama del Amor apagará el odio en todas partes de la tierra, y Jesús,
el Príncipe de la Paz, será Rey y centro de todos los corazones en el Sacramento de Su Amor en el trono de nuestros altares. Amén
Mi Adorable Jesús, te pedimos que nos lleves en espíritu ante Tu Presencia Eucarística en todo el mundo. Llévanos y colócanos
donde pertenecemos en el Fuego Divino. Comparte con nosotros tu Madre, la Inmaculada Concepción.
Oh Angel of God, my guardian dear
To whom God's love commits me here.
Ever this day, be at my side
To light and guard, to rule and guide.
From sinful stain, oh keep me free,
And in death’s hour, my helper be. Amen
O Angela Dei, custos mi
Cui amor Dei me hic committit.
Semper hodie esto apud me
Illuminare et custodire, regere et regere.
Ab peccati labe, heu, me libera,
Et in morte & hora mea, Adiutor meus esto. Amen
Oh Ángel de Dios, mi guardián querido
A quien el amor de Dios me compromete aquí.
Siempre este día, quédate a mi lado
Para iluminar y proteger, para gobernar y guiar.
De la mancha pecaminosa, oh mantenme libre,
Y en la hora de la muerte, sé mi ayuda. Amén
Invocation to the Holy Spirit:
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 Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity 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.
Invocatio ad Spiritum Sanctum:
Veni Sancte Spiritus.
Veni per de pŏtentĭa flamma de ămōris de Immaculati cordis María.
Intentio: Oramus hoc Rosarium pro Animabus Sanctis in Purgatorio: familiares nostri
praecesserunt dilectos nostros, qui nos praecesserunt obliti, et orationibus nostris maxime indigent. Sic oramus;
Aeterne Pater, tibi offero Pretiosissimum Corpus et Sanguinem, animam et divinitatem Divini Filii tui, in communione cum Missis.
hodie celebrantur per orbem terrarum pro omnibus sanctis animabus in purgatorio, pro peccatoribus ubique, pro peccatoribus in universa ecclesia,
illae domi meae et familiae meae. Amen.
Oramus etiam pro omnibus intentionibus specialibus hac die expressis, necnon pro intentionibus specialibus in cordibus et animabus singulorum participantium in hoc Rosario et Cenaculo detenti. Amen.
Omnes sancti et vos in caelisOra nobiscum.
Invocación al Espíritu Santo::
Ven Espíritu Santo.
Venid por medio del poder de la llama de amor del Inmaculado Corazón de María.
Intención: Rezamos este rosario por las Santas Almas del Purgatorio:
nuestros familiares que
nos han precedido, nuestros seres queridos que nos han precedido, los olvidados y los más necesitados de nuestras oraciones. Así rezamos:
Padre Eterno, Te ofrezco el Preciosísimo Cuerpo y Sangre, Alma y Divinidad de Tu Divino Hijo, Jesús, en unión con las Misas
celebradas hoy en todo el mundo, por todas las santas almas del purgatorio, por los pecadores de todo el mundo, por los pecadores de la Iglesia universal,
por los de mi propia casa y dentro de mi familia. Amén.
Rezamos también por todas las intenciones especiales expresadas en este día, así como por las intenciones especiales guardadas en el corazón y en el alma de cada uno de los participantes en este rosario y Cenáculo. Amén.
Todos los santos y santas del cielo Reza con nosotros.
Anima Christi
Soul of Christ,
sanctify me;
Body of Christ,
save me;
Blood of Christ,
inebriate me;
Water from the side of Christ,
wash me;
Passion of Christ,
strengthen me;
O good Jesus
hear me;
Within Your wounds
hide me;
separated from You,
let me never be;
From the evil one
protect me;
At the hour of my death,
call me;
And close to You
bid me;
That with Your saints, I may be praising You forever and ever.
Amen.
Anima Christi,
Anima Christi,
sanctifica me.
Corpus Christi, salva me.
Sanguis Christi, inebria me.
Aqua lateris Christi, lava me.
Passio Christi, conforta me.
O bone Iesu, exaudi me.
Intra tua vulnera absconde me.
Ne permittas me separari a te.
Ab hoste maligno defende me.
In hora mortis meae voca me.
Et iube me venire ad te,
Ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Anima Christi,
ALMA de Cristo, santifícame
Cuerpo de Cristo, sálvame
Sangre de Cristo, embriágame
Agua del costado de Cristo, lávame
Pasión de Cristo, confórtame
Oh buen Jesús, óyeme
Dentro de tus llagas, escóndeme
No permitas que me separe de Tí
Del maligno enemigo, defiéndeme
En la hora de mi muerte, llámame
Y mándame ir a Tí
Para que con Tus santos Te alabe
Por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
Prayer to St. Joseph
To you, Oh blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation, and having implored the help of your most holy spouse,
we confidently invoke your patronage also. Through that charity which bound you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God,
and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you to graciously regard the inheritance
which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood, and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.
Oh most watchful Guardian of the Holy Family, defend the children of God; Oh most loving father, ward off from
us every contagion of error and corrupting influence. Oh our most mighty protector, be kind to us and from heaven assist us in
our struggle with the power of darkness. As you once rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God’s Holy
Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity. Shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection, so that,
supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness, and to obtain eternal happiness in
heaven. Amen.
St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Pray for us.
St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church Pray for us.
St. Joseph, Terror of demons Pray for us.
Oratio ad S. Josephum
Ad te, benedicte Joseph, in tribulatione nostra veniamus, et implorantes sanctissimae Sponsae tuae auxilium,
patrocinium quoque tuum fidenter imploramus. Per illam caritatem, quae te ad Immaculatam Virginem Dei Matrem obligavit;
et per paternam dilectionem, qua Puerum Iesum complexus es, supplices te rogamus ut haereditatem tuam clementer respicias
quam Iesus Christus per sanguinem suum acquisivit, et cum virtute tua et virtute in necessitatibus nostris nos adiuvando.
O Custos diligentissime Sanctae Familiae, defende filios Dei; O pater amantissime, prohibe
omnis erroris ac corrumpendi. O protector noster fortissime, esto nobis placabilis et de caelis nos assiste
cum potestate tenebrarum luctamus. Quemadmodum olim Infantem Jesum a periculoso periculo eripuisti, ita nunc Deum protege
Ab insidiis inimici et ab omni adversitate. Clypeum quoque unumquemque nostrum assidua tua protectione suscipiat, ut;
tuo exemplo et auxilio tuo fulti, pie vivere, in sanctitate mori, et in aeterna beatitudine adipisci valeamus.
coelum. Amen.
S. Ioseph, Custos Sanctae Familiae Ora pro nobis.
S. Joseph, Ecclesiae Universalis Patroni Ora pro nobis.
S. Ioseph, Terror daemonum Ora pro nobis.
Oración a San José
A ti, oh bendito José, acudimos en nuestra tribulación, y habiendo implorado el auxilio de tu santísima Esposa,
También invocamos con confianza su patrocinio. Por aquella caridad que os unió a la Inmaculada Virgen Madre de Dios,
y por el amor paternal con que abrazaste al Niño Jesús, te rogamos humildemente que consideres con gracia la herencia
que Jesucristo ha comprado con su Sangre, y con tu poder y fuerza para socorrernos en nuestras necesidades.
Oh vigilante Guardián de la Sagrada Familia, defiende a los hijos de Dios; Oh padre amoroso, aléjate de
nosotros todo contagio de error e influencia corruptora. Oh nuestro más poderoso protector, sé bondadoso con nosotros y desde el cielo ayúdanos a
nuestra lucha con el poder de las tinieblas. Como una vez rescataste al Niño Jesús de un peligro mortal, así protejas ahora al Santo de Dios.
Iglesia de las insidias del enemigo y de toda adversidad. Protégenos también a cada uno de nosotros con tu constante protección, para que,
apoyados con tu ejemplo y tu ayuda, podremos vivir piadosamente, morir en santidad y obtener la felicidad eterna en
cielo. Amén.
San José, Guardián de la Sagrada Familia Ruega por nosotros.
San José, Patrona de la Iglesia Universal Ruega por nosotros.
San José, Terror de los demonios Ruega por nosotros.
Final Petitions
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus we trust in You, have mercy on us. x3
Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.
St. Joseph pray for us.
San Diego de Alcala pray for us.
St. Maximilian Kolbe pray for us.
St. Nicholas of Tolentino pray for us.
All you holy men and women in heaven pray with us.
All the martyrs pray for us.
All the saints in heaven pray for us.
All you holy angels of God pray for us.
All you holy innocents (victims of abortion
Baptized with the Baptism of Blood due to their being sactificed to Moloch the false god of Convience and Choice.
and miscarriages)
pray for us.
Petitiones finales
Cor Jesu sacratissimum in te speramus, miserere nobis. x3
Cor Mariae immaculatum, ora pro nobis.
Sancte Ioseph ora pro nobis.
San Diego de Alcala ora pro nobis.
Sancte Maximiliane Kolbe ora pro nobis.
Sancte Nicolae de Tolentino ora pro nobis.
Omnes sancti et virgines in caelis orate nobiscum.
Omnes martyres orate pro nobis.
Omnes sancti in caelis orate pro nobis.
Omnes sancti Angeli Dei orate pro nobis.
Omnes sancti innocentes (victimae abortus et abortus) orate pro nobis.
Peticiones finales
Sacratísimo Corazón de Jesús en Ti confiamos, ten piedad de nosotros. x3
Inmaculado Corazón de María, ruega por nosotros.
San José ruega por nosotros.
San Diego de Alcalá ruega por nosotros.
San Maximiliano Kolbe ruega por nosotros.
San Nicolás de Tolentino ruega por nosotros.
Todos ustedes, hombres y mujeres santos que están en el cielo, oren con nosotros.
Todos los mártires rezan por nosotros.
Todos los santos del cielo oran por nosotros.
Todos vosotros, santos ángeles de Dios, orad por nosotros.
Todos ustedes, santos inocentes (víctimas de abortos y abortos espontáneos), oren por nosotros.
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.
Intentio:
Pro sponso nostro nominatim precamur. (Da hominibus momentum ad susurrandum nomen e voce
Oremus pro salute spirituali, corporali et affectuum coniugum nostrorum: ut sint sani, beati et sancti.
Ut Christo propius accedant, Spiritu animati, ab omni malo defendantur, et fons vitalis bonitatis et gratiae in domo et in mundo fiant. Nos quoque
ora pro nostro sponso ’ patribus in Purgatorio remanentibus, ut preces nostrae tempus passionis minuant.
Intención:
Oramos por nuestro cónyuge por su nombre. (Dé a las personas un momento para susurrar el nombre en voz alta)
Oremos por el bienestar espiritual, físico y emocional de nuestros cónyuges: que sean sanos, felices y santos.
Para que puedan acercarse a Cristo, ser animados por el Espíritu, estar protegidos de todo mal y ser fuente vivificante de bondad y gracia en el hogar y en el mundo. nosotros también
Oramos por los antepasados de nuestros cónyuges que aún se encuentran en el Purgatorio, para que nuestras oraciones acorten el tiempo de su sufrimiento.
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.
Intentio:
Pro singulis liberis oramus nominatim.
(Da hominibus momentum ad nomen susurrare)
Oremus pro liberorum spiritualium, corporalium et affectuum salute: ut sint sani, beati et sancti.
Rogamus ut Deus eos in puritate conservet eorumque corda et mentes in veritate, bonitate et pulchritudine ducat.
Ut crescant in Christo et sint lucis fons in hoc mundo tenebrarum. Oramus pro omnibus innatis, matribus ac patribus, et flagello abortus finem faciamus. Oremus pro omnibus parentibus infantis, nati vel non nati, amissione laborantibus. Oremus etiam pro patribus nostris adhuc in Purgatorio.
Intención:
Oramos por cada uno de nuestros hijos por su nombre.
(Dale a la gente un momento para susurrar el(los) nombre(s))
Oremos por el bienestar espiritual, físico y emocional de nuestros hijos: que sean sanos, felices y santos.
Pedimos que Dios los preserve en pureza y guíe sus corazones y mentes en la verdad, la bondad y la belleza.
Para que crezcan en Cristo y sean fuente de luz en este mundo de oscuridad. Oramos por todos los no nacidos, sus madres y padres, y por el fin del flagelo del aborto. Oremos por todos los padres que sufren la pérdida de un hijo, nacido o no nacido. Oremos también por nuestros antepasados fallecidos que aún se encuentran en el Purgatorio.
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, nephews, nieces, in-laws (past and present) 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.
Intentio:
Oramus pro nostra familia extensa, pro familia nostra spirituali et pro benefactoribus nostris.
Oremus pro parentibus nostris, siblings, pronepotibus, pronepotibus, amitis, patruis, cognatis, nepotibus, neptibus, legibus (praeteritis et praesentibus) et amicis nostris. Oramus pro nostra familia spirituali:
nostrorum et quoscumque matrona in fide. Oramus pro eorum spirituali praesidio et eorum vita
fructuosus esset in Christo. Oremus etiam pro omnibus defunctis sodalibus nostrae fidei communitatis, ut celeriter solvantur
ab eorum dolore.
Intención:
Oramos por nuestra familia extendida, nuestra familia espiritual y nuestros benefactores.
Oremos por nuestros padres, nuestros hermanos, nuestros nietos, bisnietos, nuestras tías, tíos, primos, sobrinos, sobrinas, suegros (pasados y presentes) y nuestros amigos. Oramos por nuestra familia espiritual:
nuestros hijos ahijados y cualquier persona a quien asesoremos en la fe. Oramos por su protección espiritual y que sus vidas
sería fructífero en Cristo. Oremos también por todos los miembros fallecidos de nuestra comunidad de fe para que puedan ser liberados rápidamente.
de su sufrimiento.
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 brothers and sisters in Christ whose faith has become lukewarm, that the fire of Mary's love enflame their hearts. We pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ, 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.
Intentio:
Oremus pro Ecclesia Universali. Oremus ut Spiritum Sanctum doceat Papam et Episcopos ad Iesum efficiendum ’ dogmata. Oramus pro omnibus sacerdotibus, diaconibus, religiosis et omnibus qui vitam Deo totaliter consecratam agunt. Pro laicis precamur ut vocationi suae operariorum in Deo vineam amplectantur. Oramus etiam pro omnibus nostris fratribus ac sororibus in Christo, quorum fides tepida facta est, ut ignis amoris Mariae cor eorum inflammet. Oramus pro omnibus separatis in Christo fratribus ac sororibus, omnibus non credentibus, omnibusque sanctis in Purgatorio animabus. Praesertim pro omnibus oramus, qui vitae Deo consecratae sunt et in Purgatorio manentes, sed neminem habent qui pro eis oret.
Intención:
Oramos por la Iglesia Universal. Oremos para que el Espíritu Santo guíe al Papa y a los obispos a implementar la promesa de Jesús. enseñanzas. Oramos por todos los sacerdotes, diáconos, religiosos y todos los que viven una vida totalmente consagrada a Dios. Oramos para que los laicos acepten el llamado a ser obreros en la viña de Dios. También oramos por todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas en Cristo cuya fe se ha vuelto tibia, para que el fuego del amor de María encienda sus corazones. Oramos por todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas separados en Cristo, todos los no creyentes y todas las almas santas del Purgatorio. Oramos especialmente por todos aquellos cuyas vidas fueron consagradas a Dios y que permanecen en el Purgatorio pero no tienen a nadie que ore por ellos.
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 praying for the souls in purgatory.
Intentio:
Pro nobis oramus.
Oremus pro viribus, patientia, discretione, intellectu et sapientia ut vivas dignas vocatione quae accepimus: viri ac mulieres esse secundum Deum & cor proprium; animas nostras pro sponsis in pia sacrificio ponere; laetificare domos nostras; et misericordiam Dei Patris filiis nostris manifestare. simus
sal terrae, lux mundo, civitas posita in monte ... ut videant omnes bonum quod facimus et gloriamur deo. Oremus pro animabus in purgatorio pro augmento orantis.
Intención:
Oramos por nosotros mismos.
Oremos por la fuerza, la resistencia, el discernimiento, la comprensión y la sabiduría para vivir vidas dignas del llamado que hemos recibido: ser hombres y mujeres conforme al corazón de Dios; dar la vida por nuestros cónyuges en amoroso sacrificio; traer alegría a nuestros hogares; y manifestar el amor misericordioso de Dios Padre a nuestros hijos. seamos
la sal de la tierra, una luz para el mundo, una ciudad asentada sobre un monte... para que todos vean el bien que hacemos y demos gloria a Dios. Oremos por un aumento de personas enfocadas en orar por las almas del purgatorio.
We pray for an increase in Faith, Hope, and Charity:
Oramus pro augmento Fidei, Spei et Caritatis;
Oramos por un aumento de la Fe, la Esperanza y la Caridad:
1st Hail Mary
2nd Hail Mary
3rd Hail Mary
4th Hail Mary
5th Hail Mary
6th Hail Mary
7th Hail Mary
8th Hail Mary
9th Hail Mary
10th Hail Mary
1er Ave María
2do Ave María
3er Ave María
4to Ave María
5to Ave María
6to Ave María
7mo Ave María
8mo Ave María
9mo Ave María
10mo Ave María
I Ave Maria
II Ave Maria
III Ave Maria
IV Ave Maria
V Ave Maria
VI Ave Maria
VII Ave Maria
VIII Ave Maria
IX Ave Maria
X Ave Maria
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full blown roses with a petition for the virtue of Faith and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of Hope and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full blown roses with a petition for the virtue of Charity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of Union with Christ and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of Union with Thee and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of Humility and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these snow white buds with a petition for the virtue of Charity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
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.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these snow-white buds with a petition for the virtue of Purity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
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.
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.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Mortification and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of Humility and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
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.
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.
Oración final: Ato estas rosas en toda regla con una petición por la virtud de la Fe y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estas rosas en toda regla con una petición por la virtud de la Esperanza y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estas rosas abiertas con una petición de la virtud de la Caridad y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estas rosas en toda regla con una petición por la virtud de la Unión con Cristo y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estas rosas en toda regla con una petición por la virtud de la Unión Contigo y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estas rosas en toda regla con una petición por la virtud de la Unión Contigo y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estos capullos blancos como la nieve con una petición de la virtud de la Caridad y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estos capullos blancos como la nieve con una petición por la virtud del Desapego del Mundo y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estos capullos blancos como la nieve con una petición por la virtud de la Pureza y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estos capullos blancos como la nieve con una petición por la virtud de la Obediencia a la Voluntad de Dios y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estas rosas rojo sangre con una petición de la virtud de la Resignación a la Voluntad de Dios y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estas rosas rojo sangre con una petición por la virtud de la Mortificación y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estas rosas rojo sangre con una petición por la virtud de la Humildad y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estas rosas rojo sangre con una petición por la virtud de la paciencia en la adversidad y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Oración final: Ato estas rosas rojo sangre con una petición por la virtud del Amor a Nuestros Enemigos y humildemente pongo este ramo a tus pies.
Reflection:
The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a virgin whose name was Mary. The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will concieve in your womb and bear a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus." Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to Your word."
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Reflection:
Mary set out and traveled 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: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!"
(Lk 1:39-43)
Reflection:
While they were in Bethlehem, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her first-born Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
(Lk 2:6-7)
Reflection:
Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord. Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His Mother, "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
(Lk 2:22-35)
Reflection:
When Jesus was twelve years old, His parents went up to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover. As they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind. On the third day, they found Him in the temple. Jesus went down with them to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man.
(Lk 2:41-52)
Reflection:
The disciple John saw Jesus coming toward him, and proclaimed: "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"
(Jn 1:29)
Reflection:
Jesus did this (miraculously transformed water into wine) 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)
Reflection:
Jesus breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
(Jn 20:22-23)
Reflection:
"And Jesus was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.
(Mt 17:2)
Reflection:
"Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day."
(Jn 6:54)
Reflection:
They came to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to His disciples, "Sit here while I pray. My soul is sorrowful even to death." He prayed to His Father: "Take this cup away from Me, but not what I will but what You will."
(Mk 14:32-36)
Reflection:
They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate. Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabas to them and, after he had Jesus scourged, handed Him over to be crucified.
(Mk 15:1-15)
Reflection:
The soldiers led Jesus away inside the palace and assembled the whole cohort. They clothed Jesus 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 on Him.
(Mk 15:16-19)
Reflection:
Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified. So they took Jesus and, carrying the cross Himself, He went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha.
(Jn 19:16-17)
Reflection:
When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified Jesus. Darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Father into Your hands I commend My Spirit." And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
(Lk 23:33-46)
Reflection:
The angel said to the women: "Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for He has been raised as He said."
(Mt 28:5-6)
Reflection:
As the apostles were looking on, Jesus was lifted up, and a cloud took Him from their sight. This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way you have seen Him going into heaven."
(Acts 1:9-11)
Reflection:
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all on 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.
(Acts 2:1-4)
Reflection:
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God through Jesus, bring with Him those who have fallen asleep. Thus we shall always be with the Lord.
(1Thes 4:14-17)
Reflection:
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.
(Rev 12:1)
In this mystery we contemplate the Virgin Mary being greeted by the angel, who announces that she is to conceive and give birth to Christ, our Redeemer.
Let us ask the Virgin of virgins, by the holy joy that filled her Immaculate Heart, to drive from our souls the discouragement and harmful sadness caused by the difficulties of daily life in this our neopagan world.
Our Father Reflections
God's immense charity.
In this mystery we contemplate the Mother of the Creator going to visit her cousin Saint Elizabeth, whose son, John the Baptist, trembled with joy in the womb upon hearing the voice of Mary.
Let us ask the Mother of Good Counsel that we too may tremble with joy and devotion when the call of grace makes itself heard in the interior of our souls.
God's adorable majesty.
In this mystery we contemplate Our God, born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem, and laid in a manger because there was no room in the inn.
Let us ask Jesus, Mary and Joseph to give us the piety, serenity and fortitude that emanate from the holy stable of Bethlehem.
God's inexhaustible riches.
In this mystery we contemplate the Virgin Mary carrying her Son to Jerusalem to introduce Him to the Lord, His Father. In the Temple, she meets the old Simeon, who takes the Christ Child in his arms and prophesies that He will be the light to the gentiles, the glory of Israel, the rock of scandal for the perdition and salvation of many.
Let us ask the Most Holy Virgin for a fearless soul ablaze with love for Holy Mother Church, so that we also may be a light to our brethren and, if need be, a rock of scandal to our social circles.
God's eternal wisdom.
In this mystery we contemplate how the Virgin Mary, having lost her Son, found Him in the Temple after three days of wearisome search, listening to the teachers of the Law and asking them questions.
Let us ask Mary Most Holy, by the merits of the anguish she suffered during her searching, to grant us an ever-increasing fidelity to the Church amidst the multiple perplexities that a faithful Catholic must undergo in our days.
God's unfathomable sanctity.
In this mystery we contemplate that Jesus began His ministry by identifying Himself with sinful humanity.
Let us ask Mary to give us a true conscience to recognize our own sinfulness.
God's mercy.
In this mystery we contemplate the miracle that caused Jesus' desciples to begin to believe.
Let us ask Mary to show us God's will as she did for her Son.
God's concern for even our everyday needs.
In this mystery we contemplate the Kingdom we are working our way toward.
Let us ask Mary to help us to undestand how our lives help build the Kingdom.
God's desire for our love.
In this mystery we contemplate the manifestation of Jesus' glory.
Let us ask Mary to help us to understand that this life is our means to join in His glory.
God's providence.
In this mystery we contemplate the spiritual Manna available to us every day.
Let us ask Mary to help us to see and to believe in Jesus real presence in the Eucharist.
God's physical presence with us in the Eucharist.
In this mystery we contemplate our Divine Redeemer praying in the Garden of Olives and sweating blood as He foresees the Passion He is to suffer. His apostles sleep.
Let us ask our dauntless Mother to remove from our souls all the cowardly optimism that invites us to sleep when we should be watching and praying, and to give us the virtue of seriousness so that we will courageously embrace suffering every time it comes our way.
God's essential felicity.
In this mystery we contemplate Our Lord Jesus Christ bound to the pillars and mercilessly flogged at the order of Pilate, who wanted to please the crowd.
Let us ask the Mother of Divine Grace to give us, whenever we are beset by tribulation, the strength and perseverance shown by her Son as the blows of the lash tore into His undefiled flesh for our sins.
God's admirable patience.
In this mystery we contemplate the King of Kings despoiled of His garments and clothed in a scarlet cloak. He is crowned with thorns, crushed with blows, overwhelmed with affronts and outrages by the procurator's brutal soldiers.
Let us ask Mary Immaculate for an unshakable faith and at least a drop of the infinite dignity of Jesus when the wicked, with their laughter, mock our faithfulness to the morality of Holy Church.
God's ineffable beauty.
In this mystery we contemplate our Divine Master "the reproach of men and the Man of Sorrows" bearing the crushing burden of the Cross, which rips His flesh.
By the shoulder wound of Christ, let us ask the Mother of Sorrows for the grace to proceed with supernatural determination in our spiritual lives and in our apostolate even when we fall under the weight of the cross.
God's unlimited omnipotence.
In this mystery we contemplate our Divine Savior nailed to the Cross and raised aloft between two thieves. He is plunged in an ocean of bitterness; He felt abandoned by the Father Himself.
Let us ask the Blessed Mother, who stands at the foot of the Cross, to grant us the grace of taking our vocation to its last consequences and of loving the sacrifices it entails.
God's frightful justice.
In this mystery we contemplate our Divine Redeemer rising through His own power on the third day. His body is in a state of glory: His wounds are now tokens of His triumph over death.
Let us ask Our Lady of Fatima for a staunch hope in the triumph of her Immaculate Heart and a jubilant enthusiasm in the anticipation of her kingdom.
God's infinite eternity.
In this mystery we contemplate the Just One withdrawing from His disciples and ascending into heaven forty days after His resurrection: it is the concluding work of redemption.
By this final elevation of Our Lord's human nature into the condition of divine glory, let us ask the Most Holy Virgin for the ultimate exaltation of Holy Mother Church and Christian civilization. And behold, I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world." (Mt 28:20)
God's boundless immensity.
In this mystery we contemplate Our Lord fulfilling His words to the Apostles: "I will ask the Father, and He shall give you another Paraclete, that He may abide with you forever" (John 14:16). The Apostles, gathered around Our Lady in the Cenacle, are now so filled with the Holy Spirit that they seem drunk (Acts 2:13).
Let us ask the Spouse of the Holy Spirit to say but a word and thus transform our weak, lukewarm and sinful souls.
God's universal providence.
In this mystery we contemplate the Virgin Mary being taken body and soul into heaven by God amidst the rejoicing of the angels.
Let us ask our celestial Mother to fill us with faith and to make us pure and strong, so that we may fight worthily for her on earth and rejoice with her in heaven forever.
God's indescribable liberality.
In this mystery we contemplate the Daughter of God, the Mother of God, the Spouse of God, addressed in the words of the Canticle of Canticles "Come: thou shalt be crowned:' and made empress and mistress of all creation.
Let us ask our Queen that, from the height of glory on which she was placed, she will be for us a Mother of Mercy, raising us when we fall, loving us at every moment, so that, like the angels, we may faithfully serve her in all things.
God's inaccessible glory.
The Agony in the Garden:
Lord Jesus Christ, through Your bloody sweat of stress that You shed on the Mount of Olives, we ask You to have mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Bring to completion their purification and console them with the Cup of heavenly comfort.
The Scourging at the Pillar:
Lord Jesus Christ, through Your painful Scourging which You tolerated so patiently for us sinners, we ask You to have mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory! Bring them to live for ever with Christ and give them eternal relief.
The Crowning with Thorns:
Lord Jesus Christ, through Your painful Crowning which You suffered so patiently for us sinners, we ask You to have mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory and give them the crown of eternal delight.
The Carrying of the Cross:
Lord Jesus Christ, through Your painful Carrying of the Cross, which You suffered so patiently for us sinners, we ask You to have mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory! Bring them to the everlasting peace of perfect life with the Most Holy Trinity and lead them into eternal joy.
The Crucifixion of Jesus:
Lord Jesus Christ, through Your painful Crucifixion, which You suffered so patiently for us sinners, we ask You have mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory! Turn Your Holy Face towards them and let them be in Paradise with You today.
THE FIRST SWORD OF SORROW:
The Prophecy of Simeon (Lk 2:22-35)
"And when the time came for Mary's purification according to the law of Moses, they brought Jesus up to Jerusalem with them to introduce him to the Lord, His Father. There, the old rabbi Simeon held the baby Jesus in his hands, and the Holy Spirit filled his heart. Simeon recognized Jesus as the promised Savior and held the Child high toward heaven, thanking God for granting his wish that he would live long enough to behold the Messiah. Saying: "Now Your servant may depart this life in peace, my Lord." Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, "Behold, this Child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.”
The Blessed Virgin knew that she had given birth to the Savior of humankind, so she immediately understood and accepted Simeon’s prophecy. Although her Heart was deeply touched by this favor of bearing the Baby Jesus, her Heart remained heavy and troubled, for she knew what had been written about the ordeals and subsequent death of the Savior. Whenever she saw her Son, she was constantly reminded of the suffering He would be subject to, and His suffering became her own.
Prayer: Beloved Mother Mary, whose Heart suffered beyond bearing because of us, teach us to suffer with you and with love, and to accept all the suffering God deems it necessary to send our way. Let us suffer, and may our suffering be known to God only, like yours and that of Jesus. Do not let us show our suffering to the world, so it will matter more and be used to atone for the sins of the world. You, Mother, who suffered with the Savior of the world, we offer you our suffering, and the suffering of the world, because we are your children. Join those sorrows to your own and to those of the Lord Jesus Christ, then offer them to God the Father. You are a Mother greater than all.
THE SECOND SWORD OF SORROW:
The Flight into Egypt (Mt 2:13-15)
Mary’s Heart broke and her mind was greatly troubled when Joseph revealed to her the words of the angel: they were to wake up quickly and flee to Egypt because Herod wanted to kill Jesus. The Blessed Virgin hardly had time to decide what to take or leave behind; she took her Child and left everything else, rushing outside before Joseph so that they could hurry as God wished. Then she said, "Even though God has power over everything, He wants us to flee with Jesus, His Son. God will show us the way, and we shall arrive without being caught by the enemy."
Because the Blessed Virgin was the Mother of Jesus, she loved Him more than anyone else. Her heart was deeply troubled at the sight of her Infant Son’s discomfort, and she suffered greatly because He was cold and shivering. While she and her husband were tired, sleepy, and hungry during this long travail, Mary’s only thought was about the safety and comfort of her Child. She feared coming face to face with the soldiers who had been ordered to kill Jesus because she was aware that the enemy was still in Bethlehem. Her heart remained constantly anguished during this flight. She also knew that where they were going, there would be no friendly faces to greet them.
Prayer: Beloved Mother, who has suffered so much, give to us your courageous heart. Please pray for us to have strength so that we can be brave like you and accept with love the suffering God sends our way. Help us to also accept all the suffering we inflict upon ourselves and the suffering inflicted upon us by others. Heavenly Mother, you, in union with Jesus, purify our suffering so that we may give glory to God and save our souls.
THE THIRD SWORD OF SORROW:
The Loss of Jesus in the Temple (Lk 2:41-52)
Jesus was the only begotten Son of God, but He was also Mary’s child. The Blessed Virgin loved Jesus more than herself because He was her God. Compared to other children, He was most unique because He was already living as God. When Mary lost Jesus on their way back from Jerusalem, the world became so big and lonely that she believed she couldn't go on living without Him, so great was her Sorrow. (She felt the same pain her Son felt when He was later abandoned by His apostles during the Passion.)
As the Holy Mother looked anxiously for her beloved Boy, deep pain welled in her heart. She blamed herself, asking why she didn’t take greater care of Him. But it was not her fault; Jesus no longer needed her protection as before. What really hurt Mary was that her son had decided to stay behind without her knowledge. Jesus had pleased her in everything so far: He never annoyed her in any way, nor would He ever displease His parents. She knew that He always did what was necessary, however, so she never suspected Him of being disobedient.
Prayer: Beloved Mother, teach us to accept all our sufferings because of our sins and to atone for the sins of the whole world.
THE FOURTH SWORD OF SORROW:
Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary (Lk 23:27-31)
Mary witnessed Jesus carrying the heavy cross alone—the cross on which He was to be crucified. This didn’t surprise the Blessed Virgin because she already knew about the approaching death of Our Lord. Noting how her son was already weakened by the scourging and the crowning with thorns, she was filled with anguish at His pain. He fell, exhausted, unable to raise Himself bound to the patibulum. After the mud covering His eyes was wiped away by Bernice, Mary’s eyes, so full of tender love and compassion, met her Son’s eyes. Their hearts seemed to be sharing the load; every pain He felt, she felt as well. They knew that nothing could be done except to believe and trust in God and dedicate their suffering to Him. All they could do was put everything in God’s hands.
Prayer: Beloved Mother, so stricken with grief, help us to bear our own suffering with courage and love so that we may relieve your Sorrowful Heart and that of Jesus. In doing so, may we give glory to God Who gave you and Jesus to humanity. As you suffered, teach us to suffer silently and patiently. Grant unto us the grace of loving God in everything. O Mother of Sorrows, most afflicted of all mothers, have mercy on the sinners of the whole world.
THE FIFTH SWORD OF SORROW:
Mary stands at the foot of the Cross (Jn 19:25-27)
The Blessed Virgin Mary continued to climb the mount to Calvary, following behind Jesus painfully and sorrowfully, yet suffering silently. She could see Him staggering trying to carry the cross with Simon the Cyrene. Stumbling and falling so frequently that Simon just took the patibulum from him. Mary deeply felt her Son’s pain and humiliation, particularly when His tormentors striped off what was left of His clothing. The Blessed Virgin felt sick at heart seeing these tyrants crucifying her Son naked, shaming Him terribly merely to amuse the jeering crowd.
The Blessed Virgin Mary felt pain beyond bearing when Jesus was stretched out on the Cross. The soldiers approached Him with hammers and nails. They sat on Him heavily so that He could not move when they spiked Him to the wood. As they hammered the nails through His hands and feet, Mary felt the blows in her heart; the nails pierced her flesh as they tore into her Son’s body. She felt her life fading away.
As the soldiers lifted Jesus to the Stipes. The pain shot through His body like liquid fire.
Jesus endured three excruciating hours skewered on the Cross, yet the physical pain was nothing compared to the agonizing heartache that He was forced to bear seeing His mother suffering below Him. Mercifully, He finally died.
Prayer: Beloved Mother, Queen of the Martyrs, give us the courage you had in all your sufferings so that we may unite our sufferings with yours and give glory to God. Help us follow all His commandments and those of the Church so that Our Lord’s sacrifice will not be in vain, and all sinners in the world will be saved.
THE SIXTH SWORD OF SORROW:
Mary receives the dead body of Jesus in her arms. (Jn 19:38-40)
The friends of Jesus, Joseph and Nicodemus, took down His Body from the Cross and placed It in the outstretched arms of the Blessed Virgin. Then Mary washed It with deep respect and love because she was His mother. She knew better than anyone else that He was God incarnate who had taken a human body to become the Savior of all people.
Mary could see the terrifying wounds from the flogging Jesus had received while at Pilate’s. His entire body had been so lacerated that the wounds crisscrossed Him from shoulders to ankles. Mary saw the circle of blood the Crown of Thorns had made on His forehead and, to her horror, realized that many of the thorns had dug so deeply into His skull they had penetrated His brain. Looking at her broken Boy, the Holy Mother knew that His agonizing death was far worse than the torture reserved for the wickedest of criminals.
As she cleaned His damaged Body she envisioned Him during each stage of His short life, remembering her first look at His beautiful new born face as He lay in the manger, and every day in between, until this heart rending moment as she gently bathed His lifeless Body. Her anguish was relentless as she prepared her Son and Lord for burial, but she remained brave and strong, becoming the true Queen of Martyrs. As she washed her Son she prayed that everybody would know the riches of Paradise and enter the Gates of Heaven. She prayed for every soul in the world to embrace God’s Love, so her Son’s torturous death would benefit all humankind and not have been in vain. Mary prayed for the world; she prayed for all of us.
Prayer: We thank you, Beloved Mother, for your courage as you stood beneath your dying Child to comfort Him on the Cross. As our Savior drew His last breath, you became a wonderful Mother to all of us; you became the Blessed Mother of the world. We know that you love us more than our own earthly parents do. We implore you to be our advocate before the Throne of Mercy and Grace so that we can truly become your children. We thank you for Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer, and we thank Jesus for giving you to us. Please pray for us, Mother.
THE SEVENTH SWORD OF SORROW:
The body of Jesus is placed in the tomb. (Jn 19:41-42)
The life of the Blessed Virgin Mary was so closely linked to that of Jesus she thought there was no reason for her to go on living any longer. Her only comfort was that His death had ended His unspeakable suffering. Our Sorrowful Mother, with the help of John and the Holy women, devoutly placed the Body in the sepulcher, and she left Him. She went home with great pain and tremendous Sorrow; for the first time she was without Him, and her loneliness was a new and bitter source of pain. Her heart had been dying since her Son’s heart had stopped beating, but she was certain that our Savior would soon be resurrected.
Prayer: Most Beloved Mother, whose beauty surpasses that of all mothers, Mother of Mercy, Mother of Jesus, and Mother to us all, we are your children and we place all our trust in you. Teach us to see God in all things and all situations, even our sufferings. Help us to understand the importance of suffering, and also to know the purpose of our suffering as God had intended it.
You yourself were conceived and born without sin, were preserved from sin, yet you suffered more than anybody else. You accepted suffering and pain with love and with unsurpassed courage. You stood by Your Son from the time He was arrested until He died. You suffered along with Him, felt His every pain and torment. You accomplished the Will of God the Father; and according to His will, you have become our Mother. We beg you, dear Mother, to teach us to do as Jesus did. Teach us to accept our cross courageously. We trust you, most Merciful Mother, so teach us to sacrifice for all the sinners in the world. Help us to follow in Your Son’s footsteps, and even to be willing to lay down our lives for others.
Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of Your Son, Jesus.
The First Sword of Sorrrow:
Simeon announces the suffering destiny of Jesus (Lk 2:34-35)
O Mother of Sorrows, how deeply your heart was pierced with sorrow when Simeon announced that Jesus, your beloved Child, was to be a sign that would be rejected. Your heart knew that He was to be the suffering Messiah the prophets had foretold, the man of sorrows, who would carry all our sins and heal us by His wounds. Through this bitter sorrow obtain for us the grace never to reject Jesus or refuse Him anything. Help us to completely surrender our lives to Him and to live according to His most holy will in everything.
The Second Sword of Sorrow
Mary escapes into Egypt with Jesus and Joseph (Mt 2:13-15)
O Mother of Sorrows, what pain filled your heart as you fled your home and country knowing that the tyrant Herod was intent on murdering your little Child whom you loved above all else. The hardships of travel, the long journey, and life as a refugee was nothing compared to the torment of such demonic malice directed toward Jesus. Through this bitter sword of sorrow obtain for us the grace never to risk the life of Jesus in our souls through deliberate sin.
The Third Sword of Sorrow
Mary seeks Jesus lost in Jerusalem (Lk 2:41-51)
O Mother of Sorrows, what grief filled your heart as you and Joseph searched desperately for Jesus when you could not find Him among your relatives and friends returning home from Jerusalem. When your Son replied that He must be in His Father's house, you accepted that He had begun the mission that would lead to His sacrificial death. The sorrow of those three days of separation prepared you for the three days of suffering you endured while His body lay lifeless in the tomb. Through this bitter sword of sorrow obtain for us the grace to accept the ways of Divine Providence even when we do not understand them.
The Fourth Sword of Sorrow
Mary meets Jesus as He carries His Cross to Calvary (Lk 23:26-31)
O Mother of Sorrows, how it must have wounded your tender maternal heart to see your beloved Son Jesus carrying His Cross to Calvary, the place of execution! How it must have pained you to see Him so bloodied, beaten, and reviled as He strained to fulfill His deepest desire: to give His life as a ransom for us. Through this bitter sword of sorrow obtain for us the grace to deny ourselves, pick up our crosses, and follow Jesus with perseverance and love.
The Fifth Sword of Sorrow
Mary stands near the Cross of her Son Jesus (Jn 19:25-27)
O Mother of Sorrows, here the prophecy of Simeon comes to its ultimate fulfillment: the sword of sorrow impales your heart as you stand beneath the Cross of your Son. Crucified spiritually with your crucified Son, you offered Him to the Father and united yourself completely to His self-offering and sacrificial death. We simply cannot fathom the pain of your offering or the depth of love that inspired it. Through this bitter sword of sorrow obtain for us the grace to unite all our sufferings to our crucified Lord with unselfish generosity and love.
The Sixth Sword of Sorrow
Mary receives into her arms the body of Jesus taken down from the Cross (Jn 19:38)
O Mother of Sorrows, your heart was drowned in grief as you embraced the lifeless corpse of your Son. He, who was your very life, was now dead. Your light in this life was extinguished. Yet you accepted this sorrow with love knowing that it was all part of the Father’s plan of salvation. Through this bitter sword of sorrow obtain for us the grace to accept with patience and love the sorrows that befall us in this vale of tears, firmly believing that God works all things to the good for those who love Him.
The Seventh Sword of Sorrow
Mary helps place the body of Jesus in the tomb (Jn 19:39-42)
O Mother of Sorrows, who could express the cruel anguish of this moment? The same Child that you once wrapped in swaddling clothes amidst unspeakable joy, you now wrap silently in His burial shroud. Your tears mingle with the life blood that covers His broken body. But even in this moment your trust in His promise did not die. Your mourning was not without hope, for you knew that He would rise again from this grave just as He promised. Through this bitter sword of sorrow obtain for us the grace to believe with unshakable hope in the victory of our Lord even in the darkest moments of life.
Holy Mother hear my prayers, and renew in my heart each wound of Jesus my Savior.
1st Mystery: The Annunciation
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by 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)
2nd Mystery: The Visitation
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)
3rd Mystery: The Nativity
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
...
We think to go up is to go North and we go down when we go South. That is very map oriented. But to the people of Jesus' to go up is only to go uphill. Bethlehem, at 2543' is south of Nazareth which is 1138'
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)
5th Joyful Mystery: The Finding in the Temple
Each year His parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when He was twelve years old, they went up ...
We think to go up is to go North and we go down when we go South. That is very map oriented. But to the people of Jesus' to go up is only to go uphill. Jerusalem, at 2575' is south of Nazareth which is 1138'
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.
On the third day 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)
7th Mystery: Assumption and Coronation of Mary
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.
And so we may hope that those who meditate upon the glorious example Mary offers us may be more and more convinced of the value of a human life entirely devoted to carrying out the heavenly Father's will and to bringing good to others. Thus, while the illusory teachings of materialism and the corruption of morals that follows from these teachings threaten to extinguish the light of virtue and to ruin the lives of men by exciting discord among them, in this magnificent way all may see clearly to what a lofty goal our bodies and souls are destined. The Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus , 41. 42. Pope Pius XII
Reflection: (Lk 1:26-38)
...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. 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..."
We think to go up is to go North and we go down when we go South. That is very map oriented. But to the people of Jesus' to go up is only to go uphill. Bethlehem, at 2543' is south of Nazareth which is 1138'
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... 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?" (Lk 2:49)
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 9th hour. 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, suddnly 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.
Reflexión: (Lk 1:26-38)
...el ángel Gabriel fue enviado de Dios...a una virgen desposada con un varón llamado José, de la casa de David, y el nombre de la virgen era María. Y el ángel le dijo: "No temas, María, porque has hallado favor de Dios. He aquí, concebirás en tu vientre y darás a luz un hijo, y le pondrás por nombre Jesús". ...y María dijo: "He aquí, soy la esclava del Señor; hágase en mí según tu palabra".
Reflexión: (Lk 1:39-56)
...[María] entró en casa de Zacarías y saludó a Isabel...e Isabel, llena del Espíritu Santo, clamó a gran voz y dijo: "Bendita tú entre las mujeres, y bendito el fruto de tu vientre..." Y dijo María: "Proclama mi alma la grandeza del Señor; mi Espíritu se regocija en Dios mi salvador porque ha mirado la humildad de su esclava; he aquí, desde ahora me llamarán bienaventurada. El Poderoso ha hecho grandes cosas por mí, y santo es su nombre..."
Reflexión: (Lk 2:1-14)
Y José también subió...a la ciudad de David que se llama Belén...para empadronarse con María, su desposada, que estaba encinta...y ella dio a luz a su hijo primogénito. Ella lo envolvió en pañales y lo acostó en un pesebre, porque no había lugar para ellos en el mesón.
Reflexión: (Lk 2:22-35)
...[María y José] lo llevaron a Jerusalén para presentarlo al Señor...y ofrecer un sacrificio...Había en Jerusalén un hombre que se llamaba Simeón...Le había sido revelado. por el Espíritu Santo para que no viera la muerte antes de haber visto al Mesías del Señor... Simeón bendijo [a María y a José] y dijo a María su madre: "He aquí, este niño está destinado a caída y a levantamiento de muchos". en Israel, y para ser una señal que será contradicha (y tú mismo un espada traspasará) para que sean revelados los pensamientos de muchos corazones".
Reflexión: (Lk 2:41-52)
...y cuando tenía doce años, subieron [a Jerusalén] conforme a la costumbre de la fiesta. Cumplidos sus días, al regresar, el niño Jesús se quedó en Jerusalén, pero sus padres no lo sabían... Al tercer día lo encontraron en el templo, sentado en medio de los maestros, escuchando. y les preguntaba, y todos los que le oían quedaban atónitos de su comprensión y de sus respuestas... Su madre le dijo: Hijo, ¿por qué nos has hecho esto? Tu padre y yo te buscábamos con gran ansiedad." Y Él les dijo: "¿Por qué me buscabais? ¿No sabíais que me es necesario estar en la casa de mi Padre?"
(Lk 2:49)
Reflexión: (Lk 3:15-22)
La gente estaba llena de expectación y todos preguntaban en sus corazones si Juan sería el Cristo. Juan respondió a todos, diciendo: "Yo os bautizo en agua, pero uno más poderoso que yo... os bautizará en Espíritu Santo y fuego". Después que todo el pueblo fue bautizado y Jesús también fue bautizado y estaba orando, se abrió el cielo y el Espíritu Santo descendió sobre Él en forma corporal como una paloma. Y vino una voz del cielo: "Tú eres mi Hijo amado; en ti tengo complacencia".
Reflexión: (Jn 2:5-7)
Su madre dijo a los servidores: "Haced lo que Él os diga".
(Jn 2:5)...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.
Reflexión: (Mk 1:14-18)
Después de que arrestaron a Juan, Jesús vino a Galilea proclamando el evangelio de Dios: "Este es el tiempo del cumplimiento. El reino de Dios está cerca. Arrepentíos y creed en el evangelio". Al pasar por el mar de Galilea, vio a Simón y a su hermano
echando sus redes al mar; eran pescadores. Jesús les dijo: "Venid en pos de mí, y os haré pescadores de hombres". Luego dejaron sus redes y lo siguieron.
Reflexión: (Lk 9:28-35)
...Tomó a Pedro, a Juan y a Santiago y subió al monte a orar. Mientras oraba, su rostro cambió de apariencia y su ropa se volvió de un blanco deslumbrante. Y he aquí dos hombres conversaban con Él, Moisés y Elías, los cuales aparecieron en gloria y hablaban de su éxodo que iba a realizar en Jerusalén... Entonces de la nube salió una voz que decía: "Éste es mi Hijo amado". ; escúchalo."
Reflexión: (Mt 26:26-30)
Mientras comían, Jesús tomó pan, dijo la bendición, lo partió y, dándoselo a sus discípulos, dijo: "Tomen y coman; esto es mi cuerpo". Entonces tomó una copa, dio gracias y se la dio, diciendo: Bebed de ella todos, porque esto es mi sangre del pacto, que será derramada por muchos para perdón de los pecados. Os digo que desde ahora no beberé este fruto de la vid hasta el día en que lo beba con vosotros nuevo en el reino de mi Padre. Luego, después de cantar un himno, salieron al monte de los Olivos.
Reflexión: (Lk 22:44-46)
Estaba en tal agonía y oró con tanto fervor que su sudor se volvió como gotas de sangre que caían al suelo. Cuando se levantó de la oración y regresó con sus discípulos, los encontró durmiendo de dolor. Él les dijo: "¿Por qué dormís? Levántate y ora para que no sufras la prueba".
Reflexión: (Lk 23:13-25)
[Pilato] les dijo: "Ustedes me trajeron a este hombre y lo acusaron de incitar al pueblo a rebelarse. He llevado a cabo mi investigación en su presencia y no he encontrado a este hombre culpable de los cargos que han presentado contra él... Por eso haré que lo azoten y luego lo soltaré". Sin embargo, con fuertes gritos, [la multitud] persistió en pedir su crucifixión, y sus voces prevalecieron... y él les entregó a Jesús para que hicieran con él lo que quisieran." Poncio Pilato, el gobernador romano, no pudo encontrar razón para matar a Jesús Para evitar que los judíos exigieran que Jesús fuera crucificado, Pilato hizo azotar a Jesús. El objetivo de los soldados que azotaron a Jesús fue marcar todo su cuerpo desde los tobillos hasta los hombros con magulladuras y piel desgarrada.
Reflexión: (Mk 15:16-20)
Lo vistieron de púrpura y, tejiendo una corona de espinas, se la pusieron. Comenzaron a saludarlo con: "¡Salve, Rey de los judíos!" y seguía golpeándole la cabeza con una caña y escupiéndole. Se arrodillaron ante Él en homenaje. Y cuando se hubieron burlado de él, le quitaron el manto de púrpura, le vistieron con sus ropas y le sacaron para crucificarle.
Reflexión: (Lk 23:26-32)
Y mientras lo llevaban... pusieron la cruz sobre [Simón de Cirene] para que la llevara detrás de Jesús... Las mujeres... se lamentaban y se lamentaban por él..."No lloréis por mí, sino llorad por vosotros mismos y por vuestros hijos. Porque he aquí, vendrán días en que dirán: Bienaventuradas las estériles... Entonces comenzarán a decir a los montes: Caed sobre nosotros... Porque si en el bosque verde; haces estas cosas, ¿qué se hará en seco?"
Reflexión: (Lk 2:23-46)
Jesús fue clavado en la cruz desde el mediodía hasta la hora novena. Mientras estaba en la cruz perdonó a los que lo crucificaban, le dijo al buen ladrón “Hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso”, cuidó a su Madre, le señaló el Salmo que estaba cumpliendo y terminó el Último. Cena. Finalmente, Jesús dijo: “Padre en tus manos encomiendo mi Espíritu” y murió. Sus discípulos lo enterraron en una tumba nueva propiedad de un hombre rico, José de Arimatea. Todos sabían exactamente dónde fue enterrado porque fueron testigos oculares. Enterraron a Jesús rápidamente porque el descanso del sábado comenzaba al atardecer.
Reflexión: (Lk 24:36-48)
Y [Jesús] les dijo: Así está escrito que el Mesías padecería y resucitaría de entre los muertos al tercer día, y que en su nombre se predicaría el arrepentimiento para el perdón de los pecados a todas las naciones, comenzando desde Jerusalén."
Reflexión: (Acts 1:6-11)
Cuando se reunieron, le preguntaron: "Señor, ¿restaurarás el reino a Israel en este tiempo?" Él les respondió: No os toca a vosotros saber los tiempos ni las sazones que el Padre ha establecido por su propia autoridad. Pero recibiréis poder, cuando el Espíritu Santo venga sobre vosotros, y seréis mis testigos en Jerusalén, en toda Judea. y Samaria, y hasta los confines de la tierra." Dicho esto, mientras ellos miraban, fue levantado y una nube lo ocultó de sus ojos. Mientras miraban fijamente al cielo mientras Él se iba, de repente se pararon junto a ellos dos hombres vestidos con vestiduras blancas. Ellos dijeron: Varones galileos, ¿por qué estáis ahí mirando al cielo? Este Jesús que ha sido llevado de entre vosotros al cielo, volverá de la misma manera como le habéis visto subir al cielo.
Reflexión: (Acts 2:1-4)
Cuando se cumplió el tiempo de Pentecostés, estaban todos juntos en un mismo lugar. Y de repente vino del cielo un ruido como de un viento fuerte que se impedía, y llenó toda la casa en la que estaban. Entonces se les aparecieron lenguas como de fuego, que se separaron y se posaron sobre cada uno de ellos. Y fueron todos llenos del Espíritu Santo y comenzaron a hablar en diferentes lenguas, según el Espíritu les permitía proclamar.
Reflexión: (Jdt 15:9-10)
Vosotros sois la gloria de Jerusalén, el gozo incomparable de Israel; eres la gloria espléndida de nuestro pueblo... Dios está complacido con lo que has hecho. ¡Que seas bendecido por el Señor Todopoderoso por los siglos de los siglos!
Reflexión: (Rev 12:1)
Una gran señal apareció en el cielo: una mujer vestida del sol, con la luna bajo sus pies, y sobre su cabeza una corona de doce estrellas.
(Rev 12:1)
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.”
(Jn 2:5) 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 the 9th hour. 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 way 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.
(Rev 12:1)
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 fueled 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.”
(From: The Commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke by Father Dolindo Ruotolo –2nd Ed. Napoli, Italy 2002 pp. 129-131)
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. May 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 how 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. 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”
(Jn 2:5) 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 His mother, 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).
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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 Mary's 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: The Annuciation
IN THE ANNUNCIATION, the birth of the Son of God in the flesh is made to hinge on the consent of a woman, as the fall of man in the garden of Paradise hinged on the consent of a man.
God in His power might have assumed a human nature by force, as the hand of a man lays hold of a rose. But He willed not to invade His great gift of freedom without a creature’s free response. Through the angel who salutes Mary in words that have become the first part of the Hail Mary, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee,” Mary is asked if she will give God a man!
Mary learning that she will conceive without human love, but with the overshadowing of divine Love, consents, and a new humanity begins, with Mary as the new Eve, and Christ the new Adam.
The Annunciation is the Mystery of the joy of freedom. Our free will is the only thing in the world that is our own. God can take away anything else, our health, wealth, power, but God will never force us to love Him or to obey Him. The charm of Yes lies in the possibility that one might have said No.
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Mary has taught us to say Fiat to God. “Be it done to me according to Thy word.” But God Himself has taught us that, since He would not invade the freedom of a woman, then a man should never do so.
Reflection: The Visitation
THE GOSPEL tells us, “In the days that followed, Mary rose up and went with all haste to a city of Judea, in the hill country, where Zachary dwelt; and there entering in she gave Elizabeth greeting. No sooner had Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, than the child leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit; so that she cried out with a loud voice, “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb” (Luke :39-42).
Reflection: The Visitation
The first miracle worked by our Lord on earth was performed while He was still in His Mother’s womb. He stirred the unborn John and brought consciousness of His presence to Elizabeth, the cousin, of His Mother. Thus, long before Cana, our Lord shows that it is through His Mother that He works His unseen wonders in the heart and through her that He is brought into the souls of men.
The joy of the second Joyful Mystery is that of the Old Testament meeting the New, and of the young maiden greeting the old woman, as Mary burst into the most revolutionary song that was ever sung, the Magnificat, foretelling the day when the mighty would be unseated from their thrones, and the poor would be exalted.
Yet at that moment, when Elizabeth is the first to call her the Mother of God, even before our Lord is born, Mary answers in her song that her greatness is due to Him, and that she was chosen because she was lowly. It may very well be that Mary was chosen to be the Mother of God after she had in her vow renounced the honour. Though greater than Elizabeth, she visits her in her hour of need. Only as we become little do we ever become great in the eyes of God.
Reflection: The Nativity
ALL LOVE TENDS to become like that which it loves. God loved man; therefore, He became man. Thanks to His human nature, He could take on our woes and our sorrows, and feel the effects of sin as if they were His very own.
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But all this was conditioned upon Mary’s giving Him a human nature. Without her He would never have had eyes to see the multitude hungry in the desert, or ears to hear the pleading of the lame man of Jericho, or hands to caress children, or feet to seek the lost sheep.
For nine months, her own body was the natural Eucharist, in which God shared communion with human life, thus preparing for that greater Eucharist, when human life would commune with the Divine.
Mary’s joy was to form Christ in her own body; her joy now is to form Christ in our souls. In this Mystery, we pray to become pregnant with the Christ spirit, giving Him new lips with which He may speak of His Father, new hands with which He may feed the poor, and a new heart with which He may love everyone, even enemies.
Reflection: The Presentation
EVERY CHILD is an arrow shot out of the bow of its mother, but its target is God. Children have come through mothers, but they do not belong to them. Mary acknowledges this claim of divinity on her Child by presenting Him back again to God, as she offers the temple of His Body in the temple made by hands.
Mary here anticipated the joy of every mother who brings her child to the baptismal font, where God may claim His own. But in the case of Mary, the Child was claimed for sacrifice, as the aged Simeon said that He was a sign to be contradicted, for the cross is the contradiction.
Mary was even told that a sword her own soul would pierce. That would happen when her Son would have His heart pierced with a lance. Through His Body and her soul would go that one stroke of the sword.
She was the only mother who ever brought a life into the world to die.
Reflection: The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
THERE ARE two kinds of souls in the world; those who hide from God and those from whom God hides. But when God hides, He hides in order that He might be sought the more, as if to draw out a deeper love.
During the three days when the divine Child was lost, the Blessed Mother became the mother of sinners. The essence of sin is the loss of God, and Mary lost God, not spiritually, but physically. During those three days, she came to know something of the solitariness of the sinner, the loneliness of the guilty, and the aloneness of the frustrated. Her divine Son, 21 years later, would feel it for Himself on the cross, when He would ask why God had abandoned Him.
Let no sinner ever despair of Divine Mercy, because Mary understands the tortures of the heart, but above all, because she knows where to find Christ. She also knows how to bring the sinner to her Divine Son. As the Madonna of the Empty Arms, she awaits your embrace.
Reflection: The Baptism of Jesus
THE OBJECT OF JESUS' BAPTISM was the same as the object of his birth, namely to identify Himself with sinful humanity. Had not Isaiah foretold that he would be "numbered with the transgressors?" (Is 53:12)
In effect, Our Lord was saying, "Suffer this to be done; it does not seem fitting to you, but in reality, it is in complete harmony with my purpose in coming." Christ was not doing this as a private Person but as a representative of sinful humanity, though Himself without sin.
Reflection: The Wedding at Cana
THERE IS A COUNTERPOINT of joy and sorrow in the life of Christ that is found again in His first miracle which took place in the village of Cana. It is part of His pattern, that He Who came to preach a crucifixion of disordered flesh, should have begun His Public Life by assisting at a marriage feast.
Reflection: The Proclamation of the Kingdom
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT is so much at variance with all that our world holds dear that the world will crucify anyone who tries to live up to its values. Because Christ preached to them, He had to die. Calvary was the price He paid for the Sermon on the Mount.
Reflection: The Transfiguration
THREE IMPORTANT SCENES of Our Lord’s life took place on mountains. On one, He preached the Beatitudes, the practice of which would bring a Cross from the world; on the second, He showed the glory that lay beyond the Cross; and on the third, He offered Himself in death as a prelude to His glory and that of all who would believe in His name.
Reflection: The Establishment of the Eucharist
SINCE OUR DIVINE LORD came to die, it was fitting that there be a Memorial of His death! Since He was God, as well as man, and since He never spoke of His death without speaking of His Resurrection should He not Himself institute the precise Memorial of His own death and not leave it to the chance recollection of men? And that is exactly what He did the night of the last Supper.
Reflection: The Agony in the Garden
AS A KIND PERSON in the face of pain seeks to relieve the sufferings of his friend, so does moral kindness in the face of evil take on the punishment which evil deserves. Every mother would willingly, if she could, bear the aches of her child. A father will pay the debts of his wayward son as if they were his own. Our Lord, though guilty of no sin, nevertheless in His agony in the garden permitted Himself to feel the inner effects of sin, as on the cross He experienced also the external effects of sin. These internal effects were sadness, fear, and a sense of loneliness. “I looked for one that would grieve together with Me, and I found none.” (Ps 69:20)
He permits His head to feel blasphemies as if His lips had pronounced them; His hands to feel the sins of theft, as if He had stolen; His body to sense the guilt of defilement, as if it were the cause. Innocence knows sin better than the guilty, because the guilty are already part of it.
Sin is in the blood. The drunkard, the libertine, the tyrant have registered sin not only in their souls, but in their brains, the cells of their body, and the very expressions of their faces. If, therefore, sin is in the blood, to atone for it, blood must be poured out. Our Lord never intended that any other blood than His own should be shed in expiation for sins. Because men have not invoked the blood of Christ for their sins, they are now at war shedding one another’s blood.
The agony in the garden is not a triumph of the plans and the schemes of betrayers and enemies, but is permitted by divine decree. “This is your hour,” our Lord said to His enemies. Evil has its hour, but God has His day!
Reflection: The Scourging
SEVEN CENTURIES BEFORE, it had been foretold that our Lord would be so wounded for our sins that we would have “thought Him, as it were, a leper, and as one struck by God and afflicted.” The time has come for the fulfilment of that prophecy. Omnipotence is bound to a pillar in the hour of His death, as He was bound in swaddling clothes in the very hour of His birth.
The scourging at the pillar must have been terrible, because whenever our Lord foretold His passion, He always made particular reference to His scourging, as if to emphasise the outrage of His suffering. St. Peter, after the Resurrection, recalling how he stood in the outer court listening to the fall of thongs upon His flesh, and yet heard our Lord not complain, wrote: “Who when He was reviled, did not revile; when He suffered, did not threaten.”
The scourging is an act of reparation for the excessive cult of the body. “The body is for the Lord.” In expiation for self-indulgence, His body, as the second Ark of the Covenant, is disclosed to profane eyes, as the Spouse of souls now becomes the plaything of mockers. How many strokes He received, no one knows. The prophet foretold that He would be so scourged that the bones of His body would be numbered. We are saved by other stars and stripes than those on the flag; namely, by the stars and stripes of Christ, by whose stars we are illumined – by whose stripes we are healed.
Reflection: The Crowning with Thorns
AS THE SCOURGING was the reparation for the sins of the flesh, so the crowning with thorns was the atonement for the sins of the mind—for the atheists who wish there were no God, for the doubters whose evil lives becloud their thinking, for the egotists, centred on themselves.
The soldiers cursed as the thorns pricked their fingers. Then they cursed the Lord, as they drove the crown of thorns into His head, as a mockery of a royal diadem. Into His hands they placed a reed, the symbol of His kingdom, presumed to be false and unstable like the reed. He is now covered with a purple robe to ridicule His claim to kingship of hearts and nations. Blindfolding Him, they struck Him, asking Him to prophesy, or tell who it was that delivered the blow. They then bowed down before Him in mock reverence, spitting in His face, that all the subsequent Mindszentys, Stepinacs, and martyrs of the world might have courage in their hour of martyrdom.
In this Mystery is verified the truth of our Saviour’s warning: “If the world hates you, be sure that it hated Me before it learned to hate you. If you belonged to the world, the world would know you for its own and love you; it is because you do not belong to the world, because I have singled you out from the midst of the world, that the world hates you.” He who expects to preserve His faith without being mocked by the world is either weak in it, or else not so bold in goodness as to draw upon himself the mocking insults of another purple robe and a torturing circle of thorns.
Reflection: The Carrying of the Cross
ANY CROSS would be easy to bear if we could only tailor it to fit ourselves. Our Lord’s cross was not made by Him, but for Him. Crosses and burdens are thrust upon us. Our acceptance makes them personal. Our Lord even said that there would be at least seven crosses a week: “Take up your cross daily and follow Me.”
Crosses are of two kinds: pure ones, which come from the outside, such as pain, persecution, and ridicule; and inner, or impure crosses, which come as the result of our sins, such as sadness, despair, and unhappiness. These latter crosses can be avoided. They are made by contradicting the will of God. The vertical bar of the cross stands for God’s will; the horizontal bar stands for our wills. When one crosses the other, we have the cross.
Our Lord never promised that we would be without a cross; He only promised that we would never be overcome by one. St. Peter so loved the cross that when the time came for his execution he asked to be crucified upside down.
May He who was found guilty of no other crime than that of the excess of love make us hate the load of sin that made His cross. The whole cross borne in union with His will and following in His footsteps is easier to bear than the splinters against which we rebel.
Reflection: The Crucifixion
OUR LORD spent 30 years of His life obeying, three years teaching, three hours redeeming! But how did He redeem? Suppose a golden chalice is stolen from an altar and beaten into a large ash tray. Before that gold can be returned to the altar, it must be thrown into a fire, where the dross is burned away; then the chalice must be recast, and finally blessed and restored to its holy use.
Sinful man is like that chalice which was delivered over to profane uses. He lost his Godlike resemblance and his high destiny as a child of God. So our blessed Lord took unto Himself a human nature, making it stand for all of us, plunged it into the fires of Calvary to have the dross of sin burned and purged away. Then, by rising from the dead, He became the new head of the new humanity, according to which we are all to be patterned.
Reflection: The Crucifixion
THE CROSS reveals that unless there is a Good Friday in our lives, there will never be an Easter Sunday. Unless there is a crown of thorns, there will never be the halo of light. Unless there is the scourged body, there will never be a glorified one. Death to the lower self is the condition of resurrection to the higher self. The world says to us, as it said to Him on the cross: “Come down, and we will believe!” But if He had come down, He never would have saved us. It is human to come down; it is divine to hang there. A broken heart, O Saviour of the world, is love’s best cradle! Smite my own, as Moses did the rock, that Thy love may enter in!
Reflection: The Resurrection
OUR BLESSED LORD compared Himself to a seed, saying that unless the seed fell to the ground and died, it would not spring forth to life. He now by the power of God rises with the flowers of springtime in the newness of life, and gives to the earth the only serious wound it ever received the irreparable wound of an empty grave.
The birth of the Son of God in the form of man was announced to a Virgin; the first announcement of His Resurrection was made to a repentant sinner, Magdalen, that none of us would be without hope. Thomas the Apostle would not believe until he had put his hand into His side, and his fingers into our Lord’s hands. Thus do we know that our Lord kept not His wounds but His scars as proof of His love: “With these was I wounded in the house of those who love Me.”
The Resurrection begins to affect our lives the day of Baptism. When baptized, we are plunged into the waters as if “buried in the sepulchre to sin and death; emerging from the waters clothed with grace as the principle of Divine Love, we are like the Christ rising from the tomb in the glory of the Resurrection.”
Though we are risen in spirit with Christ, so that “our conversation is in heaven,” our bodies will not share that glory until our own final resurrection. In the meantime our body must be crucified with Christ’s that we may rise with Christ.
On the road to Emmaus on Easter Sunday, our Lord said to His disciples, “Was it not to be expected that the Christ should undergo these sufferings, and enter so into His glory?”
But if that be the law of Innocence, then how shall we, the guilty, hope to escape from it?
Reflection: The Ascension
OUR BLESSED LORD did not ascend to heaven immediately after the Resurrection but remained on earth for 40 days, speaking to the Apostles about the Kingdom of God. It was during these days that He gave the details of His Church, which He said would have its visible manifestation on Pentecost.
“And so the Lord Jesus, when He had finished speaking to them, was taken up to heaven, and is seated now at the right hand of God.” “Seated” is a figurative expression of eternal repose, which He has merited by His victory over sin. “At the right hand” is a symbol of His power of eternal intercession before His heavenly Father on our behalf.
The Ascension of Christ is the assurance of our own ascension into heaven after the Last Judgment. Not yet ascended in body, we nevertheless enjoy the ascension of our minds in union with Him. We find our true home in heaven. It is to heaven that we look expectantly for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to save us; He will form this humbled body of ours anew, modelling it into the image of His glorified body, so effective is His power to make all things obey Him.
O heavenly Magnet, in each Communion draw our body and blood to Thy own, that already following Thee in heart, we may later ascend with Thee in the flesh!
Reflection: The Descent of the Holy Spirit
MANY HAVE WISHED that Our Blessed Lord had remained on earth, that we might have heard His voice, seen His compassionate eyes, and brought our children to be blessed by His hands. But He said, “I can say truly that it is better for you I should go away; He who is to befriend you will not come to you unless I do go, but if only I make my way there, I will send Him to you.” (John 16:7)
If our Lord had remained on earth, He would have been only a symbol to be copied – not a life to be lived. By returning to His heavenly Father, He could then send both from the Father and Himself the Holy Spirit that would make Him live on earth in His new Body, which is the Church.
The human body is made up of millions of cells, and yet is one because vivified by one soul, presided over by a visible head, and governed by an invisible mind. So on Pentecost, the Apostles, who were like the cells of a body, became Christ’s Mystical Body, because vivified by His Holy Spirit, governed by one visible head, Peter, and presided over by one invisible head, Christ in heaven. Our glorious Church is not an organisation, but an organism. As our Lord once thought, governed, and sanctified through a human body, which He took from the womb of His blessed Mother, so now He teaches, governs, and sanctifies through His Mystical Body, the Church, which He took from the womb of humanity overshadowed by His Holy Spirit.
Christ was infallible when He talked through a human body; He is still infallible when He teaches through a mystical Body. Christ sanctified when He forgave sins with human lips; He sanctifies still when He forgives sins through the power of His priests. Christ governed through His human Body, and He governs still. “He that heareth you, heareth Me.”
As a drop of blood can live in the body, but cannot live apart from the body, so neither can any of us live the fullness of the Christ Life except in His Mystical Body, the Church.
Reflection: The Assumption
WHAT THE ASCENSION WAS to our Lord, that the Assumption is to our Lady. Certainly she, the new Garden of Paradise, in which grew the Lily of divine sinlessness and the red Rose of the Church, should not be delivered over and forgotten by the heavenly Gardener. She, in whose womb was celebrated the nuptials of eternity and time is more of eternity than time. If husband and wife in marriage are made two in one flesh, then shall not she, who is the new Eve of the new Adam, be also made two in one spirit with Him?
As Christ ascended into heaven to the unity of the divine nature, so Mary is assumed into heaven in the unity of Christ’s human nature. Her mystical flight is the event to which our whole generation moves.
Our age of carnalities, which loves the “body beautiful,” is lifted out of its despair by the Assumption, to honour a body that is beautiful because it is a temple of God, a gate through which the Word of heaven passed to earth, a Tower of Ivory up which climbed divine Love to kiss upon the lips of His Mother a mystic rose. *
To this daughter of the new Eve goes up our prayer:
The celestial traitress play
And all mankind to bliss betray;
With sacrosanct cajoleries
And starry treachery of your eyes,
Tempt us back to Paradise.
[* See Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto)]
Reflection: The Coronation
Our Lady went into a strange country
And they crowned her for a queen,
For she needed never to be stayed or questioned
But only seen;
And they were broken down under unbearable beauty
As we have been.
But ever she walked till away in the last high places
One great light shone
From the pillared throne of the king of all that country
Who sat thereon;
And she cried aloud as she cried under the gibbet
For she saw her Son.
Our Lady wears a crown in a strange country,
The crown He gave
But she has not forgotten to call to her old companions,
To call and crave;
And to hear her calling a man might arise and thunder
On the doors of the grave.
—REGINA ANGELORUM by G. K. Chesterton
Reflexión: La Anunciación
ANUNCIACIÓN, el nacimiento del Hijo de Dios en la carne depende del consentimiento de una mujer, como la caída del hombre en el jardín del Paraíso depende del consentimiento de un hombre.
Dios en su poder podría haber asumido una naturaleza humana por la fuerza, como la mano de un hombre agarra una rosa. Pero Él no quiso invadir Su gran regalo de libertad sin la libre respuesta de una criatura. A través del ángel que saluda a María con palabras que se han convertido en la primera parte del Ave María: "Ave, llena eres de gracia, el Señor es contigo", ¡se le pregunta a María si le dará a Dios un hombre!
Mary learning that she will conceive without human love, but with the overshadowing of divine Love, consents, and a new humanity begins, with Mary as the new Eve, and Christ the new Adam.
The Annunciation is the Mystery of the joy of freedom. Our free will is the only thing in the world that is our own. God can take away anything else, our health, wealth, power, but God will never force us to love Him or to obey Him. The charm of Yes lies in the possibility that one might have said No.
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Mary has taught us to say Fiat to God. “Be it done to me according to Thy word.” But God Himself has taught us that, since He would not invade the freedom of a woman, then a man should never do so.
Reflexión: La Visitación
THE GOSPEL tells us, “In the days that followed, Mary rose up and went with all haste to a city of Judea, in the hill country, where Zachary dwelt; and there entering in she gave Elizabeth greeting. No sooner had Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, than the child leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit; so that she cried out with a loud voice, “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb” (Luke :39-42).
Reflexión: La Visitación
El primer milagro obrado por nuestro Señor en la tierra se realizó mientras aún estaba en el vientre de Su Madre. Conmovió al no nacido Juan y trajo conciencia de Su presencia a Isabel, la prima de Su Madre. Así, mucho antes de Caná, nuestro Señor muestra que es a través de Su Madre que Él obra Sus maravillas invisibles en el corazón y a través de Ella que Él es introducido en las almas de los hombres.
The joy of the second Joyful Mystery is that of the Old Testament meeting the New, and of the young maiden greeting the old woman, as Mary burst into the most revolutionary song that was ever sung, the Magnificat, foretelling the day when the mighty would be unseated from their thrones, and the poor would be exalted.
Yet at that moment, when Elizabeth is the first to call her the Mother of God, even before our Lord is born, Mary answers in her song that her greatness is due to Him, and that she was chosen because she was lowly. It may very well be that Mary was chosen to be the Mother of God after she had in her vow renounced the honour. Though greater than Elizabeth, she visits her in her hour of need. Only as we become little do we ever become great in the eyes of God.
Reflexión: El Natividad TODO AMOR TIENDE a volverse como aquello que ama. Dios amó al hombre; por lo tanto, se hizo hombre. Gracias a su naturaleza humana, Él pudo asumir nuestras aflicciones y nuestros dolores, y sentir los efectos del pecado como si fueran suyos.
But all this was conditioned upon Mary’s giving Him a human nature. Without her He would never have had eyes to see the multitude hungry in the desert, or ears to hear the pleading of the lame man of Jericho, or hands to caress children, or feet to seek the lost sheep.
For nine months, her own body was the natural Eucharist, in which God shared communion with human life, thus preparing for that greater Eucharist, when human life would commune with the Divine.
Mary’s joy was to form Christ in her own body; her joy now is to form Christ in our souls. In this Mystery, we pray to become pregnant with the Christ spirit, giving Him new lips with which He may speak of His Father, new hands with which He may feed the poor, and a new heart with which He may love everyone, even enemies.
Reflexión:: La Presentación
TODO AMOR TIENDE a volverse como aquello que ama. Dios amó al hombre; por lo tanto, se hizo hombre. Gracias a su naturaleza humana, Él pudo asumir nuestras aflicciones y nuestros dolores, y sentir los efectos del pecado como si fueran suyos.de by hands. o them. Mary acknowledges this claim of divinity on her Child by presenting Him back again to God, as she offers the temple of His Body in the temple made by hands.
Mary here anticipated the joy of every mother who brings her child to the baptismal font, where God may claim His own. But in the case of Mary, the Child was claimed for sacrifice, as the aged Simeon said that He was a sign to be contradicted, for the cross is the contradiction.
Mary was even told that a sword her own soul would pierce. That would happen when her Son would have His heart pierced with a lance. Through His Body and her soul would go that one stroke of the sword.
She was the only mother who ever brought a life into the world to die.
Reflexión: El hallazgo de Jesús en el templo
HAY dos clases de almas en el mundo; aquellos que se esconden de Dios y aquellos de quienes Dios se esconde. Pero cuando Dios se esconde, lo hace para que lo busquen más, como para suscitar un amor más profundo.
During the three days when the divine Child was lost, the Blessed Mother became the mother of sinners. The essence of sin is the loss of God, and Mary lost God, not spiritually, but physically. During those three days, she came to know something of the solitariness of the sinner, the loneliness of the guilty, and the aloneness of the frustrated. Her divine Son, 21 years later, would feel it for Himself on the cross, when He would ask why God had abandoned Him.
Let no sinner ever despair of Divine Mercy, because Mary understands the tortures of the heart, but above all, because she knows where to find Christ. She also knows how to bring the sinner to her Divine Son. As the Madonna of the Empty Arms, she awaits your embrace.
Reflexión: El Bautismo de Jesús
EL OBJETO DEL BAUTISMO DE JESÚS fue el mismo que el de su nacimiento, es decir, identificarse con la humanidad pecadora. ¿No había predicho Isaías que sería "contado con los transgresores"? (Is 53:12)
En efecto, Nuestro Señor estaba diciendo: "Deja que se haga esto; no te parece adecuado, pero en realidad está en completa armonía con mi propósito de venir". Cristo no estaba haciendo esto como una Persona privada sino como un representante de la humanidad pecadora, aunque Él mismo sin pecado.
Reflexión: Las Bodas de Caná
HAY UN CONTRAPUNTO de alegría y tristeza en la vida de Cristo que se encuentra nuevamente en Su primer milagro que tuvo lugar en el pueblo de Caná. Es parte de Su modelo, que Aquel que vino a predicar una crucifixión de la carne desordenada, haya comenzado Su Vida Pública asistiendo a una fiesta de bodas.
Reflexión: La Proclamación del Reino
EL SERMÓN DEL MONTE difiere tanto de todo lo que nuestro mundo aprecia, que crucificará a cualquiera que intente vivir de acuerdo con sus valores. Debido a que Cristo les predicó, tuvo que morir. El Calvario fue el precio que pagó por el Sermón del Monte.
Reflexión: La Transfiguración
TRES ESCENAS IMPORTANTES de la vida de Nuestro Señor tuvieron lugar en las montañas. En uno, predicó las Bienaventuranzas, cuya práctica traería una Cruz del mundo; en el segundo, mostró la gloria que había más allá de la Cruz; y en el tercero, se ofreció a sí mismo en la muerte como preludio de su gloria y la de todos los que creyeran en su nombre.
Reflexión: El Establecimiento de la Eucaristía
DESDE QUE NUESTRO DIVINO SEÑOR vino a morir, ¡era apropiado que hubiera un Memorial de Su muerte! Puesto que era Dios, además de hombre, y puesto que nunca habló de su muerte sin hablar de su resurrección, ¿no debería Él mismo instituir el Memorial preciso de su propia muerte y no dejarlo al azar del recuerdo de los hombres? Y eso es exactamente lo que hizo la noche de la última Cena.
Reflexión: La Agonía en el Huerto
Así como una persona bondadosa ante el dolor busca aliviar los sufrimientos de su amigo, así la bondad moral ante el mal asume el castigo que el mal merece. Toda madre estaría dispuesta a soportar, si pudiera, los dolores de su hijo. Un padre pagará las deudas de su hijo descarriado como si fueran suyas. Nuestro Señor, aunque no es culpable de ningún pecado, sin embargo en Su agonía en el huerto se permitió sentir los efectos internos del pecado, así como en la cruz experimentó también los efectos externos del pecado. Estos efectos internos fueron tristeza, miedo y sensación de soledad. "Busqué uno que llorara conmigo, y no encontré ninguno". (Ps 69:20)
He permits His head to feel blasphemies as if His lips had pronounced them; His hands to feel the sins of theft, as if He had stolen; His body to sense the guilt of defilement, as if it were the cause. Innocence knows sin better than the guilty, because the guilty are already part of it.
Sin is in the blood. The drunkard, the libertine, the tyrant have registered sin not only in their souls, but in their brains, the cells of their body, and the very expressions of their faces. If, therefore, sin is in the blood, to atone for it, blood must be poured out. Our Lord never intended that any other blood than His own should be shed in expiation for sins. Because men have not invoked the blood of Christ for their sins, they are now at war shedding one another’s blood.
The agony in the garden is not a triumph of the plans and the schemes of betrayers and enemies, but is permitted by divine decree. “This is your hour,” our Lord said to His enemies. Evil has its hour, but God has His day!
Reflexión: La Flagelación
SIETE SIGLOS ANTES, se había predicho que nuestro Señor sería tan herido por nuestros pecados que lo habríamos “pensado como leproso, golpeado por Dios y afligido”. Ha llegado el momento del cumplimiento de esa profecía. La Omnipotencia está atada a una columna en la hora de su muerte, como estuvo atada en pañales en la misma hora de su nacimiento.
The scourging at the pillar must have been terrible, because whenever our Lord foretold His passion, He always made particular reference to His scourging, as if to emphasise the outrage of His suffering. St. Peter, after the Resurrection, recalling how he stood in the outer court listening to the fall of thongs upon His flesh, and yet heard our Lord not complain, wrote: “Who when He was reviled, did not revile; when He suffered, did not threaten.”
The scourging is an act of reparation for the excessive cult of the body. “The body is for the Lord.” In expiation for self-indulgence, His body, as the second Ark of the Covenant, is disclosed to profane eyes, as the Spouse of souls now becomes the plaything of mockers. How many strokes He received, no one knows. The prophet foretold that He would be so scourged that the bones of His body would be numbered. We are saved by other stars and stripes than those on the flag; namely, by the stars and stripes of Christ, by whose stars we are illumined – by whose stripes we are healed.
Reflexión: La Coronación de Espinas
Así como la flagelación fue la reparación por los pecados de la carne, así la coronación de espinas fue la expiación por los pecados de la mente: para los ateos que desearían que no existiera Dios, para los escépticos cuyas malas vidas nublan su pensamiento, para los egoístas, centrados en sí mismos.
The soldiers cursed as the thorns pricked their fingers. Then they cursed the Lord, as they drove the crown of thorns into His head, as a mockery of a royal diadem. Into His hands they placed a reed, the symbol of His kingdom, presumed to be false and unstable like the reed. He is now covered with a purple robe to ridicule His claim to kingship of hearts and nations. Blindfolding Him, they struck Him, asking Him to prophesy, or tell who it was that delivered the blow. They then bowed down before Him in mock reverence, spitting in His face, that all the subsequent Mindszentys, Stepinacs, and martyrs of the world might have courage in their hour of martyrdom.
In this Mystery is verified the truth of our Saviour’s warning: “If the world hates you, be sure that it hated Me before it learned to hate you. If you belonged to the world, the world would know you for its own and love you; it is because you do not belong to the world, because I have singled you out from the midst of the world, that the world hates you.” He who expects to preserve His faith without being mocked by the world is either weak in it, or else not so bold in goodness as to draw upon himself the mocking insults of another purple robe and a torturing circle of thorns.
Reflexión: El Llevar la Cruz
CUALQUIER CRUZ sería fácil de soportar si pudiéramos adaptarla a nosotros mismos. La cruz de nuestro Señor no fue hecha por Él, sino para Él. Nos imponen cruces y cargas. Nuestra aceptación los hace personales. Nuestro Señor incluso dijo que habría al menos siete cruces por semana: "Toma tu cruz cada día y sígueme".
Crosses are of two kinds: pure ones, which come from the outside, such as pain, persecution, and ridicule; and inner, or impure crosses, which come as the result of our sins, such as sadness, despair, and unhappiness. These latter crosses can be avoided. They are made by contradicting the will of God. The vertical bar of the cross stands for God’s will; the horizontal bar stands for our wills. When one crosses the other, we have the cross.
Our Lord never promised that we would be without a cross; He only promised that we would never be overcome by one. St. Peter so loved the cross that when the time came for his execution he asked to be crucified upside down.
May He who was found guilty of no other crime than that of the excess of love make us hate the load of sin that made His cross. The whole cross borne in union with His will and following in His footsteps is easier to bear than the splinters against which we rebel.
Reflexión: La Crucifixión
¡NUESTRO SEÑOR pasó 30 años de Su vida obedeciendo, tres años enseñando, tres horas redimiendo! Pero ¿cómo redimió? Supongamos que se roba un cáliz de oro de un altar y se introduce a golpes en un gran cenicero. Antes de que ese oro pueda ser devuelto al altar, debe ser arrojado al fuego, donde se queman las escorias; luego el cáliz debe ser refundido y finalmente bendecido y restaurado para su santo uso.
Sinful man is like that chalice which was delivered over to profane uses. He lost his Godlike resemblance and his high destiny as a child of God. So our blessed Lord took unto Himself a human nature, making it stand for all of us, plunged it into the fires of Calvary to have the dross of sin burned and purged away. Then, by rising from the dead, He became the new head of the new humanity, according to which we are all to be patterned.
Reflexión: La Crucifixión
THE CROSS reveals that unless there is a Good Friday in our lives, there will never be an Easter Sunday. Unless there is a crown of thorns, there will never be the halo of light. Unless there is the scourged body, there will never be a glorified one. Death to the lower self is the condition of resurrection to the higher self. The world says to us, as it said to Him on the cross: “Come down, and we will believe!” But if He had come down, He never would have saved us. It is human to come down; it is divine to hang there. A broken heart, O Saviour of the world, is love’s best cradle! Smite my own, as Moses did the rock, that Thy love may enter in!
Reflexión: La Resurrección
NUESTRO BENDITO SEÑOR se comparó con una semilla, diciendo que a menos que la semilla cayera a la tierra y muriera, no brotaría a la vida. Él ahora, por el poder de Dios, se levanta con las flores de la primavera en la novedad de la vida, y da a la tierra la única herida grave que jamás haya recibido: la herida irreparable de una tumba vacía.
The birth of the Son of God in the form of man was announced to a Virgin; the first announcement of His Resurrection was made to a repentant sinner, Magdalen, that block of us would be without hope. Thomas the Apostle would not believe until he had put his hand into His side, and his fingers into our Lord’s hands. Thus do we know that our Lord kept not His wounds but His scars as proof of His love: “With these was I wounded in the house of those who love Me.”
The Resurrection begins to affect our lives the day of Baptism. When baptized, we are plunged into the waters as if “buried in the sepulchre to sin and death; emerging from the waters clothed with grace as the principle of Divine Love, we are like the Christ rising from the tomb in the glory of the Resurrection.”
Though we are risen in spirit with Christ, so that “our conversation is in heaven,” our bodies will not share that glory until our own final resurrection. In the meantime our body must be crucified with Christ’s that we may rise with Christ.
On the road to Emmaus on Easter Sunday, our Lord said to His disciples, “Was it not to be expected that the Christ should undergo these sufferings, and enter so into His glory?”
But if that be the law of Innocence, then how shall we, the guilty, hope to escape from it?
Reflexión: La Ascensión
NUESTRO BENDITO SEÑOR no ascendió al cielo inmediatamente después de la Resurrección sino que permaneció en la tierra durante 40 días, hablando a los Apóstoles sobre el Reino de Dios. Fue durante estos días que dio los detalles de Su Iglesia, la cual dijo tendría su manifestación visible en Pentecostés.
“And so the Lord Jesus, when He had finished speaking to them, was taken up to heaven, and is seated now at the right hand of God.” “Seated” is a figurative expression of eternal repose, which He has merited by His victory over sin. “At the right hand” is a symbol of His power of eternal intercession before His heavenly Father on our behalf.
The Ascension of Christ is the assurance of our own ascension into heaven after the Last Judgment. Not yet ascended in body, we nevertheless enjoy the ascension of our minds in union with Him. We find our true home in heaven. It is to heaven that we look expectantly for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to save us; He will form this humbled body of ours anew, modelling it into the image of His glorified body, so effective is His power to make all things obey Him.
O heavenly Magnet, in each Communion draw our body and blood to Thy own, that already following Thee in heart, we may later ascend with Thee in the flesh!
Reflexión: El Descenso del Espíritu Santo
MUCHOS HAN DESEADO que Nuestro Bendito Señor hubiera permanecido en la tierra, para que hubiésemos escuchado Su voz, visto Sus ojos compasivos y llevado a nuestros hijos para ser bendecidos por Sus manos. Pero Él dijo: “En verdad puedo deciros que es mejor para vosotros que me vaya; El que va a ser vuestro amigo no vendrá a vosotros a menos que yo vaya, pero con sólo llegar allí, os lo enviaré."(John 16:7)
If our Lord had remained on earth, He would have been only a symbol to be copied – not a life to be lived. By returning to His heavenly Father, He could then send both from the Father and Himself the Holy Spirit that would make Him live on earth in His new Body, which is the Church.
The human body is made up of millions of cells, and yet is one because vivified by one soul, presided over by a visible head, and governed by an invisible mind. So on Pentecost, the Apostles, who were like the cells of a body, became Christ’s Mystical Body, because vivified by His Holy Spirit, governed by one visible head, Peter, and presided over by one invisible head, Christ in heaven. Our glorious Church is not an organisation, but an organism. As our Lord once thought, governed, and sanctified through a human body, which He took from the womb of His blessed Mother, so now He teaches, governs, and sanctifies through His Mystical Body, the Church, which He took from the womb of humanity overshadowed by His Holy Spirit.
Christ was infallible when He talked through a human body; He is still infallible when He teaches through a mystical Body. Christ sanctified when He forgave sins with human lips; He sanctifies still when He forgives sins through the power of His priests. Christ governed through His human Body, and He governs still. “He that heareth you, heareth Me.”
As a drop of blood can live in the body, but cannot live apart from the body, so neither can any of us live the fullness of the Christ Life except in His Mystical Body, the Church.
Reflexión: La Asunción
LO QUE FUE LA ASCENSIÓN para nuestro Señor, eso es la Asunción para Nuestra Señora. Ciertamente ella, el nuevo Jardín del Paraíso, en el que creció el Lirio de la divina impecabilidad y la Rosa roja de la Iglesia, no debe ser entregada y olvidada por el Jardinero celestial. Ella, en cuyo seno se celebraron las bodas de la eternidad y del tiempo, es más de eternidad que de tiempo. Si marido y mujer en el matrimonio son dos en una sola carne, ¿no será también ella, que es la nueva Eva del nuevo Adán, dos en un solo espíritu con Él?
As Christ ascended into heaven to the unity of the divine nature, so Mary is assumed into heaven in the unity of Christ’s human nature. Her mystical flight is the event to which our whole generation moves.
Our age of carnalities, which loves the “body beautiful,” is lifted out of its despair by the Assumption, to honour a body that is beautiful because it is a temple of God, a gate through which the Word of heaven passed to earth, a Tower of Ivory up which climbed divine Love to kiss upon the lips of His Mother a mystic rose. *
To this daughter of the new Eve goes up our prayer:
The celestial traitress play
And all mankind to bliss betray;
With sacrosanct cajoleries
And starry treachery of your eyes,
Tempt us back to Paradise.
[* See Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto)]
Reflexión: La Coronación
Nuestra Señora fue a un país extraño
Y la coronaron como reina,
Porque ella nunca necesitaba que la detuvieran ni la cuestionaran
Pero sólo visto;
Y fueron derribados bajo una belleza insoportable
Como hemos sido nosotros.
Pero ella caminó hasta los últimos lugares altos
Una gran luz brilló
Desde el trono con columnas del rey de todo ese país
Quien estaba sentado sobre él;
Y lloró en voz alta como lloraba bajo la horca
Porque vio a su Hijo.
Nuestra Señora lleva una corona en un país extraño,
La corona que Él dio
Pero no se ha olvidado de llamar a sus antiguos compañeros,
Llamar y anhelar;
Y al oírla llamar un hombre podría levantarse y tronar
En las puertas de la tumba.
—REGINA ANGELORUM de G. K. Chesterton
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 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 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 His shoulders to His ankles 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, your 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 you, dear Mother, and filled your 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 your divine Son, after forty days on earth, went to Mount Olivet accompanied by His disciples and you, 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 hearts with the fire of divine love, teaching them all truths, giving them the gifts of tongues, and filling you with the plentitude of His grace, inspired you 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 your Assumption into Heaven, when, consumed by the desire to be united with your divine Son in heaven, your soul united itself to Him, Who out of the excessive love He bore for you, His Mother, whose virginal body was His first tabernacle, took you body and soul into heaven and there, amidst the acclaims of the angels and saints glorified your 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 your Coronation in Heaven, when, upon being taken up to heaven, you were triply crowned as the Exalted 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 you, I humbly pray:
Reflexión sobre la Aanunciación
Dulce Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de la Anunciación, cuando se te apareció el ángel Gabriel con la noticia de que ibas a ser Madre de Dios; saludándote con el sublime saludo: “¡Ave, llena eres de gracia! ¡El Señor está contigo!” Y tú te sometiste humildemente a la voluntad del Padre, respondiendo; “He aquí la esclava del Señor. Hágase en mí según tu palabra” Rezo humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Visitación
Dulce Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de la Visitación, cuando, en tu visita a tu santa prima Isabel, te saludó con palabra profética: "¡Bendita tú entre las mujeres, y bendito el fruto de tu vientre!" ” Y le respondiste con el Magnificat, te ruego humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Natividad
Dulce Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de la Natividad de nuestro Señor, cuando, cumplido tu tiempo, diste a luz, oh Santísima Virgen, al Redentor del mundo en un establo en Belén; donde coros de ángeles llenaron los cielos con su exultante canto de alabanza “Gloria a Dios en las alturas, en la tierra paz a los hombres de buena voluntad” Rezo humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Presentación
Dulce Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de la Presentación, cuando, en obediencia a la Ley de Moisés, te purificaste antes de presentar a Tu Hijo a Su Padre en el Templo, donde el santo profeta Simeón, tomando al niño en brazos, ofreció gracias a Dios por permitirle mirar a su Salvador y predijo tus sufrimientos con las palabras: “Tu alma también una espada traspasará…” Rezo humildemente:
Reflexión sobre el Hallazgo del Niño Jesús en el Templo
Dulce Madre María, meditando en el Misterio del Hallazgo del Niño Jesús en el Templo, cuando habiéndolo buscado por tres días, apenada, tu corazón se alegró al encontrarlo en el Templo hablando con los maestros; y cuando, a petición tuya, Él obedientemente regresó a casa contigo, oro humildemente:
Reflexión sobre el bautismo de Jesús en el río Jordán
Oh valiente Madre María, meditando en el misterio del bautismo de Jesús en el río Jordán, cuando tu hijo, como ejemplo para todos, insistió en ser bautizado por su primo Juan y el cielo se abrió y el Espíritu Santo descendió sobre él como una paloma y una voz del cielo dijo: "Tú eres mi hijo amado, en quien tengo complacencia", Rezo humildemente:
Reflexión sobre las bodas de Caná, el primer milagro de Jesús
Oh valiente Madre María, meditando en el misterio del Primer Milagro de Jesús en las Bodas de Caná, cuando insta a tu hijo a realizar el primero de sus muchos milagros ayudando a una pareja a celebrar su matrimonio transformando el agua en vino de tal calidad. que el mayordomo reprendió al anfitrión diciendo: "Por lo general, la gente sirve el mejor vino primero y deja el vino más barato para el final, pero tú has dejado el vino selecto para el final". Rezo humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Proclamación del Reino de Dios
Oh Madre María valiente, meditando en el misterio de la Proclamación del Reino de Dios, cuando tu hijo reveló que el Reino de Dios ya comenzó “dentro de nosotros” y estamos llamados a la conversión y al perdón, orando “venga tu reino, hágase tu voluntad, así en la tierra como en el cielo” Rezo humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Transfiguración
Oh valiente Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de la Transfiguración, cuando tu hijo reveló su gloria a sus tres discípulos, apareciendo en un monte con Moisés y Elías, su rostro resplandeciente como el sol y una voz del cielo proclamando: “ Este es Mi Hijo amado… Escúchalo”, te ruego humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la institución de la Eucaristía
Oh valiente madre María, meditando en el Misterio de la Institución del Sacramento de la Eucaristía, cuando el día que tu hijo celebraba la Pascua con sus discípulos y tomando pan y se lo dio diciendo “Tomen y coman; este es mi cuerpo.” Y terminada la cena tomó una copa de vino y la compartió con ellos diciendo: “Tomen y beban; esta es mi sangre, que será entregada por vosotros; haz esto en memoria mía,” Rezo humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Agonía en el Huerto
¡Oh Dolorosa Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de la Agonía de Nuestro Señor en la
Huerto, cuando, en el Huerto de los Olivos, Jesús vio los pecados del mundo revelados ante Él por Satanás, que buscaba disuadirlo del sacrificio que estaba a punto de hacer: cuando, su alma retrocediendo ante la vista, y su sangre preciosa brotando de cada poro ante la visión de la tortura y la muerte que estaba a punto de sufrir, tus propios sufrimientos, querida Madre, los futuros sufrimientos de su Iglesia, y sus propios sufrimientos en el Santísimo Sacramento, lloró angustiado: "¡Abba! ¡Padre! ¡Si es posible, pase de Mí este cáliz!"; pero inmediatamente resignándose a la voluntad de su Padre, oró: ¡No como yo quiero, sino como tú!". Oro humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Flagelación
Oh Madre María, muy dolorosa, meditando en el Misterio de la Flagelación de Nuestro Señor, cuando, por orden de Pilato, tu divino Hijo, despojado de sus vestiduras, fue lacerado de pies a cabeza con crueles azotes y su carne desgarrada hasta dejar todo su cuerpo. marcado, ruego humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Coronación de Espinas
¡Oh, Dolorísima Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de la Coronación de Espinas, cuando los soldados le ataron alrededor de la cabeza una corona de afiladas espinas y le lanzaron golpes clavándole profundamente las espinas en la cabeza! luego, en fingida adoración, se arrodilló ante Él y clamó: "¡Salve, Rey de los judíos!" Rezo humildemente:
Reflexión sobre el acarreo de la Cruz
Oh Madre María, muy dolorosa, meditando en el Misterio del acarreo de la Cruz, cuando, con el pesado madero de la cruz sobre sus hombros, tu divino Hijo era arrastrado, débil y sufriente, pero paciente, por las calles, en medio de los ultrajes. del pueblo, al Calvario; Rezo humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Crucifixión
Oh Madre María, Dolorosa, meditando en el Misterio de la Crucifixión, cuando, despojado de Sus vestiduras, tu divino Hijo fue clavado en la cruz, en la que murió después de tres horas de indescriptible agonía, durante las cuales suplicó a Su Padre. perdón para sus enemigos, oro humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Resurrección
Oh gloriosa Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de la Resurrección de Nuestro Señor de entre los Muertos, cuando, en la mañana del tercer día después de Su muerte y sepultura, resucitó de entre los muertos y se apareció a ti, querida Madre, y llenó tu corazón con alegría indescriptible: entonces se apareció a las santas mujeres, y a sus discípulos, quienes lo adoraban como a su Dios resucitado, humildemente ruego:
Reflexión sobre la Ascensión
Oh gloriosa Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de la Ascensión, cuando tu divino Hijo, después de cuarenta días en la tierra, fue al Monte de los Olivos acompañado de Sus discípulos y de ti, donde todos Le adoraron, después de lo cual prometió permanecer con ellos hasta el fin. fin del mundo, luego extendiendo sobre todos sus manos traspasadas en una última bendición, ascendió ante sus ojos al cielo, oro humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Venida del Espíritu Santo
Oh gloriosa Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de la Venida del Espíritu Santo, cuando los apóstoles reunidos contigo en una casa de Jerusalén, el Espíritu Santo descendió sobre ellos en forma de lenguas de fuego, inflamando los corazones con el fuego divino. amor, enseñándoles todas las verdades, dándoles el don de lenguas y llenándote de la plenitud de su gracia, te inspiró a orar por los apóstoles y los primeros cristianos, oro humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Asunción de Nuestra Santísima Madre al Cielo
Oh gloriosa Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de tu Asunción al Cielo, cuando, consumida por el deseo de unirse a tu divino Hijo en el cielo, tu alma se unió a Aquel que por el excesivo amor que te tenía, su Madre, cuyo cuerpo virginal fue su primer tabernáculo, te llevó en cuerpo y alma al cielo y allí, en medio de las aclamaciones de los ángeles y los santos glorificaron tu cuerpo, te ruego humildemente:
Reflexión sobre la Coronación de nuestra Santísima Madre del Cielo como su Reina
Oh gloriosa Madre María, meditando en el Misterio de tu Coronación en el Cielo, cuando, al ser elevada al cielo, fuiste triplemente coronada como Altísima Reina del Cielo por Dios Padre como Su hija amada, por Dios Hijo como Su amadísima Madre, y por Dios Espíritu Santo como su casta Esposa; Perfectísima adoradora de la Santísima Trinidad, defendiendo nuestra causa como Madre poderosa y misericordiosa a través de ti, te ruego humildemente:
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.
THE FIRST MYSTERY: The Brazen Serpent
From Mount Hor, they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the people became impatient
on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses: "Why have You brought us up out of Egypt to die in the
wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food." Then the Lord sent fiery serpents
among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. And the people came to Moses, and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the
Lord and against you; pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people. and
the Lord said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and if a serpent bit any man, he would look at the
bronze serpent and live." (Numbers 21:4-9)
THE SECOND MYSTERY: The Lord's Compassion on His Afflicted
"Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing!
For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted. (Isaiah 49:13)
THE THIRD MYSTERY: The Lord Heals the Woman Who Touched His Garment
And behold, a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment: for she said
to herself, "If I only touch his garment, I shall be made well." Jesus turned, and seeing her He said, "Take heart, daughter;
your faith has made you well." And instantly the woman was made well. (Matthew 9:20-23)
THE FOURTH MYSTERY: The Lord Heals the Man in the Synagogue on the Sabbath
And He went on from there, and entered their synagogue. And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the
sabbath?" so that they might accuse him. He said to them, "What man of you if He has one sheep and it falls into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? Of how much
more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath." Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And the man stretched it out, and it was
restored, whole like the other. (Matthew 12:9-13)
THE FIFTH MYSTERY: The Lord Raises Lazarus Back to Life
Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb; it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him,
"Lord by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you would
believe you would see the glory of God?" So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, "Father, I thank thee, that thou hast heard me.
I knew that thou hearest me always, but I have said this on account of the people standing by, that they
may believe that thou didst send me." When He had said this, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out." The dead man came out,
his hands and feet bound with bandages, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, unbind him, and let him go."
(John 11:38-44)
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 deeper 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 laying 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?".
(Lk 2:49)
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".
(Jn 2:5) 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 the ninth hour, (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.
(Rev 12:1)
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.
The Annunciation - Humility
The Visitation - Love of Neighbor
The Navitity of the Lord - Poverty of Spirit
Presentation - Obedience
Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple - Piety
The Baptism of Jesus - Openness to the Holy Spirit
The Miracle at Cana - To Jesus through Mary
Proclamation of the Kingdom of God - Repentance, Trust in God
Transfiguration - Desire for Holiness
Institution of the Eucharist - Eucharistic Adoration, Active Participation at Mass
Agony in the Garden - Contrition, Conformity to the Will of God
Scourging at the Pillar - Purity, Mortification
Crowning with Thorns - Moral Courage
Carrying of the Cross - Patience
Crucifixion - Salvation, Self Denial
The Resurrection - Faith
The Ascension - Hope, Desire for Heaven
The Descent of the Holy Spirit - Wisdom, Love of God
The Assumption of Mary - Devotion to Mary
The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Eternal Happiness
The First Mystery:
"No one can rejoice more than I do at every step the people of this great country take to preserve the Union, establish good order and government, and to render the nation happy at home and respectable abroad. No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings than United America. Wondrously strange then, and much to be regretted indeed would it be, were we to neglect the means, and to depart from the road which Providence has pointed us, so plainly; I cannot believe it will ever come to pass. The Great Governor of the Universe has led us too long and too far on the road to happiness and glory, to forsake us in the midst of it. By folly and improper conduct, proceeding from a variety of causes, we may now and then get bewildered; but I hope and trust that there is good sense and virtue enough left to recover the right path before we shall be entirely lost."
George Washington, June 29, 1788
The Second Mystery:
It may be the will of Heaven that America shall suffer calamities still more wasting and distresses yet more dreadful. If this is to be the case, it will have this good effect, at least: it will inspire us with many virtues, which we have not, and correct many errors, follies, and vices, which threaten to disturb, dishonor, and destroy us. The furnace of affliction produces refinement, in states as well as individuals. And the new governments we are assuming, in every part, will require a purification from our vices, and an augmentation of our virtues or there will be no blessings... But I must submit all my hopes and fears to an overruling Providence; in which, unfashionable as the faith may be, I firmly believe."
John Adams, July 3, 1776
The Third Mystery:
"Review the great scenes of history: you will find mankind has always been obliged to pay dear for the blessings they enjoyed... The struggles of a great people have almost always ended in the establishment of liberty.... Such a people are spoken of with admiration by all future ages...." "Their souls glow with gratitude for the virtue and self-denial of their forefathers. They consider them as patterns for their own conduct on similar occasions and are continually pointing them out to the reverence and imitation of their children. These are the glorious effects of patriotism and virtue. These are the rewards annexed to the faithful discharge of that great and honorable duty, fidelity to our country.... I pray to God that the fair character I have described may be that of America to the latest ages."
James Iredell, May 1, 1778
The Fourth Mystery:
"To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom, and political and social happiness which mankind now enjoys. In proportion as the genuine effects of Christianity are diminished in any nation, either through unbelief, or the corruption of its
doctrines, or the neglect of its institutions; in the same proportion will the people of that nation recede from the blessings of genuine freedom, and approximate the miseries of complete despotism."
"All efforts to destroy the foundations of our holy religion, ultimately tend to the subversion also of our political freedom and happiness."
"Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government, and all the blessings which flow from them, must fall with them."
Jedediah Morse, 1799
The Fifth Mystery:
"Soldiers! Let us humble ourselves before the Lord, our God, asking through Christ, the forgiveness of our sins, beseeching the aid of the God of our forefathers in the defense of our homes and our liberties, thanking Him for His past blessings, and imploring their continuance upon our cause and our people."
"Knowing that intercessory prayer is our mightiest weapon and the supreme call for all Christians today, I pleadingly urge our people everywhere to pray. Believing that prayer is the greatest contribution that our people can make in this critical hour, I humbly urge that we take time to pray - to really pray."
"Let there be prayer at sunup, at noonday, at sundown, at midnight - all through the day. Let us pray for our children, our youth, our aged, our pastors, our homes. Let us pray for the churches."
"Let us pray for ourselves, that we may not lose the word 'concern' out of our Christian vocabulary. Let us pray for our nation. Let us pray for those who have never known Jesus Christ and His redeeming love, for moral forces everywhere, for our national leaders. Let prayer be our passion. Let prayer be our practice."
General Robert E Lee, 1863
For the Presidency of the United States of America
For the Supreme Court of the United States of America
For the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America
For the office of the Governors of the United States of America
For all County and Municipal Offices of the United States of America
Intention: For parents facing an unexpected pregnancy, that they lovingly accept the precious life
God has entrusted to their care.
Reflection:
The angel Gabriel was sent by 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." 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 1:26-33, 38)
As an angel proclaimed the conception of Christ in Mary's virginal womb, so do mothers and fathers learn every day of the conception of their child.
Let us pray to the Mother of all the Living that every child be treasured and protected from the first moment of conception as an inestimable and wondrous
gift of God.
Intention: That the family and friends of expectant parents might reach out and support them as they
prepare to meet their child face to face.
Reflection:
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."
(Lk 1:39-45)
As the child in Elizabeth's womb leaped for joy when the Blessed Virgin, pregnant with the Son of God, came to meet her, so may our hearts leap with joy at
the wonders of new life promised in every expectant mother.
Intention: That the love of the Blessed Mother and the Christ Child may be a source of strength for
every expectant mother, especially mothers living in poverty, and that they both will be surrounded by joy and love.
Reflection:
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. Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch
over their flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. The angel said
to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior
has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."
(Lk 2:6-12)
In the birth of every child we see the birth of Christ Jesus in the Bethlehem stable. Let us commend all new mothers and fathers and every newborn child to
the protection and intercession of the Mother of God and Mother of all Christians.
Intention: That fathers of young children will model St. Joseph in devoutly practicing their faith, so that
they lead their children to God by their words and example.
Reflection:
Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon Him.
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. He came in the Spirit into the
temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the custom of the law in regard to Him, he took Him into his arms and blessed God,
saying: "Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to Your word, for my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You prepared in sight
of all the peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for Your people Israel."
(Lk 2:25-32)
As Christ was consecrated to God at his presentation in the temple, so may we consecrate all children to that holiness, purity, and innocence by which
they lead us to God. "A little child shall lead them."
Intention: For all children who have been lost and forgotten, that they may be led to a place where
they are treasured, protected and loved.
Reflection:
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.
(Lk 24:41-50)
As the Christ Child was found in the temple by the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, so we pray for all children, especially those lost and forgotten.
May the Gospel of Life impel us to find them when they are most in need and to lead them home to a place where they are treasured, protected, and loved.
Intention: That all baptized Christians will be open to the Holy Spirit and bear witness to the sanctity
of life.
Reflection:
The Lord Jesus is Baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist, as a voice cries to us from the heavens: "This is My beloved Son, hear him" Let us
listen to Christ and, with his grace, work for the protection of every person from conception to natural death.
Intention: For all husbands and wives, that they treasure the priceless gift of married love by generously
accepting children through procreation and adoption.
Reflection:
When they had run out of wine, Jesus blessed water and turned it into wine. May Jesus transform the darkness of sin and death in the proclamation of the
Gospel of Life.
Intention: That those who pray and work for greater respect for human life will be guided by the
Beatitudes and reveal the face of Christ to others.
Reflection:
Jesus called the crowds to conversion, proclaiming that the Kingdom of God is at hand. May this world choose life and turn from all that leads to darkness
and death.
Intention: That our world will be transfigured by the witness of faithful Christians so that all may
understand the priceless value of every human being.
Reflection:
The Lord Jesus led Peter, James and John with him to the top of the mountain where He was transfigured in light, and his garments shown whiter than snow.
May Christ's glorious light shine on all who dwell in the shadow of darkness and sin.
Intention: That through our worthy reception of the Eucharist and frequent Eucharistic Adoration, Jesus
will teach us to love sacrificially the least and neediest among us.
Reflection:
On the night before He suffered, He took bread, blessed it, broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said, Take this, all of you, and eat it. This is my body.
When supper was ended He took a cup filled with wine, gave it to them, and said, Take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the cup of my blood.
Strengthened by the Holy Eucharist, may we work to proclaim the Gospel of life and defend all who are endangered by the culture of death.
Intention: For all who are suffering from abandonment or neglect, that compassionate individuals will come
forward to offer them comfort and aid.
Reflection:
Jesus comes with His disciples to the garden of Gethsemane and prays to be delivered from his Passion, but most of all, to do the Father's will. Let us pray
that Christ might hear the prayers of all who suffer from the culture of death, and that He might deliver them from the hands of their persecutors.
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Intention: That the victims of violence, torture and slavery will be delivered from their suffering, find
healing and know that God is close to them.
Reflection:
Falsely accused before Pilate, Jesus is cruelly tied to a pillar and scourged, then clothed in a cloak of purple and mocked. Let us pray for all innocent
victims, that by the merits of his most holy Passion, Christ might deliver them and grant them eternal life.
Intention: That the persecution of Christians will end in a new era of tolerance and respect for the
religious freedom and conscience rights of all.
Reflection:
Pilate mocks the Christ by asking him if He is the King of the Jews. He is the King of all the world, through whom all things were made. He is the one who
will judge the living and the dead at the end of time. Yet He is crowned with suffering out of love for us, in reparation for our sins.
Intention: For all who labor under burdens that seem too great to bear (due to illness, age, poverty,
cruelty or injustice) that our prayers and aid will lighten their crosses.
Reflection:
Three times Christ falls under the weight of the Cross as He carries our sins to Calvary. Let us pray for all who struggle to live the Gospel of Life, that
they might pick up their crosses and walk the way of sorrows with the Savior of the world.
Intention: For an end to the death penalty and for the release of all prisoners of conscience and all
who have been wrongfully convicted.
Reflection:
Innocent and without sin, Jesus opens His arms upon the cross out of love for us. Let us join our sufferings, and the sufferings of the whole world, to his
one perfect sacrifice of praise.
Intention: For all who have lost loved ones, and especially for parents of a child who was miscarried,
aborted or stillborn, that they will find peace in the promise of the Resurrection.
Reflection:
Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the third day after his passion and death, rose again in glory, victorious over death and never to die again.
Intention: For all who struggle with addictions, that through Christ's triumph and ascent into glory,
they may triumph over their temptations, and gain strength and peace.
Reflection:
Our Lord Jesus Christ, forty days after his Resurrection, ascended into heaven with triumph and great glory, in the sight of his most holy mother and all his
disciples.
Intention: That the Holy Spirit will open the minds and hearts of those who now reject the Gospel of Life
and allow them to be convinced of the truth and goodness of all that the Church professes concerning human life.
Reflection:
Our Lord Jesus Christ, sitting at the right hand of the Father, sent the Holy Spirit into the upper chamber where the apostles were gathered together, with the
most Holy Virgin Mary.
Intention: For mothers who have died at the hands of abortion providers, that they
may experience reconciliation and together with their children know God's peace.
Reflection:
The Most Holy Virgin, twelve years after the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, passed from this life, and was assumed by the angels into heaven.
Intention: For all mothers, that they might come to know the wonder of their vocation.
Reflection:
The Most Holy Virgin was crowned in heaven by her divine Son as the saints rejoiced in glory around her throne.
Introductory Prayers(Spoken by Priest, Deacon or Lay-Leader)
Make the Sign of the Cross.
(τ)
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Oración del ángel de la paz de Fátima
(María pidió que se rezara esta oración antes del Rosario durante el 2025)
"Santísima Trinidad
-Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo-
Os adoro profundamente, os ofrezco lo más precioso
Cuerpo, Sangre, Alma y Divinidad de Jesucristo,
Presente en todos los Sagrarios del mundo,
en reparación de todos los ultrajes, sacrilegios e indiferencias con que Él es ofendido.
Y por los infinitos méritos de Su Sacratísimo Corazón
Y el Inmaculado Corazón de María,
Te ruego la conversión de los pobres pecadores."
Fatima Angel Of Peace Prayer
(Mary asked that this prayer be recited before the Rosary during 2025)
"Most Holy Trinity
-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-
I adore Thee profoundly, I offer Thee the most precious
Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ,
Present in all the Tabernacles of the world,
in reparation for all the outrages, sacrileges, and indifferences whereby He is offended.
And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart
And the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I beg Thee the conversion of poor sinners."
Prayer for Priests
O Jesus we pray for your priests, for your faithful and fiery priests, for your unfaithful and weak priests, for your priests working at home and abroad in mission camps, for your priests in temptation,
for your lonely and abandoned priests, for your young priests, for your sick priests, for your dead priests, for your retired priests. For the Pope, the bishops and all clergy.
But most of all We pray for our dearest priests. The priests who baptized us, priests who listened to our confessions, the priest who first gave us your body and your blood, priests who taught and instructed us in the
faith, priests whose services we attended and whose sermons touched our souls, priests that visited us, when we were down and lifeless. Priests who gave the ultimate obedience to our loved ones in death,
Priests who came to us in hospital, jail, foreign countries, etc. And for all the priests we owe in any way.
O Jesus, hold them close to Your Heart and bless them abundantly through time and eternity.
Oración por los sacerdotes
Oh Jesús, oramos por tus sacerdotes, por tus sacerdotes fieles y ardientes, por tus sacerdotes infieles y débiles, por tus sacerdotes que trabajan en casa y en el extranjero en campos misioneros, por tus sacerdotes en tentación,
por tus sacerdotes solitarios y abandonados, por tus sacerdotes jóvenes, por tus sacerdotes enfermos, por tus sacerdotes muertos, por tus sacerdotes jubilados. Por el Papa, los obispos y todo el clero.
Pero sobre todo oramos por nuestros queridos sacerdotes. Los sacerdotes que nos bautizaron, los sacerdotes que escucharon nuestras confesiones, el sacerdote que primero nos dio tu cuerpo y tu sangre, los sacerdotes que nos enseñaron e instruyeron en el
fe, sacerdotes a cuyos servicios asistimos y cuyos sermones tocaron nuestras almas, sacerdotes que nos visitaron cuando estábamos deprimidos y sin vida. Sacerdotes que dieron la máxima obediencia a nuestros seres queridos en la muerte,
Sacerdotes que vinieron a nosotros en hospitales, cárceles, países extranjeros, etc. Y por todos los sacerdotes a quienes les debemos de cualquier manera.
Oh Jesús, mantenlos cerca de Tu Corazón y bendícelos abundantemente por el tiempo y la eternidad.
La novena de nueve meses del cardenal Burke Oratio
Oh Virgen Madre de Dios, acudimos a tu protección e imploramos
tu intercesión contra las tinieblas y el peccado que envuelven cada vez más
al mundo y amenazan a la iglesia. Tu Hijo, Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, te
dio como madre nuestra al morir en la Cruz por nuestra salvación. Así
también en 1531, cuando las tinieblas y el pecado nos asediaban, Él te
envió, como Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, al Tepeyac, para conducirnos
a Aquel que es nuestra única luz y nuestra salvación.
Por tus apariciones en el Tepeyac y tu presencia permanente con
nosotros en la tilma milagrosa de tu mensajero, San Juan Diego, millones
de almas se convirtieron a la fe en tu Divino Hijo. Por medio de esta
novena y de nuestra consagaargción a ti, imploramos humildemente tu
intercesión para nuestracotidiana conversión de vida a Él y la conversión
de millones más que aún no creen en Él, En nuestros hogares y en nuestra
nacion, conducenos hacia Aquel que es el único que obtiene la victoria
sobre el pecado y las tinieblas en nosotros y en el mundo.
Une nuesttos corazones a tu Corazón Immaculado para que
encuentren su verdadero y duradero hogar en el Sacratisimo Corazón de
Jesús. Guíanos siempre a lo largo de la peregrinacion de esta vidia hacia
nuestro hogar eterno con Él. Que nuestros corazones uno con el tuyo,
confien siempre en la promesa de salvacion de Dios, en su misericordia
inagotable, para todos los que se vuelven a Él con un corazón humilde
y contrito. Por medio de esta novena y de nuestra consagracion a ti, oh
Virgen de Guadalupe, conduce a todas las almas de América y del mundo
a tu Divino Hijo, en cuyo nombre to lo pedimos. Amén.
Cardenal Raymund Leo Burke
Oratio Novem Mensium ad Dominam Nostram de Guadalupe Recitanda a die XI mensis Martii usque ad XI diem Decembris MMXXIV
O Virgo Dei Mater, sub tuum praesidium confugimus tuamque contra tenebras mundum minantes et peccata Ecclesiam obscurantia intercessionem deprecamur. Te matrem nobis dedit Filius tuus Dominus Noster lesus Christus, dum pro nostra salute ni cruce pendebat. Te pariterque anno MDXXXI, dum tenebrae ac peccata obsidebant, misit Virginem Nostram de Guadalupe, ni cole Tepeyac, quae, ad Eum qui est lux et salus unica, nos duceres.
Per apparitiones ilic in Tepeyac imaginemque ni pallio perpetuam tui kalonis, S. Ioannis Didaci, ad Divini fidem Filii conversa sunt millia animarum millium. Hanc novenam et consecrationem tibi offerimus, et auxilium tuum ad nostram conversionem quotidianam exoramus, quod etiam multis Eum non confitentibus prosit. In domibus nostris et totam per patriam, duc nos ad Eum qui solus peccatum et tenebrarum potestates in cordibus et in mundo vincit.
Corda nostra ad Immaculatum Cor tuum iunge ut in Sacratissimo Corde lesu secure et perpetuo maneamus. Semper esto Ductrix peregrinorum tuorum ni hoc vitae itinere, ut cum Eo, ad domum caelestem perveniamus. Corda nostra una cum tuo, semper ni promissam salutem et ni indeficientem misericordiam erga omnes qui humili et contrito corde se vertunt, confidant. Per hanc novenam et consecrationem tibi, O Virgo de Guadalupe, duc omnes animas ni America et per omnem terrarum orbem, ad Divinum Filium tuum, ni cuius nomine oramus. Amen.
Raymundus Leo S.R.E. Cardinalis Burke
NINE-MONTH NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
O Virgin Mother of God, we fly to your protection and beg your intercession against the darkness and sin which ever more envelop the world and menace the Church. Your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, gave you to us as our mother as He died on the Cross for our salvation. So too, in 1531, when darkness and sin beset us, He sent you, as Our Lady of Guadalupe, on Tepeyac to lead us to Him Who alone is our light and our salvation.
Through your apparitions on Tepeyac and your abiding presence with us on the miraculous mantle of your messenger, Saint Juan Diego, millions of souls converted to faith in your Divine Son. Through this novena and our consecration to you, we humbly implore your intercession for our daily conversion of life to Him and the conversion of millions more who do not yet believe in Him. In our homes and in our nation, lead us to Him Who alone wins the victory over sin and darkness in us and in the world.
Unite our hearts to your Immaculate Heart so that they may find their true and lasting home in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ever guide us along the pilgrimage of life to our eternal home with Him. So may our hearts, one with yours, always trust in God's promise of salvation, in His never-failing mercy toward all who turn to Him with a humble and contrite heart. Through this novena and our consecration to you, O Virgin of Guadalupe, lead all souls in America and throughout the world to your Divine Son in Whose name we pray. Amen.
NINE-MONTH NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
Oratio Novem Mensium ad Dominam Nostram de Guadalupe Recitanda
To be prayed daily throughout the nine-month novena from March 12 to December 12, 2024.
a die XI mensis Martii usque ad XI diem Decembris MMXXIV
O Virgin Mother of God, we fly to your protection and beg your intercession against the darkness and sin which ever more envelop the world and menace the Church.
O Virgo Dei Mater, sub tuum praesidium confugimus tuamque contra tenebras mundum minantes et peccata Ecclesiam obscurantia intercessionem deprecamur.
Your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, gave you to us as our mother as He died on the Cross for our salvation.
Te matrem nobis dedit Filius tuus Dominus Noster lesus Christus, dum pro nostra salute ni cruce pendebat.
So too, in 1531, when darkness and sin beset us, He sent you, as Our Lady of Guadalupe, on Tepeyac to lead us to Him Who alone is our light and our salvation.
Te pariterque anno MDXXXI, dum tenebrae ac peccata obsidebant, misit Virginem Nostram de Guadalupe, ni cole Tepeyac, quae, ad Eum qui est lux et salus unica, nos duceres.
Through your apparitions on Tepeyac and your abiding presence with us on the miraculous mantle of your messenger, Saint Juan Diego, millions of souls converted to faith in your Divine Son.
Per apparitiones ilic in Tepeyac imaginemque ni pallio perpetuam tui kalonis, S. Ioannis Didaci, ad Divini fidem Filii conversa sunt millia animarum millium.
Through this novena and our consecration to you, we humbly implore your intercession for our daily conversion of life to Him and the conversion of millions more who do not yet believe in Him.
Hanc novenam et consecrationem tibi offerimus, et auxilium tuum ad nostram conversionem quotidianam exoramus, quod etiam multis Eum non confitentibus prosit.
In our homes and in our nation, lead us to Him Who alone wins the victory over sin and darkness in us and in the world.
In domibus nostris et totam per patriam, duc nos ad Eum qui solus peccatum et tenebrarum potestates in cordibus et in mundo vincit.
Unite our hearts to your Immaculate Heart so that they may find their true and lasting home in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Corda nostra ad Immaculatum Cor tuum iunge ut in Sacratissimo Corde lesu secure et perpetuo maneamus.
Corda nostra una cum tuo, semper ni promissam salutem et ni indeficientem misericordiam erga omnes qui humili et contrito corde se vertunt, confidant.
Ever guide us along the pilgrimage of life to our eternal home with Him.
So may our hearts, one with yours, always trust in God's promise of salvation, in His never-failing mercy toward all who turn to Him with a humble and contrite heart.
Semper esto Ductrix peregrinorum tuorum ni hoc vitae itinere, ut cum Eo, ad domum caelestem perveniamus.
Through this novena and our consecration to you, O Virgin of Guadalupe, lead all souls in America and throughout the world to your Divine Son in Whose name we pray. Amen.
Per hanc novenam et consecrationem tibi, O Virgo de Guadalupe, duc omnes animas ni America et per omnem terrarum orbem, ad Divinum Filium tuum, ni cuius nomine oramus. Amen.
Act of Contrition:
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend You, my God, You Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.
Come Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit
and they shall be created.
And You shall renew the face of the earth.
O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit,
did instruct the hearts of the faithful,
grant that by the same Holy Spirit
we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations,
Through Christ Our Lord.
For the Conversion of our Nation's Capital
Opening Prayers:
My God, I offer You this Rosary for Your glory, so I can honor your Holy Mother, the Blessed Virgin, so I can share and meditate upon her suffering. I humbly beg you to give me true repentance for all my sins. Give me wisdom and humility, so that I may receive all the indulgences contained in this prayer.
Act of Contrition:
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend You, my God, You Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.
Opening Prayers:
My God, I offer you this rosary for your glory. I want to honor your Holy Mother, the Blessed Virgin, by meditating upon and sharing in her suffering. O my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, trusting in your infinite love I turn to you for forgiveness and mercy. I am truly sorry for the pains you suffered in your most bitter Passion because of my sins. For love of you, and before your holy presence, I utterly renounce and forsake all the sins of my whole life. I ask pardon of you with all my heart. I firmly resolve to amend my life and would rather die than offend you again.
O Blessed Virgin Mary, you are our tender Mother and the refuge of sinners. I run to you with confidence and love. Hide me under your mantle of love and protection. As I meditate upon the swords of sorrow that pierced your Immaculate Heart, obtain for me the forgiveness of my sins and the grace to live a life of heroic holiness. O Blessed Mother, I unite my heart to yours and offer this rosary for priests: for their growth in holiness, obedience to the Magisterium, boldness in the proclamation of the Gospel, and a profound love for the people of God. May all priests humbly lead the souls entrusted to their care into an intimate relationship with the Lord.
[I also pray for the following particular intentions...]
V. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love.
R. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created, and you shall renew the face of the earth.
Hail Mary:
1st of 3.
Ave Maria:
1º de 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
,
focus of our Faith.
source of our Hope.
model of 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.
Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of Your Son, Jesus.
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 wound of Your Sacred Shoulder with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wounds of Your Sacred Head, with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wounds of Your Sacred Hands with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wounds of Your Sacred Feet, with sorrow deep and true. τ
We kiss the wound of Your Sacred Side with sorrow deep and true. τ
Opening Prayers
V.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee;
R.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
V. O Lord, open my lips; R.And my mouth will proclaim your praise. V. O God, come to my assistance. R.O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. O Lord, open my lips. R. And I shall praise your name.
V. O God, come to my aid. R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
R.
as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Rosary Novena Introductory Prayers:
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 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:
Oraciones introductorias de la Novena del Rosario:
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!
¡Salve, Reina del Santísimo Rosario, Madre mía María, salve!
A tus pies me arrodillo humildemente para ofrecerte una corona de rosas, capullos blancos como la nieve para recordarte tus alegrías, cada capullo recordándote un santo misterio, cada 10 unidos con mi petición de una gracia particular.
Oh Santa Reina, dispensadora de las gracias de Dios y Madre de todos los que te invocan, no puedes mirar mi regalo y no ver su vinculación.
Así como recibas mi regalo, así recibirás mi petición; de tu generosidad me darás el favor que con tanto fervor y confianza busco. No desespero de nada de lo que te pido. ¡Muéstrate Madre mía!
Rosary Novena Introductory Prayers:
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.
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.
¡Salve, Reina del Santísimo Rosario, Madre mía María, salve!
A tus pies me arrodillo con gratitud para ofrecerte una Corona de Rosas, rosas blancas en toda su extensión, teñidas del rojo de la pasión, para recordarte tus glorias, frutos de los sufrimientos de tu Hijo y de ti, cada rosa recordándote un santo misterio; cada diez unidos con mi petición de una gracia particular.
Oh Santa Reina, dispensadora de las gracias de Dios y Madre de todos los que te invocan, no puedes mirar mi regalo y no ver su vinculación.
Como recibas mi regalo, así recibirás mi acción de gracias; gracias a tu generosidad me has concedido el favor que con tanto fervor y confianza busqué. No desesperé de lo que te pedí, y verdaderamente te has mostrado Madre mía.
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.
For the Holy Father
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.
We pray for an increase in Faith, Hope, and Charity:
For Bishops, Priests, Religious
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:
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 Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity 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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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.
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 (past and present) 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 - 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 brothers and sisters in Christ whose faith has become lukewarm, that the fire of Mary's love enflame their hearts. We pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ. 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.
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.
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.
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 JordanIntention - 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, 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.
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 (past and present) 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 - 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 brothers and sisters in Christ whose faith has become lukewarm, that the fire of Mary's love enflame their hearts. We pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ, 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.
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..
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.
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.
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 (past and present) 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 - 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 brothers and sisters in Christ whose faith has become lukewarm, that the fire of Mary's love enflame their hearts. We pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ, 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.
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..
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.
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.
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 (past and present) 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 -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 brothers and sisters in Christ who faith has become lukewarm, that the fire of Mary's love enflame their hearts. We 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.
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..
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
1st Mystery: The Annunciation
1er Misterio Gozoso: La Anunciación
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 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
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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.
For the Conversion of our Country
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.
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
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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.
Jesus, who with his Mother’s “yes” changed the relationship between God and Man.
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.
La Encarnación, el mayor acontecimiento de la historia de la humanidad, tuvo lugar en la "Pequeña Celebración de la Luz", el octavo día
de Janucá (Jánuca). Janucá celebra la nueva dedicación del Templo después de haber sido profanado en 139 a.C. (el año 3760 en el calendario judío). Los israelitas comenzaron la celebración anual de Janucá el año siguiente en 138 a.C. y se cumple con la Encarnación que es el comienzo de la nueva relación entre Dios y todos los hombres.
Jesús. El "sí" de María cambió la relación entre Dios y el hombre.
Jesús. María se convirtió en el primer Tabernáculo.
La Encarnación, el mayor acontecimiento de la historia de la humanidad, tuvo lugar en la "Pequeña Celebración de la Luz", el octavo día
de Janucá (Jánuca). Janucá celebra la nueva dedicación del Templo después de haber sido profanado en 139 a.C. (el año 3760 en el calendario judío). Los israelitas comenzaron la celebración anual de Janucá el año siguiente en 138 a.C. y se cumple con la Encarnación que es el comienzo de la nueva relación entre Dios y todos los hombres. 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.
El "sí" de María cambió la relación entre Dios y el hombre.
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).
Jesús. Gabriel said: “You will conceive and bear a son and you will name Him, Jesús” (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).
Jesús, 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).
Jesús. 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).
Jesús, 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).
Jesús, who with His Mother, Mary’s “Yes” came the Incarnation: God assumed human nature! God entered His own creation!
Jesús. Chanukah (Hanukkah) that year marked a radically new beginning in the relationship between man and God. The Light has come into the world.
Jesús. God has answered Mary’s prayer, Joseph’s prayer, and the prayers of all Israel! What joy she must feel!
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!
que fue también la fecha que María escogió para iniciar las apariciones bajo el nombre de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe,
era el último día de Janucá (Hanucá), el Arcángel Gabriel se le apareció diciéndole: "Ave María llena de gracia! El Señor está contigo. No temas, María, has hallado favor ante Dios". (Lk 1:28).
Jesús. Gabriel dijo: “Concebirás y darás a luz un hijo y le pondrás por nombre Jesús” (Lk 1:31). “Será grande y será llamado ‘Hijo del Altísimo’, y el Señor Dios le dará el trono de David su padre, y reinará sobre la casa de David para siempre y sobre su realeza. no habrá fin.” (Lk 1:28-33).
Jesús, cuya Madre María preguntó: “¿Cómo puede ser esto, si no tengo relaciones con ningún hombre?” [Estoy bajo voto de celibato](Lk 1:34).
Jesús. Gabriel respondió: “El Espíritu Santo vendrá sobre ti y el poder del Altísimo te cubrirá con su sombra. Por tanto, el niño que nacerá será llamado santo, Hijo de Dios.” (Lk 1:35).
Jesús, cuya Madre María respondió: “He aquí la esclava del Señor; hágase en mí según tu palabra. Y el ángel se alejó de ella” (Lk 1:38).
Jesús, quien con su Madre, el “Sí” vino la Encarnación: ¡Dios asumió la naturaleza humana! ¡Dios entró en su propia creación!
Jesús. Janucá (Hanucá) ese año marcó un comienzo radicalmente nuevo en la relación entre el hombre y Dios. La Luz ha venido al mundo.
Jesús. ¡Dios ha respondido la oración de María, la oración de José y las oraciones de todo Israel! ¡Qué alegría debe sentir!
que fue también la fecha que María escogió para iniciar las apariciones bajo el nombre de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe,
era el último día de Janucá (Hanucá), el Arcángel Gabriel se le apareció diciéndole: "Ave María llena de gracia! El Señor está contigo. No temas, María, has hallado favor ante Dios". (Lk 1:28).
Gabriel dijo: “Concebirás y darás a luz un hijo y le pondrás por nombre Jesús” (Lk 1:31). “Será grande y será llamado ‘Hijo del Altísimo’, y el Señor Dios le dará el trono de David su padre, y reinará sobre la casa de David para siempre y sobre su realeza. no habrá fin.” (Lk 1:28-33).
María preguntó: “¿Cómo puede ser esto, si no tengo relaciones con ningún hombre?” [Estoy bajo voto de celibato](Lk 1:34).
Gabriel respondió: “El Espíritu Santo vendrá sobre ti y el poder del Altísimo te cubrirá con su sombra. Por tanto, el niño que nacerá será llamado santo, Hijo de Dios.”” (Lk 1:35).
María respondió: “He aquí la esclava del Señor; hágase en mí según tu palabra. Y el ángel se alejó de ella” (Lk 1:38).
Con el “Sí” vino la Encarnación: ¡Dios asumió la naturaleza humana! ¡Dios entró en su propia creación!
Janucá (Hanucá) ese año marcó un comienzo radicalmente nuevo en la relación entre el hombre y Dios. La Luz ha venido al mundo.
¡Dios ha respondido la oración de María, la oración de José y las oraciones de todo Israel! ¡Qué alegría debe sentir!
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. 'Mary said to the angel, "But how can this come to be, since I have no knowledge of man?"'...
Mary is betrothed, is committed to Joseph, but her response points out her vow of celibacy: they never intended to live as husband and wife.
Jesus. 'A los seis meses, Dios mandó al ángel Gabriel a un pueblo de Galilea llamado Nazaret, donde vivía una joven llamada María; era virgen, pero estaba comprometida para casarse con un hombre llamado José, descendiente del rey David.' (Lk 1:26-27)
Jesus. 'El ángel entró en el lugar donde ella estaba, y le dijo: —¡Salve, llena de gracia! El Señor está contigo.' (Lk 1:28)
Jesus. 'María se sorprendió de estas palabras, y se preguntaba qué significaría aquel saludo.' (Lk 1:29)
Jesus. 'El ángel le dijo: —María, no tengas miedo, pues tú gozas del favor de Dios. " ' (Lk 1:30)
Jesus. 'Ahora vas a quedar encinta: tendrás un hijo, y le pondrás por nombre Jesús.' (Lk 1:31)
Jesus. 'Será un gran hombre, al que llamarán Hijo del Dios altísimo, y Dios el Señor lo hará Rey, como a su antepasado David, 33 para que reine por siempre sobre el pueblo de Jacob. Su reinado no tendrá fin. ' (Lk 1:32,33)
Jesus. 'María preguntó al ángel: —¿Cómo podrá suceder esto, si no vivo con ningún hombre?'...
María está comprometida, está comprometida con José, pero su respuesta señala su voto de celibato: nunca tuvieron la intención de vivir como marido y mujer.
'A los seis meses, Dios mandó al ángel Gabriel a un pueblo de Galilea llamado Nazaret, donde vivía una joven llamada María; era virgen, pero estaba comprometida para casarse con un hombre llamado José, descendiente del rey David.' (Lk 1:26-27)
'El ángel entró en el lugar donde ella estaba, y le dijo: —¡Salve, llena de gracia! El Señor está contigo.' (Lk 1:28)
'María se sorprendió de estas palabras, y se preguntaba qué significaría aquel saludo.' (Lk 1:29)
'El ángel le dijo: —María, no tengas miedo, pues tú gozas del favor de Dios. " ' (Lk 1:30)
'Ahora vas a quedar encinta: tendrás un hijo, y le pondrás por nombre Jesús.' (Lk 1:31)
'Será un gran hombre, al que llamarán Hijo del Dios altísimo, y Dios el Señor lo hará Rey, como a su antepasado David, 33 para que reine por siempre sobre el pueblo de Jacob. Su reinado no tendrá fin. ' (Lk 1:32,33)
'María preguntó al ángel: —¿Cómo podrá suceder esto, si no vivo con ningún hombre?'...
María está comprometida, está comprometida con José, pero su respuesta señala su voto de celibato: nunca tuvieron la intención de vivir como marido y mujer.
Jesus. The Word made flesh is the only person in history ever pre-announced.
Jesus. Tacitus (1st century Roman Historian), speaking for the ancient Romans, says, “People were generally persuaded in the faith of the ancient prophecies, that the East was to prevail, and that from Judea was to come the Master and Ruler of the world.”
Jesus. In the 24th year of Tchao-Wang of the dynasty of the Tcheou (1029 B.C.E.), on the 8th day of the 4th moon, a light appeared in the Southwest which illuminated the king’s palace. The monarch, struck by its splendor, interrogated the sages. They showed him books in which this prodigy signified the appearance of the great Saint of the West whose religion was to be introduced into their country.
Jesus. Cicero (106-63 B.C.E.), after recounting the sayings of the ancient oracles and the Sibyls about a “King whom we must recognize to be saved,”
Jesus. Plato (428-399 B.C.E.) and Socrates (469-399 B.C.E.) also spoke of the Logos and of the Universal Wise Man “yet to come.”
Jesus. Aeschylus (525-455 B.C.E.) in his Prometheus six centuries before His coming, wrote, “Look not for any end, moreover, to this curse until God appears, to accept upon His Head the pangs of thy own sins vicarious.”
Jesus. Confucius (551-458 B.C.E.) spoke of “the Saint” the Sibyls, of a “Universal King”
Jesus. Suetonius (1st century A.D. Roman Historian)quoted a contemporary author to the effect that the Romans were so fearful about a king who would rule the world that they ordered all children born that year to be killed—an order that was not fulfilled, except by Herod.
Jesus. Once He appeared, He struck history with such impact that He split it in two, dividing it into two periods: one before His coming, the other after it.
Jesus. If a woman played such a role in the fall of mankind, should she not play a great role in its restoration?
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 8 - 15). Kindle Edition.
The Word made flesh is the only person in history ever pre-announced.
Tacitus (1st century A.D. Roman Historian), speaking for the ancient Romans, says, “People were generally persuaded in the faith of the ancient prophecies, that the East was to prevail, and that from Judea was to come the Master and Ruler of the world.”
In the 24th year of Tchao-Wang of the dynasty of the Tcheou (1029 B.C.E.), on the 8th day of the 4th moon, a light appeared in the Southwest which illuminated the king’s palace. The monarch, struck by its splendor, interrogated the sages. They showed him books in which this prodigy signified the appearance of the great Saint of the West whose religion was to be introduced into their country.
Cicero (106-63 B.C.E.), after recounting the sayings of the ancient oracles and the Sibyls about a “King whom we must recognize to be saved,”
Plato (428-399 B.C.E.) and Socrates (469-399 B.C.E.) also spoke of the Logos and of the Universal Wise Man “yet to come.”
Aeschylus (525-455 B.C.E.) in his Prometheus six centuries before His coming, wrote, “Look not for any end, moreover, to this curse until God appears, to accept upon His Head the pangs of thy own sins vicarious.”
Confucius (551-458 B.C.E.) spoke of “the Saint” the Sibyls, of a “Universal King”
Suetonius (1st century A.D. Roman Historian) quoted a contemporary author to the effect that the Romans were so fearful about a king who would rule the world that they ordered all children born that year to be killed—an order that was not fulfilled, except by Herod.
Jesus. To Christ, death was the goal and fulfillment of His life, the gold that He was seeking.
Jesus. If a woman played such a role in the fall of mankind, should she not play a great role in its restoration?
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 8-15). Kindle Edition.
Jesus. In the fullness of time an Angel of Light came down from the great Throne of Light to a Virgin kneeling in prayer, to ask her if she was willing to give God a human nature.
Jesus. Her answer was that she “knew not man” and, therefore, could not be the mother of the “Expected of the Nations.”
Jesus. At the moment that Mary pronounced Fiat or “Be it done,” something greater happened than the Fiat lux (Let there be light) of creation; for the light that was now made was not the sun, but the Son of God in the flesh.
Jesus. When the angel appeared to Mary, God was announcing His love for humanity.
Jesus. It was the beginning of a new earth, and Mary became “a flesh-girt Paradise to be gardened by the new Adam.”
Jesus. The “passionless passion and wild tranquility” of the Holy Spirit overshadowed the woman and begot in her Emmanuel or “God with us.”
Jesus. As in the first garden Eve brought destruction, so in the garden of her womb, Mary would now bring Redemption.
Jesus. When the Divine Child was conceived, Mary’s humanity gave Him hands and feet, eyes and ears, and a body with which to suffer.
Jesus. God asked a woman, representing humanity, freely to give Him a human nature with which He would start a new humanity.
Jesus. As there was an old humanity in Adam, so there would be a new humanity in Christ, Who was God made man through the free agency of a human mother.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 15-17). Kindle Edition.
In the fullness of time an Angel of Light came down from the great Throne of Light to a Virgin kneeling in prayer, to ask her if she was willing to give God a human nature.
Her answer was that she “knew not man” and, therefore, could not be the mother of the “Expected of the Nations.”
At the moment that Mary pronounced Fiat or “Be it done,” something greater happened than the Fiat lux (Let there be light) of creation; for the light that was now made was not the sun, but the Son of God in the flesh.
When the angel appeared to Mary, God was announcing His love for humanity.
It was the beginning of a new earth, and Mary became “a flesh-girt Paradise to be gardened by the new Adam.”
The “passionless passion and wild tranquility” of the Holy Spirit overshadowed the woman and begot in her Emmanuel or “God with us.”
As in the first garden Eve brought destruction, so in the garden of her womb, Mary would now bring Redemption.
When the Divine Child was conceived, Mary’s humanity gave Him hands and feet, eyes and ears, and a body with which to suffer.
God asked a woman, representing humanity, freely to give Him a human nature with which He would start a new humanity.
As there was an old humanity in Adam, so there would be a new humanity in Christ, Who was God made man through the free agency of a human mother.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 15-17. Kindle Edition.
Jesus. We contemplate the unfortunate state of disobedient Adam, his just condemnation, and that of all his children.
Jesus. We contemplate the desires of the Patriarchs and Prophets who ask for the Messiah.
Jesus. We contemplate the wishes and prayers of the Most Holy Virgin, which hastened the coming of the Messiah, and her marriage to Saint Joseph.
Jesus. We contemplate the charity of the Eternal Father, Who gave us His Son.
Jesus. We contemplate the love of the Son, Who gave Himself for us.
Jesus. We contemplate the Archangel Gabriel's mission and salutation.
Jesus. We contemplate Mary's virginal fear.
Jesus. We contemplate the Most Holy Virgin's faith and consent.
Jesus. We contemplate the fusion of the human and the divine nature of Jesus' soul and the formation of the body of Jesus Christ in the womb of Mary by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus. We contemplate the angels adoration of the Incarnate Word in the womb of Mary.
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America Needs Fatima. the Rosary the Greatest
Weapon of the 21st Century (page 9).
We contemplate the unfortunate state of disobedient Adam, his just condemnation, and that of all his children.
We contemplate the desires of the Patriarchs and Prophets who asks for the Messiah.
We contemplate the wishes and prayers of the Most Holy Virgin, which hastened the coming of the Messiah, and her marriage to Saint Joseph.
We contemplate the charity of the Eternal Father, Who gave us His Son.
We contemplate the love of the Son, Who gave Himself for us.
We contemplate the Archangel Gabriel's mission and salutation.
We contemplate Mary's virginal fear.
We contemplate the Most Holy Virgin's faith and consent.
We contemplate the fusion of the human and the divine nature of Jesus' soul and the formation of the body of Jesus Christ in the womb of Mary by the Holy Spirit.
We contemplate the angels adoration of the Incarnate Word in the womb of Mary.
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America Needs Fatima. the Rosary the Greatest
Weapon of the 21st Century (page 9).
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Come swiftly to the aid of all who labor in distress.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: deliver all parents from fear, and implant in their hearts a joyful hope.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: pray that joy may embrace the lives of all expectant parents.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: pray for grandparents, that the witness of their joy might be a source of strength to their expectant children.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: be with all new parents, that the miracle of new life silently growing in the womb will awaken in them a commitment to cherish and protect their child
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: pray that all might be inspired by the wonder of new life and embrace God's overwhelming gift.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: watch over all new parents with your maternal care, from the first moments of new life.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: rejoice with the mother who first feels the stirring of the child in her womb.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: intercede for all parents who long to carry a child in their arms.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Bless adoptive parents and rejoice with them in the beauty of their child.
Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Come swiftly to the aid of all who labor in distress.
Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: deliver all parents from fear, and implant in their hearts a joyful hope.
Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: pray that joy may embrace the lives of all expectant parents.
Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: pray for grandparents, that the witness of their joy might be a source of strength to their expectant children.
Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: be with all new parents, that the miracle of new LJoy silently growing in the womb will awaken in them a commitment to cherish and protect their child
Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: pray that all might be inspired by the wonder of new life and embrace God's overwhelming gift.
Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: watch over all new parents with your maternal care, from the first moments of new life.
Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: rejoice with the mother who first feels the stirring of the child in her womb.
Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: intercede for all parents who long to carry a child in their arms.
Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Bless adoptive parents and rejoice with them in the beauty of their child.
Jesus. The Virgin Mary received the angel's message in faith.
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Annunciation of the Lord, Preface
Jesus. In Christ; the hope of all peoples, our hope was realized beyond all expectation.
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Blessed Virgin Mary and the Annunciation of the Lord, Preface
Jesus. Lord strengthen our faith and hope in Jesus, born of a virgin.
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Annunciation of the Lord, Prayer after Communion
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Jesus. The eternal Father sent His angel to bring Mary the good news of our salvation.
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Annunciation of the Lord, Evening Prayer I, Intercessions
Jesus. You sent Gabriel to give Mary Your message of peace and joy, to give to the world the joy of salvation and Your gift of true peace.
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Annunciation of the Lord, Evening Prayer I, Intercessions
Jesus. Lord our God, You alone work wonders and with You all things are possible.
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Annunciation of the Lord, Evening Prayer I, Intercessions
Jesus. We celebrate the beginning of our salvation with the coming of the Annunciation of the Lord,
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Morning Prayer, Intercessions Lord was announced by the angel.
Jesus. May we become more like Jesus Christ, whom we acknowledge as our redeemer.
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Annunciation of the Lord, Collect
Jesus. You look with love on the humble, and fill the hungry with Your gifts, raise up the downcast, help all in need.
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Annunciation of the Lord, Evening Prayer II, Intercessions
Of all women God prepared Mary from her conception to be the mother of the Incarnate Word.
Mary wonders at this salutation "Hail full of grace the Lord is with thee".
Mary is troubled.
The angel assures her: "Fear not you shall conceive in your womb and give birth to a son."
Mary is troubled for she has made a vow of virginity.
The angel answers that she would conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit and that her son would be called the Son of God.
The Incarnation awaits Mary's consent.
Mary answers: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to Thy word."
The Word was made Flesh and dwelt among us.
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Glory Be:
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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.
AMERICA
My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From ev'ry mountain side,
Let freedom ring.
My native country thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love.
I love thy rocks and reels,
Thy woods and template hills,
My heart with rapture thrills,
Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom's song:
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake,
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
Our father's God, to thee,
Author of liberty,
To thee we pray.
Long may our land be bright,
With freedom's holy light.
Protect us by thy might,
Great God, our King.
Concluding Prayer: 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
2º Misterio Gozoso: La Visitación
Intention:
We pray for each of our children by name.
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 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 4 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
For the Conversion of our Country
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.
Jesús. María fue reconocida como la Madre del Mesías.
Jesús. María entregó todo a Dios.
Jesús. El prometido de María, al llegar al Seder, se dio cuenta de que estaba embarazada.
Jesús. Isabel, estresada por la situación de María, dio a luz 4 semanas antes
...
Su hijo, llamado Juan por el ángel, tenía el espíritu de Elías, cumpliendo la expectativa de los judíos de que Elías regresaría para la comida del Séder.
Jesús. José decidió dar su propia vida (reputación) en lugar de permitir que María fuera apedreada.
El prometido de María, al llegar al Seder, se dio cuenta de que estaba embarazada.
Isabel, estresada por la situación de María, dio a luz 4 semanas antes
...
Su hijo, llamado Juan por el ángel, tenía el espíritu de Elías, cumpliendo la expectativa de los judíos de que Elías regresaría para la comida del Séder.
José decidió dar su propia vida (reputación) en lugar de permitir que María fuera apedreada.
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.
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).
whom thou didst joyfully carry to Elizabeth.
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.
Jesús. Gabriel le había dado una señal a María: “También Isabel, tu parienta, ha concebido un hijo en su vejez, y éste es el sexto mes para la que llamaban estéril; ¡porque nada será imposible para Dios!” (Lk 1:36-37).
Jesús, cuya Madre María viajó con una caravana saliendo de Nazaret a la mañana siguiente hacia Jerusalén, permaneciendo con la caravana hasta llegar al desvío hacia Ein Karem al séptimo día.
Jesús. Cuando Isabel escuchó el saludo de María, el niño saltó en su vientre (Lc 1,40), e Isabel exclamó a gran voz: “Bendita tú entre las mujeres y bendito el fruto de tu vientre. ¿Y cómo me pasa esto que la madre de mi Señor venga a mí??” (Lk 1:42-43).
Jesús. Siguiendo la señal dada por Gabriel, María fue recompensada con la confirmación del mensaje del ángel. Respondiendo con el Magnificat (Lk 1:46-55), María entregó todo a Dios.
Jesús, cuya Madre e Isabel decidieron que sería presuntuoso decirle algo a José, ya que el ángel no lo mencionaba.
Jesús. José se unió a la celebración familiar de la Pascua de María en Jerusalén y se dio cuenta de que María estaba embarazada.
Jesús. Isabel, estresada por la situación de María, se puso de parto y dio a luz a un hijo. Un hijo que tenía el espíritu de Elías. (Lk 1:17), tal como el ángel le había dicho a Zacarías, y que llegó en Pesaj para la comida del Seder cumpliendo las expectativas de los judíos en cuanto al momento del regreso de Elías.
Jesús. José se retiró a pasar la noche y comenzó a orar por la situación de María. Decidió asumir la culpa de Mary para salvarle la vida. Entonces el ángel se apareció a José diciendo: “José, hijo de David, no temas tomar a María, tu esposa, porque lo que en ella es engendrado, del Espíritu Santo es: ella dará a luz un hijo y tú [lo adoptarás]. y] le llamará Jesús [‘Yahweh salva’], porque Él salvará a su pueblo de sus pecados.” (Mt 1:20-21).
Jesús. Temprano a la mañana siguiente, José y María compartieron las historias de sus respectivas visitas angelicales.
Jesús. Formalizaron su matrimonio, celebraron el nisu’in y planearon regresar para los festivales de otoño cuando se mudarían a Belén, donde sabían que nacería el mesías.
Gabriel le había dado una señal a María: “También Isabel, tu parienta, ha concebido un hijo en su vejez, y éste es el sexto mes para la que llamaban estéril; ¡porque nada será imposible para Dios!” (Lk 1:36-37).
whom thou didst joyfully carry to Elizabeth.
María viajé con una caravana que salió de Nazaret a la mañana siguiente hacia Jerusalén, permaneciendo con la caravana hasta llegar al desvío hacia Ein Karem al séptimo día.
Cuando Isabel escuchó el saludo de María, el niño saltó en su vientre (Lc 1,40), e Isabel exclamó a gran voz: “Bendita tú entre las mujeres y bendito el fruto de tu vientre. ¿Y cómo me pasa esto que la madre de mi Señor venga a mí?” (Lk 1:42-43).
Siguiendo la señal dada por Gabriel, María fue recompensada con la confirmación del mensaje del ángel. Respondiendo con el Magnificat (Lk 1:46-55), María entregó todo a Dios.
María e Isabel decidieron que sería presuntuoso decirle algo a José, ya que el ángel no lo mencionó.
José se unió a la celebración familiar de la Pascua de María en Jerusalén y se dio cuenta de que María estaba embarazada.
Isabel, estresada por la situación de María, se puso de parto y dio a luz a un hijo. Un hijo que tenía el espíritu de Elías. (Lk 1:17), tal como el ángel le había dicho a Zacarías, y que llegó en Pesaj para la comida del Seder cumpliendo las expectativas de los judíos en cuanto al momento del regreso de Elías.
José se retiró a pasar la noche y comenzó a orar por la situación de María. Decidió asumir la culpa de Mary para salvarle la vida. Entonces el ángel se apareció a José diciendo: “José, hijo de David, no temas tomar a María, tu esposa, porque lo que en ella es engendrado, del Espíritu Santo es: ella dará a luz un hijo y tú [lo adoptarás]. y] le llamará Jesús [‘Yahweh salva’], porque Él salvará a su pueblo de sus pecados.” (Mt 1:20-21).
Temprano a la mañana siguiente, José y María compartieron las historias de sus respectivas visitas angelicales.
Formalizaron su matrimonio, celebraron el nisu’in y planearon regresar para los festivales de otoño cuando se mudarían a Belén, donde sabían que nacería el mesías
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)
'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)
'Por aquellos días, María se fue de prisa a un pueblo de la región montañosa de Judea, 40 y entró en la casa de Zacarías y saludó a Isabel.' (Lk 1:39-40)
'Cuando Isabel oyó el saludo de María, la criatura se le estremeció en el vientre, y ella quedó llena del Espíritu Santo.' (Lk 1:41)
"Entonces, con voz muy fuerte, dijo: —¡Dios te ha bendecido más que a todas las mujeres, y ha bendecido a tu hijo! " (Lk 1:42)
' ¡Dichosa tú por haber creído que han de cumplirse las cosas que el Señor te ha dicho!' (Lk 1:45)
'María dijo: "Mi alma alaba la grandeza del Señor; mi espíritu se alegra en Dios mi Salvador. Porque Dios ha puesto sus ojos en mí, su humilde esclava, y desde ahora siempre me llamarán dichosa;
' (Lk 1:46-48)
'Porque Dios ha puesto sus ojos en mí, su humilde esclava, y desde ahora siempre me llamarán dichosa; porque el Todopoderoso ha hecho en mí grandes cosas. ¡Santo es su nombre!' (Lk 1:48-49)
'porque el Todopoderoso ha hecho en mí grandes cosas.¡Santo es su nombre!' (Lk 1:49)
'Actuó con todo su poder: deshizo los planes de los orgullosos,' (Lk 1:51)
'derribó a los reyes de sus tronos y puso en alto a los humildes.' (Lk 1:52)
'Llenó de bienes a los hambrientos y despidió a los ricos con las manos vacías.' (Lk 1:53)
'Por aquellos días, María se fue de prisa a un pueblo de la región montañosa de Judea, 40 y entró en la casa de Zacarías y saludó a Isabel.' (Lk 1:39-40)
'Cuando Isabel oyó el saludo de María, la criatura se le estremeció en el vientre, y ella quedó llena del Espíritu Santo.' (Lk 1:41)
"Entonces, con voz muy fuerte, dijo: —¡Dios te ha bendecido más que a todas las mujeres, y ha bendecido a tu hijo! " (Lk 1:42)
' ¡Dichosa tú por haber creído que han de cumplirse las cosas que el Señor te ha dicho!' (Lk 1:45)
'María dijo: "Mi alma alaba la grandeza del Señor; mi espíritu se alegra en Dios mi Salvador. Porque Dios ha puesto sus ojos en mí, su humilde esclava, y desde ahora siempre me llamarán dichosa; ' (Lk 1:46-48)
'Porque Dios ha puesto sus ojos en mí, su humilde esclava, y desde ahora siempre me llamarán dichosa; porque el Todopoderoso ha hecho en mí grandes cosas. ¡Santo es su nombre!' (Lk 1:48-49)
'porque el Todopoderoso ha hecho en mí grandes cosas.¡Santo es su nombre!' (Lk 1:49)
'Actuó con todo su poder: deshizo los planes de los orgullosos,' (Lk 1:51)
'derribó a los reyes de sus tronos y puso en alto a los humildes.' (Lk 1:52)
'Llenó de bienes a los hambrientos y despidió a los ricos con las manos vacías.' (Lk 1:53)
Jesus. Mary was given a sign that she would conceive by the Holy Spirit. Her elderly cousin Elizabeth had already conceived a son in her old age, and was now in her sixth month.
Jesus. The mother of the herald asked the mother of the King: "How have I deserved to be thus visited by the Mother of My Lord?" (Lk 1:43)
Jesus. John the Baptist, still cloistered in his mother’s womb, leaped with joy at the mother who brought Christ to their home.
Jesus. Yet at that moment, when Elizabeth is the first to call her the Mother of God, even before our Lord is born, Mary answers in her song that her greatness is due to Him, and that she was chosen because she was lowly. It may very well be that Mary was chosen to be the Mother of God after she had in her vow renounced the honour. Though greater than Elizabeth, she visits her in her hour of need. Only as we become little do we ever become great in the eyes of God.
Jesus. Israel’s Messiah was on His way, and God was about to manifest Himself on earth and in the flesh.
Jesus. Mary even prophesied the qualities of the Son Who was to be born of her as full of justice and mercy.
Jesus. Her poem ends by acclaiming the revolution He will inaugurate with the unseating of the mighty and the exaltation of the humble.
Jesus. The Lord to be born of Mary is the only Person in the world Who ever had a prehistory; a prehistory to be studied not in the primeval slime and jungles, but in the bosom of the Eternal Father.
Jesus. His beginning in time as man was without beginning as God in the agelessness of eternity.
Jesus. St. John at the beginning of his Gospel relates Jesus' prehistory as the Son of God: In the beginning was the Word, And the Word was with God; And the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, And without Him nothing was made. (Jn 1:1-3) +
Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 18-20. Kindle Edition.
Mary was given a sign that she would conceive by the Holy Spirit. Her elderly cousin Elizabeth had already conceived a son in her old age, and was now in her sixth month.
The mother of the herald asked the mother of the King: "How have I deserved to be thus visited by the Mother of My Lord?" (Lk 1:43)
John the Baptist, still cloistered in his mother’s womb, leaped with joy at the mother who brought Christ to their home.
Yet at that moment, when Elizabeth is the first to call her the Mother of God, even before our Lord is born, Mary answers in her song that her greatness is due to Him, and that she was chosen because she was lowly. It may very well be that Mary was chosen to be the Mother of God after she had in her vow renounced the honour. Though greater than Elizabeth, she visits her in her hour of need. Only as we become little do we ever become great in the eyes of God.
Israel’s Messiah was on His way, and God was about to manifest Himself on earth and in the flesh.
Mary even prophesied the qualities of the Son Who was to be born of her as full of justice and mercy.
Her poem ends by acclaiming the revolution He will inaugurate with the unseating of the mighty and the exaltation of the humble.
The Lord to be born of Mary is the only Person in the world Who ever had a prehistory; a prehistory to be studied not in the primeval slime and jungles, but in the bosom of the Eternal Father.
His beginning in time as man was without beginning as God in the agelessness of eternity.
St. John at the beginning of his Gospel relates Jesus' prehistory as the Son of God: In the beginning was the Word, And the Word was with God; And the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, And without Him nothing was made. (Jn 1:1-3) +
Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 18-20. Kindle Edition.
And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren: Because no word shall be impossible with God. (Luke 1:36-37)
And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren: Because no word shall be impossible with God. (Luke 1:36-37)
And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren: Because no word shall be impossible with God. (Luke 1:36-37)
And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren: Because no word shall be impossible with God. (Luke 1:36-37)
And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren: Because no word shall be impossible with God. (Luke 1:36-37)
And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. (Luke 1:41)
And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. (Luke 1:41)
And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. (Luke 1:41)
And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. (Luke 1:41)
And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. (Luke 1:41)
And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren: Because no word shall be impossible with God. (Luke 1:36-37)
And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. (Luke 1:41)
Jesus. Mary's cousin Elizabeth conceived a son in her old age, for nothing is impossible for God.
Jesus. Charity prompts Mary to hasten to visit Elizabeth in the hour of her need.
Jesus. The journey to Elizabeth's house as a straight line is 80 miles, but the journey will cover 90 miles taking six days to avoid going through Samaria.
Jesus. The long and arduous journey is joyous because Mary bears within her the Incarnate Word.
Jesus. At Mary's salutation, John the Baptist is sanctified in his mothers womb.
Jesus. Elizabeth exclaims "Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb."
Jesus. How have I deserved that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Jesus. Blessed is she who believed that the words said to her, by the angel, would be fulfilled.
Jesus. Mary replies: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and My Spirit finds joy in God my Savior."
Jesus. Mary serves her cousin in all humility for three months until after the circumcision of John the Baptist.
Mary's cousin Elizabeth conceived a son in her old age, for nothing is impossible for God.
Charity prompts Mary to hasten to visit Elizabeth in the hour of her need.
The journey to Elizabeth's house as a straight line is 80 miles, but the journey will cover 90 miles taking six days to avoid going through Samaria.
The long and arduous journey is joyous because Mary bears within her the Incarnate Word.
At Mary's salutation, John the Baptist is sanctified in his mothers womb.
Elizabeth exclaims "Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb."
How have I deserved that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Blessed is she who believed that the words said to her, by the angel, would be fulfilled.
Mary replies: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and My Spirit finds joy in God my Savior."
Mary serves her cousin in all humility for three months until after the circumcision of John the Baptist.
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Glory Be:
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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.
THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.
Refrain:
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps;
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;
His day is marching on. Refrain
I have read a fiery Gospel writ in burnished rows of steel;
As ye deal with my contempters, so with you my grace shall deal;
Let the "Mother of the Savior" crush the serpent with Her heel;
Since God is marching on. Refrain
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgement seat.
O be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on. Refrain
In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the sea;
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me.
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free.
His truth is marching on. Refrain
Concluding Prayer: 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
3er Misterio Gozoso: La Natividad
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, nephews, nieces, in-laws (past and present) 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 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
Todos los judíos deben vivir en sucot durante la celebración de "Dios con nosotros" (Tabernáculos). Una sucá es una tienda de campaña con techo de paja con goteras.
Jesús, nacido bajo la luz de las Menorahs gigantes. ...
Tabernáculos, la Gran Celebración de la Luz se celebra erigiendo cuatro Menorás de 75 pies en el Patio de Mujeres.
Jesús, la Luz del Mundo.
Jesús, Emanuel, Dios con Nosotros.
Jesús, la alegría del mundo.
Jesús, fue inspeccionado por pastores levíticos...
Debido a que Jesús nació en un establo y los pastores lo encontraron sin defecto, estaba calificado para ser un Cordero Pascual.
Todos los judíos deben vivir en sucot durante la celebración de "Dios con nosotros" (Tabernáculos). Una sucá es una tienda de campaña con techo de paja con goteras.div>
Jesús nació bajo la luz de las Menorahs gigantes. ...
Tabernáculos, la Gran Celebración de la Luz se celebra erigiendo cuatro Menorás de 75 pies en el Patio de Mujeres.
Jesús es la Luz del Mundo.
Jesús es Emanuel, Dios con Nosotros.
Jesús es la alegría del mundo.
Jesús fue inspeccionado por pastores levíticos....
Debido a que Jesús nació en un establo y los pastores lo encontraron sin defecto, estaba calificado para ser un Cordero Pascual.
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, a 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.
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.
who overwhelmed you with joy as you first looked upon Jesus at his birth.
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.
Jesús, cuyos padres empacaron sus pertenencias y se unieron a una caravana que viajaba de Nazaret a Jerusalén para las Fiestas de Otoño (Trompetas, Expiación y Tabernáculos). El 24th de agosto, 24th de Elul, Sus padres se mudaban a Belén para estar allí para el nacimiento de su Hijo como lo especificaron los Profetas.
Jesús, cuyos padres pasaron cada una de las cinco noches de camino en un patio de caravanas con los animales y pasaron Trompetas y Expiación con Isabel y Zacarías..
Jesús, cuyos padres el 12 de septiembre del 14 de Tishrei viajaron desde Ein Karem a Belén para estar allí durante la Fiesta de los Tabernáculos de 8 días y el nacimiento de su hijo. Cuando llegaron, descubrieron que el patio del caravasar en Belén ya estaba lleno de sucot.
Jesús, cuyos padres utilizaron, en lugar de la sucá de José, un establo vacío que se usaba sólo durante el invierno para proteger a los corderos recién nacidos del clima.
Jesús, que nació el 13th de septiembre, el 15th de Tishrei, la Fiesta de los Tabernáculos (“Dios con nosotros” o “Emanuel” ).
Jesús, la Luz del Mundo, nació en un establo, sucá; mientras que las cuatro Menorás de 75 pies iluminaron el cielo nocturno desde el templo, creando una luz visible hasta Belén.
Jesús. Los ángeles se aparecieron a los pastores levitas que cuidaban los rebaños del templo.
(Lk 2:9-14).
Jesús, a quien los pastores venían al establo, usado para proteger a los corderos recién nacidos, para ver: el Mesías recién nacido, el Cordero de Dios (Lk 2:15-16).
Jesús, ue inspeccionado por los pastores levitas, encontrado sin defecto, y así calificado para el Sacrificio Pascual: El Cordero de Dios.
Jesús, la Luz del Mundo, fue concebida el último día de Janucá (Hanucá) y nacida en la Fiesta de los Tabernáculos: las dos celebraciones de la luz.
Jesús’ padres empacaron sus pertenencias y se unieron a una caravana que viajaba de Nazaret a Jerusalén para las Fiestas de Otoño (Trompetas, Expiación y Tabernáculos). El 24th de agosto, 24th de Elul, Sus padres se mudaban a Belén para estar allí para el nacimiento de su Hijo como lo especificaron los Profetas.
who overwhelmed you with joy as you first looked upon Jesus at his birth.
Jesús’ padres pasaron cada una de las cinco noches de camino en un patio de caravanas con los animales y pasaron Trompetas y Expiación con Isabel y Zacarías.
Jesús’ padres el 12 de septiembre del 14 de Tishrei viajaron desde Ein Karem a Belén para estar allí durante la Fiesta de los Tabernáculos de 8 días y el nacimiento de su hijo. Cuando llegaron, descubrieron que el patio del caravasar en Belén ya estaba lleno de sucot.
Jesús’ padres utilizaron, en lugar de la sucá de José, un establo vacío que se usaba sólo durante el invierno para proteger a los corderos recién nacidos del clima.
Jesús nació el 13th de septiembre, el 15th de Tishrei, la Fiesta de los Tabernáculos (“Dios con nosotros” o “Emanuel” ).
la Luz del Mundo, nació en un establo, sucá; mientras que las cuatro Menorás de 75 pies iluminaron el cielo nocturno desde el templo, creando una luz visible hasta Belén.
Los ángeles se aparecieron a los pastores levitas que cuidaban los rebaños del templo. (Lk 2:9-14).
a quien los pastores venían al establo, usado para proteger a los corderos recién nacidos, para ver: el Mesías recién nacido, el Cordero de Dios (Lk 2:15-16).
Jesús ue inspeccionado por los pastores levitas, encontrado sin defecto, y así calificado para el Sacrificio Pascual: El Cordero de Dios.
Jesús, la Luz del Mundo, fue concebida el último día de Janucá (Hanucá) y nacida en la Fiesta de los Tabernáculos: las dos celebraciones de la luz.
Jesus. 'Y sucedió que mientras estaban en Belén, le llegó a María el tiempo de dar a luz.' (Lk 2:6)
Jesus. 'Y allí nació su hijo primogénito, ' (Lk 2:7)
Jesus. 'y lo envolvió en pañales y lo acostó en el establo, porque no había alojamiento para ellos en el mesón.' (Lk 2:7)
Jesus. 'Cerca de Belén había unos pastores que pasaban la noche en el campo cuidando sus ovejas. De pronto se les apareció un ángel del Señor, y la gloria del Señor brilló alrededor de ellos; y tuvieron mucho miedo.' (Lk 2:8-9)
Jesus. ' Pero el ángel les dijo: "No tengan miedo, porque les traigo una buena noticia, que será motivo de gran alegría para todos:' (Lk 2:10)
Jesus. 'Hoy les ha nacido en el pueblo de David un salvador, que es el Mesías, el Señor.' (Lk 2:11)
Jesus. '"¡Gloria a Dios en las alturas! ¡Paz en la tierra entre los hombres que gozan de su favor!"' (Lk 2:14)
Jesus. 'Luego entraron en la casa, y vieron al niño con María, su madre; ' (Mt 2:1,11)
Jesus. 'y arrodillándose le rindieron homenaje. Abrieron sus cofres y le ofrecieron oro, incienso y mirra.' (Mt 2:11)
Jesus. 'María guardaba todo esto en su corazón, y lo tenía muy presente.' (Lk 2:19)
'Y sucedió que mientras estaban en Belén, le llegó a María el tiempo de dar a luz.' (Lk 2:6)
'Y allí nació su hijo primogénito, y lo envolvió en pañales y lo acostó en el establo, porque no había alojamiento para ellos en el mesón.' (Lk 2:7)
'y lo envolvió en pañales y lo acostó en el establo, porque no había alojamiento para ellos en el mesón.' (Lk 2:7)
'I Cerca de Belén había unos pastores que pasaban la noche en el campo cuidando sus ovejas. 9 De pronto se les apareció un ángel del Señor, y la gloria del Señor brilló alrededor de ellos; y tuvieron mucho miedo.' (Lk 2:8-9)
' Pero el ángel les dijo: "No tengan miedo, porque les traigo una buena noticia, que será motivo de gran alegría para todos:' (Lk 2:10)
'Hoy les ha nacido en el pueblo de David un salvador, que es el Mesías, el Señor.' (Lk 2:11)
'"¡Gloria a Dios en las alturas! ¡Paz en la tierra entre los hombres que gozan de su favor!"' (Lk 2:14)
'Luego entraron en la casa, y vieron al niño con María, su madre;' (Mt 2:1,11)
'y arrodillándose le rindieron homenaje. Abrieron sus cofres y le ofrecieron oro, incienso y mirra.' (Mt 2:11)
'María guardaba todo esto en su corazón, y lo tenía muy presente.' (Lk 2:19)
Jesus. For nine months, her own body was the natural Eucharist, in which God shared communion with human life, thus preparing for that greater Eucharist, when human life would commune with the Divine.
Jesus. Mary’s joy was to form Christ in her own body; her joy now is to form Christ in our souls. In this Mystery, we pray to become pregnant with the Christ spirit, giving Him new lips with which He may speak of His Father, new hands with which He may feed the poor, and a new heart with which He may love everyone, even enemies.
Jesus. But all this was conditioned upon Mary’s giving Him a human nature. Without her He would never have had eyes to see the multitude hungry in the desert, or ears to hear the pleading of the lame man of Jericho, or hands to caress children, or feet to seek the lost sheep.
Jesus. This is the sign by which you are to know Him; You will find a Child still in swaddling clothes, Laying in a manger. (Lk 2:12)
Jesus. Only two classes of people found the Babe: the shepherds and the Wise Men; the simple and the learned; those who knew that they knew nothing, and those who knew that they did not know everything.
Jesus. Men shall have no greater sign of Divinity than the absence of power as they expect it—the spectacle of a Babe Who said He would come in the clouds of heaven, now being wrapped in the cloths of earth.
Jesus. It was not so much that His birth cast a shadow on His life, and thus led to His death; it was rather that the Cross was there from the beginning, and it cast its shadow backward to His birth.
Jesus. Through the Virgin Birth, Jesus Christ became operative in human history without being subject to the evil in it. And the Word was made flesh, And came to dwell among us; And we had sight of His glory, Glory such as belongs to The Father’s only-begotten Son, Full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
Jesus. Bethlehem became a link between heaven and earth; God and man met here and looked each other in the face. In the taking of human flesh, the Father prepared it, the Spirit formed it, and the Son assumed it.
Jesus. He Who had an eternal generation in the bosom of the Father now had a temporal generation in time: And the Word was made flesh, And came to dwell among us. (Jn 1:14) +
Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 26-29. Kindle Edition.
For nine months, her own body was the natural Eucharist, in which God shared communion with human life, thus preparing for that greater Eucharist, when human life would commune with the Divine.
Mary’s joy was to form Christ in her own body; her joy now is to form Christ in our souls. In this Mystery, we pray to become pregnant with the Christ spirit, giving Him new lips with which He may speak of His Father, new hands with which He may feed the poor, and a new heart with which He may love everyone, even enemies.
But all this was conditioned upon Mary’s giving Him a human nature. Without her He would never have had eyes to see the multitude hungry in the desert, or ears to hear the pleading of the lame man of Jericho, or hands to caress children, or feet to seek the lost sheep.
This is the sign by which you are to know Him; You will find a Child still in swaddling clothes, Laying in a manger. (Lk 2:12)
Only two classes of people found the Babe: the shepherds and the Wise Men; the simple and the learned; those who knew that they knew nothing, and those who knew that they did not know everything.
Men shall have no greater sign of Divinity than the absence of power as they expect it—the spectacle of a Babe Who said He would come in the clouds of heaven, now being wrapped in the cloths of earth.
It was not so much that His birth cast a shadow on His life, and thus led to His death; it was rather that the Cross was there from the beginning, and it cast its shadow backward to His birth.
Through the Virgin Birth, Jesus Christ became operative in human history without being subject to the evil in it. And the Word was made flesh, And came to dwell among us; And we had sight of His glory, Glory such as belongs to The Father’s only-begotten Son, Full of grace and truth. (Jn 1:14)
Bethlehem became a link between heaven and earth; God and man met here and looked each other in the face. In the taking of human flesh, the Father prepared it, the Spirit formed it, and the Son assumed it.
He Who had an eternal generation in the bosom of the Father now had a temporal generation in time: And the Word was made flesh, And came to dwell among us. (Jn 1:14) +
Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 26-29. Kindle Edition.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped Him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7)
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped Him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7)
And it came to pass, after the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem, and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath shewed to us.
And it came to pass, after the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem, and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath shewed to us.
And it came to pass, after the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem, and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath shewed to us.
And they came with haste; and they found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. (Luke 2:15-16)
And they came with haste; and they found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. (Luke 2:15-16)
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped Him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7)
And it came to pass, after the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem, and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath shewed to us.
And they came with haste; and they found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. (Luke 2:15-16)
Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem to comply with the decree of Ceasar Augustus.
The hour for Mary to give birth is near but there is no room for them in the inn's courtyard.
In the stillness of the night the savior is born in a stable.
Mary wraps him in swaddling clothes and lays Him in a manger.
In unspeakeable joy Mary gathers to her bosom the flower of her virginity.
Jesus enters the world in poverty to teach the lesson of detachment of earthly things.
The angel announces to the shepherds "Today there is born to you a savior who is Christ the Lord."
The angelic chorus sings: "Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth to people of good will."
The shepherds come to the stable to pay homage to the infant Jesus.
The Magi come to adore the holy child and offered Him gifts.
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Glory Be:
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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.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain!
America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea.
O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness!
America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self control, Thy liberty in law.
O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life!
America! America! May God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness, And ev'ry gain divine.
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 Adoration of the Magi
4th Joyful Mystery: The Presentation
4to Misterio Gozoso: La Presentación
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 brothers and sisters in Christ whose faith has become lukewarm that the fire of Mary's love enflame their hearts.
We 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 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
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
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 adopted Jesus by naming Him at His circumcision
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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.
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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.
Gabriel le ordenó a José que adoptara a Jesús cuando Gabriel le dijo a José que le pusiera el nombre de Jesús. En esa cultura nombrar era el acto adoptivo. El niño recibió su nombre en el momento de la circuncisión. Que José adoptó a Jesús se confirma por el hecho de que tanto Mateo como Lucas dan a Jesús la genealogía de José. José tiene dos genealogías porque su padre legal había muerto sin haber dado a luz a un heredero, por lo que el medio hermano de su padre siguió la ley del levirato (Deuteronomio 25:5-20) se casó con su madre para darle un heredero. Por lo tanto, José tiene una genealogía legal y una genealogía biológica, las cuales se remontan a David. (Uno a través de Salomón y otro a través de Natán). Todo lo cual sólo es relevante si José adoptó a Jesús.
José adoptó a Jesús nombrándolo en su circuncisión
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Gabriel le ordenó a José que adoptara a Jesús cuando Gabriel le dijo a José que le pusiera el nombre de Jesús. En esa cultura nombrar era el acto adoptivo. El niño recibió su nombre en el momento de la circuncisión. Que José adoptó a Jesús se confirma por el hecho de que tanto Mateo como Lucas dan a Jesús la genealogía de José. José tiene dos genealogías porque su padre legal había muerto sin haber dado a luz a un heredero, por lo que el medio hermano de su padre siguió la ley del levirato (Deuteronomio 25:5-20) se casó con su madre para darle un heredero. Por lo tanto, José tiene una genealogía legal y una genealogía biológica, las cuales se remontan a David. (Uno a través de Salomón y otro a través de Natán). Todo lo cual sólo es relevante si José adoptó a Jesús.
José redimió a Jesús como el primogénito de María el día 30 después de su nacimiento.
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La redención de un primogénito se realizaba el día 30 después del nacimiento y normalmente no es atendida por la madre
Simeón reconoció a Jesús como el Mesías cuando María lo llevó al templo para su purificación.
Jesús es una luz de revelación para los gentiles.
Jesús es la Gloria de Israel.
Anna también reconoció a Jesús como el Mesías.
María levantó a Jesús para presentarlo a su Padre.
Simeón registró erróneamente a Jesús como presentado para el servicio del templo.
Simeón le dijo a María que una espada le atravesará el corazón.
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.
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.
Jesús, cuyo padre adoptivo, José, trasladó a la Sagrada Familia a su nuevo hogar en Belén.
Jesús, cuyo padre adoptivo, José, el 12 de octubre, redimió a Jesús, el primogénito de María, en la sinagoga local.
Jesús, cuya Madre María, como cualquier otra madre que ha dado a luz mientras el padre del bebé está fuera, quiso presentar a Jesús a su Padre.
Jesús, cuya Madre María, el 22 de octubre se purificó en uno de los baños a la entrada del templo. Cuando María y su familia entraron al templo, Simeón reconoció a Jesús como el Mesías y tomándolo en sus brazos exclamó: "Señor, ahora deja ir en paz a tu siervo, conforme a tu palabra; porque han visto mis ojos tu salvación, que has preparado a la vista de todos los pueblos, luz de revelación a los gentiles, y gloria de tu pueblo Israel”” (Lk 2:29-32).
Jesús, cuya Madre María, Se purifica con la ofrenda especificada para las familias pobres.
Jesús, cuyos padres, María y José, presentaron a Jesús a Dios su Padre: "Yahvé, tu Hijo".
Jesús. Ana, una viuda de 84 años de la tribu de Aser, también reconoció a Jesús como quien proveerá la redención de Jerusalén (Lk 2:38).
Jesús, cuya Madre, Simeón le dijo: "He aquí, este niño está destinado para el ascenso y la caída de muchos en Israel, y para ser una señal que será contradicha y a ti, a ti mismo, una espada te traspasará para que los pensamientos de muchos sean revelados". (Lk 2:34-35)
Jesús, cuya Madre, Mientras se regocijaba por la presentación de su hijo a su Padre y el hecho de que su hijo fuera reconocido como el Mesías incluso cuando era un niño, María lo mantuvo cerca de su corazón ya que también se dio cuenta de que la profecía de Simeón ocurriría gracias a su hijo.
Jesús, quien había sido reconocido por Simeón Ben Hillel como el Mesías y Simeón había supuesto que María y José habían presentado a Jesús como ofrenda a Dios. Al darse cuenta de que María y José se fueron sin registrar la dedicación, registró a Jesús como dedicado al servicio del templo en su nombre.
José trasladó a la Sagrada Familia a su nuevo hogar en Belén.
José, el 12 de octubre, redimió a Jesús, el primogénito de María, en la sinagoga local.
María, como cualquier otra madre que ha dado a luz mientras el padre del bebé está ausente, quiso presentar a Jesús a su Padre.
María, el 22 de octubre, se purificó en uno de los baños a la entrada del templo. Cuando María y su familia entraron al templo, Simeón reconoció a Jesús como el Mesías y tomándolo en sus brazos exclamó: "Señor, ahora deja ir en paz a tu siervo, conforme a tu palabra; porque han visto mis ojos tu salvación, que has preparado a la vista de todos los pueblos, luz de revelación a los gentiles, y gloria de tu pueblo Israel” (Lk 2:29-32).
María es purificada con la ofrenda específica para las familias pobres.
María y José, presentaron a Jesús a Dios su Padre: "Yahvé, tu Hijo".
Ana, una viuda de 84 años de la tribu de Aser, también reconoció a Jesús como quien proveerá la redención de Jerusalén (Lk 2:38).
Simeón le dijo a María: "He aquí, este niño está destinado para ascenso y caída de muchos en Israel, y para ser señal que será contradicha y a ti misma, una espada te traspasará para que los pensamientos de muchos sean revelados. " (Lk 2:34-35)
María, mientras se regocijaba por la presentación de su hijo a Su Padre y el hecho de que su hijo fuera reconocido como el Mesías incluso cuando era un bebé, María lo mantuvo cerca de su corazón ya que también se dio cuenta de que la profecía de Simeón ocurriría gracias a su hijo.
Simeón Ben Hillel reconoció a Jesús como el Mesías y asumió que María y José habían presentado a Jesús como ofrenda a Dios. Al darse cuenta de que María y José se fueron sin registrar la dedicación, registró a Jesús como dedicado al servicio del templo en su nombre.
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)
'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)
Jesús. 'Cuando se cumplieron los días en que ellos debían purificarse según la ley de Moisés, llevaron al niño a Jerusalén para presentárselo al Señor.' (Lk 2:22)
Jesús. 'En aquel tiempo vivía en Jerusalén un hombre que se llamaba Simeón. Era un hombre justo y piadoso, que esperaba la restauración de Israel. El Espíritu Santo estaba con Simeón,'. (Lk 2:25)
Jesús. 'y le había hecho saber que no moriría sin ver antes al Mesías, a quien el Señor enviaría.' (Lk 2:26)
Jesús. 'Guiado por el Espíritu Santo, Simeón fue al templo; y cuando los padres del niño Jesús lo llevaron también a él, para cumplir con lo que la ley ordenaba, Simeón lo tomó en brazos y alabó a Dios, diciendo:' (Lk 2:27-28)
Jesús. '"Ahora, Señor, tu promesa está cumplida: puedes dejar que tu siervo muera en paz.' (Lk 2:29)
Jesús. 'Porque ya he visto la salvación que has comenzado a realizar a la vista de todos los pueblos,' (Lk 2:30-31)
Jesús. 'la luz que alumbrará a las naciones y que será la gloria de tu pueblo Israel."' (Lk 2:32)
Jesús. ' Entonces Simeón les dio su bendición, y dijo a María, la madre de Jesús: —Mira, este niño está destinado a hacer que muchos en Israel caigan o se levanten. Él será una señal que muchos rechazarán,' (Lk 2:34)
Jesús. 'a fin de que las intenciones de muchos corazones queden al descubierto. Pero todo esto va a ser para ti como una espada que atraviese tu propia alma.' (Lk 2:35)
Jesús. 'Después de haber cumplido con todo lo que manda la ley del Señor, volvieron a Galilea, a su propio pueblo de Nazaret. 40 Y el niño crecía y se hacía más fuerte, estaba lleno de sabiduría y gozaba del favor de Dios.' (Lk 2:39-40)
'Cuando se cumplieron los días en que ellos debían purificarse según la ley de Moisés, llevaron al niño a Jerusalén para presentárselo al Señor.' (Lk 2:22)
'En aquel tiempo vivía en Jerusalén un hombre que se llamaba Simeón. Era un hombre justo y piadoso, que esperaba la restauración de Israel. El Espíritu Santo estaba con Simeón,'. (Lk 2:25)
'y le había hecho saber que no moriría sin ver antes al Mesías, a quien el Señor enviaría.' (Lk 2:26)
'Guiado por el Espíritu Santo, Simeón fue al templo; y cuando los padres del niño Jesús lo llevaron también a él, para cumplir con lo que la ley ordenaba, Simeón lo tomó en brazos y alabó a Dios, diciendo:' (Lk 2:27-28)
'"Ahora, Señor, tu promesa está cumplida: puedes dejar que tu siervo muera en paz.' (Lk 2:29)
'Porque ya he visto la salvación que has comenzado a realizar a la vista de todos los pueblos,' (Lk 2:30-31)
'la luz que alumbrará a las naciones y que será la gloria de tu pueblo Israel."' (Lk 2:32)
' Entonces Simeón les dio su bendición, y dijo a María, la madre de Jesús: —Mira, este niño está destinado a hacer que muchos en Israel caigan o se levanten. Él será una señal que muchos rechazarán,' (Lk 2:34)
'a fin de que las intenciones de muchos corazones queden al descubierto. Pero todo esto va a ser para ti como una espada que atraviese tu propia alma.' (Lk 2:35)
'Después de haber cumplido con todo lo que manda la ley del Señor, volvieron a Galilea, a su propio pueblo de Nazaret. 40 Y el niño crecía y se hacía más fuerte, estaba lleno de sabiduría y gozaba del favor de Dios.' (Lk 2:39-40)
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.
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.
who was acknowledged and adored even by Gentiles.
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.
Simeon had foretold that the Divine Babe would be a Light to the Gentiles. They were already on the march. At His birth there were the Magi, or the scientists of the East; at His death, there would be the Greeks, or the philosophers of the West.
The Psalmist had foretold that the kings of the East would come to do homage to Emmanuel. Following a star, they came to Jerusalem to ask Herod where the King had been born.
It was a star that led them. God spoke to the Gentiles through nature and philosophers; to the Jews, through prophecies.
The time was ripe for the coming of the Messias and the whole world knew it.
Though coming from a land that worshiped stars, they surrendered that religion as they fell down and worshiped Him Who made the stars.
And so, going into the dwelling, they Found the Child there, with His mother Mary, And fell down to worship Him.
Opening their store of treasures, They offered Him gifts, of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Isaias had prophesied: A stream of camels thronging about thee, Dromedaries from Madian and Epha, Bringing all the men of Saba with their gifts Of gold and incense, Their cry of praise to the Lord! Isaiah 60:6
They brought three gifts: gold to honor His Kingship, frankincense to honor His Divinity, and myrrh to honor His Humanity which was destined for death. Myrrh was used at His burial. The crib and the Cross are related again, for there is myrrh at both.
Herod the Great knew that the time had come for the birth of the King announced clearly to the Jews, and apprehended dimly in the aspirations of the Gentiles. But like all carnal-minded men, he lacked a spiritual sense, and therefore felt certain that the King would be a political one. He made inquiries as to where Christ was to be born. The chief priests and learned men told him, “At Bethlehem in Judea, for so it has been written by the prophet.” Herod said that he wanted to worship the Babe. But his actions proved that he really meant, “If this is the Messias, I must kill Him.”
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 47-49) Kindle Edition.
Jesus. As you were leaving the Temple, Simeon's parting words struck you to the very core of your being.
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. You immediately realized that you were destined to suffer much because of your love for your son.
Jesus. There is nothing worse than to hold a suffering child when there is nothing you can do to stop the pain [from coming].
Jesus. You lived haunted by these words of Isaiah: "He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we esteemed Him not." (Is 53:3)
Jesus. 'But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with His stripes we are healed.' (Is 53:5)
Jesus. You must have pondered daily: 'Yet it was the will of the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief; when He makes Himself an offering for sin, He shall see His offspring, He shall prolong His days; the will of the LORD shall prosper in His hand'. (Is 53:10)
Jesus.
Jesus.
Jesus.
Jesus. When Joseph woke you, with the word that you were leaving now, your only thought was for your son.
Jesus. The winter night was very cold so you held your son under your cloak to keep Him warm, to protect Him from the cold wind.
Jesus. While the cloud cover hid your departure, it made walking treacherous especially carrying your precious child.
Jesus. As day broke, traveling got easier so, you began to think of what lay ahead and what you left behind.
Jesus. You began to think of the infant children whose mothers you had met over the past few weeks.
Jesus. You had thought of them as future playmates for your son and now you wondered if any would survive.
Jesus. You now experienced guilt for the first time. You alone had saved your son, you felt the pain of loss those mothers would feel!
Jesus. Mary here anticipated the joy of every mother who brings her child to the baptismal font, where God may claim His own. But in the case of Mary, the Child was claimed for sacrifice, as the aged Simeon said that He was a sign to be contradicted, for the cross is the contradiction.
Jesus. The fact of sin in human nature is underlined not only by the necessity of enduring pain to expiate it in circumcision, but also by the need for purification.
Jesus. Mary was even told that a sword her own soul would pierce. That would happen when Her Son would have His heart pierced with a lance. Through His Body and her soul would go that one stroke of the sword.
Jesus. Mere human birth did not bring a child into the body of God’s chosen people. Another rite was required, as recorded in the Book of Genesis: (Gen 17:9)
Jesus. Circumcision in the Old Testament was a prefiguration of Baptism in the New Testament. Both symbolize a renunciation of the flesh with its sins. The first was done by wounding the body; the second, by cleansing the soul.
Jesus. A Child only eight days old was already beginning the blood shedding that would fulfill His perfect manhood.
Jesus. The mother who brought the Lamb of God into the world had no lamb to offer—except the Lamb of God.
Jesus. Simeon was now telling her that in her blessedness she would be the Mater Dolorosa. She would continue to live in the sorrow of her Child. If He was to be the Man of Sorrows, she would be the Mother of Sorrows.
Jesus. Simeon was practically calling Him the “Divine Disturber,” Who would provoke human hearts either to good or evil. Once confronted with Him, they must subscribe either to light or darkness.
Jesus. Simeon told Our Lord’s mother that her Son must suffer because His life would be so much opposed to the complacent maxims by which most men govern their lives.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 30-45 Kindle Edition.
Mary here anticipated the joy of every mother who brings her child to the baptismal font, where God may claim His own. But in the case of Mary, the Child was claimed for sacrifice, as the aged Simeon said that He was a sign to be contradicted, for the cross is the contradiction.
The fact of sin in human nature is underlined not only by the necessity of enduring pain to expiate it in circumcision, but also by the need for purification.
Mary was even told that a sword her own soul would pierce. That would happen when her Son would have His heart pierced with a lance. Through His Body and her soul would go that one stroke of the sword.
Mere human birth did not bring a child into the body of God’s chosen people. Another rite was required, as recorded in the Book of Genesis: (Gen 17:9)
Circumcision in the Old Testament was a prefiguration of Baptism in the New Testament. Both symbolize a renunciation of the flesh with its sins. The first was done by wounding the body; the second, by cleansing the soul.
A Child only eight days old was already beginning the blood shedding that would fulfill His perfect manhood.
The mother who brought the Lamb of God into the world had no lamb to offer—except the Lamb of God.
Simeon was now telling her that in her blessedness she would be the Mater Dolorosa. She would continue to live in the sorrow of her Child. If He was to be the Man of Sorrows, she would be the Mother of Sorrows.
Simeon was practically calling Him the “Divine Disturber,” Who would provoke human hearts either to good or evil. Once confronted with Him, they must subscribe either to light or darkness.
He told Our Lord’s mother that her Son must suffer because His life would be so much opposed to the complacent maxims by which most men govern their lives.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 30-45. Kindle Edition.
Jesus. After foretelling that the Child is a sign to be contradicted, he tells Mary: “Thine own soul a sword shall pierce.” Note that Simeon did not say that the sword would pierce her body.
Jesus. The most basic contradiction was that Mary's Son was born to die.
Jesus. Now in her compassion, the pains of martyrdom are first in her soul and only then in her sympathetic flesh, which echoed to every scourge that fell on her Son’s back or pierced His hands and feet.
Jesus. But her sorrow was not what she suffered but what He had to suffer. That was the tragedy. Love never thinks of itself. If He belonged to sinners, so would she.
Jesus. The Savior’s edge of the sword was telling His Mother, through Simeon, that He was to be a victim for sin; her edge was knowing that she would be a Trustee of His life until the hour of sacrifice.
Jesus. Mary has only forty days of embracing her Infant Child when she sees the shadow of a contradiction thrown across His life.
Jesus. If kindness before the wounded binds up the sores, then shall virtue in the face of sin seek to be dispensed from cooperation with Him who wipes out the guilt?
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Sheen, Fulton J., The World's First Love, 2nd Edtion: Mary, the Mother of God (p.154-155)1. Ignatius Press. Kindle Edition.
Jesus. The second piercing by the Sword was the summoning of His Mother to share sorrow with all the exiles and the displaced persons of the world, of whom He Himself was the first born.
Jesus. Two swords are now swinging: one wielded by Herod, who would kill the Prince of Peace to have the false peace of the reign of power; the other by the Sword Himself, Who would have His Own Mother see the Exodus reversed, as He now goes back to the land from whence He once led His own people.
Jesus. That her Divine Son should have used Simeon as the instrument of the first thrust was understandable, for “the Holy Spirit was in him”. But this second thrust used the instrumentality of wicked men.
Jesus. Divine Omnipotence is in Mary’s arms and still allows it! The Cross seems to be double-crossed when it does not come from Him, but in such cases it is not our patience that is tried but our humility and our faith.
Jesus. If both the new Adam and the new Eve were not the first displaced persons of Christian history, then refugees would raise their fists to Heaven and say, “God does not know what I suffer” or “No woman ever bore such grief.”
Jesus. A mother watching surgery on her infant suffers for the child and yet endures it for a greater future good; here the Son is the surgeon who, with a two-edged sword, pierces first His Own Heart before He pierces that of His Mother, as if to blunt the piercing when it touches her. The Word is a two-edged sword!
Jesus. A Babe was hated! That was the point of the second thrust of the Sword. “As they have hated Me, so will they hate you.”
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Sheen, Fulton J.. The World's First Love, 2nd Edtion: Mary, the Mother of God (p. 156-157). Ignatius Press. Kindle Edition.
And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Ghost was in him.
And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Ghost was in him.
And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Ghost was in him.
And he had received an answer from the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of the Lord. (Luke 2:25-26)
And he had received an answer from the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of the Lord. (Luke 2:25-26)
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted;
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted;
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted;
And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed. (Luke 2:34-35)
And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed. (Luke 2:34-35)
And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Ghost was in him.
And he had received an answer from the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of the Lord. (Luke 2:25-26)
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted;
And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed. (Luke 2:34-35)
Observing the law of Moses Mary goes to the temple to be purified after giving birth.
They take Jesus to the Temple to introduce him to his Father.
According to the law a first born male must be redeemed.
Mary is purified with the sacrifice of the poor: two turtle doves.
God had revealed to Simeon that he would not see death until he had seen the Savior.
Recognizing the child he prays: "Now you can dismiss your servant in peace, You have fulfilled your word."
This child is destined to be the downfall and rise of many in Israel, a sign that will be opposed.
Simeon is still beside them, when Mary and Joseph hold up Jesus, saying: "Behold Your Son".
And to Mary, Simeon reveals: "and your own soul a sword will pierce."
After they fulfill all the law requires, they return.
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Glory Be:
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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.
THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
Oh! say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh! say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Oh! thus be it ev'r when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation,
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the Heav'n rescued land
Praise the pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto, "In God is our trust."
And the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Concluding Prayer: 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
5to Misterio Gozoso: El Hallazgo en el Templo
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 praying for the souls in purgatory.
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 advanced in wisdom, and in age, and in grace, with God and men. (Lk 2:52).
Holy Mary
For the Conversion of our Country
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.
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
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at a price of 20 pieces of silver (Lev 27:1-5) or whatever price Joseph could afford (Lev 27:8).
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!
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.
whom you found in the temple.
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!
Jesús, cuya pérdida y hallazgo en el templo es un presagio de la muerte y resurrección de Jesús. Los hechos ocurrieron en las mismas fechas, en el calendario gregoriano, que su muerte, el 3 de abril, y su resurrección, el 5 de abril.
Jesús, quien no cometió ningún pecado y aún así lastimar a sus padres es un pecado. ¡Nos falta algo!
Jesús, quien en la purificación de su Madre, Simeón, un rabino y fariseo destacado, había reconocido a Jesús como el Mesías y vio lo que él asumió que era María presentando a Jesús para su dedicación al Servicio del Templo y por eso Simeón registró la dedicación de Jesús al Servicio del Templo en en nombre de María y José.
Jesús, quien como Dios, sabía que esto sucedería y lo previó en la Torá: "Si alguien promete entregarse a sí mismo o a uno de los miembros de su familia al pleno servicio del Señor, y las circunstancias cambian de modo que no pueda cumplir su voto, deberá pagar un precio de redención para ser liberado de ese voto" (Lev 27:2). Si no pueden pagar el precio de redención, la persona dedicada será llevada ante el sacerdote, quien le asignará un valor basado en la capacidad de pago del hombre.(Lev 27:8).
Jesús. Simeón vivió hasta los 130 años y murió en el año 20 d.C. Habría buscado a Jesús todos los años en la Pascua, preguntándole si ese era el año en el que se quedaría. La visita a Simeón se habría convertido en una parte rutinaria de la Pascua familiar. Le habría dicho a Jesús que sus padres lo dedicaron al servicio del templo y que tenía que estar allí cuando cumpliera 13 años.
Jesús, el cual, cuando tenía doce años, después de la fiesta de la Pascua, se quedó en el templo. María y José se fueron a casa, asumiendo que Jesús estaba con los otros niños en la caravana.
Jesús, cuyos padres, María y José descubrieron que Jesús no se había unido a la caravana y debía esperar hasta la mañana para regresar a Jerusalén. Al no encontrar a Jesús con sus amigos, deben esperar nuevamente hasta la mañana para registrarse en el templo.
Jesús, a quien, cuando María lo encontró, le dijo: "Hijo, ¿por qué nos has hecho esto?" (Lk 2:48)
Jesús, quien respondió: "¿Por qué me buscabais? ¿No sabíais que me es necesario estar en la casa de mi Padre?" (Lk 2:49).
Jesús. 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!
La pérdida y el hallazgo de Jesús en el templo es un presagio de la muerte y resurrección de Jesús. Los hechos ocurrieron en las mismas fechas, en el calendario gregoriano, que su muerte, el 3 de abril, y su resurrección, el 5 de abril.
Jesús no cometió ningún pecado y, sin embargo, herir a los padres es pecado. ¡Nos falta algo!
En la purificación de su Madre, Simeón, un rabino y fariseo destacado, reconoció a Jesús como el Mesías y vio lo que asumió que era María presentando a Jesús para su dedicación al servicio del templo. Luego, Simeón registró la dedicación de Jesús al servicio del templo en nombre de María y José.
Dios sabía que esto sucedería y lo dispuso en la Torá: "Si alguien promete entregarse a sí mismo o a uno de los miembros de su familia al pleno servicio del Señor, y las circunstancias cambian de modo que no pueda cumplir su voto, pagará una redención. precio para ser liberado de ese voto" (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).
Simeón vivió hasta los 130 años y murió en el año 20 d.C. Habría buscado a Jesús todos los años en la Pascua, preguntándole si ese era el año en el que se quedaría. La visita a Simeón se habría convertido en una parte rutinaria de la Pascua familiar. Le habría dicho a Jesús que sus padres lo dedicaron al servicio del templo y que tenía que estar allí cuando cumpliera 13 años.
Cuando tenía 12 años, después de la fiesta de la Pascua, Jesús permaneció en el templo. María y José se fueron a casa, asumiendo que Jesús estaba con los otros niños en la caravana.
María y José descubrieron que Jesús no se había unido a la caravana y debían esperar hasta la mañana para regresar a Jerusalén. Al no encontrar a Jesús con sus amigos, deben esperar nuevamente hasta la mañana para registrarse en el templo.
Cuando María encontró a Jesús, le dijo: "Hijo, ¿por qué nos has hecho esto?" (Lk 2:48)
Jesús respondió: "¿Por qué me buscabais? ¿No sabíais que me es necesario estar en la casa de mi Padre?"(Lk 2:49).
No hubo pecado: Jesús no podía irse. ¿Qué debió haber pensado y sentido María? Su hijo tenía 12 años y María y José aparentemente habían dejado a su hijo para pasar el resto de su vida en el templo, sin siquiera decirle "Adiós". ¡Qué alegría tenerlo de regreso!
Jesús. 'Los padres de Jesús iban todos los años a Jerusalén para la fiesta de la Pascua. Y así, cuando Jesús cumplió doce años, fueron allá todos ellos, como era costumbre en esa fiesta.' (Lk 2:41-42)
Jesús. 'Pero pasados aquellos días, cuando volvían a casa, el niño Jesús se quedó en Jerusalén, sin que sus padres se dieran cuenta.' (Lk 2:43)
Jesús. 'no lo encontraron. Así que regresaron a Jerusalén para buscarlo allí.' (Lk 2:45)
Jesús. 'Al cabo de tres días lo encontraron en el templo, sentado entre los maestros de la ley, escuchándolos y haciéndoles preguntas.' (Lk 2:46)
Jesús. 'Y todos los que lo oían se admiraban de su inteligencia y de sus respuestas.' (Lk 2:47)
Jesús. 'Cuando sus padres lo vieron, se sorprendieron; y su madre le dijo: —Hijo mío, ¿por qué nos has hecho esto? Tu padre y yo te hemos estado buscando llenos de angustia.' (Lk 2:48)
Jesús. 'Jesús les contestó: —¿Por qué me buscaban? ¿No sabían que tengo que estar en la casa de mi Padre? (Lk 2:49)
Jesús. 'Pero ellos no entendieron lo que les decía.' (Lk 2:50)
Jesús. 'Entonces volvió con ellos a Nazaret, donde vivió obedeciéndolos en todo. Su madre guardaba todo esto en su corazón.' (Lk 2:51)
Jesús. 'Y Jesús seguía creciendo en sabiduría y estatura, y gozaba del favor de Dios y de los hombres.' (Lk 2:52)
' Los padres de Jesús iban todos los años a Jerusalén para la fiesta de la Pascua. Y así, cuando Jesús cumplió doce años, fueron allá todos ellos, como era costumbre en esa fiesta.' (Lk 2:41-42)
'Pero pasados aquellos días, cuando volvían a casa, el niño Jesús se quedó en Jerusalén, sin que sus padres se dieran cuenta.' (Lk 2:43)
'no lo encontraron. Así que regresaron a Jerusalén para buscarlo allí. ' (Lk 2:45-46)
'Al cabo de tres días lo encontraron en el templo, sentado entre los maestros de la ley, escuchándolos y haciéndoles preguntas.' (Lk 2:46)
'Y todos los que lo oían se admiraban de su inteligencia y de sus respuestas.' (Lk 2:47)
'Cuando sus padres lo vieron, se sorprendieron; y su madre le dijo: —Hijo mío, ¿por qué nos has hecho esto? Tu padre y yo te hemos estado buscando llenos de angustia.' (Lk 2:48)
'Jesús les contestó: —¿Por qué me buscaban? ¿No sabían que tengo que estar en la casa de mi Padre?' (Lk 2:49)
'Pero ellos no entendieron lo que les decía.' (Lk 2:50)
'He then went down with them and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority.' (Lk 2:51)
'Y Jesús seguía creciendo en sabiduría y estatura, y gozaba del favor de Dios y de los hombres.' (Lk 2:52)
Jesus. In those three days, Mary came to know one of the effects of sin, namely, the loss of God. Though she was without sin, nevertheless she [now] knew the fears and the loneliness, the darkness and the isolation which every sinner experiences when he loses God.
Jesus. She had her dark night of the body in Egypt; she would now have her dark night of the soul in Jerusalem. Not only her body, but also her soul would have to pay dearly for the privilege of being His mother.
Jesus. She would later suffer another three-day loss from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. This first loss was part of her preparation.
Jesus. There was a school in the temple, in which a number of Rabbis taught; the gentle Hillel was perhaps still alive and may have been present in the temple to join in the discussion of [and with] the Divine Child. Hillel’s son, Rabbi Simeon and Simeon's even greater grandson, Gamaliel, the future teacher of St. Paul, may have been of the number.
Jesus. Annas, the High Priest must have heard about the Divine Child, if he were not actually present.
Jesus. It was in this school of Rabbis that Mary and Joseph found Him. He was sitting in the Temple in the midst of those who taught there, Listening to them and asking them questions; And all those who heard Him were in amazement at His quick understanding and at the answers that He gave. (Lk 2:47)
Jesus. These are the first recorded words of Jesus in the Gospels, and they are in the form of a question: What reason did you have to search for Me? Could you not tell that I must needs Be in the place which belongs to My Father? (Lk 2:49)
Jesus. The sword was already coming to Mary before the Cross had come to her Son, for she was already feeling the cutting separation.
Jesus. The most penetrating sorrows of the soul are those which God imposes, as Jesus imposed this one on His mother. Creatures can hurt one another only on the outside, but God’s purifying flame can enter their souls like a two-edged sword.
Jesus. Let no sinner ever despair of Divine Mercy, because Mary understands the tortures of the heart, but above all, because she knows where to find Christ. She also knows how to bring the sinner to her Divine Son. As the Madonna of the Empty Arms, she awaits your embrace.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 56-62). Kindle Edition.
In those three days, Mary came to know one of the effects of sin, namely, the loss of God. Though she was without sin, nevertheless she [now] knew the fears and the loneliness, the darkness and the isolation which every sinner experiences when he loses God.
She had her dark night of the body in Egypt; she would now have her dark night of the soul in Jerusalem. Not only her body, but also her soul would have to pay dearly for the privilege of being His mother.
She would later suffer another three-day loss from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. This first loss was part of her preparation.
There was a school in the temple, in which a number of Rabbis taught; the gentle Hillel was perhaps still alive and may have been present in the temple to join in the discussion of [and with] the Divine Child. Hillel’s son, Rabbi Simeon and his even greater grandson, Gamaliel, the future teacher of St. Paul, may have been of the number.
Annas, the high priest, must have heard about the Divine Child, if he were not actually present.
It was in this school of Rabbis that Mary and Joseph found Him. He was sitting in the Temple in the midst of those who taught there, Listening to them and asking them questions; And all those who heard Him were in amazement At His quick understanding and at the answers that He gave. (Lk 2:47)
These are the first recorded words of Jesus in the Gospels, and they are in the form of a question: What reason did you have to search for Me? Could you not tell that I must needs Be in the place which belongs to My Father? (Lk 2:49)
The sword was already coming to Mary before the Cross had come to her Son, for she was already feeling the cutting separation.
The most penetrating sorrows of the soul are those which God imposes, as Jesus imposed this one on His mother. Creatures can hurt one another only on the outside, but God’s purifying flame can enter their souls like a two-edged sword.
Let no sinner ever despair of Divine Mercy, because Mary understands the tortures of the heart, but above all, because she knows where to find Christ. She also knows how to bring the sinner to her Divine Son. As the Madonna of the Empty Arms, she awaits your embrace.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 56-62). Kindle Edition.
Jesus. As you looked for Jesus among friends and did not find Him, your heart got heavier with each report that they had not seen Jesus all day.
Jesus. The realization set in that Jesus had not been with the caravan, when it left.
Jesus. Had He been delayed and was He following behind, and would soon appear? They needed to wait until morning, less they pass Him in the dark.
Jesus. Mary you became the Mother of all sinners. Without sin yourself, you began to feel what it is to sin.
Jesus. Mary, your loss of God was both physical and spiritual. You felt it all the more.
Jesus. Now aware of loss, guilt, shame, and loneliness. You longed for your son.
Jesus. Now you needed, more than ever before, to trust in God.
Jesus. Consider a mothers desire to introduce her son to His Father.
Jesus. Consider Simeon's understanding of Mary saying: "Yahweh, Your Son."
Jesus. Consider the appropriateness of a Presentation of the Messiah to Temple Service.
Jesus. Simeon lived until 20 A.D. would he have looked for Jesus every year?
Jesus. Would Simeon have told Jesus as He grew how he came to meet Him?
Jesus. Would Simeon, a famous rabbi, have arranged to have Jesus enrolled in Rabbi School since as presented to the Lord He had to be resident in the Temple?
Jesus. Consider the panic both Mary and Joseph felt when they realized Jesus had not joined the caravan.
Jesus. Consider the danger of night travel especially with overcast skies.
Jesus. Consider the wonder of the rabbis and priests at Jesus' understanding of the Torah.
Jesus. Consider the obedience and humilty of Jesus to His Parents
And when he was twelve years old, they going up into Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,
And when he was twelve years old, they going up into Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,
And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem; and His parents knew it not. (Luke 2:42-43)
And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem; and His parents knew it not. (Luke 2:42-43)
And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions.
And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions.
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted;
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted;
And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers. (Luke 2:46-47)
And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers. (Luke 2:46-47)
And when he was twelve years old, they going up into Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,
And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem; and His parents knew it not. (Luke 2:42-43)
And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions.
And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers. (Luke 2:46-47)
And seeing him, they wondered. And His mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? Did you not know, that I must be about My father's business? (Luke 2:48-49)
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Bring joy to the lives of children who are abused in body or mind.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Deliver the abusive adult from the evil of their actions.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Guide those who work to find children who are lost.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Pray for all children unwanted or abandoned, and lead them home.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Be with parents unable to care for their children: teach them patience and holiness.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Teach young parents to treasure their child as you loved the Child Jesus.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Pray for doctors who have abandoned the practice of the faith: lead them home to Your Son.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Intercede with your son for all who perform abortions that they may be freed from a blindness to the evil of their actions.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Inspire all legislators by your love for us, that they might work for the protection of life.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of Joy: Guide, by your holy example, all who seek to lead us and lead them to a love for the Gospel of Life.
When Jesus was 12 years old He goes with His parents to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.
After the Feast of Passover Joseph and Mary unknowingly set off for Nazareth without Jesus.
At the end of the first day's journey they discover Jesus is missing.
His parents return to Jerusalem looking for Him.
This loss causes grief and anxiety to the hearts of Mary and Joseph, beyond our understanding.
On the third day they find Jesus in the Temple with the teachers who are astonished at His wisdom.
Mary said: "Son why have You done this to us? Your father and I have been searching for You in sorrow."
Jesus replied: "Why did you search for Me? Did you not know that I must be in My Father's house?"
(Lk 2:49)
Jesus then goes down with them to Nazareth and is subject to them.
Mary ponders all these things in her heart.
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Glory Be:
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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.
GOD BLESS AMERICA
God bless America.
Land that I love.
Stand beside her and guide her,
Through the night with the light from above.
From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam.
God bless America.
My home sweet home.
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 Luminous Mystery: The Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan
1st Luminous Mystery: The Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan
1er Misterio Luminoso: El Bautismo de Jesús en el Río Jordán
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
all 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)
all 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)
a lo largo del Nuevo Testamento. Los rabinos reciben una formación muy formal y no reciben "autoridad" hasta que cumplen 30 años, que es cuando Jesús comenzó su ministerio.
Jesús, bautizado por Juan en el Jordán.
Jesús, sobre quien descendió el Espíritu.
Jesús, amado Hijo del Padre.
Jesús, instituir el sacramento del Bautismo.
Jesús, al regresar del desierto, Jesús fue reconocido por Juan como el Cordero de Dios. (Jn 1:29,36)
a lo largo del Nuevo Testamento. Los rabinos reciben una formación muy formal y no reciben "autoridad" hasta que cumplen 30 años, que es cuando Jesús comenzó su ministerio.
Juan bautiza a Jesús en el Jordán.
El Espíritu desciende sobre Jesús.
Jesús es el Hijo amado del Padre.
Jesús instituye el sacramento del Bautismo.
Cuando Jesús regresa del desierto, Juan reconoce a Jesús como el Cordero de Dios. (Jn 1:29,36)
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, whom John baptizes in the Jordan. Afterwards a voice from Heaven announces: “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).
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.
Jesus. Already in the first chapter of the Gospel of John, John the Evangelist has made it very clear that Jesus is Divine (Jn 1:14); Jesus is the Son of God (Jn 1:34); Jesus is God’s suffering servant, the Lamb of God (Jn 1:29,36); and Jesus is the Messiah (Jn 1:41).
Jesus, who with John the Baptist’s laying on his hands, has His priesthood conferred, not of the order of Levi but of the order of Melchizedek (Ps 110:4). That priesthood is handed down from father to son: “This is My Son in whom I am well pleased” (Mt 3:17, Mk 1:11, Lk 3:22).
Jesus, who was 30 years old at that time (Lk 3:23). That is the age at which a rabbi could begin his ministry (Nm 4:1-3).
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).
After John baptizes Jesus in the Jordan, a voice from Heaven announces: “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).
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.
Already in the first chapter of the Gospel of John, John the Evangelist has made it very clear that Jesus is Divine (Jn 1:14); Jesus is the Son of God (Jn 1:34); Jesus is God’s suffering servant, the Lamb of God (Jn 1:29,36); and Jesus is the Messiah (Jn 1:41).
With John the Baptist’s laying on his hands, Jesus has His priesthood conferred, not of the order of Levi but of the order of Melchizedek (Ps 110:4). That priesthood is handed down from father to son: “This is my son in whom I am well pleased” (Mt 3:17, Mk 1:11, Lk 3:22).
Jesus was 30 years old at that time (Lk 3:23). That is the age at which a rabbi could begin his ministry (Nm 4:1-3).
Jesús, para quien Juan comienza su evangelio con la historia de la creación, para hacer un paralelo con la historia de la nueva creación provocada por Jesús.
Jesús, de quien Juan Bautista proclama: "Yo os he bautizado en agua para arrepentimiento, pero el que viene detrás de mí es más poderoso que yo. No soy digno de llevar sus sandalias. Él os bautizará en Espíritu Santo y fuego". (Mt 3:11, Acts 13:24-25).
Jesús. Después de que Juan bautiza a Jesús en el Jordán, una voz del cielo anuncia: "Éste es mi Hijo amado, en quien tengo complacencia".(Ps 2:7)(Is 42:1, Mt 3:17, Mk 1:11, Lk 3:22)..
Jesús. Los cielos se partieron (así como al comienzo del Éxodo de Moisés se partió el Mar Rojo). Juan testifica: "Vi al Espíritu descender del cielo como una paloma y permanecer sobre él". (Jn 1:32, Lk 3:21).Juan proclama que Jesús es el Hijo de Dios ya que Él es sobre quien descendió el Espíritu (Jn 1:34).
Jesús. En esta manifestación celestial, que ocurre en el bautismo de Jesús, se instituye el sacramento del Bautismo. La Trinidad se manifiesta: se oye la voz del Padre mientras el Espíritu desciende sobre el Hijo.
Jesús. Después de su prueba en el desierto, se acerca Juan el Bautista. Cuando Juan lo ve, exclama: “He aquí el Cordero de Dios que quita el pecado del mundo” (Jn 1:29). Juan el Bautista hace una declaración profética que se refiere a Jesús como un cordero para el sacrificio y que reconoce a Jesús como el Siervo sufriente de Isaías.
Jesús, cuyo el bautismo marca el comienzo de Jesús’ ministerio público y eventos relacionados con Jesús’ El bautismo está registrado en los cuatro evangelios.
Jesús. Ya en el primer capítulo del Evangelio de Juan, Juan Evangelista ha dejado muy claro que Jesús es Divino. (Jn 1:14); Jesús es el Hijo de Dios (Jn 1:34); Jesús es el siervo sufriente de Dios, el Cordero de Dios. (Jn 1:29,36); y jesus es el mesias. (Jn 1:41).
Jesús, quien con la imposición de las manos de Juan Bautista, recibe su sacerdocio, no del orden de Leví, sino del orden de Melquisedec.(Ps 110:4). Que el sacerdocio se transmite de padres a hijos: “Éste es mi Hijo en quien tengo complacencia” (Mt 3:17, Mk 1:11, Lk 3:22).
Jesús, que tenía 30 años en ese momento (Lk 3:23). Esa es la edad en la que un rabino podría iniciar su ministerio. (Nm 4:1-3).
Juan comienza su evangelio con la historia de la creación, para hacer un paralelo con la historia de la nueva creación provocada por Jesús.
Juan Bautista proclama: "Yo os he bautizado en agua para arrepentimiento, pero el que viene detrás de mí es más poderoso que yo. No soy digno de llevar sus sandalias. Él os bautizará en Espíritu Santo y fuego". (Mt 3:11, Acts 13:24-25).
Después de que Juan bautiza a Jesús en el Jordán, una voz del cielo anuncia: "Éste es mi Hijo amado, en quien tengo complacencia".(Ps 2:7)(Is 42:1, Mt 3:17, Mk 1:11, Lk 3:22).
Los cielos se partieron (así como al comienzo del Éxodo de Moisés se partió el Mar Rojo). Juan testifica: "Vi al Espíritu descender del cielo como una paloma y permanecer sobre él". (Jn 1:32, Lk 3:21).Juan proclama que Jesús es el Hijo de Dios ya que Él es sobre quien descendió el Espíritu (Jn 1:34).
En esta manifestación celestial, que ocurre en el bautismo de Jesús, se instituye el sacramento del Bautismo. La Trinidad se manifiesta: se oye la voz del Padre mientras el Espíritu desciende sobre el Hijo.
Después de su prueba en el desierto, se acerca Juan el Bautista. Cuando Juan lo ve, exclama: “He aquí el Cordero de Dios que quita el pecado del mundo” (Jn 1:29). Juan el Bautista hace una declaración profética que se refiere a Jesús como un cordero para el sacrificio y que reconoce a Jesús como el Siervo sufriente de Isaías.
Jesus' El bautismo marca el comienzo de Jesús’ ministerio público y eventos relacionados con Jesús’ El bautismo está registrado en los cuatro evangelios.
Ya en el primer capítulo del Evangelio de Juan, Juan Evangelista ha dejado muy claro que Jesús es Divino. (Jn 1:14); Jesús es el Hijo de Dios (Jn 1:34);
Jesús es el siervo sufriente de Dios, el Cordero de Dios (Jn 1:29,36); y jesus es el mesias. (Jn 1:41).
Con la imposición de manos de Juan el Bautista, se le confiere Su sacerdocio, no del orden de Leví sino del orden de Melquisedec.(Ps 110:4). Que el sacerdocio se transmite de padres a hijos: “Éste es mi Hijo en quien tengo complacencia” (Mt 3:17, Mk 1:11, Lk 3:22).
Jesús tenía 30 años en ese momento. (Lk 3:23). Esa es la edad en la que un rabino podría iniciar su ministerio. (Nm 4:1-3).
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)
"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)
Jesus. "Yo, en verdad, los bautizo con agua para invitarlos a que se vuelvan a Dios; pero el que viene después de mí los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego. Él es más poderoso que yo, que ni siquiera merezco llevarle sus sandalias." (Mt 3:11)
Jesus. " pero Juan les dijo a todos: "Yo, en verdad, los bautizo con agua; pero viene uno que los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego. Él es más poderoso que yo, que ni siquiera merezco desatarle la correa de sus sandalias." (Lk 3:16)
Jesus. " Yo, en verdad, los bautizo con agua para invitarlos a que se vuelvan a Dios; pero el que viene después de mí los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego. Él es más poderoso que yo, que ni siquiera merezco llevarle sus sandalias." (Mt 3:11)
Jesus. "Trae su aventador en la mano, para limpiar el trigo y separarlo de la paja. Guardará el trigo en su granero, pero quemará la paja en un fuego que nunca se apagará." (Lk 3:17)
Jesus. " Jesús fue de Galilea al río Jordán, donde estaba Juan, para que éste lo bautizara." (Mt 3:13)
Jesus. "Al principio Juan quería impedírselo, y le dijo: —Yo debería ser bautizado por ti, ¿y tú vienes a mí?" (Mt 3:14)
Jesus. "Jesús le contestó: —Déjalo así por ahora, pues es conveniente que cumplamos todo lo que es justo ante Dios. Entonces Juan consintió. " (Mt 3:15)
Jesus. "En cuanto Jesús fue bautizado y salió del agua, el cielo se le abrió y vio que el Espíritu de Dios bajaba sobre él como una paloma." (Mt 3:16)
Jesus. "Se oyó entonces una voz del cielo, que decía: "Éste es mi Hijo amado, a quien he elegido." (Mt 3:17)
Jesus. "Yo ya lo he visto, y soy testigo de que es el Hijo de Dios." (Jn 1:34)
"Yo, en verdad, los bautizo con agua para invitarlos a que se vuelvan a Dios; pero el que viene después de mí los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego. Él es más poderoso que yo, que ni siquiera merezco llevarle sus sandalias." (Mt 3:11)
" pero Juan les dijo a todos: "Yo, en verdad, los bautizo con agua; pero viene uno que los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego. Él es más poderoso que yo, que ni siquiera merezco desatarle la correa de sus sandalias." (Lk 3:16)
" Yo, en verdad, los bautizo con agua para invitarlos a que se vuelvan a Dios; pero el que viene después de mí los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego. Él es más poderoso que yo, que ni siquiera merezco llevarle sus sandalias." (Mt 3:11)
"Trae su aventador en la mano, para limpiar el trigo y separarlo de la paja. Guardará el trigo en su granero, pero quemará la paja en un fuego que nunca se apagará." (Lk 3:17)
" Jesús fue de Galilea al río Jordán, donde estaba Juan, para que éste lo bautizara." (Mt 3:13)
"Al principio Juan quería impedírselo, y le dijo: —Yo debería ser bautizado por ti, ¿y tú vienes a mí?" (Mt 3:14)
"Jesús le contestó: —Déjalo así por ahora, pues es conveniente que cumplamos todo lo que es justo ante Dios. Entonces Juan consintió. " (Mt 3:15)
"En cuanto Jesús fue bautizado y salió del agua, el cielo se le abrió y vio que el Espíritu de Dios bajaba sobre él como una paloma." (Mt 3:16)
"Se oyó entonces una voz del cielo, que decía: "Éste es mi Hijo amado, a quien he elegido." (Mt 3:17)
"Yo ya lo he visto, y soy testigo de que es el Hijo de Dios." (Jn 1:34)
Jesus. About three hundred years after Isaiah, Malachi prophesied that the herald that Isaiah had promised, would come in the spirit of Elijah. "I will send Elijah to be your prophet."
(Mal 4:5 (3:23 in NABRE bible))
Jesus. The first note of warning in the New Testament tells all men to change. The Sadducees must lay aside their worldliness, the Pharisees their hypocrisy and self-righteousness; all who come to Christ must repent.
Jesus. If He was to be identified with humanity, so much so as to call Himself the “Son of Man,” then He had to share the guilt of humanity. And this was the meaning of the baptism by John.
Jesus. As in His infancy He was circumcised, as if His nature was sinful, so now He was baptized, although He had no need of purification.
Jesus. In the waters of the Jordan, He was identified with sinners; in the baptism of His Death, He would bear the full burden of their guilt.
Jesus. The sacred humanity of Christ was the connecting link between heaven and earth.
Jesus. The Christ Who came out of the water, as the earth had come out of the water both at creation and after the Flood, and as Moses and his people had come out of the waters of the Red Sea, was now glorified by the Holy Spirit appearing in the form of a Dove.
Jesus. The dove was the symbol of gentleness and peacefulness, but above all, it was the type of sacrifice possible to the lowliest people.
Jesus. Christ had already united Himself symbolically with man in baptism, in anticipation of His submergence into the waters of suffering; but now He was also crowned, dedicated, and consecrated to that sacrifice through the coming of the Spirit.
Jesus. The very words the Father spoke here, “Thou art My Son,” had been prophetically addressed to the Messiah a thousand years before, in the second psalm. (Ps 2:7) +
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About three hundred years after Isaiah, Malachi prophesied that the herald that Isaiah had promised, would come in the spirit of Elijah. "I will send Elijah to be your prophet."
(Mal 4:5 (3:23 in NABRE bible)
The object of His baptism was the same as the object of His birth, namely, to identify Himself with sinful humanity. Had not Isaiah foretold that He would be “numbered with the transgressors?” In effect, Our Lord was saying, “Suffer this to be done; it does not seem fitting to you, but in reality, it is in complete harmony with the purpose of My coming.” Christ was not doing this as a private Person but as a representative of sinful humanity, though Himself without sin.
If He was to be identified with humanity, so much so as to call Himself the “Son of Man,” then He had to share the guilt of humanity. And this was the meaning of the baptism by John.
As in His infancy He was circumcised, as if His nature was sinful, so now He was baptized, although He had no need of purification.
In the waters of the Jordan, He was identified with sinners; in the baptism of His Death, He would bear the full burden of their guilt.
The sacred humanity of Christ was the connecting link between heaven and earth.
The Christ Who came out of the water, as the earth had come out of the water both at creation and after the Flood, and as Moses and his people had come out of the waters of the Red Sea, was now glorified by the Holy Spirit appearing in the form of a Dove.
The dove was the symbol of gentleness and peacefulness, but above all, it was the type of sacrifice possible to the lowliest people.
Christ had already united Himself symbolically with man in baptism, in anticipation of His submergence into the waters of suffering; but now He was also crowned, dedicated, and consecrated to that sacrifice through the coming of the Spirit.
The very words the Father spoke here, “Thou art My Son,” had been prophetically addressed to the Messiah a thousand years before, in the second psalm. (Ps 2:7)-
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Jesus. For when the dire venom of beasts came upon them and they were dying from the bite of crooked serpents,
your anger endured not to the end. (Ws 16:5)
Jesus. But as a warning, for a short time they were terrorized,
though they had a sign of salvation, to remind them of the precept of your law. (Ws 16:6)
Jesus. For the one who turned toward it was saved, not by what was seen,
but by you, the savior of all. (Ws 16:7)
Jesus. By this also you convinced our foes that you are the one who delivers from all evil. (Ws 16:8)
Jesus. For the bites of locusts and of flies slew them, and no remedy was found to save their lives
because they deserved to be punished by such means. (Ws 16:9)
Jesus. But not even the fangs of poisonous reptiles overcame your children,
for your mercy came forth and healed them. (Ws 16:10)
Jesus. For as a reminder of your injunctions, they were stung, and swiftly they were saved,
lest they should fall into deep forgetfulness and become unresponsive to your beneficence. (Ws 16:11)
Jesus. For indeed, neither herb nor application cured them,
but your all-healing word, O Lord! (Ws 16:12)
Jesus. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up. (Jn 3:14)
Jesus. So that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. (Jn 3:15)
Jesus. Consider the parallels in dress, diet, and behavior between John and Elijah.
Jesus. John begins his gospel with the creation story, to parallel the story of the new creation brought about by Jesus.
Jesus. The Trinity is manifested as the voice of God the Father is heard as the Holy Spirit descends upon the Son.
Jesus. Christ came out of the water glorified by the Holy Spirit appearing in the form of a Dove.
Jesus. The dove was the sacrifice for the poorest of people.
Jesus. The same words used by the Father were used of the Messiah in Psalm 2 (Ps 2:7).
Jesus. Consider that it was the dove that brought Noah the indication that the waters were receeding, and now the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove brought news that salvation was at hand.
Jesus. Consider Jesus' fasting and temptations in the desert.
Jesus. John, Elijah, recognizes Jesus as the Lamb of God when Jesus returns from the desert.
Consider the parallels in dress, diet, and behavior between John and Elijah.
John begins his gospel with the creation story, to parallel the story of the new creation brought about by Jesus.
The Trinity is manifested as the voice of God the Father is heard as the Holy Spirit descends upon the Son.
Christ came out of the water glorified by the Holy Spirit appearing in the form of a Dove.
The dove was the sacrifice for the poorest of people.
The same words used by the Father were used of the Messiah in Psalm 2 (Ps 2:7).
Consider the dove that brought Noah the indication that the waters were receeding as the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove brought news that salvation was at hand.
Consider Jesus' fasting and temptations in the desert.
John, Elijah, recognizes Jesus as the Lamb of God when Jesus returns from the desert.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him.
But John stayed Him, saying: I ought to be baptized by Thee, and comest thou to me? (Matthew 3:13-14)
But John stayed Him, saying: I ought to be baptized by Thee, and comest thou to me? (Matthew 3:13-14)
But John stayed Him, saying: I ought to be baptized by Thee, and comest thou to me? (Matthew 3:13-14)
And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to Him: and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon Him.
And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to Him: and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon Him.
And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to Him: and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon Him.
And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:16-17)
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him.
But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me? (Matthew 3:13-14)
And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon Him.
And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:16-17)
Jesus.
For our sake He made Him to be sin who did not know sin, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
(2Cor 5:21)
Jesus.
John the Baptist went throughout (the) whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in . . . Isaiah: " voice of one crying out in the desert: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His paths.'"
(Lk 3:3,Is 40:3)
Jesus.
And the crowds asked him, "What then should we do?" He said to them in reply, "Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise."
(Lk 3:10-11)
Jesus.
Jesus also had been baptized . . . 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."
(Lk 3:21-22)
Jesus.
"Here is My servant whom I uphold, My chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put My Spirit."
(Is 42:1)
Jesus.
"A bruised reed He shall not break, and a smoldering wick He shall not quench."
(Is 42:3)
Jesus.
"I, the LORD, have called You for the victory of justice."
(Is 42:6)
Jesus.
"I formed You, and set You as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations."
(Is 42:6)
Jesus.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to bring glad tidings to the poor."
(Lk 4:18)
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)
"For our sake He made Him to be sin who did not know sin, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
(2 Cor 5:21)
John the Baptist went throughout (the) whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in . . . Isaiah: " voice of one crying out in the desert: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His paths.'"
(Lk 3:3,Is 40:3)
And the crowds asked him, "What then should we do?" He said to them in reply, "Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise."
(Lk 3:10-11)
Jesus also had been baptized ... 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."
(Lk 3:21-22)
"Here is My servant whom I uphold, My chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put My Spirit."
(Is 42:1)
"A bruised reed He shall not break, and a smoldering wick He shall not quench."
(Is 42:3)
"I, the LORD, have called You for the victory of justice."
(Is 42:6)
"I formed You, and set You as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations."
(Is 42:6)
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me / to bring glad tidings to the poor."
(Lk 4:18)
"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)
John is baptising in the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of repentance.
I am the voice of one crying in the desert, make straight the way of the Lord.
One mightier than I is coming after me.
I have baptized you with water, He will baptize with the Holy Spirit.
Seeing Jesus, John exclaims: "Behold the Lamb of God!"
With protest of his unworthiness John Baptizes Jesus in the Jordan.
After Jesus' baptism a voice from Heaven says: "This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased!"
The Spirit descends on Jesus in the form of a dove.
Jesus in seeking baptism institutes the Sacrament of Baptism.
The Divine Trinity is manifested: the voice of the Father is heard as the Spirit descends upon the Son.
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Glory Be:
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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 Openness to the Holy Spirit and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
2nd Luminous Mystery: The Wedding at Cana
2nd Luminous Mystery: The Wedding at Cana
2º Misterio Luminoso: Las Bodas de Caná
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jesus, paralleling a 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
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
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
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 a miracle of Moses with His first miracle. (Ex 7:17)
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 a miracle of Moses with His first miracle. (Ex 7:17)
Jesús, cuya Madre fue anfitriona de la boda de su sobrino ...
ya sea el apóstol Simón el cananeo o su hermano Judas (Tadeo).
Jesús, presagiando la Cena de las Bodas del Cordero.
Jesús, señalando a María la Transustanciación del vino en Su Sangre.
...
El uso de Jesús de "Mi hora" señala a María Su sufrimiento y muerte dentro de 3 años, pero en conjunto con el problema actual del vino; al convertir el agua en vino, la sangre de la uva, está a medio camino de Su futura conversión del vino en Su sangre, completando así el paralelo con el primer milagro de Moisés de convertir el agua en sangre.
Jesús, que no rechazaría ningún pedido de Su Madre.
Jesús, instituyendo el sacramento del Matrimonio.
Jesús, transformando el agua en vino.
Jesús, comparando un milagro de Moisés con Su primer milagro. (Ex 7:17)
Jesús, cuya Madre es nuestra abogada.
Jesús, cuya Madre debe ser parte de nuestra vida.
Jesús, cuya Madre decía: "Haced lo que Él os diga".(Jn 2:5)
La Madre de Jesús fue anfitriona de la boda de su sobrino ...
ya sea el apóstol Simón el cananeo o su hermano Judas (Tadeo).
Jesús presagiando la Cena de las Bodas del Cordero.
Jesús señalando a María la Transustanciación del vino en Su Sangre.
...
El uso de Jesús de "Mi hora" señala a María Su sufrimiento y muerte dentro de 3 años, pero en conjunto con el problema actual del vino; al convertir el agua en vino, la sangre de la uva, está a medio camino de Su futura conversión del vino en Su sangre, completando así el paralelo con el primer milagro de Moisés de convertir el agua en sangre.
Jesús no rechazaría ningún pedido de Su Madre.
Jesús instituyendo el sacramento del Matrimonio.
Jesús transformando el agua en vino.
Jesús comparando un milagro de Moisés con Su primer milagro. (Ex 7:17)
La Madre de Jesús es nuestra abogada.
La Madre de Jesús debe ser parte de nuestra vida.
La Madre de Jesús decía: "Haced lo que Él os diga".(Jn 2:5)
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.
(Jn 2:5) Mary is our most powerful advocate! Invite her to be part of your life.
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.
(Jn 2:5) Mary is our most powerful advocate! Invite her to be part of your life.
Jesús, quien utiliza la fiesta de bodas, que ocurre en el séptimo día de la "Nueva Creación", para presagiar la Cena de las Bodas del Cordero (Rev 19:9).
Jesús, cuya transformación del agua en vino representa la sustitución de los lavamientos ceremoniales judíos y simboliza toda la obra creadora y transformadora de Jesús.
Jesús, cuyos primos, los apóstoles San Simón y San Judas, eran sobrinos por matrimonio de María y probablemente uno u otro era el novio en la boda.
Jesús, quien durante el banquete de bodas, cuando se les acabó el vino, respondió a la afirmación de su madre: "No tienen vino". (Jn 2:3) con "Mujer, ¿qué es esto entre tú y Yo? Aún no ha llegado mi hora"(Jn 2:4) ...
Hay dos interpretaciones aceptables para el uso que Jesús hace de esa expresión. 1) Ese es un modismo que se usa varias veces en las Escrituras: se usó cuando Isaac estaba negociando la compra de una tumba para Rebeca. Significa algo así como "Ni siquiera necesitas preguntar". y 2) es "¿Por qué me preguntas? ¿Puedes hacerlo tú mismo?" (El Padre proveerá todo lo que pidáis). O tal vez la interpretación correcta sea ambas. Me gusta la última interpretación ya que con una expresión muestra la relación entre María y el Padre y la humanidad de Jesús. La Madre de Jesús, sin pecado, probablemente había pedido con frecuencia al Padre algo que alguien más necesitaba y nunca le fue negado. Al mismo tiempo Jesús aceptó que el Padre estaba hablando por María que ahora era el tiempo.
Jesús, cuya referencia a “mi hora” señala a María la conexión con el Milagro Eucarístico en el que Él convertirá el vino en su sangre en la Última Cena: completando así el paralelo con Moisés cambiando el agua en sangre.
Jesús, quien como Dios, utiliza la relación familiar como metáfora a lo largo de toda la biblia.
Jesús. El Juramento Matrimonial, amar al cónyuge, implica una decisión consciente de anteponer la necesidad del cónyuge, la felicidad del cónyuge, a la propia. Debido a que somos humanos, ese tipo de amor requiere dos pilares del amor: el arrepentimiento impulsado por la humildad y el perdón impulsado por la misericordia.
Jesús, cuya presencia y milagro instituye el sacramento delMatrimonio. Es una relación de pacto: una relación ligada a un juramento. La violación de un juramento provoca una maldición sobre uno mismo.
Jesús. El diablo trabaja para destruir la familia porque en la familia es donde aprendemos a amar, a ser como Dios. Sus esfuerzos por destruir la familia comenzaron en serio con la introducción de los anticonceptivos: introduciendo la noción de que el sexo es principalmente para disfrutar (la atención se centra en uno mismo); no para la creación y el cultivo de nueva vida.
Jesús, cuya Madre María decía a los camareros: “Haced lo que él os diga”(Jn 2:5). Eso es lo que María nos sigue diciendo: haced lo que Él os diga.
(Jn 2:5) ¡María es nuestra defensora más poderosa! Invítala a ser parte de tu vida.
Jesús quien utiliza la fiesta de bodas, que ocurre en el séptimo día de la "Nueva Creación", para presagiar la Cena de las Bodas del Cordero (Rev 19:9).
Jesús, cuya transformación del agua en vino representa la sustitución de los lavamientos ceremoniales judíos y simboliza toda la obra creadora y transformadora de Jesús.
Los primos de Jesús, los apóstoles San Simón y San Judas, eran sobrinos por matrimonio de María y probablemente uno u otro era el novio en la boda.
Durante el banquete de bodas, cuando se les acabó el vino, Jesús respondió a la declaración de su madre: “No tienen vino.” (Jn 2:3) con “Mujer, ¿qué es esto entre tú y ¿A mí? Mi hora aún no ha llegado” (Jn 2:4) ...
Hay dos interpretaciones aceptables para el uso que Jesús hace de esa expresión. 1) Ese es un modismo que se usa varias veces en las Escrituras: se usó cuando Isaac estaba negociando la compra de una tumba para Rebeca. Significa algo así como "Ni siquiera necesitas preguntar". y 2) es "¿Por qué me preguntas? ¿Puedes hacerlo tú mismo?" (El Padre proveerá todo lo que pidáis). O tal vez la interpretación correcta sea ambas. Me gusta la última interpretación ya que con una expresión muestra la relación entre María y el Padre y la humanidad de Jesús. La Madre de Jesús, sin pecado, probablemente había pedido con frecuencia al Padre algo que alguien más necesitaba y nunca le fue negado. Al mismo tiempo Jesús aceptó que el Padre estaba hablando por María que ahora era el tiempo.
La referencia de Jesús a “mi hora” señala a María la conexión con el Milagro Eucarístico en el que Él convertirá el vino en su sangre en la Última Cena: completando así el paralelo con Moisés cambiando el agua en sangre.
Dios usa la relación familiar como metáfora en toda la Biblia.
El Juramento Matrimonial, amar al cónyuge, implica una decisión consciente de anteponer la necesidad del cónyuge, la felicidad del cónyuge, a la propia. Debido a que somos humanos, ese tipo de amor requiere dos pilares del amor: el arrepentimiento impulsado por la humildad y el perdón impulsado por la misericordia.
La presencia y el milagro de Jesús instituye el sacramento del matrimonio. Es una relación de pacto: una relación ligada a un juramento. La violación de un juramento provoca una maldición sobre uno mismo.
El diablo trabaja para destruir la familia porque en la familia es donde aprendemos a amar, a ser como Dios. Sus esfuerzos por destruir la familia comenzaron en serio con la introducción de los anticonceptivos: introduciendo la noción de que el sexo es principalmente para disfrutar (la atención se centra en uno mismo); no para la creación y el cultivo de nueva vida.
María dijo a los camareros: “Haced lo que él os diga”
(Jn 2:5). Eso es lo que María nos sigue diciendo: haced lo que Él os diga.
(Jn 2:5) ¡María es nuestra defensora más poderosa! Invítala a ser parte de tu vida.
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 out, 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)
"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 out, 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)
Jesus. "Al tercer día hubo una boda en Caná, un pueblo de Galilea. La madre de Jesús estaba allí," (Jn 2:1-2)
Jesus. "Se acabó el vino, y la madre de Jesús le dijo: —Ya no tienen vino. " (Jn 2:3)
Jesus. "Jesús le contestó: —Mujer, ¿por qué me dices esto? Mi hora no ha llegado todavía." (Jn 2:4)
Jesus. "Ella dijo a los que estaban sirviendo: —Hagan todo lo que él les diga." (Jn 2:5)
Jesus. "Había allí seis tinajas de piedra, para el agua que usan los judíos en sus ceremonias de purificación. En cada tinaja cabían de cincuenta a setenta litros de agua." (Jn 2:6)
Jesus. "Jesús dijo a los sirvientes: —Llenen de agua estas tinajas. Las llenaron hasta arriba, " (Jn 2:7)
Jesus. "y Jesús les dijo: —Ahora saquen un poco y llévenselo al encargado de la fiesta. Así lo hicieron." (Jn 2:8)
Jesus. "El encargado de la fiesta probó el agua convertida en vino, sin saber de dónde había salido; sólo los sirvientes lo sabían, pues ellos habían sacado el agua. Así que el encargado llamó al novio" (Jn 2:9)
Jesus. "y le dijo: —Todo el mundo sirve primero el mejor vino, y cuando los invitados ya han bebido bastante, entonces se sirve el vino corriente. Pero tú has guardado el mejor vino hasta ahora." (Jn 2:10)
Jesus. "Esto que hizo Jesús en Caná de Galilea fue la primera señal milagrosa con la cual mostró su gloria; y sus discípulos creyeron en él." (Jn 2:11)
"Al tercer día hubo una boda en Caná, un pueblo de Galilea. La madre de Jesús estaba allí," (Jn 2:1-2)
"Se acabó el vino, y la madre de Jesús le dijo: —Ya no tienen vino. ' " (Jn 2:3)
"Jesús le contestó: —Mujer, ¿por qué me dices esto? Mi hora no ha llegado todavía." (Jn 2:4)
"Ella dijo a los que estaban sirviendo: —Hagan todo lo que él les diga." (Jn 2:5)
"Había allí seis tinajas de piedra, para el agua que usan los judíos en sus ceremonias de purificación. En cada tinaja cabían de cincuenta a setenta litros de agua." (Jn 2:6)
"Jesús dijo a los sirvientes: —Llenen de agua estas tinajas. Las llenaron hasta arriba," (Jn 2:7)
"y Jesús les dijo: —Ahora saquen un poco y llévenselo al encargado de la fiesta. Así lo hicieron." (Jn 2:8)
"El encargado de la fiesta probó el agua convertida en vino, sin saber de dónde había salido; sólo los sirvientes lo sabían, pues ellos habían sacado el agua. Así que el encargado llamó al novio" (Jn 2:9)
"y le dijo: —Todo el mundo sirve primero el mejor vino, y cuando los invitados ya han bebido bastante, entonces se sirve el vino corriente. Pero tú has guardado el mejor vino hasta ahora." (Jn 2:10)
"Esto que hizo Jesús en Caná de Galilea fue la primera señal milagrosa con la cual mostró su gloria; y sus discípulos creyeron en él." (Jn 2:11)
Jesus. In the Old Testament, the relation between God and Israel was compared to the relation between a bridegroom and his bride.
Jesus. And since He came to establish this kind of union between Himself and redeemed humanity, it was fitting that He should commence His public ministry by assisting at a marriage.
Jesus. The Cross did not cast a shadow over the joy; rather the joy came first, and then the Cross.
Jesus. He was coming to the marriage not just as the village carpenter, but as the Christ or the Messiah. Before the rejoicings came to an end, it would be revealed that He had a rendezvous with the Cross.
Jesus. When the wine was running out at Cana, it is interesting to note that Mary was more concerned with the guests than was the wine-steward;
Jesus. It was not a personal request; she was already a mediatrix for all who were seeking the fullness of joy. She has never been just a spectator, but a full participant willingly involving herself in the needs of others.
Jesus. There were, in His life, two occasions when His human nature seemed to show an unwillingness to take on His burden of suffering. In the Garden, He asked His Father if it be possible to take away His chalice of woe. But He immediately afterward acquiesced in His Father’s will: “Not My will, but Thine be done.” The same apparent reluctance was also manifested in the face of the will of His mother. Cana was a rehearsal for Golgotha. He was not questioning the wisdom of beginning His Public Life and going to death at this particular point in time; it was rather a question of submitting His reluctant human nature to obedience to the Cross.
Jesus. To the Cross He would go with double commission, one from His Father in heaven, the other from His mother on earth.
Jesus. But now that He was launched on the work of Redemption, she would no longer be just His mother, but also the mother of all His human brethren whom He would redeem. To indicate this new relationship, He now addressed her, not as “Mother” but as the “Universal Mother” or “Woman.”
Jesus. At Cana, she gave Him as a Savior to sinners; on the Cross He gave her as a refuge to sinners.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 102-109). Kindle Edition.
In the Old Testament, the relation between God and Israel was compared to the relation between a bridegroom and his bride.
And since He came to establish this kind of union between Himself and redeemed humanity, it was fitting that He should commence His public ministry by assisting at a marriage.
The Cross did not cast a shadow over the joy; rather the joy came first, and then the Cross.
He was coming to the marriage not just as the village carpenter, but as the Christ or the Messiah. Before the rejoicings came to an end, it would be revealed that He had a rendezvous with the Cross.
When the wine was running out at Cana, it is interesting to note that Mary was more concerned with the guests than was the wine-steward;
It was not a personal request; she was already a mediatrix for all who were seeking the fullness of joy. She has never been just a spectator, but a full participant willingly involving herself in the needs of others.
There were, in His life, two occasions when His human nature seemed to show an unwillingness to take on His burden of suffering. In the Garden, He asked His Father if it be possible to take away His chalice of woe. But He immediately afterward acquiesced in His Father’s will: “Not My will, but Thine be done.” The same apparent reluctance was also manifested in the face of the will of His mother. Cana was a rehearsal for Golgotha. He was not questioning the wisdom of beginning His Public Life and going to death at this particular point in time; it was rather a question of submitting His reluctant human nature to obedience to the Cross.
To the Cross He would go with double commission, one from His Father in heaven, the other from His mother on earth.
But now that He was launched on the work of Redemption, she would no longer be just His mother, but also the mother of all His human brethren whom He would redeem. To indicate this new relationship, He now addressed her, not as “Mother” but as the “Universal Mother” or “Woman.”
At Cana, she gave Him as a Savior to sinners; on the Cross He gave her as a refuge to sinners.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 102-109). Kindle Edition.
Jesus. At the sight of the crowds, His heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. (Mt 9:36)
Jesus. When He disembarked and saw the vast crowd, His heart was moved with pity for them, and He cured their sick. (Mt 14:14)
Jesus. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but He was asleep. And they went and woke Him, saying, 'Lord save us we are perishing.' And He said to them, 'Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?' Then He rose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. (Mt 8:24-26)
Jesus. And they came to Jesus, and saw the demoniac sitting there clothed and in his right mind, the man who had had the legion; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine. (Mk 5:15-16)
Jesus. "Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind," (Jn 9:32)
Jesus, "And people brought to Him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged Him to lay His hand on Him. He took him off by Himself away from the crowd. He put His finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then He looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to Him, 'Ephphatha!' (that is, 'Be opened!') And (immediately) the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly." (Mark 7:32-35)
Jesus. "He said to the man who was paralyzed: 'I say to you, rise, take up your bed and go home.'" (Luke 5:24)
Jesus. As He drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of His mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, He was moved with pity for her and said to her, “Do not weep.” He stepped forward and touched the coffin; at this the bearers halted, and He said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!” The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, exclaiming, “A great prophet has arisen in our midst,” and “God has visited his people." (Lk 7:12-16)
Jesus. As He was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met Him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” When He saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed (Lk 17:12-14)
Jesus. "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them." (Lk 7:22)
And the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there.
And the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there.
And Jesus also was invited, and His disciples, to the marriage.
And Jesus also was invited, and His disciples, to the marriage.
And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to Him: They have no wine(Jn 2:3) .
And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to Him: They have no wine(Jn 2:3) .
And Jesus saith to her. Woman, what is that to Me and to thee? my hour is not yet come.
And Jesus saith to her. Woman, what is that to Me and to thee? my hour is not yet come.
His mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever He shall say to you, do ye.
Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece. (John 21-6)
And the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there.
Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece. (John 21-6)
Jesus.
When they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine."
(Jn 2:3)
Jesus.
who said to her, "Woman, how does your concern affect 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.
Jesus told them, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled them to the brim. Then He told them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter."
(Jn 2:7-8)
Jesus.
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."
(Jn 2:9-10)
Jesus.
If I . . . have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.
(Jn 13:14-15)
Jesus.
To you who hear, I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
(Lk 6:27-28)
Jesus.
Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.
(Lk 6:37)
Jesus.
Then he said to all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me."
(Lk 9:23)
Jesus.
This is My commandment: love one another as I love you.
(Jn 15:12)
When they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine."
(Jn 2:3)
Jesus said to her, "Woman, how does your concern affect Me? My hour has not yet come."
(Jn 2:4)
His mother said to the servers, "Do whatever He tells you."
(Jn 2:5)
Jesus told them, "Fill the jars with water." So they filled them to the brim. Then He told them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter."
(Jn 2:7-8)
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."
(Jn 2:9-10)
If I . . . have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.
(Jn 13:14-15)
To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
(Lk 6:27-28)
Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.
(Lk 6:37)
Then He said to all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me."
(Lk 9:23)
This is My commandment: love one another as I love you.
(Jn 15:12)
Jesus replies: "What would you have Me do? My hour has not yet come."
(Jn 2:4)
Mary said to the waiters: "Do whatever He tells you."
(Jn 2:5)
There were six stone water jars each holding fifteen to twenty gallons.
Jesus bids the waiters to fill the jars with water and then draw some out and take it to the Chief Steward.
The Chief Steward says to the groom "Everyone serves the good wine first but You have saved the good wine until now."
At Mary's bidding Jesus works His first recorded miracle.
Jesus by His presence, raised Christian Marriage to the dignity of a Sacrament.
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Glory Be:
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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.
3rd Luminous Mystery: The Proclamation of the Kingdom
3rd Luminous Mystery: The Proclamation of the Kingdom
3er Misterio Luminoso: La Proclamación del Reino
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, nephews, nieces, in-laws (past and present) 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 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
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
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
Jesus, whose kingdom exists in the spiritual dimension
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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
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
Jesus, whose Kingdom must be accepted as a little child, with trust, 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
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
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
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
Jesus. God provided us with an initial set of interpretations of those laws: The 10 Commandments
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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
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.
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)
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)
Jesus, healing a paralytic who was let down from the roof
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(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 healed a paralytic who was let down from the roof
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(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, who instituted the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick when He sent the apostles out to announce the coming of the Kingdom, preach repentance, and anoint with oil those who were sick (Mt 10:6-7, Mk 6:13).
Jesus. “You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience.”
Widely attributed to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin but a specific reference is not available.
“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, 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 trust, 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:
Love your neighbor as Jesus loves us. (Jn 13:34)...
[He gave the highest honor at the Last Supper to his enemy, He gave his life for each of us.]
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, whose Kingdom like every other kingdom has overseers. All authority comes from God (Rm 13:1) and we must obey all authority (Mt 23:3) unless to do so would violate one of the fundamental laws and the interpretations stated above.
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?
Jesus instituted the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick when He sent the apostles out to announce the coming of the Kingdom, preach repentance, and anoint with oil those who were sick (Mt 10:6-7, Mk 6:13).
“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 trust, 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:
Love your neighbor as Jesus loves us. (Jn 13:34)...
[He gave the highest honor at the Last Supper to his enemy, He gave his life for each of us.]
Jesus provided us with an initial set of interpretations of those laws. The Ten Commandments. (Ex 20:2-17, Deut 5 6-21).
Jesus' Kingdom like every other kingdom has overseers. All authority comes from God (Rm 13:1) and we must obey all authority (Mt 23:3) unless to do so would violate one of the fundamental laws and the interpretations stated above.
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?
Jesús, que instituyó el sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos cuando envió a los apóstoles a anunciar la venida del Reino, predicar el arrepentimiento y ungir con aceite a los enfermos. (Mt 10:6-7, Mk 6:13).
Jesús. “No eres un ser humano en busca de una experiencia espiritual. Eres un ser espiritual inmerso en una experiencia humana.”
Ampliamente atribuido a Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, pero no se dispone de una referencia específica.
“¿Qué requiere Dios de ti sino hacer lo correcto, amar con constancia y caminar humildemente con tu Dios?” (Mic 6:8).
Jesús, quien dijo: "Mi reino no es de este mundo" (Jn 18:36). Sólo es perceptible en el mundo físico cuando nos entregamos a Dios y nos amamos unos a otros.
Jesús, quien dijo: "El que no nace de nuevo del agua y del Espíritu, no puede entrar en el reino de los cielos" (Jn 3:5). Necesitamos despertar a la realidad espiritual, comenzar una nueva vida en la dimensión espiritual.
Jesús, quien dijo: "El que no acepta el reino de Dios como un niño, no entrará en él" (Mk 10:15). Un niño acepta la realidad con confianza, asombro y asombro, no con escepticismo.
Jesús, cuyo Padre, Dios, es el amor. (1Jn 4:8): Como podemos amar, por eso somos a su imagen. Cuando amamos, somos como Dios, somos a semejanza de Dios.
Jesús, cuyo Reino como cualquier otro reino tiene leyes. El Reino de Dios tiene dos leyes fundamentales:
Ama a tu prójimo como Jesús nos ama a nosotros. (Jn 13:34)...
[Dio el mayor honor en la Última Cena a su enemigo, dio su vida por cada uno de nosotros.]
Jesús, como Dios, nos proporcionó un conjunto inicial de interpretaciones de esas leyes. Los Diez Mandamientos (Ex 20:2-17, Deut 5 6-21).
Jesús, cuyo Reino, como cualquier otro reino, tiene supervisores. Toda autoridad proviene de Dios (Rm 13:1) y debemos obedecer toda autoridad (Mt 23:3) a menos que hacerlo viole una de las leyes fundamentales y las interpretaciones mencionadas anteriormente.
Jesús, quien como Dios, es un granjero criando seres espirituales. Lo peor que se le puede hacer a un agricultor es destruir sus cultivos (asesinato, guerra, aborto, eutanasia), volverlos infértiles (control de la natalidad, esterilización, modificación de género), destruir los medios para nutrir los cultivos (la desintegración del familia), o contaminar la cosecha (promover el conjunto de valores de los medios): ¡parece que nuestra propia cultura está en guerra con Dios! Estamos verdaderamente en una batalla espiritual. ¿De qué lado estoy?
Jesús que instituyó el sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos cuando envió a los apóstoles a anunciar la venida del Reino, predicar el arrepentimiento y ungir con aceite a los enfermos. (Mt 10:6-7, Mk 6:13).
“No eres un ser humano en busca de una experiencia espiritual. Eres un ser espiritual inmerso en una experiencia humana”.
Ampliamente atribuido a Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, pero no se dispone de una referencia específica.
“¿Qué requiere Dios de ti sino hacer lo correcto, amar con constancia y caminar humildemente con tu Dios?” (Mic 6:8).
Jesús dijo: "Mi reino no es de este mundo" (Jn 18:36). Sólo es perceptible en el mundo físico cuando nos entregamos a Dios y nos amamos unos a otros.
Jesús said: "El que no nace de nuevo del agua y del Espíritu, no puede entrar en el reino de los cielos" (Jn 3:5). Necesitamos despertar a la realidad espiritual, comenzar una nueva vida en la dimensión espiritual.
Jesús said: "El que no acepta el reino de Dios como un niño, no entrará en él" (Mk 10:15). Un niño acepta la realidad con confianza, asombro y asombro, no con escepticismo.
Dios, es el amor. (1Jn 4:8): Como podemos amar, por eso somos a su imagen. Cuando amamos, somos como Dios, somos a semejanza de Dios.
El reino de Jesús, como cualquier otro reino, tiene leyes. El Reino de Dios tiene dos leyes fundamentales:
Ama a tu prójimo como Jesús nos ama a nosotros. (Jn 13:34)...
[Dio el mayor honor en la Última Cena a su enemigo, dio su vida por cada uno de nosotros.]
Jesús nos proporcionó un conjunto inicial de interpretaciones de esas leyes. Los Diez Mandamientos. (Ex 20:2-17, Deut 5 6-21).
El Reino de Jesús, como cualquier otro reino, tiene supervisores. Toda autoridad viene de Dios (Rm 13:1) y debemos obedecer toda autoridad (Mt 23:3) a menos que hacerlo viole una de las leyes fundamentales y las interpretaciones mencionadas anteriormente.
Jesús es un granjero que cría seres espirituales. Lo peor que se le puede hacer a un agricultor es destruir sus cultivos (asesinato, guerra, aborto, eutanasia), volverlos infértiles (control de la natalidad, esterilización, modificación de género), destruir los medios para nutrir los cultivos (la desintegración del familia), o contaminar la cosecha (promover el conjunto de valores de los medios): ¡parece que nuestra propia cultura está en guerra con Dios! Estamos verdaderamente en una batalla espiritual. ¿De qué lado estoy?
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 3:36)
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)
"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)
Jesus. "Jesús fue a Nazaret, el pueblo donde se había criado. El sábado entró en la sinagoga, como era su costumbre, y se puso de pie para leer las Escrituras. 17 Le dieron a leer el libro del profeta Isaías, y al abrirlo encontró el lugar donde estaba escrito: "El Espíritu del Señor está sobre mí, porque me ha consagrado para llevar la buena noticia a los pobres;
me ha enviado a anunciar libertad a los presos y dar vista a los ciegos; a poner en libertad a los oprimidos; " (Lk 4:16-18, Is 61:1)
Jesus. ""El Espíritu del Señor está sobre mí, porque me ha consagrado para llevar la buena noticia a los pobres; me ha enviado a anunciar libertad a los presos y dar vista a los ciegos;
a poner en libertad a los oprimidos; a anunciar el año favorable del Señor."" (Lk 4:18-19, Is 61:2)
Jesus. " Decía: "Ya se cumplió el plazo señalado, y el reino de Dios está cerca. Vuélvanse a Dios y acepten con fe sus buenas noticias."" (Mk 1:15)
Jesus. "Jesús le contestó: —Te aseguro que el que no nace de agua y del Espíritu, no puede entrar en el reino de Dios. " (Jn 3:5)
Jesus. ""Pues Dios amó tanto al mundo, que dio a su Hijo único, para que todo aquel que cree en él no muera, sino que tenga vida eterna." (Jn 3:16)
Jesus. "El que cree en el Hijo, tiene vida eterna; pero el que no quiere creer en el Hijo, no tendrá esa vida, sino que recibirá el terrible castigo de Dios." (Jn 3:36)
Jesus. "Un joven rico habla con Jesús Un joven fue a ver a Jesús, y le preguntó: —Maestro, ¿qué cosa buena debo hacer para tener vida eterna?
Jesús le contestó: —¿Por qué me preguntas acerca de lo que es bueno? Bueno solamente hay uno. Pero si quieres entrar en la vida, obedece los mandamientos." (Mt 19:16-17)
Jesus. " Y todos los que por causa mía hayan dejado casa, o hermanos, o hermanas, o padre, o madre, o hijos, o terrenos, recibirán cien veces más, y también recibirán la vida eterna." (Mt 19:29)
Jesus. "Un maestro de la ley fue a hablar con Jesús, y para ponerlo a prueba le preguntó: —Maestro, ¿qué debo hacer para alcanzar la vida eterna?" (Lk 10:25)
Jesus. "Cuando el Hijo del hombre venga, rodeado de esplendor y de todos sus ángeles, se sentará en su trono glorioso. Pondrá las ovejas a su derecha y las cabras a su izquierda. 34 Y dirá el Rey a los que estén a su derecha: “Vengan ustedes, los que han sido bendecidos por mi Padre; reciban el reino que está preparado para ustedes desde que Dios hizo el mundo. " (Mt 25:31, 33-34)
"Jesús fue a Nazaret, el pueblo donde se había criado. El sábado entró en la sinagoga, como era su costumbre, y se puso de pie para leer las Escrituras. 17 Le dieron a leer el libro del profeta Isaías, y al abrirlo encontró el lugar donde estaba escrito: "El Espíritu del Señor está sobre mí, porque me ha consagrado para llevar la buena noticia a los pobres;
me ha enviado a anunciar libertad a los presos y dar vista a los ciegos; a poner en libertad a los oprimidos; " (Lk 4:16-18, Is 61:1)
""El Espíritu del Señor está sobre mí, porque me ha consagrado para llevar la buena noticia a los pobres; me ha enviado a anunciar libertad a los presos y dar vista a los ciegos;
a poner en libertad a los oprimidos; a anunciar el año favorable del Señor."" (Lk 4:18-19, Is 61:2)
" Decía: "Ya se cumplió el plazo señalado, y el reino de Dios está cerca. Vuélvanse a Dios y acepten con fe sus buenas noticias."" (Mk 1:15)
"Jesús le contestó: —Te aseguro que el que no nace de agua y del Espíritu, no puede entrar en el reino de Dios." (Jn 3:5)
""Pues Dios amó tanto al mundo, que dio a su Hijo único, para que todo aquel que cree en él no muera, sino que tenga vida eterna." (Jn 3:16)
"El que cree en el Hijo, tiene vida eterna; pero el que no quiere creer en el Hijo, no tendrá esa vida, sino que recibirá el terrible castigo de Dios." (Jn 4:36)
"Un joven rico habla con Jesús Un joven fue a ver a Jesús, y le preguntó: —Maestro, ¿qué cosa buena debo hacer para tener vida eterna?
Jesús le contestó: —¿Por qué me preguntas acerca de lo que es bueno? Bueno solamente hay uno. Pero si quieres entrar en la vida, obedece los mandamientos." (Mt 19:16-17)
" Y todos los que por causa mía hayan dejado casa, o hermanos, o hermanas, o padre, o madre, o hijos, o terrenos, recibirán cien veces más, y también recibirán la vida eterna." (Mt 19:29)
"Un maestro de la ley fue a hablar con Jesús, y para ponerlo a prueba le preguntó: —Maestro, ¿qué debo hacer para alcanzar la vida eterna?" (Lk 10:25)
"Cuando el Hijo del hombre venga, rodeado de esplendor y de todos sus ángeles, se sentará en su trono glorioso. Pondrá las ovejas a su derecha y las cabras a su izquierda. 34 Y dirá el Rey a los que estén a su derecha: “Vengan ustedes, los que han sido bendecidos por mi Padre; reciban el reino que está preparado para ustedes desde que Dios hizo el mundo." (Mt 25:31, 33-34)
Jesus. Whenever Our Lord wished to do a favor, He always began by asking for one.
Jesus. Our Lord called Himself the “Son of Man”: “Son of God” because He is eternally Divine; “Son of Man” because He is related humbly to all humanity.
Jesus. Two mountains are related as the first and second acts in a two-act drama: the Mount of the Beatitudes and the Mount of Calvary. He who climbed the first to preach the Beatitudes must necessarily climb the second to practice what He preached.
Jesus. But let any man put these Beatitudes into practice in his own life, and he too will draw down upon himself the wrath of the world.
Jesus. The day Our Lord taught the Beatitudes, He signed His own death warrant.
Jesus. In the Beatitudes, Our Divine Lord takes those eight flimsy catch-words of the world—“Security,” “Revenge,” “Laughter,” “Popularity,” “Getting Even,” “Sex,” “Armed Might,” and “Comfort”—and turns them upside down.
Jesus. He went into the depths of the heart, and branded even the intention to sin a sin.
Jesus. Then came the BUT: “But I tell you.” He affirmed that sins, selfishness, greed, adultery, crime, theft, bribery, political corruption—all these come from man himself.
Jesus. The Sermon on the Mount is so much at variance with all that our world holds dear that the world will crucify anyone who tries to live up to its values. Because Christ preached to them, He had to die. Calvary was the price He paid for the Sermon on the Mount.
Jesus. The Beatitudes cannot be taken alone: they are not ideals; they are hard facts and realities inseparable from the Cross of Calvary.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 134-176). Kindle Edition.
Whenever Our Lord wished to do a favor, He always began by asking for one.
Our Lord called Himself the “Son of Man”: “Son of God” because He is eternally Divine; “Son of Man” because He is related humbly to all humanity.
Two mountains are related as the first and second acts in a two-act drama: the Mount of the Beatitudes and the Mount of Calvary. He who climbed the first to preach the Beatitudes must necessarily climb the second to practice what He preached.
But let any man put these Beatitudes into practice in his own life, and he too will draw down upon himself the wrath of the world.
The day Our Lord taught the Beatitudes, He signed His own death warrant.
In the Beatitudes, Our Divine Lord takes those eight flimsy catch-words of the world—“Security,” “Revenge,” “Laughter,” “Popularity,” “Getting Even,” “Sex,” “Armed Might,” and “Comfort”—and turns them upside down.
He went into the depths of the heart, and branded even the intention to sin a sin.
Then came the BUT: “But I tell you.” He affirmed that sins, selfishness, greed, adultery, crime, theft, bribery, political corruption—all these come from man himself.
The Sermon on the Mount is so much at variance with all that our world holds dear that the world will crucify anyone who tries to live up to its values. Because Christ preached to them, He had to die. Calvary was the price He paid for the Sermon on the Mount.
The Beatitudes cannot be taken alone: they are not ideals; they are hard facts and realities inseparable from the Cross of Calvary.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 134-176). Kindle Edition.
Jesus. The woman, so timid that she sought to obtain her cure by just touching Jesus' clothes, is identified in the Annals of Pilate chapter VII as a woman named Bernice.
Jesus. Bernice was among the women who followed Jesus as He walked to Calvary, tied to the patibulum.
Jesus. Jesus fell face first onto the dirt road under the weight of the patibulum.
Jesus. Jesus' face was covered with blood, sweat, and spit.
Jesus. Roman Law said that if the soldiers tortured a condemned man so that he died before crucifixion a soldier would take His place and there would still be a crucifixion.
Jesus. The penalty for touching a condemned man was instant death.
Jesus. The soldiers cut Jesus free from the patibulum and helped Him to His feet.
Jesus. Seeing that Jesus could not see, because of the mud on His face that was covering His eyes. Bernice boldly stepped forward and wiped His face with her veil.
Jesus. As a soldier stepped forward to strike her down, he saw the image of Jesus' face on her veil and exclaimed "A true image." (in Latin: "ver iconica")
Jesus. Just like Saul became Paul, Bernice became Veronica, her kindness rewarded and her life both spared and changed forever.
Jesus. "Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us." Do I just say it? Do I really mean it?
Jesus. "Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a little child will not enter into it" Am I still standing on the outside just looking in? (Mk 10:15). A child accepts reality with trust, wonder and awe not skepticism.
Jesus. God is love (1Jn 4:8): since we can love, therefore we are in His image.
Jesus. When we love, we are being like God, we are in God’s likeness.
Jesus. The Kingdom of God has two fundamental laws:
"Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us." Do I just say it? Do I really mean it?
"Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a little child will not enter into it" Am I still standing on the outside just looking in? (Mk 10:15). A child accepts reality with trust, 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.
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom: and healing all manner of sickness and every infirmity, among the people.
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom: and healing all manner of sickness and every infirmity, among the people.
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom: and healing all manner of sickness and every infirmity, among the people.
And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to Him all sick people that were taken with diverse diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had palsy, and He cured them:
And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to Him all sick people that were taken with diverse diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had palsy, and He cured them:
And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to Him all sick people that were taken with diverse diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had palsy, and He cured them:
And much people followed Him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. (Matthew 4:23-25)
And much people followed Him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. (Matthew 4:23-25)
And much people followed Him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. (Matthew 4:23-25)
And much people followed Him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. (Matthew 4:23-25)
"Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us." Do I just say it? Do I really mean it?
"Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a little child will not enter into it" Am I still standing on the outside just looking in? (Mk 10:15). A child accepts reality with trust, 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,
who came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God.
(Mk 1:14)
Jesus.
This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.
(Mk 1:15)
Jesus.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to bring glad tidings to the poor.
(Lk 4:18)
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)
Jesus.
Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.
(Lk 4:21)
Jesus.
You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." But I say to you . . . when someone strikes you on [your] right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.
(Mt 5:38-39)
Jesus.
You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy." But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.
(Mt 5:43-44)
Jesus.
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth . . . But store up treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
(Mt 6:19-21)
Jesus.
Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.
(Mt 7:12)
Jesus.
Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.
(Mt 10:8)
Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God.
(Mk 1:14)
This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.
(Mk 1:15)
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to bring glad tidings to the poor.
(Lk 4:18)
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)
Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.
(Lk 4:21)
You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." But I say to you . . . when someone strikes you on [your] right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.
(Mt 5:38-39)
You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy." But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.
(Mt 5:43-44)
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth . . . But store up treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
(Mt 6:19-21)
Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.
(Mt 7:12)
Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.
(Mt 10:8)
"Unless a man be born again of water and the spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven."
(Jn 3:5)
"Whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God as a little child will not enter it."
(Mt 18:3)
"The Kingdom of Heaven is like leaven which a woman buried in three measures of flour."
(Mt 13:33)
"I have come to call sinners not the just."
(Mt 9:13)
"Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you."
(Mt 6:66,
Lk 6:27)
"Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven."
(Mt 5:3)
"Blessed are they who suffer persecution for justice sake for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven."
(Mt 5:10)
"Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build My Church and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it."
(Mt 16:18)
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Glory Be:
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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.
4th Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration
4th Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration
4to Misterio Luminoso: La Transfiguración
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 brothers and sisters in Christ whose faith has become lukewarm, that the fire of Mary's love enflame their hearts. We pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ, 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Jesus, who said “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of man coming in His kingdom” (Mt 16:28). “And after six days Jesus took Peter, James and John up a high mountain to pray” (Mt 17:1).
Jesus, who was transfigured before them: “His face became as dazzling as the sun, His clothes as radiant as light” (Mt 17:1-9, Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36).
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, about whom at that moment from a cloud came a voice: “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him” (Mt 17:5, Mk 9:7, Lk 9:35).
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?
Jesus said “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of man coming in His kingdom” (Mt 16:28). “And after six days Jesus took Peter, James and John up a high mountain to pray” (Mt 17:1).
Jesus was transfigured before them: “His face became as dazzling as the sun, His clothes as radiant as light” (Mt 17:1-9, Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36).
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).
At that moment from a cloud came a voice: “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him” (Mt 17:5, Mk 9:7, Lk 9:35).
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?
Jesús, quien dijo “En verdad os digo que hay algunos de los que están aquí que no gustarán la muerte antes de haber visto al Hijo del Hombre viniendo en su reino” (Mt 16:28). “Y después de seis días, Jesús llevó a Pedro, a Santiago y a Juan a un monte alto para orar (Mt 17:1).
Jesús, quien se transfiguró delante de ellos: “Su rostro se volvió resplandeciente como el sol, Su ropa resplandeciente como la luz” (Mt 17:1-9, Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36).
Jesús, que previó el escándalo de la cruz y los preparó para él permitiéndoles experimentar el Reino de Dios; presenciando esta manifestación de Su gloria.
Jesús, que estaba conversando con Moisés y Elías (representantes de la Ley y los profetas del Antiguo Testamento) sobre su éxodo de Jerusalén que estaba a punto de realizar. (Mt 17:1-9, Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36).
Jesús, quien nos saca a todos de la esclavitud del yo. Moisés sacó a los israelitas de la esclavitud en Egipto en Su éxodo. Moisés’ El éxodo fue en el ámbito físico mientras Jesús’ El éxodo es en el ámbito espiritual.
Jesús, quien dijo: “No penséis que he venido para abrogar la ley o los profetas sino para cumplirlos” (Mt 5:17).
Jesús, a quien Pedro dijo: “Señor, es bueno que estemos aquí. Si quieres, haré aquí tres tiendas: una para ti, otra para Moisés y otra para Elías”
(Mt 17:4).
Jesús, de quien en aquel momento desde una nube salió una voz: “Este es mi Hijo amado, escúchenlo” (Mt 17:5, Mk 9:7, Lk 9:35).
Jesús, cuya Transfiguración es un momento crucial, y la puesta en la montaña se presenta como el punto donde la naturaleza humana se encuentra con Dios: el lugar de encuentro de lo temporal y lo eterno, con el mismo Jesús como punto de conexión, actuando como puente entre el cielo y la tierra.
Jesús, cuyo éxodo es a través de la cruz! Jesús incluso dijo: “El que quiera ser mi discípulo, debe negarse a sí mismo, tomar su cruz cada día y seguirme”
(Mk 8:34-35, Lk 9:23). ¿Estoy preparado para seguir a Jesús en su éxodo?
Jesús dijo “En verdad os digo que hay algunos de los que están aquí que no gustarán la muerte antes de haber visto al Hijo del Hombre viniendo en su reino” (Mt 16:28). “Y después de seis días, Jesús llevó a Pedro, a Santiago y a Juan a un monte alto para orar (Mt 17:1).
Jesús se transfiguró delante de ellos: “Su rostro se volvió resplandeciente como el sol, Su ropa resplandeciente como la luz” (Mt 17:1-9, Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36).
Jesús previó el escándalo de la cruz y los preparó para él permitiéndoles experimentar el Reino de Dios; presenciando esta manifestación de Su gloria.
Jesús estaba conversando con Moisés y Elías (representantes de la Ley y los profetas del Antiguo Testamento) sobre su éxodo de Jerusalén que estaba a punto de realizar. (Mt 17:1-9, Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36).
Jesús nos saca a todos de la esclavitud del yo. Moisés sacó a los israelitas de la esclavitud en Egipto en Su éxodo. Moisés’ El éxodo fue en el ámbito físico mientras Jesús’ El éxodo es en el ámbito espiritual.
Jesús dijo: “No penséis que he venido para abrogar la ley o los profetas sino para cumplirlos” (Mt 5:17).
Pedro dijo: “Señor, es bueno que estemos aquí. Si quieres, haré aquí tres tiendas: una para ti, otra para Moisés y otra para Elías”
(Mt 17:4).
En aquel momento desde una nube salió una voz: “Este es mi Hijo amado, escúchenlo” (Mt 17:5, Mk 9:7, Lk 9:35).
El Transfiguración de Jesús es un momento crucial, y la puesta en la montaña se presenta como el punto donde la naturaleza humana se encuentra con Dios: el lugar de encuentro de lo temporal y lo eterno, con el mismo Jesús como punto de conexión, actuando como puente entre el cielo y la tierra. .
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El éxodo de Jesús' es a través de la cruz! Jesús incluso dijo: “El que quiera ser mi discípulo, debe negarse a sí mismo, tomar su cruz cada día y seguirme”
(Mk 8:34-35, Lk 9:23). ¿Estoy preparado para seguir a Jesús en su éxodo?
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)
"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)
Jesus. " Seis días después, Jesús se fue a un cerro alto llevándose solamente a Pedro, a Santiago y a Juan. " (Mk 9:2)
Jesus. " Allí, delante de ellos, cambió la apariencia de Jesús. Su ropa se volvió brillante y más blanca de lo que nadie podría dejarla por mucho que la lavara." (Mk 9:2-3)
Jesus. "Y vieron a Elías y a Moisés, que estaban conversando con Jesús." (Mk 9:4)
Jesus. "Pedro le dijo a Jesús: —Maestro, ¡qué bien que estemos aquí! Vamos a hacer tres chozas: una para ti, otra para Moisés y otra para Elías." (Mk 9:5)
Jesus. "Mientras hablaba, una nube se posó sobre ellos, y al verse dentro de la nube tuvieron miedo." (Lk 9:34)
Jesus. "Mientras Pedro estaba hablando, una nube luminosa se posó sobre ellos, y de la nube salió una voz, que dijo: "Éste es mi Hijo amado, a quien he elegido: escúchenlo."" (Mt 17:5)
Jesus. "Al oír esto, los discípulos se postraron con la cara en tierra, llenos de miedo." (Mt 17:6)
Jesus. "Jesús se acercó a ellos, los tocó y les dijo: —Levántense; no tengan miedo." (Mt 17:7)
Jesus. "Y cuando miraron, ya no vieron a nadie, sino a Jesús solo." (Mt 17:8)
Jesus. "Mientras bajaban del cerro, Jesús les ordenó: —No cuenten a nadie esta visión, hasta que el Hijo del hombre haya resucitado." (Mt 17:9)
" Seis días después, Jesús se fue a un cerro alto llevándose solamente a Pedro, a Santiago y a Juan. Allí, delante de ellos, cambió la apariencia de Jesús." (Mk 9:2)
"Allí, delante de ellos, cambió la apariencia de Jesús. Su ropa se volvió brillante y más blanca de lo que nadie podría dejarla por mucho que la lavara." (Mk 9:2-3)
"Y vieron a Elías y a Moisés, que estaban conversando con Jesús." (Mk 9:4)
"Pedro le dijo a Jesús: —Maestro, ¡qué bien que estemos aquí! Vamos a hacer tres chozas: una para ti, otra para Moisés y otra para Elías." (Mk 9:5)
"Mientras hablaba, una nube se posó sobre ellos, y al verse dentro de la nube tuvieron miedo." (Lk 9:34)
"Mientras Pedro estaba hablando, una nube luminosa se posó sobre ellos, y de la nube salió una voz, que dijo: "Éste es mi Hijo amado, a quien he elegido: escúchenlo."" (Mt 17:5)
"Al oír esto, los discípulos se postraron con la cara en tierra, llenos de miedo." (Mt 17:6)
"Jesús se acercó a ellos, los tocó y les dijo:—Levántense; no tengan miedo." (Mt 17:7)
"Y cuando miraron, ya no vieron a nadie, sino a Jesús solo." (Mt 17:8)
"Mientras bajaban del cerro, Jesús les ordenó: —No cuenten a nadie esta visión, hasta que el Hijo del hombre haya resucitado." (Mt 17:9)
Jesus. To believe in His Calvary, they must see the glory that shone beyond the scandal of the Cross.
Jesus. On the mountaintop, after praying, He became transfigured before them as the glory of His Divinity flashed through the threads of His earthly raiment.
Jesus. The wonder was not this momentary radiance around Him; it was rather that at all other times it was repressed.
Jesus. As the Cross came nearer, His glory became greater.
Jesus. In man, the body is a kind of a cage of the soul. In Christ, the Body was the Temple of Divinity.
Jesus. And even as He prayed, the fashion of His face was altered, and His garments became white and dazzling; And two men appeared conversing with Him, Moses and Elijah, seen now in glory; And they spoke of the death which He was to achieve at Jerusalem. (Lk 9:30-31)
Jesus. Moses the publisher of the Law and Elijah the chief of the Prophets were seen shining in the Light of Christ Himself Who, as the Son of God, gave the Law and sent the Prophets.
Jesus. Even in this moment of glory, the Cross is the theme of the discourse with the heavenly visitors. But it was death conquered, sin atoned for and the grave despoiled.
Jesus. When God sets up a cloud, it is a manifest sign that there are bonds which man dare not break.
Jesus. Peter, in his impetuous nature, felt that the glory which God brought down from the heavens, and of which the angels sang at Bethlehem, could be tabernacled among men without a war against sin. Peter forgot that as the dove rested his foot only after the deluge, so true peace comes only after the Crucifixion.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 238-243). Kindle Edition.
To believe in His Calvary, they must see the glory that shone beyond the scandal of the Cross.
On the mountaintop, after praying, He became transfigured before them as the glory of His Divinity flashed through the threads of His earthly raiment.
The wonder was not this momentary radiance around Him; it was rather that at all other times it was repressed.
As the Cross came nearer, His glory became greater.
In man, the body is a kind of a cage of the soul. In Christ, the Body was the Temple of Divinity.
And even as He prayed, the fashion of His face was altered, and His garments became white and dazzling; And two men appeared conversing with Him, Moses and Elijah, seen now in glory; And they spoke of the death which He was to achieve at Jerusalem. (Lk 9:30-31)
Moses the publisher of the Law and Elijah the chief of the Prophets were seen shining in the Light of Christ Himself Who, as the Son of God, gave the Law and sent the Prophets.
Even in this moment of glory, the Cross is the theme of the discourse with the heavenly visitors. But it was death conquered, sin atoned for and the grave despoiled.
When God sets up a cloud, it is a manifest sign that there are bonds which man dare not break.
Peter, in his impetuous nature, felt that the glory which God brought down from the heavens, and of which the angels sang at Bethlehem, could be tabernacled among men without a war against sin. Peter forgot that as the dove rested his foot only after the deluge, so true peace comes only after the Crucifixion.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 238-243). Kindle Edition.
Jesus. Moses gave the people the Law saying do good and be rewarded, do evil and be condemned. (Deut 30:15)
Jesus. Jesus interpreted that Law as: to fail to do the good was to do evil.
Jesus. Moses was angered at the hardness of Pharaoh's heart. (Exodus 7:22)
Jesus, who was angered at the hardness of the hearts of the scribes and pharisees. (Mk 3:5)
Jesus. God tells Moses to stretch out his hand before Pharoah. (Exodus 9:22)
Jesus, who tells the man with the withered hand to stretch out his hand before the scribes and pharisees. (Mk 3:5)
Jesus. God works miracles when Moses stretches out his hand. (Exodus 9:23)
Jesus, who works a miracle when the man stretches out his hand. (Mk 3:5)
Jesus. As all present in the synagogue see the parallels between Jesus and Moses, knowing the story, they also see that the scribes and pharisees like Pharoah are bullies who care nothing for them.
Jesus. Just as Pharoah sought to destroy Moses, the scribes and pharisees go out and plot how to destroy Jesus
Jesus. Why did the leaders of the apostles need to see the glory that shone beyond the scandal of the Cross.
Jesus. Did Jesus manifest Himself with Moses and Elijah or did He open the eyes of Peter, James, and John to be able to perceive the spiritual dimension?
Jesus. Consider Jesus' choice of people with whom to converse. Why did He choose Moses and Elijah?
Jesus. Remember Moses led the first Exodus. Jesus' exodus is through the cross!
Jesus. Moses also wrote Leviticus describing the ritual for the Seder, Passover, and First Fruits which Jesus was going to fulfill.
Jesus. Elijah had announced His coming.
Jesus. Consider that even in this moment of glory, the Cross is the theme of the discourse with the heavenly visitors. But it was death conquered, sin atoned for and the grave despoiled.
Jesus. God said of Jesus from within the cloud: "Listen to Him". When did I last try?
Jesus. Peter, James, and John saw and heard but did not comprehend.
Jesus. “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?
Why did the leaders of the apostles need to see the glory that shone beyond the scandal of the Cross.
Did Jesus manifest Himself with Moses and Elijah or did He open the eyes of Peter, James, and John to be able to perceive the spiritual dimension?
Consider Jesus' choice of people with whom to converse. Why did He choose Moses and Elijah?
Remember Moses led the first Exodus. Jesus' exodus is through the cross!
Moses also wrote Leviticus describing the ritual for the Seder, Passover, and First Fruits which Jesus was going to fulfill.
Elijah had announced His coming.
Consider that even in this moment of glory, the Cross is the theme of the discourse with the heavenly visitors. But it was death conquered, sin atoned for and the grave despoiled.
God said of Jesus from within the cloud: "Listen to Him". When did I last try?
Peter, James, and John saw and heard but did not comprehend.
“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?
And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
And He was transfigured before them. And His face did shine as the sun: and His garments became white as snow.
And He was transfigured before them. And His face did shine as the sun: and His garments became white as snow.
And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with Him. (Matthew 17:1-3)
And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with Him. (Matthew 17:1-3)
And a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is My beloved Son; hear Him.
And a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is My beloved Son; hear Him.
And whilst the voice was uttered, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of these things which they had seen. (Luke 9:35-36)
And whilst the voice was uttered, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of these things which they had seen. (Luke 9:35-36)
Why did the leaders of the apostles need to see the glory that shone beyond the scandal of the Cross.
Did Jesus manifest Himself with Moses and Elijah or did He open the eyes of Peter, James, and John to be able to perceive the spiritual dimension?
Consider Jesus' choice of people with whom to converse. Why did He choose Moses and Elijah?
Remember Moses led the first Exodus. Jesus' exodus is through the cross!
Moses also wrote Leviticus describing the ritual for the Seder, Passover, and First Fruits which Jesus was going to fulfill.
Elijah had announced His coming.
Consider that even in this moment of glory, the Cross is the theme of the discourse with the celestial visitors. But it was death conquered, sin atoned and the grave despoiled.
God said of Jesus from within the cloud: "Listen to Him". When did I last try?
Peter, James, and John saw and heard but did not comprehend.
“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?
Jesus, who took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; His face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light.
(Mt 17:1-2)
Jesus.
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.
(Lk 9:30-31)
Jesus.
Peter and his companions . . . saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.
(Lk 9:32)
Jesus.
Peter said: "Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents. . . ." But he did not know what he was saying.
(Lk 9:33)
Jesus.
A voice said: "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him."
(Mt 17:5)
Jesus.
But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and do not be afraid." And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone.
(Mt 17:7-8)
Jesus.
Through Him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
(Jn 1:4-5)
Jesus.
No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed Him.
(Jn 1:18)
Jesus.
All of us, gazing with unveiled face on the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as from the Lord who is the Spirit.
(2 Cor 3:18)
Jesus.
You are the light of the world . . . your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.
(Mt 5:14,16)
Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; His face shone like the sun and His clothes became white as light.
(Mt 17:1-2)
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.
(Lk 9:30-31)
Peter and his companions . . . saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.
(Lk 9:32)
Peter said: "Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents. . . ." But he did not know what he was saying.
(Lk 9:33)
A voice said: "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him."
(Mt 17:5)
But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and do not be afraid." And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone.
(Mt 17:7-8)
Through Him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
(Jn 1:4-5)
No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed Him.
(Jn 1:18)
All of us, gazing with unveiled face on the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as from the Lord who is the Spirit.
(2 Cor 3:18)
You are the light of the world . . . your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.
(Mt 5:14,16)
Jesus took Peter, James and John up a high mountain to pray.
Jesus was transfigured before them.
His face became as dazzling as the sun. His clothes as radiant as light.
This was to fortify their faith to withstand the coming tragedy of the Passion.
Jesus foresaw the scandal of the cross and prepared them for it by this manifestation of His glory.
Moses and Elijah appeared and were conversing with Jesus about His Passion.
Do not think I have come to destroy the Law or the Prophets but to fulfill them.
From a cloud came a voice "This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!"
(Mt 17:5, Mk 9:7, Lk 9:35)
Jesus admonishes them not to tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man rises from the dead.
We too will be transfigured, Jesus, on the last day.
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Glory Be:
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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 Desire for Holiness and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
5th Luminous Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist
5th Luminous Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist
5to Misterio Luminoso: La Institución de la Eucaristía
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
praying for the souls in purgatory.
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
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
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
Jesus, celebrating a Todah, thanksgiving sacrifice of unleavened Bread and Wine.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jesús, celebrando el Seder con todos los esenios, el martes.
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En tres de los evangelios se dice que Jesús esperaba celebrar el Seder con los apóstoles. Sólo se celebraba un Seder durante la Semana Santa antes de la muerte de Jesús y estaba en el calendario esenio el martes por la noche.
A los esenios no se les permitía ofrecer sacrificios de animales en el templo. Entonces, la celebración del Seder no tenía un cordero para el sacrificio (aunque probablemente sí tenían cordero).
Jesús, celebrando una Todah, sacrificio de acción de gracias de pan y vino sin levadura.
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La Comida del Seder era a la vez la comida de sacrificio para el Cordero Pascual y también era un sacrificio de acción de gracias de Todah de pan sin levadura y vino en acción de gracias por la liberación que sería proporcionada por la sangre del Cordero.
Jesús, celebrando un sacrificio de acción de gracias por la liberación anticipada a través de la Sangre del Cordero de Dios.
Jesús, celebrando una liberación que se proporcionará, desde la cruz el viernes.
Jesús, lavando los pies de los apóstoles.lavando los pies de los apóstoles.
Jesús, iniciando una nueva Alianza en Su propia sangre.
Jesús, instituyendo el sacramento de la Eucaristía.
Jesús, instituyendo el sacramento dei Orden Sagrado.
Jesús, el Pan de Vida, el Maná para nuestro camino hacia el Reino.
Jesús celebró el Seder con todos los esenios el martes.
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En tres de los evangelios se dice que Jesús esperaba celebrar el Seder con los apóstoles. Sólo se celebraba un Seder durante la Semana Santa antes de la muerte de Jesús y estaba en el calendario esenio el martes por la noche.
A los esenios no se les permitía ofrecer sacrificios de animales en el templo. Entonces, la celebración del Seder no tenía un cordero para el sacrificio (aunque probablemente sí tenían cordero).
Jesús celebró una Todah, sacrificio de acción de gracias de pan y vino sin levadura.
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La Comida del Seder era a la vez la comida de sacrificio para el Cordero Pascual y también era un sacrificio de acción de gracias de Todah de pan sin levadura y vino en acción de gracias por la liberación que sería proporcionada por la sangre del Cordero.
Jesús celebró un sacrificio de acción de gracias por la liberación anticipada mediante la Sangre del Cordero de Dios.
Jesús celebró una liberación por ser proporcionada, desde la cruz el viernes
Jesús lavó los pies de los apóstoles.
Jesús inició un nuevo Pacto con Su propia sangre.
Jesús instituyó el sacramento de la Eucaristía.
Jesús instituyó el sacramento de Orden Sagrado.
Jesús, el Pan de Vida, el Maná para nuestro camino hacia el Reino.
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, who said: “I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the Kingdom of God comes” (Mt 26:29, Mk 14:25, Lk 22:18).
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. St. Paul tells us that Jesus consecrated the Blessing Cup, the third cup, and then we are told that they sang a hymn: the full Hallel (Ps 113 to 118) (Mk 14:26).
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.
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 said: “I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the Kingdom of God comes” (Mt 26:29, Mk 14:25, Lk 22:18).
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.
St. Paul tells us that Jesus consecrated the Blessing Cup, the third cup, and then we are told that they sang a hymn: the full Hallel (Ps 113 to 118) (Mk 14:26).
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.
Jesús, que celebró un sacrificio de Todah. Para los judíos, los objetos sacrificados debían ser consumidos. El Todah es uno de los sacrificios de los israelitas, que se remonta a Melquisedec. Es un sacrificio de pan sin levadura y vino que va acompañado de himnos de acción de gracias y es ofrecido por alguien que ha sido librado de un gran peligro.
Jesús, que había estado anticipando el Seder con los apóstoles.(Lk 22:14-16) El Seder era una celebración especial en el sentido de que era a la vez una comida de sacrificio en la que se consumía el cordero pascal sacrificado, pero también era una Todah, un sacrificio de acción de gracias, de pan sin levadura y vino en acción de gracias por la liberación anticipada que se proporcionaría. por la sangre del cordero sacrificado: el ángel de la muerte vería la sangre y pasaría por encima de la casa.
Jesús, cuyo cumplimiento de la Fiesta de los Panes sin Levadura requería la celebración de una Comida del Seder. Para que el Seder sea un ensayo general para la Eucaristía, debe haber una Comida del Seder antes del sacrificio del Cordero Pascual en el templo, que es el ensayo general para el sacrificio del Cordero de Dios. Para esto Dios utilizó a los esenios’ calendario solar.
Jesús, quien lavó los pies de sus apóstoles y anunció que sería traicionado. Para mostrarle a Juan lo que significa amar al enemigo, Jesús le dio el mayor honor a Judas como demostración del nuevo mandamiento que estaba dando a los apóstoles: “Amaos unos a otros como yo os he amado” (Jn 13:34).
Jesús, quien tomó pan, lo bendijo y dijo: “Tomen y coman, esto es Mi Cuerpo.” (Mt 26:26). Tomando la tercera de 4 copas de vino llamada “Copa de Bendición” (1Cor 10:16), Jesús dijo: “Bebed de ella todos, porque esto es Mi Sangre. Esta copa es la nueva alianza en Mi Sangre, derramada por vosotros” (Mt 26:28, Lk 22:20, 1Cor 11:25). Instituyendo El Eucaristía] #8220;Haced esto en memoria de Mí” (Lk 22:19, 1Cor 11:24) [Instituyendo Sagradas Órdenes.]
Jesús, quien dijo: “No volveré a beber del fruto de la vid hasta que venga el Reino de Dios” (Mt 26:29, Mk 14:25, Lk 22:18).
Jesús, cuya Última Cena, una Cena del Seder, fue una “Eucaristía”, “Todah”, “Acción de Gracias” ofrenda en anticipación de la liberación que estaba a punto de ocurrir después de que la cuarta copa fuera tomada del hisopo en la cruz: liberación por medio de la sangre del sacrificio del Cordero de Dios. mediante la crucifixión. En cada Celebración Eucarística, el sacrificio del Calvario se hace presente porque el sacrificio de Todah, la Eucaristía, no se completó en el cenáculo sino en la cruz.
Jesús, quien nos ha mostrado a través de muchos milagros eucarísticos que el pan y el vino verdaderamente se transforman en Su Cuerpo y Sangre.
Jesús. San Pablo nos cuenta que Jesús consagró la Copa de la Bendición, la tercera copa, y luego se nos cuenta que cantaron un himno: el Hallel completo. (Ps 113 a 118) (Mk 14:26).
Jesús, quien salió de la última cena con Sus apóstoles, después de beber la copa de bendición pero antes de tomar la cuarta copa (la "Copa de Aceptación"): ¡dejando inconclusa la comida pascual! La comida del Seder tradicionalmente termina con la Nirtzah: una simple declaración de que la comida se ha completado. Eso tampoco sucedió hasta más tarde.
Jesús celebró un sacrificio de Todah. Para los judíos, los objetos sacrificados debían ser consumidos. El Todah es uno de los sacrificios de los israelitas, que se remonta a Melquisedec. Es un sacrificio de pan sin levadura y vino que va acompañado de himnos de acción de gracias y es ofrecido por alguien que ha sido librado de un gran peligro.
Jesús había estado anticipando el Seder con los apóstoles. (Lk 22:14-16) El Seder era una celebración especial en el sentido de que era a la vez una comida de sacrificio en la que se consumía el cordero pascal sacrificado, pero también era una Todah, un sacrificio de acción de gracias, de pan sin levadura y vino en acción de gracias por la liberación anticipada que se proporcionaría. por la sangre del cordero sacrificado: el ángel de la muerte vería la sangre y pasaría por encima de la casa.
El cumplimiento de la Fiesta de los Panes sin Levadura requería la celebración de una Comida del Seder. Para que el Seder sea un ensayo general para la Eucaristía, debe haber una Comida del Seder antes del sacrificio del Cordero Pascual en el templo, que es el ensayo general para el sacrificio del Cordero de Dios. Para esto Dios utilizó a los esenios’ calendario solar.
Jesús, lavó los pies de sus apóstoles y anunció que sería traicionado. Para mostrarle a Juan lo que significa amar al enemigo, Jesús le dio el mayor honor a Judas como demostración del nuevo mandamiento que estaba dando a los apóstoles: “Amaos unos a otros como yo os he amado” (Jn 13:34).
Jesús quien tomó pan, lo bendijo y dijo: “Tomen y coman, esto es Mi Cuerpo.” (Mt 26:26). Tomando la tercera de 4 copas de vino llamada “Copa de Bendición” (1Cor 10:16), Jesús dijo: “Bebed de ella todos, porque esto es Mi Sangre. Esta copa es la nueva alianza en Mi Sangre, derramada por vosotros” (Mt 26:28, Lk 22:20, 1Cor 11:25). [Instituyendo El Eucaristía] #8220;Haced esto en memoria de Mí” (Lk 22:19, 1Cor 11:24) [Instituyendo Sagradas Órdenes.]
Jesús dijo: “No volveré a beber del fruto de la vid hasta que venga el Reino de Dios” (Mt 26:29, Mk 14:25, Lk 22:18).
La Última Cena de Jesús, una Cena del Seder, fue una “Eucaristía”, “Todah”, “Acción de Gracias” ofrenda en anticipación de la liberación que estaba a punto de ocurrir después de que la cuarta copa fuera tomada del hisopo en la cruz: liberación por medio de la sangre del sacrificio del Cordero de Dios. mediante la crucifixión. En cada Celebración Eucarística, el sacrificio del Calvario se hace presente porque el sacrificio de Todah, la Eucaristía, no se completó en el cenáculo sino en la cruz..
Jesús nos ha mostrado a través de muchos milagros eucarísticos que el pan y el vino verdaderamente se transforman en Su Cuerpo y Sangre.
San Pablo nos cuenta que Jesús consagró la Copa de la Bendición, la tercera copa, y luego se nos cuenta que cantaron un himno: el Hallel completo. (Ps 113 a 118) (Mk 14:26).
Jesús salió de la última cena con Sus apóstoles, después de beber la copa de bendición pero antes de tomar la cuarta copa (la "Copa de Aceptación"): ¡dejando inconclusa la comida pascual! La comida del Seder tradicionalmente termina con la Nirtzah: una simple declaración de que la comida se ha completado. Eso tampoco sucedió hasta más tarde.
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)
"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." (Jn 6:58)
"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 M 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)
Jesus. "Jesús les contestó: —Les aseguro que no fue Moisés quien les dio a ustedes el pan del cielo, sino que mi Padre es quien les da el verdadero pan del cielo. Porque el pan que Dios da es el que ha bajado del cielo y da vida al mundo." (Jn 6:32-33)
Jesus. "Ellos le pidieron: —Señor, danos siempre ese pan. Y Jesús les dijo: —Yo soy el pan que da vida. El que viene a mí, nunca tendrá hambre; y el que cree en mí, nunca tendrá sed." (Jn 6:34-35)
Jesus. "Yo soy ese pan vivo que ha bajado del cielo; el que come de este pan, vivirá para siempre. El pan que yo daré es mi propia carne. Lo daré por la vida del mundo." (Jn 6:51)
Jesus. "Los judíos se pusieron a discutir unos con otros: —¿Cómo puede éste darnos a comer su propia carne?" (Jn 6:52)
Jesus. "Jesús les dijo: —Les aseguro que si ustedes no comen la carne del Hijo del hombre y beben su sangre, no tendrán vida." (Jn 6:53)
Jesus. "El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre, tiene vida eterna; y yo lo resucitaré en el día último. Porque mi carne es verdadera comida, y mi sangre es verdadera bebida." (Jn 6:54-55)
Jesus. "El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre, vive unido a mí, y yo vivo unido a él. El Padre, que me ha enviado, tiene vida, y yo vivo por él; de la misma manera, el que se alimenta de mí, vivirá por mí." (Jn 6:56-57)
Jesus. "Hablo del pan que ha bajado del cielo. Este pan no es como el maná que comieron los antepasados de ustedes, que a pesar de haberlo comido murieron; el que come de este pan, vivirá para siempre." (Jn 6:58)
Jesus. "Desde entonces, muchos de los que habían seguido a Jesús lo dejaron, y ya no andaban con él. " (Jn 6:66)
Jesus. "Jesús les preguntó a los doce discípulos: —¿También ustedes quieren irse? Simón Pedro le contestó: —Señor, ¿a quién podemos ir? Tus palabras son palabras de vida eterna." (Jn 6:67-68)
"Jesús les contestó: —Les aseguro que no fue Moisés quien les dio a ustedes el pan del cielo, sino que mi Padre es quien les da el verdadero pan del cielo. Porque el pan que Dios da es el que ha bajado del cielo y da vida al mundo." (Jn 6:32-33)
"Ellos le pidieron: —Señor, danos siempre ese pan. Y Jesús les dijo: —Yo soy el pan que da vida. El que viene a mí, nunca tendrá hambre; y el que cree en mí, nunca tendrá sed." (Jn 6:34-35)
"Yo soy ese pan vivo que ha bajado del cielo; el que come de este pan, vivirá para siempre. El pan que yo daré es mi propia carne. Lo daré por la vida del mundo."" (Jn 6:51)
"Los judíos se pusieron a discutir unos con otros: —¿Cómo puede éste darnos a comer su propia carne?" (Jn 6:52)
"Jesús les dijo: —Les aseguro que si ustedes no comen la carne del Hijo del hombre y beben su sangre, no tendrán vida." (Jn 6:53)
"El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre, tiene vida eterna; y yo lo resucitaré en el día último. Porque mi carne es verdadera comida, y mi sangre es verdadera bebida." (Jn 6:54-55)
"El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre, vive unido a mí, y yo vivo unido a él. El Padre, que me ha enviado, tiene vida, y yo vivo por él; de la misma manera, el que se alimenta de mí, vivirá por mí." (Jn 6:56-57)
"Hablo del pan que ha bajado del cielo. Este pan no es como el maná que comieron los antepasados de ustedes, que a pesar de haberlo comido murieron; el que come de este pan, vivirá para siempre." (Jn 6:58)
"Desde entonces, muchos de los que habían seguido a Jesús lo dejaron, y ya no andaban con él. " (Jn 6:66)
"Jesús les preguntó a los doce discípulos: —¿También ustedes quieren irse? Simón Pedro le contestó: —Señor, ¿a quién podemos ir? Tus palabras son palabras de vida eterna." (Jn 6:67-68)
Jesus. His Memorial would be the fulfillment of the Law and the prophets; it would be one in which there would be a Lamb sacrificed, not to commemorate political freedom, but spiritual freedom; above all, it would be a Memorial of a New Covenant.
Jesus. This is the Covenant I will grant the people of Israel, When that time comes. I will implant My law in their innermost thoughts, Engrave it in their hearts. (Jer 31:33)
Jesus. The Last Supper and the Crucifixion took place during the Passover, when the Eternal Son of the Father mediated a New Testament or Covenant as the Old Testament or Covenant was mediated through Moses.
Jesus. He took bread and blessed and broke it, And gave it to them, saying, This is My Body, given for you. (Lk 22:19) a Body that would be broken in His Passion.
Jesus. As Moses ratified the Old Testament with the blood of animals, so Christ ratified the New Testament with His own Blood, He Who is the true Paschal Lamb.
Jesus. This is My Blood, of the New Testament. (Mt 26:28)
Jesus. Since His death was the reason of His coming, He now instituted for His Apostles and posterity a Memorial Action of His Redemption, which He promised when He said that He was the Bread of Life.
Jesus. Next came the Divine command to prolong the Memorial of His death: Do this for a commemoration of Me. (Lk 22:19)
Jesus. Repeat! Renew! Prolong through the centuries the sacrifice offered for the sins of the world!
Jesus. By that communion they were made one with Christ, to be offered with Him, in Him, and by Him. All love craves unity.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 435-442). Kindle Edition.
His Memorial would be the fulfillment of the Law and the prophets; it would be one in which there would be a Lamb sacrificed, not to commemorate political freedom, but spiritual freedom; above all, it would be a Memorial of a New Covenant.
This is the Covenant I will grant the people of Israel, When that time comes. I will implant My law in their innermost thoughts, Engrave it in their hearts. (Jer 31:33)
The Last Supper and the Crucifixion took place during the Passover, when the Eternal Son of the Father mediated a New Testament or Covenant as the Old Testament or Covenant was mediated through Moses.
He took bread and blessed and broke it, And gave it to them, saying, This is My Body, given for you. (Lk 22:19) a Body that would be broken in His Passion.
As Moses ratified the Old Testament with the blood of animals, so Christ ratified the New Testament with His own Blood, He Who is the true Paschal Lamb.
This is My Blood, of the New Testament. (Mt 26:28)
Since His death was the reason of His coming, He now instituted for His Apostles and posterity a Memorial Action of His Redemption, which He promised when He said that He was the Bread of Life.
Next came the Divine command to prolong the Memorial of His death: Do this for a commemoration of Me. (Lk 22:19)
Repeat! Renew! Prolong through the centuries the sacrifice offered for the sins of the world!
By that communion they were made one with Christ, to be offered with Him, in Him, and by Him. All love craves unity.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 435-442). Kindle Edition.
Jesus. The miracle of the raising of Lazarus, a sign of our own future resurrection, shows Jesus' power over death.
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These meditations all come from the Navarre Bible, New Testament commentary by the members of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Navarre Four Courts Press in Dublin and Scepter Publishers in New York, John 11 1-44 page 408-409
Jesus. Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life.
Jesus. He is the Resurrection because his victory over death is the cause of the resurrection of all men.
Jesus. He is the Life because He gives us a share in the life of God which will reach its climax in eternal life.
Jesus. That is why the Christian can say, 'Lord for your faithful people life is changed, not ended.
Jesus. Jesus wept
Jesus. "Jesus wept" is the shortest verse in the Bible to emphasize Jesus' humanness.
Jesus. Jesus is your friend, with a heart like yours.
Jesus. Martha's faith sets an example for us; we must believe in Jesus if we are to be raised from the dead and live in Him.
Jesus. Jesus loves you just as much as He loved Lazarus.
Jesus. From the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to My name, and a pure offering; for My name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. (Mal 1:11)
Jesus. Consider the nature of the pure offering that is made from the rising of the sun to its setting in all the nations on earth. What is sacrificed?
Jesus. The Seder is a Todah (Hebrew), Thanksgiving (English), Eucharist (Greek) sacrifice of unleavened bread and wine.
Jesus. The Mass is a thanksgiving sacrifice of unleavened bread and wine.
Jesus. The Seder Todah is in thanksgiving for the deliverance to be provided by the blood of the Paschal Lamb
Jesus. The Mass is in thanksgiving for the deliverance provided by the blood of the Paschal Lamb: the Lamb of God
Jesus. The Seder Todah is a thanksgiving sacrifice for the deliverance from slavery to Egypt.
Jesus. The Mass is a thanksgiving sacrifice for the deliverance from slavery to sin.
Jesus. But during the Mass, the Eucharist is also transubstantiated into the Body and Blood of Jesus. When I receive Him do I listen to Him?
Jesus. Consider even just one, of the hundreds, of Eucharistic Miracles that Jesus has provided.
From the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to My name, and a pure offering; for My name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. (Mal 1:11)
Consider the nature of the pure offering that is made from the rising of the sun to its setting in all the nations on earth. What is sacrificed?
The Seder is a Todah (Hebrew), Thanksgiving (English), Eucharist (Greek) sacrifice of unleavened bread and wine.
The Mass is a thanksgiving sacrifice of unleavened bread and wine.
The Seder Todah is in thanksgiving for the deliverance to be provided by the blood of the Paschal Lamb.
The Mass is in thanksgiving for the deliverance provided by the blood of the Paschal Lamb: the Lamb of God.
The Seder Todah is a thanksgiving sacrifice for the deliverance from slavery to Egypt.
The Mass is a thanksgiving sacrifice for the deliverance from slavery to sin.
But during the Mass, the Eucharist is also transubstantiated into the Body and Blood of Jesus. When I receive Him do I listen to Him?
Consider even just one, of the hundreds, of Eucharistic Miracles that Jesus has provided.
From the rising of the sun to its setting My name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to My name, and a pure offering; for My name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. (Mal 1:11)
Consider the nature of the pure offering that is made from the rising of the sun to its setting in all the nations on earth. What is sacrificed?
The Seder is a Todah (Hebrew), Thanksgiving (English), Eucharist (Greek) sacrifice of unleavened bread and wine.
The Mass is a thanksgiving sacrifice of unleavened bread and wine.
The Seder Todah is in thanksgiving for the deliverance to be provided by the blood of the Paschal Lamb
The Mass is in thanksgiving for the deliverance provided by the blood of the Paschal Lamb
The Seder Todah is a thanksgiving sacrifice for the deliverance from slavery to Egypt.
The Mass is a thanksgiving sacrifice for the deliverance from slavery to sin.
But during the Mass, the Eucharist is also transubstantiated into the Body and Blood of Jesus. When I receive Him do I listen to Him?
Consider even just one, of the hundreds, of Eucharistic Miracles that Jesus has provided.
Jesus.
Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that His hour had come to pass from this world to the Father. He loved His own in the world and He loved them to the end.
(Jn 13:1)
Jn 13:1
Jesus.
My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with My disciples.
(Mt 26:18)
Jesus.
I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, for, I tell you, I shall not eat it [again] until there is fulfillment in the Kingdom of God.
(Lk 22:15-16)
Jesus.
Then He took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of Me."
(Lk 22:19)
Jesus.
And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which will be shed for you."
(Lk 22:20)
Jesus.
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until He comes.
(1 Cor 11:26)
Jesus.
I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word, so that they may all be one . . . that the world may believe that you sent Me.
(Jn 17:20-21)
Jesus.
Now you are Christ's body, and individually parts of it.
(1 Cor 12:27)
Jesus.
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.
(1 Cor 12:13)
Jesus.
If [one] part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy.
(1 Cor 12:26)
Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that His hour had come to pass from this world to the Father. He loved His own in the world and He loved them to the end.
(Jn 13:1)
My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with My disciples.
(Mt 26:18)
I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, for, I tell you, I shall not eat it [again] until there is fulfillment in the Kingdom of God.
(Lk 22:15-16)
Then He took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of Me."
(Lk 22:19)
And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which will be shed for you."
(Lk 22:20)
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until He comes.
(1 Cor 11:26)
I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word, so that they may all be one . . . that the world may believe that you sent Me.
(Jn 17:20-21)
Now you are Christ's body, and individually parts of it.
(1 Cor 12:27)
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.
(1 Cor 12:13)
If [one] part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy.
(1 Cor 12:26)
“I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.” (Lk 22:15.)
Jesus took bread, blessed it and said "Take and eat this is My Body".
Taking the wine He said "This cup is the new covenant in My blood shed for you."
At that Eucharistic meal Jesus celebrated the first Mass.
At every Mass the sacrifice of Calvary is made present.
At the Last Supper Jesus instituted the Sacrament of Holy Orders to perpetuate this Sacrifice.
Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me and I in him.
The Eucharist is a sacrifice in as much as it is offered up and a Sacrament in as much as it is received.
In the Mass we offer ourselves to God and God gives Himself to us.
The Mass will be fruitful in the measure of our surrender to the Father.
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Glory Be:
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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 Adoration of the Eucharist and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
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 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
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
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
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
Jesus, who was tempted by the devil and repeated 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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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’ sweat becomes as drops of blood falling to the ground
(Lk 22:44). That is a medical condition called hematidrosis brought on by extreme stress or pain.
“Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.”
(Mk 14:36). That cup was the 4th cup that He had omitted from the Seder Meal: the cup He would drink from the cross.
Then, joined by the temple guards, their officers, servants of the priests, and some of the elders of the people, Judas came there with lanterns, torches, swords and clubs
(Jn 18:1-3,
Mt 26:47).
Jesus, perceived as a great prophet, the crowd is afraid of Jesus ...
thinking of the fire of Elijah (2Kng 1:9-15). Those in the front of the crowd step back as Jesus approaches. The step back causes them to fall over those in the back who were still moving forward. (Ps 27:2)
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)
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 again denied it and at once a rooster crowed. (Jn 18:27)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!”(Mk 14:70-71,Mt 26:74
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).
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’ sweat becomes as drops of blood falling to the ground
(Lk 22:44). That is a medical condition called hematidrosis brought on by extreme stress or pain.
“Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.”
(Mk 14:36). That cup was the 4th cup that He had omitted from the Seder Meal: the cup He would drink from the cross.
Then, joined by the temple guards, their officers, servants of the priests, and some of the elders of the people, Judas came there with lanterns, torches, swords and clubs
(Jn 18:1-3,
Mt 26:47).
Perceived as a great prophet, the crowd is afraid of Jesus...
thinking of the fire of Elijah (2Kng 1:9-15). Those in the front of the crowd step back as Jesus approaches. The step back causes them to fall over those in the back who were still moving forward. (Ps 27:2)
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 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 again denied it and at once a rooster crowed. (Jn 18:27)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!”(Mk 14:70-71,Mt 26:74)
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).
Y salió y fue al huerto que estaba en el monte de los Olivos; y también los apóstoles le siguieron
(Jn 18:1). Se adelantó un poco, como a un tiro de piedra, y cayó al suelo, rogando que, si era posible, pasara la hora. (Lk 22:41-42).
El sudor de Jesús se convierte en gotas de sangre que caen al suelo.
(Lk 22:44). Se trata de una afección médica llamada hematidrosis provocada por estrés o dolor extremos.
“¡Abba! ¡Padre! Todo es posible para Ti; Quitad de Mí esta copa. pero no lo que yo quiero, sino lo que tú quieres.”
(Mk 14:36). Esa copa era la cuarta copa que Él había omitido en la comida del Seder: la copa que bebería de la cruz.
Entonces Judas, acompañado de los guardias del templo, sus oficiales, los servidores de los sacerdotes y algunos de los ancianos del pueblo, llegó allí con linternas, antorchas, espadas y garrotes.
(Jn 18:1-3,
Mt 26:47).
Jesús. La multitud tiene miedo de Jesús, a quien consideran un gran profeta. ...
pensando en el fuego de Elías (2Kng 1:9-15). Los que están al frente de la multitud dan un paso atrás cuando Jesús se acerca. El paso atrás hace que caigan sobre los de atrás que aún avanzaban.
(Ps 27:2)
Jesús, por quien Pedro le cortó la oreja a Malco ...
Pedro saltó, sacó una espada y le cortó la oreja a Malco, el esclavo del sumo sacerdote.
(Jn 18:10). Jesús grita: "¡Basta ya de esto!"
(Lk 22:51). Entonces Jesús dijo a Pedro: "Vuelve a envainar tu espada. Porque todos los que empuñan espada, a espada perecerán. ¿Crees que no puedo apelar a mi Padre, y que él pondrá a mi disposición más de doce legiones de ángeles? ¿Cómo, pues, se cumplirán las Escrituras que dicen que así debe suceder?"
(Mt 26:52-54). “¿No beberé la copa que el Padre me ha dado?”
(Jn 18:11). Jesús sana a Malco,
(Lk 22:49-51) y se ocupa de que sus discípulos no sean apresados también.
(Jn 18:8-9).
Jesús. El miedo a una represalia de Jesús hace que nadie reaccione ante el ataque de Pedro....
Note que nadie entre la multitud quiere iniciar el ataque contra el profeta. Esperan la dirección de Jesús.
Jesús, quien dijo: "Esta hora y el poder de las tinieblas son vuestros" ...
Jesús dijo a los principales sacerdotes, a los oficiales de la guardia del templo y a los ancianos que habían acompañado a la multitud: ¿Habéis salido con espadas y palos para arrestarme, como lo haríais contra un ladrón? Día tras día me sentaba en el templo a enseñar, y nunca me pusisteis la mano encima.
(Mt 26:55,
Lk 22:52); pero esta hora y el poder de las tinieblas son vuestros.”
(Lk 22:53)
(Jn 18:15-18). Pedro se quedó con la multitud mientras Jesús era trasladado al palacio de Caifás. Un pariente de aquel a quien Pedro le cortó la oreja dijo: "¿No te vi con él en el huerto?" Pedro volvió a negarlo y en seguida cantó el gallo. (Jn 18:27)
Al poco tiempo los que estaban allí decían de nuevo a Pedro: "Seguramente tú eres uno de ellos, porque tú también eres galileo". Pero empezó a maldecir y a jurar: "¡No conozco a ese hombre del que hablas!"." (Mk 14:70-71,Mt 26:74
Mientras Pedro todavía hablaba, el gallo cantó por segunda vez y Jesús se volvió y miró directamente a Pedro. Y Pedro se acordó de cómo Jesús le había dicho: "Antes que el gallo cante dos veces, me negarás tres veces". Y salió afuera y lloró amargamente.
(
Mt 26:69-75;
Mk 14:66-72;
Lk 22:54-62;
Jn 18:15-17,25-27).
y también los apóstoles le siguieron
(Jn 18:1). Se adelantó un poco, como a un tiro de piedra, y cayó al suelo, rogando que, si era posible, pasara la hora. (Lk 22:41-42).
El sudor de Jesús se convierte en gotas de sangre que caen al suelo.
(Lk 22:44). Se trata de una afección médica llamada hematidrosis provocada por estrés o dolor extremos.
“¡Abba! ¡Padre! Todo es posible para Ti; Quitad de Mí esta copa. pero no lo que yo quiero, sino lo que tú quieres.”
(Mk 14:36). Esa copa era la cuarta copa que Él había omitido en la comida del Seder: la copa que bebería de la cruz.
Entonces Judas, acompañado de los guardias del templo, sus oficiales, los servidores de los sacerdotes y algunos de los ancianos del pueblo, llegó allí con linternas, antorchas, espadas y garrotes.
(Jn 18:1-3,
Mt 26:47).
La multitud tiene miedo de Jesús, a quien consideran un gran profeta. ...
pensando en el fuego de Elías (2Kng 1:9-15). Los que están al frente de la multitud dan un paso atrás cuando Jesús se acerca. El paso atrás hace que caigan sobre los de atrás que aún avanzaban.
(Ps 27:2)
Pedro saltó, sacó una espada y le cortó la oreja a Malco, el esclavo del sumo sacerdote.
(Jn 18:10). Jesús grita: "¡Basta ya de esto!"
(Lk 22:51). Entonces Jesús dijo a Pedro: "Vuelve a envainar tu espada. Porque todos los que empuñan espada, a espada perecerán. ¿Crees que no puedo apelar a mi Padre, y que él pondrá a mi disposición más de doce legiones de ángeles? ¿Cómo, pues, se cumplirán las Escrituras que dicen que así debe suceder?"
(Mt 26:52-54). “¿No beberé la copa que el Padre me ha dado?”
(Jn 18:11). Jesús sana a Malco.
(Lk 22:49-51) and sees to it that His disciples are not also taken
(Jn 18:8-9).
El miedo a una represalia de Jesús hace que nadie reaccione ante el ataque de Pedro
...
Note que nadie entre la multitud quiere iniciar el ataque contra el profeta. Esperan la dirección de Jesús.
Jesús dijo: "Esta hora y el poder de las tinieblas son vuestros" ...
Jesús dijo a los principales sacerdotes, a los oficiales de la guardia del templo y a los ancianos que habían acompañado a la multitud: ¿Habéis salido con espadas y palos para arrestarme, como lo haríais contra un ladrón? Día tras día me sentaba en el templo a enseñar, y nunca me pusisteis la mano encima.
(Mt 26:55,
Lk 22:52); pero esta hora y el poder de las tinieblas son vuestros.”
(Lk 22:53)
Pedro y Juan siguieron a Jesús hasta la casa de Anano. A Juan, conocido del sumo sacerdote, se le permitió entrar. Luego, John hizo arreglos para llevar a Peter adentro. Pedro negó ser discípulo de Jesús cuando la esclava le preguntó en la entrada
(Jn 18:15-18). Pedro se quedó con la multitud mientras Jesús era trasladado al palacio de Caifás. Un pariente de aquel a quien Pedro le cortó la oreja dijo: "¿No te vi con él en el huerto?" Pedro volvió a negarlo y en seguida cantó el gallo. (Jn 18:27)
Al poco tiempo los que estaban allí decían de nuevo a Pedro: "Seguramente tú eres uno de ellos, porque tú también eres galileo". Pero empezó a maldecir y a jurar: "¡No conozco a ese hombre del que hablas!"." (Mk 14:70-71,Mt 26:74
Mientras Pedro todavía hablaba, el gallo cantó por segunda vez y Jesús se volvió y miró directamente a Pedro. Y Pedro se acordó de cómo Jesús le había dicho: "Antes que el gallo cante dos veces, me negarás tres veces". Y salió afuera y lloró amargamente.
(
Mt 26:69-75;
Mk 14:66-72;
Lk 22:54-62;
Jn 18:15-17,25-27).
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)
Jesus. 'Jesús ora en Getsemaní Luego fue Jesús con sus discípulos a un lugar llamado Getsemaní, y les dijo: —Siéntense aquí, mientras yo voy allí a orar. Y se llevó a Pedro y a los dos hijos de Zebedeo, y comenzó a sentirse muy triste y angustiado.' (Mt 26:36-37)
Jesus. ' Les dijo: —Siento en mi alma una tristeza de muerte. Quédense ustedes aquí, y permanezcan despiertos conmigo.' (Mt 26:38)
Jesus. 'Se alejó de ellos como a la distancia de un tiro de piedra, y se puso de rodillas para orar.' (Lk 22:41)
Jesus. ' Dijo: "Padre, si quieres, líbrame de este trago amargo; pero que no se haga mi voluntad, sino la tuya."' (Lk 22:42)
Jesus. 'En esto se le apareció un ángel del cielo, para darle fuerzas.' (Lk 22:43)
Jesus. 'En medio de su gran sufrimiento, Jesús oraba aún más intensamente, y el sudor le caía a tierra como grandes gotas de sangre.'. (Lk 22:44)
Jesus. ' En medio de su gran sufrimiento, Jesús oraba aún más intensamente, y el sudor le caía a tierra como grandes gotas de sangre' (Lk 22:44)
Jesus. 'Luego volvió a donde estaban los discípulos, y los encontró dormidos. Le dijo a Pedro: —¿Ni siquiera una hora pudieron ustedes mantenerse despiertos conmigo? ' (Mt 26:40)
Jesus. 'Manténganse despiertos y oren, para que no caigan en tentación. Ustedes tienen buena voluntad, pero son débiles.' (Mt 26:41)
Jesus. ' Manténganse despiertos y oren, para que no caigan en tentación. Ustedes tienen buena voluntad, pero son débiles.' (Mt 26:41)
'Jesús ora en Getsemaní Luego fue Jesús con sus discípulos a un lugar llamado Getsemaní, y les dijo: —Siéntense aquí, mientras yo voy allí a orar. 37 Y se llevó a Pedro y a los dos hijos de Zebedeo, y comenzó a sentirse muy triste y angustiado.' (Mt 26:36-37)
' Les dijo: —Siento en mi alma una tristeza de muerte. Quédense ustedes aquí, y permanezcan despiertos conmigo.' (Mt 26:38)
'Se alejó de ellos como a la distancia de un tiro de piedra, y se puso de rodillas para orar.' (Lk 22:41)
' Dijo: "Padre, si quieres, líbrame de este trago amargo; pero que no se haga mi voluntad, sino la tuya."' (Lk 22:42)
'En esto se le apareció un ángel del cielo, para darle fuerzas.' (Lk 22:43)
'En medio de su gran sufrimiento, Jesús oraba aún más intensamente, y el sudor le caía a tierra como grandes gotas de sangre.'. (Lk 22:44)
' En medio de su gran sufrimiento, Jesús oraba aún más intensamente, y el sudor le caía a tierra como grandes gotas de sangre' (Lk 22:44)
'Luego volvió a donde estaban los discípulos, y los encontró dormidos. Le dijo a Pedro: —¿Ni siquiera una hora pudieron ustedes mantenerse despiertos conmigo? " ' (Mt 26:40)
'Manténganse despiertos y oren, para que no caigan en tentación. Ustedes tienen buena voluntad, pero son débiles.' (Mt 26:41)
' Manténganse despiertos y oren, para que no caigan en tentación. Ustedes tienen buena voluntad, pero son débiles.' (Mt 26:41)
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)
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)
Jesus. Se alejó de ellos como a la distancia de un tiro de piedra, y se puso de rodillas para orar. Dijo: "Padre, si quieres, líbrame de este trago amargo; pero que no se haga mi voluntad, sino la tuya."
." (Lk 22:41-42)
Jesus.
En esto se le apareció un ángel del cielo, para darle fuerzas. (Lk 22:43)
Jesus.
En medio de su gran sufrimiento, Jesús oraba aún más intensamente, y el sudor le caía a tierra como grandes gotas de sangre. (Lk 22:44)
Jesus.
Manténganse despiertos y oren, para que no caigan en tentación. Ustedes tienen buena voluntad, pero son débiles. (Mt 26:41)
Jesus.
A Dios clamo con fuerte voz para que él me escuche. (Ps 77:1)
Jesus.
El día que estoy triste busco al Señor, y sin cesar levanto mis manos en oración por las noches. Mi alma no encuentra consuelo. (Ps 77:2)
Jesus.
Tú, Señor, no me dejas pegar los ojos; ¡estoy tan aturdido, que no puedo hablar! (Ps 77:4)
Jesus.
recuerdo cuando cantaba por las noches. En mi interior medito, y me pregunto: (Ps 77:6)
Jesus.
¿Acaso su amor se ha terminado? ¿Se ha acabado su promesa para siempre?
(Ps 77:8)
Jesus.
¿Acaso se ha olvidado Dios de su bondad? ¿Está tan enojado, que ya no tiene compasión? (Ps 77:9)
Se alejó de ellos como a la distancia de un tiro de piedra, y se puso de rodillas para orar. 42 Dijo: "Padre, si quieres, líbrame de este trago amargo; pero que no se haga mi voluntad, sino la tuya."" (Lk 22:41-42)
En esto se le apareció un ángel del cielo, para darle fuerzas. (Lk 22:43)
En medio de su gran sufrimiento, Jesús oraba aún más intensamente, y el sudor le caía a tierra como grandes gotas de sangre. (Lk 22:44)
Manténganse despiertos y oren, para que no caigan en tentación. Ustedes tienen buena voluntad, pero son débiles. (Mt 26:41)
A Dios clamo con fuerte voz para que él me escuche. (Ps 77:1)
El día que estoy triste busco al Señor, y sin cesar levanto mis manos en oración por las noches. Mi alma no encuentra consuelo. (Ps 77:2)
Tú, Señor, no me dejas pegar los ojos; ¡estoy tan aturdido, que no puedo hablar! (Ps 77:4)
recuerdo cuando cantaba por las noches. En mi interior medito, y me pregunto: (Ps 77:6)
¿Acaso su amor se ha terminado? ¿Se ha acabado su promesa para siempre? (Ps 77:8)
¿Acaso se ha olvidado Dios de su bondad? ¿Está tan enojado, que ya no tiene compasión? (Ps 77:9)
Jesus. Eden and Gethsemane were the two gardens around which revolved the fate of humanity. In Eden, Adam sinned; in Gethsemane, Christ took humanity’s sin upon Himself.
Jesus. It is very likely that the Agony in the Garden cost Him far more suffering than even the physical pain of Crucifixion, and perhaps brought His soul into greater regions of darkness than any other moment of the Passion,
Jesus. What was predominant in His mind was not physical pain, but moral evil or sin.
Jesus. The one thing from which man never learns anything by experience is sinning. A sinner becomes infected with sin. It becomes so much a part of him, that he may even think himself virtuous.
Jesus. In between the sins of the past which He pulled upon His soul as if they were His own, and the sins of the future which made Him wonder about the usefulness of His death—Quae utilitas in sanguine meo—was the horror of the present.
Jesus. Strangely enough, those who are bent on evil cannot recognize Divinity even when it stands before them. The Light can shine in darkness, but the darkness does not comprehend it.
Jesus. Our Gospel is a mystery, yes, but it is only a mystery to those Who are on the road to perdition. Those whose unbelieving minds have been blinded by the god this world worships, so that the glorious gospel of Christ, God’s image, cannot reach them with the rays of its illumination. (2Cor 4:3-4)
Jesus. Vainly the malicious close about me, as if they would tear me in pieces, vainly my enemies threaten me. All at once they stumble and fall. (Ps 27:2)
Jesus. He must go to sacrifice alone. The Old Testament ordered that the high priest must be alone when he offered sacrifice: no one must be there in the tabernacle from the time when the High Priest enters the inner sanctuary, to make intercession for himself and his family and the whole people of Israel, until the time when he comes out again. (Lev 16:17)
Jesus. It was a cup which contained the Father’s will that, in love for men, He should offer His life that they might be restored again to Divine sonship.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 8-15) Kindle Edition.
Eden and Gethsemane were the two gardens around which revolved the fate of humanity. In Eden, Adam sinned; in Gethsemane, Christ took humanity’s sin upon Himself.
It is very likely that the Agony in the Garden cost Him far more suffering than even the physical pain of Crucifixion, and perhaps brought His soul into greater regions of darkness than any other moment of the Passion,
What was predominant in His mind was not physical pain, but moral evil or sin.
The one thing from which man never learns anything by experience is sinning. A sinner becomes infected with sin. It becomes so much a part of him, that he may even think himself virtuous,
In between the sins of the past which He pulled upon His soul as if they were His own, and the sins of the future which made Him wonder about the usefulness of His death—Quae utilitas in sanguine meo—was the horror of the present.
Strangely enough, those who are bent on evil cannot recognize Divinity even when it stands before them. The Light can shine in darkness, but the darkness does not comprehend it.
Our Gospel is a mystery, yes, But it is only a mystery to those Who are on the road to perdition; Those whose unbelieving minds Have been blinded by the god this world worships, So that the glorious gospel of Christ, God’s image, cannot reach them with the Rays of its illumination. (2Cor 4:3-4)
Vainly the malicious close about me, As if they would tear me in pieces, Vainly my enemies threaten me; All at once they stumble and fall. (Ps 27:2)
He must go to sacrifice alone. The Old Testament ordered that the high priest must be alone when he offered sacrifice: No one must be there in the tabernacle From the time when the High Priest Enters the inner sanctuary, to make intercession For himself and his family and The whole people of Israel, until the time when He comes out again. (Lev 16:17)
It was a cup which contained the Father’s will that, in love for men, He should offer His life that they might be restored again to Divine sonship.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 8-15 Kindle Edition.
The Seven Penitential Psalm Rosary (Grail Translation) is an implementation of the “Fiftieth Rose’s Second shorter method” described in St. Louis de Montfort’s book The Secret of the Rosary.
The meditations were put together by Monsignor Charles Pope.
(Psalm 6)1Lord, do not reprove me in your anger;
punish me not in your rage.
2Have mercy on me, Lord, I have no strength;
Lord, heal me, my body is racked;
3
my soul is racked with pain.
Jesus. (Psalm 6)3
But you, O Lord...how long?
4
Return, Lord, rescue my soul.
Save me in your merciful love;
5
for in death no one remembers you;
from the grave, who can give you praise?
Jesus. (Psalm 6)6
I am exhausted with my groaning;
every night I drench my pillow with tears;
I bedew my bed with weeping.
7
My eye wastes away with grief;
I have grown old surrounded by my foes.
Jesus. (Psalm 6)8
Leave me, all you who do evil;
for the Lord has heard my weeping.
9
The Lord has heard my plea;
The Lord will accept my prayer.
10
All my foes will retire in confusion,
foiled and suddenly confounded.
Jesus. (Psalm 32)1
Happy the man whose offense is forgiven,
whose sin is remitted.
2
O happy the man to whom the Lord
imputes no guilt,
in whose spirit is no guile.
Jesus. (Psalm 32)3
I kept it secret, and my frame was wasted.
I groaned all day long,
4
for night and day your hand was heavy upon me.
Indeed my strength was dried up
as by the summer's heat.
Jesus. (Psalm 32)5
But now I have acknowledged my sins;
my guilt I did not hide.
I said: "I will confess
my offense to the Lord."
And you, Lord, have forgiven
the guilt of my sin.
Jesus. (Psalm 32)6
So let every good man pray to you
in the time of need.
The floods of water may reach high
but him they shall not reach.
7
You are my hiding place, O Lord;
you save me from distress.
You surround me with cries of deliverance.
Jesus. (Psalm 32)8
I will instruct you and teach you
the way you should go;
I will give you counsel
with my eye upon you.
Jesus. (Psalm 32)9
Be not like horse and mule, unintelligent,
needing bridle and bit
else they will not approach you.
10
Many sorrows has the wicked
but he who trusts in the Lord,
loving mercy surrounds him.
The Seven Penitential Psalm Rosary (Grail Translation) is an implementation of the “Fiftieth Rose’s Second shorter method” described in St. Louis de Montfort’s book The Secret of the Rosary.
The meditations were put together by Monsignor Charles Pope.
(Psalm 6)1
Lord, do not reprove me in your anger;
punish me not in your rage.
2
Have mercy on me, Lord, I have no strength;
Lord, heal me, my body is racked;
3
my soul is racked with pain.
But you, O Lord...how long?
4
Return, Lord, rescue my soul.
Save me in your merciful love;
5
for in death no one remembers you;
from the grave, who can give you praise?
(Psalm 6)6
I am exhausted with my groaning;
every night I drench my pillow with tears;
7
I bedew my bed with weeping.
My eye wastes away with grief;
I have grown old surrounded by my foes.
8
Leave me, all you who do evil;
for the Lord has heard my weeping.
9
The Lord has heard my plea;
The Lord will accept my prayer.
10
All my foes will retire in confusion,
foiled and suddenly confounded.
(Psalm 32)1 Happy the man whose offense is forgiven,
whose sin is remitted.
2
O happy the man to whom the Lord
imputes no guilt,
in whose spirit is no guile.
3
I kept it secret, and my frame was wasted.
I groaned all day long,
4
for night and day your hand was heavy upon me.
Indeed my strength was dried up
as by the summer's heat.
5
But now I have acknowledged my sins;
my guilt I did not hide.
I said: "I will confess
my offense to the Lord."
And you, Lord, have forgiven
the guilt of my sin.
(Psalm 32)6
So let every good man pray to you
in the time of need.
The floods of water may reach high
but him they shall not reach. 7
You are my hiding place, O Lord;
you save me from distress.
You surround me with cries of deliverance.
8 I will instruct you and teach you
the way you should go;
I will give you counsel
with my eye upon you.
9
Be not like horse and mule, unintelligent,
needing bridle and bit
else they will not approach you.
Many sorrows has the wicked
but he who trusts in the Lord,
loving mercy surrounds him.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: hear the cries of innocent children taken from their mothers' wombs and pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: soothe the aching hearts of those afraid to welcome their child.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: guide the heart of the frightened unwed mother who turns to you.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: move the hearts of legislators to defend life from conception to natural death.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: be with us when pain causes us to forget the inherent value of all human life.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: pray for the children who have forgotten their elderly parents.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: inspire all priests and deacons to preach the gospel of life.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: be with those tempted to take their own lives out of pain or suffering.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: move the hearts of those about to abort the life of an innocent child.
Jesus. Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: teaching us to love our life, even in the face of pain or suffering.
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: hear the cries of innocent children taken from their mothers' wombs and pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: soothe the aching hearts of those afraid to welcome their child.
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: guide the heart of the frightened unwed mother who turns to you.
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: move the hearts of legislators to defend life from conception to natural death.
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: be with us when pain causes us to forget the inherent value of all human life.
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: pray for the children who have forgotten their elderly parents.
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: inspire all priests and deacons to preach the gospel of life.
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: be with those tempted to take their own lives out of pain or suffering.
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: move the hearts of those about to abort the life of an innocent child.
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows: teaching us to love our life, even in the face of pain or suffering.
Jesus. My heart is nearly broken with sorrow; stay here and keep watch with Me.
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Monday of Holy Week, Morning Prayer, Antiphon I
Jesus. Help us to bear witness by following Christ's example of suffering.
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Passion Sunday, Evening Prayer I, Prayer
Jesus. Here I am, Lord. I come to do Your will. (Ps 40:7-8) +
Passion Sunday, Office of Readings, Responsory
Jesus. You have redeemed us with Your precious blood; hear the prayer of Your servants and come to our help.
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Monday of Holy Week, Office of Readings, Responsory
Jesus. My soul is in anguish, My heart is in torment.
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Good Friday, Evening Prayer, Antiphon II
Jesus. Father, if this cup may not pass, but I must drink it, then Your will be done. (Mt 26:4) +
Passion Sunday, Communion Rite
Jesus. Through her heart, His sorrow sharing, All His bitter anguish bearing.
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Our Lady of Sorrows, Sequence
Jesus. Be glad to share in the sufferings of Christ! When He comes in glory, you will be filled with joy. (1Pt 4:13) +
Our Lady of Sorrows, Communion Antiphon
Jesus. Grant that we may bring love and comfort to our brothers and sisters in distress.
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The Blessed Virgin Mary at the Foot of the Cross I, Collect
Jesus. For the sake of you, who left a garden, I was betrayed in a garden.
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Holy Saturday, Office of Readings, From an ancient homily on Holy Saturday
Jesus comes with His disciples to Gethsemini: "Stay here and watch with Me while I go yonder and pray."
Entering the garden with Peter, James, and John, Jesus prays: “My soul is sorrowful unto death.”
Jesus sees the sins of all mankind whose guilt He has taken upon Himself.
He sees the wrath of the Father which His sufferings must appease.
So great is His anguish that His sweat becomes as drops of blood falling to the ground.
An angel appears from heaven to strengthen Him.
Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me but let not My will but Yours be done.
Finding the apostles asleep, He said: "Could you not watch one hour with Me."
Jesus, betrayed by Judas, He is cruelly bound, and led away.
Father, by the merits of the agony of Jesus in the garden, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
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Glory Be:
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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 Resignation to the Will of God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
2nd Sorrowful Mystery: The Scourging
2nd Sorrowful Mystery: The Scourging
2º Misterio Doloroso: La Flagelación
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 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
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
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
Jesus, hose 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
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
Jesus, taken 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
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
Jesus, taken 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
Jesus, stripped of His clothing and bound to the pilars 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
intending for Him to die 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)
bluntly asking: “Are You a king of the Jews?” (
Mt 27:11,
Mk 15:2,
Lk 23:3,
). Jesus replies that His Kingdom is not of this world.(Jn 18:36)
Jesus, pointing out His kingship is non-violent thus no threat to Rome ...
“If my kingdom did belong to this world, My attendants [would] be fighting to keep Me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is My kingdom is not here” (Jn 18:36).
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).
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 Thursday morning. 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) Thursday afternoon.
Jesus, about whom Pilate says: “He is innocent therefore I will punish Him and release Him” ...
After Jesus was returned by Herod, 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).
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.
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.
intending for him to die 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)
bluntly asking: “Are you a king of the Jews?” (
Mt 27:11,
Mk 15:2,
Lk 23:3,
). Jesus replies that his Kingdom is not of this world.(Jn 18:36)
Jesus points out that His kingship is non-violent thus no threat to Rome ...
“If My kingdom did belong to this world, My attendants [would] be fighting to keep Me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is My kingdom is not here” (Jn 18:36).
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).
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 Thursday morning. 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) Thursday afternoon.
Pilate says: “He is innocent therefore I will punish Him and release him” ...
After Jesus was returned by Herod, 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).
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.
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.
Jesús, que es llevado ante Pilato el jueves por la mañana ...
con la intención de que muriera el jueves evitando así la Fiesta de la Pascua del Templo. No podían permitir que su interrupción del comercio del templo quedara impune, socavando así la autoridad de los sacerdotes.
Jesús. Pilato preguntó: “¿Qué acusación presentáis contra este hombre?”
...
Los judíos respondieron: “Si este hombre no fuera malhechor, no os lo habríamos entregado” (Jn 18:29-30). Pero Pilato dijo: “Tomadlo vosotros y juzgadlo según vuestra ley”. A lo que el sumo sacerdote dijo: "No nos está permitido dar muerte a nadie", para cumplir la palabra que Jesús había dicho, indicando de qué clase de muerte había de morir.
(Jn 18:31)
preguntando sin rodeos: “¿Eres tú rey de los judíos?” (
Mt 27:11,
Mk 15:2,
Lk 23:3,
). Jesús responde que su Reino no es de este mundo.(Jn 18:36)
Jesús, quien señala que su reinado no es violento, por lo tanto, no representa ninguna amenaza para Roma. ...
“Si mi reino perteneciera a este mundo, mis servidores estarían luchando para impedir que fuera entregado a los judíos. Pero tal como están las cosas, mi reino no está aquí.
” (Jn 18:36).
Jesús. Pilato se da cuenta de que los cargos contra Jesús son políticos. ...
Después de examinar a Jesús, Pilato se dio cuenta de que Jesús era inocente de todo excepto de ser odiado por el sumo sacerdote. Pilato dijo a los judíos: “No encuentro culpa en este hombre” (Lk 23:4). Pero ellos insistían, diciendo: "Él alborota al pueblo, enseñando por toda Judea, desde Galilea hasta aquí". (Lk 23:5).
Cuando Pilato oyó que Jesús era galileo, lo envió a Herodes, que también estaba en Jerusalén en aquel tiempo.
(Lk 23:6-7). Jesús fue llevado a Herodes el jueves por la mañana. Herodes estaba encantado de ver a Jesús. Interrogó extensamente a Jesús tratando de lograr que obrara un milagro, pero ni siquiera logró que Jesús respondiera a sus preguntas(Lk 23:8-9). Los principales sacerdotes y los escribas lo acusaban vehementemente. Herodes y sus soldados trataron a Jesús con desprecio y se burlaron de él. Luego, Herodes hizo que los soldados vistieran a Jesús con una hermosa túnica y lo llevaran de regreso a Pilato (Lk 23:11) el jueves por la tarde.
Jesús, de quien Pilato dice: “Él es inocente, por eso lo castigaré y lo liberaré” ...
Después de que Herodes regresó a Jesús, Pilato convocó a los principales sacerdotes, a los gobernantes y al pueblo: les dijo: “Me trajisteis a este hombre como si incitara al pueblo a la rebelión; y he aquí, habiéndolo interrogado delante de vosotros, no he hallado culpa en este hombre; respecto de las acusaciones que hacéis contra Él. No, ni Herodes tampoco, porque lo envió de regreso a nosotros; y he aquí, nada digno de muerte ha sido hecho por él. Por tanto, lo castigaré y lo soltaré.” (Lk 23:13-16).
Jesús, quien recibe 124 golpes para marcar todo su cuerpo ...
Pilato informó a los soldados que no debían matar a Jesús porque quería liberarlo el viernes. Jesús fue azotado el jueves por la tarde por dos hombres, cada uno con un flagelo. Las bolas de plomo en las tiras de cuero estaban hechas para magullar y al mismo tiempo rasgar la piel. Mientras que la ley judía restringía el número de golpes en una flagelación a 39 (Deut 25:3), la ley romana no tenía tal restricción. El objetivo de los soldados era marcar todo Su cuerpo debajo de Su cabeza. Fueron necesarios 124 golpes con un flagelo de tres correas.
Después de los azotes, Jesús probablemente fue colocado en una cisterna seca de 12 a 15 pies de profundidad con lados lisos. Jesús fue bajado a la cisterna con una cuerda enrollada alrededor de su pecho y subida hasta las axilas. La cisterna no tenía instalaciones de alcantarillado, lo que hizo que Jesús pasara la noche de pie en las aguas residuales con los demás prisioneros.
Jesús, de quien el Sumo Sacerdote se da cuenta de que Pilato intentará liberar ...
Cuando, el jueves por la tarde, Pilato convocó a los funcionarios del templo para que aparecieran el viernes a primera hora de la mañana, el sumo sacerdote se dio cuenta de que Pilato intentaría liberar a Jesús a la multitud el viernes. Entonces, el sumo sacerdote ordenó a todos que pasaran la orden de estar en el pretorio por la mañana y que los sacerdotes querían que [Jesús] Barrabás fuera liberado. (Mk 15:11). Ni siquiera necesitaban mencionar a Jesús el Nazareno.
Jesús es llevado ante Pilato el jueves por la mañana....
con la intención de que muriera el jueves evitando así la Fiesta de la Pascua del Templo. No podían permitir que su interrupción del comercio del templo quedara impune, socavando así la autoridad de los sacerdotes.
Pilato preguntó: “¿Qué acusación presentáis contra este hombre?”
...
The Jews responded: “If this Man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered him to you” (Jn 18:29-30). Pero Pilato dijo: “Tomadlo vosotros y juzgadlo según vuestra ley”. A lo que el sumo sacerdote dijo: "No nos está permitido dar muerte a nadie", para cumplir la palabra que Jesús había dicho, indicando de qué clase de muerte había de morir.
(Jn 18:31)
preguntando sin rodeos: “¿Eres tú rey de los judíos?” (
Mt 27:11,
Mk 15:2,
Lk 23:3,
). Jesús responde que su Reino no es de este mundo.(Jn 18:36)
Jesús señala que su reinado no es violento, por lo tanto, no representa ninguna amenaza para Roma. ...
“Si mi reino perteneciera a este mundo, mis servidores estarían luchando para impedir que fuera entregado a los judíos. Pero tal como están las cosas, mi reino no está aquí.
” (Jn 18:36).
Pilato se da cuenta de que los cargos contra Jesús son políticos ...
Después de examinar a Jesús, Pilato se dio cuenta de que Jesús era inocente de todo excepto de ser odiado por el sumo sacerdote. Pilato dijo a los judíos: “No encuentro culpa en este hombre” (Lk 23:4). Después de examinar a Jesús, Pilato se dio cuenta de que Jesús era inocente de todo excepto de ser odiado por el sumo sacerdote. Pilato dijo a los judíos: “No encuentro culpa en este hombre” (Lk 23:5).
Cuando Pilato oyó que Jesús era galileo, lo envió a Herodes, que también estaba en Jerusalén en aquel tiempo.
(Lk 23:6-7). Jesús fue llevado a Herodes el jueves por la mañana. Herodes estaba encantado de ver a Jesús. Interrogó extensamente a Jesús tratando de lograr que obrara un milagro, pero ni siquiera logró que Jesús respondiera a sus preguntas (Lk 23:8-9). Los principales sacerdotes y los escribas lo acusaban vehementemente. Herodes y sus soldados trataron a Jesús con desprecio y se burlaron de él. Luego, Herodes hizo que los soldados vistieran a Jesús con una hermosa túnica y lo llevaran de regreso a Pilato (Lk 23:11) el jueves por la tarde.
Pilato dice: “Él es inocente, por eso lo castigaré y lo liberaré” ...
Después de que Herodes regresó a Jesús, Pilato convocó a los principales sacerdotes, a los gobernantes y al pueblo: les dijo: “Me trajisteis a este hombre como si incitara al pueblo a la rebelión; y he aquí, habiéndolo interrogado delante de vosotros, no he hallado culpa en este hombre; respecto de las acusaciones que hacéis contra Él. No, ni Herodes tampoco, porque lo envió de regreso a nosotros; y he aquí, nada digno de muerte ha sido hecho por él. Por tanto, lo castigaré y lo soltaré.” (Lk 23:13-16).
Jesús recibe 124 golpes para marcar todo su cuerpo...
Pilato informó a los soldados que no debían matar a Jesús porque quería liberarlo el viernes. Jesús fue azotado el jueves por la tarde por dos hombres, cada uno con un flagelo. Las bolas de plomo en las tiras de cuero estaban hechas para magullar y al mismo tiempo rasgar la piel. Mientras que la ley judía restringía el número de golpes en una flagelación a 39 (Deut 25:3), la ley romana no tenía tal restricción. El objetivo de los soldados era marcar todo Su cuerpo debajo de Su cabeza. Fueron necesarios 124 golpes con un flagelo de tres correas.
Después de los azotes, Jesús probablemente fue colocado en una cisterna seca de 12 a 15 pies de profundidad con lados lisos. Jesús fue bajado a la cisterna con una cuerda enrollada alrededor de su pecho y subida hasta las axilas. La cisterna no tenía instalaciones de alcantarillado, lo que hizo que Jesús pasara la noche de pie en las aguas residuales con los demás prisioneros.
El Sumo Sacerdote se da cuenta de que Pilato intentará liberar a Jesús
...
Cuando, el jueves por la tarde, Pilato convocó a los funcionarios del templo para que aparecieran el viernes a primera hora de la mañana, el sumo sacerdote se dio cuenta de que Pilato intentaría liberar a Jesús a la multitud el viernes. Entonces, el sumo sacerdote ordenó a todos que pasaran la orden de estar en el pretorio por la mañana y que los sacerdotes querían que [Jesús] Barrabás fuera liberado. (Mk 15:12). Ni siquiera necesitaban mencionar a Jesús el Nazareno.
Jesus. 'Lo llevaron atado y se lo entregaron a Pilato, el gobernador romano.' (Mt 27:2)
Jesus. 'Pilato le preguntó: —¿Eres tú el Rey de los judíos?" ' (Mk 15:2)
Jesus. 'Jesús le contestó: —Mi reino no es de este mundo. Si lo fuera, tendría gente a mi servicio que pelearía para que yo no fuera entregado a los judíos. Pero mi reino no es de aquí." ' (Jn 18:36-37)
Jesus. 'Jesús le contestó: —Tú lo has dicho: soy rey. Yo nací y vine al mundo para decir lo que es la verdad. Y todos los que pertenecen a la verdad, me escuchan.' (Jn 18:37)
Jesus. 'Pilato le dijo: —¿Y qué es la verdad? Después de hacer esta pregunta, Pilato salió otra vez a hablar con los judíos, y les dijo: —Yo no encuentro ningún delito en este hombre. " ' (Jn 18:38)
Jesus. ' "Lo voy a castigar y después lo dejaré libre." "Pilato tomó entonces a Jesús y mandó azotarlo."' (Lk 23:16, Jn 19:1)
Jesus. 'los hombres lo despreciaban y lo rechazaban. Era un hombre lleno de dolor, acostumbrado al sufrimiento.' (Is 53:3)
Jesus. 'Y sin embargo él estaba cargado con nuestros sufrimientos, estaba soportando nuestros propios dolores. Nosotros pensamos que Dios lo había herido, que lo había castigado y humillado.' (Is 53:4)
Jesus. 'Pero fue traspasado a causa de nuestra rebeldía, fue atormentado a causa de nuestras maldades; el castigo que sufrió nos trajo la paz, por sus heridas alcanzamos la salud.' (Is 53:5)
Jesus. 'Fue maltratado, pero se sometió humildemente, y ni siquiera abrió la boca; lo llevaron como cordero al matadero, y él se quedó callado, sin abrir la boca, como una oveja cuando la trasquilan.' (Is 53:7)
'Lo llevaron atado y se lo entregaron a Pilato, el gobernador romano.' (Mt 27:2)
'Pilato le preguntó: —¿Eres tú el Rey de los judíos?" ' (Mk 15:2)
'Jesús le contestó: —Mi reino no es de este mundo. Si lo fuera, tendría gente a mi servicio que pelearía para que yo no fuera entregado a los judíos. Pero mi reino no es de aquí." ' (Jn 18:36-37)
'Jesús le contestó: —Tú lo has dicho: soy rey. Yo nací y vine al mundo para decir lo que es la verdad. Y todos los que pertenecen a la verdad, me escuchan.' (Jn 18:37)
'Pilato le dijo: —¿Y qué es la verdad? Después de hacer esta pregunta, Pilato salió otra vez a hablar con los judíos, y les dijo: —Yo no encuentro ningún delito en este hombre. " ' (Jn 18:38)
' "Lo voy a castigar y después lo dejaré libre." "Pilato tomó entonces a Jesús y mandó azotarlo."' (Lk 23:16, Jn 19:1)
'los hombres lo despreciaban y lo rechazaban. Era un hombre lleno de dolor, acostumbrado al sufrimiento.' (Is 53:3)
'Y sin embargo él estaba cargado con nuestros sufrimientos, estaba soportando nuestros propios dolores. Nosotros pensamos que Dios lo había herido, que lo había castigado y humillado.' (Is 53:4)
'Pero fue traspasado a causa de nuestra rebeldía, fue atormentado a causa de nuestras maldades; el castigo que sufrió nos trajo la paz, por sus heridas alcanzamos la salud.' (Is 53:5)
'Fue maltratado, pero se sometió humildemente, y ni siquiera abrió la boca; lo llevaron como cordero al matadero, y él se quedó callado, sin abrir la boca, como una oveja cuando la trasquilan.' (Is 53:7)
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 Pilate 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)
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 Pilate 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)
Jesus. 'Pero ellos insistían a gritos, pidiendo que lo crucificara; y tanto gritaron que consiguieron lo que querían.Pero ellos insistían a gritos, pidiendo que lo crucificara; y tanto gritaron que consiguieron lo que querían.' (Lk 23:23)
Jesus. 'Pilato decidió hacer lo que le estaban pidiendo;' (Lk 23:24)
Jesus. 'Pilato tomó entonces a Jesús y mandó azotarlo.' (Jn 19:1)
Jesus. 'así que dejó libre al hombre que habían escogido, el que estaba en la cárcel por rebelión y asesinato, y entregó a Jesús a la voluntad de ellos.' (Lk 23:25)
Jesus. '¡Cuán solitaria ha quedado la ciudad antes llena de gente! ' (La 1:1)
Jesus. '¡Tiene apariencia de viuda la ciudad capital de los pueblos!' (La 1:1)
Jesus. '¡Sometida está a trabajos forzados la princesa de los reinos!' (La 1:1)
Jesus. 'Se ahoga en llanto por las noches; lágrimas corren por sus mejillas.' (La 1:2)
Jesus. 'De entre todos sus amantes no hay uno que la consuele.' (La 1:2)
Jesus. 'Todos sus amigos la han traicionado; se han vuelto sus enemigos.' (La 1:2)
'Pero ellos insistían a gritos, pidiendo que lo crucificara; y tanto gritaron que consiguieron lo que querían.Pero ellos insistían a gritos, pidiendo que lo crucificara; y tanto gritaron que consiguieron lo que querían.' (Lk 23:23)
'Pilato decidió hacer lo que le estaban pidiendo;' (Lk 23:24)
'Pilato tomó entonces a Jesús y mandó azotarlo.' (Jn 19:1)
'así que dejó libre al hombre que habían escogido, el que estaba en la cárcel por rebelión y asesinato, y entregó a Jesús a la voluntad de ellos.' (Lk 23:25)
'¡Cuán solitaria ha quedado la ciudad antes llena de gente! ' (La 1:1)
'¡Tiene apariencia de viuda la ciudad capital de los pueblos!' (La 1:1)
'¡Sometida está a trabajos forzados la princesa de los reinos!' (La 1:1)
'Se ahoga en llanto por las noches; lágrimas corren por sus mejillas.' (La 1:2)
'De entre todos sus amantes no hay uno que la consuele.' (La 1:2)
'Todos sus amigos la han traicionado; se han vuelto sus enemigos.' (La 1:2)
Jesus. Sin required atonement or reparation. Being man, He could act in man’s name; being God, His Redemption for sin would have infinite value.
Jesus. In that Hour, God gave to evil the power to affect a momentary triumph in which the spiritually blind would think they had gained a victory.
Jesus. It was Christ the Prophet, therefore, Who was on trial before Caiphas; it would be Christ the King Who would be on trial before Pilate; and it would be Christ the Priest who would be disowned on the Cross as He offered His life in sacrifice.
Jesus. He will be given up to the Gentiles, and mocked, and beaten, and spat upon; They will scourge Him, and then they will kill Him; But on the third day He will rise again. (Lk 18:32-33)
Jesus. They now brought three charges against Our Lord in order to force Pilate to hear the case: We have discovered that this Man is subverting the loyalty of our people, Forbids the payment of tribute to Caesar, And calls Himself Christ the King. (Lk 23:2)
Jesus. Broad Mindedness, when it means indifference to right and wrong, eventually ends in a hatred of what is right. He who was so tolerant of error as to deny an Absolute Truth was the one who would crucify Truth.
Jesus. Skepticism is not an intellectual position; it is a moral position, in the sense that it is determined not so much by reason as by the way one acts and behaves.
Jesus. Pharisaism and Sadduceeism, which were enemies, united in the Crucifixion. The Cross of Christ unites His friends—that is obvious; but the Cross also unites His enemies.
Jesus. Pilate inflicted a punishment in the hope of moving the crowd to pity. Naturally it was no surprise to Our Lord, Who had foretold that He would be scourged and crucified. Pilate had made three attempts thus far to free Our Lord; one by declaring Him innocent, another by releasing a prisoner at the Passover, and the final one by scourging.
Jesus. Pilate tried to strike a balance between satisfying the Sanhedrin and his own conscience. But Pilate was wrong in thinking that the drawing of blood would calm their passions and melt them to pity. Such compromises in the face of justice rarely achieve their ends. If guilty, Pilate should have condemned Him to death; if innocent, he should have released Him.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 520-571. Kindle Edition.
Sin required atonement or reparation. Being man, He could act in man’s name; being God, His Redemption for sin would have infinite value.
In that Hour, God gave to evil the power to affect a momentary triumph in which the spiritually blind would think they had gained a victory.
It was Christ the Prophet, therefore, Who was on trial before Caiphas; it would be Christ the King Who would be on trial before Pilate; and it would be Christ the Priest who would be disowned on the Cross as He offered His life in sacrifice.
He will be given up to the Gentiles, and mocked, and beaten, and spat upon; They will scourge Him, and then they will kill Him; But on the third day He will rise again. (Lk 18:32-33)
They now brought three charges against Our Lord in order to force Pilate to hear the case: We have discovered that this Man is subverting the loyalty of our people, Forbids the payment of tribute to Caesar, And calls Himself Christ the King. (Lk 23:2)
Broad Mindedness, when it means indifference to right and wrong, eventually ends in a hatred of what is right. He who was so tolerant of error as to deny an Absolute Truth was the one who would crucify Truth.
Skepticism is not an intellectual position; it is a moral position, in the sense that it is determined not so much by reason as by the way one acts and behaves.
Pharisaism and Sadduceeism, which were enemies, united in the Crucifixion. The Cross of Christ unites His friends—that is obvious; but the Cross also unites His enemies.
Pilate inflicted a punishment in the hope of moving the crowd to pity. Naturally it was no surprise to Our Lord, Who had foretold that He would be scourged and crucified. Pilate had made three attempts thus far to free Our Lord; one by declaring Him innocent, another by releasing a prisoner at the Passover, and the final one by scourging.
Pilate tried to strike a balance between satisfying the Sanhedrin and his own conscience. But Pilate was wrong in thinking that the drawing of blood would calm their passions and melt them to pity. Such compromises in the face of justice rarely achieve their ends. If guilty, Pilate should have condemned Him to death; if innocent, he should have released Him.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 520-571. Kindle Edition.
Then therefore, Pilate took Jesus, and scourged him. (John 19:1)
Then therefore, Pilate took Jesus, and scourged him. (John 19:1)
Then therefore, Pilate took Jesus, and scourged him. (John 19:1)
And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore, and let him go. (Luke 23:22)
And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore, and let him go. (Luke 23:22)
And he said to them the third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death in him. I will chastise him therefore, and let him go. (Luke 23:22)
And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. (Mk 15:15)
And so Pilate being willing to satisfy the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. (Mk 15:15)
Then he released to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him unto them to be crucified. (Matthew 27:26)
Then he released to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him unto them to be crucified. (Matthew 27:26)
Jesus. (Psalm 38)1
Lord do not rebuke me in your anger;
do not punish me, Lord, in your rage.
2
Your arrows have sunk deep in me;
your hand has come down upon me.
Jesus. (Psalm 38)3
Through your anger all my body is sick:
through my sin, there is no health in my limbs.
4
My guilt towers higher than my head;
it is a weight too heavy to bear
Jesus. (Psalm 38)5
My wounds are foul and festering,
the result of my own folly.
6
I am bowed and brought to my knees.
I go mourning all the day long.
Jesus. (Psalm 38)7
All my frame burns with fever;
all my body is sick.
8
Spent and utterly crushed,
I cry aloud in anguish of heart.
Jesus. (Psalm 38)9
O Lord, you know all my longing:
my groans are not hidden from you.
10
My heart throbs, my strength is spent;
the very light has gone from my eyes.
Jesus. (Psalm 38)11
My friends avoid me like a leper;
those closest to me stand afar off.
12
Those who plot against my life lay snares;
those who seek my ruin speak of harm,
planning treachery all the day long.
Jesus. (Psalm 38)13
But I am like the deaf who cannot hear,
like the dumb unable to speak.
14
I am like a man who hears nothing
in whose mouth is no defense.
Jesus. (Psalm 38)15
I count on you, O Lord:
it is you, Lord God, who will answer.
16
I pray: "Do not let them mock me,
those who triumph if my foot should slip."
Jesus. (Psalm 38)17
For I am on the point of falling
and my pain is always before me.
18
I confess that I am guilty
and my sin fills me with dismay.
Jesus. (Psalm 38)19
My wanton enemies are numberless
and my lying foes are many.
20
They repay me evil for good
and attack me for seeking what is right.
(Psalm 38)1
Lord do not rebuke me in your anger;
do not punish me, Lord, in your rage. 2
Your arrows have sunk deep in me;
your hand has come down upon me.
3
Through your anger all my body is sick:
through my sin, there is no health in my limbs.
4
My guilt towers higher than my head;
it is a weight too heavy to bear
5
My wounds are foul and festering,
the result of my own folly.
6
I am bowed and brought to my knees.
I go mourning all the day long.
7
All my frame burns with fever;
all my body is sick.
8
Spent and utterly crushed,
I cry aloud in anguish of heart.
9
O Lord, you know all my longing:
my groans are not hidden from you.
My heart throbs, my strength is spent;
the very light has gone from my eyes.
11
My friends avoid me like a leper;
those closest to me stand afar off.
12
Those who plot against my life lay snares;
those who seek my ruin speak of harm,
planning treachery all the day long.
13
But I am like the deaf who cannot hear,
like the dumb unable to speak.
14
I am like a man who hears nothing
in whose mouth is no defense.
15
I count on you, O Lord:
it is you, Lord God, who will answer.
16
I pray: "Do not let them mock me,
those who triumph if my foot should slip."
17
For I am on the point of falling
and my pain is always before me.
18
I confess that I am guilty
and my sin fills me with dismay.
19 My wanton enemies are numberless
and my lying foes are many.
20
They repay me evil for good
and attack me for seeking what is right.
Jesus is taken before the high priest where He is falsely accused, buffeted, and insulted.
The Jewish leaders ask Pilate to execute Jesus.
Pilate interrogates Jesus.
Pilate can find no cause in Him, yet to appease the Jews he orders Him to be scourged.
The scourge is made of leather thongs to which are attached drops of lead.
Jesus is bound to pillars and is cruelly scourged until His whole body is covered with wounds.
The Lamb of God offers His suffering for the sins of mankind.
Jesus suffers so much in His sacred flesh to especially satisfy for sins of the flesh.
The prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: He was wounded for our iniquities; He was bruised for our sins.
Father, by the merits of Jesus in this painful scourging, have mercy on us and the whole world.
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Glory Be:
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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 Mortification and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
3rd Sorrowful Mystery: The Crowning with Thorns
3rd Sorrowful Mystery: The Crowning with Thorns
3er Misterio Doloroso: La Coronación de Espinas
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, nephews, nieces, in-laws (past and present) 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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”.
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 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.”
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, who 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 execution, 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.
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.
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, against whom Pilate enflames the Jew’s hatred.
...
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 unintentionally enflamed the hatred of the scribes and priests.
...
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).
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).
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).
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.”
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, who 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 execution, 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.
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 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 unintentionally enflamed the hatred of the scribes and priests.
...
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).
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 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).
Jesús, quien es llevado a la sesión informativa de la mañana.
...
Pilato programó que Jesús fuera sacado a primera hora del viernes por la mañana, para poder afectar su liberación. Lo sacaron de la prisión (cisterna) antes de la sesión informativa de la mañana. Fue en esta sesión informativa a primera hora de la mañana del viernes cuando los soldados decidieron divertirse a expensas del "Rey de los judíos".
Los soldados formaron una tosca corona con las espinas de Christ Thorn Jujube. Se parecía más a un gorro pero con espinas de aproximadamente 1 a 3 pulgadas de largo (25 a 76 mm). Le pusieron un manto púrpura y le colocaron la corona sobre la cabeza de Jesús. cabeza. En Sus manos atadas, colocan una caña, a modo de cetro, en burla de Su realeza. Arrodillándose ante él en burla, le escupen (Mk 15:18).
Jesús, cuyos nervios principales que van al cerebro están traspasados por las espinas
...
El casquete de espinas se clava en el nervio trigémino. [El nervio trigémino transporta la sensación de dolor facial al cerebro: piense en el nervio expuesto. Fue como una endodoncia sin anestesia]. Las espinas de la corona también perforaron los nervios occipitales mayores, en la parte superior de la columna. Eso causa dolores de cabeza extremos, especialmente porque fue golpeado con cañas. Todo este dolor contribuyó al shock traumático en curso. Las heridas de las espinas todavía sangraban cuando Jesús murió 8 horas después. Eso indicaría que las espinas se clavaban continuamente en los nervios cuando Él giraba la cabeza o se inclinaba hacia atrás mientras estaba en la cruz; evitando que las heridas se cierren.
Jesús, quien es torturado para diversión de los soldados romanos.
...
Los soldados corrieron lo que se pensó que era un riesgo mínimo al torturar a Jesús. Los soldados podían torturar a cualquier prisionero; con la excepción de que si el preso era condenado a muerte tenía que estar vivo para ser ejecutado
...
Si el prisionero que fue torturado moría antes de la ejecución pública, el soldado que mató al prisionero condenado ocuparía Su lugar y la ejecución aún se llevaría a cabo. Si estuvieran involucrados varios soldados, el soldado al mando de la ejecución sería ejecutado.
Jesús, llevado ante Pilato a la hora señalada.
...
La estrategia de Pilato para liberar a Jesús es satisfacer la envidia de los sacerdotes y escribas mostrándoles un hombre golpeado y humillado y al mismo tiempo ganarse la simpatía de la multitud.
Jesús, de quien Pilato dijo: “¡He aquí el hombre!”
...
Pilato, conmovido al ver a Jesús, dijo a la multitud: “He aquí el hombre”, una cita involuntaria de Zacarías
(Zech 6:12, Jn 19:5).
El versículo de Zacarías dice: “He aquí el hombre cuyo nombre es Renuevo; y Él crecerá en su lugar, y edificará el templo de Dios”
(Zech 6:12). “Sucursal” es el símbolo principal del Mesías usado también por Isaías: “Saldrá un retoño del tronco de Isaí, y un vástago crecerá de sus raíces”
(Is 11:1);
y Jeremías: “Mira, vienen días en que levantaré a David un renuevo justo; como Rey, gobernará sabiamente, hará lo correcto en la tierra”
(Jer 23:5).
Una técnica típica de enseñanza rabínica es comenzar con una cita: “He aquí el hombre” y todos completan el resto de la cita: “cuyo nombre es sucursal”. ¡Imagínese la furia de los sacerdotes, escribas y fariseos, cuando Pilato, señalando a Jesús, aparentemente usando esa técnica de enseñanza, llama a Jesús el Mesías!
Jesús, contra quien Pilato inflama el odio de los judíos.
...
Pilato busca provocar simpatía por Jesús y satisfacer la sed de sangre de los escribas y sacerdotes, pero Pilato, sin saberlo, llamó a Jesús el Mesías. En lugar de obtener simpatía, Pilato involuntariamente encendió el odio de los escribas y sacerdotes.
...
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).
Pilato luego se ofreció a liberar a Jesús como el prisionero habitual liberado durante el festival. Sin embargo, la multitud estaba formada principalmente por simpatizantes del templo, organizados por los sacerdotes. Dirigidos por los escribas y los sacerdotes, la multitud hizo lo que les había ordenado y gritó llamando a [Jesús] Barrabás.
Jesús, de quien Pilato pregunta: “¿Qué haré entonces con Jesús?” (Mk 15:12)...
A esto la multitud gritó: “Crucifícale” Entonces Pilato dijo: “Tomadlo vosotros y crucificadle, porque no encuentro en él ningún delito”. (Jn 19:6). Un sumo sacerdote respondió a Pilato: "Tenemos una ley y según esa ley él debe morir, porque se ha hecho Hijo de Dios".
...
[En el año 42 a.C., Julio César fue formalmente deificado como “el divino Julio” (divus Iulius) después de su asesinato. Su hijo adoptivo, Octavio (más conocido como Augusto, título que le fue otorgado 15 años después, en el 27 a.C.) pasó a ser conocido como divi Iuli filius (hijo del divino Julio) o simplemente divi filius (hijo del dios).]
Eso asustó a Pilato, entonces le preguntó a Jesús: “¿De dónde eres?” Pero Jesús no respondió, entonces Pilato dijo: “¿No quieres hablarme?” ¿No sabes que tengo poder para liberarte y poder para crucificarte? Entonces Jesús respondió: “Ningún poder tendrías sobre mí, si no te hubiera sido dado desde arriba; Por tanto, el que a vosotros me entregó, mayor pecado tiene” (Jn 19:7-11).
Pilato intentó soltar a Jesús, pero el sumo sacerdote gritó: "Si lo sueltas, no eres amigo del César, porque él dice ser rey y nosotros no tenemos más rey que el César".
(Jn 19:12).
Pilato, frustrado, se sentó en el tribunal
(Jn 19:13).
Cuando Pilato vio que no conseguía nada, y peor aún, que estaba provocando un alboroto, se lavó las manos delante de la multitud, diciendo: “Soy inocente de la sangre de este Hombre; Ocúpense de eso ustedes mismos.” Todo el pueblo dijo: “¡Su sangre caerá sobre nosotros y sobre nuestros hijos!”
(Lk 23:24-26).
Entonces Jesús fue llevado para ser crucificado.
(Mk 15:20).
Jesús quen es llevado a la sesión informativa de la mañana.
...
Pilato programó que Jesús fuera sacado a primera hora del viernes por la mañana, para poder afectar su liberación. Lo sacaron de la prisión (cisterna) antes de la sesión informativa de la mañana. Fue en esta sesión informativa a primera hora de la mañana del viernes cuando los soldados decidieron divertirse a expensas del "Rey de los judíos".
Los soldados formaron una tosca corona con las espinas de Christ Thorn Jujube. Se parecía más a un gorro pero con espinas de aproximadamente 1 a 3 pulgadas de largo (25 a 76 mm). Le pusieron un manto púrpura y le colocaron la corona sobre la cabeza de Jesús. cabeza. En Sus manos atadas, colocan una caña, a modo de cetro, en burla de Su realeza. Arrodillándose ante él en burla, le escupen (Mk 15:18).
Los principales nervios de Jesús que van al cerebro son traspasados por las espinas
...
El casquete de espinas se clava en el nervio trigémino. [El nervio trigémino transporta la sensación de dolor facial al cerebro: piense en el nervio expuesto. Fue como una endodoncia sin anestesia]. Las espinas de la corona también perforaron los nervios occipitales mayores, en la parte superior de la columna. Eso causa dolores de cabeza extremos, especialmente porque fue golpeado con cañas. Todo este dolor contribuyó al shock traumático en curso. Las heridas de las espinas todavía sangraban cuando Jesús murió 8 horas después. Eso indicaría que las espinas se clavaban continuamente en los nervios cuando Él giraba la cabeza o se inclinaba hacia atrás mientras estaba en la cruz; evitando que las heridas se cierren.
Jesús es torturado para diversión de los soldados romanos.
...
Los soldados corrieron lo que se pensó que era un riesgo mínimo al torturar a Jesús. Los soldados podían torturar a cualquier prisionero; con la excepción de que si el preso era condenado a muerte tenía que estar vivo para ser ejecutado
...
Si el prisionero que fue torturado moría antes de la ejecución pública, el soldado que mató al prisionero condenado ocuparía Su lugar y la ejecución aún se llevaría a cabo. Si estuvieran involucrados varios soldados, el soldado al mando de la ejecución sería ejecutado.
Jesús es llevado ante Pilato a la hora señalada
...
La estrategia de Pilato para liberar a Jesús es satisfacer la envidia de los sacerdotes y escribas mostrándoles un hombre golpeado y humillado y al mismo tiempo ganarse la simpatía de la multitud.
Pilato, conmovido al ver a Jesús, dijo a la multitud: “He aquí el hombre”, una cita involuntaria de Zacarías
(Zech 6:12, Jn 19:5).
El versículo de Zacarías dice: “He aquí el hombre cuyo nombre es Renuevo; y Él crecerá en su lugar, y edificará el templo de Dios”
(Zech 6:12). “Sucursal” es el símbolo principal del Mesías usado también por Isaías: “Saldrá un retoño del tronco de Isaí, y un vástago crecerá de sus raíces”
(Is 11:1);
y Jeremías: “Mira, vienen días en que levantaré a David un renuevo justo; como Rey, gobernará sabiamente, hará lo correcto en la tierra”
(Jer 23:5). La estrategia de Pilato para liberar a Jesús es satisfacer la envidia de los sacerdotes y escribas mostrándoles un hombre golpeado y humillado y al mismo tiempo ganarse la simpatía de la multitud.
Una técnica típica de enseñanza rabínica es comenzar con una cita: “He aquí el hombre” y todos completan el resto de la cita: “cuyo nombre es sucursal”. ¡Imagínese la furia de los sacerdotes, escribas y fariseos, cuando Pilato, señalando a Jesús, aparentemente usando esa técnica de enseñanza, llama a Jesús el Mesías!
Pilato enciende el odio de los judíos hacia Jesús
...
Pilato busca provocar simpatía por Jesús y satisfacer la sed de sangre de los escribas y sacerdotes, pero Pilato, sin saberlo, llamó a Jesús el Mesías. En lugar de obtener simpatía, Pilato involuntariamente encendió el odio de los escribas y sacerdotes.
...
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).
Pilato luego se ofreció a liberar a Jesús como el prisionero habitual liberado durante el festival. Sin embargo, la multitud estaba formada principalmente por simpatizantes del templo, organizados por los sacerdotes. Dirigidos por los escribas y los sacerdotes, la multitud hizo lo que les había ordenado y gritó llamando a [Jesús] Barrabás.
Pilato pregunta: “¿Qué haré entonces con Jesús?” (Mk 15:12)...
A esto la multitud gritó: “Crucifícale” Entonces Pilato dijo: “Tomadlo vosotros y crucificadle, porque no encuentro en él ningún delito”. (Jn 19:6). Un sumo sacerdote respondió a Pilato: "Tenemos una ley y según esa ley él debe morir, porque se ha hecho Hijo de Dios".
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[En el año 42 a.C., Julio César fue formalmente deificado como “el divino Julio” (divus Iulius) después de su asesinato. Su hijo adoptivo, Octavio (más conocido como Augusto, título que le fue otorgado 15 años después, en el 27 a.C.) pasó a ser conocido como divi Iuli filius (hijo del divino Julio) o simplemente divi filius (hijo del dios).]
Eso asustó a Pilato, entonces le preguntó a Jesús: “¿De dónde eres?” Pero Jesús no respondió, entonces Pilato dijo: “¿No quieres hablarme?” ¿No sabes que tengo poder para liberarte y poder para crucificarte? Entonces Jesús respondió: “Ningún poder tendrías sobre mí, si no te hubiera sido dado desde arriba; Por tanto, el que a vosotros me entregó, mayor pecado tiene” (Jn 19:7-11).
Pilato intentó soltar a Jesús, pero el sumo sacerdote gritó: "Si lo sueltas, no eres amigo del César, porque él dice ser rey y nosotros no tenemos más rey que el César".
(Jn 19:12).
Pilato, frustrado, se sentó en el tribunal
(Jn 19:13).
Cuando Pilato vio que no conseguía nada, y peor aún, que estaba provocando un alboroto, se lavó las manos delante de la multitud, diciendo: “Soy inocente de la sangre de este Hombre; Ocúpense de eso ustedes mismos.” Todo el pueblo dijo: “¡Su sangre caerá sobre nosotros y sobre nuestros hijos!”
(Lk 23:24-26).
Entonces Jesús fue llevado para ser crucificado.
(Mk 15:20).
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). 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)
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). 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)
Jesús. 'Le quitaron su ropa, lo vistieron con una capa roja' (Mk 15:16-17, Mt 27:28)
Jesús. ' y le pusieron en la cabeza una corona tejida de espinas y una vara en la mano derecha. L' (Mt 27:29)
Jesús. 'Luego se arrodillaron delante de él, y burlándose le decían: —¡Viva el Rey de los judíos!" ' (Mt 27:29)
Jesús. 'También lo escupían, y con la misma vara le golpeaban la cabeza.' (Mt 27:30)
Jesús. 'Salió, pues, Jesús, con la corona de espinas en la cabeza y vestido con aquella capa de color rojo oscuro. ' (Jn 19:5)
Jesús. 'Pilato dijo: —¡Ahí tienen a este hombre!" ...
Pilato llevó a Jesús ante el pueblo y sin querer le habló a la multitud las palabras del profeta Zacarías diciendo:
—¡Ahí tienen a este hombre!(Jn 19:5, Zech 6:12). El versículo de Zacarías dice: “ Y dile: “El Señor todopoderoso afirma que el varón llamado Retoño brotará de sus propias raíces y reconstruirá el templo del Señor.” (Zech 6:12). “Sucursal” es el símbolo principal del Mesías usado también por Isaías: “Saldrá un retoño del tronco de Jesé, y un vástago crecerá de sus raíces”(Is 11:1); y Jeremías: “He aquí que vienen días en que levantaré a David un renuevo justo; como Rey, gobernará sabiamente, hará lo correcto en la tierra” (Jer 23:5). Una técnica típica de enseñanza rabínica es comenzar con una cita: “He aquí el hombre” y todos completan el resto de la cita: “cuyo nombre es sucursal”. ¡Imagínese la furia de los sacerdotes, escribas y fariseos cuando Pilato llama a Jesús el Mesías!
Jesús. 'Cuando Pilato vio que no conseguía nada, sino que el alboroto era cada vez mayor, mandó traer agua y se lavó las manos delante de todos, diciendo:
—Yo no soy responsable de la muerte de este hombre; es cosa de ustedes." ' (Mt 27:24)
Jesús. 'Pilato les dijo: —Pues ¿qué mal ha hecho? Pero ellos volvieron a gritar: —¡Crucifícalo!' (Mk 15:14)
Jesús. 'Pilato les preguntó: —¿Acaso voy a crucificar a su rey? Y los jefes de los sacerdotes le contestaron: —¡Nosotros no tenemos más rey que el emperador!' (Jn 19:15)
Jesús. 'Entonces Pilato, como quería quedar bien con la gente, dejó libre a Barrabás; y después de mandar que azotaran a Jesús, lo entregó para que lo crucificaran.' (Mk 15:15)
Pilato llevó a Jesús ante el pueblo y sin querer le habló a la multitud las palabras del profeta Zacarías diciendo:
—¡Ahí tienen a este hombre!(Jn 19:5, Zech 6:12). El versículo de Zacarías dice: “ Y dile: “El Señor todopoderoso afirma que el varón llamado Retoño brotará de sus propias raíces y reconstruirá el templo del Señor.” (Zech 6:12). “Sucursal” es el símbolo principal del Mesías usado también por Isaías: “Saldrá un retoño del tronco de Jesé, y un vástago crecerá de sus raíces”(Is 11:1); y Jeremías: “He aquí que vienen días en que levantaré a David un renuevo justo; como Rey, gobernará sabiamente, hará lo correcto en la tierra” (Jer 23:5). Una técnica típica de enseñanza rabínica es comenzar con una cita: “He aquí el hombre” y todos completan el resto de la cita: “cuyo nombre es sucursal”. ¡Imagínese la furia de los sacerdotes, escribas y fariseos cuando Pilato llama a Jesús el Mesías!
'Cuando Pilato vio que no conseguía nada, sino que el alboroto era cada vez mayor, mandó traer agua y se lavó las manos delante de todos, diciendo:
—Yo no soy responsable de la muerte de este hombre; es cosa de ustedes." ' (Mt 27:24)
'Pilato les dijo: —Pues ¿qué mal ha hecho? Pero ellos volvieron a gritar: —¡Crucifícalo!' (Mk 15:14)
'Pilato les preguntó: —¿Acaso voy a crucificar a su rey? Y los jefes de los sacerdotes le contestaron: —¡Nosotros no tenemos más rey que el emperador!' (Jn 19:15)
'Entonces Pilato, como quería quedar bien con la gente, dejó libre a Barrabás; y después de mandar que azotaran a Jesús, lo entregó para que lo crucificaran.' (Mk 15:15)
Jesus. 'y le pusieron en la cabeza una corona tejida de espinas y una vara en la mano derecha. ' (Mt 27:29)
Jesus. 'Luego se arrodillaron delante de él, y burlándose le decían: —¡Viva el Rey de los judíos!' (Lk 23:29)
Jesus. 'También lo escupían, y con la misma vara le golpeaban la cabeza.' (Mt 27:30)
Jesus. 'Después de burlarse así de él, le quitaron la capa roja, le pusieron su propia ropa y se lo llevaron para crucificarlo.' (Mt 27:31)
Jesus. 'El Señor ama las puertas de Sión más que a todas las casas de Jacob. ' (Ps 88:2)
Jesus. 'Y los que cantan y los que bailan dicen: "Mi hogar está en ti." '(Ps 88:7)
Jesus .'Acaso harás milagros por los muertos? ¿Acaso podrán los muertos darte gracias?' (Ps 88:10)
Jesus. 'Desde los días de mi juventud he estado afligido y al borde de la muerte; he soportado cosas terribles de tu parte, y ya no puedo más.'(Ps 88:15)
Jesus. 'Has alejado de mí amigos y compañeros, y ahora sólo tengo amistad con las tinieblas.'(Ps 88:18)
Jesus. 'Because of you, companions shun me; my only friend is darkness.' (Ps 88:19)
Jesus. After opening His sacred flesh with violent stripes, they now put on Him a purple robe which adhered to His bleeding body. Then they plaited a crown of thorns which they placed on His head. They then mocked Him and put a reed in His hand after beating Him on the head. Then they knelt down before Him in feigned adoration.
Jesus. As Isaiah had foretold: "Our weakness, and it was He Who carried the weight of it, our miseries, and it was He who bore them. A leper, so we thought of Him, a man God had smitten and brought low; and all the while it was for our sins He was wounded, it was guilt of ours crushed Him down; on Him the punishment fell that brought us peace, by His bruises we were healed." (Is 53:4-5)
Jesus. Pilate said that He was a “man” they said, “the Son of God.” Pilate had declared that He was innocent before the Roman law. They answered that He was guilty before their law. When Pilate heard them calling Him “the Son of God”: He was more afraid than ever. (Jn 19:8)
Jesus. Pilate had already turned his back on truth. Five times during the trial Our Lord had kept a mysterious silence, before the high priest, the Sanhedrin, Herod, and twice before Pilate. The silence might have meant that bearing the sins of the world He had nothing to say in His own defence. When He spoke it was as a shepherd; when He was silent it was as a “sheep,” as Isaiah had foretold.
Jesus. A victim? Yet He Himself bows to the stroke; no word comes from Him. Sheep led away to the slaughter-house, Lamb that stands dumb while it is shorn; no word from Him. (Is 53:7)
Jesus. Pilate availed himself not of the truth before him. To such men, there is no response from the heavens. In the depths of his own mind, Pilate had reached the conviction of innocence, but he did not act upon it. Therefore Pilate deserved no answer and received none. He had forfeited his title to any further revelation from the Prisoner. Every soul has its day of visitation, and Pilate had his.
Jesus. Pilate, the Gentile, did not know that his power came from God, but Caiphas did; so did Judas. This superior knowledge made each more guilty than the Roman. Pilate sinned through ignorance; Caiphas sinned against knowledge; so did Judas.
Jesus. But in the end, those who fear men rather than God lose that which they hoped men would preserve for them.
Jesus. The guilt for the Crucifixion is not to be fixed upon any one nation, race, people, or individual. Sin was the cause of the Crucifixion, and all mankind had inherited the infection of sin. Jew and Gentile shared in the guilt, but what is more important is that the Heavenly Father also delivered Him to death, and both Jew and Gentile share in the fruits of Redemption: He did not even spare His own Son, But gave Him up for us all. (Rm 8:32)
Jesus. Though the cowardly Governor washed away symbolically the responsibility for his perversion of justice, history has rung with the cry: “Suffered under Pontius Pilate.”
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 571-582). Kindle Edition.
After opening His sacred flesh with violent stripes, they now put on Him a purple robe which adhered to His bleeding body. Then they plaited a crown of thorns which they placed on His head. They then mocked Him and put a reed in His hand after beating Him on the head. Then they knelt down before Him in feigned adoration.
As Isaiah had foretold: Our weakness, and it was He Who carried The weight of it, our miseries, and it was He who bore them. A leper, so we thought of Him, A man God had smitten and brought low; And all the while it was for our sins He was wounded, it was guilt of ours Crushed Him down; on Him the punishment fell That brought us peace, by His bruises we were healed. (Is 53:4-52)
Pilate said that He was a “man”. They said, that He was “the Son of God.” Pilate had declared that He was innocent before the Roman law. They answered that He was guilty before their law. When Pilate heard them calling Him “the Son of God”: He was more afraid than ever. (Jn 19:8)
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Pilate had already turned his back on truth. Five times during the trial Our Lord had kept a mysterious silence, before the high priest, the Sanhedrin, Herod, and twice before Pilate. The silence might have meant that bearing the sins of the world He had nothing to say in His own defence. When He spoke it was as a shepherd; when He was silent it was as a “sheep,” as Isaiah had foretold.
A victim? Yet He Himself bows to the stroke; no word comes from Him. Sheep led away to the slaughter-house, Lamb that stands dumb while it is shorn; no word from Him. (Is 53:7)
Pilate availed himself not of the truth before him. To such men, there is no response from the heavens. In the depths of his own mind, Pilate had reached the conviction of innocence, but he did not act upon it. Therefore Pilate deserved no answer and received none. He had forfeited his title to any further revelation from the Prisoner. Every soul has its day of visitation, and Pilate had his.
Pilate, the Gentile, did not know that his power came from God, but Caiphas did; so did Judas. This superior knowledge made each more guilty than the Roman. Pilate sinned through ignorance; Caiphas sinned against knowledge; so did Judas.
But in the end, those who fear men rather than God lose that which they hoped men would preserve for them.
The guilt for the Crucifixion is not to be fixed upon any one nation, race, people, or individual. Sin was the cause of the Crucifixion, and all mankind had inherited the infection of sin. Jew and Gentile shared in the guilt, but what is more important is that the Heavenly Father also delivered Him to death, and both Jew and Gentile share in the fruits of Redemption: He did not even spare His own Son, But gave Him up for us all. (Rm 8:32)
Though the cowardly Governor washed away symbolically the responsibility for his perversion of justice, history has rung with the cry: “Suffered under Pontius Pilate.”
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 571-582). Kindle Edition.
And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand. And bowing the knee before Him, they mocked Him, saying: Hail, king of the Jews. (Matthew 27:29)
And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand. And bowing the knee before Him, they mocked Him, saying: Hail, king of the Jews. (Matthew 27:29)
And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand. And bowing the knee before Him, they mocked Him, saying: Hail, king of the Jews. (Matthew 27:29)
And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thoms, they put it upon Him. (Luke 22:42-45)
And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thoms, they put it upon Him. (Luke 22:42-45)
And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thoms, they put it upon Him. (Luke 22:42-45)
And they came to Him, and said: Hail King of the Jews; and they gave Him blows. (John 19:3)
And they came to Him, and said: Hail King of the Jews; and they gave Him blows. (John 19:3)
And they came to Him, and said: Hail King of the Jews; and they gave Him blows. (John 19:3)
And they came to Him, and said: Hail King of the Jews; and they gave Him blows. (John 19:3)
Jesus. (Psalm 38)21
Lord, do not forsake me!
My God, do not stay afar off!
22
Make haste and come to my help,
O Lord, my God, my savior!
Jesus. (Psalm 51)1 (3)
Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness.
In your compassion blot out my offense.
2
O wash me more and more from my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.
Jesus. (Psalm 51)3
My offenses truly I know them;
my sin is always before me
4
Against you, you alone, have I sinned;
what is evil in your sight I have done.
Jesus. (Psalm 51)4
That you may be justified when you give sentence
and be without reproach when you judge.
5
O see, in guilt I was born,
a sinner was I conceived.
Jesus. (Psalm 51)6
Indeed you love truth in the heart;
then in the secret of my heart teach me wisdom.
7
O purify me, then I shall be clean;
O wash me, I shall be whiter than snow.
Jesus. (Psalm 51)8
Make me hear rejoicing and gladness,
that the bones you have crushed may thrill.
9
From my sins turn away your face
and blot out all my guilt.
Jesus. (Psalm 51)10
A pure heart create for me, O God,
put a steadfast spirit within me.
11
Do not cast me away from your presence,
nor deprive me of your holy spirit.
Jesus. (Psalm 51)12
Give me again the joy of your help;
with a spirit of fervor sustain me,
13
that I may teach transgressors your ways
and sinners may return to you.
Jesus. (Psalm 51)14
O rescue me, God, my helper,
and my tongue shall ring out your goodness.
15
O Lord, open my lips
and my mouth shall declare your praise.
Jesus. (Psalm 51)16
For in sacrifice you take no delight,
burnt offering from me you would refuse,
17
my sacrifice, a contrite spirit,
a humbled, contrite heart you will not spurn.
(Psalm 38)21Lord, do not forsake me!
My God, do not stay afar off! 22
Make haste and come to my help,
O Lord, my God, my savior!
(Psalm 51)1
Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness.
In your compassion blot out my offense.
2
O wash me more and more from my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.
(Psalm 51)3
My offenses truly I know them;
my sin is always before me.
4
Against you, you alone, have I sinned;
what is evil in your sight I have done.
(Psalm 51)4
That you may be justified when you give sentence
and be without reproach when you judge.
5
O see, in guilt I was born,
a sinner was I conceived.
(Psalm 51)6
Indeed you love truth in the heart;
then in the secret of my heart teach me wisdom.
7
O purify me, then I shall be clean;
O wash me, I shall be whiter than snow.
(Psalm 51)8
Make me hear rejoicing and gladness,
that the bones you have crushed may thrill.
9
From my sins turn away your face
and blot out all my guilt.
(Psalm 51)10
A pure heart create for me, O God,
put a steadfast spirit within me.
11
Do not cast me away from your presence,
nor deprive me of your holy spirit.
(Psalm 51)12
Give me again the joy of your help;
with a spirit of fervor sustain me, 13
that I may teach transgressors your ways
and sinners may return to you.
(Psalm 51)14 O rescue me, God, my helper,
and my tongue shall ring out your goodness.
15
O Lord, open my lips
and my mouth shall declare your praise.
(Psalm 51)16
For in sacrifice you take no delight,
burnt offering from me you would refuse,
17
my sacrifice, a contrite spirit,
a humbled, contrite heart you will not spurn.
Pilate asks: "Are you a King?" Jesus answers: "I am a king but my kingdom is not of this world."(Jn 18:36).
In the praetorium, the soldiers place an old purple robe on Him in mockery of His claim to be a king.
They fashion a crown out of thorns and forcibly press it down on His 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 and cry out “Hail king of the Jews”.
Taking the reed from His hand, they strike Him on the head, driving the thorns deeper into His scalp.
Pilate brings Jesus before the people hoping His pitiful sight will soften them. “Behold the man!”
They respond, urged on by the Jewish Leaders, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”
(Lk 23:21)
Our Blessed Lord submitted to this terrible humiliation to make reparation for our pride.
Father, by the merits of this painful humiliation, have mercy on us and the whole world.
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Glory Be:
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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.
4th Sorrowful Mystery: The Carrying ot the Cross
4th Sorrowful Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross
4to Misterio Doloroso: El Llevar la Cruz
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 brothers and sisters in Christ whose faith has become lukewarm, that the fire of Mary's love enflame their hearts. We pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ, 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
“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.
El patíbulo era el travesaño horizontal. La pieza vertical, los estípites, se aseguró al suelo; por lo tanto, no era necesario cavar agujeros para cada ejecución.
Así como la experiencia que cambió la vida de Saulo en el camino a Damasco hizo que su nombre fuera cambiado a Pablo. La acción de Berenice no fue recibida con una muerte instantánea (por tocar a un prisionero condenado) sino con una exclamación de "vera icona", "imagen verdadera" por parte del centurión: así Berenice se convirtió en Verónica.
“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"YHVH" es el equivalente hebreo de "INRI" que tenemos encima de cada crucifijo. ¡YHVH es el nombre de Dios! También se puede leer como "He aquí la mano, he aquí el clavo", ya que cada letra hebrea también es una palabra. También es el cumplimiento de Juan 8:28 “¡Cuando hayáis levantado (crucificado) al Hijo del Hombre, comprenderéis que 'YO SOY'”! Ahora ya sabes la verdadera razón por la que los líderes judíos querían que Pilato cambiara esto.
El patíbulo era el travesaño horizontal. La pieza vertical, los estípites, se aseguró al suelo; por lo tanto, no era necesario cavar agujeros para cada ejecución.
Así como la experiencia que cambió la vida de Saulo en el camino a Damasco hizo que su nombre fuera cambiado a Pablo. La acción de Berenice no fue recibida con una muerte instantánea (por tocar a un prisionero condenado) sino con una exclamación de "vera icona", "imagen verdadera" por parte del centurión: así Berenice se convirtió en Verónica.
“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"YHVH" es el equivalente hebreo de "INRI" que tenemos encima de cada crucifijo. ¡YHVH es el nombre de Dios! También se puede leer como "He aquí la mano, he aquí el clavo", ya que cada letra hebrea también es una palabra. También es el cumplimiento de Juan 8:28 “¡Cuando hayáis levantado (crucificado) al Hijo del Hombre, comprenderéis que 'YO SOY'”! Ahora ya sabes la verdadera razón por la que los líderes judíos querían que Pilato cambiara esto.
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.
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.
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.
(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, beaten and bloody, is seen, by His Mother, ...
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.
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.
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.”...
There were two opportunities for the shoulder pain: the first was when Jesus fell. He was carring a 50 to 75 lb beam that would have fallen on his shoulder likely damaging the Axillary nerve. The second was when the Simon of Cyrene began to help him to carry the patibulum the edge of the beam would have rubbed the open sores from the scourging thus tearing the shoulder muscles.
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
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.
(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, beaten and bloody, is seen, by His Mother.
...
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.
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.
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.
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.
...
There were two opportunities for the shoulder pain: the first was when Jesus fell. He was carring a 50 to 75 lb beam that would have fallen on his shoulder likely damaging the Axillary nerve. The second was when the Simon of Cyrene began to help him to carry the patibulum the edge of the beam would have rubbed the open sores from the scourging thus tearing the shoulder muscles.
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.”
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, יהוה , 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
Jesús. Los soldados necesitan mantener vivo a Jesús.
...
La flagelación que era la “parte normal de la crucifixión” ocurrió justo antes de llevar el travesaño (patibulum). Sin embargo, Jesús ya ha sido azotado y los soldados ahora tienen un gran interés en mantenerlo vivo.
Jesús, quien es llevado para ser crucificado.
(Mk 15:20) ...
Colocaron el patíbulo sobre los hombros de Jesús, que pesaba entre 50 y 75 libras. (22 y 34 kg).
(probablemente incluyendo a Su madre) y dice: “Hijas de Jerusalén, no lloréis por Mí, sino llorad por vosotras mismas y por vuestros hijos. Porque ciertamente vendrán días en que dirán: "Felices las estériles, y los vientres que nunca dieron a luz, y los pechos que nunca amamantaron". Entonces empezarán a decir a las montañas: ‘Caed sobre nosotros’ y a los cerros: ‘Cúbrenos.’ Porque si hacen esto cuando la madera está verde, ¿qué pasará cuando esté seca?”
(Lk 23:26-31).
Jesús, golpeado y ensangrentado, es visto por su Madre,
...
Es increíble la angustia que se siente al ver sufrir a un ser querido cuando no se puede hacer nada para aliviar el dolor. María ve el sufrimiento físico de Jesús y Jesús ve la angustia de María.
La piel raspada de Su nariz y la suciedad encontrada en la nariz en el sudario muestran que Él cayó una vez bajo el peso del patíbulo. Caer con los brazos atados al patíbulo aseguraba que aterrizaría de bruces. El rostro de Jesús ahora está cubierto de tierra, barro, sangre, sudor y saliva
Cortar las cuerdas para sacar a Jesús del travesaño significaba que las manos de Jesús serían clavadas en la cruz cuando llegara al lugar de ejecución (los trozos de cuerda ahora son demasiado cortos para volver a atar).
Jesús. Berenice (Verónica) limpia el rostro de Jesús con su velo. ...
Berenice, la mujer a quien se le curó la hemorragia tocando el borde del manto de Jesús, da un paso adelante y limpia el rostro de Jesús. La tradición la llama Verónica, pero eso en latín significa “imagen verdadera” y así lo contaron a Pilato los soldados que lo vieron. Había una “imagen verdadera” del rostro del hombre en su velo.
El hecho de que los soldados obligaran a Simón de Cirene a ayudar a Jesús a cargar su cruz indica el nivel de preocupación. Temían que Jesús muriera antes de ser crucificado.
(Mt 27:32, Mk 15:21, Lk 23:26).
El patíbulo que frota las heridas abiertas en el hombro ahora comienza a desgarrar el músculo del hombro, agravando el daño en los hombros causado por los azotes y el patíbulo cayendo sobre Jesús.
Cuando en 1947 Karol Wojtyla [Woytila], San Juan Pablo II, le preguntó al Padre Pío cuál de las heridas de Jesús le dolía más, respondió sin dudarlo: “La herida en el hombro por llevar la cruz.”
...
Hubo dos oportunidades para el dolor del hombro: la primera fue cuando Jesús cayó. Llevaba una viga de 50 a 75 libras que habría caído sobre su hombro probablemente dañando el nervio axilar. La segunda fue cuando Simón de Cirene comenzó a ayudarlo a llevar el patíbulo, el borde de la viga le habría frotado las llagas abiertas de los azotes, desgarrando así los músculos del hombro.
Jesús. El cartel de Jesús está clavado en la cruz.
...
El cartel (Titulus) que Pilato había escrito, que sería colocado en la cruz, era llevado delante del condenado mientras llevaba la cruz.
(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)!
En latín la sigla INRI es la que se muestra en nuestros crucifijos. En hebreo es un acrónimo, YHVH, que es el nombre de Yahweh y también puede leerse como “He aquí la mano, he aquí el clavo”.
+
Dr. Kenneth Stevenson: NAZAH: El lino blanco y la sangre rociada
La flagelación que era la “parte normal de la crucifixión” ocurrió justo antes de llevar el travesaño (patibulum). Sin embargo, Jesús ya ha sido azotado y los soldados ahora tienen un gran interés en mantenerlo vivo.
Jesús es llevado para ser crucificado.
(Mk 15:20) ...
Colocaron el patíbulo sobre los hombros de Jesús, que pesaba entre 50 y 75 libras. (22 y 34 kg).
(probablemente incluyendo a Su madre) y dice: “Hijas de Jerusalén, no lloréis por Mí, sino llorad por vosotras mismas y por vuestros hijos. Porque ciertamente vendrán días en que dirán: "Felices las estériles, y los vientres que nunca dieron a luz, y los pechos que nunca amamantaron". Entonces empezarán a decir a las montañas: ‘Caed sobre nosotros’ y a los cerros: ‘Cúbrenos.’ Porque si hacen esto cuando la madera está verde, ¿qué pasará cuando esté seca?”
(Lk 23:26-31).
Jesús golpeado y ensangrentado, es visto por su Madre,
...
Es increíble la angustia que se siente al ver sufrir a un ser querido cuando no se puede hacer nada para aliviar el dolor. María ve el sufrimiento físico de Jesús y Jesús ve la angustia de María.
La piel raspada de Su nariz y la suciedad encontrada en la nariz en el sudario muestran que Él cayó una vez bajo el peso del patíbulo. Caer con los brazos atados al patíbulo aseguraba que aterrizaría de bruces. El rostro de Jesús ahora está cubierto de tierra, barro, sangre, sudor y saliva
Cortar las cuerdas para sacar a Jesús del travesaño significaba que las manos de Jesús serían clavadas en la cruz cuando llegara al lugar de ejecución (los trozos de cuerda ahora son demasiado cortos para volver a atar).
Berenice (Verónica) limpia el rostro de Jesús con su velo.
...
Berenice, la mujer a quien se le curó la hemorragia tocando el borde del manto de Jesús, da un paso adelante y limpia el rostro de Jesús. La tradición la llama Verónica, pero eso en latín significa “imagen verdadera” y así lo contaron a Pilato los soldados que lo vieron. Había una “imagen verdadera” del rostro del hombre en su velo.
El hecho de que los soldados obligaran a Simón de Cirene a ayudar a Jesús a cargar su cruz indica el nivel de preocupación. Temían que Jesús muriera antes de ser crucificado.
(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.
...
El patíbulo que frota las heridas abiertas en el hombro ahora comienza a desgarrar el músculo del hombro, agravando el daño en los hombros causado por los azotes y el patíbulo cayendo sobre Jesús.
Cuando en 1947 Karol Wojtyla [Woytila], San Juan Pablo II, le preguntó al Padre Pío cuál de las heridas de Jesús le dolía más, respondió sin dudarlo: “La herida en el hombro por llevar la cruz.”
...
Hubo dos oportunidades para el dolor del hombro: la primera fue cuando Jesús cayó. Llevaba una viga de 50 a 75 libras que habría caído sobre su hombro probablemente dañando el nervio axilar. La segunda fue cuando Simón de Cirene comenzó a ayudarlo a llevar el patíbulo, el borde de la viga le habría frotado las llagas abiertas de los azotes, desgarrando así los músculos del hombro.
El cartel (Titulus) que Pilato había escrito, que sería colocado en la cruz, era llevado delante del condenado mientras llevaba la cruz.
(Jn 19:19-20).
En latín la sigla INRI es la que se muestra en nuestros crucifijos. En hebreo es un acrónimo, YHVH, que es el nombre de Yahweh y también puede leerse como “He aquí la mano, he aquí el clavo”.
+
Dr. Kenneth Stevenson: NAZAH: El lino blanco y la sangre rociada
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 carrying His own cross they led Him out to crucify Him.' (Jn 19:16; Mk 15:21)
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)
Jesus. 'Después les dijo a todos: —Si alguno quiere ser discípulo mío, olvídese de sí mismo, cargue con su cruz cada día y sígame. ' (Lk 9:23)
Jesus. 'cargue con su cruz cada día y sígame.' (Lk 9:23)
Jesus. 'Entonces Pilato les entregó a Jesús para que lo crucificaran, y ellos se lo llevaron.' (Jn 19:16; Mk 15:21)
Jesus. 'Cuando llevaron a Jesús a crucificarlo, echaron mano de un hombre de Cirene llamado Simón, que venía del campo, y lo hicieron cargar con la cruz y llevarla detrás de Jesús.' (Lk 23:26)
Jesus. 'Acepten el yugo que les pongo, humilde; así encontrarán descanso.' (Mt 11:29)
Jesus. 'que soy paciente y de corazón humilde; así encontrarán descanso.' (Mt 11:29)
Jesus. 'And you wilasí encontrarán descanso. 30 Porque el yugo que les pongo y la carga que les doy a llevar son ligeros.' (Mt 11:29-30)
Jesus. 'Mucha gente y muchas mujeres que lloraban y gritaban de tristeza por él, lo seguían.' (Lk 23:27)
Jesus. 'Pero Jesús las miró y les dijo: —Mujeres de Jerusalén, no lloren por mí, sino por ustedes mismas y por sus hijos." ' (Lk 23:28)
Jesus. 'Porque si con el árbol verde hacen todo esto, ¿qué no harán con el seco?' (Lk 23:31)
'Entonces Pilato les entregó a Jesús para que lo crucificaran, y ellos se lo llevaron.' (Jn 19:16; Mk 15:21)
'Cuando llevaron a Jesús a crucificarlo, echaron mano de un hombre de Cirene llamado Simón, que venía del campo, y lo hicieron cargar con la cruz y llevarla detrás de Jesús.' (Lk 23:26)
'Acepten el yugo que les pongo, humilde; así encontrarán descanso.' (Mt 11:29)
'que soy paciente y de corazón humilde; así encontrarán descanso.' (Mt 11:29)
'And you wilasí encontrarán descanso. 30 Porque el yugo que les pongo y la carga que les doy a llevar son ligeros.' (Mt 11:29-30)
'Mucha gente y muchas mujeres que lloraban y gritaban de tristeza por él, lo seguían.' (Lk 23:27)
'Pero Jesús las miró y les dijo: —Mujeres de Jerusalén, no lloren por mí, sino por ustedes mismas y por sus hijos." ' (Lk 23:28)
'Porque si con el árbol verde hacen todo esto, ¿qué no harán con el seco?' (Lk 23:31)
Jesus, who 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, who 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, who says: "At that time people will say to the mountains, 'Fall upon us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'" (Lk 23:30)
Jesus, who says: "For if these things are done when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?" (Lk 23:31)
Jesus, who 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)
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)
Jesús. 'Pero Jesús las miró y les dijo: —Mujeres de Jerusalén, no lloren por mí, sino por ustedes mismas y por sus hijos.' (Lk 23:28)
Jesús. 'Porque vendrán días en que se dirá: “Dichosas las que no pueden tener hijos, las mujeres que no dieron a luz ni tuvieron hijos que criar.' (Lk 23:29)
Jesús. 'Entonces comenzará la gente a decir a los montes: “¡Caigan sobre nosotros!”, y a las colinas: “¡Escóndannos!”' (Lk 23:30)
Jesús. 'Porque si con el árbol verde hacen todo esto, ¿qué no harán con el seco?' (Lk 23:31)
Jesús. 'Luego Jesús llamó a sus discípulos y a la gente, y dijo: —Si alguno quiere ser discípulo mío, olvídese de sí mismo, cargue con su cruz y sígame. ' (Mk 8:34)
Jesús. 'Pues no lo es. El ayuno que a mí me agrada consiste en esto: en que rompas las cadenas de la injusticia y desates los nudos que aprietan el yugo; en que dejes libres a los oprimidos y acabes, en fin, con toda tiranía;' (Is 58:6)
Jesús. 'en que compartas tu pan con el hambriento y recibas en tu casa al pobre sin techo; en que vistas al que no tiene ropa y no dejes de socorrer a tus semejantes.' (Is 58:7)
Jesús. 'al pobre sin techo; en que vistas al que no tiene ropa y no dejes de socorrer a tus semejantes.' (Is 58:7)
Jesús. 'entonces brillará tu luz como el amanecer y tus heridas sanarán muy pronto.' (Is 58:8)
Jesús. 'Entonces, si me llamas, yo te responderé; si gritas pidiendo ayuda, yo te diré: “Aquí estoy.”' (Is 58:9)
'Pero Jesús las miró y les dijo: —Mujeres de Jerusalén, no lloren por mí, sino por ustedes mismas y por sus hijos.' (Lk 23:28)
'Porque vendrán días en que se dirá: “Dichosas las que no pueden tener hijos, las mujeres que no dieron a luz ni tuvieron hijos que criar.' (Lk 23:29)
'Entonces comenzará la gente a decir a los montes: “¡Caigan sobre nosotros!”, y a las colinas: “¡Escóndannos!”' (Lk 23:30)
'Porque si con el árbol verde hacen todo esto, ¿qué no harán con el seco?' (Lk 23:31)
'Luego Jesús llamó a sus discípulos y a la gente, y dijo: —Si alguno quiere ser discípulo mío, olvídese de sí mismo, cargue con su cruz y sígame. ' (Mk 8:34)
'Pues no lo es. El ayuno que a mí me agrada consiste en esto: en que rompas las cadenas de la injusticia y desates los nudos que aprietan el yugo; en que dejes libres a los oprimidos y acabes, en fin, con toda tiranía;' (Is 58:6)
'en que compartas tu pan con el hambriento y recibas en tu casa al pobre sin techo; en que vistas al que no tiene ropa y no dejes de socorrer a tus semejantes.' (Is 58:7)
'al pobre sin techo; en que vistas al que no tiene ropa y no dejes de socorrer a tus semejantes.' (Is 58:7)
'entonces brillará tu luz como el amanecer y tus heridas sanarán muy pronto.' (Is 58:8)
'Entonces, si me llamas, yo te responderé; si gritas pidiendo ayuda, yo te diré: “Aquí estoy.”' (Is 58:9)
Jesus. 'They have condemned Him!' So you leave for Calvary, where they are going to crucify Him. You hurry to get ahead so you can see Him when He comes by.
Jesus. There He is! You see the thorns on His head, blood dripping as He walks.
Jesus. He is bent under the weight of the patibulum. He can barely walk.
Jesus. You gasp as you see the marks from the scourging on His arms and legs, blood caked on Him.
Jesus. Oh! He tripped and fell face first onto the dusty street. You can feel His pain! The soldiers rush over and cut the patibulum from His back.
Jesus. Oh my! Bernice has stepped out of the crowd to wipe the mud from His face. She will be killed!
Jesus. The soldier moving to strike her down, stops! He exclaims: "A true image!" Bernice is saved. Jesus, half dead, on His way to His death is still more concerned with others than with Himself!
Jesus. '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)
Jesus.The Epistle to the Hebrews described this symbolism: "When the high priest takes the blood of beasts with Him into the sanctuary, as an offering for sin, the bodies of those beasts have to be burned, away from the camp; and thus it was that Jesus, when He would sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered beyond the city gate." (Heb 13:11-12)
Jesus.They willed now that He should die, but what He was and what they hated could never die.
Jesus.Since the temple priests had found Him accursed, they exiled Him from Jerusalem. This was the Law of Leviticus that the sin offering should be driven outside the city gates or the camp.
Jesus. Isaiah had foretold that “His government would be on His shoulder” (Is 9:6) it now became clear that the Cross was His government or law of life. He had said that anyone who was to be His disciple must take up his Cross and follow Him.
Jesus. It was the first time the Savior laid His Cross on anyone; to Simon belongs the privilege of first sharing the Cross of Christ. (Mk 15:21)
Jesus. Simon did not undertake this task willingly, for the Greek word used in the Gospel was adopted from a Persian word which signified the compulsory employment of beasts for the delivery of mail in the Persian Empire. Simon was probably one of the curious thousands who were interested in seeing a man go to death, and who stood on the roadway until the long arm of Roman law forced him to share the ignominy of a Cross.
Jesus. His warning to the weeping women, meant that if the Romans so treated Him Who was innocent, how would they treat Jerusalem that had condemned Him to death? If He was so bruised because of the transgression of others, how in the final judgment would the guilty be punished for their own iniquities?
Jesus. When there is fire in the forest, the green trees with sap and moisture darken, but how the old dry trees which are rotten to the core will burn! If He Who had no sin suffered, how will they suffer who are rotten with sin!
Jesus. By rejecting their grief, Jesus showed that He was not a good man sent to death, but a God-man saving sinners.
Jesus. His Kingship remained proclaimed, though, for the moment, a Cross would be His throne; His Blood, the royal purple; the nails, His sceptre; the crown of thorns, His diadem. Truth was made to speak when men were ridiculed.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 581-593). Kindle Edition.
The Epistle to the Hebrews described this symbolism: "When the high priest takes the blood of beasts with him into the sanctuary, as an offering for sin, the bodies of those beasts have to be burned, away from the camp; and thus it was that Jesus, when He would sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered beyond the city gate." (Heb 13:11-12)
They willed now that He should die, but what He was and what they hated could never die.
Since the temple priests had found Him accursed, they exiled Him from Jerusalem. This was the Law of Leviticus that the sin offering should be driven outside the city gates or the camp.
Isaiah had foretold that “His government would be on His shoulder” (Is 9:6) it now became clear that the Cross was His government or law of life. He had said that anyone who was to be His disciple must take up his Cross and follow Him.
It was the first time the Savior laid His Cross on anyone; to Simon belongs the privilege of first sharing the Cross of Christ. (Mk 15:21)
Simon did not undertake this task willingly, for the Greek word used in the Gospel was adopted from a Persian word which signified the compulsory employment of beasts for the delivery of mail in the Persian Empire. Simon was probably one of the curious thousands who were interested in seeing a man go to death, and who stood on the roadway until the long arm of Roman law forced him to share the ignominy of a Cross.
His warning to the weeping women, meant that if the Romans so treated Him Who was innocent, how would they treat Jerusalem that had condemned Him to death? If He was so bruised because of the transgression of others, how in the final judgment would the guilty be punished for their own iniquities?
When there is fire in the forest, the green trees with sap and moisture darken,but how the old dry trees which are rotten to the core will burn! If He Who had no sin suffered, how will they suffer who are rotten with sin!
By rejecting their grief, Jesus showed that He was not a good man sent to death, but a God-man saving sinners.
His Kingship remained proclaimed, though, for the moment, a Cross would be His throne; His Blood, the royal purple; the nails, His sceptre; the crown of thorns, His diadem. Truth was made to speak when men were ridiculed.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 593-619). Kindle Edition.
Jesus. Later on there would be another three days’ loss when the body of Jesus would be laid in a tomb. This loss was a foretaste and prelude to that loss, as well as a shadow of the three years’ loss during His public ministry.
Jesus. She had her Dark Night of the Body in Egypt; she would now have her Dark Night of the Soul in Jerusalem. Spiritual darkness and desolation have always been one of the trials of God’s mystics.
Jesus. The Cross was now casting its shadow on her soul! Not only her virginal body must pay dearly for the privilege of her Immaculate Conception, but also her soul must pay the cost of being the Seat of Wisdom.
Jesus. He ran the Sword into His Sacred Heart before thrusting it into her Immaculate Heart, that He Himself might know the sorrow first.
Jesus. To have God, then lose Him, was Mary’s edge of the sword; to be God, and hide from those who would never leave Him, was Our Lord’s edge of the sword.
Jesus. She felt the darkness of losing God; He felt the darkness of being lost.
Jesus. She felt the creature losing the Creator; He felt the Creator losing the creature.
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Sheen, Fulton J.. The World's First Love, 2nd Edtion: Mary, the Mother of God (p. 158-160). Ignatius Press. Kindle Edition.
Our Lord's presentation to the people with the "Ecce Homo."And bearing his own cross, He went forth to that place which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha. (John 19:17)
Our Lord's presentation to the people with the "Ecce Homo."And bearing his own cross, He went forth to that place which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha. (John 19:17)
And bearing His own cross, He went forth to that place which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha. (John 19:17)
And bearing His own cross, He went forth to that place which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha. (John 19:17)
And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country; and they laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus.
And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country; and they laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus.
But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves, and for your children. (Luke 23:26-28)
But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves, and for your children. (Luke 23:26-28)
Veronica's veil, marked with the imprint of His face.Then Jesus said to His disciples: If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. (Matthew 16:24-25)
Jesus. (Psalm 51)20
In your goodness, show favor to Zion:
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
21
Then you will be pleased with lawful sacrifice,
Holocausts offered on your altar.
Jesus. (Psalm 102) 2
O Lord, listen to my prayer
and let my cry for help reach you.
3
Do not hide your face from me
in the day of my distress.
Turn your ear towards me
and answer me quickly when I call.
Jesus. (Psalm 102) 4
For my days are vanishing like smoke,
my bones burn away like a fire.
5
My heart is withered like the grass.
I forget to eat my bread.
6
I cry with all my strength
and my skin clings to my bones.
Jesus. (
Psalm 102) 7
I have become like a pelican in the wilderness
like an owl in desolate places.
8
I lie awake and I moan
like some lonely bird on a roof.
9
All day long my foes revile me;
those who hate me use my name as a curse.
Jesus. (
Psalm 102) 10
The bread I eat is ashes;
my drink is mingled with tears.
11
In your anger, Lord, and your fury
you have lifted me up and thrown me down.
12
My days are like a passing shadow
and I wither away like the grass.
Jesus. (
Psalm 102) 13
But you, O Lord, will endure for ever
and your name from age to age.
14
You will arise and have mercy on Zion:
for this is the time to have mercy,
(yes, the time appointed has come)
15
for your servants love her very stones,
are moved with pity even for her dust.
Jesus. (
Psalm 102) 16
The nations shall fear the name of the Lord
and all the earth's kings your glory,
17
when the Lord shall build up Zion again
and appear in all his glory.
18
Then He will turn to the prayers of the helpless;
He will not despise their prayers.
Jesus. (
Psalm 102) 19
Let this be written for ages to come
that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord;
20
for the Lord leaned down from his sanctuary on high.
He looked down from heaven to the earth
21
that He might hear the groans of the prisoners
and free those condemned to die.
Jesus. (
Psalm 102) 22
The sons of Your servants shall dwell untroubled
and their race shall endure before you
that the name of the Lord may be proclaimed in Zion
and his praise in the heart of Jerusalem,
23
when peoples and kingdoms are gathered together
to pay their homage to the Lord.
Jesus. (
Psalm 102) 24
He has broken my strength in mid-course;
he has shortened the days of my life.
25
I say to God: "Do not take me away
before my days are complete,
you, whose days last from age to age.
(Psalm 51)20
In your goodness, show favor to Zion:
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
21
Then you will be pleased with lawful sacrifice,
Holocausts offered on your altar.
(Psalm 102)1
O Lord, listen to my prayer
and let my cry for help reach you.
2
Do not hide your face from me
in the day of my distress.
Turn your ear towards me
and answer me quickly when I call.
3
For my days are vanishing like smoke,
my bones burn away like a fire.
4
My heart is withered like the grass.
I forget to eat my bread.
5
I cry with all my strength
and my skin clings to my bones.
6
I have become like a pelican in the wilderness
like an owl in desolate places.
7
I lie awake and I moan
like some lonely bird on a roof.
8
All day long my foes revile me;
those who hate me use my name as a curse.
9
The bread I eat is ashes;
my drink is mingled with tears.
10
In your anger, Lord, and your fury
you have lifted me up and thrown me down.
11
My days are like a passing shadow
and I wither away like the grass.
12
But you, O Lord, will endure for ever
and your name from age to age.
13
You will arise and have mercy on Zion:
for this is the time to have mercy,
(yes, the time appointed has come)
14
for your servants love her very stones,
are moved with pity even for her dust.
15
The nations shall fear the name of the Lord
and all the earth's kings your glory,
16
when the Lord shall build up Zion again
and appear in all his glory.
17
Then He will turn to the prayers of the helpless;
He will not despise their prayers.
18
Let this be written for ages to come
that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord;
19
for the Lord leaned down from his sanctuary on high.
He looked down from heaven to the earth
20
that He might hear the groans of the prisoners
and free those condemned to die.
21
The sons of Your servants shall dwell untroubled
and their race shall endure before you
that the name of the Lord may be proclaimed in Zion
and his praise in the heart of Jerusalem,
22
when peoples and kingdoms are gathered together
to pay their homage to the Lord.
23
He has broken my strength in mid-course;
He has shortened the days of my life.
24
I say to God: "Do not take me away
before my day are complete,
you, whose days last from age to age.
A prisoner condemned to death by crucifixion is forced to carry the patibulum to the place of execution.
The suffering of Jesus is intensified as the patibulum is laid on His bruised and wounded back and shoulders.
Weak and exhausted from loss of blood, lack of food, and loss of depth perception, Jesus falls under the weight of the patibulum.
who meets His afflicted mother, causing untold anguish in the hearts of both son and mother.
The countenance of Jesus is disfigured with blood and sweat, with dust and spittle.
Veronica wipes His face leaving on her veil the image of His countenance.
Fearing that Jesus might die on the way, the soldiers force Simon of Cyrene to carry the patibulum behind Jesus.
Jesus speaks to weeping women: "Weep not for me but for yourselves and your children."
(Lk 23:28)
"If anyone is to be My disciple, let him take up his cross and follow Me."
(
Mt 16:24,
Mk 8:34,
Lk 9:23)
Father, by the merits of the painful journey to Calvary, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
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Glory Be:
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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.
5th Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion
5th Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion
5to Misterio Doloroso: La Crucifixión
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 praying for the souls in purgatory.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
“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 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.
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.
“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 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.
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 Feasts 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.
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.”
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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 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 Feasts 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.
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.”
...
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, 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.”
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"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.
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
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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.”
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"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.
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
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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.
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.
Jesus' 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.
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!
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.
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).
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 moral 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 foresaken 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 the Apostles were giving thanks in the Todah during the Seder which was Jesus' Last Supper!
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 foresaken. 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 foresaken 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 foresaken.
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 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 laying in His mother’s arms ...
After Jesus died at the 9th hour 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 laying 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.
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.
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!
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.
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).
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 moral 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 foresaken 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 the Apostles were giving thanks in the Todah during the Seder which was Jesus' Last Supper!
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 foresaken. 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 foresaken 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 foresaken.
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 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 laying in His mother’s arms ...
After Jesus died at the 9th hour, 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 laying 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.
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.
Los delincuentes eran crucificados desnudos para aumentar su vergüenza, degradación y vulnerabilidad. Los soldados despojaron a Jesús de sus vestiduras y las dividieron entre ellos. La túnica de Jesús estaba tejida sin costura, lo que la hacía valiosa, por lo que echaron suertes sobre ella.
(Ps 22:18;
Mt 27:36;
Mk 15:24;
Lk 23:34;
Jn 19:23-24).
Una túnica tejida sin costura es lo que Moisés prescribió que usara el sumo sacerdote cuando ascendía al altar para ofrecer el sacrificio.
(Ex 28:31-32).
¡Jesús es a la vez sacerdote y víctima!
La parte vertical de la cruz estaba fijada permanentemente al suelo, para que pudiera reutilizarse y fuera estable. Había una muesca en el montante en la que se colocaría una muesca correspondiente en el patíbulo y las dos piezas se sujetarían firmemente con una cuerda. La altura de la cruz era fija, y Jesús era 6 pulgadas (152 mm) más alto y sus brazos eran demasiado largos. Para compensar, estiraron sus brazos lo más posible antes de clavarlo al patíbulo. Sus manos estaban dobladas en las muñecas con sus brazos apoyados contra el patíbulo. Un clavo de 7 pulgadas (178 mm) fue clavado en cada una de sus manos en el punto entre la prominencia en la base del pulgar y el meñique. Entró bajo en su palma y salió por la parte posterior de su muñeca. Los clavos así clavados a través de cada mano hasta la cruz dañarán las ramas sensoriales del nervio mediano, lo que resultará en uno de los dolores más exquisitos jamás experimentados: conocido médicamente como causalgia. Los cuatro soldados levantaron el patíbulo y lo colocaron en la muesca en el montante. La cabeza y el cuerpo de Jesús chocan contra el poste mientras aseguran el patíbulo, clavando las espinas profundamente en los nervios occipitales mientras fuerzan el movimiento (torsión) de la espina en el nervio trigémino. Jesús no puede mantenerse en pie por más de unos pocos segundos con el músculo desgarrado, sus brazos estirados casi en horizontal y daño en los nervios de sus hombros. El peso completo de su cuerpo sobre los hombros debilitados disloca los hombros, su cabeza golpea fuerte nuevamente mientras sus hombros se dislocan y su cuerpo cae, dejando sus brazos en un ángulo de 70 grados con respecto a la vertical. Una vez que los soldados han asegurado el patíbulo al poste, los soldados levantan sus piernas y colocan sus pies contra el poste. Un solo clavo es clavado a través de ambos pies. Las horas en la cruz, con la presión del peso del cuerpo sobre los clavos a través de las manos y los pies causan episodios de agonía insoportable cada vez que Jesús se mueve. Los insoportables dolores de cabeza se agravan cada vez que la parte posterior de su cabeza toca la cruz, lo que hace que las espinas se hundan aún más en los nervios occipital y trigémino. Los dolores implacables de la pared torácica debidos a la flagelación se sienten con cada respiración que inhala y la tensión en el músculo desgarrado del hombro y los hombros dislocados le provocan un dolor abrasador cada vez que se mueve o intenta levantarse para cambiar la posición de sus piernas y aliviar los calambres en ellas. La combinación de dolor es más de lo que un cuerpo humano puede soportar, por lo que el cuerpo continúa respondiendo con un shock traumático cada vez más profundo.
Jesús estuvo en la cruz entre 3 y 6 horas. Fue clavado en la cruz al mismo tiempo que el cordero pascual fue atado al altar del templo. El Cordero de Dios fue clavado en el altar en el que será sacrificado.
Lo primero que hizo Jesús desde la cruz fue perdonar a quienes lo crucificaban: "Padre, perdónalos, porque no saben lo que hacen"
(Lc 23,34).
El pecado cometido sin saberlo conlleva la menor culpa. Jesús ya los ha perdonado y ahora le ruega a su Padre que también los perdone. ¿A quién le pide perdón? Solo a sus verdugos, ¿y a los que gritaron: "Crucifícalo"? ¿Y a los que lo condenaron? ¿Y a mí? ¿No es esta, de hecho, la oración de redención que nos salvó a todos?
Jesús, quien es objeto de burla por parte de escribas, sacerdotes y uno de los criminales, pero es apoyado por Dismas, el buen ladrón.
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Mientras Jesús estaba en la cruz, Gestus, uno de los malhechores que también estaba crucificado, lo insultaba y le decía: "¿No eres tú el Cristo? ¡Sálvate a ti mismo y a nosotros!".
(Lk 23:39).
El otro criminal, Dimas, reprendió a Gesto, diciendo: “¿Ni siquiera temes a Dios, ya que estás bajo la misma sentencia de condenación? Nosotros, en verdad, sufrimos justamente, porque recibimos lo que merecemos por nuestras obras; pero éste no ha hecho nada malo”. Entonces Dimas dijo: “¡Jesús, acuérdate de mí cuando vengas en tu reino!”. Jesús le respondió: “Hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso”.
El Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica en el párrafo 1491 define el sacramento de la Penitencia como un todo que consta de tres acciones del penitente y la absolución del sacerdote [actuando in persona Christi]. Los actos del penitente son:
arrepentimiento, confesión o revelación de los pecados al sacerdote, y la intención de hacer reparación y hacer obras de reparación.
EspañolNota: Las palabras de Dimas: Pero el otro lo reprendió, diciendo: "¿Ni siquiera temes tú a Dios, estando bajo la misma sentencia de condenación? Y nosotros, ciertamente, con justicia;
[confesión],
pues recibimos lo que merecemos por nuestras obras,
[reparación],
pero éste nada malo ha hecho". Y dijo: "Jesús, acuérdate de mí cuando vengas con tu poder real".
[arrepentimiento]
Y Jesús, después de oír su confesión, le dijo: "De cierto te digo que hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso".
(Lk 23:40-43).
Cuando Jesús se acercaba al fin, cuidó de su madre diciendo: “Mujer, ahí tienes a tu hijo. Hijo, ahí tienes a tu madre”
(Jn 19: 26-27).
Ese es uno de los argumentos más poderosos de que Jesús era hijo único. Porque, ¿qué hijo confiaría su madre al cuidado de otra persona si tuviera hermanos? ¡Eso sería un insulto increíble para sus hermanos! El uso que hace Jesús de la palabra “mujer” es para dejar en claro que su referencia a su madre también se refiere a su papel como la nueva Eva, la madre de la raza humana. Él nos da a todos a su madre y nos da a nosotros a su madre. Jesús, al darle a Juan a su madre, la está convirtiendo en la Madre de toda la creación, reparando así lo que Eva rompió. Y al darle a su madre a Juan, Jesús está haciendo la conexión paternal, estableciendo nuestra obligación moral de honrar a María como nuestra Madre.
Jesús, quien vuelve a centrarnos en el sacrificio de Todah de la Última Cena.
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Cuando Jesús dijo en la cruz “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 foresaken 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 the Apostles were giving thanks in the Todah during the Seder which was Jesus' Last Supper!
Jesús está señalando a su madre y al apóstol Juan que está terminando la última cena, la Cena del Séder: una Todá para una gran liberación, y cumpliendo con la Fiesta de los Panes sin Levadura. Nuestra salvación está completa. Eso no es lo que se espera de alguien que se siente abandonado. Pero no olvidemos que Dios, en la persona del Espíritu Santo, inspiró a David para escribir esa primera línea, el nombre del salmo: “Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has abandonado?”. El Espíritu Santo sabía que pasarían siglos antes de que entendiéramos lo que estaba sucediendo y muchas almas se verían ayudadas por el pensamiento de que Jesús se sentía abandonado.
Cuando Jesús se fue de la última cena, no había terminado la cena del Séder. Dejó fuera la cuarta copa: la "Cáliz de la Aceptación".
(Mt 26)
y la Nirtzah. Cuando oró en el huerto: "Padre, si es posible, aparta de mí esta copa"
(Mt 26:39, Lk 22:42),
y cuando dijo a Pedro: “¿No he de beber la copa que el Padre me ha dado?”
(Jn 18:11);
Se refería a la cuarta copa que aún no había bebido. Sabiendo Jesús que ya todo estaba consumado, para que se cumplieran plenamente las Escrituras dijo: "Tengo sed".
(Jn 19:28).
Levantaron una rama de hisopo a la que estaba atada una esponja que había sido mojada en una mezcla de vinagre (vino agrio) y vino.
(Jn 19:29).
(El hisopo se usaba en la Pascua para poner la sangre del cordero, el medio de liberación, en el dintel y los postes de la puerta.
(Ex 12:22).)
Jesús bebió el vino, la cuarta copa, de la rama de hisopo; y dijo: "Todo está consumado".
(Jn 19:29).
“Todo está consumado” es a la vez la Nirtzah que pone fin a la Cena del Séder y es también lo que dice el sacerdote cuando ha asestado el golpe mortal al cordero del sacrificio. ¡Jesús es a la vez Sacerdote y víctima! Terminó la Última Cena en la cruz: uniendo la celebración “incruenta” del Séder de los esenios (la Todah como ensayo general para la Eucaristía: un sacrificio incruento) con la celebración de la Pascua en el Templo (el sacrificio animal como ensayo general para el sacrificio del Cordero de Dios). ¡El Reino de Dios ha llegado, Jesús ha terminado!
(
Mt 26:29,
Mk 14:25,
Lk 22:18)
Jesús dijo: "Padre, en tus manos encomiendo mi Espíritu".
(
Ps 31:5,
Lk 23:46).
La oración diaria de la noche de los judíos, probablemente dicha por Jesús cada noche, termina con “En tus manos encomiendo mi espíritu; líbrame, Señor, Dios mío fiel”. Y corresponde con la oración diaria de la mañana: “Te doy gracias, Rey vivo y eterno, porque has restaurado misericordiosamente mi alma dentro de mí; grande es tu fidelidad”.
Los judíos creían que durante el sueño el alma abandonaba el cuerpo y regresaba por la mañana cuando despertaban. Ya que la palabra “encomendar” significa depositar, como cuando dejas tu abrigo y tu sombrero en manos del encargado de guardar los sombreros en un restaurante elegante.
Las últimas palabras de Jesús son una profecía tanto de la resurrección como del cumplimiento de la Fiesta de las Primicias.
(1Cor 15:20)
Jesús murió como víctima de la Pascua, al mismo tiempo que los sacerdotes comenzaron a sacrificar los corderos pascuales.
(
Mt 27:46,
Mk 15:34,
Lk 23:44).
El Cordero seleccionado como ofrenda para el pueblo en el Día de la Selección del Cordero siempre era el primer cordero sacrificado. Cuando Jesús murió, hacía tres horas que estaba anormalmente oscuro.
(Mk 15:33, Am 8:9)
Y mientras moría, la tierra tembló. El centurión exclamó: "¡Verdaderamente éste era Hijo de Dios!"
(Mk 15:39).
El velo que separa el Lugar Santísimo del resto del Templo se rasgó de arriba abajo: profanando el Templo
(Mk 15:38).
Sólo el sumo sacerdote podía entrar en el Lugar Santísimo y sólo en el Día de la Expiación, Yom Kippur, el día más sagrado del año. Cuando un israelita expresaba su extrema tristeza, rasgaba su manto de arriba abajo. Caifás rasgó su manto cuando oyó a Jesús admitir que era el Hijo de Dios. ¡Dios mismo rasgó su manto, expresando su extrema tristeza, cuando su hijo Jesús murió en la cruz!
Jesús, quien es bajado de la cruz y su costado traspasado mientras yacía en los brazos de su madre.
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Después de que Jesús murió a la hora novena, su rostro fue cubierto inmediatamente con el sudario. José de Arimatea fue a Pilato para obtener su cuerpo.
(Mk 15:43)
Y Pilato, sorprendido de que ya hubiera muerto, mandó llamar al centurión para asegurarse de que Jesús estaba muerto.
(Mk 15:44).
Una vez que se aseguró, dio permiso a José para que bajara el cuerpo de la cruz. Su cuerpo fue colocado en los brazos de su madre. María inmediatamente cubrió a Jesús y luego lo sostuvo durante aproximadamente una hora mientras José de Arimatea y Nicodemo se fueron a buscar lino y especias para el entierro. Luego Pilato ordenó a un centurión que les rompiera las piernas a los que estaban crucificados. Cuando el soldado, el centurión Longino, llegó a Jesús, estaba acostado en los brazos de su madre, con el rostro cubierto y su cuerpo moviéndose rítmicamente mientras María respiraba. Longino no podía decir si Jesús estaba vivo o muerto. Para seguir sus órdenes, en lugar de romperle las piernas a Jesús (lo cual no sería letal para un hombre que ya había sido bajado de la cruz), Longino apuñaló a Jesús en el costado y en el corazón para asegurarse de que estaba muerto.
Juan con José de Arimatea, María, Nicodemo, María Magdalena, María madre de Santiago, Salomé,
(Mk 15:40),
la madre de los hijos de Zebedeo,
(Mt 27:56),
y Juana, la esposa de Chuza, lavó con cuidado y amor la suciedad, el sudor, la saliva y la sangre (que no era sangre vital) del cuerpo de Jesús para prepararlo para el entierro. Sus pies fueron colocados en la parte inferior del sudario de 14 pies de largo y luego el lino fue doblado sobre Su cabeza, bajado por el frente de Su cuerpo, de regreso debajo de Sus pies y atado a Su cuerpo con una sola tira de tela en los tobillos, luego enrollada alrededor de Sus rodillas, cintura y cuello antes de ser atado nuevamente a sí mismo.
Los delincuentes eran crucificados desnudos para aumentar su vergüenza, degradación y vulnerabilidad. Los soldados despojaron a Jesús de sus vestiduras y las dividieron entre ellos. La túnica de Jesús estaba tejida sin costura, lo que la hacía valiosa, por lo que echaron suertes sobre ella.
(Ps 22:18;
Mt 27:36;
Mk 15:24;
Lk 23:34;
Jn 19:23-24).
Una túnica tejida sin costura es lo que Moisés prescribió que usara el sumo sacerdote cuando ascendía al altar para ofrecer el sacrificio.
(Ex 28:31-32).
¡Jesús es a la vez sacerdote y víctima!
La parte vertical de la cruz estaba fijada permanentemente al suelo, para que pudiera reutilizarse y fuera estable. Había una muesca en el montante en la que se colocaría una muesca correspondiente en el patíbulo y las dos piezas se sujetarían firmemente con una cuerda. La altura de la cruz era fija, y Jesús era 6 pulgadas (152 mm) más alto y sus brazos eran demasiado largos. Para compensar, estiraron sus brazos lo más posible antes de clavarlo al patíbulo. Sus manos estaban dobladas en las muñecas con sus brazos apoyados contra el patíbulo. Un clavo de 7 pulgadas (178 mm) fue clavado en cada una de sus manos en el punto entre la prominencia en la base del pulgar y el meñique. Entró bajo en su palma y salió por la parte posterior de su muñeca. Los clavos así clavados a través de cada mano hasta la cruz dañarán las ramas sensoriales del nervio mediano, lo que resultará en uno de los dolores más exquisitos jamás experimentados: conocido médicamente como causalgia. Los cuatro soldados levantaron el patíbulo y lo colocaron en la muesca en el montante. La cabeza y el cuerpo de Jesús chocan contra el poste mientras aseguran el patíbulo, clavando las espinas profundamente en los nervios occipitales mientras fuerzan el movimiento (torsión) de la espina en el nervio trigémino. Jesús no puede mantenerse en pie por más de unos pocos segundos con el músculo desgarrado, sus brazos estirados casi en horizontal y daño en los nervios de sus hombros. El peso completo de su cuerpo sobre los hombros debilitados disloca los hombros, su cabeza golpea fuerte nuevamente mientras sus hombros se dislocan y su cuerpo cae, dejando sus brazos en un ángulo de 70 grados con respecto a la vertical. Una vez que los soldados han asegurado el patíbulo al poste, los soldados levantan sus piernas y colocan sus pies contra el poste. Un solo clavo es clavado a través de ambos pies. Las horas en la cruz, con la presión del peso del cuerpo sobre los clavos a través de las manos y los pies causan episodios de agonía insoportable cada vez que Jesús se mueve. Los insoportables dolores de cabeza se agravan cada vez que la parte posterior de su cabeza toca la cruz, lo que hace que las espinas se hundan aún más en los nervios occipital y trigémino. Los dolores implacables de la pared torácica debidos a la flagelación se sienten con cada respiración que inhala y la tensión en el músculo desgarrado del hombro y los hombros dislocados le provocan un dolor abrasador cada vez que se mueve o intenta levantarse para cambiar la posición de sus piernas y aliviar los calambres en ellas. La combinación de dolor es más de lo que un cuerpo humano puede soportar, por lo que el cuerpo continúa respondiendo con un shock traumático cada vez más profundo.
Jesús estuvo en la cruz entre 3 y 6 horas. Fue clavado en la cruz al mismo tiempo que el cordero pascual fue atado al altar del templo. El Cordero de Dios fue clavado en el altar en el que será sacrificado.
Lo primero que hizo Jesús desde la cruz fue perdonar a quienes lo crucificaban: "Padre, perdónalos, porque no saben lo que hacen"
(Lk 23,34).
El pecado cometido sin saberlo conlleva la menor culpa. Jesús ya los ha perdonado y ahora le ruega a su Padre que también los perdone. ¿A quién le pide perdón? Solo a sus verdugos, ¿y a los que gritaron: "Crucifícalo"? ¿Y a los que lo condenaron? ¿Y a mí? ¿No es esta, de hecho, la oración de redención que nos salvó a todos?"
(Lk 23:34).
El pecado cometido sin saberlo conlleva la menor culpa. Jesús ya los ha perdonado y ahora le ruega a su Padre que también los perdone. ¿A quién le pide perdón? Solo a sus verdugos. ¿Y a los que gritaron "crucifícalo"? ¿Y a los que lo condenaron? ¿Y a mí? ¿No es esta, de hecho, la oración de redención que nos salvó a todos?
Jesús es objeto de burlas por parte de los escribas, sacerdotes y uno de los criminales, pero recibe el apoyo de Dimas, el buen ladrón.
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Mientras Jesús estaba en la cruz, Gestus, uno de los malhechores que también estaba crucificado, lo insultaba y le decía: "¿No eres tú el Cristo? ¡Sálvate a ti mismo y a nosotros!". 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). El otro criminal, Dimas, reprendió a Gesto, diciendo: «¿Ni siquiera temes a Dios, estando bajo la misma sentencia de condenación? Y nosotros, en verdad, sufrimos con justicia, pues recibimos lo que merecemos por nuestras obras; pero este hombre no ha hecho nada malo». Y entonces Dimas dijo: «¡Jesús, acuérdate de mí cuando vengas en tu reino!». Jesús respondió: «Hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso».
(Lk 23:39).
El Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica en el párrafo 1491 define el sacramento de la Penitencia como un todo que consta de tres acciones del penitente y la absolución del sacerdote [actuando in persona Christi]. Los actos del penitente son:
arrepentimiento, confesión o revelación de los pecados al sacerdote, y la intención de hacer reparación y hacer obras de reparación.
EspañolNota: Las palabras de Dimas: Pero el otro lo reprendió, diciendo: "¿Ni siquiera temes tú a Dios, estando bajo la misma sentencia de condenación? Y nosotros, ciertamente, con justicia;
[confesión],
pues recibimos lo que merecemos por nuestras obras,
[reparación],
pero éste nada malo ha hecho". Y dijo: "Jesús, acuérdate de mí cuando vengas con tu poder real".
[arrepentimiento]
Y Jesús, después de oír su confesión, le dijo: "De cierto te digo que hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso".
(Lk 23:40-43).
Cuando Jesús se acercaba al fin, cuidó de su madre diciendo: “Mujer, ahí tienes a tu hijo. Hijo, ahí tienes a tu madre”
(Jn 19: 26-27).
Ese es uno de los argumentos más poderosos de que Jesús era hijo único. Porque, ¿qué hijo confiaría su madre al cuidado de otra persona si tuviera hermanos? ¡Eso sería un insulto increíble para sus hermanos! El uso que hace Jesús de la palabra “mujer” es para dejar en claro que su referencia a su madre también se refiere a su papel como la nueva Eva, la madre de la raza humana. Él nos da a todos a su madre y nos da a nosotros a su madre. Jesús, al darle a Juan a su madre, la está convirtiendo en la Madre de toda la creación, reparando así lo que Eva rompió. Y al darle a su madre a Juan, Jesús está haciendo la conexión paternal, estableciendo nuestra obligación moral de honrar a María como nuestra Madre.
Jesús nos lleva de nuevo a centrarnos en el sacrificio Todah de la Última Cena.
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Cuando Jesús dijo en la cruz “Eli, Eli lema Sabachthani”
(Mt 27:46, Mk 15:34);
Estaba nombrando una oración tradicional que hoy conocemos como
Psalm 22.
Jesús no estaba llamando“Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has abandonado?”
Psalm 22
describe exactamente lo que acaba de suceder: "Todos los que me ven se burlan de mí diciendo: 'Confió en el Señor; que el Señor lo libre'"
…
Todos mis huesos están descoordinados
…
Los perros están a mi alrededor
…
Me han horadado las manos y los pies
…
Ellos me miran y se regodean sobre mi
…
Se reparten entre sí mis vestidos, y sobre mi ropa echan suertes.
…
” y sin embargo la oración termina triunfantemente con David proclamando la liberación: ”Y yo [David] viviré para el Señor; mis descendientes te servirán. La generación venidera será informada acerca del Señor, para que puedan anunciar a un pueblo aún no nacido la liberación que has traído”
(Ps 22:28-32).
¡La liberación, por medio de la crucifixión, debe ser proclamada a todas las generaciones! El salmo ha descrito la liberación anticipada a la que se hace referencia en el sacrificio eucarístico (Todah) durante la Última Cena en la que Jesús ha introducido la Nueva Alianza en su sangre. Jesús ahora nos tiene enfocados. Con sólo cuatro palabras, "Eli, Eli lema Sabachthani", nos ha llevado con él de regreso a la Última Cena y a la Nueva Alianza. ¡Ahora terminará la Última Cena! ¡Está a punto de proporcionar la liberación por la que los Apóstoles estaban dando gracias en la Todah durante el Seder, que fue la Última Cena de Jesús!
Jesús está señalando a su madre y al apóstol Juan que está terminando la última cena, la Cena del Séder: una Todá para una gran liberación, y cumpliendo con la Fiesta de los Panes sin Levadura. Nuestra salvación está completa. Eso no es lo que se espera de alguien que se siente abandonado. Pero no olvidemos que Dios, en la persona del Espíritu Santo, inspiró a David para escribir esa primera línea, el nombre del salmo: “Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has abandonado?”. El Espíritu Santo sabía que pasarían siglos antes de que entendiéramos lo que estaba sucediendo y muchas almas se verían ayudadas por el pensamiento de que Jesús se sentía abandonado.
Cuando Jesús se fue de la última cena, no había terminado la cena del Séder. Dejó fuera la cuarta copa: la "Cáliz de la Aceptación".
(Mt 26)
y la Nirtzah. Cuando oró en el huerto: "Padre, si es posible, aparta de mí esta copa"
(Mt 26:39, Lk 22:42),
y cuando dijo a Pedro: “¿No he de beber la copa que el Padre me ha dado?”
(Jn 18:11);
Se refería a la cuarta copa que aún no había bebido. Sabiendo Jesús que ya todo estaba consumado, para que se cumplieran plenamente las Escrituras dijo: "Tengo sed".
(Jn 19:28).
Levantaron una rama de hisopo a la que estaba atada una esponja que había sido mojada en una mezcla de vinagre (vino agrio) y vino.
(Jn 19:29).
(El hisopo se usaba en la Pascua para poner la sangre del cordero, el medio de liberación, en el dintel y los postes de la puerta.
(Ex 12:22).)
Jesús bebió el vino, la cuarta copa, de la rama de hisopo; y dijo: "Todo está consumado".
(Jn 19:29).
“Todo está consumado” es a la vez la Nirtzah que pone fin a la Cena del Séder y es también lo que dice el sacerdote cuando ha asestado el golpe mortal al cordero del sacrificio. ¡Jesús es a la vez Sacerdote y víctima! Terminó la Última Cena en la cruz: uniendo la celebración “incruenta” del Séder de los esenios (la Todah como ensayo general para la Eucaristía: un sacrificio incruento) con la celebración de la Pascua en el Templo (el sacrificio animal como ensayo general para el sacrificio del Cordero de Dios). ¡El Reino de Dios ha llegado, Jesús ha terminado!
(
Mt 26:29,
Mk 14:25,
Lk 22:18)
Jesús dijo: "Padre, en tus manos encomiendo mi Espíritu".
(
Ps 31:5,
Lk 23:46).
La oración diaria de la noche de los judíos, probablemente dicha por Jesús cada noche, termina con “En tus manos encomiendo mi espíritu; líbrame, Señor, Dios mío fiel”. Y corresponde con la oración diaria de la mañana: “Te doy gracias, Rey vivo y eterno, porque has restaurado misericordiosamente mi alma dentro de mí; grande es tu fidelidad”.
Los judíos creían que durante el sueño el alma abandonaba el cuerpo y regresaba por la mañana cuando despertaban. Ya que la palabra “encomendar” significa depositar, como cuando dejas tu abrigo y tu sombrero en manos del encargado de guardar los sombreros en un restaurante elegante.
Las últimas palabras de Jesús son una profecía tanto de la resurrección como del cumplimiento de la Fiesta de las Primicias.
(1Cor 15:20)
Jesús murió como víctima de la Pascua, al mismo tiempo que los sacerdotes comenzaron a sacrificar los corderos pascuales.
(
Mt 27:46,
Mk 15:34,
Lk 23:44).
El Cordero seleccionado como ofrenda para el pueblo en el Día de la Selección del Cordero siempre era el primer cordero sacrificado. Cuando Jesús murió, hacía tres horas que estaba anormalmente oscuro.
(Mk 15:33, Am 8:9)
Y mientras moría, la tierra tembló. El centurión exclamó: "¡Verdaderamente éste era Hijo de Dios!"
(Mk 15:39).
El velo que separa el Lugar Santísimo del resto del Templo se rasgó de arriba abajo: profanando el Templo
(Mk 15:38).
Sólo el sumo sacerdote podía entrar en el Lugar Santísimo y sólo en el Día de la Expiación, Yom Kippur, el día más sagrado del año. Cuando un israelita expresaba su extrema tristeza, rasgaba su manto de arriba abajo. Caifás rasgó su manto cuando oyó a Jesús admitir que era el Hijo de Dios. ¡Dios mismo rasgó su manto, expresando su extrema tristeza, cuando su hijo Jesús murió en la cruz!
Jesús es bajado de la cruz y le traspasan el costado mientras yacía en brazos de su madre.
...
Después de que Jesús murió a la hora novena, su rostro fue cubierto inmediatamente con el sudario. José de Arimatea fue a Pilato para obtener su cuerpo.
(Mk 15:43)
Y Pilato, sorprendido de que ya hubiera muerto, mandó llamar al centurión para asegurarse de que Jesús estaba muerto.
(Mk 15:44).
Una vez que se aseguró, dio permiso a José para que bajara el cuerpo de la cruz. Su cuerpo fue colocado en los brazos de su madre. María inmediatamente cubrió a Jesús y luego lo sostuvo durante aproximadamente una hora mientras José de Arimatea y Nicodemo se fueron a buscar lino y especias para el entierro. Luego Pilato ordenó a un centurión que les rompiera las piernas a los que estaban crucificados. Cuando el soldado, el centurión Longino, llegó a Jesús, estaba acostado en los brazos de su madre, con el rostro cubierto y su cuerpo moviéndose rítmicamente mientras María respiraba. Longino no podía decir si Jesús estaba vivo o muerto. Para seguir sus órdenes, en lugar de romperle las piernas a Jesús (lo cual no sería letal para un hombre que ya había sido bajado de la cruz), Longino apuñaló a Jesús en el costado y en el corazón para asegurarse de que estaba muerto.
Juan con José de Arimatea, María, Nicodemo, María Magdalena, María madre de Santiago, Salomé,
(Mk 15:40),
la madre de los hijos de Zebedeo,
(Mt 27:56),
y Juana, la esposa de Chuza, lavó con cuidado y amor la suciedad, el sudor, la saliva y la sangre (que no era sangre vital) del cuerpo de Jesús para prepararlo para el entierro. Sus pies fueron colocados en la parte inferior del sudario de 14 pies de largo y luego el lino fue doblado sobre Su cabeza, bajado por el frente de Su cuerpo, de regreso debajo de Sus pies y atado a Su cuerpo con una sola tira de tela en los tobillos, luego enrollada alrededor de Sus rodillas, cintura y cuello antes de ser atado nuevamente a sí mismo.
Jesus. 'Cuando llegaron al sitio llamado La Calavera, crucificaron a Jesús ' (Lk 23:33)
Jesus. 'Jesús dijo: "Padre, perdónalos, porque no saben lo que hacen."' (Lk 23:34)
Jesus. 'Luego añadió: —Jesús, acuérdate de mí cuando comiences a reinar." ' (Lk 23:42, 42; Mk 15:32)
Jesus. ' Jesús le contestó: —Te aseguro que hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso.' (Lk 23:43)
Jesus. 'Junto a la cruz de Jesús estaban su madre, y la hermana de su madre, María, esposa de Cleofás, y María Magdalena. 26 Cuando Jesús vio a su madre, y junto a ella al discípulo a quien él quería mucho,' (Jn 19:25-26)
ront of His body
Jesus. 'dijo a su madre: —Mujer, ahí tienes a tu hijo." Luego le dijo al discípulo: —Ahí tienes a tu madre.' (Jn 19:26-27)
Jesus. 'Desde entonces, ese discípulo la recibió en su casa.' (Jn 19:27)
Jesus. '"Ese día —afirma el Señor—, haré que se oculte el sol al mediodía, y en pleno día cubriré de oscuridad la tierra.(Am 8:9) y el velo del templo se rasgó por la mitad.' (Lk 23:464; Mt 27:51)
Jesus. 'Jesús gritó con fuerza y dijo: —¡Padre, en tus manos encomiendo mi espíritu!' (Lk 23:46)
Jesus. 'Luego inclinó la cabeza y entregó el espíritu.' (Jn 19:30, Lk 23:46)
'Cuando llegaron al sitio llamado La Calavera, crucificaron a Jesús ' (Lk 23:33)
'Jesús dijo: "Padre, perdónalos, porque no saben lo que hacen."' (Lk 23:34)
'Luego añadió: —Jesús, acuérdate de mí cuando comiences a reinar." ' (Lk 23:42, 42; Mk 15:32)
' Jesús le contestó: —Te aseguro que hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso.' (Lk 23:43)
'Junto a la cruz de Jesús estaban su madre, y la hermana de su madre, María, esposa de Cleofás, y María Magdalena. 26 Cuando Jesús vio a su madre, y junto a ella al discípulo a quien él quería mucho,' (Jn 19:25-26)
ront of His body
'dijo a su madre: —Mujer, ahí tienes a tu hijo." Luego le dijo al discípulo: —Ahí tienes a tu madre.' (Jn 19:26-27)
'Desde entonces, ese discípulo la recibió en su casa.' (Jn 19:27)
'"Ese día —afirma el Señor—, haré que se oculte el sol al mediodía, y en pleno día cubriré de oscuridad la tierra.(Am 8:9) y el velo del templo se rasgó por la mitad.' (Lk 23:464; Mt 27:51)
'Jesús gritó con fuerza y dijo: —¡Padre, en tus manos encomiendo mi espíritu!' (Lk 23:46)
'Luego inclinó la cabeza y entregó el espíritu..' (Jn 19:30, Lk 23:46)
Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom. (Lk 23:42)
Jesus. At the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have You foresaken 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. 'Luego añadió: —Jesús, acuérdate de mí cuando comiences a reinar.' (Lk 23:42)
Jesus. 'A esa misma hora, Jesús gritó con fuerza: "Elí, Elí, ¿lemá sabactani?" (es decir: "Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has abandonado?")' (Mt 27:46)
Jesus, ' Jesús gritó con fuerza y dijo: —¡Padre, en tus manos encomiendo mi espíritu!' (Lk 23:46)
Jesus. 'lluego inclinó la cabeza y entregó el espíritu.' (Jn 19:30)
Jesus. '¡No te escondas de mí! ¡No me rechaces con ira! ¡Mi única ayuda eres tú! No me dejes solo y sin amparo, pues tú eres mi Dios y salvador. ' (Ps 27:9)
Jesus. 'Pero yo estoy convencido de que llegaré a ver la bondad del Señor a lo largo de esta vida. ' (Ps 27:13)
Jesus. '¡Ten confianza en el Señor! ¡Ten valor, no te desanimes! ¡Sí, ten confianza en el Señor!' (Ps 27:14)
Jesus. 'Las almas de los buenos están en las manos de Dios, y el tormento no las alcanzará.' (Ws 3:1)
Jesus. 'Los insensatos creen que los buenos están muertos; consideran su muerte como una desgracia,' (Ws 3:2)
Jesus. 'y como una calamidad el haberse alejado de nosotros. Pero los buenos están en paz:'(Ws 3:3)
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.
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.
Jesus. Did Jesus ask you to help Him by being strong?
Jesus. Tradition says you didn't cry out until Jesus was pierced with a lance.
Jesus. You knew both how horrible it would be and why He did it.
Jesus. Mary, you were without sin so you were in no need of redemption. You participated in our redemption; knowing your sacrifice would reduce what your son had to suffer.
Jesus. You did it becaused you shared God's love for us.
Jesus. What incredible love, to watch your son die for someone else.
Jesus. What incredible love, to give up your son so I could learn to love.
Jesus. Seeing that Jesus had died, Joseph of Aramethia covered His face with a cloth.
Jesus. Joseph then went to Pilate to get permission to take Jesus' body for burial.
Jesus. Finally, Joseph returned. Joseph, John, and Nicodemas carefully removed Jesus from the cross.
Jesus. They laid Him on your lap, and told you they would be back with a burial cloth and spices.
Jesus. Sometime later, Longinus came to break the legs of those crucified.
Jesus. Longinus broke Gestus and Dismas' legs, leaving them in death's agony.
Jesus. Not knowing that Jesus was already dead as you slowly rocked His lifeless body, Longinus thrust his lance into Jesus' heart, knocking both of you over.
Jesus. Joseph of Aramethia and Nicodemas finally returned with a shroud and burial spices.
Jesus. The men then carried Jesus to Joseph of Aramethia's tomb which was near by.
Jesus. Mary's sister in law and some of the other women accompanied her to the tomb.
Jesus. Mary lovingly washed the dried blood, shed during the scourging, from His body being careful not to remove the blood or pleural fluid from the crown of thorns, the crucifixion, and the lance wound.
Jesus. Mary placed the spices that Nicodemas brought on and beside Jesus.
Jesus. With the help of the men, you wrapped Him in the shroud, carefully binding it with the strip of cloth that you cut from the side of the 14 ft long shroud.
Jesus. With the sun dropping out of sight in the West, you stepped back and watched the men roll a large stone over the entrance to the tomb.
Jesus. Being stripped of His garments meant that He was no longer localized by dress. In His nakedness He became the Universal Man. Exiled outside the city, He now gave up country as well as life. The Sacred Heart was confined by no frontiers.
Jesus. Because crucifixion was the most excruciating of all torments, it was customary to offer the condemned a drink to deaden sensitivity to the pain. The soldiers offered Him a draught of wine mixed with myrrh, Which He would not take. (Mk 15:23, Mt 27:34 (Matthew says it was "gall" but myrrh, a narcotic, was mixed with the gall.)
Jesus. The great Heart on the Tree of Love poured out from its depths something less a cry than a prayer—the soft, sweet, low prayer of pardon and forgiveness: "Father, forgive them - They do not know what it is they are doing." (Lk 23:34)
Jesus. In the Divine plan it was a thief who was the escort of the King of kings into Paradise. If Our Lord had come merely as a teacher, the thief would never have asked for forgiveness. But since the thief’s request touched the reason of His coming to earth, namely, to save souls, the thief heard the immediate answer: I promise thee, this day thou shalt be With Me in Paradise. (Lk 23:43)
Jesus. It was the second Annunciation. With a gesture of His dust-filled eyes and His thorn-crowned head, He looked longingly at Her, who had sent Him willingly to the Cross and who is now standing beneath it as a cooperator in His Redemption; and He said: “Woman, this is thy son.” He did not call him John; to do that would have been to address him as the son of Zebedee and no one else. But, in his anonymity, John stood for all mankind. To His beloved disciple He said: “This is thy mother.”
Jesus. Our Blessed Lord entered into the second phase of His suffering. He spoke with a loud voice: My God, My God, why hast Thou foresaken Me? (Mt 27:46)
Jesus. The signal feature in the sufferings of Our Lord revealed in this Psalm was His desolation and solitude. Sin has physical effects, and these He bore by having His hands and feet pierced; sin has mental effects which He poured forth in the Garden of Gethsemane; sin also has spiritual effects such as a sense of abandonment, separation from God, loneliness. This particular moment He willed to take upon Himself that principal effect of sin which was abandonment.
Jesus. "I am thirsty." (Jn 19:28) He Who had turned water into wine at Cana could have used the same infinite resources to have satisfied His own thirst, except for the fact that He never worked a miracle in His own behalf. But why did He ask for a drink? It was not solely because of the need, great though that must have been. The real reason for the request was the fulfillment of the prophecies.
Jesus. "It is finished." (Jn 19:30) His life from the time of His birth to the time of His death had faithfully finished what the Heavenly Father sent Him to do.
Jesus. "Father, into Thy Hands I commend My Spirit." (Lk 23:46) His sixth word was earthward; the seventh was Godward. The sixth was the farewell to time, the seventh, the beginning of His glory. The prodigal Son was returning back home;
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Being stripped of His garments meant that He was no longer localized by dress. In His nakedness He became the Universal Man. Exiled outside the city, He now gave up country as well as life. The Sacred Heart was confined by no frontiers.
Because crucifixion was the most excruciating of all torments, it was customary to offer the condemned a drink to deaden sensitivity to the pain. The soldiers offered Him a draught of wine mixed with myrrh, Which He would not take. (Mk 15:23, Mt 27:34)
The great Heart on the Tree of Love poured out from its depths something less a cry than a prayer—the soft, sweet, low prayer of pardon and forgiveness: "Father, forgive them - They do not know what it is they are doing." (Lk 23:34)
In the Divine plan it was a thief who was the escort of the King of kings into Paradise. If Our Lord had come merely as a teacher, the thief would never have asked for forgiveness. But since the thief’s request touched the reason of His coming to earth, namely, to save souls, the thief heard the immediate answer: I promise thee, this day thou shalt be With Me in Paradise. (Lk 23:43)
It was the second Annunciation. With a gesture of His dust-filled eyes and His thorn-crowned head, He looked longingly at Her, who had sent Him willingly to the Cross and who is now standing beneath it as a cooperator in His Redemption; and He said: “Woman, this is thy son.” He did not call him John; to do that would have been to address him as the son of Zebedee and no one else. But, in his anonymity, John stood for all mankind. To His beloved disciple He said: “This is thy mother.”
Our Blessed Lord entered into the second phase of His suffering. He spoke with a loud voice: My God, My God, why hast Thou foresaken Me? (Mt 27:46)
The signal feature in the sufferings of Our Lord revealed in this Psalm was His desolation and solitude. Sin has physical effects, and these He bore by having His hands and feet pierced; sin has mental effects which He poured forth in the Garden of Gethsemane; sin also has spiritual effects such as a sense of abandonment, separation from God, loneliness. This particular moment He willed to take upon Himself that principal effect of sin which was abandonment.
"I am thirsty." (Jn 19:28) He Who had turned water into wine at Cana could have used the same infinite resources to have satisfied His own thirst, except for the fact that He never worked a miracle in His own behalf. But why did He ask for a drink? It was not solely because of the need, great though that must have been. The real reason for the request was the fulfillment of the prophecies.
"It is finished." (Jn 19:30) His life from the time of His birth to the time of His death had faithfully finished what the Heavenly Father sent Him to do.
"Father, into Thy Hands I commend My Spirit." (Lk 23:46) His sixth word was earthward; the seventh was Godward. The sixth was the farewell to time, the seventh, the beginning of His glory. The prodigal Son was returning back home;
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Jesus. He drove the Sword into His own soul, and it appeared as a Cross on His shoulders; He drove the Sword into her soul, and it became a Cross on her heart.
Jesus. Simeon had foretold that He would be a sign to be contradicted; now she sees that the sign of contradiction is the Cross.
Jesus. But no matter how much one prepares for the misfortune of the innocent suffering for the guilty, the reality is always sadder than one had imagined.
Jesus. In each dolor it is the Son Who is the executioner, but He always makes His edge the sharper. His edge was not only to bear the sins of man on that Cross but also to permit her, who was innocent of it all, to share it as her own.
Jesus. If a creature, in the face of a maddened mob yelling for blood, had not shared that terror as her own, mankind would have said that a God-Man could bear it because He is God, but a human could not. That is why our Divine Lord had to be her Sword, with its fourth and agonizing thrust.
Jesus. With this fourth dolor no word is spoken; one sees only the shimmering steel of the Sword, for terror is speechless.
Jesus. The Sword He drove into His Own heart made Him shed drops of blood, like beads in the Rosary of redemption over that Jerusalem roadway; but the Sword He drove into her soul made her identify herself with His redemptive sufferings, forced her to tread the streets over her own Son’s blood.
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Jesus. The Cross unites not only the friends of Our Lord but also His enemies. Only the mediocre survive. Our Lord was too good; He disturbed consciences; therefore, He must die.
Jesus. Christ is the brazen serpent inasmuch as He is in the likeness and the form of man and yet without the venom of sin. All who look upon Him will be healed of sin that came from the serpent, who is the Devil.
Jesus. The worst thing man can do is kill God.
Jesus. Eden was now being reversed. Three things cooperated in both our fall and in Christ's victory. In the fall there was a disobedient man, Adam; a proud woman, Eve; and a tree. In Christ's victory there was an obedient new Adam, Christ; the humble new Eve, Mary; and the tree of the Cross.
Jesus. Our Lord would forgive sinners because they were ignorant and not like the angels who in rebellion knew what they were doing and therefore went beyond redemption.
Jesus. Nothing matters in all the universe except the doing of God’s will, even though it brings a cross to a thief and a dolor to her at the foot of the Cross.
Jesus. Our Lord’s was the Cross of redemption for the sins of the world; Our Lady’s was lifelong union with that Cross;
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Jesus. Christ, Who is the Sword of His own death, continues the thrusts even after His death, by making Longinus the instrument for opening the treasures of His Sacred Heart.
Jesus. Christ's Sacred Heart becomes the new Ark into which souls to be saved from the flood and deluge of sin might enter. But, as the one edge of the Sword opened the treasures of His heart, the other edge went through Mary’s soul.
Jesus. Persons are never so much united in joy as they are in sorrow.
Jesus. But in tears and sorrow, the ego is killed before it goes into the “thou”, and one wills nothing but the good of the other.
Jesus. In these successions of thrusts, Jesus grieves for His Mother, who must suffer so much because of Him; Mary grieves for her Son, caring not what happens to herself.
Jesus. This sixth dolor teaches the lesson that, in such sadness, God alone can give consolation.
Jesus. What a portent of death was that third gift of the Wise Men! A child is no sooner born than the world suggests His death, and yet with justice, for He was the only one who ever came into this world to die.
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Jesus. (Psalm 102)26
Long ago you founded the earth
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
27
They will perish but you will remain.
They will all wear out like a garment.
You will change them like clothes that are changed.
28
But you neither change, nor have an end."
Jesus. (
Psalm 130)1
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,
2
Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.
Jesus. (
Psalm 130)3
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,
Lord, who would survive?
4
But with you is found forgiveness:
for this we revere you.
5
My soul is waiting for the Lord.
I count on his word.
Jesus. (
Psalm 130)6
My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for daybreak.
Let the watchman count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord.
7
Because with the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption,
8
Israel indeed He will redeem
from all its iniquity.
Jesus. (
Psalm 143)1
Lord, listen to my prayer:
turn your ear to my appeal.
You are faithful, you are just; give answer.
2
Do not call your servant to judgment
for no one is just in your sight.
Jesus. (
Psalm 143)3
The enemy pursues my soul;
he has crushed my life to the ground;
he has made me dwell in darkness
like the dead, long forgotten.
4
Therefore My Spirit fails;
my heart is numb within me.
Jesus. (
Psalm 143)5 I remember the days that are past:
I ponder all your works.
I muse on what your hand has wrought
6
and to you I stretch out my hands.
Like a parched land my soul thirsts for you.
Jesus. (
Psalm 143)7
Lord, make haste and answer;
for My Spirit fails within me.
Do not hide your face
lest I become like those in the grave.
8
In the morning let me know your love
for I put my trust in you.
Jesus. (
Psalm 143)8
Make me know the way I should walk:
to you I lift up my soul.
9
Rescue me, Lord, from my enemies;
I have fled to you for refuge.
10
Teach me to do your will
for you, O Lord, are my God.
Jesus. (
Psalm 143)10
Let your good spirit guide me
in ways that are level and smooth.
11
For your name's sake, Lord, save my life;
in your justice save my soul from distress.
12
In your love make an end of my foes;
destroy all those who oppress me
for I am your servant, O Lord.
(Psalm 102)25Long ago you founded the earth
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26
They will perish but you will remain.
They will wear out like a garment.
You will change them like clothes that are changed.
27
But you neither change, nor have an end."
(Psalm 130)1
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,
2
Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.
3
If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,
Lord, who would survive?
4
But with you is found forgiveness:
for this we revere you.
5
My soul is waiting for the Lord.
I count on his word.
6
My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for daybreak.
Let the watchman count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord.
7
Because with the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption,
8
Israel indeed He will redeem
from all its iniquity.
(
Psalm 143)1Lord, listen to my prayer:
turn your ear to my appeal.
You are faithful, you are just; give answer. 2
Do not call your servant to judgment
for no one is just in your sight.
3The enemy pursues my soul;
he has crushed my life to the ground;
he has made me dwell in darkness
like the dead, long forgotten.
4
Therefore My Spirit fails;
my heart is numb within me.
5
I remember the days that are past:
I ponder all your works.
I muse on what your hand has wrought
6
and to you I stretch out my hands.
Like a parched land my soul thirsts for you.
7
Lord, make haste and answer;
for My Spirit fails within me.
Do not hide your face
lest I become like those in the grave.
8
In the morning let me know your love
for I put my trust in you.
Make me know the way I should walk:
to you I lift up my soul.
9
Rescue me, Lord, from my enemies;
I have fled to you for refuge.
10
Teach me to do your will
for you, O Lord, are my God.
Let your good spirit guide me
in ways that are level and smooth.
11
For your name's sake, Lord, save my life;
in your justice save my soul from distress.
12
In your love make an end of my foes;
destroy all those who oppress me
for I am your servant, O Lord.
Jesus, who says: “I thirst. (in order to fulfill scripture)” (Jn 19:28)...
It is an odd statement: 'in order to fulfill Scripture, Jesus said "I thirst"'. But when you realize that all the Feasts 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.
"I thirst. (in order to fulfill scripture)" (Jn 19:28)
It is an odd statement: 'in order to fulfill Scripture, Jesus said "I thirst"'. But when you realize that all the Feasts 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.
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 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
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
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
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
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
Jesus, whose shroud shows the effect of the resurrection by showing the image of Jesus Crucified.
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, 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
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
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
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
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.
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 the 9th hour on Friday and arose at 3 am on Sunday (37 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 Cleopas 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)
Jesus, who with His resurrection, fulfilled the Feast of First Fruits (1Cor 15:20).
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.
who came directly to you, after rising from the dead to share with you the completion of his mission.
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 the 9th hour on Friday and rose at 3 am on Sunday (37 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.
According to tradition, Jesus 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 Cleopas 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).
Jesús, cuyo cuerpo es depositado en el sepulcro la tarde del Viernes Santo, su alma desciende al reino de los muertos, el Sheol (limbo), para anunciar a los justos la noticia de su redención.
Jesús, cuyo cuerpo no estuvo en el sepulcro más de 40 horas, ya que el Santo Sudario muestra que no se había producido putrefacción. La tradición sostiene que Jesús murió a la hora 9 del viernes y resucitó a las 3 de la mañana del domingo (37 horas después).
Jesús, En el momento de su resurrección, la tierra tiembla mientras el ángel hace rodar la piedra. Los guardias huyen.
Jesús. El sacerdote pagó a los guardias: "Decid a la gente: 'Sus discípulos vinieron de noche y lo robaron mientras estábamos dormidos'".(Mt 28:13).
Jesús, quien dejó prueba de la resurrección en el sudario.
...
Los investigadores que estudiaron el sudario especularon que la imagen que se observaba en él se había formado por una explosión de luz de alta frecuencia. En 2012, finalmente se demostró cómo se pudo haber formado la imagen en el sudario.
Jesús, quien según la tradición sostiene que se apareció por primera vez a su madre, María, inmediatamente después de la resurrección; compartiendo primero con ella la gloria de la resurrección como ella había compartido con Él la pasión y la vergüenza de la cruz.
Jesús, quien se une a Cleofás y Lucas en el camino y les explica las Escrituras.
Jesús, quién es reconocido en la fracción del pan. (Lk 24:31).
Jesús, quien abrió el entendimiento a los apóstoles y a los discípulos, para que comprendiesen las Escrituras, y les dijo: "Así está escrito, y así fue necesario que el Cristo padeciese, y resucitase de entre los muertos al tercer día, (Lev 23:4-14,Hos 6:2)y que se predicase en su nombre la conversión y el perdón de pecados en todas las naciones, comenzando desde Jerusalén." (Lk 24:46)
Jesús, quien con su resurrección cumplió la Fiesta de las Primicias. (1Cor 15:20).
El cuerpo de Jesús es depositado en el sepulcro la tarde del Viernes Santo. Su alma desciende al reino de los muertos, el Sheol (limbo), para anunciar a los justos la noticia de su redención.
quien vino directamente a vosotros, después de resucitar de entre los muertos, para compartir con vosotros el cumplimiento de su misión.
El cuerpo de Jesús no estuvo en el sepulcro más de 40 horas, pues el Santo Sudario muestra que no se había producido putrefacción. La tradición sostiene que Jesús murió a la hora 9 del viernes y resucitó a las 3 de la mañana del domingo (37 horas después).
En el momento de su resurrección, la tierra tiembla mientras el ángel hace rodar la piedra. Los guardias huyen.
El sacerdote pagó a los guardias: "Decid a la gente: 'Sus discípulos vinieron de noche y lo robaron mientras estábamos dormidos'".
(Mt 28:13).
Jesús dejó la prueba de la resurrección en el sudario.
...
Los investigadores que estudiaron el sudario especularon que la imagen que se observaba en él se había formado por una explosión de luz de alta frecuencia. En 2012, finalmente se demostró cómo se pudo haber formado la imagen en el sudario.
Jesús, quien según la tradición, se apareció por primera vez a su madre, María, inmediatamente después de la resurrección, compartiendo primero con ella la gloria de la resurrección como ella había compartido con Él la pasión y la vergüenza de la cruz.
Jesús se une a Cleofás y Lucas en el camino y les explica las Escrituras.
Jesús es reconocido en la fracción del pan
(Lk 24:31).
Jesús abrió el entendimiento de los apóstoles y de los discípulos para que comprendieran las Escrituras, y les dijo: Así está escrito, y así fue necesario que el Cristo padeciese y resucitase de entre los muertos al tercer día,
(Lev 23:4-14, Hos 6:2)
y que se predicase en su nombre el arrepentimiento y el perdón de los pecados en todas las naciones, comenzando desde Jerusalén.”(Lk 24:46)
Jesús con su resurrección cumplió la Fiesta de las Primicias.
(1Cor 15:20).
'Les aseguro que ustedes llorarán y estarán tristes, mientras que la gente del mundo se alegrará. Sin embargo, aunque ustedes estén tristes, su tristeza se convertirá en alegría.' (Jn 16:20)
'Así también, ustedes se afligen ahora; pero yo volveré a verlos, y entonces su corazón se llenará de alegría, una alegría que nadie les podrá quitar.' (Jn 16:22)
'pero el primer día de la semana regresaron al sepulcro muy temprano, llevando los perfumes que habían preparado.' (Lk 24:1)
'De pronto hubo un fuerte temblor de tierra, porque un ángel del Señor bajó del cielo y, acercándose al sepulcro, quitó la piedra que lo tapaba y se sentó sobre ella.' (Mt 28:2)
'El ángel dijo a las mujeres: —No tengan miedo. Yo sé que están buscando a Jesús, el que fue crucificado. No está aquí, sino que ha resucitado, como dijo. Vengan a ver el lugar donde lo pusieron. ' (Mt 28:5-6)
'No está aquí, sino que ha resucitado, como dijo. Vengan a ver el lugar donde lo pusieron. Vayan pronto y digan a los discípulos: “Ha resucitado, y va a Galilea para reunirlos de nuevo; allí lo verán.” Esto es lo que yo tenía que decirles.' (Lk 24:6; Mt 28:6-7)
'Vayan pronto y digan a los discípulos: “Ha resucitado, y va a Galilea para reunirlos de nuevo; allí lo verán.” Esto es lo que yo tenía que decirles.' (Mt 28:7)
'Las mujeres se fueron rápidamente del sepulcro, con miedo y mucha alegría a la vez, y corrieron a llevar la noticia a los discípulos.' ( Mt 28:8)
'Jesús le dijo entonces: —Yo soy la resurrección y la vida. El que cree en mí, aunque muera, vivirá; ' (Jn 11:25)
' y todo el que todavía está vivo y cree en mí, no morirá jamás. ¿Crees esto?' (Jn 11:26)
'Les aseguro que ustedes llorarán y estarán tristes, mientras que la gente del mundo se alegrará. Sin embargo, aunque ustedes estén tristes, su tristeza se convertirá en alegría.' (Jn 16:20)
'Así también, ustedes se afligen ahora; pero yo volveré a verlos, y entonces su corazón se llenará de alegría, una alegría que nadie les podrá quitar.' (Jn 16:22)
'pero el primer día de la semana regresaron al sepulcro muy temprano, llevando los perfumes que habían preparado.' (Lk 24:1)
'De pronto hubo un fuerte temblor de tierra, porque un ángel del Señor bajó del cielo y, acercándose al sepulcro, quitó la piedra que lo tapaba y se sentó sobre ella.' (Mt 28:2)
'El ángel dijo a las mujeres: —No tengan miedo. Yo sé que están buscando a Jesús, el que fue crucificado. No está aquí, sino que ha resucitado, como dijo. Vengan a ver el lugar donde lo pusieron. ' (Mt 28:5-6)
'No está aquí, sino que ha resucitado, como dijo. Vengan a ver el lugar donde lo pusieron. Vayan pronto y digan a los discípulos: “Ha resucitado, y va a Galilea para reunirlos de nuevo; allí lo verán.” Esto es lo que yo tenía que decirles.' (Lk 24:6; Mt 28:6-7)
'Vayan pronto y digan a los discípulos: “Ha resucitado, y va a Galilea para reunirlos de nuevo; allí lo verán.” Esto es lo que yo tenía que decirles.' (Mt 28:7)
'Las mujeres se fueron rápidamente del sepulcro, con miedo y mucha alegría a la vez, y corrieron a llevar la noticia a los discípulos.' ( Mt 28:8)
'Jesús le dijo entonces: —Yo soy la resurrección y la vida. El que cree en mí, aunque muera, vivirá; ' (Jn 11:25)
' y todo el que todavía está vivo y cree en mí, no morirá jamás. ¿Crees esto?' (Jn 11:26)
Jesus. What spectacle could be more ridiculous than armed soldiers keeping their eyes on a corpse? But sentinels were set, lest the Dead walk, the Silent speak, and the Pierced Heart quicken to the throb of life. Would He, Who “deceived” them into believing they won the battle, Himself win the war for life and truth and love?
Jesus. They remembered that He called His Body the Temple and that in three days after they destroyed It, He would rebuild It; they recalled, too, that He compared Himself to Jonah and said that as Jonah was in the belly of the whale for three days, so would He be in the belly of the earth for three days and then would rise again. The most astounding fact about this spectacle of vigilance over the dead was that the enemies of Christ expected the Resurrection, but His friends did not. It was the believers who were the skeptics; it was the unbelievers who were credulous. His followers needed and demanded proof before they would be convinced.
Jesus. The Sanhedrin did not deny the Resurrection; in fact, they bore their own biased testimony to its truth. And that same testimony they carried to the Gentiles through Pilate. They even gave the money of the temple to the Roman soldiers whom they despised; for they had found a greater hate.
Jesus. I am going up to Him Who is My Father and your Father Who is My God and your God. (Jn 20:17) This was the first time He ever called His Apostles “My Brethren.” Before man could be an adopted son of God, he had to be redeemed from enmity with God.
Jesus. His purpose was not just to stress that He Who had died was now alive, but that this was the beginning of a spiritual Kingdom which would become visible and unified when He sent His Spirit.
Jesus. The disciples of Emmaus had seen the Resurrection first with the eyes of the mind and then with the eyes of the body. The Apostles would see it first with the eyes of the body and then with the eyes of the mind.
Jesus. It was a Body that was glorified. It had no wounds as signs of weakness, but rather as glorious scars of victory.
Jesus. Christ was sent to manifest the Father because He was one in nature with the Father; the Apostles, who were the foundation stones of the Kingdom, were to manifest the Son.
Jesus. God would continue to forgive sins through man. His appointed ministers were to be the instruments of His forgiveness, as His own human nature was the instrument of His Divinity in purchasing forgiveness.
Jesus. His words in Matthew (Mt 28:17-20) combined the Resurrection and the Ascension; as the Resurrection gave Him power upon earth conquering both its sin and its death, so the Ascension gives Him power in heaven to act as mediator between God and man.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 645-693) Kindle Edition.
What spectacle could be more ridiculous than armed soldiers keeping their eyes on a corpse? But sentinels were set, lest the Dead walk, the Silent speak, and the Pierced Heart quicken to the throb of life. Would He, Who “deceived” them into believing they won the battle, Himself win the war for life and truth and love?
They remembered that He called His Body the Temple and that in three days after they destroyed It, He would rebuild It; they recalled, too, that He compared Himself to Jonah and said that as Jonah was in the belly of the whale for three days, so would He be in the belly of the earth for three days and then would rise again. The most astounding fact about this spectacle of vigilance over the dead was that the enemies of Christ expected the Resurrection, but His friends did not. It was the believers who were the skeptics; it was the unbelievers who were credulous. His followers needed and demanded proof before they would be convinced.
The Sanhedrin did not deny the Resurrection; in fact, they bore their own biased testimony to its truth. And that same testimony they carried to the Gentiles through Pilate. They even gave the money of the temple to the Roman soldiers whom they despised; for they had found a greater hate.
I am going up to Him Who is My Father and your Father Who is My God and your God. (Jn 20:17) This was the first time He ever called His Apostles “My Brethren.” Before man could be an adopted son of God, he had to be redeemed from enmity with God.
His purpose was not just to stress that He Who had died was now alive, but that this was the beginning of a spiritual Kingdom which would become visible and unified when He sent His Spirit.
The disciples of Emmaus had seen the Resurrection first with the eyes of the mind and then with the eyes of the body. The Apostles would see it first with the eyes of the body and then with the eyes of the mind.
It was a Body that was glorified. It had no wounds as signs of weakness, but rather as glorious scars of victory.
Christ was sent to manifest the Father because He was one in nature with the Father; the Apostles, who were the foundation stones of the Kingdom, were to manifest the Son.
God would continue to forgive sins through man. His appointed ministers were to be the instruments of His forgiveness, as His own human nature was the instrument of His Divinity in purchasing forgiveness.
Jesus. His words in Matthew (Mt 28:17-20) combined the Resurrection and the Ascension; as the Resurrection gave Him power upon earth conquering both its sin and its death, so the Ascension gives Him power in heaven to act as mediator between God and man.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 645-693) Kindle Edition.
Jesus. The descent of the soul of Our Lord into the realm of the dead (limbo).
Jesus. The joy of the souls of the holy fathers, and their departure from limbo.
Jesus. The rejoining of His soul and body in the sepulcher.
Jesus. His miraculous exit from the sepulcher.
Jesus. His victories over death and sin, the world and the devil.
Jesus. The four glorious qualities of His body
Impassibility – the glorified body will no longer suffer physical sickness or death, as Saint Paul teaches regarding the glorified body in 1 Corinthians 15:42, “It is sown in corruption, it shall rise in incorruption.”
Subtlety meaning that we will have a spiritualized nature in the sense of a spiritual body as did our Lord as we learn at 1 Corinthians 15:44: “It is sown a corruptible body, it shall rise a spiritual,” i.e. a spirit-like, “body.” We see that Christ’s glorified body was able to pass through closed doors.
Agility – the glorified body will obey the soul with the greatest ease and speed of movement as we read in 1 Corinthians 15:43: “It is sown in weakness, it shall rise in power,” that is, according to a gloss, “mobile and living.” Saint Thomas Aquinas says, “But mobility can only signify agility in movement. Therefore the glorified bodies will be agile.” We discern agility our Resurrected Lord’s ability to bilocate and travel great distances in an instant.
Clarity – the glorified body will be free from any deformity and will be filled with beauty and radiance as we read at Matthew 13:43: “The just shall shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father,” and Wisdom 3:7: “The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like sparks among the reeds.” Here clarity refers not being “clear” but to being “bright.”
St. Thomas Aquinas at Summa Contra Gentiles, IV, 86 summarized: “thus also will His body be raised to the characteristics of heavenly bodies — it will be lightsome (clarity), incapable of suffering (impassible), without difficulty and labor in movement (agility), and most perfectly perfected by its form (subtlety). For this reason, the Apostle speaks of the bodies of the risen as heavenly, referring not to their nature, but to their glory.”
It is worth noting that the Virgin Mary has already received her glorified and resurrected body. Hence, she has the four gifts of the resurrection.
Jesus. The power in heaven and on earth that He received from His Father.
Jesus. The apparitions with which He honored His Holy Mother, His Apostles and His disciples.
Jesus. The conversations about heaven that He had with His Apostles, and the meal He partook with them
Jesus. The authority and mission He gave them to preach throughout the world.
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America Needs Fatima. the Rosary the Greatest
Weapon of the 21st Century (page 29).
The descent of the soul of Our Lord into the realm of the dead (limbo).
The joy of the souls of the holy fathers, and their departure from limbo.
The rejoining of His soul and body in the sepulcher.
His miraculous exit from the sepulcher.
His victories over death and sin, the world and the devil.
The four glorious qualities of His body
Impassibility – the glorified body will no longer suffer physical sickness or death, as Saint Paul teaches regarding the glorified body in 1 Corinthians 15:42, “It is sown in corruption, it shall rise in incorruption.”
Subtlety meaning that we will have a spiritualized nature in the sense of a spiritual body as did our Lord as we learn at 1 Corinthians 15:44: “It is sown a corruptible body, it shall rise a spiritual,” i.e. a spirit-like, “body.” We see that Christ’s glorified body was able to pass through closed doors.
Agility – the glorified body will obey the soul with the greatest ease and speed of movement as we read in 1 Corinthians 15:43: “It is sown in weakness, it shall rise in power,” that is, according to a gloss, “mobile and living.” Saint Thomas Aquinas says, “But mobility can only signify agility in movement. Therefore the glorified bodies will be agile.” We discern agility our Resurrected Lord’s ability to bilocate and travel great distances in an instant.
Clarity – the glorified body will be free from any deformity and will be filled with beauty and radiance as we read at Matthew 13:43: “The just shall shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father,” and Wisdom 3:7: “The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like sparks among the reeds.” Here clarity refers not being “clear” but to being “bright.”
St. Thomas Aquinas at Summa Contra Gentiles, IV, 86 summarized: “thus also will His body be raised to the characteristics of heavenly bodies — it will be lightsome (clarity), incapable of suffering (impassible), without difficulty and labor in movement (agility), and most perfectly perfected by its form (subtlety). For this reason, the Apostle speaks of the bodies of the risen as heavenly, referring not to their nature, but to their glory.”
It is worth noting that the Virgin Mary has already received her glorified and resurrected body. Hence, she has the four gifts of the resurrection.
The power in heaven and on earth that He received from His Father.
The apparitions with which He honored His Holy Mother, His Apostles and His disciples.
The conversations about heaven that He had with His Apostles, and the meal He partook with them.
The authority and mission He gave them to preach throughout the world.
+
America Needs Fatima. the Rosary the Greatest
Weapon of the 21st Century (page 29).
Who saith to them: Be not affrighted; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: He is risen, He is not here, behold the place where they laid Him. (Mk 16:6)
Who saith to them: Be not affrighted; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: He is risen, He is not here, behold the place where they laid Him. (Mk 16:6)
And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
He is not here, for He is risen, as He said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was laid. (Matthew 28:5-6)
He is not here, for He is risen, as He said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was laid. (Matthew 28:5-6)
He is not here, but is risen. Remember how He spoke unto you, when He was in Galilee,
He is not here, but is risen. Remember how He spoke unto you, when He was in Galilee,
Saying: The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. (Luke 24:6-7)
Saying: The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. (Luke 24:6-7)
O Holy Mary, hear the cries of those who are dying of AIDS.
O Holy Mary, with a mother's care look gently on those who suffer with cancer.
O Holy Mary, cradle the bodies broken with cares of this world.
O Holy Mary, intercede for those imprisoned by selfishness and sin.
O Holy Mary, remember those locked in their homes by fear.
O Holy Mary, look with love on those whose minds betray them.
O Holy Mary, hear the cry of those who wake to pain.
O Holy Mary, stand by those who care for people who have grown old.
O Holy Mary, comfort those must bury their loved one today.
O Holy Mary, stand vigil by those who are about to die.
Jesus. All times belong to Him and all the ages.
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Inscription of the Paschal Candle
Jesus. By His holy and glorious wounds may Christ our Lord guard us and keep us.
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Inscription of the Paschal Candle
Jesus. May the light of Christ, rising in glory, dispel the darkness of our hearts and minds.
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Inscription of the Paschal Candle
Jesus. Christ has conquered! Glory fills you! Darkness vanishes for ever!
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Exsultet
Jesus. Christ has ransomed us with His blood and paid the price of Adam's sin for us to our eternal Father!
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Exsultet
Jesus. This is the night when the pilar of fire destroyed the darkness of sin
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Exsultet
Jesus. The power of this holy night dispels all evil, washes guilt away, restores lost innocence, brings mourners joy; it casts out hatred, brings us peace, and humbles earthly pride.
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Exsultet
Jesus. Christ is the morning Star, who came back from the dead, and shed His peaceful light on all mankind.
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Exsultet
Jesus. Bring lasting salvation to mankind, so that the world may see the fallen lifted up.
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Easter Vigil,Prayer after Reading VII
Jesus. May the old be made new, and all things brought to perfection.
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By His holy and glorious wounds may Christ our Lord guard us and keep us.
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Inscription of the Paschal Candle
May the light of Christ, rising in glory, dispel the darkness of our hearts and minds.
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Inscription of the Paschal Candle
Christ has conquered! Glory fills you! Darkness vanishes for ever!
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Exsultet
Christ has ransomed us with His blood and paid the price of Adam's sin for us to our eternal Father!
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Exsultet
This is the night when the pilar of fire destroyed the darkness of sin
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Exsultet
The power of this holy night dispels all evil, washes guilt away, restores lost innocence, brings mourners joy; it casts out hatred, brings us peace, and humbles earthly pride.
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Exsultet
Christ is the morning Star, who came back from the dead, and shed His peaceful light on all mankind.
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Exsultet
Bring lasting salvation to mankind, so that the world may see the fallen lifted up.
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Easter Vigil,Prayer after Reading VII
May the old be made new, and all things brought to perfection.
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The body of Jesus is placed in the tomb on the evening of Good Friday.
His soul descends into the realm of the dead to announce to the just the tidings of their redemption.
Fearing the body of Jesus will be taken, the chief priest place guards at the tomb.
On the third day Jesus rises from the dead, glorious and immortal.
The earth quakes as the angel rolls back the stone. The guards flee in terror.
The holy women, coming to annoint the body of Jesus, are amazed and frightened to find the tomb open.
An angel calms their fears: "He is not here. He has risen as He said."
Jesus appears to Mary Magdalen, Peter, and two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
That evening He appears to the apostles behind locked doors. "Peace be to you. Do not be afraid".
(Lk 24:36)
Jesus breathes on His disciples and gives them the power to forgive sin.
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Glory Be:
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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 Faith and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
2nd Glorious Mystery: The Ascension
2º Misterio Glorioso: La Ascensión
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jesus, reminding us that He is the Word, the Torah.
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The Torah, the first five books of the Bible, is the Word of God. It was venerated as such and was read from 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
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
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
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.
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.
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The Torah, the first five books of the Bible, is the Word of God. It was venerated as such and was read from 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 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.
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The Torah, the first five books of the Bible, is the Word of God. It was venerated as such and was read from 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.
Jesús, 40 días restantes para preparar a los apóstoles para su misión.
Jesús, instituyendo el sacramento de la Reconciliación.
Jesús, amonestando a Tomás por su incredulidad.
Jesús, ordenar a los apóstoles que predicaran el evangelio.
Jesús, Prometiendo estar con nosotros para siempre.
Jesús, recordándonos que Él es la Palabra, la Torá..
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La Torá, los primeros cinco libros de la Biblia, es la Palabra de Dios. Era venerado como tal y leído tres veces por semana en las sinagogas de Tierra Santa. Hay 154 sedarim (versos) en la Torá, lo que equivale a los 153 peces traídos por los apóstoles en la barca más el pez que ya estaba en el fuego.
Jesús, fortaleciendo a Pedro.
Jesús, dejándonos para que escuchemos al Espíritu Santo.
Jesús permanece 40 días para preparar a los apóstoles para su misión.
Jesús instituye el sacramento de la Reconciliación.
Jesús amonesta a Tomás por su incredulidad.
Jesús ordena a los apóstoles que prediquen el Evangelio.
Jesús promete estar con nosotros para siempre.
Jesús nos recuerda que Él es la Palabra, la Torá.
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La Torá, los primeros cinco libros de la Biblia, es la Palabra de Dios. Era venerado como tal y leído tres veces por semana en las sinagogas de Tierra Santa. Hay 154 sedarim (versos) en la Torá, lo que equivale a los 153 peces traídos por los apóstoles en la barca más el pez que ya estaba en el fuego.
Jesús fortalece a Pedro.
Jesús nos deja para que escuchemos al Espíritu Santo.
Jesus, who first ascended into heaven on Sunday, the day of His Resurrection. 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 invites Thomas to put his hand in Jesus’ side and his finger into the nail marks. Thomas exclaims “My Lord and my God.” (Jn 20:28). Jesus responded: “Blessed are they who have not seen and have believed” (Jn 20:29).
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, 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).
Jesus first ascended into heaven on Sunday, the day of His Resurrection. 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 invites Thomas to put his hand in Jesus’ side and his finger into the nail marks. Thomas exclaims “My Lord and my God.” (Jn 20:28). Jesus responded: “Blessed are they who have not seen and have believed” (Jn 20:29).
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, 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).
Jesús, que ascendió por primera vez al cielo el domingo, el día de su Resurrección, le dijo a María Magdalena: No me toques, todavía no he subido al Padre.
(Jn 20:17).
Jesús, quien regresó a la tierra y se apareció repetidamente a los apóstoles y a otros durante cuarenta días después de Su Resurrección para demostrar que Él verdaderamente había resucitado de entre los muertos y para preparar a los apóstoles para su ministerio.
Jesús, quien instituye el sacramento de la
Reconciliación
cuando les dice: "A quienes perdonéis los pecados, les quedarán perdonados, y a quienes se los retengáis, les quedarán retenidos".
(Jn 20:23).
Jesús, quien invita a Tomás a poner su mano en el costado de Jesús y su dedo en las marcas de los clavos. Tomás exclama: “Señor mío y Dios mío”.
(Jn 20:28). Jesús respondió: "Bienaventurados los que no vieron y creyeron.”
(Jn 20:29).
Jesús, quien comisiona a los apóstoles para predicar el evangelio hasta los confines de la tierra
(Mk 16:15) y promete estar con ellos para siempre
(Mt 28:20).
Jesús, Su madre, María, conocía la gloria que le esperaba a su hijo en el cielo. Sabía que la ascensión era una parte necesaria de nuestra salvación, pero también sabía que significaba la separación de Jesús.
Jesús, que tuvo que dejarnos para que comenzáramos a escuchar y responder al Espíritu Santo que habita dentro de nosotros
(Jn 16:7).
Jesús, El apóstol y evangelista Juan termina su Evangelio como lo empezó, con una referencia a Jesús como la palabra, la Torá. Cuenta la historia del viaje de pesca para el cual Jesús proporciona la misma cantidad de peces que sedarim (versículos) hay en la Torá.
(Jn 21:1-14).
Jesús, quien le pregunta tres veces a Pedro si lo ama ya que Pedro lo negó tres veces.
Jesús, que se dirige al Monte de los Olivos, el cuadragésimo día después de la resurrección, acompañado de su Madre, los apóstoles y los discípulos. Extendiendo sus manos traspasadas sobre todos en una última bendición, asciende al cielo. Mientras asciende, una nube lo oculta de la vista.
(Acts 1:9-10).
Jesús ascendió por primera vez al cielo el domingo, el día de su Resurrección. Jesús le dijo a María Magdalena: “No me toques, todavía no he subido al Padre”.
(Jn 20:17).
Jesús regresa a la tierra y se aparece repetidamente a los apóstoles y a otros durante cuarenta días después de Su Resurrección para demostrar que Él verdaderamente ha resucitado de entre los muertos y para preparar a los apóstoles para su ministerio.
Jesús instituye el sacramento de la
Reconciliación
cuando les dice: "A quienes perdonéis los pecados, les quedarán perdonados, y a quienes se los retengáis, les quedarán retenidos".
(Jn 20:23).
Jesús invita a Tomás a poner su mano en el costado de Jesús y su dedo en las marcas de los clavos. Tomás exclama: "¡Señor mío y Dios mío!".
(Jn 20:28).
Jesús respondió: "Bienaventurados los que no vieron y creyeron".
(Jn 20:29).
Jesús encarga a los apóstoles predicar el evangelio hasta los confines de la tierra
(Mk 16:15)
y promete estar con ellos para siempre
(Mt 28:20).
María conocía la gloria que le esperaba a su hijo en el cielo. Sabía que la ascensión era una parte necesaria de nuestra salvación, pero también sabía que significaba la separación de Jesús.
Jesús nos deja para que empecemos a escuchar y responder al Espíritu Santo que habita en nosotros.
(Jn 16:7).
El apóstol y evangelista Juan termina su Evangelio como lo empezó, con una referencia a Jesús como la palabra, la Torá. Cuenta la historia de un viaje de pesca para el cual Jesús provee la misma cantidad de peces que sedarim (versículos) hay en la Torá.
(Jn 21:1-14).
Jesús le pregunta tres veces a Pedro si lo ama ya que Pedro lo negó tres veces.
El cuadragésimo día después de la resurrección, Jesús se dirige al monte de los Olivos, acompañado de su Madre, los apóstoles y los discípulos. Extendiendo sus manos traspasadas sobre todos en una última bendición, asciende al cielo. Mientras asciende, una nube lo oculta de la vista.
(Acts 1:9-10).
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)
'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)
Jesús. 'se acercó a ellos y les dijo: —Dios me ha dado toda autoridad en el cielo y en la tierra. "' (Mt 28:18)
Jesús. 'Vayan, pues, a las gentes de todas las naciones.' (Mt 28:19)
Jesús. 'háganlas mis discípulos; bautícenlas en el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo,' (Mt 28:19)
Jesús. 'enséñenles a obedecer todo lo que les he mandado a ustedes.' (Mt 28:20)
Jesús. 'El que crea y sea bautizado obtendrá la salvación; ' (Mk 16:16)
Jesús. 'pero el que no crea, será condenado.' (Mk 16:16)
Jesús. 'Por mi parte, yo estaré con ustedes todos los días, hasta el fin del mundo.' (Mt 28:20)
Jesús. 'Dicho esto, mientras ellos lo estaban mirando, Jesús fue levantado, y una nube lo envolvió y no lo volvieron a ver.' (Acts 1:9)
Jesús. ' Y mientras miraban fijamente al cielo, viendo cómo Jesús se alejaba, dos hombres vestidos de blanco se aparecieron junto a ellos 11 y les dijeron: —Galileos, ¿por qué se han quedado mirando al cielo? Este mismo Jesús que estuvo entre ustedes y que ha sido llevado al cielo, vendrá otra vez de la misma manera que lo han visto irse allá. Desde el monte llamado de los Olivos, regresaron los apóstoles a Jerusalén: un trecho corto, precisamente lo que la ley permitía caminar en sábado.' (Acts 1:10-12)
Jesús. 'Después de hablarles, el Señor Jesús fue levantado al cielo y se sentó a la derecha de Dios.' (Mk 16:19)
'Por mi parte, yo estaré con ustedes todos los días, hasta el fin del mundo.' (Mt 28:20)
'Dicho esto, mientras ellos lo estaban mirando, Jesús fue levantado, y una nube lo envolvió y no lo volvieron a ver.' (Acts 1:9)
'Y mientras miraban fijamente al cielo, viendo cómo Jesús se alejaba, dos hombres vestidos de blanco se aparecieron junto a ellos 11 y les dijeron: —Galileos, ¿por qué se han quedado mirando al cielo? Este mismo Jesús que estuvo entre ustedes y que ha sido llevado al cielo, vendrá otra vez de la misma manera que lo han visto irse allá. Desde el monte llamado de los Olivos, regresaron los apóstoles a Jerusalén: un trecho corto, precisamente lo que la ley permitía caminar en sábado.' (Acts 1:10-12)
'Después de hablarles, el Señor Jesús fue levantado al cielo y se sentó a la derecha de Dios.' (Mk 16:19)
Jesus. And behold, I am sending down upon you the gift which was promised by My Father. You must wait in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high. (Lk 24:49)
Jesus. The Apostles did not understand the nature of this power; for to them it meant a kind of restoration of Israel. They were still thinking in the old terms of a political Messiah, and of making Jerusalem what Caesar had presently made Rome.
Jesus. The Apostles wanted an earthly kingdom; Jesus spoke of a spiritual one. They wanted a return of the old things; He told them they would be “witnesses” of a new thing. And to be a witness meant to be a martyr.
Jesus. He was mocked as a Prophet when they blindfolded Him and asked Him to tell who struck Him; He was mocked as a King when they put upon Him a mock-robe of royalty and gave Him a reed for a sceptre; finally He was mocked as a Priest when they challenged Him, Who was offering Himself as a Victim, to come down from the Cross. By the Ascension His triple office of Teacher, King, and Priest was vindicated.
Jesus. When Christ was about to turn over the world itself to His eleven, He returns to the subject of the Last Supper: the Holy Spirit. As He began His public life with the descent of the Holy Spirit, so they were to begin their mission to the world.
Jesus. For forty days the Risen Savior laid the pillars of His Church, and the new Law of the Gospel.
Jesus. But the forty days were about to end, and the Apostles were bidden to wait upon the fiftieth day—the day of jubilee.
Jesus. Hands that held the sceptre of authority in heaven and on earth now gave the final blessing.
Jesus. And even as He blessed them He parted from them, And was carried up into heaven... (Lk 24:51)
Jesus. Incarnation or the assumption of a human nature made it possible for Him to suffer and redeem. The Ascension exalted into glory that same human nature that was humbled to the death.
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And behold, I am sending down upon you the gift which was promised by My Father. You must wait in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high. (Lk 24:49)
The Apostles did not understand the nature of this power; for to them it meant a kind of restoration of Israel. They were still thinking in the old terms of a political Messiah, and of making Jerusalem what Caesar had presently made Rome.
The apostles wanted an earthly kingdom; Jesus spoke of a spiritual one. They wanted a return of the old things; He told them they would be “witnesses” of a new thing. And to be a witness meant to be a martyr.
He was mocked as a Prophet when they blindfolded Him and asked Him to tell who struck Him; He was mocked as a King when they put upon Him a mock-robe of royalty and gave Him a reed of straw for a sceptre; finally He was mocked as a Priest when they challenged Him, Who was offering Himself as a Victim, to come down from the Cross. By the Ascension His triple office of Teacher, King, and Priest was vindicated.
When Christ was about to turn over the world itself to His eleven, He returns to the subject of the Last Supper: the Holy Spirit. As He began His public life with the descent of the Holy Spirit, so they were to begin their mission to the world.
For forty days the Risen Savior laid the pillars of His Church, and the new Law of the Gospel.
But the forty days were about to end, and the Apostles were bidden to wait upon the fiftieth day—the day of jubilee.
Hands that held the sceptre of authority in heaven and on earth now gave the final blessing.
And even as He blessed them He parted from them, And was carried up into heaven... (Lk 24:51)
Incarnation or the assumption of a human nature made it possible for Him to suffer and redeem. The Ascension exalted into glory that same human nature that was humbled to the death.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 705-711. Kindle Edition.
Jesus. The promise Jesus made to His Apostles that He would send them the Holy Spirit, and the order He gave them to prepare themselves to receive Him.
Jesus. The gathering of all His disciples on Mount Olivet.
Jesus. The blessing He gave them as He ascended from this earth to heaven.
Jesus. His glorious and admirable ascension, by His own power, into the empyrean heaven.
Jesus. The reception and divine triumph given Him by God, His Father, and the whole celestial court.
Jesus. The triumphant power with which He opened the gates of heaven, where no mortal had ever entered.
Jesus. His sitting at the right hand of His Father as His well-beloved Son and equal.
Jesus. The power He received to judge the living and the dead.
Jesus. His second coming, in which His might and majesty will appear in all their splendor.
Jesus. The justice He will do in the Last judgment, rewarding the good and chastising the evil for all eternity.
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America Needs Fatima. the Rosary the Greatest
Weapon of the 21st Century (page 31).
And He led them out as far as Bethania: and lifting up his hands, He blessed them.
And He led them out as far as Bethania: and lifting up his hands, He blessed them.
And it came to pass, whilst He blessed them, He departed from them, and was carried up to heaven.
And it came to pass, whilst He blessed them, He departed from them, and was carried up to heaven.
And it came to pass, whilst He blessed them, He departed from them, and was carried up to heaven.
And they adoring went back into Jerusalem with great joy. (Luke 24:50-52)
And they adoring went back into Jerusalem with great joy. (Luke 24:50-52)
And they adoring went back into Jerusalem with great joy. (Luke 24:50-52)
Who also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as you have seen Him going into heaven. (Acts 1:11)
Who also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as you have seen Him going into heaven. (Acts 1:11)
Jesus remains on earth forty days after His resurrection to prove He has truely risen from the dead.
He commissions the apostles to preach the Gospel to all men and promises to be with them forever.
He will not leave them orphans but will send the Holy Spirit to enlighten and strengthen them.
Jesus procedes to Mount Olivet accompanied by His mother and the apostles and disciples.
Extending His pierced hands over all in a last blessing, He ascends to Heaven.
As He ascends a cloud takes Him from their sight.
Jesus ascends to take His Place at the right hand of the Father.
What jubilation there must be amid the angels of heaven at the triumphant entry of Jesus.
The wounds in His glorified body are an endless plea before the Father on our behalf.
The disciples leave Mount Olivet and return to Jerusalem with great joy.
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Glory Be:
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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 Hope and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
3rd Glorious Mystery: The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles
3er Misterio Glorioso: la Venida del Espíritu Santo
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, nephews, nieces, in-laws (past and present) 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jesus. The Holy 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.
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 Holy Spirit with a sound loud enough to draw a crowd of several thousand, comes from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and which fills the whole house and descends on each of them present in the form of tongues of fire (Acts 2:2-3).
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 was not a dress rehearsal that year. It was God the Holy Spirit descending amid noise and tongues of fire to formalize the new covenant written in our hearts (Jer 31:33, Heb 10:16).
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.
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.
The Holy Spirit with a sound loud enough to draw a crowd of several thousand, comes from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and which fills the whole house and descends on each of them present in the form of tongues of fire (Acts 2:2-3).
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 was not a dress rehearsal that year. It was God the Holy Spirit descending amid noise and tongues of fire to formalize the new covenant written in our hearts (Jer 31:33, Heb 10:16).
The feast of Pentecost is now the birthday of the Church, for on that day the new covenant is ratified by the Holy Spirit.
Jesús, cuyo apóstoles están reunidos en el cenáculo donde Jesús había celebrado la Última Cena.
(Acts 2:1).
Están orando con María la Madre de Jesús.
Jesús, cuyo Espíritu Santo con un sonido suficientemente fuerte como para atraer a una multitud de varios miles, viene del cielo como la ráfaga de un viento poderoso, y que llena toda la casa y desciende sobre cada uno de los presentes en forma de lenguas de fuego.
(Acts 2:2-3).
Jesús, cuyo Madre y Apóstoles colmaron de los dones del Espíritu Santo: sabiduría, entendimiento, consejo, ciencia, fortaleza, piedad y temor de ofender al Señor.
(Is 11:2)
Son iluminados y fortalecidos para difundir el evangelio. Habiendo perdido todo temor a los líderes judíos, los apóstoles predican con valentía a Cristo crucificado.
Jesús, cuyo fiesta de Pentecostés era una convocación, un ensayo general, en el que todos los varones israelitas debían ir a Jerusalén. En Jerusalén, para la convocación, se encontraban hombres devotos de todas las naciones bajo el cielo.
(Acts 2:5).
Jesús, cuyo Espíritu Santo fue el que hizo que se formara la multitud. Fue el Espíritu Santo el que impulsó a esas personas a investigar el ruido. Fue el Espíritu Santo el que permitió que cada uno escuchara lo que los apóstoles decían en su lengua materna.
Jesús, cuyo Espíritu Santo también abrió los corazones del pueblo para acoger el mensaje de Cristo crucificado.
Jesús, cuyo apóstol Pedro sale a predicar y junto con los demás apóstoles bautiza a tres mil.
(Acts 2:41).
Jesús, cuyo Espíritu Santo viene con dulzura y se hace notar a medida que se acerca. El Espíritu viene con la ternura de un verdadero amigo y protector para salvar, para sanar, para enseñar, para aconsejar, para fortalecer, para consolar. El Espíritu viene a iluminar primero la mente de quien lo recibe y luego, a través de él, también la mente de los demás.
Jesús, cuyo fiesta de Pentecostés, ese año, no fue un ensayo general. Fue Dios, el Espíritu Santo, que descendió entre ruido y lenguas de fuego para formalizar el nuevo pacto escrito en nuestros corazones.
(Jer 31:33, Heb 10:16).
Jesús, cuyo fiesta de Pentecostés es ahora el cumpleaños de la Iglesia, porque en ese día se ratifica la nueva alianza por el Espíritu Santo.
Los apóstoles están reunidos en el cenáculo donde Jesús había celebrado la Última Cena.
(Acts 2:1).
Están orando con María la Madre de Jesús.
El Espíritu Santo con un sonido suficientemente fuerte como para atraer a una multitud de varios miles, viene del cielo como la ráfaga de un viento poderoso, y que llena toda la casa y desciende sobre cada uno de los presentes en forma de lenguas de fuego.
(Acts 2:2-3).
María y los Apóstoles llenos de los dones del Espíritu Santo: sabiduría, entendimiento, consejo, ciencia, fortaleza, piedad y temor de ofender al Señor.
(Is 11:2)
Son iluminados y fortalecidos para difundir el evangelio. Habiendo perdido todo temor a los líderes judíos, los apóstoles predican con valentía a Cristo crucificado.
La fiesta de Pentecostés era una convocación, un ensayo general, en el que todos los varones israelitas debían ir a Jerusalén. En Jerusalén, para la convocación, se encontraban hombres devotos de todas las naciones bajo el cielo.
(Acts 2:5).
El Espíritu Santo fue el que hizo que se formara la multitud. Fue el Espíritu Santo el que impulsó a esas personas a investigar el ruido. Fue el Espíritu Santo el que permitió que cada uno escuchara lo que los apóstoles decían en su lengua materna.
El Espíritu Santo también abrió los corazones del pueblo para acoger el mensaje de Cristo crucificado.
El apóstol Pedro sale a predicar y junto con los demás apóstoles bautiza a tres mil.
(Acts 2:41).
El Espíritu Santo viene con dulzura y se hace notar a medida que se acerca. El Espíritu viene con la ternura de un verdadero amigo y protector para salvar, para sanar, para enseñar, para aconsejar, para fortalecer, para consolar. El Espíritu viene a iluminar primero la mente de quien lo recibe y luego, a través de él, también la mente de los demás.
Ese año, la fiesta de Pentecostés no fue un ensayo general. Fue Dios, el Espíritu Santo, que descendió entre ruido y lenguas de fuego para formalizar el nuevo pacto escrito en nuestros corazones.
(Jer 31:33, Heb 10:16).
La fiesta de Pentecostés es ahora el cumpleaños de la Iglesia, porque en ese día se ratifica la nueva alianza por el Espíritu Santo.
Jesus. 'Cuando llegó la fiesta de Pentecostés, todos los creyentes se encontraban reunidos en un mismo lugar.' (Acts 2:1)
Jesus. 'De repente, un gran ruido que venía del cielo, como de un viento fuerte, resonó en toda la casa donde ellos estaban.' (Acts 2:2)
Jesus. 'Y se les aparecieron lenguas como de fuego que se repartieron, y sobre cada uno de ellos se asentó una.' (Acts 2:3)
Jesus. 'Y todos quedaron llenos del Espíritu Santo,... Y los oímos hablar en nuestras propias lenguas de las maravillas de Dios!' (Acts 2:4,11)
Jesus. 'Vivían en Jerusalén judíos cumplidores de sus deberes religiosos, que habían venido de todas partes del mundo.' (Acts 2:5)
Jesus. 'Entonces Pedro se puso de pie junto con los otros once apóstoles, y con voz fuerte dijo' (Acts 2:14)
Jesus. '—Vuélvanse a Dios y bautícese cada uno en el nombre de Jesucristo, para que Dios les perdone sus pecados, y así él les dará el Espíritu Santo.' (Acts 2:38)
Jesus. 'Así pues, los que hicieron caso de su mensaje fueron bautizados; y aquel día se agregaron a los creyentes unas tres mil personas.' (Acts 2:41)
Jesus. 'Envía tu Espíritu y serán creados; y renovarás la faz de la tierra.'
Jesus. 'Ven, Espíritu Santo, llena los corazones de tus fieles; y enciende en ellos el fuego de tu amor.
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'Cuando llegó la fiesta de Pentecostés, todos los creyentes se encontraban reunidos en un mismo lugar.' (Acts 2:1)
'De repente, un gran ruido que venía del cielo, como de un viento fuerte, resonó en toda la casa donde ellos estaban.' (Acts 2:2)
'Y se les aparecieron lenguas como de fuego que se repartieron, y sobre cada uno de ellos se asentó una.' (Acts 2:3)
'Y todos quedaron llenos del Espíritu Santo,... Y los oímos hablar en nuestras propias lenguas de las maravillas de Dios!' (Acts 2:4,11)
'Vivían en Jerusalén judíos cumplidores de sus deberes religiosos, que habían venido de todas partes del mundo.' (Acts 2:5)
'Entonces Pedro se puso de pie junto con los otros once apóstoles, y con voz fuerte dijo' (Acts 2:14)
'—Vuélvanse a Dios y bautícese cada uno en el nombre de Jesucristo, para que Dios les perdone sus pecados, y así él les dará el Espíritu Santo.' (Acts 2:38)
'Así pues, los que hicieron caso de su mensaje fueron bautizados; y aquel día se agregaron a los creyentes unas tres mil personas.' (Acts 2:41)
'Envía tu Espíritu y serán creados; y renovarás la faz de la tierra.'
'Ven, Espíritu Santo, llena los corazones de tus fieles; y enciende en ellos el fuego de tu amor.
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Jesus. Ten days after the Ascension, the Apostles were gathered together awaiting the Spirit Who would teach them and reveal to them all that Our Blessed Lord had taught them.
Jesus. It would be His new social [Mystical] Body that would be bound to Him by His Heavenly Spirit, which He would send on leaving this earth. He spoke of His new Body sometimes as a Kingdom.
Jesus. To be a member of His new Body one would have to be reborn through the Spirit in the waters of baptism which would make adopted sons of God.
Jesus. The unity between this new Body and Him would be through sharing His life:
Jesus. His new Body would be like all living things, small at first—even, as He said, “like a mustard seed” but it would grow from simplicity to complexity until the consummation of the world.
Jesus. His Body, He said, would be formed from the inside out, as a living embryo is formed in the human body. As He received life from the Father, the faithful would receive life from Him.
Jesus. It would have one shepherd, whom He appointed to feed His lambs and His sheep.
Jesus. He said that His new Body would not manifest itself before men until the day of Pentecost when He would send His truth-giving Spirit.
Jesus. The most interesting observation He made about His Body was that it would be hated by the world, as He was. Anything worldly the world loves. But what is Divine, the world hates.
Jesus. They needed God’s invisible Divine Spirit to unify their visible human natures. Accordingly, ten days after the Ascension, the glorified Savior in Heaven sent upon them His Spirit as tongues of living fire.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 714-717. Kindle Edition.
Ten days after the Ascension, the Apostles were gathered together awaiting the Spirit Who would teach them and reveal to them all that Our Blessed Lord had taught them.
It would be His new social [Mystical] Body that would be bound to Him by His Heavenly Spirit, which He would send on leaving this earth. He spoke of His new Body sometimes as a Kingdom.
To be a member of His new Body one would have to be reborn through the Spirit in the waters of baptism which would make adopted sons of God.
The unity between this new Body and Him would be through sharing His life:
His new Body would be like all living things, small at first—even, as He said, “like a mustard seed” but it would grow from simplicity to complexity until the consummation of the world.
His Body, He said, would be formed from the inside out, as a living embryo is formed in the human body. As He received life from the Father, the faithful would receive life from Him.
It would have one shepherd, whom He appointed to feed His lambs and His sheep.
He said that His new Body would not manifest itself before men until the day of Pentecost when He would send His truth-giving Spirit.
The most interesting observation He made about His Body was that it would be hated by the world, as He was. Anything worldly the world loves. But what is Divine, the world hates.
They needed God’s invisible Divine Spirit to unify their visible human natures. Accordingly, ten days after the Ascension, the glorified Savior in Heaven sent upon them His Spirit as tongues of living fire.
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Fulton Sheen. Life of Christ (p. 714-717. Kindle Edition.
The apostles are gathered in the upper room where Jesus had held the Last Supper.
They are persevering in prayer with Mary the Mother of Jesus.
A sound comes from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind and it fills the whole house.
The Holy Spirit descends on each of them in the form of tongues of fire.
Filled with the gifts of the Holy Spirit they are enlightened and strengthened to spread the Gospel.
Having lost all fear of the Jewish leaders, the apostles boldly preach Christ Crucified.
The multitudes are confounded because every man hears them speak in his own tongue.
The Holy Spirit comes upon the infant Church never to leave it.
That first day Peter goes forth to preach and baptizes three thousand.
The Feast of Pentecost is the birthday of the Church for on that day it begins to grow.
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Fatima Prayer:
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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.
4th Glorious Mystery: The Assumption
4º Misterio Glorioso: La Asunción de María
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 brothers and sisters in Christ whose faith has become lukewarm,
that the fire of Mary's love enflame their hearts. We pray for all our separated brothers and sisters in Christ, 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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.
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The Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus , 41. 42. Pope Pius XII
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, 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
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
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.
Jesus, whose Mother told Gilles to tell the pope she did not die.
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The Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus , 41. 42. Pope Pius XII
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.”
Jesus, whose Mother is the new Eve of the Protoevangelium.
Mary 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.
Mary 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.”
Jesús, cuya Madre pidió ver a todos los apóstoles por última vez.
Jesús, cuya Madre es vencida en un arrobamiento de Amor Divino.
Jesús, cuya Madre está colocada en una tumba.
Jesús, asumiendo a su madre.
Jesús, no dejar que Su Madre se descomponga.
Jesús, cuya Inmaculada Concepción de la Madre impidió la muerte.
Jesús, cuya madre le dijo a Gilles que le dijera al Papa que ella no murió.
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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.
La Constitución Apostólica Munificentissimus Deus, 41. 42. Papa Pío XII
Jesús, cuya madre en Medjugorje dijo que fue al cielo antes de morir
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Mensaje del lunes 12 de octubre de 1981: María respondió a una pregunta; "¿Fuiste al cielo antes o después de la muerte?" Al decir "Fui al cielo antes de morir".
Jesús, cuya Madre es la nueva Eva del Protoevangelium.
María pidió ver a todos los apóstoles por última vez.
María queda invadida por un arrebato de Amor Divino..
María es colocada en una tumba.
Jesús asume a su Madre.
Jesús no deja que Su Madre decaiga..
La Inmaculada Concepción de María impidió la muerte.
María le dijo a Gilles que le dijera al Papa que ella no murió.
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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.
María en Medjugorje dijo que fue al cielo antes de morir.
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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."
Jesus, whose Blessed Mother goes to live with John, the beloved disciple.
Jesus, whose Mother Mary lived 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.”
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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.
Mary goes to live with John, the beloved disciple.
Mary lived 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 body of His Mother to decay in the grave.
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.
It seems impossible to think of Jesus leaving His Mother to decay. Leaving 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 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.
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 demonstrated His ultimate victory over His enemies by demonstrating His victory over His last enemy "Death" by keeping His mother from Death.
Mary 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.
Jesús, cuyo Madre María va a vivir con Juan, el discípulo amado.
Jesús, cuyo Madre María vivió muchos años en la tierra después de la muerte de Jesús. La tradición sostiene que todos los apóstoles, excepto Tomás, estaban presentes cuando se creyó que ella había muerto.
Jesús, cuyo Madre María está totalmente embargada por el éxtasis del amor divino. La dan por muerta, por lo que la colocan en una tumba.
Jesús, cuyo apóstoles acuden al sepulcro al tercer día después de su entierro, a petición de Santo Tomás, y al abrirlo sólo encuentran lirios fragantes. Jesús no permite que el cuerpo sin pecado de su Madre se descomponga en la tumba.
Jesús, para quien la creencia en la Asunción de su Madre María surge de la creencia en su Inmaculada Concepción: si María fue preservada del pecado por el don gratuito de Dios, no estaría obligada a experimentar las consecuencias del pecado (muerte) de la misma manera que nosotros.
Jesús, para quien prece imposible pensar que Jesús dejara a su madre en la decadencia, que dejara a María, la que concibió a Cristo, lo dio a luz, lo amamantó, lo sostuvo en sus brazos y lo estrechó contra su pecho, como si estuviera separada de Él en cuerpo, aunque no en alma, después de esta vida terrena.
Jesús, quien como Hijo de María, nuestro Redentor, no podía hacer otra cosa, como perfecto observador de la ley de Dios, que honrar, no sólo a su Padre eterno, sino también a su amadísima Madre. Y, puesto que estaba en su poder concederle este gran honor, el de preservarla de la corrupción del sepulcro, debemos creer que realmente obró de esta manera.
Jesús, cuyo madre, la Virgen María, ha sido designada por los santos Padres como la nueva Eva, que, aunque sujeta al nuevo Adán, está íntimamente asociada con Él en esa lucha contra el enemigo infernal que, como se predijo en el protoevangelio
(Gen 3:15),
finalmente resultaría en esa victoria más completa sobre el pecado y la muerte.
Jesús quien demostró Su victoria final sobre Sus enemigos al demostrar Su victoria sobre Su último enemigo "La Muerte" al guardar a Su madre de la Muerte.
Jesús, cuya Madre María, en una aparición en Medjugorje, el lunes 12 de octubre de 1981, respondió a la pregunta: “¿Fuiste al Cielo antes o después de la muerte?” diciendo: “Fui al Cielo antes de la muerte”.
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A principios de agosto de 1984, Mary le dijo a Jelena: "Prepárate para el segundo milenio de mi nacimiento, que tendrá lugar el 5 de agosto de 1984. Si Mary hubiera muerto, no habría sido su cumpleaños número 2000, ya que los cumpleaños dejan de contarse al morir.
María vivió muchos años en la tierra después de la muerte de Jesús. La tradición sostiene que todos los apóstoles, excepto Tomás, estaban presentes cuando se creyó que ella había muerto.
María está totalmente embargada por el éxtasis del amor divino. La dan por muerta, por lo que la colocan en una tumba.
Los apóstoles acuden al sepulcro al tercer día después de su entierro, a petición de Santo Tomás, y al abrirlo sólo encuentran lirios fragantes. Jesús no permite que el cuerpo sin pecado de su Madre se descomponga en la tumba.
La creencia en la Asunción de su Madre María surge de la creencia en su Inmaculada Concepción: si María fue preservada del pecado por el don gratuito de Dios, no estaría obligada a experimentar las consecuencias del pecado (muerte) de la misma manera que nosotros.
Parece imposible pensar que Jesús dejara a su madre en la decadencia, que dejara a María, la que concibió a Cristo, lo dio a luz, lo amamantó, lo sostuvo en sus brazos y lo estrechó contra su pecho, como si estuviera separada de Él en cuerpo, aunque no en alma, después de esta vida terrena.
Jesús, Hijo de María, nuestro Redentor, no podía hacer otra cosa, como perfecto observador de la ley de Dios, que honrar, no sólo a su Padre eterno, sino también a su amadísima Madre. Y, puesto que estaba en su poder concederle este gran honor, el de preservarla de la corrupción del sepulcro, debemos creer que realmente obró de esta manera.
La Virgen María, ha sido designada por los santos Padres como la nueva Eva, que, aunque sujeta al nuevo Adán, está íntimamente asociada con Él en esa lucha contra el enemigo infernal que, como se predijo en el protoevangelio
(Gen 3:15),
finalmente resultaría en esa victoria más completa sobre el pecado y la muerte.
Jesús demostró Su victoria final sobre Sus enemigos al demostrar Su victoria sobre Su último enemigo "La Muerte" al guardar a Su madre de la Muerte.
María, en una aparición en Medjugorje, el lunes 12 de octubre de 1981, respondió a la pregunta: “¿Fuiste al Cielo antes o después de la muerte?” diciendo: “Fui al Cielo antes de la muerte”.
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A principios de agosto de 1984, Mary le dijo a Jelena: "Prepárate para el segundo milenio de mi nacimiento, que tendrá lugar el 5 de agosto de 1984. Si Mary hubiera muerto, no habría sido su cumpleaños número 2000, ya que los cumpleaños dejan de contarse al morir.
Jesus. '¡Mira! El invierno ha pasado y con él se han ido las lluvias.' (Song 2:11)
Jesus. '"Paloma mía, que te escondes en las rocas, en altos y escabrosos escondites, déjame ver tu rostro, déjame escuchar tu voz. ¡Es tan agradable el verte!¡ Es tan dulce el escucharte!"' (Song 2:14)
Jesus. 'Entonces se abrió el templo de Dios que está en el cielo, y en el templo se veía el arca de su alianza. Y hubo relámpagos, voces, truenos, un terremoto y una gran granizada.' (Rev 11:19)
Jesus. 'Apareció en el cielo una gran señal: una mujer envuelta en el sol como en un vestido, ' (Rev 12:1)
Jesus. 'con la luna bajo sus pies y una corona de doce estrellas en la cabeza.' (Rev 12:1)
Jesus. '¡Aquí entra la princesa, en toda su hermosura! ¡Su vestido es de brocado de oro! Espléndidamente vestida la llevan ante el rey, seguida de sus damas de honor, del cortejo de sus amigas.' (Ps 45:13-14)
Jesus. '—¡Tú eres el orgullo de Jerusalén, la mayor gloria de Israel, el más grande honor de nuestra nación! ' (Jdt 15:9)
Jesus. 'Con tu mano hiciste todo esto; has hecho un gran bien a Israel; el Señor te ha mostrado su favor. ¡Que el Señor todopoderoso te bendiga eternamente!' (Jdt 15:10)
Jesus. 'Feliz aquel que me escucha, y que día tras día se mantiene vigilante a las puertas de mi casa.' (Pr 8:34)
Jesus. '¡Mira! El invierno ha pasado y con él se han ido las lluvias.' (Song 2:11)
Jesus. '"Paloma mía, que te escondes en las rocas, en altos y escabrosos escondites, déjame ver tu rostro, déjame escuchar tu voz. ¡Es tan agradable el verte!¡ Es tan dulce el escucharte!"' (Song 2:14)
Jesus. 'Entonces se abrió el templo de Dios que está en el cielo, y en el templo se veía el arca de su alianza. Y hubo relámpagos, voces, truenos, un terremoto y una gran granizada.' (Rev 11:19)
Jesus. 'Apareció en el cielo una gran señal: una mujer envuelta en el sol como en un vestido, ' (Rev 12:1)
Jesus. 'con la luna bajo sus pies y una corona de doce estrellas en la cabeza.' (Rev 12:1)
Jesus. '¡Aquí entra la princesa, en toda su hermosura! ¡Su vestido es de brocado de oro! Espléndidamente vestida la llevan ante el rey, seguida de sus damas de honor, del cortejo de sus amigas.' (Ps 45:13-14)
Jesus. '—¡Tú eres el orgullo de Jerusalén, la mayor gloria de Israel, el más grande honor de nuestra nación! ' (Jdt 15:9)
Jesus. 'Con tu mano hiciste todo esto; has hecho un gran bien a Israel; el Señor te ha mostrado su favor. ¡Que el Señor todopoderoso te bendiga eternamente!' (Jdt 15:10)
Jesus. 'Feliz aquel que me escucha, y que día tras día se mantiene vigilante a las puertas de mi casa.' (Pr 8:34)
Jesus. Mary was not a rose in which Divinity reposed for a time; she was the canal through which God came to us. Mary could no longer live without the Dream she brought forth, nor could the Dream live without her, body and soul. Her love of God bore her upward;
Jesus. “This ‘pull’ on our hearts by the Spirit of God is always present, and it is only our refusing wills and the weakness of our bodies as a result of sin that keep us earth-bound…If God exerts a gravitational pull on all souls, given the intense love of Our Lord for His Blessed Mother and the intense love of Mary for her Lord, there is a created suspicion that love at this stage would be so great as ‘to pull the body with it’.
Jesus. “Love in its nature is an ascension in Christ and an assumption in Mary…One thing is certain: the Assumption is easy to understand if one loves God deeply, but it is hard to understand if one loves not.”
Jesus. “To a world that worships the body, the Church now says, ‘there are two bodies in Heaven, one the glorified human nature of Jesus, the other the assumed human nature of Mary.’ Love is the secret of the Ascension of one and of the Assumption of the other, for love craves unity with its beloved. The Son returns to the Father in the unity of Divine Nature, and Mary returns to Jesus in the unity of human nature. Her nuptial flight is the event to which our whole generation moves.”
Jesus. “In this doctrine of the Assumption, the Church meets the despair of the world in a second way. She affirms the beauty of life as against death. When wars, sexual sin, and other sins multiply the discords of men, and death threatens on every side, the Church bids us lift up our hearts to the life that has the immortality of the Life that nourished it…Eat the food of earth, and one dies; eat the Eucharist, and one lives eternally. She, who is the mother of the Eucharist, escapes the decomposition of death.”
Jesus. “The modern man gets back to nothingness through despair; the Christian knows nothingness only through self-negation, which is humility. The more that the pagan ‘nothings’ himself, the closer he gets to the hell of despair and suicide. The more the Christian ‘nothings’ himself, the closer he gets to God. Mary went so deep down into Nothingness that she became exalted…And her exaltation was also her Assumption.”
Jesus. “In Mary there is a triple transition. In the Annunciation we pass from the holiness of the Old Testament to the holiness of Christ. At Pentecost we pass from the holiness of the historical Christ to the holiness of the Mystical Christ or His Body, which is the Church…The third transition is the Assumption, as Mary becomes the first human person to realize the historical destiny of the faithful as member of Christ’s Mystical Body, beyond time, beyond death, and beyond judgment.”
Jesus. “Mary is always in the vanguard of humanity…by her Assumption, she goes ahead like her Son to prepare a place for us. She participates in the glory of her Son, reigns with Him, presides at His Side over the destinies of the Church in time, and intercedes for us, to Him, as He, in His turn, intercedes to the Heavenly Father…Mary always seems to be the advent of what is in store for man.”
Jesus. Mary anticipates Christ for nine months, as she bears Heaven within her; she anticipates His Passion at Cana and His Church at Pentecost. Now in the last great Doctrine of the Assumption, she anticipates heavenly glory, and the definition comes at a time when men think of it least.”
Jesus. Shall she, as the garden in which grew the lily of divine sinlessness and the red rose of the passion of redemption, be delivered over to the weeds and be forgotten by the Heavenly Gardener?
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Sheen, Fulton J. The World's First Love, 2nd Edtion: Mary, the Mother of God (p.87-141). Ignatius Press. Kindle Edition.
Mary was not a rose in which Divinity reposed for a time; she was the canal through which God came to us. Mary could no longer live without the Dream she brought forth, nor could the Dream live without her, body and soul. Her love of God bore her upward;
“This ‘pull’ on our hearts by the Spirit of God is always present, and it is only our refusing wills and the weakness of our bodies as a result of sin that keep us earth-bound…If God exerts a gravitational pull on all souls, given the intense love of Our Lord for His Blessed Mother and the intense love of Mary for her Lord, there is a created suspicion that love at this stage would be so great as ‘to pull the body with it’.
“Love in its nature is an ascension in Christ and an assumption in Mary…One thing is certain: the Assumption is easy to understand if one loves God deeply, but it is hard to understand if one loves not.”
“To a world that worships the body, the Church now says, ‘there are two bodies in Heaven, one the glorified human nature of Jesus, the other the assumed human nature of Mary.’ Love is the secret of the Ascension of one and of the Assumption of the other, for love craves unity with its beloved. The Son returns to the Father in the unity of Divine Nature, and Mary returns to Jesus in the unity of human nature. Her nuptial flight is the event to which our whole generation moves.”
“In this doctrine of the Assumption, the Church meets the despair of the world in a second way. She affirms the beauty of life as against death. When wars, sexual sin, and other sins multiply the discords of men, and death threatens on every side, the Church bids us lift up our hearts to the life that has the immortality of the Life that nourished it…Eat the food of earth, and one dies; eat the Eucharist, and one lives eternally. She, who is the mother of the Eucharist, escapes the decomposition of death.”
“The modern man gets back to nothingness through despair; the Christian knows nothingness only through self-negation, which is humility. The more that the pagan ‘nothings’ himself, the closer he gets to the hell of despair and suicide. The more the Christian ‘nothings’ himself, the closer he gets to God. Mary went so deep down into Nothingness that she became exalted…And her exaltation was also her Assumption.”
“In Mary there is a triple transition. In the Annunciation we pass from the holiness of the Old Testament to the holiness of Christ. At Pentecost we pass from the holiness of the historical Christ to the holiness of the Mystical Christ or His Body, which is the Church…The third transition is the Assumption, as Mary becomes the first human person to realize the historical destiny of the faithful as member of Christ’s Mystical Body, beyond time, beyond death, and beyond judgment.”
“Mary is always in the vanguard of humanity…by her Assumption, she goes ahead like her Son to prepare a place for us. She participates in the glory of her Son, reigns with Him, presides at His Side over the destinies of the Church in time, and intercedes for us, to Him, as He, in His turn, intercedes to the Heavenly Father…Mary always seems to be the advent of what is in store for man.”
Mary anticipates Christ for nine months, as she bears Heaven within her; she anticipates His Passion at Cana and His Church at Pentecost. Now in the last great Doctrine of the Assumption, she anticipates heavenly glory, and the definition comes at a time when men think of it least.”
Shall she, as the garden in which grew the lily of divine sinlessness and the red rose of the passion of redemption, be delivered over to the weeds and be forgotten by the Heavenly Gardener?
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Sheen, Fulton J. The World's First Love, 2nd Edtion: Mary, the Mother of God (p.87-141). Ignatius Press. Kindle Edition.
And the enemy death shall be destroyed last: For He hath put all things under His feet. And whereas He saith, (1 Corinthians 15:26)
And the enemy death shall be destroyed last: For He hath put all things under His feet. And whereas He saith, (1 Corinthians 15:26)
And the enemy death shall be destroyed last: For He hath put all things under His feet. And whereas He saith, (1 Corinthians 15:26)
I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
And when she was come out to Him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honour of our people: (Judith 15:10)
And when she was come out to Him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honour of our people: (Judith 15:10)
And when she was come out to Him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honour of our people: (Judith 15:10)
And when she was come out to Him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honour of our people: (Judith 15:10)
After the apostles had dispersed, the Blessed Mother goes to live with John the beloved disciple.
Mary lived many years on earth after the death of Christ.
She is a source of comfort, consolation, and strength to the apostles.
As she had nourished the infant Jesus, so she nourishes spiritually the infant Church.
Mary appears to die not of bodily infirmity but is wholely overcome in a rapture of Divine Love.
Her body as well as her soul is taken up into heaven.
After her burial the apostles go to the tomb and find only fragrant lilies.
Jesus did not allow the sinless body of His Mother to corrupt in the grave.
Corruption of the body is an effect of original sin from which Mary is totally exempt.
The bodies of all mankind at the last judgement will be brought back and united again with their souls.
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Glory Be:
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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 Union with Christ and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
5th Glorious Mystery: The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth
5to Misterio Glorioso: La Coronación de María como Reina del Cielo y de la Tierra
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 praying for the souls in purgatory.
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
Jesus, whose Mother is the Theotokos.
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, whose Mother is the Immaculate Conception.
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, whose Mother is sinless.
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, whose Mother is the spouse of the Holy Spirit.
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 is the Co-Redemptrix.
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, whose Mother is the Ark of the "New Covenant."
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, whose Mother is the First Tabernacle.
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, whose Mother is the Mediatrix of all Grace.
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, Christ the King, who as a Davidic King, His Queen is His Mother, Mary
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In the House of David none of David’s descendants were monogamous therefore the Queen was the “Queen Mother”, the Mother of the King. She was the woman with the most influence over the King and she had a throne beside the throne of the King.
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, crowning His Mother the Queen of Heaven and Earth.
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.
Jesus, whose Mother is the spouse of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus, whose Mother is the Co-Redemptrix.
Jesus, whose Mother is the Ark of the "New Covenant."
Jesus, whose Mother is the First Tabernacle.
Jesus, whose Mother is the Mediatrix of all Grace.
Jesus, Christ the King, who as a Davidic King, His Queen is His Mother, Mary
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In the House of David none of David’s descendants were monogamous therefore the Queen was the “Queen Mother”, the Mother of the King. She was the woman with the most influence over the King and she had a throne beside the throne of the King.
Jesus, crowning His Mother the Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Christ the King, who as a Davidic King, His Queen is His Mother, Mary
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In the House of David none of David’s descendants were monogamous therefore the Queen was the “Queen Mother”, the Mother of the King. She was the woman with the most influence over the King and she had a throne beside the throne of the King.
Jesus, crowning His Mother the Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Jesús, cuya Madre es la esposa del Espíritu Santo.
Jesús, cuya Madre es la Corredentora.
Jesús, cuya Madre es el Arca de la "Nueva Alianza".
Jesús, cuya Madre es el Primer Sagrario.
Jesús, cuya Madre es la Mediadora de toda Gracia.
Jesús, Cristo Rey, que como Rey Davídico, Su Reina es Su Madre, María.
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En la Casa de David ninguno de los descendientes de David era monógamo por lo tanto la Reina era la "Reina Madre", la Madre del Rey. Ella era la mujer con mayor influencia sobre el Rey y tenía un trono al lado del trono del Rey.
Jesús, coronando a Su Madre Reina del Cielo y de la Tierra.
Cristo Rey, que como Rey Davídico, Su Reina es Su Madre, María.
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En la Casa de David ninguno de los descendientes de David era monógamo por lo tanto la Reina era la "Reina Madre", la Madre del Rey. Ella era la mujer con mayor influencia sobre el Rey y tenía un trono al lado del trono del Rey.
Jesús crowns His Mother the Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Jesus. Throughout the history of the Davidic monarchy none of the kings were monogamous. As a result, none of the wives carried the title of Queen.
Jesus. It was the mother of the king who was the most influential female in the king’s life and the mother had a throne at the right hand of the king. (1Kng 2:19)
Jesus, whose Mother as “Theotokos” (God Bearer) has participated in the Divine life of God in a way far exceeding that which anyone else can do. We are all called to participate in the Divine but there is only one God Bearer.
Jesus, whose Mother is sinless, the created Immaculate Conception, the spouse of the Holy Spirit, the site of the Incarnation, the Theotokos, the Mother of the Son of God, the Ark of the Covenant, the Mediatrix of all grace and by her own words to Mirjana Soldo: “The first Tabernacle”.
Jesus, whose Mother shares so fully in the glory of Christ because she shared so fully in his suffering. Her sharing in Jesus’ suffering was so complete she also has asked to be given the title of Co-Redemptorix.
Jesus, who as His Mother enters heaven, the entire court of heaven greets with joy this masterpiece of God’s creation. More than we can ever know, the hearts of Jesus and Mary overflow with joy at this reunion.
Jesus, whose Mother is crowned by her divine Son as Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Jesus, who revealed to John as described in the Book of Revelations, where John says that he sees the Ark of the Covenant and then describes the great sign in the sky: a woman clothed with the sun with the moon at her feet and on her head a crown of 12 stars
(Rev 12:1)...
The described sign made up of the constellation Virgo, with the moon at her feet, the sun shining through her dress, and crowned with the nine stars in the constellation Leo along with the planets Venus, Mercury, and Mars was in the sky over Jerusalem on 2017/09/23 from 1 to 4pm.
Jesus, whose Mother’s role in the Divine Plan of Creation will be known to us only in heaven along with the great majesty of that coronation, and the joy it gave to the angels and saints. Even the angels, who by nature are greater than humans, hail Mary as their queen. Only in heaven will we see how central the role of Mary is in the divine plan of redemption.
Jesus, whose angels and saints longed for the coming of her whose heel crushes the head of the serpent. Mary pleads our cause as a most powerful queen and a most merciful and loving mother.
Throughout the history of the Davidic monarchy none of the kings were monogamous. As a result, none of the wives carried the title of Queen.
It was the mother of the king who was the most influential female in the king’s life and the mother had a throne at the right hand of the king. (1Kng 2:19)
Mary as “Theotokos” (God Bearer) has participated in the Divine life of God in a way far exceeding that which anyone else can do. We are all called to participate in the Divine but there is only one God Bearer.
Mary is sinless, the created Immaculate Conception, the spouse of the Holy Spirit, the site of the Incarnation, the Theotokos, the Mother of the Son of God, the Ark of the Covenant, the Mediatrix of all grace and by her own words to Mirjana Soldo: “The first Tabernacle”.
Mary shares so fully in the glory of Christ because she shared so fully in his suffering. Her sharing in Jesus’ suffering was so complete she also has asked to be given the title of Co-Redemptorix.
As Mary enters heaven, the entire court of heaven greets with joy this masterpiece of God’s creation. More than we can ever know, the hearts of Jesus and Mary overflow with joy at this reunion.
Mary is crowned by her divine Son as Queen of Heaven and Earth.
In the Book of Revelations, John says that he sees the Ark of the Covenant and then describes the great sign in the sky: a woman clothed with the sun with the moon at her feet and on her head a crown of 12 stars
(Rev 12:1)...
The described sign made up of the constellation Virgo, with the moon at her feet, the sun shining through her dress, and crowned with the nine stars in the constellation Leo along with the planets Venus, Mercury, and Mars was in the sky over Jerusalem on 2017/09/23 from 1 to 4pm.
Mary’s role in the Divine Plan of Creation will be known to us only in heaven along with the great majesty of that coronation, and the joy it gave to the angels and saints. Even the angels, who by nature are greater than humans, hail Mary as their queen. Only in heaven will we see how central the role of Mary is in the divine plan of redemption.
The angels and saints longed for the coming of her whose heel crushes the head of the serpent. Mary pleads our cause as a most powerful queen and a most merciful and loving mother.
Jesús. A lo largo de la historia de la monarquía davídica, ninguno de los reyes fue monógamo, por lo que ninguna de las esposas ostentó el título de reina.
Jesús. La madre del rey era la mujer más influyente en la vida del rey y la madre tenía un trono a la derecha del rey.
(1Kng 2:19)
Jesús. María, como "Theotokos" (Portadora de Dios), ha participado en la vida divina de Dios de una manera que excede con creces lo que cualquier otra persona puede hacer. Todos estamos llamados a participar en lo Divino, pero sólo hay una Portadora de Dios.
Jesús. María es sin pecado, la Inmaculada Concepción creada, la esposa del Espíritu Santo, el lugar de la Encarnación, la Theotokos, la Madre del Hijo de Dios, el Arca de la Alianza, la Mediadora de toda gracia y por sus propias palabras a Mirjana Soldo: "El primer Tabernáculo".
Jesús. María participa tan plenamente de la gloria de Cristo porque participó tan plenamente de su sufrimiento. Su participación en el sufrimiento de Jesús fue tan completa que también pidió que se le concediera el título de Corredentora.
Jesús. Cuando María entra al cielo, toda la corte celestial recibe con alegría esta obra maestra de la creación de Dios. Más de lo que jamás podremos imaginar, los corazones de Jesús y María rebosan de alegría en esta reunión.
Jesús. María es coronada por su divino Hijo como Reina del Cielo y de la Tierra.
Jesús. En el Libro del Apocalipsis, Juan dice que ve el Arca de la Alianza y luego describe la gran señal en el cielo: una mujer vestida de sol con la luna a sus pies y sobre su cabeza una corona de 12 estrellas.
(Rev 12:1)...
El signo descrito formado por la constelación de Virgo, con la luna a sus pies, el sol brillando a través de su vestido y coronado por las nueve estrellas de la constelación de Leo junto con los planetas Venus, Mercurio y Marte estuvo en el cielo sobre Jerusalén el 23/09/2017 de 13 a 16 horas.
Jesús. El papel de María, en el Plan Divino de la Creación lo conoceremos sólo en el cielo, junto con la gran majestuosidad de esa coronación y la alegría que les dio a los ángeles y a los santos. Incluso los ángeles, que por naturaleza son más grandes que los humanos, saludan a María como su reina. Sólo en el cielo veremos cuán central es el papel de María en el plan divino de redención.
Jesús, cuyo ángeles y los santos anhelaban la llegada de Aquella cuyo talón aplasta la cabeza de la serpiente. María aboga por nuestra causa como reina poderosísima y madre misericordiosa y amorosa.
A lo largo de la historia de la monarquía davídica, ninguno de los reyes fue monógamo, por lo que ninguna de las esposas ostentó el título de reina.
La madre del rey era la mujer más influyente en la vida del rey y la madre tenía un trono a la derecha del rey.
(1Kng 2:19)
María, como "Theotokos" (Portadora de Dios), ha participado en la vida divina de Dios de una manera que excede con creces lo que cualquier otra persona puede hacer. Todos estamos llamados a participar en lo Divino, pero sólo hay una Portadora de Dios.
María es sin pecado, la Inmaculada Concepción creada, la esposa del Espíritu Santo, el lugar de la Encarnación, la Theotokos, la Madre del Hijo de Dios, el Arca de la Alianza, la Mediadora de toda gracia y por sus propias palabras a Mirjana Soldo: "El primer Tabernáculo".
María participa tan plenamente de la gloria de Cristo porque participó tan plenamente de su sufrimiento. Su participación en el sufrimiento de Jesús fue tan completa que también pidió que se le concediera el título de Corredentora.
Cuando María entra al cielo, toda la corte celestial recibe con alegría esta obra maestra de la creación de Dios. Más de lo que jamás podremos imaginar, los corazones de Jesús y María rebosan de alegría en esta reunión.
María es coronada por su divino Hijo como Reina del Cielo y de la Tierra.
En el Libro del Apocalipsis, Juan dice que ve el Arca de la Alianza y luego describe la gran señal en el cielo: una mujer vestida de sol con la luna a sus pies y sobre su cabeza una corona de 12 estrellas.
(Rev 12:1)...
El signo descrito formado por la constelación de Virgo, con la luna a sus pies, el sol brillando a través de su vestido y coronado por las nueve estrellas de la constelación de Leo junto con los planetas Venus, Mercurio y Marte estuvo en el cielo sobre Jerusalén el 23/09/2017 de 13 a 16 horas.
El papel de María en el Plan Divino de la Creación lo conoceremos sólo en el cielo, junto con la gran majestuosidad de esa coronación y la alegría que les dio a los ángeles y a los santos. Incluso los ángeles, que por naturaleza son más grandes que los humanos, saludan a María como su reina. Sólo en el cielo veremos cuán central es el papel de María en el plan divino de redención.
Los ángeles y los santos anhelaban la llegada de Aquella cuyo talón aplasta la cabeza de la serpiente. María aboga por nuestra causa como reina poderosísima y madre misericordiosa y amorosa.
Jesus. 'Who is this arising like the dawn, fair as the moon, resplendent as the sun?' (Song 6:10)
Jesus. 'Like the rainbow gleaming against brilliant clouds, like blossoms in the days of spring.' (Sir 50:7-8)
Jesus. 'I am the rose of Sharon, I am the lily of the valleys.' (Song 2:1)
Jesus. 'My throne is in a pillar of cloud, and for eternity I shall remain.' (Sir 24:4,9)
Jesus. 'Approach me, you who desire me, and take your fill of my fruits.' (Sir 24:19)
Jesus. 'I am like a vine putting out graceful shoots, my blossoms are sweeter than honey.' (Sir 24:17,20)
Jesus. 'And now, my children, listen to me; listen to instruction and learn to be wise.' (Pr 8:32-33)
Jesus. 'A great sign appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun with the moon under her feet and on her head a crown of twelve stars.' (Rev 12:1)
Jesus. 'For those who find me find life, and win favor from the Lord.' (Pr 8:35)
Jesus. 'Hail, Queen of mercy, protect us from the enemy, and receive us at the hour of death.'
Jesus. '¿Quién es ésta que se asoma como el sol en la mañana? Es hermosa como la luna, radiante como el sol,¡irresistible como un ejército en marcha!' (Song 6:10)
Jesus. 'como el sol que ilumina el palacio real, o como el arco iris que aparece entre las nubes; como las flores entre el ramaje en primavera' (Sir 50:7-8)
Jesus. 'Soy la flor de los llanos de Sarón, soy la rosa de los valles.' (Song 2:1)
Jesus. 'mi trono estaba sobre una columna de nubes,y nunca dejaré de existir.' (Sir 24:4,9)
Jesus. 'Acérquense a mí los que me desean, y coman todo lo que quieran de mis frutos,' (Sir 24:19)
Jesus. 'Eché hermosos retoños como vid, y mis flores y frutos son bellos y abundantes. Acérquense a mí los que me desean, y coman todo lo que quieran de mis frutos, pues conocerme es más dulce que la miel, y poseerme, más dulce que un panal.' (Sir 24:17,20)
Jesus. '"Y ahora, hijos míos, escúchenme; sigan mi ejemplo y serán felices. Atiendan a la instrucción; no rechacen la sabiduría.' (Pr 8:32-33)
Jesus. 'Apareció en el cielo una gran señal: una mujer envuelta en el sol como en un vestido, con la luna bajo sus pies y una corona de doce estrellas en la cabeza.' (Rev 12:1)
Jesus. 'Porque hallarme a mí es hallar la vida y ganarse la buena voluntad del Señor;' (Pr 8:35)
Jesus. 'Salve, Reina de misericordia, protégenos del enemigo y recíbenos en la hora de la muerte.'
'¿Quién es ésta que se asoma como el sol en la mañana? Es hermosa como la luna, radiante como el sol,¡irresistible como un ejército en marcha!' (Song 6:10)
'como el sol que ilumina el palacio real, o como el arco iris que aparece entre las nubes; como las flores entre el ramaje en primavera' (Sir 50:7-8)
'Soy la flor de los llanos de Sarón, soy la rosa de los valles.' (Song 2:1)
'mi trono estaba sobre una columna de nubes,y nunca dejaré de existir.' (Sir 24:4,9)
'Acérquense a mí los que me desean, y coman todo lo que quieran de mis frutos,' (Sir 24:19)
'Eché hermosos retoños como vid, y mis flores y frutos son bellos y abundantes. Acérquense a mí los que me desean, y coman todo lo que quieran de mis frutos, pues conocerme es más dulce que la miel, y poseerme, más dulce que un panal.' (Sir 24:17,20)
'"Y ahora, hijos míos, escúchenme; sigan mi ejemplo y serán felices. Atiendan a la instrucción; no rechacen la sabiduría.' (Pr 8:32-33)
'Apareció en el cielo una gran señal: una mujer envuelta en el sol como en un vestido, con la luna bajo sus pies y una corona de doce estrellas en la cabeza.' (Rev 12:1)
'Porque hallarme a mí es hallar la vida y ganarse la buena voluntad del Señor;' (Pr 8:35)
'Salve, Reina de misericordia, protégenos del enemigo y recíbenos en la hora de la muerte.'
who overwhelmed you with joy as you first looked upon Jesus at his birth.
who was acknowledged and adored even by Gentiles.
whom you found in the temple.
who came directly to you, after rising from the dead to share with you the completion of his mission.
who has brought you back to himself, to sit at his right hand as queen of heaven and earth.
Jesus. On the third day after her burial the apostles went to the tomb and, at the request of St. Thomas, opened the tomb to find only fragrant lilies. Jesus did not permit the sinless body of his Mother to decay in the grave.
Jesus. It seems impossible to think of Mary, the one who conceived Christ, brought him forth, 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. Since our Redeemer is the Son of Mary, He 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. “The Blessed Virgin Mary did not die; she ascended to Heaven with her body and soul" was the message from Our Lady given to five-year-old Gilles Bouhours to be taken and given only 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.
Jesus. It was the mother of the king who was the most influential female in the king’s life and the mother had a throne at the right hand of the king (1Kng 2:19). She was the Queen. It is fitting then that Mary assumes her place as Queen since she is the mother of Christ the King.
Jesus. Mary was sinless, the created Immaculate Conception, the spouse of the Holy Spirit, the site of the Incarnation, the Theotokos, the Mother of the Son of God, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Mediatrix of all grace and by her own words to Mirjana Soldo: “The first Tabernacle”.
Jesus. As Mary entered heaven, the entire court of heaven greeted with joy this masterpiece of God’s creation. More than we can ever know the hearts of Jesus and Mary overflow with joy at this reunion.
Jesus. Mary was crowned by her divine Son as Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Jesus. In the Book of Revelations, John says that he sees the Ark of the Covenant and then describes the great sign in the sky: a woman clothed with the sun with the moon at her feet and on her head a crown of 12 stars
(Rev 12:1)
Jesus. The angels and saints longed for the coming of her whose heel crushes the head of the serpent. Mary pleads our cause as a most powerful queen and a most merciful and loving mother.
On the third day after her burial the apostles went to the tomb and, at the request of St. Thomas, opened the tomb to find only fragrant lilies. Jesus did not permit the sinless body of his Mother to decay in the grave.
who has brought you back to himself, to sit at his right hand as queen of heaven and earth.
It seems impossible to think of Mary, the one who conceived Christ, brought him forth, 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.
Since our Redeemer is the Son of Mary, He 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.
“The Blessed Virgin Mary did not die; she ascended to Heaven with her body and soul" was the message from Our Lady given to five-year-old Gilles Bouhours to be taken and given only 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.
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The Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus , 41. 42. Pope Pius XII
It was the mother of the king who was the most influential female in the king’s life and the mother had a throne at the right hand of the king (1Kng 2:19). She was the Queen. It is fitting then that Mary assumes her place as Queen since she is the mother of Christ the King.
Mary was sinless, the created Immaculate Conception, the spouse of the Holy Spirit, the site of the Incarnation, the Theotokos, the Mother of the Son of God, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Mediatrix of all grace and by her own words to Mirjana Soldo: “The first Tabernacle”.
As Mary entered heaven, the entire court of heaven greeted with joy this masterpiece of God’s creation. More than we can ever know the hearts of Jesus and Mary overflow with joy at this reunion.
Mary was crowned by her divine Son as Queen of Heaven and Earth.
In the Book of Revelations, John says that he sees the Ark of the Covenant and then describes the great sign in the sky: a woman clothed with the sun with the moon at her feet and on her head a crown of 12 stars
(Rev 12:1)
The angels and saints longed for the coming of her whose heel crushes the head of the serpent. Mary pleads our cause as a most powerful queen and a most merciful and loving mother.
Jesus. Our Lord comes back to us again through Mary as Queen of Heaven, passing His Life and His blessing through her hands as the Mediatrix of all graces.
Jesus. He came through Mary in Bethlehem; through her, we go back to Him—and through her He comes back again to us.
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Sheen, Fulton J. The World's First Love, 2nd Edtion: Mary, the Mother of God (p. 87-141). Ignatius Press. Kindle Edition.
Jesus. On dark nights we are grateful for the moon: when we see it shining we know there must be a sun. So, in this dark night of the world, when men turned their backs on Him Who is the Light of the World, we look to Mary, [the Queen of Heaven] to guide our feet while we await the sunrise.
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"The Woman He Loved": Fulton Sheen and the Blessed Mother Contributed by Fr. Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R.
Jesus. The glorious coronation of Mary, which in no way resembles the coronation of earthly kings and queens, is a mystical event. It is really Mary coming into the glory of the just.
Jesus. We all know, of course, that saints in immense multitudes have joined her already in the kingdom of heaven, awaiting the resurrection of their bodies.
Jesus. But the image of the Mother of Jesus, the humble virgin of Nazareth, Our Lady of Sorrows, the woman at the Cross, now embracing the presence of the most Holy Trinity, should fill all Christians with the greatest hope and reverence for the mystery of eternal life.
Jesus. As we grow older, we may have a greater share in the sorrows of life and the pains of age. We may experience difficulty and failure and even the betrayal of friends. We may have to accept the reality of dashed hopes, unfulfilled plans, and dreams that can never come to be. As we struggle to accept this suffering, how beautiful and marvelous it is to lift up our eyes and know with your glorious and risen Savior there is one of His elect, one for who He is Redeemer, Son, and Lord.
Jesus. The coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, depicted by so many great medieval artists, should encourage and draw each of us to a greater hope of eternal life.
Jesus. For this reason, in the Divine Comedy, Dante used the coronation of the Virgin as the introduction and the symbol of the salvation of the just and the mysterious love of the Christ Jesus Our Lord.
Jesus. He wisely took this event to be the end of the journey of the soul.
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The Rosary – Chain of Hope written by Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R.
Our Lord comes back to us again through Mary as Queen of Heaven, passing His Life and His blessing through her hands as the Mediatrix of all graces.
He came through Mary in Bethlehem; through her, we go back to Him—and through her He comes back again to us.
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Sheen, Fulton J. The World's First Love, 2nd Edtion: Mary, the Mother of God (p. 87-141). Ignatius Press. Kindle Edition.
On dark nights we are grateful for the moon: when we see it shining we know there must be a sun. So, in this dark night of the world, when men turned their backs on Him Who is the Light of the World, we look to Mary, [the Queen of Heaven] to guide our feet while we await the sunrise.
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"The Woman He Loved": Fulton Sheen and the Blessed Mother Contributed by Fr. Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R.
The glorious coronation of Mary, which in no way resembles the coronation of earthly kings and queens, is a mystical event. It is really Mary coming into the glory of the just.
We all know, of course, that saints in immense multitudes have joined her already in the kingdom of heaven, awaiting the resurrection of their bodies.
But the image of the Mother of Jesus, the humble virgin of Nazareth, Our Lady of Sorrows, the woman at the Cross, now embracing the presence of the most Holy Trinity, should fill all Christians with the greatest hope and reverence for the mystery of eternal life.
As we grow older, we may have a greater share in the sorrows of life and the pains of age. We may experience difficulty and failure and even the betrayal of friends. We may have to accept the reality of dashed hopes, unfulfilled plans, and dreams that can never come to be. As we struggle to accept this suffering, how beautiful and marvelous it is to lift up our eyes and know with your glorious and risen Savior there is one of His elect, one for who He is Redeemer, Son, and Lord.
The coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, depicted by so many great medieval artists, should encourage and draw each of us to a greater hope of eternal life.
For this reason, in the Divine Comedy, Dante used the coronation of the Virgin as the introduction and the symbol of the salvation of the just and the mysterious love of the Christ Jesus Our Lord.
He wisely took this event to be the end of the journey of the soul.
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The Rosary – Chain of Hope written by Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R.
Jesus. There was still one great sorrow that Jesus had to will and Mary had to accept, in order that those who bury their loved ones would never be without hope and consolation. Our Lord ran the sword of burial into His own heart, inasmuch as He willed that man should never have a penalty for sin that He Himself did not bear.
Jesus. But Our Lord did not pierce His own soul with the penalty of burial without at the same time thrusting that grief into Mary’s soul.
Jesus. Eden has come back again as Mary plants in the earth the Tree of Life—which will bloom within three days.
Jesus. Mary was burying the Son of God. It is hard to lose a son or a daughter, but it is harder to bury Christ.
Jesus. When death comes, there is not just a separation of two hearts but rather the rending of the one heart.
Jesus. On Easter Day the Savior will bear the scars of His Passion to prove that love is stronger than death. But will not Mary bear also the hidden scar of the seven thrusts of the Sword in her own soul?
Jesus. When the Sword does come, we must, like Mary, see “the shade of His hand outstretched caressingly”.
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Sheen, Fulton J.. The World's First Love, 2nd Edtion: Mary, the Mother of God (p. 167-168). Ignatius Press. Kindle Edition.
Come from Libanus, my spouse, come from Libanus, come: thou shalt be crowned from the top of Amana, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards. (Song of Solomon 4:8)
Come from Libanus, my spouse, come from Libanus, come: thou shalt be crowned from the top of Amana, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards. (Song of Solomon 4:8)
Come from Libanus, my spouse, come from Libanus, come: thou shalt be crowned from the top of Amana, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards. (Song of Solomon 4:8)
Come from Libanus, my spouse, come from Libanus, come: thou shalt be crowned from the top of Amana, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards. (Song of Solomon 4:8)
Come from Libanus, my spouse, come from Libanus, come: thou shalt be crowned from the top of Amana, from the top of Sanir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards. (Song of Solomon 4:8)
And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars: (Rev 12:1)
And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars: (Rev 12:1)
And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars: (Rev 12:1)
And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars: (Rev 12:1)
And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars: (Rev 12:1)
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity 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.
The Prayer of St. Gertrude is one of the most famous of the prayers for souls in purgatory. St. Gertrude the Great was a Benedictine nun and mystic who lived in the 13th century. According to tradition, our Lord promised her that 1000 souls would be released from purgatory each time it is said devoutly. https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/prayers-for-souls-in-purgatory.html
Hail Holy Queen
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.
Closing Prayer
V. Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray: O God, whose only begotten Son, by his life, death and resurrection,
has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech thee, that by
meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the
same Christ our Lord. Amen.
V. May the Divine Assistance remain always with us.
R. And may the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
Rosary Novena Ending Prayers: Spiritual Communion: My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this spiritual communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow. Oh my Mother! Look with favor upon my gift, and in thy love obtain for me
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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.
Rosary Novena Ending Prayers: Spiritual Communion: My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow in thanksgiving for
(specify request)
which thou in thy love hast obtained for me.
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.
(If a Priest is present:) And may the peace and blessing of Almighty God, Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit descend upon you and remain with you forever.
(Otherwise:) And may Almighty God bless us, the Father and the Son and the Holy
Spirit. Amen
Hail Holy Queen
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.
Rosary Novena Ending Prayers: Spiritual Communion: My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this spiritual communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow. Oh my Mother! Look with favor upon my gift, and in thy love obtain for me
(specify request)
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.
Rosary Novena Ending Prayers: Spiritual Communion: My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow, in thanksgiving for
(specify request)
which thou in thy love hast obtained for me.
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.
Rosary Prayer
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.
Anima Christi
Soul of Christ,
sanctify me;
Body of Christ,
save me;
Blood of Christ,
inebriate me;
Water from the side of Christ,
wash me;
Passion of Christ,
strengthen me;
O good Jesus
hear me;
Within Your wounds
hide me;
separated from You,
let me never be;
From the evil one
protect me;
At the hour of my death,
call me;
And close to You
bid me;
That with Your saints, I may be praising You forever and ever.
Amen.
Prayer for the propagation of the Flame of Love
Blessed Virgin Mary, our cherished heavenly Mother, you love God and us, your children, so much that you offer us to your
Divine Son Jesus on the Cross, to forgive us by our Heavenly Father and to obtain our salvation. Thus, all those who believe
in Him do not perish but obtain eternal life with Him. With a filial confidence, we pray to you, Virgin Mary, that the Flame of Love
of your Immaculate Heart, kindled by the Holy Spirit, you ignite in our languid hearts the fire of a perfect love for God
and all humanity, so that, together with you, with one heart, we love God and our neighbor. Help us to transmit this holy
Flame to all people of good will. That way, the Flame of Love will extinguish hatred everywhere on earth, and Jesus,
the Prince of Peace, will be the King and center of all hearts in the Sacrament of His Love on the throne of our altars. Amen
My Adorable Jesus, we ask you to take us in spirit before Your Eucharistic Presence throughout the world. Take us and place us
where we belong in the Divine Fire. Share with us your Mother, the Immaculate Conception.
Memorare
Remember, oh most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or
sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, oh Virgin of virgins, my mother; to you
do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. Oh Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy
hear and answer me. Amen.
Prayer to St. Joseph
To you, Oh blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation, and having implored the help of your most holy spouse,
we confidently invoke your patronage also. Through that charity which bound you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God,
and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you to graciously regard the inheritance
which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood, and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.
Oh most watchful Guardian of the Holy Family, defend the children of God; Oh most loving father, ward off from
us every contagion of error and corrupting influence. Oh our most mighty protector, be kind to us and from heaven assist us in
our struggle with the power of darkness. As you once rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God’s Holy
Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity. Shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection, so that,
supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness, and to obtain eternal happiness in
heaven. Amen.
St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Pray for us.
St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church Pray for us.
St. Joseph, Terror of demons Pray for us.
Prayers for Protection
St Michael the Archangel defend us in battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do you prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan
and all the evil spirits that prowl about the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Oh Angel of God, my guardian dear
To whom God's love commits me here.
Ever this day, be at my side
To light and guard, to rule and guide.
From sinful stain, oh keep me free,
And in death’s hour, my helper be. Amen
Final Petitions
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus we trust in You, have mercy on us. x3
Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us.
St. Joseph pray for us.
San Diego de Alcala pray for us.
St. Maximilian Kolbe pray for us.
St. Nicholas of Tolentino pray for us.
All you holy men and women in heaven pray with us.
All the martyrs pray for us.
All the saints in heaven pray for us.
All you holy angels of God pray for us.
All you holy innocents (victims of abortion
Baptized with the Baptism of Blood due to their being sactificed to Moloch the false god of Convience and Choice.
and miscarriages)
pray for us.
Lord, Jesus Christ, through Your five Holy Wounds and through all of Your Sacred Blood that You shed, we ask You to have mercy on the Holy Souls in Purgatory, and in particular on our parents, spouses, relatives, spiritual guides and benefactors. Complete the healing of their purification and let them enjoy and participate fully in Your Salvation. Amen.
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. 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.
Let us pray
O God, Whose only begotten Son, by His life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries in the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Remember O Most Gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled unto Thy protection, implored Thy help or sought Thine intercession, was left unaided by Thee. Inspired by this confidence I fly onto Thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To Thee I come, before Thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. Do not, O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise my petitions but, in Thy clemency, hear and answer me. Amen.
St Michael Archangel, defend us in the hour of conflict, be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God restrain him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust Satan down to hell and with him all the wicked spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.
Prayer for Specific Souls in Purgatory:
O Jesus, You suffered and died that all mankind might be saved and brought to eternal happiness. Hear our pleas for further mercy on the souls of:
Response: Jesus, have mercy!
My dear parents, grandparents and spouse,
My brothers and sisters and other near relatives,
My Godparents and sponsor of Confirmation,
My spiritual and temporal benefactors,
My friends and neighbours,
All for whom love or duty calls me to pray,
Those who have suffered disadvantages or harm through me,
Those who are especially beloved by You,
Those whose release is near at hand,
Those who desire most to be united with You,
Those who endure the greatest sufferings,
Those who are least remembered,
Those whose release is most remote,
Those who are most deserving on account of their services to the Church,
The rich, who now are the most destitute,
The mighty, who now are powerless,
The once spiritually blind, who now see their folly,
The frivolous, who spent their time in idleness,
The poor who did not seek the treasures of heaven,
The tepid, who devoted little time to prayer,
The indolent, who neglected to perform good works,
Those of little faith, who neglected the frequent reception of the Sacraments,
The habitual sinners, who owe their salvation to a miracle of grace,
Parents who failed to watch over their children,
Superiors who were not solicitous for the salvation of those entrusted to them,
Those who strove for worldly riches and pleasures,
The worldly-minded, who failed to use their wealth and talents in the service of God,
Those who witnessed the death of others, but would not think of their own,
Those who did not provide for the life hereafter,
Those whose sentence is severe because of the great things entrusted to them,
The Popes, kings and rulers,
The Bishops and their counselors,
The Priests and Religious of the Catholic Church,
My teachers and spiritual advisers,
The defenders of the holy faith,
Those who died on the battlefield,
Those who fought for their country,
Those who were buried in the sea,
Those who died of strokes,
Those who died of heart attacks,
Those who suffered and died of cancer or AIDS,
Those who died suddenly in accidents,
Those who died without the Last Rites of the Church,
Those who shall die within the next twenty-four hours,
My own poor soul when I shall have to appear before Your judgment seat,
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them with your Saints forever more because You are gracious.
Priest / Leader: The Lord be with you.
Response: And with your spirit.
Let us pray:
May the prayer of Your suppliant people, we beseech You, O Lord, benefit the souls of Your departed servants and handmaids, that You both deliver them from all their sins and make them partakers of Your redemption. 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.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayers for the Pope and for the indulgences attached to our prayers.
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:
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 Mary in honor of the years Mary remained on earth.
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.
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.
Consecration of Elected Officials.
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.
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.
Consecration of the Those Governing to the Blessed Virgin Mary:
Immaculate Mary, patroness of the United States of America. Queen of Heaven and earth, beneath whose sway are subject all things that are lower than God, sorrowful and mindful of our own sinfulness and the sins of our nation, we come to thee our refuge and hope, knowing that our country cannot be saved by our own works, and mindful of how much our nation has departed from the ways of thy Son, we humbly ask that thou wouldst turn thine eyes upon our country to bring about its conversion. We consecrate to thee all of those governing our Republic, so that what is spiritually and morally best for the citizens of our nation may be accomplished, and that they would govern according to the spiritual and moral principles which will bring our nation into conformity with the teachings of thy Son. Bind any forces, spiritual or human, that would seek to inflict harm or evil on our country, and/or against those who do good for our nation by their governance. Give grace to the citizens of this land, so that we may merit leaders who will govern according to the Sacred Heart of thy Son, that His glory may be made manifest, lest we be given the leaders we deserve. Trusting in the providential care of God the Father and thy maternal care, we have perfect confidence that thou wilt take care of us and will not leave us foresaken. Amen.
Consagración de los Gobernantes a la Santísima Virgen María:
María Inmaculada, patrona de los Estados Unidos de América. Reina del cielo y de la tierra, bajo cuyo dominio están sujetas todas las cosas que son inferiores a Dios, afligidos y conscientes de nuestra propia pecaminosidad y de los pecados de nuestra nación, acudimos a ti nuestro refugio y esperanza, sabiendo que nuestro país no puede ser salvado por nuestras propias obras, y conscientes de cuánto se ha apartado nuestra nación de los caminos de tu Hijo, te pedimos humildemente que vuelvas tus ojos hacia nuestro país para lograr su conversión. Consagramos a ti todos los que gobiernan nuestra República, para que se logre lo que es espiritual y moralmente mejor para los ciudadanos de nuestra nación, y para que gobiernen de acuerdo con los principios espirituales y morales que pondrán a nuestra nación en conformidad con las enseñanzas de tu Hijo. Vincular cualquier fuerza, espiritual o humana, que busque infligir daño o mal a nuestro país, o contra aquellos que hacen el bien a nuestra nación mediante su gobierno. Da gracia a los ciudadanos de esta tierra, para que merezcan líderes que gobiernen según el Sagrado Corazón de tu Hijo, para que Su gloria se manifieste, para que no se nos den los líderes que merecemos. Confiando en el cuidado providencial de Dios Padre y en tu cuidado maternal, tenemos perfecta confianza en que tú nos cuidarás y no nos dejarás desamparados.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Concluding Prayer:
Queen of Martyrs, your heart suffered so much. I beg you, by the merits of the tears you shed in these terrible and sorrowful times, to obtain for me and all the sinners of the world the grace of complete sincerity and repentance. Amen.
Three times, say:
Mary, who was conceived without sin and who suffered for us, pray for us.
Closing Prayers
O Mary, you truly became the Queen of all martyrs as these seven bitter swords of sorrow pierced your Immaculate Heart! By the merits of your tearful distress obtain for us and for all sinners the graces of perfect contrition and conversion. Help us always, dear Mother, to imitate you by taking up our crosses and following Jesus with limitless love and generosity. Amen.
Mary, who was conceived without sin and who suffered for us, pray for us. (Say three times)
In the Hebrew Calendar Tevet 2, 3759 is the 8th day of Chanukah (Hanukkah). Chanukah celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple after it had been profaned in 139 BC. The Israelites began the annual celebration of Chanukah the following year in 138 BC.
The true light, that enlightens every man, was coming into the world." (Jn 1:5-9).
Our Father
Mary lived in the temple from the time she was weaned until she was twelve.
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Proto Evangelium of James. chapter 5ff;
She was trained in the spirit of the law and prophets: philosophically an
Essene. The Essenes prayed, fasted, and denied themselves pleasures, as a
sacrifice, to beseech God to send the Messiah. Mary, along with many other
Essene men and women, committed herself to a vow of celibacy as part of a
“prayer chain” to bring the Messiah.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essenes According to church Fathers, such as St. Gregory of Nyssa and St. Augustine, Mary had previously taken a vow of lifelong celibacy. Ignatius Study Bible, Lk 1:34 commentary. Further Talmud Niddah 44a states that a vow taken by a girl less than 11 years and 1 day old is not valid. But becomes valid after that time if she is examined. Talmud Niddah 45b:3 says that a girl becomes an adult woman on her 12th birthday and hence at that time Mary would have had to return home to Nazarath. Thus in order to enable Mary to keep her vow of celibacy the priests would have had one year in which to find a suitable man, who had also taken a vow of celibacy and who had demonstrated the ability to keep the vow, to betroth to Mary.
Mary’s private prayer was to be allowed to be the handmaid of the mother of the
Messiah.
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Mary took a vow of celibacy, so she did not expect to be the mother of the Messiah. She was trained in the temple in weaving and sewing. As a celibate maid so trained, she would have expected to earn her own livelihood as a handmaid. Having dedicated her life to the coming of the Messiah her highest aspiration would have been to be the handmaid of the Mother of the Messiah.
Thus, she learned to weave and sew providing the items needed for service in
the temple while learning skills necessary to be a handmaid.
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Tradition has it that Mary wove the tunic without seam worn by Jesus to his death. It is also tradition that Mary sewed the strip of cloth that was cut from the shroud back onto the shroud after the resurrection. Children serving in the temple were taught skills that were required in support of temple functions: including weaving and sewing. Specifically, the priests offering sacrifice were required to wear a tunic woven without seam.
With the consent of Mary’s father, in order to protect her wish to maintain her vow of celibacy,
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(An uncommitted young woman at that time was essentially the property of her designated guardian. A woman could not make a vow without her spouse, father, or guardian’s consent. If Mary had not been betrothed and her father (who was older) died, Mary could be given in marriage despite her wish to remain celibate (Num 30:3-5). This would typically be done to relieve the guardian of the cost of supporting her.)
The authorities betrothed Mary to Joseph, who had also committed himself to lead a life of
celibacy. The kiddushin, the
betrothal ceremony, was celebrated before she left the temple when she turned
twelve. With the betrothal Joseph committed himself to provide for Mary’s support
after she was no longer supported by her father. At twelve, Mary could no
longer stay in the temple.
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A woman who was menstruating was unclean by virtue of the bleeding. So only a young girl or a woman who has gone through menopause could live in the temple.
So she returned to Nazareth to rejoin her family. At that same time, Joseph
relocated from Bethlehem to Nazareth to be close to Mary whom he was now committed
to protect and to provide for after she no longer lived with her parents.
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If Joseph had already lived in Nazareth he would not have been known to the priests. Thus, he likely would not be considered as a candidate to be betrothed to Mary. If you are picking someone to remain celibate it is better to pick someone who you know has demonstrated the desire and willingness to remain so.
A betrothal with intent to consummate the relationship usually only lasted a year unless
one of the betrothed was under age: 12 for a girl, 13 for a boy. As of December 9, 3 BC, Mary is 4 months past her 14th birthday. She has been betrothed 2 years and 4 months after becoming of age, well beyond the normal time between the kiddushin, betrothal, and the nisu’in, the husband taking his bride to his home.
When a couple is betrothed they are committed to each other, but each remains
with his or her own family. (HM-1)
December 9th,
Tevet 2, was the last day of Chanukah - Hanukkah
that year. While at the local well
drawing a pitcher of water, Mary sensed a presence, heard a voice, and seeing
no one she became frightened and fled to her home.
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Protoevangelium of James (11): “And she took the pitcher, and went out to fill it with water. And, behold, a voice saying: Hail, thou who hast received grace; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women! And she looked around, on the right hand and on the left, to see whence this voice came. And she went away, trembling, to her house, and put down the pitcher”
There, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to her saying: “Hail Mary full of grace! The
Lord is with you." (Lk 1:28)
This is the only time in scripture that an angel greets someone by title, "Hail” which was ordinarily only used for royalty. Grace is what draws us to God.
And the angel is indicating that Mary is already completely drawn to God.
She already has the fullness of divine life within her.
Her love for God was so strong that she was already recognizable in the spiritual dimension as the Queen of Heaven and Earth.
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Grace is what draws us to God. And the angel is indicating with the title that Mary is already completely drawn to God. Her love for God was so strong that she was already recognizable in the spiritual dimension as the Queen of Heaven and Earth. (HM-2)
Mary was greatly troubled and wondered what sort of greeting this might be (Lk 1:29).
Asking herself why would this spiritual being refer to a 14 year old with such a title? A girl who aspires to be a handmaid! Gabriel continues: "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God." (Lk 1:30).
Gabriel says: “Behold you will conceive and bear a son and you will name Him, Jesus” (Lk 1:31). (Yeshua: ‘Yahweh saves’).
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The name Jesus is the Latin form of the Greek “Iesous”, which in turn is the transliteration of the Hebrew word “Yeshua”. Yeshua means “Yahweh saves.
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“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 1:32-33).
That is the Messiah! Mary is to be the mother of the Messiah! (HM-3)
But both she and Joseph have vowed to live a life of celibacy. Mary asks: “How can
this be, since I have no relations with a man?" - I am under a vow of celibacy.
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Mary statement leaves no room for a future relationship with a man: she is under a vow of celibacy.
The angel tells Mary: “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). (HM-5)
God himself is to Father the Messiah! Mary’s vow of celibacy is key to her
selection(Is 7:14)...
Isaiah 7:10-14 The LORD spoke again to Ahaz, saying, “Ask a sign of the LORD your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.” He [Isaiah] said, “Listen now, house of David. Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. The word for virgin here is “almah” and the rabbis, as well as many translations from the original Hebrew, say that does not mean virgin but young girl. They say the Hebrew word for virgin is “betulah” בתולה But “almah” אלמה ; can refer to a literal virgin as we see in the story of Rebekkah at the well: Genesis 24:43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin אלמה,“almah,” cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink. Etymologically, the meaning of the word “almah” is derived from the verb meaning “to hide,” or “to conceal” as a womb conceals a child. Other aspects of the almah’s “hiddenness” is that the term “almah” is never applied to a married woman. And “betulah” doesn’t always refer only to literal virgins but could also mean a young woman who is married as we see here: Joel 1:8 Lament like a virgin, Genesis 24:43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin אלמה “betulah” girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
When the Septuagint was written by the 72 elders of Israel (six from each tribe) all the writers specifically chose the Greek word “parthenos,” for virgin. This clearly demonstrates the common Jewish understanding of this passage at that time. There is no doubt that Jewish leaders looked at this passage as a messianic passage with the expectation of some type of supernatural birth. Also in Isaiah 9:6,7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. In the dead sea scrolls there was found an anomaly: the letter ? “mem” is only closed at the end of a word but the word here for increase the“mem” is closed when it should not be: לםרבה instead of an open mem as here: מ “Mem” means water in Hebrew and they say an open mem is an open womb and a closed mem represents a barren womb. The rabbis teach that when it is time for the Redemption, the closed mem of Isaiah's l'marbeh will open for the coming of the Messiah (Radak, Isa. 9:6).
There can be no possibility of another
father. (HM-6)
Gabriel continued: “Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old
age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. For
no word from God will ever fail! (Lk 3:36-37).”
Mary’s child is to be the long-awaited Messiah, the Son of God! How could Mary have
said anything but yes? There is one rather large problem: Joseph, her
betrothed. When Mary is found to be pregnant, Joseph can denounce her, and she
will be stoned for adultery.
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The Jews didn’t lose the ability to enforce the Levitical Law until 6 AD so stoning for adultery was still enforced.
Mary’s response is one of complete surrender to God: her heart’s only desire is
to do God’s will. To even consider the consequences is to attempt to control,
which is against the complete surrender to God’s will.
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Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo: Surrender Novena Day-2
Mary says: “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). (HM-7)
God’s plan for salvation was dependent on a human. With Mary’s “Yes” came the
Incarnation: God assumed human nature! God entered His own creation! Jesus is
both God and is fully man.
As God’s plan unfolds, it is Tevet 2, the
last (8th) day of the celebration of Chanukah - Hanukkah. The number 8
signifies new beginnings. The feast of Chanukah celebrates the re-dedication
of the temple after it had been profaned by the Syrian armies under Antiochus
Epiphanes. It took 8 days to complete the re-dedication. For the people of
Israel, that 8th day, in 3622, 139 BC, represented a new beginning in
their relationship with Yahweh. In the year 3759 on the same day on the Jewish
Calendar, which occurred that year on December 9th of 3 BC, was another
very new beginning in God’s relationship with man! God
has become man! That day, the completion of
Chanukah, is called the little celebration of light
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During the rededication in 3622 there was only enough uncontaminated oil for the lamps for a single day. Miraculasly
the oil lasted throughout all 8 days of the rededication. Thus,
Chanukah - Hanukkah is closely tied to
the big celebration of light during the Feast of Tabernacles. That day the
true light that enlightens every man came into the world. (HM-8)
God has answered Mary’s prayer, Joseph’s prayer, the prayers of all the Essenes,
and of all Israel! What joy she must feel! (HM-9)
Elizabeth got it right when she said: “Happy is she who believed that there would be a
fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord” (Lk 1:45). Share Mary’s
joy! (HM-10, GB, OMJ)...
That Mary said “Yes” was important but when you look at the mysteries from Mary’s perspective to say “no” would make her whole life a lie.
Jesus of Nazareth, The Infancy Narratives, Kindle edition (loc 488-501) by Pope Emeritus Benedict
I consider it important to focus also on the final
sentence of Luke’s Annunciation narrative: “And the angel departed from her” (Lk 1:38). The great hour of Mary’s encounter with God’s messenger—in which her whole life is
changed—comes to an end, and she remains there alone, with a task that truly
surpasses all human capacity. There are no angels standing around her. She
must continue along the path that leads to many dark moments–from Joseph’s
dismay at her pregnancy, [the flight into Egypt, learning the names of the
children slaughtered by Herod’s soldiers, the journey back to Jerusalem in
search of her son], to the moment when Jesus is said to be out of his mind (Mk 3:21; Jn 10:20), right up to the night of the cross.
How often in these situations must Mary have returned
inwardly to the hour when God’s angel had spoken to her, pondering afresh the
greeting: “Hail, full of grace!” And the consoling words: “Do not be
afraid!” The angel departs; her mission remains, and with it matures her inner
closeness to God, a closeness that in her heart she is able to see and touch.
Why would God become part of his creation?
We are spiritual
beings immersed in a physical experience, constrained by time. You, Father, chose
this physical experience as the mechanism to raise spiritual beings that are
made in Your image and likeness. From all eternity, You planned to come into
Your own creation to show us how to be like You. You knew man would fall. You
wanted us to learn to love. You wanted us to choose to love. You wanted us to
learn that there is no greater love than to lay down your life for someone. As
the father of us all You knew the way to teach us was to teach by example; so,
You, in the person of Your Son, became man to give us the example. You wanted
us to learn to see beyond ourselves. We need to be shown. Give me the grace
to learn. Give me the gifts of the Holy Spirit so I can help to draw others to
you.
Why was I blessed to be shown God’s love while others have not?
God has a plan for each of us. We each have a role to play. God has given me a
task that requires the gifts He has given me. Help me, Mary, to do what God
has planned for me. Give me the guidance to see the direction I must go. Lead
me to Your Son for if I stay close to Him I will be safe. Mary help me to
realize that everyone has a role to play in God’s plan. Help me to see Jesus
in everyone. God loves us all the same! Each has been given what is
required. We are all brothers on a similar journey. After all the greatest
human that ever lived, other than Jesus, who was also God, was you Mary, who
aspired to be a handmaid! In the spiritual dimension, greatest is determined
by love; not power, fame, or wealth!
Mary’s love for God allowed her to risk life: Trust When
I love, make a sacrifice for someone, there is no guarantee that the beloved
will accept my gift. Jesus, when You sacrificed Yourself on the cross, You
knew not everyone You loved would accept Your sacrifice. You were willing to
take the heart break of rejection You loved us so much. Mary, you loved God so
much, you were willing to risk anything, simply because it was your Love, God,
who asked. Mary’s trust in God was such that she did not even need to consider
the consequences. It was God’s will, that was enough!
Prayer as more than words
Mary, you were completely drawn to God even as a little girl. Your whole life was
made into a prayer as you took a vow a celibacy. Prayer is communicating with
God or the saints in heaven. We can also communicate with more than words.
Just as a picture is worth a 1000 words, an action is worth a 1000 pictures.
Help me to love without seeking recognition as you did. Help me to do things for
others without them knowing they have ever been done. Cleaning up a mess (pet or
child made a mess) before anyone knows it has ever happened and then never
mentioning it. Doing chores that belong to others to make their job lighter. Every
act of love is a prayer in action. Help me to be grateful for all that has
been given me, remind me to thank God for the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Remind
me to be grateful to others. It makes someone feel good to receive
acknowledgement of their contributions. As we are all members of the Mystical
Body any act of gratitude is an act of gratitude to your Son. Never let me
forget that your special ones are closest to your Son. That an act of
kindness to one of the special ones whether infant, aged or handicapped is a
prayer you will never forget.
Coincidences
The Annunciation happened on the last, 8th day of Chanukah. That feast celebrates
the re-dedication of the Temple. A new beginning of the people’s relationship with God. The
number 8 stands for new beginnings. God became human on that day.
Mary immediately wanted to go to help Elizabeth and there were visitors from Jerusalem who would
be returning home the following morning, since the celebration of Chanukah - Hanukkah had ended. Nazareth was an out of the way place.
Caravans to Jerusalem were not a regular occurrence.
The Festival of Lights
The 8th
day of Chanukah - Hanukkah , on which all the lights on the Menorah are lit is closely tied
to the Feast of Tabernacles at which there were four giant Menorahs lit in the
Court of the Women in the temple to symbolize the light provided by the pillar
of fire during the Exodus. The light could be seen all over Jerusalem and was
even visible in Bethlehem. What a coincidence that the Light of the World
would also be conceived on the eighth day of Chanukah and 40 weeks later be
born on the Feast of Tabernacles. I wonder which had the greater light: the four 75ft Menorahs in the Court of the Women or the 4 million candle power of the 9 candles per Menorah in a half a million homes of the Israelites.
There is something about the date of Jesus’ birth that the devil just doesn’t want it known. There has been centuries of obfuscation: Herod died in 4 BC, Quirinius didn’t serve as governor of Syria until 6 AD, and there was no reason to register. We have always known that December 25 is nothing more than the feast of the Roman sun god.
Looking directly at scripture.
God wanted Moses to convey to his people some truths that He wanted them to never forget. Those truths form the very basis of salvation history. So, He made them a list of festivals to be celebrated every year (Lev 23:4-43): Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles. He called them “holy convocations, my appointed feasts” (Lev 23:2) . Convocation in Hebrew: “ מִקרָא ”, (transliterated: “kaw-raw”), has two meanings and God meant both: a convocation and a dress rehearsal.
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It is unfortunate that the translators of the NABRE edition chose to translate the Hebrew: “?ָ?ָ?” as "festival". In doing so, they lost half of its meaning which is retained in the other translations of the Bible but which do not allow online reference as does the NABRE edition.
A convocation is when all the Israelite men, were to convene in the place designated for the worship of Yahweh: the place where the Ark of the Covenant resided (Deut 16:6). After the Exodus, but prior to David that place varied between Bethel (Jug 20:27), Shiloh (1Sam 1:3), seven months (1Sam 6:1) in the hands of the Philistines in Ashdod, in the temple of Dagon (1Sam 5:2), Kiriath-jearim (1Sam 7:3) and later Gibeon, in the house of Obed-edom (2Sam 6:11) . After David, it was Jerusalem. “Three times a year all your men must appear before the LORD your God at the place He will choose: at the Feast of Passover, the Feast of Weeks [Pentecost], and the Feast of Tabernacles” (Deut 16:16). Women and children went to Jerusalem for Passover which is a family feast but were only required to go to Jerusalem for Tabernacles on Sabbatical, Shmittah year – years divisible by 7 (Deut 31:10-13). They did not need to attend the other Feasts. The holy family went to Jerusalem every year for Passover (Lk 2:41).
A dress rehearsal concept implies that the feasts are prophecies of something beyond themselves. These feasts form the cornerstone of the practice of the Jewish faith.
Jesus was Jewish, and the Jewish faith is focused on the Feasts of the Lord.
Jesus said: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” (Mt 5:17-20). It is easy to understand how Jesus fulfilled the prophets, but how do you fulfill the law unless there is prophecy in the law: the law defines the Feasts of the Lord and requires that they be celebrated every year. Jesus has already fulfilled five of the seven feasts: Tabernacles, Unleavened Bread, Passover, First Fruits, and Pentecost and He fulfilled each of them on the specific day of each feast! Because God does not forget his promises, Jesus will also fulfill the two remaining feasts: Trumpets and Atonement.
The Feasts in date sequence, according to the Jewish Temple, solar/lunar Religious Calendar:
Passover (Pesach) is celebrated on the 14th day of the first month, Nisan. It is a remembrance of the sacrifice of an unblemished, male lamb; whose blood saved the 1st born sons of the Israelites. It is in fact a dress rehearsal for the sacrifice of God’s First-Born Son, the Lamb of God, to save all men. It happened on the 14th day of the first month. St. Paul says “For our Passover has been sacrificed, that is, Christ.” (1Cor 5:7)
Unleavened Bread (Chag Matzot) begins on the 15th of Nisan with the Seder Meal which was both the sacrificial meal for the Paschal lamb, slaughtered just before sunset, and a Todah, thanksgiving, offering of unleavened bread and wine. The Todah was in thanksgiving for the deliverance,
about to be provided ,
by the blood of the paschal lamb: the angel of death would see the blood on the door posts and lintel of the homes of those who had participated in the Seder meals. The Angel of death would then "pass over" their houses (Ex 12:21-23). Animal sacrifices could only be made in the Temple in Jerusalem. Anyone offering sacrifice anywhere else was to be cut off from the people of God. Anyone who could not travel to Jerusalem was expected to celebrate the Seder in an un-bloody fashion as the primary event is the Todah. The word “Todah” means “thanksgiving”. Todah in the Greek is “Eucharistia”. The Seder is a dress rehearsal for the Eucharist: a Todah, Eucharistic, offering of unleavened bread and wine in thanksgiving for the deliverance [from sin]
about to be provided
through the blood of the unblemished Paschal Lamb: The Lamb of God. The Seder Meal as the sacrificial meal for the Paschal Lamb is celebrated after the death of the Lamb. Since Jesus could not celebrate the Seder Meal after his own death, God arranged for there to be two calendars in use in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus death. Jesus celebrated the Seder Meal on the Essene calendar, on Tuesday Evening. The Essene’s were not allowed to offer sacrifice in the Temple. So, that Seder celebration was called an un-bloody sacrifice, celebrated just as the Jews celebrate the Passover Seder Meal today. For an exercise for yourself go through the Gospels and look at the time from the Meal in Bethany at which Mary poured expense perfume over Jesus to the feast of Passover. It is very confusing as some show it to be 2 days and some 5 days. They are both right! There were two Seder Meals!
The Last Supper, a Seder Meal, was initiated on the 15th of Nisan, according to the Essene calendar. God uses both of His calendars! It was completed on the cross, with the completion of the Seder ritual’s consumption of the 4th cup and the declaration of the Nirtzah: “It is finished”. That happened right before the death of the Paschal lamb, the Lamb of God, on the Passover Preparation Day: Nisan 14 on the Temple calendar! Jesus, the Lamb of God, upon entering Jerusalem, had been selected by the people on Lamb Selection Day (Palm Sunday) as the lamb for sacrifice for all the people by waving Palm fronds and shouting Hosanna.
First Fruits (Reishit Katzir) is the celebration of the first fruits of the harvest. It is an acknowledgement that God continues to provide for us. Jesus is the first fruit of the resurrection, opening the Kingdom of God and demonstrating that God continues to provide for us for all eternity (1Cor 15:20). First Fruits was the third day: Passover Eve (the day the Lamb of God died on the cross) is the first day; the first day of Unleavened Bread (the Seder) is the second day; and First Fruits is the third day. First Fruits was the day Jesus rose from the grave. So, in answer to the question: Where does it say in scripture that the Messiah must die and rise on the third day? Although most scholars will quote Hos 6:2, it is specifically in the fulfillment of Passover and First Fruits! (Lev 23:1-14). Passover, Nisan 15, the second day, is always a Sabbath. The Hebrew calendar is always tweaked so that two Sabbaths will never occur back to back: Friday & Saturday or Saturday & Sunday. That was because no cooking was done on the Sabbath and without refrigeration food would not keep for two days. Thus, the Feast of First Fruits, specified in Leviticus as occurring on the first day after the Sabbath, is always on the 3rd day. Thus First Fruits is always the 3rd day: to fulfill the Feast of First Fruits Jesus must have died on Passover Eve and arose on the 3rd day, the Feast of First Fruits according to scripture!
Pentecost (Shavuot) means 50 days and is the 50th day after First Fruits. It is a memorial of the day God himself came down on Mount Sinai in a cloud of fire and smoke and a blast of God's trumpet (Ex 19:18-19), to ratify the covenant with his people. It is a dress rehearsal for the day the Holy Spirit came down as flames of fire on the disciples, with a noise loud enough to draw a crowd of over 3,000 to the Cenacle, to ratify the new covenant written in our hearts.
Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) is celebrated on the 1st day of the 7th month. The feast celebrates God judgement: when all the world is judged before God’s throne.
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It is unfulfilled but thought to be the warning or illumination when everyone will see themselves as God sees them. The first of the two events that must yet be fulfilled before the Messiah returns is that the Gospel must have reached all men. If you think about it the only way that can happen is with the warning, a supernatural event in which all men recognize the truth. It is interesting to note that it is the only event that happens to everyone in the world on the same day. If you think about it there is no time when it is the same day everywhere in the world, but Trumpets is also a 2-day feast, oh what a coincidence!
Atonement (Yom Kippur) is the holiest day of the year. It is celebrated on the 10th day of the 7th month. It is unfulfilled. It is thought to be when the Jewish nation will acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah. The second event, that must happen before the end, is the conversion of the Jews. That is not meant to be the personal conversion of every Jew but rather the acknowledgement by the Jewish people, the nation of Israel, that Jesus was/is the Messiah.
Tabernacles (Succot), the Feast of “God with us”, in Hebrew “Emanuel”, is on the 15th day of the 7th month. It is the feast that celebrates God’s physical presence with the Israelites, during the Exodus, in a pillar of cloud by day to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light during the Exodus (Ex 13:21). The feast is celebrated by living in Sukkot, tents with a thatched roof, through which the stars must be visible, and rain must leak into the dwelling. It is a dress rehearsal for the birth of Jesus; when God came to live among his people as the Light of the World and the Source of Living Water. Jesus was born in a stable, which with the thatched roof qualified as a sukkah. The stable was used during the winter to protect infant lambs during the first week of life, while they were still vulnerable to the weather. Jesus, like infant lambs, was inspected by Levitical Shepherds and found without blemish thus qualified to be selected for sacrifice on Passover: The Lamb of God! It is interesting to note that just as it says in scripture the first shall be last and the last shall be first (Mt 19:30,
Mk 10:31): Tabernacles was the first of the Feasts to be fulfilled and the last in the list on the Jewish lunar, solar calendar.
Checking consistency with the rest of scripture
It is one thing to derive the approximate year of Jesus birth and to believe that Jesus fulfilled the feast of Tabernacles with his birth. It is another to show that is in accord with Matthew and Luke’s description of all the events surrounding the conception of John the Baptist and the birth of Jesus.
A birth on the Feast of Tabernacles explains:
Why there was no room in the inn (the caravansary courtyard): it was full of wealthy men’s tents (sukkot). Noone could stay inside the inn, so the rich set up their sukkah in the courtyard where the poor people normally stayed.
Why Jesus was born in a stable: it qualified as a sukkah and provided more privacy, warmth, and comfort than a poor man’s sukkah.
Why none of Joseph’s relatives opened their home to Mary who was about to give birth: she wouldn’t have stayed anywhere but in a sukkah.
It fulfills both Jewish celebrations of light:
The Incarnation on the last day of Chanukah, the little celebration of light, when every family had lit all nine candles (one for each of the eight days of Chanukah and the center one to light the other candles.) Every family had Menorahs for each of the older children in addition to the family Menorah. A half a million families with just one older child each lighting their Menorahs produces 9 million candle power.
The Feast of Tabernacles, the great celebration of light, for which 4 giant (75 ft) Menorahs were erected in the Court of Women produced enough light to keep all of Jerusalem lit up all night.
One of the things about the story of the Nativity that struck me the most was that Jesus was born in a stable used to protect ‘paschal’ lambs from the weather. He was inspected by Levitical shepherds (All the shepherds around Bethlehem were caring for the flocks owned by the Sadducees and only a Levitical shepherd could declare a lamb unblemished). Jesus was found without blemish; thus, qualified to be a lamb for sacrifice on Passover: The Lamb of God. That would not have happened if He had not been born on the Feast of Tabernacles. He would have been born in a family home, remember Joseph was from Bethlehem. He certainly had friends and family there. In a culture with a strong tradition of helping travelers, Joseph would not have been refused shelter in his own home town, especially when his wife was in labor.
John the Baptist was most likely to have been born on Passover, March 20, 2BC.
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The Jewish tradition has been that Elijah would return on Passover, Nisan 15. Thus, according to the tradition, to this day, the Jews leave a place for Elijah at the table, for the Passover Seder Meal. The angel Gabriel told Zechariah that his son, John, would have the spirit of Elijah (Lk 1:17). Although that makes the birth of John four weeks early, Elizabeth was certainly in enough stress. Mary was in her 15th week and Joseph’s arrival for the celebration of the Seder was his first encounter with Mary since the Incarnation.
We know from scripture that Zechariah was serving in the temple during his divisions “normal” course of service when the angel appeared to Him (Lk 1:11). Normal course of service means he was not serving during one of the convocations during which a man from any division could serve. We know that he was of the division of Abijah (Lk 1:5) which is the eighth division. There were 24 divisions (1Chr 24:7-18), and each served for a week twice a year. 24 divisions twice a year is 48 weeks. There are 51 weeks (50 weeks and 4 days) in a year on the Jewish calendar. In a leap year there is an additional 4 weeks and 2 days. The temptation is to consider that the extra weeks were all common weeks or that the rotation continued during the leap year but paused during the convocations: festival weeks of Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles, when all men were required to be in Jerusalem
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There is some controversy over whether the weeks of the leap year were common weeks. That cannot be the case as to travel just from Nazareth to Jerusalem took 6 days so priests living away from Jerusalem would be en route when the designated priest examined the barley to see if it was a leap year. That would then imply that either the traveling priest had to return home or stay in Jerusalem for a month which is not logical
indicate that during the festivals all Kohanim, priests, could serve in the service that was specific to the holiday. They were selected by lot for that service. They would all share from the Lechem Hapanim, the showbread, and the two breads of Shavuos, the leavened bread offered at Pentecost, but other sacrifices were brought by the mishmar, the division of priests, of that week. Thus, the weeks served by each division shifted from year to year and the rotation never paused. That means a division could over time serve in any of the weeks.
There is no reference in scripture as to which division of Priests was serving on any particular date. There is however a reference in the Talmud
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Talmud Mishnah (b. Ta?an 29a).
that Jehoiarib was serving on the 9th of Av in 70 AD, and a correlative reference in Josephus when the temple was destroyed,
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Josephus Wars 6.4.5
(Saturday August 4th 70 AD). All that needs to be done is to walk the Hebrew calendar back in time.
Luke tells us that John the Baptist began his ministry in the 15th year of Tiberius Caesar (Lk 3:1), who reigned from September 17, 14 AD to 37 AD.
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Tiberius Caesar did not become emperor until September 17th even though Augustus died on August 19, 14 AD. See: Tiberius roman emperor at http://Britannica.com
That means his 15th year began on September 17, 28 AD and ended at his 15th anniversary which would have been Sept. 17, 29 AD.
John was the son of a priest and was himself a Rabbi. John was called rabbi by Jesus. Only a Rabbi could make a new interpretation of Scripture so it was not a title used lightly and applied to any teacher. John would have been trained as a Rabbi. A Rabbi began his ministry at age 30. We also know that Jesus was 30 when He was baptized by John and began his ministry (Lk 3:23), about 6 months after John began his ministry. So, if John was 30 by September 17, 29 AD then he was born in 2 BC or late 3 BC. There was no year 0. So, if he was born in 2 BC, he was 1 in 1 BC; 2 in 1 AD; and 30 in 29 AD. Thus, John would have most likely been conceived in 3 BC.
There are only 2 cases to consider:
John was conceived Shevat 10, 3758 (Jan 26, 3 BC) which would imply that Jesus was born on Nisan 15, 3759. That might explain why the caravansary was full
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Bethlehem was a town of about 400 people. It was, at that time, the center for sheep production for the priests in the temple. It had a caravansary which is an inn with a walled in courtyard. The courtyard was used to protect pack animals and their owner’s property from wild animals and thieves. Poor people slept on the ground inside the courtyard with the pack animals while the wealthy slept in the inn. For the inn to be full means there had to be a very large celebration going on in Jerusalem which was 5 miles away. Travelers to Jerusalem would have stayed there if they expected the inns in Jerusalem to be full. There was nothing but sheep to attract people to stay in Bethlehem, but Jerusalem was only an hour’s walk away.
(there was no room in the inn). But most importantly, Jesus said that John the Baptist was Elijah (Mt 11:13-14) and the Jews hold that Elijah would return for the Seder Meal to herald the coming of the Messiah. Which in fact is what John the Baptist did. So John the Baptist must have been born on Nisan 15 of 3759 ( March 20, of 2 BC) not Jesus. If John was conceived on Jan 26 there is no way he could be born on Passover.
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https://outorah.org/p/33319 explains the origin of the custom of setting an extra place at the table for Elijah. It is ultimately based on the fact that Elijah comes to announce the arrival of the Messiah and the corresponding redemption which happens at midnight (when the angel of death passed over the first born of the Israelites.)
John was conceived Av 1, 3758 (July 13, 3 BC) which implies that Jesus was born on Tishrei 15, 3760 (Sept 13, 2 BC) and John the Baptist was born on Passover, Nissan 15 of 3759, (March 20, 2 BC). (If you are counting days of Elizabeth's pregnancy, you will note the John was born on the 250th day of Elizabeth pregnancy which makes him 4 weeks early. That is explained in the Joyful mysteries narrative.) John conception on Av 1, 3758 explains: why the caravansary was full; why Jesus was born in a stable and laid in a manger; why shepherds were sent to the manger; and how the Feast of Tabernacles was fulfilled, and even fulfills the Feast of Chanukah.
We know that Mary conceived right away since, when Mary arrived in Ein Kerem seven days later, Elizabeth knew she was pregnant. We could then assume that Elizabeth likewise conceived right away, especially since Zechariah was given great incentive to believe what the Angel told him. Since Zechariah didn’t initially believe, to make his point the Angel struck him mute (Lk 1:20). Scripture tells us that Zechariah served the rest of his week before returning home (Lk 1:23). If Elizabeth conceived on Av 1, 3758, the night Zechariah returned home; then Av, Elul, Tishrei, Cheshvan, and Kislev were the 1st thru 5th months of her pregnancy. Tevet is Elizabeth’s 6th month. If the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary on Tevet 2 then 278 days later (during the 40th week),
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3777570/ normal time 268 days to 280 days.
Mary gave birth on the 15th of Tishrei: The Feast of Tabernacles, The Feast of God with Us, The Feast of Emanuel.
The 8th day of the celebration of the re-dedication of the Temple, Chanukah, after the temple had been polluted by Antiochus Epiphanies, marked a new beginning in the relationship between the Israelites and Yahweh. That year, 3 BC, it was truly a new beginning in man’s relationship with God: God became man!
The Feast of Tabernacles and the 8th day of Chanukah are the two celebrations of light in the Jewish religion. On the eighth day of Chanukah all eight candles on the menorah are lit.
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On that day Jesus, the light of the world, was conceived. On the Feast of Tabernacles four giant menorahs were constructed in the court of women in the temple and lit . The light from the four giant menorahs could be seen all over Jerusalem, making it light all night long, and the light from the 75 ft. menorahs could be seen in Bethlehem where Jesus, the light of the world, was born.
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Which celebration of light was greater: The 9 candles on every menorah in 2 million homes throughout the world or 4 75ft, (23m) menorahs each fueled by a barrel of oil with wicks made of rolled up priestly garments? Jesus’ birth required the public manifestation while the Incarnation was the more significant event (my opinion).
The dates of Jesus birth and death are readily established by looking at the Jewish Religious Calendar. Once the Feasts of the Lord celebrated by the Jews are recognized as Messianic prophecies that were fulfilled by Jesus on the day of the feast it is easy to conclude that Jesus was born on September 13th, 2BC (the Feast of Tabernacles), and that Jesus died on preparation day for the Feast of Passover, April 3rd, 33AD (Nisan 14, 3793).
Thus, we have established from scripture the date of Jesus birth and validated it via the story of the conception of John the Baptist and the consistency with the narrated events surrounding the birth of Jesus. There should be no further requirement, but our atheistic society demands extra-biblical validation and Luke was kind enough to provide it.
Extra Biblical Validation.
The biggest obstacle to dating Christ birth is the belief that because Herod’s son began his reign in 4 BC, Herod must have died in 4 BC. Thus, Jesus must have been born before Herod died. However, Herod was reduced from a “friend” to a “subject” by Cesar Augustus in 4 BC
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Antiquities’ of the Jews, Josephus Flavius Book 16, Chapter 9:3
for sending troops into Arabia. He did not die! He then had to share his reign with his chosen heir, Antipater.
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Herod’s sons were king in name only until after their father died. Herod retained his power and his sons had the title.
Antipater considered his two younger half-brothers who were of “Royal”, Hasmodean, descent a potential threat. He connived to have them executed for treason. Then Antipater plotted to kill Herod, so he would not have to wait to have control of the kingdom. His plot was discovered and exposed. Since Herod had been demoted, he had to get Varus, governor of Syria, to hear the case. (That would be difficult to do while dead.) Varus found Antipater guilty and left the punishment up to Herod. Herod ordered him executed.
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Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus Flavius Book 17 Chapter 7
Herod then decided to split the kingdom between his three remaining sons: Archelaus, Antipas, and Philip. Their reigns were antedated to when Herod was demoted to show the continuity of reign. Coins confirm that antedating was common. Herod died 3 years after Antipater was executed.
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http://www.ancient.eu/Publius_Quinctilius_Varus/
Josephus gives two indications of the length of the rule of Herod: 1) He says Herod had a reign of 37 years from the time he was proclaimed king by the Romans and; 2) He says he reigned for 34 years after the death of Antigonus, which happened shortly after Herod took Jerusalem.
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Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus Flavius Book 17 Chapter 8
Herod took Jerusalem late in 36 BC. Josephus says Herod captured Jerusalem 27 years to the day that Pompey committed his abominations, which happened in 63 BC. He also said it was on the occasion of the 185th Olympiad which began in July of 36 BC.
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Antiquities of the Jews Book 14 Chapter 16
Both clearly give 36 BC for Herod's capture of Jerusalem. If we use the common accession method of counting years of rule,
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a practice the Jews copied from the Babylonians, the date to start his 34 years is on the 1st of Tishrei in 35 BC or on the 1st of Nisan in 35 BC (the beginning of the Temple year following the capture of Jerusalem). Israel’s Northern and Southern Kingdom used different methods of accession counting: one using the Secular year starting on Tishrei 1 and the other used the Temple year starting on Nissan 1. Which method that was used by Josephus doesn’t really matter as both imply a death in 1 BC. So, Herod's 34th year of rule would start with the 1st of Tishrei in 2 BC and end with the 1st of Tishrei in 1 BC or would start with the 1st of Nisan in 2 BC and end with first of Nisan in 1 BC. Now 34 years after 35 BC would give 1 BC for the death and end of the reign of Herod.
The crux of the debate on the date of the death of Herod lies in the statement of Josephus that Herod died shortly after having Matthias burned alive on the day of a “fast” and that very night there was an eclipse of the moon.
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Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus Flavius Book 17 Chapter 6 verse 4
The point missed by all the scholars is that: “Josephus calls the day of the fall of Jerusalem "the day of the fast" (νηστείας ἡμέρα; "Ant." xiv. 4, § 3);; but in this he merely followed the phraseology of his Gentile sources, which regarded the Sabbath as a fast-day, according to the then current Greco-Roman view. Dio Cassius says (xxxvii. 16) correctly that it was on a "Cronos day," this term likewise denoting the Sabbath.
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There are four candidate eclipses considered by the scholars:
Friday September 15, 5 BC
Monday, Tuesday Mar 12-13, 4 BC
Saturday January 10, 1 BC
Wednesday December 29, 1 BC
There is only one that falls on a Sabbath (Cronus Day) and it is also the most memorable: being a Total Eclipse centered over Libya just west of Jerusalem which lasted 3 hours and 34 minutes and was in total eclipse an hour and 39 minutes: certainly, worthy of being the eclipse mention by Josephus.
Herod died soon after the total eclipse of the moon as indicated by Josephus. The eclipse occurred on Jan. 10, 1 BC.
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http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEcat5/LE-0099-0000.html : 04821 0000 Jan 10 02:04:40 (note: NASA uses a year 0 in the eclipse list but since there was no year 0 that year is actually 1 BC.) (note: NASA uses a year 0 in the eclipse list but since there was no year 0 that year is actually 1 BC.) href="http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/-0099-0000/LE0000-01-10T.gif"
Luke also ties the birth of Jesus to a census taken while
Quirinius was governor of Syria (Lk 2:2). This has caused problems because Quirinius reigned from 6 to 9
AD. But considering that: “there
was found near Tibur (Tivoli) in AD.1764 a fragment of marble known as the
Lapis Tiburtinus, with part of an inscription, which is now preserved in the
Lateran Museum of Christian Antiquities, as one of the important monuments
bearing on the history of Christianity:
Lapis Tiburtinus
The inscription records the career and honors of a Roman
official who lived in the reign of Augustus, and who survived that emperor. He
conquered a nation; he was rewarded with two Supplicationes and the Ornamenta
Triumphalia, i.e., the gorgeous dress of a triumphing general, with ivory
scepter and chariot, etc.; he governed Asia as proconsul; and he twice governed
Syria as legatus of the divine Augustus.
Though the name has perished, yet these
indications are sufficient to show with practical certainty (as all the highest
authorities are agreed -- Mommsen, Borghesi, de Rossi, Henzen, Dessau, and
others), that the officer who achieved this splendid career was Publius
Sulpicius Quirinius. His government of Syria in 6-9 AD, was therefore his
second tenure of that office. He had administered Syria at some previous time.
Is not this earlier administration the occasion to which Luke refers?
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Arthur Eedle, Seven Steps to Bethlehem page 81 and http://www.torahtimes.org/writings/roman-governors-of-syria/article.html
“Here again, however, we are confronted
with a serious difficulty. The supreme authority on the subject, Mommsen,
considers that the most probable date for Quirinius's first government of Syria
is about BC.3-1.”
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http://biblehub.com/library/ramsay/was_christ_born_in_bethlehem/chapter_11_quirinius_the_governor.htm and http://www.ccel.org/ccel/ramsay/bethlehem.iv.vii.html
That serious difficulty evaporates when we realize that Jesus
was born in 2 BC not sometime before 4 BC as was assumed by Mommsen and others.
We have established now that Quirinius
was the Governor of Syria at the time of Jesus’ birth. We still want to validate the rest of
Luke’s statement, that there was a requirement to go to the ancestral home for
taxation. The Romans levied both a Land Tax and a Poll tax. The Land Tax was
levied every 14 years and only affected the wealthy who owned property. The
Poll Tax was also levied every 14 years. It affected both men (age 14 to 60) and
women (age 12 to 60). The first Poll Tax required everyone to return to their home
city and register. The Poll Taxation occurred half way between the Land
taxations. There was a Land tax riot mentioned by Josephus which occurred in 6
AD. Thus, the prior Land Tax would have occurred in 9BC and the Poll tax would
have occurred in 2 BC and would have been executed by Quirinius during his first reign as
governor of Syria from 3 to 1 BC.
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Author Eedle: Seven Steps to Bethlehem p77-79
The Cronicles of Eusebius (Died: 30 May 339) placed the birth of Jesus in the 3rd year of the 194th Olympiad which corresponds to the year 2 + (193 x 4) -776 = 2 BCE. However, he placed the death of Herod in the 4th year of the 195th Olympiad, thus 3 AD.
That would make the coresponding eclipse:
The death of Herod according to Eusebius would make the Holy Families stay in Egypt 4 years instead of a few months which coresponds with the traditional expectation, or may be the source of that expection.
Jewish Temple Priest Rotation- Courses of Priest from 70 AD to 4 BC
This spreadsheet is very large so it will take a few moments to completely load onto screen.
Temple rotation occurred at sunrise on Saturday morning so Jehoiarib would have begun serving at sunrise on Saturday August 4th. The priests were in the Temple saying the prayers for Sunday evening when the soldiers actually broke into the Holy of Holies.
To scroll down use the scroll wheel on your mouse, or the scroll bar on the right side of the spreadsheet.
There are two sheets. Sheet1 shows the serving Division of Priest beginning in the week ending 8/11/70 AD and goes back in time to the week ending 1/5/3 BC.
Sheet2 begins with week ending 1/5/3 BC and goes forward in time to week ending 8/11/70 AD.
Also, those interested can view the full document in Excel format here.
Validation of the Jewish Calendar
Some scholars may complain that this is a derived calendar, whereas the Jews only started using a derived calendar after the destruction of the temple in 70 AD and therefore, all my dates are suspect at best because all the dates are on or before 70 AD.
However the derived calendar was derived based on 2000 years of practice.
And was self correcting every spring.
So to validate the calendar I will demonstrate its validity using NASA’s solar and lunar eclipse records. All dates are going to be plus or minus 1 day because the date changes at sunset not midnight and because the Jews tweaked the calendar to prevent back to back Sabbaths. Because the Hebrew calendar is a lunar based calendar a total solar eclipse can only occur on the 1st of the month and a total lunar eclipse can only occur on the 15th of a month.
We have shown that the temple destruction began on the 9th of Av, of 70 AD and the Talmud establishes that on the 10 of Av the priests were reciting the prayers for the afternoon of the first day of the week when the soldiers came into the Holy of Holies. On our derived calendar the 9th of Av is also a Saturday, August 4th and the 10th is thus also a Sunday the first day of the week: Sunday August 5th: exactly right.
Once again the validity of the date of the crucifixion is easy because the moon rose over Jerusalem as a partial blood moon: in a partial eclipse on April 3rd of the year 33 AD. [27] (As referenced by Peter's speech referring to the day of Jesus' crucifixion on Pentecost (Acts 2:20) as a fulfillment of Joel's prophecy.
(Joel 2:10) As shown in this Web publication the crucifixion happened on April 3rd, 33AD, the 14th of Nissan the eve of Passover.
To validate the calendar for the date of Jesus’ birth we have:
On February 15, 3 BC a total solar eclipse #4757 which occurred on the last day of Adar, 30 Adar
On January 10, 1BC a total lunar eclipse #4821 which occurred on the 15th of Shevat
On July 5, 1 BC a total lunar eclipse #4822 which occurred on the 14th of Tammuz
Since Jesus was born on Tishrei 15, of 2 BC, which is after the solar eclipse of February 15, 3 BC at which time the derived calendar was exactly right and before the total lunar eclipse of January 10th, 1 BC at which time the derived calendar was exactly right; we have established the date of his birth.
- approximately 12/16/-3 to 3/19/-2 about 3 months (Lk 1:56)
A Love Story
Our Father
As Mary reflected on the words of the angel, she realized the angel had given her a sign in the pregnancy of Elizabeth. Gabriel had said:
“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).(HM-1).
Elizabeth was a “relative“, either an aunt or an distant cousin. Elizabeth was married to Zechariah, a Levite (a priest) and Luke indicates that Elizabeth was also descendant of Aaron, a Levite (Lk 1:5). Mary’s father was of the house of Judah. Thus, it is likely that Elizabeth was related to Mary through Mary’s mother, Ann.
Elizabeth and Zechariah lived only 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) from the temple where Mary lived for 8
years. Being childless, Elizabeth devoted care and attention to the children
in the Temple. During her stay in the Temple, Mary saw much more of Elizabeth
than she did of her parents, who lived 90 miles (145 kilometers) away. Mary
knew how much her own child would mean to Elizabeth. As she thought about
Elizabeth, Mary also realized that Elizabeth, because of her age, would need
help during the last months of her pregnancy and she was already in her sixth
month. Mary was delighted at the thought of helping Elizabeth. She had to go
to Elizabeth! Now Elizabeth needed her!
Map of Palestine
It was the last day of Chanukah, an 8-day
Feast, one of the few that does not require travel to Jerusalem. Chanukah was
an opportunity for people from Jerusalem to travel to spend the holiday with
friends and relatives who did not live in Jerusalem. (On the other holidays,
Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles, everyone had to come to Jerusalem).
There were likely visitors from Jerusalem in Nazareth who would be returning to
Jerusalem right after the feast, on Tuesday December 10th, the 3rd
of Tevet. We are told that “Mary made haste”. (Lk 1:39) Mary likely joined that caravan going from Nazareth back
to Jerusalem, leaving the following morning.
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What family, with several children under the age of 8, wouldn't have fought over the opportunity to have a 14 year old baby sitter join them on the 7 day, 92 mile trip?
Elizabeth lived in Ein Karem,
Israel, which is about 5 miles (8 kilometers) west of Jerusalem. Mary only
went with the caravan as far as the turn off to Ein Karem, which is about 2
miles (3.2 kilometers) north of Ein Karem. “Mary entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth.
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The route taken was likely Nazareth to the Kings road just east of Caesarea then south on the kings road to the first turn toward Jerusalem just south of Lydda. That route was paved most of the way and over flatter terrain as well as slightly shorter than going up toward the Sea of Galilee and then south along the Jordan river road or easier than going overland straight to the Jordan river and then south.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leapt in her womb (Lk 1:40-41), and Elizabeth,
filled with the Holy Spirit, realized that Mary was the mother of the Messiah.
(HM-2)
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 1:41-43). Elizabeth
knows!
Mary
followed the sign given by the angel Gabriel and is rewarded with confirmation
of the angel’s message! Now, suddenly Mary has someone with whom to share her
joy! God has not only filled Mary with joy at the Annunciation, He wants Mary
to experience the full measure of joy, so He has now provided someone to share
it with. Someone who also has great joy to share: Elizabeth was barren and now
she is pregnant and in her 6th month (Lk 1:37). Elizabeth
has just recently come out of seclusion (Lk 1:24) and somehow Mary
already knows and has come all the way from Nazareth to help her. Joy is not
complete until it is shared. (HM-3)
Notice
also that Mary turns everything to God. Mary immediately proclaims how great
God is: “My soul magnifies the Lord and My Spirit rejoices in God my savior,
for He has regarded the humility of His handmaid. For behold henceforth all
generations will call me fortunate;
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A heteronym is a linguistic term for two words that are spelled the same but are pronounced differently and have different meanings. Some examples:
Combine komBYNE- put together; KOMbyne- a threshing machine
Conduct KONduckt- behavior; kunDUCKT- to lead (as in an orchestra)
Blessed blesD – the receipient of a blessing; blesSED – someone or something that is holy
It is unfortunate that there have been innumerable sermons made based on the simple incorrect choice of the pronunciation the word “blessed”.
The correct choice can be determined by referencing either the Latin Vulgate or the Greek language versions of the Gospel.
Here is two verses from the Vulgate:
Latin: Lk 1:42 et exclamavit voce magna, et dixit: Benedicta tu inter mulieres, et benedictus fructus ventris tui.
English: Lk 1:42 And she cried out with a loud voice and said: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb
and
Latin: Lk 1:48 Quia respexit humilitatem ancill?u?ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes.
English: Lk 1:48 For He has looked with favor on the humility of his handmaid. For behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed.
Notice that both benedicta in verse Lk 1:42 and beatam in Lk 1:48 have been translated as blessed. But since both sentences were in very close proximity and
written by the same author there must be an intended difference in meaning.
Using the Yandex Translate:
“Benedicta mulier” translates: “blessed woman”
“Beata mulier” translates: “happy woman”
The Greek actually says “All generations will call me ΜΑΚΑΡΙΟΥΣΙΝ ”[(makariousin) bless’d: meaning happy or fortunate]
as opposed to “All generations will call me ΕϒΛΟΓΗΜΕΝΟΣ ” [(eulogEmenE) bles-sed: meaning holy].
The point here is that Mary never said “All generations will call me blesSED (Holy)” she said: “All generations will call me blesD (the receipent of a blessing – Happy).
This is not intended to take anything from Mary but rather to point out Mary’s humility. It is most appropriate that all generations call Mary blesSED (Holy) because she is indeed so. But understand that wasn’t Mary’s prophecy because she never said it.
And to attribute to Mary something that is not true gives her no honor!
for He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And
His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. He has shown
strength with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the conceit of their
hearts, He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and has exalted the
lowly; He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent
empty away. He has helped his servant Israel in remembrance of his mercy, as He
spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his posterity forever” (Lk 1:46-55).
When did I last turn a complement to God’s glory where it truly belongs? When did I last give glory to God? (HM-4)
It
is important to realize the humility of Mary. She did not consider herself a
candidate to be the mother of the Messiah. Mary truly considered herself just
a handmaid who loved God and her people.She
loved so much that she had committed to make her whole life a prayer to bring
the Messiah into the world. Now she is to be the instrument that brings Him
into the world. (HM-5)
Elizabeth
is also someone with whom Mary can share her concerns as well as her joy. As
Mary thinks about her situation she turns to Elizabeth for advice. Mary has shared
the story of the angel’s visit with Elizabeth. Thus, Elizabeth knows that
Joseph isn’t aware of it and that there was no mention of Joseph during the
angels visit. Mary had a deep love and respect for Joseph. She does not want
Joseph to be hurt nor does she know how to tell him. Mary and Elizabeth surely
talk about the approach to telling him and concluded that it was a problem best
left for God. They would not presume to know the rest of God’s plan or
Joseph’s place in it! It is the height of arrogance to attempt to do God a
favor. They would simply trust God to
handle it. (HM-6)
Mary
would meet her betrothed, Joseph, for Passover. As Mary’s betrothed, Joseph would
have been expected to join Mary’s extended family to celebrate the Passover
Seder Meal. He probably traveled from Nazareth with Mary’s parents for the
festival in Jerusalem.
One Year Old Male Lamb
Mary’s
extended family: relatives, friends and neighbors numbered about 70: men,
women, and children. The minimum number required to consume a year-old lamb was
10 adult males (males over 13) with their immediate families, while the average
number was 20 adult males. The Paschal Lamb had to be at least 8 days old (about 12 to 15 lbs, 5 to 7 kg) and not more than a year old. A year-old male lamb weighed from 70 to 100 lbs.
(32 to 45 kg). A small lamb weighing 70 lbs. (32 kg) produced 27 lbs. (12 kg)
of meat.
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The entire lamb needed to be consumed. Anything left over had to be burnt.
Joseph has not seen
Mary for at least 3 months. By Passover Mary was in her 15th week
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The Hebrew / Gregorian calendar, for the years from 3 BC through 1 BC, are in the document at this link.
(see the 4th month), enough to tell on a woman who was accustomed to fasting: a regular
practice for a devout Israelite. Mary was likely self-conscious and Joseph was
perceptive enough to recognize the problem. Mary saw the confusion and pain in
Joseph’s face. There was nothing she could say.
Stages of Pregnancy
Elizabeth was overcome by the stress of the
situation: seeing Joseph as He looked at Mary, watching Mary as Joseph looked
at her, trying to protect Mary, trying to communicate to Joseph the integrity
of Mary, but Mary is obviously pregnant, and yet Elizabeth cannot address the obvious.
The combination of the stress of Mary’s situation and the stress of Passover Meal
preparations: three meals for the extended family, 70 plus people, to be
prepared before sun down was likely enough stress to cause Elizabeth to go into
labor and deliver early!
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Elizabeth was not due until April 9th and it was only March 22nd. Luke says that Mary stayed with Elizabeth about 3 months (Lk 1:56). If Elizabeth had gone full term Mary would have stayed over 4 months and it makes no sense to consider that Mary would have left Elizabeth when Elizabeth was in her 9th month.
That would
have distracted Joseph and the rest of the family. More importantly, Mary would have been totally focused on helping Elizabeth. Joseph could not speak with her. (HM-7)
After Elizabeth’s baby is born and the Seder
meal finished, things began to settle down. Joseph laid down for the night in a common area (likely the
roof) with the rest of the extended family.
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Passover was a Sabbath regardless of the day of the week on which it fell. Therefore, Joseph would have stayed the night since he could not travel more than 2000 cubits (about a 1000 yards, 914 meters) on a Sabbath.
His
thoughts return to Mary and her situation. Mary left suddenly 3 months ago,
had she been attacked? He was hurting. He felt betrayed. Then he considered
the consequences to Mary. It was not his child, so if he denounced her she
would be stoned to death as an adulteress. Over the two and a half
years that he has known Mary, he has grown to love her. Mary was such a good,
kind, and loving girl. She had an incredible love of God. It was difficult to
understand how this could have happened. He could not let such a one be stoned.
If instead he just submitted a writ of divorce to the Great Sanhedrin,
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The Great Sanhedrin met daily in Jerusalem and he was going to be in Jerusalem for at least a week. At that time a man could obtain a divorce for any reason by just submitting the writ of divorce to the Sanhedrin.
then she would be a repudiated woman and free to marry the father of her child,
if that was what she wanted. But, because he had not divorced her for adultery,
people would think that he was the father. He would be considered a “deadbeat”
father and be scorned and possibly even shunned for casting Mary off while she was with
child. As shameful as that would be, he could not leave Mary subject to the
law (stoning). Joseph chose to divorce Mary privately rather than to make an
example of her (Mt 1:19). He chose to
give up his own reputation for Mary. Joseph chose to take on Mary’s "guilt”, just as Jesus has taken on our guilt. There is no greater love than to give up your life for someone (Jn 15:13).
Typical home during Jesus’ time
Joseph
fell asleep, praying over the problem, but his decision has been made. An angel
appeared to him in a dream. It must have
been a dream as only Joseph, in a crowded area, saw or heard the angel and yet
it was so real that Joseph was wide awake at the end and could not doubt its
reality.
The
angel said: “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
name Him Jesus, ‘Yahweh saves’, for He will save his people from their sins” (Mt 1:20-21).
Naming
Jesus was an adoptive act. Joseph was to adopt Jesus as his own son. The Angel had asked Joseph if he would take Mary
into his home and be the father to Jesus. I wonder if Joseph slept at all the remainder of the night. Joseph pondered the implications of being
a father to the Messiah, a father to the Son of God! He had thought, with his
vow of celibacy, he would never get to experience the joy of fatherhood. He
had thought that, even though he was a descendant of David, he was not worthy
to even be considered to be in line for the fatherhood of the Messiah. He took
the vow of celibacy as a prayer to bring the Messiah. Now the Messiah was not
only coming, He was coming into Joseph’s care! His sorrow has turned to great
joy: his prayer for the Messiah has been answered. Mary is not an adulteress;
she is the mother of the Messiah! He can hardly wait for Mary to wake up.
Consider
the joy in the house on the following morning, the morning following the Seder
Supper. Mary and Joseph shared the stories of their respective angelic visits:
“Mary, an angel came to me last night …” Think of the flood of relief and joy
that poured over Mary at those words!
Elizabeth
and Zechariah are now parents of a son, just as the angel had told Zechariah. They
are now also overwhelmed with relief and delight at the sight of Mary and
Joseph together: hand in hand and grinning from ear to ear! One look at the
joy on Mary’s face and Elizabeth knows that Joseph is also part of God’s plan.
Mary’s parents are told that they will be grandparents after all, of the Messiah! (Remember Mary’s father had to give his permission for Mary to take a vow of celibacy.) (HM-8)
The Seder celebration has a custom of setting an extra place at the table for
Elijah, because of the tradition that Elijah would return on Passover.
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That year, with the birth of John the Baptist, whom the angel Gabriel told Zechariah
had the spirit of Elijah (Lk 1:17), Elijah did
return for the Seder Meal on Passover 2 BC.
Normally the father of the groom determines when a
marriage for a betrothed couple will be formalized: the nisu’in is celebrated
under the wedding canopy. Hence the saying “Only the Father knows the day and
the hour” (Mt 24:36). The father determines the day and the hour based on the couple’s behavior.
Think about that in the context of Mt 24:36. (HM-9)
But
if Joseph was 30 years old then he alone could decide when the nisu’in is
celebrated. Joseph and Mary likely celebrated it that same day, while together
with the extended family in Jerusalem. Zechariah, a priest, has known Mary’s
situation for three months. He gladly officiates at the ceremony (with someone
reading the words for him as is normally done even today for a priest or
minister who lost his speech to a stroke).
Since John was born on Passover, his circumcision would have taken place on Passover Yizkor.
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Yizkor is a memorial service (one of three each year) held for all those who have recently died. It is possible that the caravan from Nazareth would be delayed a day if several wanted to stay for the memorial service.
Circumcisions took place on the 8th day even if it fell on a
Sabbath. Mary and Joseph would have stayed for the celebration. They would
not have left for home until Nisan 23.
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Mary would have arrived at Elizabeth’s home on or about Dec 16 and would have left on March 19th with Elizabeth and Zechariah for the Passover celebration in Jerusalem. Thus, Mary remained about 3 months.
And it happened that
on the eighth day they came to circumcise
the child, and they were going to call him Zechariah,after his father. But
his mother answered and said, “No, he will be called John.”
And they said to her,
“There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.” And they made signs to his
father, as to what he wanted him called.
Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote as follows: “His name is John.” And they were all astonished and at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of
God. Fear came on all those living around them; and all these matters were being talked about in all the hill country of Judea.
All who heard them kept them in mind, saying, “What then will this child turn out to be?” For the hand of the Lord was certainly with him.
And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: “Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, for He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for
us in the house of David His servant [a prophecy concerning
Jesus] - as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old - Salvation from our enemies from the hand of all who hate us; to
show mercy toward our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant. The oath
which He swore to Abraham our father, to grant us that we, being rescued from
the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and
righteousness before Him all our days.
“And [concerning Nis own son] you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways to give to His people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our
God, with which the Sunrise will visit us, to shine upon those who sit in darkness
and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” (Lk 1:57-79).
[Jesus is the dawn from on high, the “Sunrise”, who will visit us bringing ‘life’, ‘light’, and ‘peace’].
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Oxford Bible Commentary Edited by John Barton and John Muddiman, Lk 1:59-80 p928 Mary had to have been there for the memory of the words of Zechariah to have been preserved.
After sharing such a powerful experience as that which occurred throughout the Feast
of Passover; Mary and Joseph did not leave until they had made plans to return
in the fall, when they would be relocating to Bethlehem, a suburb of Jerusalem.
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They did not return to Nazareth after Mary’s Purification and were found in Bethlehem by the Magi.
Both Mary and Joseph knew that Micah had prophesied that the Messiah would be
born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:1), Joseph’s home
town. Even if they hadn’t remembered it, Zechariah would surely have reminded
them. Knowing Mary was carrying the Messiah; Zechariah would have reviewed all
the scriptural prophesies relating to the Messiah.
Mary and Joseph had been betrothed for almost 3 years. Mary has been away from
home, Nazareth, for just over three months and returns a married woman.
Joseph’s family is from Bethlehem where the wedding would have normally been
held. No one in Nazareth would have expected a wedding in Nazareth.
Mary and Joseph left Nazareth for Bethlehem 3 weeks before Jesus’ birth, the last
week of August. They then fled from Herod by going from Bethlehem to Cairo, Egypt.
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The Holy Family likely went to Cairo, Egypt. Mary appeared in Zeitoun Egypt in 1968 where it is widely believed that she passed in route to Cairo, while fleeing from Herod.
The Holy Family did not return to Nazareth for almost 8 months. They did not
return to Nazareth until after Passover in 1 BC, returning from Jerusalem with
the caravan from Nazareth on Sunday, April 15th, 1 BC. The
timing of Jesus’ birth versus the formalization of the marriage would simply
never have arisen.
(HM-10, GB, OMJ)
Reflections on the Visitation
Mary’s initial thought was service
Mary, your initial reaction to the angel’s message was to go and help Elizabeth. You
immediately decided to go take a 90 mile, 6-day walk to help someone. My
reaction would be: “Good for her, I’ll bet she is excited.” Teach me to focus
on service for that too is prayer. It is taking an active part in the Mystical
Body of your Son. Help me to recognize opportunities to serve.
Turn the praise back to God
Mary, when Elizabeth
recognized you as the mother of the Messiah, your first reaction was to turn
the praise to God. You turned Elizabeth’s focus directly to God. Help me to
keep in mind that all things come from God and all praise belongs to God. If I
am given the gift to accomplish something it is only because God has first
given me both the opportunity and the skills necessary to accomplish it. I
have simply been blessed to be His instrument.
Do not presume to do God a favor
God can do anything. He does not need me to do anything for Him. If He wants
something He will ask directly or through one of His messengers (angels). Most
often though, He provides both an opportunity through a series of coincidences
and a compulsion to do what He is asking. If He has not asked, it is not time
and He may even block my attempts to do so. It is presumption to think that
God needs me to do something. It is likely not possible to be more arrogant.
Lord give me the grace to recognize that when You have not presented the
opportunity it is simply not time. Give me the wisdom to recognize when it is
time. Give me the humility to accept that I am not finished. Give me the
grace to see what still needs to be done. Thank you, Lord for what You have
provided already. God has given me the desire, so I must change my prayer to
one of “Show me what I must do to be ready.”
Mary was given a sign by Gabriel
When Mary went to Ein Kerem to see
Elizabeth she was also responding to the sign given her by Gabriel. For her effort she was rewarded with confirmation of all that the angel had said, since Elizabeth realized she was carrying the Messiah. Elizabeth’s words: “Happy is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord” (Lk 1:4) were fulfilled
at that very moment.
Joseph was not told until he had decided to
give his life for Mary
Joseph,
God chose to wait until you had decided what to do about Mary, before He let
you in on His plan. I think He wanted you to know that you had in fact chosen
to give yourself for Mary. He wanted you to know you had freely chosen love.
Help me to love. Keep me aware of my choices in the little things of the day.
Picking up some trash on the floor, putting something left out away, taking out
the trash, a word of encouragement, an acknowledgement of the effort of
another, and doing what needs to be done are also acts of love. You lived a life
in the background, always there, always providing, always loving. Help me to
imitate you. God has shown me that in doing things for love, that are never
mentioned, God will not be out done in generosity: Peace reigns, the Kingdom
of God comes. I wish I knew more about you, Joseph. I love the staircase you
built in Santa Fe. That was something beautifully done and then you simply left,
asking for no acknowledgement or payment.
Our Father
That summer there came a decree, from Caesar Augustus,
that the entire world should be taxed.
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The Romans levied a poll tax that taxed every individual (taxing the poor as well as the rich) and a land-tax that was paid only by property owners. Every 14 years the Romans levied the land tax and the poll tax was levied half way between the land taxations. (William Thomas Arnold, The Roman System of Provincial Administration to the Accession of Constantine the Great page 172)
Joseph, being from the house of David and intending to relocate to his home
town, Bethlehem, now also had to go to Bethlehem to register for the poll tax (Lk 2:1-3). The census during
the reign of Quirinius
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It has now been established that Quirinius served as governor two times the first from 3 to 1 BC and the 2nd from 6 to 9 AD.
required all to travel to their own city sometime
during the fall and winter months: when harvest was over. Harvest completion
was marked by the Feast of Tabernacles, Sukkoth, an 8-day feast, beginning on
Tishrei 15.
The Feast is in remembrance of God’s physical presence
with the Israelites in the pillar of cloud and fire, during the Exodus (Ex 13:21). It is also
called the Feast of God with us, in Hebrew: “Emanuel”. (HM-1)
The Israelites lived in booths, called a sukkot,
during the Exodus. They were accompanied during their journey by the physical
presence of God in the Pillar of cloud by day and a Pillar of fire by night.
They were also provided water from the rock that accompanied them during the Exodus.
Thus there are three components to the celebration of Tabernacles: lights,
water, and booths:
The Illumination of the Temple Ceremony in which four oil fed lamps, seventy-five-foot Menorahs, provided light to the
entire city all night long just as the pillar of fire provided light during the
Exodus (Jesus is the light of the world).
On Sukkoth, water was also poured
over the altar in a special ceremony. This ritual engendered such joy that it
was celebrated with music, dancing and singing all night long. It celebrates
the fact that during the Exodus water flowed from the rock that accompanied them
during their journey (Jesus is the source of living water.)
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The rock was Jesus (1Cor 10:4) and that is why Moses was punished for striking the rock twice. (Nm 20:11)
(HM-2)
Expensive Sukkah Exodus Encampment Minimum Sukkah
Holy Land Caravansary
Tabernacles is also called Shelters or Booths because during the entire eight days, all Israelites are required to live in shelters, called sukkot, like they did during the Exodus. The sukkot are tents for the wealthy but for the common people, like a carpenter and his wife, it was a kind of lean-to. A sukkah must have at least 3 sides, allow the stars to be visible, and have a cover of branches: a leaky thatched roof. If it rains you are supposed to get wet!
Joseph needed to go to Jerusalem for the Feast of
Tabernacles as it is a convocation during which every Israelite male over 13
was required to go to the designated place of worship: Jerusalem. Bethlehem is
a suburb of Jerusalem, just 5 miles (8 kilometers) south of the Temple. Although it
is only 70 miles (113 kilometers) from Nazareth to Jerusalem the route the
caravan would take was 92 miles (148 kilometers) to avoid going through
Samaria.
Travel arrangements were complicated by the fact that a large group, most of whom are on foot, could only travel 15 miles (24 kilometers) per day
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A caravan can only travel at the speed of the slowest traveler. Even today caravans in Pakistan traveling on foot typically cover 15 miles (24 km) per day: Fr Greg Rice missionary.
and Jerusalem was 92 miles (148 kilometers) away via the Kings Road. That meant a 6-day trip. Normally you would begin a 6-day trip on Sunday and arrive on Friday in time for the Sabbath. The Feast of Tabernacles, the 15th of Tishrei, was always a Sabbath and that year it fell on the Sabbath so for the 92-mile (148 kilometer) trip one would need to leave on the 9th. But the 10th of Tishrei was always a Sabbath since it was Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the holiest day the year. Then the 8th that year was a Sabbath and the 1st was the Feast of Trumpets. For which the first day of the two-day Feast was also a Sabbath. Unless you wanted to spend a Sabbath or two in a caravansary you were going to have to
leave on the 24th of Elul (August 24th). Thus, there
were probably 2 caravans from Nazareth that year. The first on the 24th
of Elul enabling the travelers to spend all the feast days in Jerusalem and the
second caravan would have left on the 7th of Tishri (September 5th)
giving those travelers an extra ten days to finish the harvesting, but their
trip was 8 days instead of 6. The additional 2 days were spent in a caravansary
joined in prayer with other travelers. It can be noted that a group with
mounts (donkeys, horses, or camels) could easily make 25 miles (40 kilometers) per
day making the journey in 4 days but everyone would need to be mounted. A group
with no children or elderly could travel 20 miles (32 kilometers) in a day,
making the journey in 5 days.
Mary and Joseph joined the first caravan, as that provided
them the safety of travel in a caravan with their possessions, since they were
moving to Bethlehem. It also allowed them to spend the feasts of Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur with Elizabeth and Zechariah as they had planned. Mary
and Joseph loaded their possessions onto a donkey cart
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Although they were poor, Joseph had to have brought his tools and even with what little they possessed it could not be carried. As a carpenter Joseph would have had to travel to find and harvest the wood he would be using. That required a donkey cart. That they were moving can be seen from the fact that they were still in Bethlehem when they were found by the Magi sometime after the presentation of Jesus which was 40 days after his birth.
They joined their neighbors traveling in the caravan from Nazareth to Jerusalem.
During the 6-day journey from Nazareth
the caravan stopped for the night at caravansaries: inns with a central courtyard. The central courtyard was intended for the pack animals: camels, mules, donkeys, horses, and oxen that were used to
transport the travelers and their baggage. The courtyard provided security for
the travelers’ property from wild animals and bands of thieves. The poor travelers stayed in the courtyard with the
animals while the wealthy rented space in the inn. The courtyard in
unpopulated areas usually contained a mini market providing provender for the
pack animals and food and supplies for the travelers. (HM-3)
Mary and Joseph likely separated from the caravan at the turn off to Ein Karem just
as Mary had done when she went to help Elizabeth. They still had 2 weeks
before the baby was due and they haven’t seen Elizabeth and Zechariah since
John was circumcised and Zechariah regained his speech. They remained with
Elizabeth and Zechariah through the first of the holidays. They planned to
leave Ein Karem for Bethlehem on the 14th of Tishrei, Friday the 12th
of September, and set up their sukkah in Bethlehem thereby spending the eight-day
Feast of Tabernacles with Joseph’s family. Joseph planned on preparing their
house
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Joseph had only been in Nazareth for 3 years. He likely had property in Bethlehem and maybe even a house. Joseph traveled to Jerusalem for the Feast of Pentecost 50 days after Passover. Knowing he would be relocating to Bethlehem he likely made arrangements for the relocation at that time.
while they were living in the sukkah as was required during the eight-day
feast. They set out on Friday morning for the 6.75-mile (10.8 Km) trip to Bethlehem. (A donkey cart can travel 3 mph and can travel for 10
hours/day).
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At 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) per hour traveling by themselves the trip would
only have taken about 2.5 hours. They were traveling along the south side of
Jerusalem never more than a few miles (kilometers) from Jerusalem which would
have been safe traveling.
Travelers without family or friends in Jerusalem, upon
arriving in environs of Jerusalem, set up their sukkot in the central courtyard
of the caravansaries with the pack
animals and baggage. This allowed them to leave their property in the caravansary
and go to the Temple or market, as was required, without fear of losing their
property. With the courtyards filling up with sukkot even the caravansaries as
far away as Bethlehem filled quickly. For the next 8 days, no one lived inside!
The Greek word for “caravansary” which is used
by Luke in his Gospel has been translated into English as “inn”.
Arriving at the caravansary in Bethlehem early Friday afternoon, Joseph discovers the
courtyard is already full of sukkot (there is physically no room in the “inn”, the
caravansary courtyard, to set up even a poor man's sukkah). (HM-4)
Joseph has family in Bethlehem, so he seeks them out to set up his sukkah with theirs
and at the same time to arrange for assistance for Mary who was now beginning
labor. It is suggested that rather than use Joseph’s sukkah, they use one of
the nearby stables.
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The choice to stay in the caravansary was probably based on the fact they wanted security for all their possessions, without imposing on family, while Joseph prepared their new home.
The stables were only used to protect new born lambs from the cold weather.
The stables were currently empty since the temple flocks were still in pasture.
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The Sadducees, the priestly family, controlled all the pasture lands around Bethlehem. It was only September so the flocks would remain in the surrounding pastures until winter set in so they would not consume the vegetation near the city until the weather turned cold. New born lambs were vulnerable to the weather for two weeks.
Joseph’s
sukkah does not provide the required privacy for giving birth. The stable qualifies
as a sukkah, provides privacy, and is much warmer than Joseph’s lean-to. Joseph’s
family is there to assist Mary with the birth of Jesus. (HM-5)
When my daughter had her first child, a son, as she lay in the
hospital bed holding her son, she looked up at me and said: “I didn’t think it
was possible to love a human being this much!” Worn out from hours of labor, hair
in dis-array, with no makeup, her face radiated with so much joy, I have never seen her so beautiful!
Consider
the joy felt by both Mary and Joseph. They also know that their little baby
boy is the long-awaited Messiah! The baby is God’s Son. God’s own son is the
answer to their prayer for the Messiah! (HM-6)
The shepherds likely did not leave right away as it was the Sabbath. They would have remained with the sheep until relieved the following day. They would have had no trouble finding the Holy Family as the requirement to remain in a sukkah was an 8 day requirement.
with news that a host of angels had appeared and that the angels were singing praise
to God. The shepherds explain that the angels told them where to find the
child (Lk 2:8-16). Mary and
Joseph are now sharing their joy with the shepherds! (HM-7)
The
shepherds to whom the angelic host appeared had been tending the temple flocks.
The Sadducees had a monopoly on Paschal lambs. The Sadducees’ flock had more
than 600,000 sheep and goats. They controlled all the pasturage for 6 or 7
miles (10 or 11 kilometers) in all directions from Bethlehem. When a ewe gave
birth, a Levitical
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Only a Levite could make the determination that a lamb was unblemished.
shepherd inspected the lamb. If it was a male without blemish both the ewe and
the lamb were moved to a separate flock and especially cared for. The lamb was
destined for the Paschal sacrifice in the Temple. The shepherds, likely all
Levites, were sent by the heavenly hosts to the birthing stable in Bethlehem to inspect
God’s First Born, Mary’s first born: The Lamb of God! (HM-8)
Jesus
is Mary’s first born, born in a stable used by the Levitical shepherds to
protect new born Paschal Lambs from the weather. He is inspected by the
Levitical shepherds and found without blemish! How else could the Lamb of God
be born?
Mary’s
child is born in Bethlehem which means “House of Bread”. Where else would the
Bread of Life be born? (Like coincidences? Jessi Romero calls them "Godincidences.") In Arabic "Bethlehem" means "House of Meat". But wait. isn’t the Bread of Life actually the flesh of the Lamb of God! The Nativity is not only pointing to Passover but also to the Eucharist!
Jesus is born on the Feast of Emanuel, the Feast of God with us! When else would He
who is God, is now with us, and is even called Emanuel (God with us) by Isaiah (Is 7:14), be born?
Jesus is conceived and born on the two Jewish celebrations of light. How else should
the “Light of the World” be brought into the world?
The joy experienced by Mary and Joseph at the birth of Jesus, the source of living
water, is the fulfillment of the saying in the Talmud: He who has
not seen the Water-Drawing Celebration has never seen joy in his life.”
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Talmud, sukkah 53.
Mary had much to ponder in her heart. (Lk 2:19) (HM-9)
This gives additional meaning to the words of Jesus to Pilate when He said: “for
this I was born” (Jn 18:37). Jesus was a
first born, born in a stable used for the temple flocks to protect the new born
lambs, inspected by the Levitical shepherds, found without blemish, and thus
qualified from His birth for a Paschal sacrifice: The Lamb of God.
(HM-10, GB, OMJ)
Reflections on the Nativity
God’s Providence
Mary, how many hundreds of millions of people read the story
of the birth of your son and thought: Why was Joseph so late that there was no
room in the inn? Why was there no one, in a culture that valued highly “providing
assistance to travelers”, to take you in so that you could have your baby in
the warmth and privacy of a home? God had a plan! Your son was born in a
stable used for the temple flocks to protect new born lambs from the weather. He
was inspected by the Levitical shepherds and found without blemish thus marked
for sacrifice on Passover as the Lamb of God. All these things happened by the
Providence of God not just for those living when you lived but also for us
living 2000 years later. Luke says you pondered these things in your heart.
Did you see the connections? I take my life on the surface, based only on what
my own senses perceive, one day at a time. It is inconceivable to me that my
life too is part of God’s plan. My part may be small but it is a part of His
plan. The only requirement is that I love. Love is action not feeling! I must
reach out to those with whom I come in contact. When I submit myself to become
God’s instrument He will use me in ways that I will only understand after I
die. What a joy to look forward to.
Coincidences?
We see coincidences all the
time. We run into a friend at a store or are thinking of someone and they
call. There is math for that: it is called probability. What is the
probability that if I go into a store I will see someone I know? That is a
fairly high probability, I know a lot of people. When you combine two
independent events: “What is the probability I meet someone in the store I know,
who was at Mass this morning?” The number of possible successful outcomes is
now significantly reduced because most of the people I know were not at Mass
this morning and I don’t know all the people who were at Mass this morning.
However sometimes the series of coincidences (the number of events) gets to be
so long it becomes obvious that this was planned: Linda always stops at the
store, on her way home from Mass, to pick up a gallon of milk so she has fresh
milk for her kids. If I meet her at the store after Mass the probability was
100%. When the probability of accidental happening gets so small and yet it
happens that implies that it was planned! Jesus is the Lamb of God. Lambs are
frequently born in stables. New born lambs are inspected by Levitical
shepherds. Unblemished lambs are sacrificed. What is the probability that
Jesus would also be born in a stable, inspected by Levitical shepherds, and die
on Passover? Oh, and that He would be known as the Lamb of God and that He
would be born on the feast of “God with Us”, the feast of Emanuel, that the
Light of the World would be conceived and born on the two celebrations of
light, that the Source of living water would be born on the day of the Joyous
Water Drawing Ceremony? It was planned that way! Help me Lord to see your
hand in the coincidences in my life.
On the 8th day, September 20th, Tishrei 22, Jesus was
circumcised at the local synagogue and given the name prescribed to both Mary
and Joseph by the angel Gabriel.
After the Feast of Tabernacles, when the requirement to live in a sukkah ended, Joseph moved his small family into a home where they would be found by the magi
(Mt 2:10). (HM-1)
When a woman gives birth to her first child, if it is a boy, then he must be
redeemed by the father. The ceremony of redemption of a first born by his
father is termed a Pidyon Haben. It takes place on
the 30th day after the birth (for Jesus that would have been: October
12th, Cheshvan 14th). The offering for redemption, five shekels (Nm 18:15-16), is not
mentioned in the New Testament but Joseph
understood his role as adoptive father and we are told that they had performed everything according to the law of
the Lord (Lk 2:39). (HM-2)
A woman, who becomes pregnant and
gives birth to a son, is ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as during
her monthly period. Then the woman must
wait thirty-three more days to be purified from her bleeding. She must not
touch anything sacred or go to the sanctuary (Lev 12:2-4). The mother does not
attend the Pidyon Haben. At the
end of this period of purification the woman was required to make a sacrifice
of a year-old lamb for her purification and a turtle dove or pigeon for sin (Lev 12:6). If she could
not afford that, then a sacrifice of two turtle doves could be made (Lev 12:8)....
Simeon Ben Hillel was known for providing the two turtle doves required for the purification out of his own pocket when a woman came to the temple for purification and did not have the money for the doves. That Simeon encountered Mary and Joseph may not have been an accidental encounter. He may have been pointed out to Mary and Joseph as a source of funds for Mary’s purification.
(HM-3)
Mary and Joseph went to the temple to make the required sacrifice for Mary’s
purification (Lk 2:22). Mary, like any woman who has given birth while the
father is away, wanted to take Jesus to His Father, Yahweh.
As Mary
and Joseph entered the temple, after Mary’s purification in one of the many baths
located just outside the temple, Simeon approaches (Lk 2:27). Simeon recognized
Jesus as the Messiah, he takes Jesus into his arms saying: “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). (HM-4)
Journal of Bible and Religion Vol. 34, No. 1, Jan., 1966 Does the Simeon of Luke 2 Refer to Simeon the Son of Hillel www.jstor.org/stable/1460564 A Cutler - 1966 "Simeon and Hillel’s son without any kind of surname (patronymic or other) ... and www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7698-Hillel. Simeon was likely Simeon Ben Hillel the grandfather of Gamaliel. Simeon lived 130 years, dying in 20 AD. He was noted for both believing in the eminent arrival of the Messiah and teaching the requirement for love of God and neighbor.
follows Mary and Joseph into the temple and is thus present when they introduce
Jesus to His Father: “Yahweh, Your Son!” Consider the joy felt by Mary and
Joseph as they presented Jesus to His Father. (HM-5)
Mary
also rejoices with Anna, an 84-year-old widow of the tribe of Asher, who
recognizes Jesus and goes off telling everyone who was looking forward to the
redemption of Jerusalem (Lk 2:38)
Both Simeon and Anna (Lk 2:36) filled with the
Holy Spirit, have recognized not Mary and Joseph but the child and give glory
to God! According to Jewish Law, it takes two witnesses of an event to prove that the event occurred as described by the witnesses. It is not a coincidence that Luke provides two witnesses to the presentation of Jesus. (HM-6)
Consider the joy Mary felt when strangers exclaimed over her new born. Even more so,
the joy she felt when her child is recognized for being special. Jesus is recognized as the Messiah even as an infant! (HM-7)
As they were leaving the Temple, Simeon blessed them and said to Mary: “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 2:33-35).
Mary holds her son close to her heart as she realizes that Simeon’s prophecy will
come because of her son. (HM-8)
Simeon has witnessed what he perceives to be a dedication to temple service. Mary and
Joseph did not make a sacrifice for the redemption of Jesus after presenting
Him to His Father so from Simeon perspective Jesus, the Messiah, has just been
very appropriately dedicated to the service of God. Since Mary and Joseph must have forgotten to
record the dedication, Simeon was happy to take care of that for them.
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Jesus assumed His mother knew that He had to stay in the temple. The only reason He would have had to stay was because He was recorded as dedicated to Temple service. Mary would not have forgotten such a dedication, so when she brought her son to the temple to meet His Father, she had no intention of dedicating Jesus to Temple service. Someone else must have recorded the dedication. Simeon became the head of the Sanhedrin in 9 AD when his father died. Not knowing the relationship between Jesus and his Father, Simeon is the likely candidate for having mistaken Jesus introduction to His Father for a dedication to temple service.
New Jerusalem Bible Luke 2:22 commentary; Navarre Bible, Pentateuch commentary Lev 27:1-34 page 514
(1Sam 1:28) were presented
to God by their parents because they each were God’s answer to a fervent prayer
for a child. They were intentionally dedicated to God’s service in the temple,
by their parents, even before conception!
Both Samuel and Mary, dedicated to the temple, were brought back to the temple to
stay when they were weaned (able to live without their mother) but it was not
required to bring the male child until he became of age because his dedication
was for life.
God initiated Jesus’ conception. Mary had no intention of dedicating Jesus to the
Temple. Mary and Joseph knew Jesus was to be the Messiah. They were simply
bringing Jesus to his Father. (HM-10, GB, OMJ)
Reflections on the Presentation
Joseph and Mary acknowledge the Fatherhood of God
When a woman whose spouse is on military deployment gives birth, the first thing she
wants to do is bring their child to his father. Mary, you were no different.
By law you could not go into the temple for 40 days. You were an hour away
from the temple, but you could not go. You were completely drawn to God as
Gabriel testified. Now you were holding your son, God’s Son! Joseph has
adopted Jesus at God’s request and he too wants to be with you as you brought
to God His own son. Just from a human perspective it had to be an incredibly
joyful moment. From a spiritual perspective, it was indescribable, even
unimaginable!
Joy tempered with sorrow
The presentation was a complex event. It was at the same time a Joyful Mystery and one of your
sorrows. It filled you with incredible joy to be able to introduce your son to
His Father. Your joy was amplified when Simeon and Anna recognized Jesus as the
Messiah. As a new mother, all praise directed to your son was shared by you.
You were on such an incredible high when, as you were about to leave, Simeon
brought you down: “A sword will pierce your soul!” These were words you
immediately recognized to be prophetic. It made you want to hold your child
close to your heart because you knew it meant the sword would come because of
your son. There would be those who would resent, even hate, your son.
As Joseph took you by night to Egypt you began to see just how much the world could hate; then you were
told about the children in and around Bethlehem who were killed as Herod
attempted to kill your son.
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The population of Bethlehem at the time of Jesus was about 400. There were an additional 200 people living in the vicinity of Bethlehem. One half were female so there were about 300 males. Half the population is typically below the age of twenty so the average number of children would have been 7.5 per year of age. Thus, there would have been about 20 babies 2 years old and under slaughtered at Herod’s command. The sign in the heavens seen by the magi began in September of 3 BC and continued until June of 2 BC. So if the sign implied the newborn king was born in September of 3BC He could already be 15 months old. Herod would rather error on the side of caution so he ordered all males 2 and under to be killed.
Many were children you had met in your brief stay in Bethlehem. They were the
children of the mothers with whom you had shared the joys of new motherhood. Your
heart was ripped apart. You felt all the pain of those 20 mothers. Your child
was safe but theirs were gone! Lord give me the grace to accept the losses
that must come. Allow me the wisdom and compassion to be able to console those
who feel the pain.
Joseph is the Adoptive Father of God’s Son
Joseph was told by the angel to name the baby Yeshua, “Yahweh saves”. Naming is an
adoptive act. The angel was telling Joseph to adopt Jesus as his own son.
Joseph took Jesus to a Synagogue and made the offering of 5 shekels to redeem
Mary’s first born. Joseph knew that Jesus was conceived by the action of the
Holy Spirit and that Jesus would grow up to become the Messiah. Joseph, you
were a carpenter who swore to live a life of celibacy as a prayer to bring the
Messiah. Now your son is God’s son! What must it have been like to hold God?
To hold him in your arms and rock him to sleep? He must have fallen when he
was learning to walk, and you held Him when He cried. God cried in your arms!
You taught Jesus to be a carpenter. You taught God! You learned humility from
your son. So, you chose to always remain in the background. You chose to love
and to serve providing for Mary and Jesus. Teach me to love as you loved.
Help me to provide for my family.
- November - December, 2 BC / Kislev to Tevet, 3760
Our Father
We
all associate the “3 Kings” with the Nativity; the arrival of the kings is a mystery in the Franciscan Crown rosary.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscan_Crown
The Franciscan Crown Rosary Mysteries are the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Birth of Jesus, the Adoration of the Magi, the Finding of Jesus in the Temple, the Resurrection, and the Assumption.
The magi didn’t arrive until after the presentation. (Mary’s offering was two doves: they had not received any gold). The actual number of magi is unknown. What we know about the Magi is the gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh which remind us of Isaiah 60:6. (Both frankincense and myrrh are types of incense.) (HM-1)
Their
origin was from the East. It is thought from either Seleucia (Babylon was destroyed in 325 BC
and a new capital city, Seleucia, was established 27 miles (43 kilometers) to
the North) or possibly Persepolis if Cyrus or Darius had moved the wise men
back to Persia.
It took 4 months for a large caravan to travel from Babylon to Jerusalem.
It was 1090 miles (1754 kilometers). It is 1420
miles (2285 kilometers) from Persepolis to Jerusalem. A small group on camels
would average 25 miles (40 kilometers) a day carrying up to 300 lbs. (136 kg)
per camel for a few days. For a longer trip the average was closer to 18 miles
(29 kilometers) a day. Thus, the trip would have taken
a minimum of 72 days from Seleucia and 94 days from Persepolis, allowing for 1
day of rest for every 6 days of travel for the camels and men. (HM-2)
Beginning on Tishri 1 (September 11, 3
BC), the Jewish New Year of 3759 and throughout 2 BC, 3760, 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 likely interpreted this rare triple conjunction as a giant neon sign in the heavens
blinking KING-KING-KING. This all began at the Jewish New year and all within
the constellation of Leo (the lion, a symbol of the tribe of Judah). So, it
heavily symbolized a Jewish King from the tribe of Judah, a clear indication
for those familiar with the Messiah.
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http://BethlehemStar.net
(caution this site also talks about the sign of the virgin in the heavens which by definition could not be seen since the constellation is clothed with the sun.)
(HM-3)
“Attempts to identify the Christmas star with a planetary
conjunction, comet, or supernova are futile. The protoevangelium of James
(21:3), Ephrem the Syrian in his commentary on the Diatessaron, and Chrysostom
in his commentary on Matthew all rightly recognize the so-called star does not
stay on high but moves as a guide and indeed comes to rest very near the infant
Jesus. Matters become clear when we recall that the ancients generally
believed stars to be animate beings, and the Jews, in particular, identified
them with angels(Job 38:7). The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy, 7 and Theophylact must be
right in identifying the magi’s star with an angel, and one may compare the
angelic guide of the Exodus (Ex 23:20,23; Ex 32:34)+
The Oxford Bible Commentary Edited by John Barton and John Muddiman: Matthew 3 p849
(HM-4)
All this symbolism of a Jewish king from Judah was enough to get
the well-versed Magi moving to Jerusalem, but you can understand why the
average citizen of Jerusalem missed it.
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The wise men were of the group of scholars that was originally formed and led by
the prophet Daniel in Babylon. Daniel left an inheritance for the Messiah and
instructed the other scholars in how to determine the date of the Messiahs
birth based on the stars (Nm 24:17). His
instructions to them were to pass the task down through the generations of
scholars until the appointed time and then to take the inheritance to the new
born Messiah. The triple conjunction of Jupiter and Regulus indicated the time
was near. Leaving for Jerusalem on the first day of the following Jewish new
year would have them arriving in Bethlehem in late November or December
depending on whether they came from Seleucia or Persepolis and how long they
were delayed in Jerusalem. (HM-6)
Daniel had been shown the heavens at the time of the Messiah’s
birth and told them what to look for in the sky. Daniel had also been shown
the number of years that would pass before the coming of the Messiah. Armed
with the time frame to start looking and what to look for; the Magi found in
the sky the formation foretold by Daniel and headed off to Jerusalem as
instructed by Daniel
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In my humble opinion all the symbolism of the Star of Bethlehem, and the events of the birth of the Lamb of God as well as the symbolism and physical evidence remaining from the crucifixion were lost on those living during Jesus’ lifetime. Those things were from the beginning directed to those of us living today that we would be able to see the Hand of God in the events of the past.
(HM-7)
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.
When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Gathering together all the chief priests
and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They said to him, “In
Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet Micah:
‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of
Judah; For out of you shall come forth a ruler who will shepherd my people
Israel.’” (Mic 5:2)
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. (HM-8)
Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared (the first conjunction of
Jupiter and Regulus). And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I
too may come and worship Him.” After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was. (The early Church Fathers assumed that the star was angelic at this point as the star had to have been low enough to designate which house it was over). When they
saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. After coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures,
they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way. (Mt 2:1-12)
Herod would have figured out that the Magi weren’t coming back by the end of December.
The triple conjunction began on 9/11/-3. It was now 12/-2 so if the baby was
born on 9/11/-3 He would already be over a year old so to be safe he ordered
the death of all boys in and around Bethlehem that were 2 years old and under.
...
Population of Bethlehem was about 400 and the population of surrounding area an additional 200. One half were female so there were 300 males. One half were under 20 so 150 or 7.5 per year. Thus about 15 baby boys were killed. Mary would have met many of the mothers in her brief time in Bethlehem. Think of pain she felt upon learning of their loss.
Herod died sometime between the total lunar eclipse on January 10, 1 BC
and March 25, 1 BC. (HM-9)
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. (HM-10, GB, OMJ)
Reflections on the Adoration of the Magi
The End from the Beginning and Artistic Contrasts
There are several elements which anticipate the stories
end. Here as there the issue is Jesus’ status as the King of the Jews. Here
as there the Jewish leaders gather against him. Here as there, plans are laid
in secret. And here as there Jesus’ death is sought. So, the end is
foreshadowed in the beginning. But there are also artistic contrasts. Here a
light in the night sky proclaims the Messiah’s advent. There the darkness
during the day announces his death. Here Jesus is worshipped and there He is
mocked. Here it is prophesied that Jesus will shepherd His people Israel;
there it is foretold that Jesus, the shepherd, will be struck and His sheep
scattered. Here there is great rejoicing; there we find mourning and grief.
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The Oxford Bible Commentary Edited by John Barton and John Muddiman: Matthew 3 p849
Why would they bring gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
Isaiah speaks of the coming of the light and that Gentiles would come on camels bringing gold and incense.
Both frankincense and myrrh are incense. Jesus, like Melchizedek, was priest,
prophet, and king; and He was both God and man. Jesus would choose to
sacrifice Himself for us. Gold is a gift for a king. Frankincense is a gift
for an offering of a smell pleasing to God. Myrrh is a gift of an incense used
for embalming. What did Mary and Joseph do with the gifts? Is that where the
money for the redemption of Jesus came?
Why did God provide the celestial symbolism?
Mary, I suspect that you didn’t notice the celestial symbolism. Yet God so arranged the events that it
is obvious that it had to be planned. It was another thing God did for us
living 2000 years later so that we would believe.
The
Passover Festival in 3772 (12 AD) would have ended on Nisan 22 (a Sabbath) so
the caravan from Nazareth would have departed for their return on the 23rd
of Nisan. Mary and Joseph discovered Jesus was missing on that day (April 3rd).
Their return to Jerusalem would have been on the 24th of Nisan (April
4th) and they would have found Jesus on the morning of the 25th
of Nisan which is April 5th on the Gregorian Calendar. The finding
in the temple has traditionally been considered a foreshadowing of the death
and resurrection of Jesus. In fact, it happened on the Gregorian Calendar on
the same days as Jesus’ death, April 3rd, and Resurrection, April 5th. (HM-1)
This mystery is both one of Mary’s sorrows and a Joyful Mystery. Being one of
Mary’s sorrows is an indication of how much Mary and Joseph were hurt because
Jesus stayed behind in the Temple. To hurt one’s
parents is a sin and Jesus didn’t commit a sin! We are missing something!
(HM-2)
When Jesus was introduced to His Father as an infant (at the time of Mary’s
Purification); Simeon, a leading Pharisee, recognized Jesus as the Messiah as the family entered the temple. He saw what he assumed
to be Mary presenting Jesus for dedication to temple Service and so Jesus was recorded
as dedicated to temple service. Then, unless He was redeemed, when He
became of age, turned 13, He had to stay in the temple just as Samuel stayed in
the temple.
It says in the Torah: The Lord said to Moses, “speak to the children of Israel
and say to them: 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. The value of an adult male from twenty to sixty years old
is to be set at fifty pieces of silver; for an adult female at thirty pieces of
silver; for a young male from five to twenty years at twenty pieces of silver …”
(Lev 27:1-5). (HM-3)
“If anyone making such a vow is too poor to pay the required amount, he must
present himself or the other family member to the priest who will make an
adjustment of the redemption price according to what the man can afford.” (Lev 27:8). (HM-4)
Jesus was 12 years old when He stayed behind in the temple (Lk 2:42) An Israelite
boy becomes of age at 13. The family traveled together each year to Jerusalem
for Passover, Nisan 15(Lk 2:41)
and would have remembered Jesus
and looked for His coming to the temple each year at Passover. Simeon would
have been looking forward to the day that Jesus would be coming under his care
and likely asked Jesus each year, from the time Jesus started his education, if
He was staying. Simeon had explained to Jesus that it had been arranged by his
parents when He was presented as an infant, an event that he, Simeon, had
personally witnessed. Simeon may even have shown Jesus where His dedication
was recorded. During each visit, after Jesus had begun His education, Simeon
would have spent time with Jesus to observe His progress. Simeon at some point
would have told Jesus that He had to be in residence before He turned 13. Even if
Simeon had died in 10 AD, when he was replaced as the leader of the Sanhedrin, Jesus would have last seen Simeon when he was 10. Now at
12, knowing his family would not return to Jerusalem before his birthday, Jesus
had to stay.
Since His parents had presented Him, He logically assumed
that they planned for Him to be dedicated to the Temple and knew that He would
need to stay. (HM-5)
Mary and Joseph had presented Jesus to His Father. They did not however intend to dedicate
Him for temple service; but there was no legal distinction. The dedication had
been recorded by Simeon. They needed to redeem Jesus. When
Mary finds Jesus, she says: “Son, why have you done this to us?” (Lk 2:48). Mary didn’t
realize that Simeon had recorded the dedication for her and the corresponding
legal implications. (HM-6)
Jesus responds: “Why were you looking for me?” He was
doing what the law required. “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 His family left Him; without even saying “Good-by”! (HM-7)
At His response, the Holy Spirit opens Mary’s mind, she understands: Mary had been
committed to the Temple, so she also knew the requirements for the young men. Jesus must be redeemed (released from temple
service) before He becomes of age, turned 13, or be committed to temple service for
life. Mary presented Jesus, so she had to release Him from temple service
while she could; before He was responsible for Himself! At the same time, Mary realized the pain she had caused
her son by leaving without saying anything. That hurt more than the pain of
His loss. Mary was sinless but still human. Neither she nor Joseph checked
for Jesus when they left or at any time during the 15 miles (24 kilometers) traveled
that day
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Even today caravans in Pakistan traveling on foot typically cover 15 miles (24 km) per day: Fr Greg Rice missionary
Luke says that Mary and Joseph did not understand what Jesus said to them (Lk 2:50).
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This narrative is the only explanation as to why Luke calls Mary’s purification, the Presentation of Jesus. It was a Presentation of Jesus but not one intended by Mary or Joseph. When Mary told the story to Luke, she with 20x20 hindsight would have realized it was Jesus’ Presentation but Jesus had already been redeemed as a first born by Joseph 10 days before.
Mary and Joseph didn’t comprehend the intensity of the hatred the priests and
scribes would have for Jesus. If they had not redeemed Jesus, the devil would
have prompted a priest or scribe to check and they would have found that Jesus
was dedicated to the temple as an infant. Jesus would have been forcibly made
into a temple slave. Remember, we are in the middle of a spiritual battle and
the enemy, the devil, knows far more than we do. Our only recourse is to stay
close to Jesus. Jesus was doing both what the law required and what was
necessary in God’s plan. (HM-9)
Mary and Joseph are overjoyed that they have their son back and that He will remain
with them.
It is apparent that Jesus did not use His divinity, or He would have known that
Mary wasn’t aware. Jesus was totally focused on His humanity. Jesus was like us in everything but sin (Heb 2:17). That means He
had to go to school to learn and needed to study. He grew up as a normal
(although exceptional) Jewish child, adolescent, and young man.
Jesus obtained knowledge by studying; beginning as was custom at age 4 and continuing His
education through a formal program of study to become a
rabbi, until, at age 30 He was given “authority”. Authority meant that He
could make new interpretations of scripture. The scribes could only read
existing interpretations. All rabbis also learned a trade. Jesus was a
carpenter, taught by Joseph. Jesus followed the law. He would have completed
all the requirements to make new interpretations of scripture.
(HM-10, GB, OMJ)
Reflections on the Finding in the Temple
Jesus did not use His divinity.
If Jesus had used His divinity, He would have known that Mary and Joseph were not
aware of the requirement for Jesus to remain in the temple. Knowing and allowing
them to be hurt as they were, would be sinful. Scripture tells us Jesus was
like us in everything but sin. Jesus did work miracles but so have many
saints. Jesus did raise the dead but so did Elisha and Peter. Jesus knew the
hearts of people but so did Padre Pio (he wouldn’t absolve a woman until she
confessed having an abortion). Both Padre Pio and Jesus’ mom bi-located, Jesus
didn’t do that, that we know of, but He did say you will do still more than I have done. Mary,
while I am afraid of anything miraculous because of my own ego, I believe in
miracles and still petition you and your son to intervene in the lives of us
still on earth.
There is a spiritual battle going on.
Mary, you were only 27 when you were confronted with the realization that your son
was missing. You checked with all your neighbors and discovered that Jesus and
not been with the caravan at all. He was still in Jerusalem. The wait until
daybreak to begin the trip back to Jerusalem was horrible. That next day ended
in frustration. You were back in Jerusalem and had checked with all your
relatives and friends where Jesus might have gone and it is nightfall again.
Once again you must wait until morning. I know you were praying for your son.
Praying that you would find him safe. Did you begin to suspect that the
spiritual battle had begun again? The devil had struck another blow:
distracting you throughout the first day’s journey.
When you found Jesus and asked Him why He had done this you were stunned by His
answer: “Why were you looking for Me? Didn’t you know that I must be in My
father’s house.” Suddenly you realize Jesus must be redeemed! But you know
you never intended to dedicate Jesus to temple service. Yet you must redeem
Jesus since you presented Him! At that point, you probably realized you were
once again in the middle of a “God thing” although you can’t see the whole
picture: the foreshadowing of Jesus’ death and resurrection as well as preventing
a future move by Satan to hinder Jesus’ mission. You are grateful that the
solution is simple: redeem Jesus and you can go home. Mary help me to see the things
that I don’t understand as just that: “God things”. Help me to trust as you
did, that God is in control and that He directs events according to a picture
beyond my ability to see. Did you wonder if this was the sword that Simeon was
referring to? I’ll bet you knew in your heart this was not it.
In the presentation joy is followed by
sorrow and now sorrow is followed by joy.
The Presentation and the Finding in the Temple are both Joyful Mysteries and one of
your Seven Sorrows.
The Presentation was joyful until Simeon prophesied that a sword would pierce your soul: joy followed by sorrow and now the Finding in the Temple is intense sorrow followed by intense joy. Jesus is found safe and will return home. My life is like that too. There is both joy and sorrow. Thank you for the joy, thank you for sharing the joy with me. Help me through the sorrows that must also come. Sorrow is always associated with loss and nothing in this life except love will last. All though even love can be rejected which brings sorrow. Give me the courage to love without worry about rejection.
There is only one life. It will soon be past. Only what’s done for love will last.
It is a great joy to know that you like what we have done to make our rosaries more reflective. I have expanded the cookie support to enable you to set the font size and then every time you bring up the web site the site opens up to the font size you have selected. In addition the Eucharistic Adoration Site Selection is saved. Once selected when you re check "Show the Eucharist Live." the saved selection is opened immediately. There are a few Gregorian chant sites at the bottom of the Eucharistic adoration sites for those who would like some soft background music.
If you are interested a few of us meet every weekday morning at 7am Phoenix time to pray the rosary. We are currently doing a 54 day novena for our nation. It will complete on Mercy Sunday. You can join us at https://meet.mysteriesoftherosary.net/rosary (be sure you use "https" or you will not find the site.
I wish to thank you very kindly for your help in my journey to this profound prayer. It certainly helping me so I may do it at my own pace so I can hopefully go into a deeper mediation. I sure can use all the help of every saint on earth and in heaven!!! We'll keep interceding for each other as we pray. May Our Lord be with you in your ministry, may HE hear our supplications and help us to become faithful to HIM alone.
Thank you Alice! You will be in my prayers that your growth may continue. Just in case you tried to join us at the link above, we have changed to a site that can take more people: https://meet.jit.si/rosary God Bless you and yours.
hI I love your website but the reflections need to edited some of them are in the wrong place that belong in other mysteries or say weird things could you have someone look them over and edit them?
There are over 3000 lines of meditative content within the site. If you can be specific when you encounter something that contains an error or does not belong, please send me the name of the rosary (Traditional, Franciscan Crown etc.), the Mystery (4th Sorrowful), the reflection set (Context, Scriptural, etc.) and the Hail Mary number and I can get back to you within a day or two. Such corrections will benefit everyone who come to pray.
Thank you so much for using the site. I am continually working to make the site better.
Greg - I use your site daily to pray my rosary and meditate on the reflections as well as on the meditations you've both developed and have pulled together from other resources. I find that your site is very informative, helpful, prayerful and is a “tool” that can benefit most Catholics in their daily prayer time.
There are many different aspects with this site that encourage people to both pray the rosary with more conviction of “praying” the rosary instead of simply “saying” it! With so many optional meditations for each mystery, it means that by using this site, the rosary will NEVER again become rote. The set of reflective rosary prayers can make every rosary unique, and causes the person praying it to think about what Jesus and Mother Mary went through when Jesus came into this world - His life, torture, killing, and His Resurrection - to save all of us from eternal darkness!
You've done this work out of your love of Jesus and Mary. May you be blessed for your work, may all who use this work of yours be blessed in using it for their own prayer life, and may all who have learned of the value you have brought to the world through your work, be blessed also!!
Please encourage everyone to share this resource URL with their friends, family, Faith communities, and others who can gain graces from God who pray the rosary not only DAILY, but CONTINUALLY!!
Hi Greg, Easter tidings to you, can I just ask if there is an easy link to the 9 month novena on the flame of love rosary? I can't seem to find it anymore. Many thanks Anton
Hi Greg I've found out it was the 9 month novena to Our Lady of Guadeloupe. Somehow that got added onto the FOL rosary at the beginning. Have downloaded that novena prayer, happy to see it at the beginning of the FOL too if that is a possibility. God bless. Anton
Yes. Click the button Advanced Settings and you will see the options.
I always click the gear at the top left hand corner of the page to put the options on the right side of the page. All the settings are then in a fixed scrollable box so you can easily change any setting without having to scroll to the top.
Happy Easter to you and your loved ones. God Bless
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Thank you So Very much!!! God Bless all of you and your loved ones!!!❤️
It is a great joy to know that you like what we have done to make our rosaries more reflective. I have expanded the cookie support to enable you to set the font size and then every time you bring up the web site the site opens up to the font size you have selected. In addition the Eucharistic Adoration Site Selection is saved. Once selected when you re check "Show the Eucharist Live." the saved selection is opened immediately. There are a few Gregorian chant sites at the bottom of the Eucharistic adoration sites for those who would like some soft background music.
If you are interested a few of us meet every weekday morning at 7am Phoenix time to pray the rosary. We are currently doing a 54 day novena for our nation. It will complete on Mercy Sunday. You can join us at https://meet.mysteriesoftherosary.net/rosary
(be sure you use "https" or you will not find the site.
I wish to thank you very kindly for your help in my journey to this profound prayer. It certainly helping me so I may do it at my own pace so I can hopefully go into a deeper mediation. I sure can use all the help of every saint on earth and in heaven!!! We'll keep interceding for each other as we pray. May Our Lord be with you in your ministry, may HE hear our supplications and help us to become faithful to HIM alone.
Thank you Alice! You will be in my prayers that your growth may continue. Just in case you tried to join us at the link above, we have changed to a site that can take more people: https://meet.jit.si/rosary God Bless you and yours.
hI I love your website but the reflections need to edited some of them are in the wrong place that belong in other mysteries or say weird things could you have someone look them over and edit them?
There are over 3000 lines of meditative content within the site. If you can be specific when you encounter something that contains an error or does not belong, please send me the name of the rosary (Traditional, Franciscan Crown etc.), the Mystery (4th Sorrowful), the reflection set (Context, Scriptural, etc.) and the Hail Mary number and I can get back to you within a day or two. Such corrections will benefit everyone who come to pray.
Thank you so much for using the site. I am continually working to make the site better.
God Bless
Greg - I use your site daily to pray my rosary and meditate on the reflections as well as on the meditations you've both developed and have pulled together from other resources. I find that your site is very informative, helpful, prayerful and is a “tool” that can benefit most Catholics in their daily prayer time.
There are many different aspects with this site that encourage people to both pray the rosary with more conviction of “praying” the rosary instead of simply “saying” it! With so many optional meditations for each mystery, it means that by using this site, the rosary will NEVER again become rote. The set of reflective rosary prayers can make every rosary unique, and causes the person praying it to think about what Jesus and Mother Mary went through when Jesus came into this world - His life, torture, killing, and His Resurrection - to save all of us from eternal darkness!
You've done this work out of your love of Jesus and Mary. May you be blessed for your work, may all who use this work of yours be blessed in using it for their own prayer life, and may all who have learned of the value you have brought to the world through your work, be blessed also!!
Please encourage everyone to share this resource URL with their friends, family, Faith communities, and others who can gain graces from God who pray the rosary not only DAILY, but CONTINUALLY!!
DGL
Hi great website thanks. Just wondering why the 5th sorrowful mystery's appear to be missing? I have been doing the flame of love rosary. God bless.
Fixed. Thanks for letting me know. If you find anything else let me know. Sometimes fixing one thing breaks something else.
Hi Greg, Easter tidings to you, can I just ask if there is an easy link to the 9 month novena on the flame of love rosary? I can't seem to find it anymore. Many thanks Anton
Hi Greg I've found out it was the 9 month novena to Our Lady of Guadeloupe. Somehow that got added onto the FOL rosary at the beginning. Have downloaded that novena prayer, happy to see it at the beginning of the FOL too if that is a possibility. God bless. Anton
Yes. Click the button Advanced Settings and you will see the options.
I always click the gear at the top left hand corner of the page to put the options on the right side of the page. All the settings are then in a fixed scrollable box so you can easily change any setting without having to scroll to the top.
Happy Easter to you and your loved ones.
God Bless
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