![]() ![]() Jesus is recognized not only as the long-expected Messiah, the "light to the nations" and the "glory of Israel," but also as "a sign that is spoken against." The sword of sorrow predicted for Mary announces Christ's perfect and unique oblation on the cross that will impart the salvation God had "prepared in the presence of all peoples." With Simeon and Anna, all Israel awaits its encounter with the Savior-the name given to this event in the Byzantine tradition. The Presentation in the Temple The presentation of Jesus in the temple shows him to be the firstborn Son who belongs to the Lord. The Birth of the Lord The Word became flesh so that thus we might know God's love:"In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him." "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Hence the church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God" (Theotokos). The Visitation Called in the Gospels "the mother of Jesus," Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as "the mother of my Lord." In fact, the One whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Espousing the divine will for salvation wholeheartedly, without a single sin to restrain her, she gave herself entirely to the person and to the work of her Son she did so in order to serve the mystery of redemption with him and dependent on him, by God's grace. The Annunciation At the announcement that she would give birth to "the Son of the Most High" without knowing man, by the power of the Holy Spirit, Mary responded with the obedience of faith, certain that "with God nothing will be impossible:" "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord let it be done to me according to your word." Thus, giving her consent to God's word, Mary becomes the mother of Jesus. Joyful Mysteries | Luminous Mysteries | Sorrowful Mysteries | Glorious Mysteries the accompanying texts are taken from John Paul II's letter on the Rosary. Mary Grace Thul completed the illustrations of the new series of mysteries, the mysteries of light. We invite you to take a quiet moment and ponder the images and texts. Both have given us permission to publish their works. The artist and the author have creatively approached the Rosary devotion in our contemporary world. We are pleased to present a meditation of the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries in image and text from two cloistered Dominican monasteries. The Rosary is thus a Gospel prayer, as pastors and scholars like to define it, more today perhaps than in the past. ![]() In the harmonious succession of Hail Marys, the Rosary puts before us once more a fundamental mystery of the Gospel-the incarnation of the Word, contemplated at the decisive moment of the Annunciation of Mary. As it moves from the angel's joyful greeting and the Virgin's pious assent, the Rosary takes its inspiration from the Gospel to suggest the attitude with which the faithful should recite it. The Rosary draws from the Gospel the presentation of the mysteries and its main formulas. In 1974, Pope Paul VI wrote about the Rosary: The recitation of the Rosary is a devotion based on Sacred Scripture. ![]() October has also been traditionally known as the month of the Rosary. On October 7, the Catholic Church celebrates a memorial liturgy in honor of Mary as Our Lady of the Rosary. Rosary Meditations Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church
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