The Holy Rosary
Mondays and Thursdays
"Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word."
Luke 1:38
Each set contemplates the same mysteries through a different spiritual light. Choose the one that speaks to this season of your life.
Meditations on the joyful mysteries from Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Begin PrayerShort Consideration and a Prayer on the Joyful Mysteries from St. Alphonsus Liguori that can be found from his book Glories of Mary.
Begin PrayerVerbatim passages from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich on the Joyful Mysteries, drawn from The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations (1914).
Begin PrayerSt. Ignatius gives each mystery as a few numbered points — brief Gospel scenes, not finished reflections. Take each point slowly: picture the persons, hear the words, and stay with whatever brings the mystery home to you. As he taught, it is not knowing much, but relishing things interiorly, that satisfies the soul.
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