Wood Carving by Kozak
shown with Benedictine Rosary
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These meditations are my words, or what I believe are His words for me, given to me to share with you. They are precious to me and I hope they will be meaningful for you, as well.
Just a word about the mechanics of how I have come to use these meditations in my own Rosary prayers.
Before and after each of the mysteries, we recite the Glory Be, the Oh, My Jesus, and the Our Father. I pause just ahead of the Our Father, after I’ve prayed the Oh, My Jesus, to read the meditation associated with the mystery I’m about to reflect upon.
I have found that reading the meditation slowly and out loud, allowing the words and their meaning to lead me gently to and through my own memories, helps me hear the lessons Jesus has waiting for me.
Once I’ve completed the meditation — often, during the Our Father, which follows — I will receive a clear sense of someone or some condition for which I feel called to offer the upcoming decade of Hail Marys. No matter when, or even if, this sense of deeper purpose comes, these prayers and meditations never fail to move my heart. I pray they bless you too.
My plan, then, is this:
Beginning with Advent, as we await the coming of our Lord, I will share meditations on each of the five Joyful Mysteries. These will publish on consecutive Mondays and Saturdays (the days of the week normally suggested for praying the Joyful Mysteries) starting Monday, December 4 through Monday December 18, as we anticipate our Lord’s birth during Advent. The schedule will be:
Monday, December 4 – The Annunciation
Saturday, December 9 – The Visitation
Monday, December 11 – The Nativity
Saturday, December 16 – The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
Monday, December 18 – Finding Jesus in the Temple
The second set of meditations on the Sorrowful Mysteries will begin publishing on the first Friday of Lent, February 16. They will publish on subsequent Fridays and Tuesdays, so you’ll have the full set of five mysteries well in advance of the holy week of Our Lord’s passion.
Friday, February 16 – The Agony in the Garden
Sunday, February 18 – The Scourging at the Pillar
Tuesday, February 20 – The Crowning of Thorns
Friday, February 23 – Carrying the Cross
Sunday, February 25 – The Crucifixion
The third set of meditations on the Glorious Mysteries will begin March 31, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, publishing consecutively on the following Wednesdays and Sundays.
Sunday, March 31 – The Resurrection
Wednesday, April 3 – The Ascension
Sunday, April 7 – The Descent of the Holy Spirit
Wednesday, April 10 – The Assumption of Mary
Sunday, April 14 – The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven
Finally, the fourth set of mysteries—the Luminous Mysteries—will begin publishing Thursdays, beginning May 23, as we walk with our Lord in Ordinary Time.
Monday, May 13- The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan
Tuesday, May 14 – The Wedding at Cana
Wednesday, May 15 – The Proclamation of the Kingdom
Thursday, May 16 – The Transfiguration
Friday, May 17 – The Institution of the Holy Eucharist
I will blog these reflections here at Walking With My Brother. As they post, I will also organize them here, into their own section titled, Rosary Meditations Library. If you follow my blog, you will receive an email whenever these posts publish.
I will also be publishing these meditations in full at Catholic 365. From their Home Page, you can search on my name (Mary Adrienne) to pull up these and my other posts there.
As well, I am also now publishing at Walking With My Brother at Substack. Substack allows people to subscribe and contribute to the writing they value. I will never require a paid subscription for people to read my work and there is an option at Substack to subscribe for free.
If, however, any of you wishes to show your appreciation, I will pass all funds received on to renovation efforts of St. Mary’s of the Seven Sorrows, the oldest church still standing in Nashville, TN.
Located in downtown, St. Mary’s is a precious historical gift to Nashville natives and visitors, alike. Unfortunately, its physical condition is in dire need of major renovation and repair. It would be an honor to pass along any contributions we receive to aid in sustaining this bit of church history in Nashville.
No matter where you manage to find me online, I hope you will drop me a line at maryadrienne2013@gmail.com and let me know you’re there. I would love to include you in my prayers and ask that you offer a prayer for me, too, as together, we honor our Holy Mother and her Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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