This week’s rosary meditation centers around the First Glorious Mystery — Jesus’ Resurrection. After Jesus’ death on the Cross, the Roman and Jewish authorities thought that they had taken care of that “troublemaker.” However, despite His death, the solid rock walls of the tomb, the large boulder sealing the entrance, and the guards, nothing of […]
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Pop quiz! Can you honestly answer these questions without looking them up? Can you name all 10 Commandments (bonus if you get them in order)? How many sacraments are there? What are they? What are the three parts of the Holy Trinity? Who are the four Gospel writers? Who was the first pope? What are
I’m taking another break from my usual rosary meditations to talk more about my thoughts on prayer in general. Why? For starters, the remaining mysteries are ones that require a bit more thought and personal meditation in order to present them in a meaningful way. Also, while meditating on the holy rosary is an important
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This rosary meditation reflects on the First Sorrowful Mystery — The Agony in the Garden. Before Jesus was arrested, tried, and crucified, He prayed in a garden for strength. First, He prayed that God would let this horrible ordeal pass over Him. He later found his apostles asleep after he asked them to pray with
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This rosary meditation reflects on the Third Glorious Mystery — The Decent of the Holy Spirit. The apostles, scared of suffering a similar fate as Jesus Christ, hid in a locked house. Suddenly, a strong wind came through and tongues of fire appeared above the their heads. Strengthened with the gift of the Holy Spirit
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I am going to take a short divergence from my rosary meditation to offer up some thoughts on WHY I think prayer is such an important part of life. Thank you for reading my meditations on the mysteries of the rosary and there will certainly be more to come. However, I know that there are
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Today’s rosary meditation is the Third Joyful Mystery — The Nativity. We reflect and pray on Jesus’ humble birth in a stable. This is an important mystery to focus on, not just during the Christmas season, but throughout the year. The nature of Jesus’ birth sets the stage for how He lived His life and
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Image by Loci Lenar via Flickr Today’s rosary meditation is the second Luminous Mystery — The Miracle at the Wedding at Cana. At a wedding party, Jesus turned water into wine in His first public miracle. This started his ministry of healing the sick, giving site to the blind, and mobility to the paralyzed. There
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Today’s rosary meditation is the first Joyful Mystery — The Annunciation. This is when the angel Gabriel told Mary, a mere teenager, that she was to be the mother of God. Now think about that for a while. What would you do if you found out that God chose you to bring His son into
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