The obvious reason is that there is then no immunity for it is their duty to instruct their subordinates. Article 1. xciv super Joan. 2 She ran, therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith to them: They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. (31), Along with many others, the Seraphic Doctor held the same views. She paid the common debt of nature, none among the children of Adam being exempt from that rigorous law. It's more important that I pray than post but I will say this: When I don't use these meditations I don't feel like I've prayed the Rosary at all. 5, n. 31. 138, de Temp.) What must have been their exultation and triumph on this occasion! iv. repeated and added to by many other Saints throughout history. THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1886.) Women would be very important when spreading His Gospel. Commonly said on Wednesday and Saturday. Among the scholastic theologians there have not been lacking those who, wishing to inquire more profoundly into divinely revealed truths and desirous of showing the harmony that exists between what is termed the theological demonstration and the Catholic faith, have always considered it worthy of note that this privilege of the Virgin Mary's Assumption is in wonderful accord with those divine truths given us in Holy Scripture. And when she meant to ask him whence he came, and for what reason he had come to Jerusalem, behold, all the disciples of the Lord, except Thomas who is called Didymus, were brought by a cloud to the door of the chamber of the blessed Mary. Mystically: Bede (on Luke xxiv.) 8 And they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples. 36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know most certainly, that God hath made both Lord and Christ, this same Jesus, whom you have crucified. The third day he rose again from the dead. This mission of … says, “The unbelieving Jews set a seal on the stone of the sepulchre that Christ might not come forth. Can any be so bold as to pretend, either that she is not willing, or that she cannot exert her charity in our behalf? Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary 1. 13 They say to her: Woman, why weepest thou? But go to my brethren, and say to them: I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and your God. Fraternal correction is here taken to mean the admonishing of one's neighbor by a private individual with the purpose of reforming him or, if possible, preventing his sinful indulgence. Tropologically: Holy and angelic preacher’s may be like thunder and lightnings, by which the vices of enemies are destroyed. “Let him cease to extol thy clemency, O holy Virgin,” cries out her devout client St. Bernard,20 “whoever invoked thy aid in his necessities, and found it to fail him.” Hence not only the Cistercian, but many other religious Orders, and numberless pious confraternities have solemnly put themselves under the special patronage of the Mother of God; and many kingdoms have done the same, as Hungary by the devotion of St. Stephen, and France by the vow of Lewis XIII. It is manifest that she is there in soul and in body. says, “By the women coming early in the morning to the sepulchre, we have an example given to us, that, having cast away the darkness of our vices, we should come to the body of the Lord. behalf. "(39), Once the mystery which is commemorated in this feast had been placed in its proper light, there were not lacking teachers who, instead of dealing with the theological reasonings that show why it is fitting and right to believe the bodily Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven, chose to focus their mind and attention on the faith of the Church itself, which is the Mystical Body of Christ without stain or wrinkle(40) and is called by the Apostle "the pillar and ground of truth. In the Second Glorious Mystery we meditate how Jesus Christ, the fortieth day after His Resurrection, ascended into heaven with great joy and triumph, in the presence of His most holy Mother and His disciples. He escaped the notice of the guards; He leaped forth from the sepulchre; He appeared to the disciples when the doors were shut: from the one place He came forth when He was shut in; into the other He entered when He was shut out.” So Euthymius, Chrysostom, &c. S. Leo, in his 83rd epistle to the monks of Palestine, says that the stone being rolled back, Christ rose again on the third day, and that the rolling back of the stone was not the cause, but the sign and the proof that the resurrection of Christ was not in appearance only, but real. The prelates assembled in the general council which was held at Ephesus in 431, mention as the highest prerogative of that city, that it had received a great lustre from St. John the Evangelist and the Mother of God, saying, In which John the Theologian, and the Virgin Mother of God the holy Mary conversed, or rather, are honored with churches held in special veneration.1 Tillemont and some others conjecture from this passage that she died at Ephesus; but others think rather at Jerusalem, where, in later ages, mention is made of her sepulchre cut in a rock at Gethsemani. Let us remember that the Holy Rosary is Mary’s testimony of Jesus: her experiences of His life, His ministry, and the Gospel. And the Lord remained beside her, saying: Behold, from the present time your precious body will be transferred to paradise, and your holy soul to the heavens to the treasures of my Father in exceeding brightness, where there is peace and joy of the holy angels — and other things besides. Consequently, He has His goodwithout movement. The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary are the final of the three traditional sets of events in the life of Christ and His Blessed Mother upon which Catholics meditate while praying the rosary. To see the sepulchre. It was fitting that God's Mother should possess what belongs to her Son, and that she should be honored by every creature as the Mother and as the handmaid of God. In this consists the perfection of all true sanctity. The Resurrection . And in the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we get a glimpse of what they mean. "And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet . 11 And they hearing that he was alive, and had been seen by her, did not believe. However, since the liturgy of the Church does not engender the Catholic faith, but rather springs from it, in such a way that the practices of the sacred worship proceed from the faith as the fruit comes from the tree, it follows that the holy Fathers and the great Doctors, in the homilies and sermons they gave the people on this feast day, did not draw their teaching from the feast itself as from a primary source, but rather they spoke of this doctrine as something already known and accepted by Christ's faithful. And immediately the Saviour was received up into heaven along with the angels. And again she prayed, and said: O Lord, King of the heavens, Son of the living God, accept every man who calls upon Your name, that Your birth may be glorified. He spoke to me asking me not to tell anyone. i., “Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.”, Secondly, lightning signifies the glory of the angels, which shines with the lightning of divine knowledge. (24) Similarly they have given special attention to these words of the New Testament: "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you, blessed are you among women,"(25) since they saw, in the mystery of the Assumption, the fulfillment of that most perfect grace granted to the Blessed Virgin and the special blessing that countered the curse of Eve. 9. As she nourished the infant Jesus, she continues to spiritually nourish the infant Church. And Mary says to him: I ask that you send upon me your blessing, that no power of the lower world may withstand me in that hour in which my soul shall go out of my body, and that I may not see the prince of darkness. And, behold, a perfume of sweet savour came forth out of the holy sepulchre of our Lady the mother of God; and for three days the voices of invisible angels were heard glorifying Christ our God, who had been born of her. Hence it is of our justice that the world is reproved: because 'you will believe in Me whom you shall not see. The following Glorious Mystery Rosary meditations are ideas of intentions you can pray for as you pray for your spouse, your children, yourself, priests, the Church, and the world. "(29) And, in a sermon which he delivered on the sacred day of the Blessed Virgin Mary's annunciation, explained the words "Hail, full of grace"-words used by the angel who addressed her-the Universal Doctor, comparing the Blessed Virgin with Eve, stated clearly and incisively that she was exempted from the fourfold curse that had been laid upon Eve. 6:8 One is my dove, my perfect one is but one, she is the only one of her mother, the chosen of her that bore her. 21) explains, “our Redeemer rising before it was light, not only came forth free from hell, but destroyed also the bars of hell. 4. And this we believe in every way to be true. MEDITATIONS ON THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY. Concerning the Passing of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Art. Lastly, youth represents beauty, immortality, activity, and the glory of the glorious body which Christ had assumed in the resurrection. Meekness and patience are the sister-virtues and inseparable companions of humility. 48 And you are witnesses of these things. The Agony in the Garden – Jesus prays in Gethsemane on the night before his death.. Scripture. Behold, said He, a palm branch — I have brought it to you from the paradise of the Lord — which you will cause to be carried before your bier, when on the third day you shall be taken up from the body. And Jephonias himself, when Peter ordered him, that the wonderful things of God might be showed forth, stood up behind the couch, and cried out: Holy Mary, who brought forth Christ who is God, have mercy upon me. The following was the order of events:—First, Christ was in His Passion during about eighteen hours. Then the blessed Thomas told them how he was singing mass in India — he still had on his sacerdotal robes. The fruit most commonly associated with the mystery of the Assumption is the grace of a happy death. For nine days they had prayed, and now their prayers are being answered. Our lady, our mediatrix, our advocate, reconcile us to your Son, commend us to your Son, present us to your Son. 1st glorious mystery - The Resurrection of Jesus Christ In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. In the same way, it was not difficult for them to admit that the great Mother of God, like her only begotten Son, had actually passed from this life. A thought is suggested for each of the 10 Hail Marys in each decade. "(33) and applying them in a kind of accommodated sense to the Blessed Virgin, he reasons thus: "From this we can see that she is there bodily...her blessedness would not have been complete unless she were there as a person. Therefore, says Theophylact, we should learn when about to leave our dependents or friends, to give them our blessing, and, signing them with the sigh of the Cross, commit them to the keeping of God. In the second year, therefore, after the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, the most blessed Virgin Mary continued always in prayer day and night. The ever-virgin Mary lives for years on earth after the death of her Son, improving daily in perfect charity and in the most heroic exercise of all other virtues. By the grace with which you are honored, by the mercy which you have brought forth, obtain that he who through you put on our weakness, may through you make us partakers of his bliss and glory.” But to obtain the protection of the Mother of God, we must not content ourselves to implore it barely in words, but must do this also with our hearts, and with a sincere desire of serving God with fervor. "(43) Supported by the common faith of the entire Church on the subject of the mystery of the Assumption, he could conclude that this mystery was to be believed with the same firmness of assent as that given to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin. That there is, upon occasion and with due regard to circumstances, an obligation to administer fraternal correction there can be no doubt. This is clearly distinguishable from an official disciplining, whose mouthpiece is a judge or other like superior, whose object is the punishment of one found to be guilty, and whose motive is not so directly the individual advantage of the offender as the furtherance of the common good. (The other two are the Joyful Mysteries of the … Thus, during the earliest period of scholastic theology, that most pious man, Amadeus, Bishop of Lausarme, held that the Virgin Mary's flesh had remained incorrupt-for it is wrong to believe that her body has seen corruption-because it was really united again to her soul and, together with it, crowned with great glory in the heavenly courts. They have resulted in many more petitions, begging and urging the Apostolic See that this truth be solemnly defined. (Revelation 12:1). For lightning is most brilliant, swift, and powerful. 5. And the mother of the Lord answered and said to him: Lay Your right hand upon me, O Lord, and bless me. THE GLORIOUS Mysteries of the Holy Rosary allow us to meditate on the early life of Jesus Christ. 18 Mary Magdalen cometh, and telleth the disciples: I have seen the Lord, and these things he said to me. And having gone in beside her, and glorified Him who had been born of her, I said: Hail, mother of my Lord, who brought forth Christ our God, rejoice that in great glory you are going out of this life. All the glory of the king's daughter is within in golden borders. Each and every time we turn to these mysteries we recall the great victory of … I answer, that by a Hebraism, to stand is a term applicable to any position; for it only signifies that a thing is present, whether standing upright, or sitting, or lying. In the First Sorrowful Mystery we meditate how our Lord Jesus Christ prayed in the garden of Olivet, and sweated blood. ", Reply to Objection 4. Then the Saviour spoke, saying: Rise, Peter, and take the body of Mary, and send it to the right hand side of the city towards the east, and you will find there a new tomb, in which you will lay her, and wait until I come to you. It is the consummation of all the other great mysteries, by which her life was rendered most wonderful; it is the birth-day of her true greatness and glory, and the crowning of all the virtues of her whole life, which we admire single in her other festivals. Go forth therefore from Bethlehem, and fear not: for, behold, by a cloud I shall bring you to Jerusalem; for the power of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit is with you. 28 And they drew nigh to the town, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go farther. They bow down and adore Him. Then the people, having gone forth from the city, about fifteen thousand, wondered, saying: What is that sound of so great sweetness? They pronounce it blessed for having given her birth; but their heaven much more so in now receiving her for eternity. We shall excite ourselves to these duties by considering on one side to how great a crown she is raised, and by what means she attained to it, and on the other, how powerful an advocate God hath given us in her. 3; d. 43, q. In this pious striving, the faithful have been associated in a wonderful way with their own holy bishops, who have sent petitions of this kind, truly remarkable in number, to this See of the Blessed Peter. And when they had sat down in a circle consoling her, when they had spent three days in the praises of God, behold, on the third day, about the third hour of the day, a deep sleep seized upon all who were in that house, and no one was at all able to keep awake but the apostles alone, and only the three virgins who were there. This consideration suffices alone to fill us with comfort and joy under all afflictions, that in them we are in good company, even with Christ himself, with his blessed mother, and his saints, who have all walked in this path before us, carrying their heavy crosses, which were the sources of their greatest blessings. Hence learn courageously to undertake works for the glory of God, and certainly to trust that God will either remove, or cause us to surmount, all hindrances that lie in our way. Thus, like not a few others, St. Peter Canisius, after he had declared that the very word "assumption" signifies the glorification, not only of the soul but also of the body, and that the Church has venerated and has solemnly celebrated this mystery of Mary's Assumption for many centuries, adds these words of warning: "This teaching has already been accepted for some centuries, it has been held as certain in the minds of the pious people, and it has been taught to the entire Church in such a way that those who deny that Mary's body has been assumed into heaven are not to be listened to patiently but are everywhere to be denounced as over-contentious or rash men, and as imbued with a spirit that is heretical rather than Catholic."(42). Then all the apostles, rejoicing with one mind, finished their prayer. 6 Then cometh Simon Peter, following him, and went into the sepulchre, and saw the linen cloths lying, 7 And the napkin that had been about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but apart, wrapped up into one place. The Soul of Christ descends into hell, that is in. Besides these reasons for suffering, we who are criminal sinners, have immense debts to cancel, an unruly concupiscence to keep under, and a fund of inordinate self-love to fight against and subdue. Let’s not think of the Glorious mysteries as simply for the future. Acts 1:8-11 – Jesus said to them: “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 … What glory did he bestow on her whom he exalted above the highest cherubims, and placed on a throne raised above all the choirs of his blessed spirits! (The other two are the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary and the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. A scriptural rosary with short scripture passages to meditate on for each rosary decade of the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious mysteries. For this promise is for you and for your children.” At his preaching, entire households are baptized: men, women, and children. Get these meditations in book form. As He is blessing them, He is raised up in a cloud and in glory and triumph is carried up to heaven, where He is seated at the right hand of the Father, preparing a place for those who love Him. The cloths that bound Him lay there undisturbed. We rejoice greatly that this solemn event falls, according to the design of God's providence, during this Holy Year, so that we are able, while the great Jubilee is being observed, to adorn the brow of God's Virgin Mother with this brilliant gem, and to leave a monument more enduring than bronze of our own most fervent love for the Mother of God. No certainly. Reading a meditation before each Hail Mary, helps us to … It was also a continual affliction to her tender heart, always full of zeal for the honor of God, and of charity for men, to see the whole world filled with sins, blasphemies against so good a God, scandals, abuses, and wrecks of souls. 12 But Peter rising up, ran to the sepulchre, and stooping down, he saw the linen cloths laid by themselves; and went away wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. St. Epiphanius informs us,15 that in the fourth age, among the Apollinarists sprang up in Arabia the heretics called Antidicomarianitœ or adversaries of Mary, who affirmed that she had not remained a virgin, and that after the birth of Christ she had children by St. Joseph. Apostolorum Expositio, a. For, Christ was the cause of our salvation in so far as He merited it. Then He appeared to Mary Magdalene, who had stayed near the sepulchre. Then at the third hour there were great thunders, and rains, and lightnings, and tribulation, and an earthquake, while queen Mary was standing in her chamber. to Paul, for instance (Acts 9). 1st Glorious Mystery. Through Her, through the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation, we receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Behold, I shall go the way of all the earth, and I doubt not that the Lord has now conducted you hither to bring me consolation for the anguish which is just coming upon me. For this is what S. Luke says (chap. 4 And looking, they saw the stone rolled back. Heavenly Father, as we offer you this mystery, we thank you for providing us with our daily spiritual bread, the light of our souls. 13:22 And they all adored the Lord, and said to her: The Lord hath blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath brought our enemies to nought. And on the same Lord's day the mother of the Lord says to the apostles: Cast incense, because Christ is coming with a host of angels; and, behold, Christ is at hand, sitting on a throne of cherubim. Meditation: On that first Easter Sunday, the tomb is empty. Wherefore, about the third hour of his death in Gethsemane, He began to be sorrowful, and to pray that the cup might pass from Him. That she should be the mother of her Creator was the most wonderful miracle, and the highest dignity; yet it was not properly this that God crowned in her, as Christ himself assures us.10 So near a relation to God was to be adorned with the greatest graces; and Mary’s fidelity to them was the measure of her glory. Go in security, because the heavenly host is waiting for you to lead you in to the joys of paradise. 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved. For Mark more exactly says that Christ rose early in the morning. The Institution of the Holy Eucharist - Fifth Mystery of Light. He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned.”. Meditation. Her example is both our model and our encouragement. Then the Saviour spoke, saying: Come, most precious pearl, within the receptacle of life eternal. 5 And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. We apostles, therefore, having beheld the sudden precious translation of her holy body, glorified God, who had shown us His wonders at the departure of the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose prayers and good offices may we all be deemed worthy to receive, under her shelter, and support, and protection, both in the world that now is and in that which is to come, glorifying in every time and place her only-begotten Son, along with the Father and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. The Second Glorious Mystery of the Rosary is the Ascension of Our Lord, when, 40 days after His Resurrection, Christ returned to His Heavenly Father. It was her virtue that God considered in the recompense he bestowed upon her; herein he regarded her charity, her profound humility, her purity, her patience, her meekness, holy zeal, and ardor in paying to God the most perfect homage of adoration, love, praise, and thanksgiving. Click on image for a larger version. Rev. And Peter having begun the singing of the hymn, all the powers of the heavens responded with the Alleluiah. 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. 30 And it came to pass, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them. And St. John said to her: How shall I alone perform your funeral rites, unless my brethren and fellow apostles of my Lord Jesus Christ come to pay honour to your body? In the Fifth Joyful Mystery we meditate how the Virgin Mary lost her Son, sought for Him three days, and at the end of the third day found Him in the Temple amid the doctors, both hearing them and asking them questions, at twelve years of age. THIS WEBPAGE IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST HERE. They had found the stone rolled back, and the tomb empty, and they did not know what to make of it. And Mark likewise coming round, was present from Alexandria; he also with the rest, as has been said before, from each country. This week's rosary meditation centers around the First Glorious Mystery -- Jesus' Resurrection. The Fifth Glorious Mystery of the Rosary is the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Third Glorious Mystery: The Holy Spirit descends upon Mary and the Apostles ii. And, behold, there was a great earthquake, &c. Firstly, By it was signified the power, magnificence, and glory of Christ in His resurrection as God. (34), In the fifteenth century, during a later period of scholastic theology, St. Bernardine of Siena collected and diligently evaluated all that the medieval theologians had said and taught on this question. 32 And they said one to the other: Was not our heart burning within us, whilst he spoke in this way, and opened to us the scriptures? And rolled away the stone, of the sepulchre of Christ. 3. For this reason it is spoken of the cherubim who accompany the chariot of God (Ezek. How could God honor her more than He already has by choosing her to be the Mother of God? By Tom Hoopes, June 25, 2016. Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. 29 Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David; that he died, and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present day. Mysteries for Rosary Meditation. 6 And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded in mind, because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue. And again she prayed, and said: O Lord Jesus Christ, who art all-powerful in heaven and on earth, in this appeal I implore Your holy name; in every time and place where there is made mention of my name, make that place holy, and glorify those that glorify You through my name, accepting of such persons all their offering, and all their supplication, and all their prayer. The Glorious Mysteries First Glorious Mystery — The Resurrection of Jesus from the Tomb. Morally: Learn from this that Christ reveals Himself and His grace and glory to those souls who hasten to anoint Him with the good works of prayer, penance, and charity. The tomb devours death, and not the dead. And she answered, saying: Thanks to God. The angel tells the women that Jesus is not there but is risen as He said and instructs them to quickly tell the disciples. ", But those whom "the Holy Spirit has placed as bishops to rule the Church of God"(4) gave an almost unanimous affirmative response to both these questions. And the apostles being taken up in the clouds, returned each into the place allotted for his preaching, telling the great things of God, and praising our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, in perfect unity, and in one substance of Godhead, for ever and ever. For as Christ was born from the closed womb of the Virgin, so also He rose from the closed sepulchre. 1. Meditation on the Glorious Mysteries for the sick. 31 But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and that believing, you may have life in his name. 39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call. And, behold, a new miracle. Or was it dark until the figure of Jesus stood in the opening? And sat upon it. The road of privations is the most secure as well as most fruitful in heroic virtues. Click on image for a larger version. And the holy mother of God looked up, and saw in Him a glory which it is impossible for the mouth of man to speak of, or to apprehend. But if charity was the perfection of her eminent sanctity, its groundwork was her sincere and most profound humility. St Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Tertia Pars, Question 57. They presented it more clearly. “As the Father hath sent Me, I also send you.” Jesus breathes on them and says, “Receive ye the Holy Ghost. And the apostles, carrying Mary, came to the place of the Valley of Jehoshaphat which the Lord had showed them; and they laid her in a new tomb, and closed the sepulchre. And on one of the days, it being the preparation, the holy Mary, as was her wont, came to the sepulchre; and while she was praying, it came to pass that the heavens were opened, and the archangel Gabriel came down to her and said: Hail, you that brought forth Christ our God! If Esther could prevail with Assuerus in favor of her nation; if the Thecuit could move David to show mercy to Absalom; if Judith could save her people by her prayers; if the saints both on earth and reigning with Christ in heaven could often avert the divine vengeance, and work wonders, what shall we not be able to obtain through the mediation of Mary! For by an earthquake God made known His presence on Sinai and elsewhere. Christ had promised not to leave them—us—alone. In the name of the Father, And of the Son, And of the Holy Spirit, Amen. He has Risen from the dead as He Promised! This recommendation of ourselves to her we may renew in our morning and night devotions, and in a more solemn manner on all her festivals; imploring, moreover, her intercession in all temptations and necessities, spiritual or corporal. The angel of the Lord said to her: Your assumption will be after three days. And then the face of the mother of the Lord shone brighter than the light, and she rose up and blessed each of the apostles with her own hand, and all gave glory to God; and the Lord stretched forth His undefiled hands, and received her holy and blameless soul. 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