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The Mysteries of the Rosary traditionally encompass the
Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, and the Glorious Mysteries.
The Joyful Mysteries recall the Annunciation, the Visitation,
the Nativity, the Presentation, and Finding in the Temple.
The Sorrowful Mysteries recount the Agony in the Garden, the Scourging,
the Crowning with Thorns, the Carrying of the Cross, and the Crucifixion.
The Glorious Mysteries include the Resurrection, the Ascension,
the Pentecost, the Assumption, and the Coronation.
Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has recently introduced
the Luminous Mysteries when he released his Apostolic Letter On
the Most Holy Rosary on October 16, 2002. The Luminous Mysteries
recall the miraculous revelation of Jesus Christ's public ministry:
the Baptism of our Lord, the Wedding Feast at Cana, the Proclamation
of the Kingdom, the Transfiguration of our Lord, and the Last Supper.
The Rosary provides a wealth of sanctification and a means of perfection.
The spiritual rewards are limitless. You receive peace, solace, courage,
purity, humility, sustenance, and perseverance in the faith.
It refreshes and fortifies the mind. It protects you from wickedness.
It also sweetens your "daily bread" in this life.
If you have never prayed the Rosary or have thought about starting again,
you will have more than a spiritually rewarding experience. You will begin
a wonderfully rich, new way of life in the spirit.
Saint Louis De Montfort declared "the works of Jesus and Mary can also
be called wonderful flowers; but their perfume and beauty can only be
appreciated by those who study them carefully-and who open them and drink
in their scent by diligent and sincere meditation." When you take up this
Crown of Roses or Rosarius, you will begin to "imitate what it contains
and obtain what it promises."
Pope John Paul II has declared October 2002-October 2003 as the Year of
the Rosary. For more information about the Holy Rosary, please check out
http://www.vatican.va/special/rosary/index_rosary.htm .
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