MAY IS THE MONTH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY SO IT IS THE MONTH OF THE HOLY ROSARY.
ROSARY IS A LATIN WORD MEANING GARLAND OF ROSES
THE ROSARY WAS GIVEN TO THE CHURCH BY ST. DOMINIC, WHO HAD RECEIVED IT FROM THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.
THE JOYFUL, THE SORROWFUL, THE GLORIOUS AND THE LUMINOUS MYSTERIES, ARE DESIGNED TO HELP US FOCUS OUR PRAYERS ON THE LIFE, MINISTRY AND PASSION OF OUR LORD.
THE LUMINOUS MYSTERIES WAS INTRODUCED BY POPE JOHN PAUL 11 IN OCTOBER 2002.
THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES IS SAID ON MONDAYS AND SATURDAYS
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES IS SAID ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES IS SAID ON WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS
THE LUMINOUS MYSTERIES IS SAID ON THURSDAYS.
THE ROSARY IS A MYSTICAL ROSE- ITS GREEN LEAVES ARE THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES, THE THORNS ARE THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES, BUDS ARE THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES AND THE FLOWERS ARE THE LUMINOUS MYSTERIES.
OUR LADY HAS SAID THAT EACH TIME WE SAY A HAIL MARY WE GIVE HER A BEAUTIFUL ROSE, AND EACH COMPLETE ROSARY MAKES A CROWN OF ROSES.
WHEN WE PRAISE AND BLESS OUR LADY SAYING THE ANGELIC SALUTATION, SHE ALWAYS REFERS THESE PRAISES TO GOD IN THE SAME WAY AS SHE DID, WHEN SHE WAS PRAISED BY HER COUSIN ELIZABETH. SHE BLESSED HER IN HER HIGH DIGNITY AS THE MOTHER OF GOD AND OUR LADY IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THESE PRAISES TO GOD IN HER BEAUTIFUL MAGNIFICAT.
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY APPEARED TO ST. MECHTILDE AND SAID TO HER THAT THE NAME MARY, WHICH MEANS LADY OF LIGHT, SHOWS THAT GOD HAS FILLED HER WITH WISDOM AND LIGHT, LIKE A SHINNING STAR, TO LIGHT UP HEAVEN AND EARTH.
THE WORDS FULL OF GRACE, REMINDS HER THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS SHOWERED SO MANY GRACES UPON HER THAT SHE IS ABLE TO GIVE THESE GRACES IN ABUNDANCE TO THOSE WHO ASK FOR THROUGH HER MEDIATION.
WHEN WE SAY, THE LORD IS WITH YOU, WE RENEW HER INDESCRIBABLE JOY WHEN THE ETERNAL WORD BECAME INCARNATE IN HER WOMB.
WHEN WE SAY TO HER BLESSED ART THOU AMONG WOMEN,SHE PRAISES THE MERCY OF GOD WHO HAS RAISED HER TO THIS EXALTED DEGREE OF HAPPINESS AND AT THE WORDS,BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF THY WOMB,JESUS, THE WHOLE OF HEAVEN REJOICES WITH HER,TO SEE HER SON JESUS ADORED AND GLORIFIED FOR HAVING SAVED MANKIND.
WE MUST PRAY THE ROSARY EVERYDAY. WE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO EVERY WORD WE SAYAND BELIEVE IN IT.
EVERY TIME WE PRAY THE ROSARY, WE FULFILL THE PROPHECY FIFTY TIMES.
THE POWER OF THE ROSARY IS BEYOND DESCRIPTION.
WE MUST SAY THE CREED VERY DEVOUTLY. THE STRONGER OUR FAITH,THE MORE MERITS OUR ROSARY WILL HAVE.
THE OUR FATHER CONTAINS ALL THE DUTIES WE OWE TO GOD. PETITIONS FOR ALL OUR NEEDS. WE MUST FORGIVE THOSE WHO HAVE OFFENDED US, BEFORE WE ASK GOD TO FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES
THERE IS A STORY .THAT A PRIEST ADVISED THREE SISTERS TO PRAY THE ROSARY EVERY DAY WITHOUT FAIL FOR A WHOLE YEAR.
SO THE THREE SISTERS PRAYED THE ROSARY FAITHFULLY FOR A YEAR, ONE NIGHT OUR LADY APPEARED TO THEM. TWO SAINTS WERE WITH HER.SHE WAS WEARING A DRESS WITH A LIGHT, ON WHICH WAS WRITTEN IN LETTERS OF GOLD THE WORDS HAIL FULL OF GRACE. OUR LADY APPROACHED THE ELDEST AND SAID, MY DAUGHER YOU HAVE GREETED ME SO OFTEN AND SO WELL. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL ROBES YOU HAVE MADE ME.
THE THREE OF THEM DISAPPEARED.
AN HOUR LATER THE THREE OF THEM ENTERED THE ROOM AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME SHE WAS WEARING A DIFFERENT COLOUR OF DRESS BUT NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE FIRST ONE AND IT HAD NO GOLD LETTERING.SHE WENT TO THE SECOND ONE AND THANKED HER FOR THE ROBE SHE HAD MADE HER BY PRAYING THE ROSARY. SHE ASKED OUR LADY WHY SHE HAS CHANGED HER ROBE. OUR LADY REPLIED THAT HER SISTER MADE BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN SAYING HER ROSARY BETTER THAN HER
ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THIS, THEY APPEARED TO THE YOUNGEST OF THE SISTERS WEARING A TATTERED DRESS. OUR LADY TOLD HER THAT THAT IS HOW SHE CLOTHED HER BY NOT PRAYING HER ROSARY AS HER BIG SISTER. SHE PROMISED OUR LADY SHE SHOULD GIVE HER TIME TO MAKE HER A BEAUTFUL ROBE.
THIS IS TO TEACH US THAT OUR LADY WANTS US TO DRESS HER WITH THE BEST ROBE WE CAN MAKE HER
WE SHOULD TRY AND TURN TO OUR LADY WITH OUR PROBLEMS BY PRAYING THE ROSARY EVERY DAY.
By RL Sis. Veronica Addo from London