• The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio

    The Sorrowful Mysteries

    August 11, 2023 - By 

    Traditionally prayed on Tuesday and Friday. Also prayed daily from Lent to Easter Sunday. On the Crucifix of Rosary: On the Crucifix of Rosary: † In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.† In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, Amen. Opening Prayers The Apostle’s Creed (Recite while holding the Crucifix) The Church is a mystery in as much as in her visible reality there is present and active a divine spiritual reality which can only be seen with the eyes of faith. I believe in God, the Father Almighty,Creator of heaven and earth.And…

  • The Adoration by Jan Gossaert | The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary

    The Joyful Mysteries

    August 11, 2023 - By 

    Traditionally prayed on Monday and Thursday. Also prayed daily from Epiphany to Lent – and Sundays during Advent. Addendum I. On the Crucifix of Rosary: † In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.† In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti, Amen. Opening Prayers The Apostle’s Creed (Recite while holding the Crucifix) The Church is a mystery in as much as in her visible reality there is present and active a divine spiritual reality which can only be seen with the eyes of faith. I believe in God, the Father Almighty,Creator of heaven and…

  • Saint Maximilian Kolbe - The Essential Guide to the Saint of Auschwitz

    Saint Maximilian Kolbe on Medium

    February 18, 2020 - By 

    Saint Maximilian Kolbe bore witness at Auschwitz through an act of mercy that lingers in the heart and mind but also the soul. Many lovers of the Holy Rosary use The Immaculata Prayer he wrote on a daily basis, so his living testimony is never far from us and serves to edify our relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary. THE IMMACULATA PRAYER BY ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE Pray for us, O Holy Mother of Godthat we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and earth,I renew my consecration to you for this day and for always,so that you might use me…

  • The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple by Fra Angelico

    The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple

    January 20, 2020 - By 

    The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple depicts the induction of Jesus into Judaism forty days after his birth to conclude the Blessed Virgin Mary’s ritual of purification after The Nativity and perform the traditional rite of redemption of the firstborn son in accordance with the Torah. The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple is the fourth Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary. The scripture pertaining to the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple is from Luke 2:22-40: 22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses,Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present…

  • The Nativity of Jesus | Adorazione dei Magi di Torreglia

    The Nativity of Jesus in Bethlehem

    January 13, 2020 - By 

    The Nativity of Jesus in Bethlehem is sometimes called The Birth of Jesus was recorded in the second chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke and the first chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew. It is the third of the Joyful Mysteries after The Annunciation and The Visitation. The Nativity of Jesus in Bethlehem is depicted in Luke 2:6-12: 6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because…