• 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…

  • The Monday Rosary | St. Dominic of Prussia

    What is the Monday Rosary?

    February 17, 2020 - By 

    The Monday Rosary is a Christian meditation on the five Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. The Joyful Mysteries focus on the Immaculate Conception, the Incarnation, and the early life of Jesus Christ.  What are the Joyful Mysteries of the Monday Rosary? Each of the Joyful Mysteries is a passage of scripture from the New Testament. They are: The First Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary: The Annunciation. The Second Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary: The Visitation. The Third Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary: The Nativity of Jesus Christ. The Fourth Joyful Mystery of the Holy Rosary: The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. The…

  • The Annunciation by Sandro Botticelli

    The Annunciation of the Lord

    December 30, 2019 - By 

    The Annunciation is from The Gospel of Luke 1:26–38. It is also known as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Annuciation of the Lord. It is the announcement made by the Archangel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she had been chosen by Almighty God to conceive a son by the power of the Holy Spirit and that He would be called Jesus. 26 And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s…