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To help you pray the Rosary I offer you meditations, many of which are excerpts of my homilies on other pages on this site. I hope these will make your praying of the Rosary more fruitful. I also remind you of my two Holy Hours each of which contains the Rosary with short meditations: in An Hour with Jesus we meditate on the Joyful Mysteries and in Our Life, God’s Gift we meditate on the Sorrowful Mysteries.

General Items on the Rosary

Mary needs your Rosary

The Rosary - Contemplating Christ with Mary

story about the power of the Rosary

 

Joyful Mysteries

1. The Annunciation

Jesus came because Mary surrendered to God

Mary’s “Amen”

Mary Full of Grace

Saying “Yes” to Jesus’ invitation to allow Him into our Lives

mp3 meditation (reduced quality for 56k modems) from Come, Let Us Adore Him!

2. Mary Visits Elizabeth

Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, Most Blessed of all women

3. The Birth of Jesus

Now I know why You had to do it - a Christmas Parable

The Word Became Flesh and Lived Among us

Christmas - Mystery of God's love

Epiphany of our Lord, January 6th

Jesus’ birth Revealed to the Nations by a Star because Jesus is Savior of All 2007

mp3 meditation: Jesus is Born (reduced quality for 56k modems) from Come, Let Us Adore Him!

mp3 meditation: Baby Jesus surrounded by the animals (reduced quality for 56k modems)

mp3 meditation: Baby Jesus, the Wise Men and Herod (reduced quality for 56k modems)

4. The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

Related Homilies: St Joseph, Man of Faith and Patron of the Church

stories about family

5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple

The Holy Family, and encouragement for the Family by Pope John Paul II

The Holy Family of Nazareth - Difficulties conquered by Love

Related Homilies: St Joseph, Man of Faith and Patron of the Church

stories about family

 

Luminous Mysteries -Mysteries of Light

1. The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan

Sons and Daughters of God our Father since our Baptism

Like Jesus you were anointed with the Holy Spirit at Baptism

2. The Wedding at Cana

Mary interceded at the Wedding at Cana and continues to be our Advocate

Wedding at Cana, God is Wedded to Us in the New Covenant, Mary is our Queen 2007

Related Homilies: Excerpts of Wedding Homilies

3. Jesus’ Proclamation of the Kingdom

The Beatitudes

Jesus’ Prescription for Happiness - the Beatitudes

4. The Transfiguration

Jesus is the Promised Messiah. Listen to Him even as He predicts his Passion and Death! 2006

The Transfiguration, look beyond present suffering to the presence of God

Jesus’ Transfiguration and Overcoming Negativity

We live by faith not sight, and we treasure experiences of God’s personal love

5. The Institution of the Eucharist

Faith in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and Eucharistic Miracles

When we eat this bread and drink this cup...

The Eucharist and the Priesthood were born during the Last Supper

Jesus our Healer, healing through the Mass and sacraments

Let Jesus Feast With You!

Four Presences of Jesus when we celebrate the Eucharist

Alexandrina lived only on Jesus in the Eucharist for thirteen years

On Pope John Paul II’s Letter on the Eucharist, Ecclesia de Eucharistia

The Eucharist: Jesus living in us and we in Jesus - Little Nellie of Holy God

The Eucharist and St John Bosco

Jesus is the center of time, BC- AD; is Jesus in the Eucharist the center of your life? 2007

mp3 meditation Part 1 (reduced quality for 56k modems) from Let’s Talk to Jesus

mp3 meditation Part 2 (reduced quality for 56k modems) from Let’s Talk to Jesus

Stories about the Eucharist

 

Sorrowful Mysteries

1. The Agony of Jesus in Gethsemane

Gethsemane

2. The Scourging at the Pillar

Jesus’ suffering revealed by the Shroud of Turin

3. The Crowning with Thorns

Jesus’ suffering revealed by the Shroud of Turin

4. Jesus Carries his Cross

Jesus’ suffering revealed by the Shroud of Turin

1. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus

The Passion of Jesus shows us up as sinners and heals us

The Passion of Jesus moves us to Repentance

Gethsemane and Crucifixion

The sacrificial agape love of Jesus and the miraculous crucifix of Limpias

The Sudarium, the Face-Cloth of Christ

Largest Known Relic of the True Cross in Santo Toribio, Spain

mp3 meditation: Seven Last Words of Jesus (1,2,3) from Let’s Talk to Jesus

mp3 meditation: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? (4) from Let’s Talk to Jesus

mp3 meditation: Jesus on the Cross Thirsting for our Love (5) from Let’s Talk to Jesus

Do you love me?

Lamb of God

St Margaret of York, Eucharistic Martyr, martyred on Good Friday

 

Glorious Mysteries

1. The Resurrection

Meet the Risen Jesus in the Galilee of your daily life

Roll away the Stone and meet the Risen Jesus

Jesus Risen is the Light of the World 2008

mp3 meditation: Jesus is Risen from Let’s Talk to Jesus

Related Homilies: Trust, Surrender, Believe, Receive

Faith in the Resurrection enables us to endure suffering

Belief in the resurrection (excerpt of funeral homily)

The Sudarium, the Face-Cloth of Christ

First Appearance of Jesus to his mother Mary

Look beyond present suffering to the presence of God

Excerpts of Funeral Homilies

We meet Jesus at Mass like the two disciples on the road to Emmaus 2008

 

2. The Ascension

Ascension

Jesus Continues to be Present in his Church after his Ascension 2006
Waiting in Prayer for the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit

3. Pentecost

Pentecost - Let us fly!

Renewed by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost - one person’s experience

Living as authentic followers of Jesus will help many to come to follow Jesus 2006

mp3 meditation: Pentecost (reduced quality for 56k modems) from Let’s Talk to Jesus

Related Homilies: How can we receive the Holy Spirit to raise us up? 2006

4. The Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven

Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven

The Assumption of Our Lady and her house in Ephesus

Mary the Ark of the Covenant Assumed into Heaven intercedes for us 2007

Related: Four Marian Dogmas

5. The Coronation of Our Lady as Queen of Heaven and Earth

Mary our Queen 2007

Ireland’s Queen

 

 

 


Sr Emmanuel of MedjugorjeI also offer you here in video with permission beautiful meditations by Sr Emmanuel of Medjugorje. At least listen to her introductory general meditation on the Rosary and her meditation on the Fifth Luminous Mystery and I recommend the others if time allows. You may watch these videos with either Real Player or Windows Media Player, both of which are probably already on your PC. To play the videos without interruption please choose your correct internet correction speed. The faster your connection to the Internet the better the quality of the audio and video. (Sr Emmanuel's CDs and cassette tapes on the Rosary and her bi-monthly report)

General Items on the Rosary

 

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Joyful Mysteries

1. The Annunciation

 

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2. Mary Visits Elizabeth

 

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3. The Birth of Jesus

 

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Luminous Mysteries -Mysteries of Light

1. The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan

 

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5. The Institution of the Eucharist

 

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