Divine mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary

324 Pages·1986·78.586 MB·English

by  Maria de Agreda

DIVINE MYSTERIES
OF THE
MOST H'.OL Y ROSARY
Taken verbatim from the "City of God'' (4 Volumes) .
Complete, inspiring, beautiful, a help for all who wish to
understand the spiritual depth and meaning of The Rosary
and the important events that it represents in the Life of Our
Lord and H is Most Holy Mother.
Imparting a full knowledge of its Mysteries, you will realize,
possibly for the first time, what a treasure the Mother of God
gave us about 750 years ago thru St. Dominic.
Because it has so often in the past revitalized the spirituality
of people from every walk of life, clergy, religious, laity
young, middle aged, elderly, many are now turnin& again to
Our Lady for help through it.
Yes, because of it, everyone's faith becomes more vital, alive
and fruitful. Thru the promotion of it all can make their spare
time invaluable to help save Souls, our Youth, Country and
Church.
With a history replete with victory after victory, and now in
our times, Austria, Brazil and Chile, should we then have any
thing but full trust and confidence in iL Also starting today,
make a sincere, honest, Yes, even heroic effort so this ''Heaven
sent," most powerful weapon for saving souls and to obtain
peace can become known lo all sincere Christians everywhere.
Can you think of anything that you could do that wouJd be
more important I !l
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PUBLISHED In gratitude .
To Our Lord for giving us and the world thru His Most
Holy Mother and Mary of Agreda the following inter
esting and enlightening details of His Life.
The narrations are historic, authentic and in a terml
nology unique yet simple.
Once committed to memory, many of these important
and intimate details will have a flash back each time
you pray with devotion the various fifteen decades com
posing the complete Rosary.
You may also wish to remember that the Rosary is a
gift from the World's Greatest Mother, the Person who
knew Our Lord better than anyone who ever lived on
earth.
It will be a treasure to y9u now, and until you are
safe in your heavenly home for all eternity; there to
enjoy the beatific vision of Our Lord Himself, His Holy
Mother and the Saints forever and ever and ever.
You will also have the satisfaction of knowing that
you are contributing in an important way each day and
with each Rosary you say to the Security of Our Church
and Country as well as the Peace of the World. R emem
ber the Promise of Our Lady of Fatima, 1917, 'WHEN
ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL PRAY THE ROSARY EV
ERYDAY, RUSSIA WILL BE CONVERTED AND
AN ERA OF PEACE GRANTED TO THE WORLD,"
is still in effect. She is only awaiting the cooperatio11 of
each and everyone of us.
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DIVINE MYSTERIES
OF THE
MOST HOLY ROSARY
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FIRST PRIN"(ING, FEBRUARY, 1973
SECOND PRINTING, MAY, 1974
C-0mpiled, edited and published by
J.M.J. BOOK COMPANY
P.O. Box 117
New Lisbon, Wis. 53950
Printed in the United States of America
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THE SUBLIME MISSION
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OF THE ROSARY
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The "MISSION' of the Rosary is to bring us to a
realization of the purpose of our existence and of the
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importance of applying the TRUTHS of the Gospel in
our daily life and conduct. If, up until now, the praying I
of the Rosary has not produced these results, is it not
because we have not been properly info nned in its
correct use, nor told of its purpose? In consequence of
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this lack of sufficient knowledge, then~ we have not been
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praying the Rosary with due understanding and devotion.
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Our Blessed Mother once complained: My little chil
dren are not taught the true meaning of the Rosary. i
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"When the Rosary is said properly, My POWER is I
behlnd it. Say it with My Divine Son and Me in mind,
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and ask Me to bring about the true value of this Devo
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tion; then each bead said well can conquer a host of
men."
The great St Bernard, Doctor of fhe Chureh, gives us
the correct method of praying the Rosary and if adopted, I
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surprisini results will follow. He states in his writing on
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the subject: ''While your lips pronounce the words let
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your mind 'picture' the Mystery-not as an event which
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took place centuries ago, but as events taking place I
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NOW in your presence. In each mental picture thus
fo1med, see also yourself there in the scene, studying the
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scene. St Bernard warns not to change the mental
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'picture' but Jet it remain unchanged. He states that if
the 'picture' is recaJ1ed without change, it will become
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more life-like.
A clearer mental picture of each mystery of the Rosary
will be attained if only one meditation on a mystery is
read a day. Perhaps better effects still would result, if
some one would read aloud each of the meditations on
the different mysteries while the others of the family
listen. After several weeks, the various members of the
family should take turns at reading the meditations so
that all may share alike the opportunity to profit from
the Scriptural promise: "Faith comes through hearing."
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DEDICATION
To the "Queen of the Holy Rosary and Queen of the ,
Powerful Scapular of Carro.et" Also to "The Woman"
(Mary, the Mother of Christ), referred to in Genesis,
Chapter 3 verse 15: "I will put enmities between thee
and the Woman, and thy seed and Her seed: She shall
crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for Her heel.,,
The Apocalypse, Chapter. 12: "And a great sign ap
peared in the heaven: a Woman clothed with the sun,
and the moon and stars under Her feet, and upon Her
head a crown with twelve stars."
St. Peter Damian says of Mary that She is ''The Mother
of Troe Peace." For centuries the whole Church has
demgnated Her Scapular the Signum Pacis, Sign of
Peace. Hence, in our days when peace among nations
is so precarious, the Scapular takes on a fresh value in
our eyes, i.e., a value Mary has placed there appears in
new briJliance. That Si&n commandeers the prayers of
the Meniatrix of All Grace and since Peace is effected
solely by the disposition of hearts, something Grace
alone can effect,· the Scapular can be said to be indeed
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a most powerful Sign of Peace.
It is to be remembered that absence of conflict is not a
state of Peace. When a strong man bullies a weak one
to quiet submission, although there is no conflict there
is no peace. Only one thing can bring about World
Peace, and that is Prayer. World conferences wruch are
convened to forestall the crazed thirst of a dictator only
feed his ego. Only God, Who alone bas power over hu
man wills, can prevent war.
CONTENTS
INTRODUC l'ION
WHAT THE UNIVERSII'IES OP EUROPE,
TIIB RELIGIOUS ORDERS AND LEARNED MEN
SAY OF THE "CITY OF GOD" 1
APPROBATIONS S
NOVEN A OF MEDITATIONS 7
TIIB FIVE JOYFUL MYSl'BRTES
1. THE ANNUNCIATION 9
2. 'I'HE VISITATION ..........,. 24
3. THE BIRTH OF OUR LORD IN BE'I'.At .EHEM,
JUDA 35
4. THE PRESENTATION 55
S. THE FINDING OP THE CHRIST CHU,D IN
THE TEMPLE -- 66
THE FIVE SORROWFUL MYSl'EllIES
1. THE AGONY IN TIIE GARDEN 85
2. THE SCOURGING 110
3. THE CROWNING WITII THORNS 122
4. JESUS CARRIES THE HEAVY CROSS 125
S. THE CRUCIFIXION AND DEATH OP OUR
LORD ON THE CROSS~ 132
THE FIVE GLORIOUS MYSI"E!UES
1. THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD PROM
'IRE- DEAD 16S
2. THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD INTO
HEAVEN 177
3. THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST
UPON THE APOSTLES AND TIIE BLESSED
MOTHER 188
4. THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN
MARY INTO HEAVEN 227
5. TIIB CROWNING OF THE BLESSED VIR.GlN
MARY AS QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH 237
HOW TO SAY THE ROSARY
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PRAYERS
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MAKE WAY FOR MARY
She gives Her Scapular to the World 259
S~batine Privilege 261
Six reasons why the Cloth is Preferred 262
1HE VICARS OF CHRIST SPEAK 265
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PREFACE
Taken from the City of God and given by The Blessed
Virgin Mary to Venerable Mary of Agreda, these Medita
tions are reprinted to help all sincere Christians to better
understand and appreciate the beauty and depth of the
intimate details of the Life, Death and Resurrection of
Our Lord as only His Most Holy Mother could give them.
Therefore, it is both vocal and mental prayer. The mental
prayer consisting of the Meditations, while the vocal is
· made up of the Our Father, the perfect prayer, the Hail
Mary, the Angels salutation to Mary as He informed Her
that She was chosen to be the Mother of God, and the
"Glory Be" in which the Blessed Trinity is recognized and
honored.
Speaking to Blessed Alan one day, Our Lord said, "If
only these poor wretched sinners would say My Rosary,
they would share in the Merits of My Passion and I would
be their Advocate and would appease My Father's Justice."
On another occasion Our Lady revealed to Blessed Alan,
"that after the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, which is the
most .important as well as the Living Memorial of Our
Blessed Lord's Passion there could not be a finer devotion
or one of greater merit than that of the Rosary."
Naturally, it will be of interest to those who sincerely
hope and strive to go to Heaven as soon as possible after
their death, that Our Blessed Mother said, "I want you
to know that, although there are numerous indulgences al
ready attached to the recitation of My Rosary, I shall add
many more to every fifty Hail Marys ( each group of five
decades) for those who say them devoutly, on their knees,
being of course, free from mortal sin. And whosoever ~ball
persevere in the devotion of the Holy Rosary, saying these
prayers and meditations, shall be rewarded for it; I shall
obtain for them full remission of the penalty and of the
guilt of all his sins at Lhe end of his life. Do not be uo-
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believing, as though this is impossible. It is easy for Me
to do because I am the Mother of the King of Heaven, and
He calls Me 'Full of Grace.' And being 'Full of Grace,'
I am able to dispense Grace freely to My dear children."
The Rosary is the "Root and the storehouse of many
blessings. Through it: sinners are forgiven, souls that are
fettered have their bonds broken, those who weep find hap
piness, those who are tempted find peace, the poor find
help, religious are reformed, those who are ignorant are
_instructed, the living learn to overcome pride, the dead
(the Holy Souls) have their pains eased by prayer and
sacrifice."
For far too long, sincere good Christians, clergy and
laity, have not given full consideration to the outstanding
and beautiful promise by the Mother of God at Fatima
1917 when She said, "When enough people will pray the
Rosary every day, Russia will be converted and an Era
of Peace granted to the World."
C.Onsidering the threat of a Nuclear War and the even
more devastating holocaust of Divine Chastisement, that
apparently is very close, should not every Christian start
now, today, to say at least five or whenever possible the
full fifteen decades.
For proof in our time of the ''Power of the Rosary,'' see
Brazil's Victory over Communism, "The Country that
Saved Itself," Reader's Digest, Nov. 1964. Also The
Victory in Chile 1973• .