Mary speaks to us in the Rosary, Mary: Day 301

Mary speaks to us in the Rosary

Pope Leo XIII suggests that if we meditate carefully on the mysteries of the Rosary, Mary herself will seem to be speaking to us through them.

To ward off the extremely great dangers of ignorance from her chil- dren, the Church, which never relaxes her vigilant and diligent care, has been in the habit of looking for the most firm support of faith in the Rosary of Mary. And indeed in the Rosary, along with the most beautiful and effective prayer arranged in an orderly pattern, the chief mysteries of our religion follow one another, as they are brought before our mind for contemplation.

First of all are the mysteries in which the Word was made flesh, and Mary, the inviolate virgin and mother, performed her maternal duties for him with a holy joy. There come then the sorrows, the agony, and the death of the suf- fering Christ, the price at which the salvation of our race was accomplished. Then follow the mysteries full of his glory: his triumph over death, his ascension into heaven, the sending of the Holy Spirit, the resplendent brightness of Mary received among the stars, and finally the everlasting glory of all the saints in heaven united with the glory of the mother and her Son.

This uninterrupted sequence of wonderful events the Rosary frequently and perseveringly recalls and presents to the minds of the faithful, almost as though they were unfolding before our eyes. This flooding of the souls of those who devoutly recite it, with a sweetness of piety that never grows weary, impresses and stirs them as though they were listening to the very voice of the Blessed Mother explaining the mysteries and conversing with them at length about their salvation. It will not, then, seem too much to say that in places, families, and nations in which the Rosary of Mary retains its ancient honor, the loss of faith through ignorance and vicious error need not be feared. —Pope Leo XIII, Magnae Dei Matris

IN GOD’S PRESENCE, CONSIDER . . .

When I ponder deeply the scenes in Mary’s life depicted in the mysteries of the Rosary, do they come alive to me? Do I find myself discovering new insights into the hearts of Jesus and Mary?

CLOSING PRAYER

Grant, we beseech thee, that while meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through Christ our Lord.

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