The Glorious Mysteries

the glorious mysteries i believe in god the father almighty creator of heaven and earth and in jesus christ his only son our lord who was conceived by the holy spirit born of the virgin mary suffered under pontius pilate was crucified died and was buried he descended into hell the third day he rose again from the dead he ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of god the father almighty from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead i believe in the holy spirit the holy catholic church the communion of saints

the forgiveness of sins the resurrection of the body and life everlasting amen our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for

us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen glory be to the father

and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen the first glorious mystery is the resurrection the resurrection reveals certain definite truths first that jesus having gone all the way down having journeyed into pain despair alienation death itself to the limits of god forsaken us now includes in the divine mercy all those who'd wandered far from god [Music] no matter how far we run from the father we were always running toward the outstretched arms of the sun a second truth is

that in our conflicted world christ is not on the side of the scapegoaters but rather on the side of the scapegoated victim the true god does not sanction a community created through violence rather he sanctions what jesus called the kingdom of god a society grounded in forgiveness love and redemption as we pray this first decade i invite you to contemplate how much christ loves us and how his love changes the world [Music] our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary

mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen

hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and

blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us

sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh my jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell lead all souls to

heaven especially those most in need of thy mercy [Music] the second glorious mystery is the ascension after commissioning his disciples and us to proclaim the gospel to the whole world jesus ascends to heaven where he takes his place at god's right hand how can we even begin to make sense of this mystery and what does it have to do with us when we consider the ascension it's important to understand that jesus has not gone up up and away but rather if i can put it this way more deeply into our world he has gone to

a dimension that transcends and yet impinges upon our universe and the prayer of jesus is that the earth will be filled with the glory of god that it will be transformed and elevated according to god's purposes as jesus leaves the scene at least in the most obvious sense he opens the stage for us so that we might act in his name and in accord with his spirit it is precisely those who are most focused on the things of heaven that do most good here below those who pray most intently are most effective in the practical

realm this is opened up by the ascension for this decade meditate on the great mystery of jesus bodily ascension which is an invitation for us to go on mission [Music] our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou

among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god

pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of

grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit

of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at

the hour of our death amen glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh my jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell lead all souls to heaven especially those most in need of thy mercy [Music] the third glorious mystery is the descent of the holy spirit after jesus ascension the disciples the core of the church are gathered in the upper room where the holy spirit descends upon them the spirit

is not a force or a principle but rather a person [Music] that divine person who is the love shared by the father and the son the love that god is from that event eleven timorous and largely uneducated men become fearless evangelists ready and able to spread the gospel far and wide we get some clues as to the nature of the holy spirit from the descriptions offered in the new testament wind and flame the term holy spirit of course just means holy breath spiritual sanctus wind is mysterious blowing where it will coming and going in unpredictable

ways when you have the holy spirit in your life you are not in control you cannot command the spirit to come you have to wait for him and pray for him as the disciples are portrayed as doing and once he arrives you have to be ready to move according to his prompting and the spirit is like fire and mind you not just fire but tongues of fire the holy spirit who is nothing but communication between the father and the son inspires fiery speech clear distinct and uncompromising speech on behalf of jesus and this proclamation is

public not private the first thing the disciples do once they realize that the fire has fallen upon them is to go out and preach the gospel [Music] as we pray this decade of the rosary i invite you to contemplate the importance of this mystery for the life of the church today and to ponder our mission to continue boldly and publicly to witness to jesus christ [Music] our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread

and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners

now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord

is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus

holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our

death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh my jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell lead all souls to heaven especially those most in need of thy

mercy [Music] the fourth glorious mystery is the assumption the catechism of the catholic church quoting lumengencium teaches that the immaculate virgin preserved free from all stain of original sin when the course of her earthly life was finished was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory in other words mary is the first participant in the fullness of christ's resurrection in her great magnificat mary is the new isaiah the new jeremiah the new ezekiel for she announces with greatest clarity and joy the coming of the messiah what was only vaguely foreseen in those great prophetic figures

is now in clear focus he has shown the strength of his arm he has scattered the proud in their conceit he has filled the hungry with good things and the rich he has sent away empty he has come to the help of a servant israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy the promise that he made to our fathers to abraham and his children forever there is nothing stronger or more beautiful in any of the prophets but mary is more than strong and beautiful she is the sinless one the perfect disciple mary who exists

now in this other world is not so much somewhere else as somehow else and this helps to explain why we can speak of her especially in her heavenly state as interceding and praying for us for this decade i invite you to contemplate mary's critical role in salvation history culminating in her bodily assumption which like the ascension of jesus draws us toward a higher world [Music] our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and

forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and

at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with

thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy

mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now at the hour of our death amen

hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh my jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell lead all souls to heaven especially those most in need of thy mercy [Music]

the fifth glorious mystery is the coronation of mary the catechism also teaches us that mary having been assumed body and soul into heaven is exalted by the lord as queen over all things so that she might be more fully conformed to her son the lord of lords and conqueror of sin and death the queenship of mary however is far from a sentimental image one of the great biblical points of reference for the coronation of mary is the 12th chapter of the book of revelation john the visionary sees a great poor tent in heaven a woman

clothed with the sun with the moon under her feet and on her head a crown of twelve stars clothed with the sun and with the moon under her feet she's a figure of cosmic significance and power and crowned coronated we know that she is a queen then we discover she's a queen mother for she was crying out in birth pangs in the agony of giving birth next we learn that this cosmic queen mother is also a warrior another poor tent appeared in heaven a great red dragon with seven heads and ten horns the dragon stood

before the woman who was about to bear a child so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born what does the red dragon symbolize [Music] rooted in references from psalm 89 from the prophet isaiah and from the book of genesis the red dragon is a sort of summation of all the forces that stand opposed to god and god's creative intention for the human race he stands a thwart the woman and her son after the woman's child is born the sun is snatched away and then a great war breaks out in heaven

michael and his angels against the dragon and his angels and the enemy is thrown down what is being portrayed here in beautifully vivid language is the fact that the queen of heaven and her son are the victors in a great cosmic struggle they embody the victory of god over the forces of chaos violence hatred cruelty oppression and injustice as we pray this last decade contemplate the coronation of mary in heaven not as a sentimental ceremony but as a dramatic and subversive mystery the total victory of god in christ [Music] our father who art in heaven

hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is

with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus

holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death

amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen hail mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh my

jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell lead all souls to heaven especially those most in need of thy mercy [Music] hail holy queen mother of mercy our life our sweetness and our hope to thee do we cry poor banished children of eve to thee do we send up our size mourning and weeping in this valley of tears turn then most gracious advocate thine eyes of mercy toward us and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb jesus o clement o loving o sweet virgin mary pray

for us o holy mother of god that we may be made worthy of the promises of christ amen oh god whose only begotten son by his life death and resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life grant we beseech thee but meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy rosary of the blessed virgin mary we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise through the same christ our lord amen you