“On one occasion Jesus said to Peter: When you were young you put on your own belt and walked where you liked; but when you grow old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will put a belt round you and take you where you would rather not go (Jn 21:18). In a sense we cannot fulfill our calling as followers of Jesus without learning to go where we would rather not go.” –Sister Mary David Totah, O.S.B. (+ 2017)
Intention: Lord, please bless us with a society that seeks Your face and prays to You earnestly. I thank You God ahead of time for this.
Sunday: New Life of Glory
1st Glorious Mystery: The Resurrection
Scripture:
I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even
if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me
will never die.
—John 11:25–26
Reflection:
In Jesus’s resurrection, we see that sin and death do not have
the final word anymore. We see the stunning possibility of a
new life of glory, and of our preciousness in the sight of God.
Because of Jesus’s resurrection, we will never die, but, please
God, we will have everlasting friendship with Him and all His
angels and saints in heaven.
Prayer:
Lord, in place of my egocentricities, fill me with Your love for
all creation, Your joy and Your peace. Amen.
Sunday: Reconciliation
2nd Glorious Mystery: The Ascension
Scripture:
Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the
heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
—Hebrews 4:14
Reflection:
When Jesus Christ ascended, the Father exalted Him in heaven,
in grandeur and glory. At the same time, He gave us the honor
of participating in Jesus’s work of reconciliation.
Prayer:
Jesus, when you ascended, You gave us the responsibility of
spreading Your gospel, in word and deed, thus aiding You in
redeeming all peoples of the world. Show me how to do Your
work of reconciliation. Amen.
Sunday: Live in Spirit
3rd Glorious Mystery: The Descent of the
Holy Spirit on Our Lady and the Apostles
Scripture:
Indeed, upon my servants and my handmaids/ I will pour out
a portion of my spirit in those days,/ and they shall prophesy.
—Acts 2:18
Reflection:
The church is the vehicle that the Holy Spirit uses to anoint and
transform all believers, and to help transform the world into a
blissful place of peace and justice, love and truth.
Prayer:
Lord, support me in learning to live in the Holy Spirit and
express love to others, as I become transformed through the
same Spirit, Who operates through the church’s Sacraments.
Amen.
Sunday: Holiness and Virtue
4th Glorious Mystery: The Assumption
Scripture:
If the firstfruits are holy, so is the whole batch of dough; and if
the root is holy, so are the branches.
—Romans 11:16
Reflection:
Because she said “yes” to God in such a complete and holy way
throughout her life, Our Blessed Mother Mary was allowed the
honor of being assumed into heaven by the power of Christ.
Prayer:
Dear Mary, Sinless Mother, you experienced the restoration
of your body and soul in the assumption; I pray, with your
intercession, to follow your example of holiness and virtue and
to be close to Jesus in heaven, someday. Amen.
Sunday: Lord Shining
5th Glorious Mystery: The Coronation of our
Blessed Mother as Queen of Heaven and Earth
Scripture:
Rise up in splendor! Your light has come,/ the glory of the Lord
shines upon you.
—Isaiah 60:1
Reflection:
Mary was subjected to her own type of injustice and hatred as
Jesus was, although it was mostly through having to watch Him
suffer so. But she absorbed it all into her Immaculate Heart
instead of seeking revenge, and thus allowed humility to be
victorious within her.
Prayer:
I honor you Mary, Glory of Israel, because by your exemplary
humility and submission to God’s will, you will always have
the glory of the Lord shining on you in an unmatchable and
effective way. Through your intercession, please comfort all
those who suffer humiliation and degradation. Amen.
