FEAST OF THE DAY
The feast of our Lady of the Rosary was established by Pope Pius V
in 1573 in thanksgiving for a battle won by the Christians over the
Turks through the intercession of Mary gained by praying the
Rosary. This feast was extended to the whole of the Catholic Church
by Pope Clement XI in 1716.
The rosary has had a long tradition of being a devotional of the
faithful. It began in two forms, in the first, the prayer consisted of 150
Our Fathers, mimicking the number of Psalms in the Bible. The
second prayed 150 Hail Marys also mimicking the 150 psalms.
As devotion to the rosary grew, it became simpler, and also a means
of directing meditation. Mysteries were added for the faithful to
meditate upon. Over several centuries, the rosary evolved into the
prayer form that we use today, with 15 mysteries remembering
events in the life of Jesus and the Blessed Mother. Promotion of the
Rosary as a devotional of the Faithful has been greatly encouraged
by the Dominicans.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Never will anyone who says his Rosary every day be led astray. This
is a statement that I would gladly sign with my blood. -St. Louis de
Montfort
TODAY IN HISTORY
336 St. Mark ends his reign as Pope
TODAY'S TIDBIT
The Rosary has twenty mysteries divided into four groups. The
groups and mysteries follow.
Joyful Mysteries
The Annunciation to Mary
The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
The Nativity
The presentation in the Temple
The finding in the Temple
Luminous Mysteries
Jesus' baptism in the Jordan
The manifestation of Jesus at the wedding of Cana
Jesus' proclamation of the Kingdom of God, with his call to conversion
The Transfiguration
The institution of the Eucharist
Sorrowful Mysteries
The Agony in the Garden
Scourging at the Pillar
Crowning with Thorns
Carrying of the Cross to Calvary
The Crucifixion of Jesus
The Glorious Mysteries
Resurrection of Jesus
The Ascension of Jesus
Decent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
The Assumption of Mary
The Crowning of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth
INTENTION FOR THE DAY
Please pray, through the intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary, for
the Pope, for his health and for his intentions.
