Saint Joseph School – Mactan

A.Y 2019-2020

ROSARY

Amistad, Franzel P. Criteria:

Grade 11-St. James Content:

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 Table of Contents

History/Origin of the Holy Rosary---------------------------------------

Promises of the Holy Rosary----------------------------------------------
Benefits of the Holy Rosary-----------------------------------------------
Mysteries of the Holy Rosary---------------------------------------------
Prayer of the Holy Rosary-------------------------------------------------
Reflection--------------------------------------------------------------------
 History/Origin of the Rosary

The most holy Virgin in these last times in which we live has given a new efficacy to the
recitation of the Rosary to such an extent that there is no problem, no matter how difficult it is,
whether temporal or, above all, spiritual, in the personal life of each one of us, of our families, of
the families of the world, or of the religious communities, or even of the life of peoples and
nations, that cannot be solved by the Rosary. There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how
difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the holy Rosary. With the holy Rosary, we
will save ourselves; we will sanctify ourselves; we will console our Lord, and obtain the
salvation of many souls.1 – Conversation between Sr. Lucy of Fatima and Fr. Fuentes, Dec. 26,
1957.

These statements of Sr. Lucy certainly form the most beautiful apologia that can be made for the
Rosary. Certainly, the prayer most effective for touching the heart of God is without a doubt
liturgical prayer: the holy Mass and the Divine Office (the breviary recited by priests and monks
and nuns). The Rosary has never claimed to replace the liturgy. "But inversely, the liturgy does
not eclipse the Rosary, which has its own irreducible character." Taking up the mysteries of the
Lord's life celebrated by the liturgy in the Christmas and Easter cycles, the Rosary considers
them in a particular way: "by focusing attention on the place that our Lady holds in each one."

In history, rarely does a devotion appear suddenly. The divine pedagogy often takes centuries to
prepare souls to receive it. The Rosary, one can say, stemmed from the habit of the early
Christians of thanking the Virgin Mary for all the benefits she had brought mankind; such are the
lines of verse by Sedulius in the fifth century inserted in the liturgy: Gaudia Matris habens cum
virginitatis honore/ Nec primam similem visa est, nee habere sequentem. The Ave Maris Stella
and the Salve Regina, among others, sprang from a similar inspiration. All sorts of salutations
flourished in the piety of the clergy and the laity, more or less developed according to the
inspiration. This form of piety developed especially during the Middle Ages following the great
Marian devotion inspired by St. Bernard.

The contemplation of the Virgin Mary, her privileges, and the favors she bestows on her children
was considered a joy exceeding all other joys. It was this joyful piety of the "Hail, Our Lady"
that gave the name of the Rosary. In the Middle Ages, the symbol of joy was the rose. To crown
one's head with a garland of roses (a chaplet) was a sign of joy. The Virgin Mary was even called
"a garden of roses." In medieval Latin, a garden of roses is rosarium. It was felt that at each
salutation, the Virgin Mary herself experienced an echo of the joy of the Annunciation. It was
not merely a matter of cheering oneself at the thought of our Lady; the purpose was also to
rejoice the heart of Mary. The salutations were conceived of as so many spiritual roses presented
to the Virgin Mary by fashioning for her a crown, a chaplet. In return, our Lady would place
upon the heads of her children an invincible diadem of roses, of spiritual graces.

In vain would one expect to find in the literature of the 13th and 14th centuries a detailed account
of the institution of the Rosary by St. Dominic. That was not the literary genre of the time. These
writers were more anxious to edify their readers–which is the most important thing–than to write
history. The origins of the Rosary are thus as if covered by a mysterious shadow. Providence
wanted it thus, with all due respect to modern rationalists. It is a secret between the Virgin Mary
and her servant Dominic. But it would be a great impiety and an astounding lack of common
sense and reason to use this shadow to deny to St. Dominic the invention of this prayer as the
moderns do: It would be great impiety because the institution of the Rosary by St. Dominic
belongs to the most assured tradition, not only of the Dominican Order, but also of the Roman
Church. That is the major argument. It would be a lack of good sense and reason, because the
documents of the 13th and 14th centuries offer indication of it so numerous and so evident that
they suffice to situate the institution of the Rosary in a time neither before nor after St. Dominic.
We shall develop these two points about which modern criticism is completely silent.

First of all, let us cite the Bull Consueverunt Romani Pontifices (1569) of St. Pius V. There he
very clearly writes that St. Dominic invented and then propagated in the entire holy Roman
Church a mode of prayer, called the Rosary or Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which
consists in honoring the Blessed Virgin by the recitation of 150 Ave Marias, in conformity with
the number of David's psalms, adding to each decade of Aves the Lord's Prayer and the
meditation of the mysteries of the life of our Lord Jesus Christ.

In the Bull Monet Apostolus (1573), which instituted the solemnity of the holy Rosary, Pope
Gregory XIII recalls that St. Dominic in order to deflect God's wrath and obtain the help of the
Blessed Virgin, instituted this practice so pious that it is called the Rosary or Mary's Psalter. In
1724, contradictors having called into question the attribution of the Rosary to St. Dominic,
Benedict XIII asked the Congregation for Rites to study the question. The promoter of the faith,
Prospero Lambertini, the future Benedict XIV, establishing himself on the firm ground of Roman
tradition, annihilated the objections. On March 26, 1726, Benedict XIII made obligatory the
lessons of the Roman breviary for the Matins of the Feast of October 7th, teaching that. Mary
recommended to St. Dominic the preaching of the Rosary to the people, giving him to
understand that this prayer would be an exceptionally efficacious succor against heresies and
vices. Benedict XIV, having learned of objections to the attribution of the Rosary to St. Dominic,
declared that the Roman tradition was founded on the most solid bases–validissimo fundamento–
and he responded to the adversaries.

Dominican Fathers of Avrille. “The Origin of the Rosary”.

Retrieved from: https://www.olrl.org/sacramental/rosary.shtml

 Promises of the Rosary

In the thirteenth century, Saint Dominic and Blessed Alan received the following promises from
Our Lady for all those who faithfully pray the Rosary:

First, to all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great
graces. Second, those who shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some
special grace. Third, the Rosary will be a very powerful armor against hell; it will destroy vice,
deliver from sin and dispel heresy. Fourth, the Rosary will make virtue and good works flourish,
and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from
the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that
souls would sanctify themselves by this means. Fifth, those who trust themselves to me through
the Rosary will not perish. Sixth, whoever recites my Rosary devoutly reflecting on the
mysteries, shall never be overwhelmed by misfortune. He will not experience the anger of God
nor will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner will be converted; the just will persevere in
grace and merit eternal life. Seventh, those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the
sacraments of the Church. Eight, those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during
their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces and will share in the
merits of the blessed. Ninth, I will deliver promptly from purgatory souls devoted to my Rosary.
Tenth, true children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in heaven. Eleventh, what you shall ask
through my Rosary you shall obtain. Twelfth, to those who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in
all their necessities. Thirteenth, I have obtained from my Son that all the members of the Rosary
Confraternity shall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial court.
Fourteenth, those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children, the brothers and
sisters of Jesus Christ. Fifteenth, devotion to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination.

The Mary Foundation. “Fifteen Promises of the Rosary”

Retrieved from: https://www.catholicity.com/prayer/promises.html

Benefits of the Rosary

There are seven benefits of the Holy Rosary and these are the following: First, it gradually gives
us a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ. Second, it purifies our souls, washing away sin. Third, it
gives us victory over all our enemies. Fourth, it makes it easy for us to practice virtue. Fifth, it
sets us on fire with love of Our Lord. Sixth, it enriches us with graces and merits. Lastly, it
supplies us with what is needed to pay all our debts to God and to our fellow men; and finally, it
obtains all kinds of graces for us from Almighty God.

Catholic Sacramentals “The benefits of the Rosary”

Retrieved from: https://www.catholicsacramentals.org/benefits-of-the-holy-rosary

 Mysteries of the Rosary

Joyful Mystery consist of five mysteries which are: The Annunciation of the Lord to Mary, The
Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, The Presentation of our
Lord, and Finding Jesus in the Temple at age 12. These joyful mysteries show us that true joy is
not the absence of suffering or pain but joy can co-exist with suffering. True joy is present when
we recognize the presence of God in our lives and strive to share this loving presence with
others. The joyful mysteries of the Rosary are indeed joyful not because they do not contain
suffering and pain. Think of Mary’s suffering during Joseph’s dilemma over her pregnancy or
the suffering in her journeying to Bethlehem with an advanced pregnancy and giving birth to
Jesus in a poor manger or her agonizing searching for Him in Jerusalem for three days. The
mysteries are called Joyful because the invisible God first became present and recognizable in
these mysteries. Mary’s joy lies in her first of all recognizing God’s presence with her and her
willingness to bring Him to others at great costs to herself.

Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV. “Joyful Mystery” Retrieved from:

https://catholicexchange.com/rosarys-joyful-mysteries

The Sorrowful Mysteries cover the events of Holy Thursday, after the Last Supper, through the
Crucifixion of Christ on Good Friday. Each mystery is associated with a particular fruit, or
virtue, which is illustrated by the actions of Christ and Mary in the event commemorated by that
mystery. While meditating on the mysteries, Catholics also pray for those fruits or virtues. The
First Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary is the Agony in the Garden, when Christ, having
celebrated the Last Supper with His disciples on Holy Thursday, goes to the Garden of
Gethsemane to pray and to prepare for His Sacrifice on Good Friday. The virtue most commonly
associated with the mystery of the Agony in the Garden is acceptance of God's Will. The Second
Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary is the Scourging at the Pillar when Pilate orders our Lord to be whipped
in preparation for His Crucifixion. The spiritual fruit most commonly associated with the mystery of the
Scourging at the Pillar is mortification of the senses. The Third Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary is the
Crowning With Thorns, when Pilate, having reluctantly decided to proceed with Christ's Crucifixion,
allows his men to humiliate the Lord of the Universe. The virtue most commonly associated with the
mystery of the Crowning With Thorns is contempt of the world. The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery of the
Rosary is the Way of the Cross when Christ walks the streets of Jerusalem on His way to
Calvary. The virtue most commonly associated with the mystery of the Way of the Cross is
patience. The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary is the Crucifixion when Christ died on the
Cross for the sins of all mankind. The virtue most commonly associated with the mystery of the
Crucifixion is forgiveness.

Learn Religions. “The Sorrowful Mystery”

Retrieved from: https://www.learnreligions.com/meditations-sorrowful-mysteries-of-the-rosary-

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The Glorious Mysteries explore the aftermath of Jesus’ death: His Resurrection and Ascension
into heaven, the descent of the Holy Spirit, and the end of Mary’s earthly life and the beginning
of her heavenly one. The first glorious mystery is the resurrection of Jesus which is in our
preceding meditation on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, we walked through the Passion
and Death of Jesus Christ. His disciples were perhaps no more perplexed and confounded as
when they saw (or heard about) their master hung from a cross, dying slowly, in ignominy and
shame. This was not to be the warrior Messiah that some of them expected, trouncing the
Romans with His mighty hand; nor was He to be a political power, rising in the system and
bringing it down from within. No, He was to die. And in His death, His disciples saw defeat, and
perhaps their own brutal end. The second glorious mystery which is the ascension of Jesus in
which after having spent 40 days with His disciples (now increasing in number) after His
Resurrection, Jesus returned to His Father. What has become known as “the Ascension” implants
a curious image in our minds, one which seems to be at odds with mature theological
considerations, but upon closer inspection may indeed have significant things to tell us. The
Third Glorious Mystery: The Descent of the Holy Spirit in which the Holy Spirit came to the
apostles with a loud crash, a bang, a thundering message that none could miss. In contrast to the
experience of Elijah – who heard God not in the loud, abrasive, powerful acts of nature, but
rather in the still, small voice – the apostles experienced the Holy Spirit as “a noise like a strong
driving wind,” “tongues as of fire,” and the gift of speaking in many tongues (cf. Acts 2). What
would it have been like to be in that room when the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles? The
Fourth Glorious Mystery: The Assumption in which a linguistic distinction can be easily made
between the end of Jesus’ earthly life and that of His mother. Jesus “ascended” into heaven,
which connotes independence, that He rose into heaven on His own power and by His own
volition. On the other hand, Mary “was assumed” into heaven – she was plucked, pulled, lifted
up by another. Rather than having some sort of personal power, she relied completely on the
power and will of God – which is precisely how she lived her life. The Fifth Glorious Mystery:
The Coronation in which“A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with
the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars” (Revelation 12:1). The woman
crowned with stars, clothed with the sun, has traditionally come to be understood as Mary
herself. A woman who is crowned, appearing to have dominion, must have been crowned at
some point, right? Hence the mystery of the Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth.

Senz, P. (2016, January). “The Glorious Mystery”.

Retrieved from: https://www.catholicstand.com/glorious-mysteries-holy-rosary/

The Mysteries of Light (or the Luminous Mysteries), were added to the Rosary. They focus on
the public ministry of Jesus Christ. They are:

The Baptism in the Jordan

"Here, as Christ descends into the waters, the innocent one who became 'sin' for our sake (cf.
2Cor 5:21), the heavens open wide and the voice of the Father declares him the beloved Son (cf.
Mt 3:17 and parallels), while the Spirit descends on him to invest him with the mission which he
is to carry out."

The Wedding at Cana

"The first of the signs, given at Cana (cf. Jn 2:1- 12), when Christ changes water into wine and
opens the hearts of the disciples to faith, thanks to the intervention of Mary, the first among
believers."

The Proclamation of the Kingdom

"The preaching by which Jesus proclaims the coming of the Kingdom of God, calls to
conversion (cf. Mk 1:15) and forgives the sins of all who draw near to him in humble trust (cf.
Mk 2:3-13; Lk 7:47- 48): the inauguration of that ministry of mercy which he continues to
exercise until the end of the world, particularly through the Sacrament of Reconciliation which
he has entrusted to his Church (cf. Jn 20:22-23)."

The Transfiguration
"The mystery of light par excellence is the Transfiguration, traditionally believed to have taken
place on Mount Tabor. The glory of the Godhead shines forth from the face of Christ as the
Father commands the astonished Apostles to 'listen to him' (cf. Lk 9:35 and parallels) and to
prepare to experience with him the agony of the Passion, so as to come with him to the joy of the
Resurrection and a life transfigured by the Holy Spirit."

The Institution of the Eucharist

"Christ offers his body and blood as food under the signs of bread and wine, and testifies 'to the
end' his love for humanity (Jn 13:1), for whose salvation he will offer himself in sacrifice."

The Mary Foundation. “The Luminous Mystery.”

Retrieved from: https://www.catholicstand.com/glorious-mysteries-holy-rosary/

Prayers of the Rosary

First prayer is the sign of the cross which is also considered as a short prayer in which we called
out to God. It is done through In the name of the father, And of the Son, And of the Holy Spirit,
Amen.
Second Prayer is the Apostles Creed right after the sign of the cross. “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 Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day He arose again; He
ascended into heaven,and sitteth 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 Ghost, the Holy Catholic
Church, the communion of saints, the forgivness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life
everlasting. Amen”

The third prayer is the Lord’s prayer which is the Our Father. “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.”
The fourth prayer is the Hail Mary which consist of Hail Mary and Holy Mary. “The Hail Mary:
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.”

The next prayer is the Glory Be to the Father: 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 Fatima Prayer: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all
souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Your Mercy".
The Hail, Holy Queen: 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 sighs,
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.

Additional prayers

Let Us Pray

"O God whose only begotten Son by His Life has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life,
Grant that we beseech Thee while meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of
the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise,
through the same Christ our Lord Amen."
 Reflection

Mother Mary of the Immaculate Conception holds a lot of titles and in my life Mother Mary is
my inspiration because of her goodness and grace. Mother Mary inspires me a lot in many
aspects of life but most especially to my devotion to God and my religious life. Mother Mary
inspires me to properly execute the gestures when praying and most importantly whenever I pray
I always feel that I am not alone and that She is praying with me. Aside from that Mother Mary
inspires me to do good things and to always reconcile with God and Jesus it is because she is free
from sins and is so pure that I want to be like her as well it motivates me to strive for perfection.
Lastly, Mother Mary inspires me to be a good daughter to my mother as Her love for Jesus
shows how my mother’s love to me is.

I will deepen my devotion to Mother Mary through praying the Holy Rosary every single day as
well as the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. It is because through this I am able to connect with Mother
Mary as I am praying these two with Her. It would strengthen my faith and devotion as well.
Aside from that I will always bring my Rosary with me wherever I go because it would ease my
mind and heart because I know Mother Mary is with me. These actions might be simple but its
strong for me already and deepen my bond with Mother Mary.

Prayer:

Dear Almighty God,

You, who’s almighty and high, I want to express my deepest gratitude for giving Mother Mary to
us. Thank you so much for letting me know Mother Mary and pray with Her. God, I am also very
sorry for being too late in improving my bond with you and Mother Mary. Please guide me every
single day and please continue to shower me your blessings and grace. Please me let my mother
live longer and always guide and protect her. Amen.