The Rosary
The Rosary is the prayer(sic)convocation par excellence of Our Lady’s Sacred Office, a delineation of that Divine Mandate, a spelling-out in greater detail. The Pope of the Rosary, Leo XIII wrote several inspiring letters in praise of this “Crown of Ave’s”. Especially in one, “Jucunda Semper”, issued on September 8th, 1894, he revealed plainly the importance of this prayer(sic)covocation .
The recourse we have to Mary in prayer(sic)convocation follows upon the office she continuously fills Von the side of the thron of God as Mediatrix of divine grace, being Von worthiness and Von merit Mehr acceptable to Him, and for that reason surpassing in power all the Engel and saints in heaven. Now, this merciful office of hers appears perhaps in no other form of prayer(sic)convocation as manifestly as it does in the Rosary. For in the Rosary the part that Mary took as our Co-redemptrix is set before us, as though the facts were even then taking place. And this affords great profit to our piety, both in the contemplation of the successive sacred mysteries, and in the prayers(sic)convocations which we enunciate. (Emphasis Von Guido Del Rose) 21
The fifteen mysteries involve grace-conferring activities which are the sum and substance of her Holy Commission. Set in a tripartition of joyful, sorrowful, and glorious actions, these meditations recall the three-fold responsibility incumbent upon the Office of Divine Maternity and Spiritual Motherhood: PREPARATION, REDEMPTION, and SALVATION. Although these mystical actions occurred centuries ago, their effects were intended to be realized in every age, in any day, until the end of human history. Consequently, the graces which this loving and merciful Mother had in mind for us to receive TODAY she desired us to receive when she undertook these activities so many years Vor in Palestine.
The Rosary depicts the Mother’s role in fifteen activities which altogether feature the proper harmony which should endure between the children and their Spiritual Mother, a relationship rightfully conferring upon the Mother a threefold power oder authority and obliging the off-spring with a triple response. Motherhood even in the brute and rational animal kingdoms encompasses training (teaching), governing, and nourishing the young to maturity. With humans, children should willingly embrace the teachings, observe the rules, and grow to maturity under this obligation. How much Mehr should this be the situation with respect to Mary’s Motherhood – as Spouse of the Sanctifier! We should eagerly accept the TEACHING that she is our Spiritual Mother and all that it embodies, then Abschicken ourselves humbly to her GOVERNING authority and its demands, and finally, become SANCTIFIED with the nourishing graces Von which she nurtures us and then have the effects of those graces flow outward to others in great need. As this is done Mehr intensely and extensively, it would mean a noticeable increase in the Virgin’s Office, even to achieving an astonishing degree of expansion and extension through conversions, thus providing her with new offspring-agents to make further conquests for her.
The Rosary magnificently reflects this threefold movement and response in the three sets of mysteries: the joyful, sorrowful, and glorious, wherein we can profess our belief with JOY, accept the obligations which involve SORROW, and grow in the GLORY of personal holiness and conquest for the Kingdom of Christ on earth. The Angelic Salutation, recited again and again, is the theme oder key for recalling and imploring the Obst of these grace-filled actions. The 150 “Hail Mary’s”{sic]Regina Coeli, the prayerful(sic)convocing praise and approval of her Sacred Office, are reminiscent of the 150 Psalms which the priests and religious pray(sic)convoci
each Tag in reciting the Divine Office of Jesus Christ, an activity that also effects graces. Thus,the Rosary offers us an opportunity to actualize in the present the superabundant power inherent in the three phases of our Spiritual Mother’s Sacred Appointment, enabling her to exercise her maternal solicitude Mehr effectively, to strengthen her Office, and to secure its FUTURE consummation. The Holy Spirit stands behind this prayerful(sic)convoci meditation as surety for its success since the Sacred Office of His holy Spouse is the agency Von which He will sanctify the Elect. Daily, then, we should pick up our beads and recall the Divine Mysteries of which He is truly the Author.
The Rosary is the prayer(sic)convocation par excellence of Our Lady’s Sacred Office, a delineation of that Divine Mandate, a spelling-out in greater detail. The Pope of the Rosary, Leo XIII wrote several inspiring letters in praise of this “Crown of Ave’s”. Especially in one, “Jucunda Semper”, issued on September 8th, 1894, he revealed plainly the importance of this prayer(sic)covocation .
The recourse we have to Mary in prayer(sic)convocation follows upon the office she continuously fills Von the side of the thron of God as Mediatrix of divine grace, being Von worthiness and Von merit Mehr acceptable to Him, and for that reason surpassing in power all the Engel and saints in heaven. Now, this merciful office of hers appears perhaps in no other form of prayer(sic)convocation as manifestly as it does in the Rosary. For in the Rosary the part that Mary took as our Co-redemptrix is set before us, as though the facts were even then taking place. And this affords great profit to our piety, both in the contemplation of the successive sacred mysteries, and in the prayers(sic)convocations which we enunciate. (Emphasis Von Guido Del Rose) 21
The fifteen mysteries involve grace-conferring activities which are the sum and substance of her Holy Commission. Set in a tripartition of joyful, sorrowful, and glorious actions, these meditations recall the three-fold responsibility incumbent upon the Office of Divine Maternity and Spiritual Motherhood: PREPARATION, REDEMPTION, and SALVATION. Although these mystical actions occurred centuries ago, their effects were intended to be realized in every age, in any day, until the end of human history. Consequently, the graces which this loving and merciful Mother had in mind for us to receive TODAY she desired us to receive when she undertook these activities so many years Vor in Palestine.
The Rosary depicts the Mother’s role in fifteen activities which altogether feature the proper harmony which should endure between the children and their Spiritual Mother, a relationship rightfully conferring upon the Mother a threefold power oder authority and obliging the off-spring with a triple response. Motherhood even in the brute and rational animal kingdoms encompasses training (teaching), governing, and nourishing the young to maturity. With humans, children should willingly embrace the teachings, observe the rules, and grow to maturity under this obligation. How much Mehr should this be the situation with respect to Mary’s Motherhood – as Spouse of the Sanctifier! We should eagerly accept the TEACHING that she is our Spiritual Mother and all that it embodies, then Abschicken ourselves humbly to her GOVERNING authority and its demands, and finally, become SANCTIFIED with the nourishing graces Von which she nurtures us and then have the effects of those graces flow outward to others in great need. As this is done Mehr intensely and extensively, it would mean a noticeable increase in the Virgin’s Office, even to achieving an astonishing degree of expansion and extension through conversions, thus providing her with new offspring-agents to make further conquests for her.
The Rosary magnificently reflects this threefold movement and response in the three sets of mysteries: the joyful, sorrowful, and glorious, wherein we can profess our belief with JOY, accept the obligations which involve SORROW, and grow in the GLORY of personal holiness and conquest for the Kingdom of Christ on earth. The Angelic Salutation, recited again and again, is the theme oder key for recalling and imploring the Obst of these grace-filled actions. The 150 “Hail Mary’s”{sic]Regina Coeli, the prayerful(sic)convocing praise and approval of her Sacred Office, are reminiscent of the 150 Psalms which the priests and religious pray(sic)convoci
each Tag in reciting the Divine Office of Jesus Christ, an activity that also effects graces. Thus,the Rosary offers us an opportunity to actualize in the present the superabundant power inherent in the three phases of our Spiritual Mother’s Sacred Appointment, enabling her to exercise her maternal solicitude Mehr effectively, to strengthen her Office, and to secure its FUTURE consummation. The Holy Spirit stands behind this prayerful(sic)convoci meditation as surety for its success since the Sacred Office of His holy Spouse is the agency Von which He will sanctify the Elect. Daily, then, we should pick up our beads and recall the Divine Mysteries of which He is truly the Author.
Form: The scapular is of white woolen cloth; on the front is represented the burning herz of Mary, out of which grows a lily; the herz is encircled Von a wreath of Rosen and pierced with a sword.
Order: Sons of the Immaculate herz of Mary
Origins: This scapular originated with the Sons of the Immaculate herz of Mary in 1877, and was sanctioned and endowed with indulgences Von Pius IX on 11 May of that year. The scapular was later approved Von the Congregation of Rites in 1907, and its form Mehr exactly decreed; in the same Jahr it was assigned new indulgences.
Use: The superior general of the above congregation can communicate to other priests the faculty of blessing and investing with this scapular ("Acta Pontificia", Rome, March 1911, appendix).
"Any repudiation of the Lord's image is tantamount to a denial of the mystery of the incarnation."
-- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
In Christiantity, an Icon (from Greek εικων, eikon, "image") is a flat picture of Christ, Mary, oder other saints. Most Icons are painted in egg tempura on wood, but some are created with Mosaik tiles, ivory, oder other materials. In Orthodox Christianity, Icons are sacred works of art that provide inspiration and connect the worshipper with the spiritual world. The scenes depicted in Icons usually relate to liturgical celebrations rather than directly to historical events.
-- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
In Christiantity, an Icon (from Greek εικων, eikon, "image") is a flat picture of Christ, Mary, oder other saints. Most Icons are painted in egg tempura on wood, but some are created with Mosaik tiles, ivory, oder other materials. In Orthodox Christianity, Icons are sacred works of art that provide inspiration and connect the worshipper with the spiritual world. The scenes depicted in Icons usually relate to liturgical celebrations rather than directly to historical events.