The Luminous Mysteries -- Why Not? Fr.Gruner Answers

[Dawn Marie]

[Dawn Marie]

Lord have mercy I miss these two men.

[Janet A. Novak]

Wonderful explanation. Thank you and God bless you!

[Gloria]

Thank you for sharing this information.

[Kathryn Cecelia Hart]

Interesting, thanks for sharing!

For those of you familiar with the Hebrew poetry called chiasm, another depth to the 15 decades:

A - Annunciation -Mary agrees to be mother of King, which according to Jewish law makes her queen

B. Visitation - Mary, united with God hidden in her womb, brings God in a hidden manner to temporally visit her cousin during her earthly life

C. Nativity - after nine months of hidden union with Christ, Mary gives birth to the second person of the Trinity

D. Presentation - Mary offers the fruit of her womb to the Father

E. Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple - Mary finds Jesus in the temple after three days, having assumed he was lost

F. Agony in the Garden - "Father, .. not my will but yours be done"

G. Scourging at the pillar - the back of Jesus bares blows from sinful men

X. Crowning with Thorns - Truth Himself, is crown in mockery by men, symbolizing His future crowning by the Father after being raised up (see Is. 52:13-53:12)

G'. Carrying of the Cross - The back of Jesus bares the cross imposed on him by sinful men

F'. Crucifixion - abandonment to the Father's will is consummated in death

E'. Resurrection - Jesus appears to Mary and His disciples after being dead for three days

D'. Ascension - Jesus ascends to the Father to prepare a place for man; His offering of Himself for man ascends to Heaven to continually intercede before the Father

C'. Descent of the Holy Spirit - after nine days of Mary and disciples hidden prayer, the 3rd Person of the Trinity descends on man 

B'. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Having fulfilled her earthly mission of bringing God to man, Mary ascends to permanent, perfected, union with God, from which she can, in a more perfect manner, continue to bring God to man

A'. Coronation - Having been truthful to her role (conformed to the reality of her role) as mother of the king most perfectly while on earth, she is crowned that which she is in truth: Queen of Heaven and Earth

In summary, that is the power of the rosary: refleting on the victory of Truth, Himself, and requesting with trust the intercession of the King and Queen of Truth. Hereby, we request that we also may be witnesses of Truth in our life:

"For let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man. He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath given him a name which is above all names: That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth: And that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father." - Phil. 2:5-11

[Kate Jackson]

Thanks for posting this, it was timely for me to see this again.

https://youtu.be/pYMykUikaWo?si=FJOKJ9eCSqF-KUKZ

[Daniel M]

Amen