Rosaries are a real smash among Catholic people. They hang from car rear view mirrors, sit neatly in baskets at church entrances, dangle elegantly from religious habits, and you just might see a person praying one! While most people view the rosary as some antiquated religious hardware, a relic of the past, this pile of beads actually has a profound meaning. The many diverse moments of our life’s journey, joyful and sorrowful and glorious, are paired with the singular anchor of our human existence, Christ. When we pray the rosary we begin with the crucified Christ, whose outpouring of love brought us into being; we then embark on a very long pilgrimage for which Christ serves as the constant point of reference; and finally, we return to Christ, who, with open arms, invites us into the pattern of self-giving love which alone sustains eternal life. Let’s therefore exercise our humanity by holding the rosary in our hands for a brief meditation when we wake up, during our morning commute, on our lunch break at work, and again before we go to bed. We shall discover the one Christ and his many mysteries within our very souls. We shall come to pray just by being and rejoice.
Ave Crux, Spes Unica.
Thank you ! thank you! this morning’s meditation on the Rosary was especially to-the-heart!
and inclusive of all the joys and the pains and the wonderments of life!
Thank you Margaret, forward, together!