- What in this portion of the Pope’s letter on the Rosary did you find most helpful? Why?
- How do the SORROWFUL mysteries of Christ’s life, which you prayed in this lesson, relate to your own life experiences? What changed when you connected these parts of Christ’s life to yours?
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June 17th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Living the Passion with Christ
This has been the most difficult portion of my studies on the Rosary. I read this portion of the Pope’s letter on the Rosary several times. Finally, I came to the answer of what I found most helpful.
The Pope described the Rosary as his favorite prayer and repeatedly stated his idea of: “the simple prayer of the Rosary marks the rhythm of human life.” I had difficulty understanding this statement, until Terry Modica clarified it for me. At last my mind opened up to the meaning of the Pope’s statement.
The “rhythm of human life” are the daily activities that we do. As we pray the Rosary and meditate on the mysteries, we can connect our own life to the life of Jesus or Mary and the situation that each mystery of the Rosary protrays.
At last I can connect my life to the life of Jesus as I recite the Rosary.
June 17th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Lesson 3 Question #2. How the Sorrowful Mysteries relate to my own life
I have spent a great deal of time trying to answer this question. How are the Sorrowful Mysteries reflected in my daily life? Suddenly, as I was meditating on Jesus’ suffering I realized that we all suffer in one way or another. God showed me that I am carrying a cross which I wasn’t really aware of. As I pictured Jesus in the first Sorrowful Mystery (The Agony in the Garden) I gained strength from Him. At last I can bring my burdens to Mary and Jesus as I pray the Rosary. I feel a weight has been lifted from my shoulders.
November 8th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
I liked best in this section the advice to seek silence, for there with prayer offers the proper setting for th egrowth and development of a true, faithful and consistent knowledge of that mystery. I will implement this into my prayer time for more growth.
November 8th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
The sorrowful mysteries help me to unite my own sufferings to Christs for redemptive value to my own sufferings. This helps me to bear them more patiently, and to see that they are not just wasted and suffered for ntohing.