the Rosary with a living faith. Only in that way I will be able to help you. You wish to receive graces, but you do not pray. I am not able to help you if you do not decide to begin.
I invite you, dear children, to pray the rosary in such a way
that it will be a commitment for you , achieved in joy.
In this way, you shall understand the reason I am with you for such a long time. I want to teach you to pray. Thank you for having responded to my call".
And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.
And they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as though He were going farther.But they urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them. When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?” And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven and those who were with them Lk 24:25-33
Reflection: In this story we find that the risen Christ "interpreted for them every passage of scripture which referred to him," so that his disciples would understand the meaning of his life, death, and resurrection.
In meditating on the mysteries of the rosary, Jesus also helps us to interpret and understand the meaning of his life and death. And today Our Lady as well says to, "let the faithful meditate each day on the life of Jesus while praying the rosary." It is not necessary to concentrate on the repetitive prayer of the rosary, (which serves as a mantra) but to let the quite rhythm of the prayers keep us centered on the particular mystery on which we are meditating.
The more we reflect on the lives of Jesus and Mary through the mysteries, the more we become like them in mind and heart. By means of the rosary, the Spirit of God gradually transfigures our hearts and minds to resemble those of Christ and his Mother.
Application: Pray the scriptural rosary if you have a book with the verses, or if not, pray the traditional rosary truly from the heart, "meditating on the life of Jesus," as Mary asks of us.
6 comments:
I found this post very helpful. Thanx Daily Grace.
God bless.
Thank you for this post, DG. I love the scriptural rosary and have meditated on this particular passage often. I always found it interesting that they recognized Him in "the breaking of the bread" but not before then. It's such a beautiful reference to the Eucharist. God bless!
Thanks DG. Nice use of the quote at to top of the post - perfect.
God Bless you.
Thanks for this beautiful meditation. There is so much to ponder here. I love the way Jesus acted like He was going to keep going...until the disciples pleaded with Him to come with them. He so longs to be loved and sought after!
God bless you, Daily Grace.
Patricia
That's beautiful DG! Tomorrow will be our rosary rally with a group of friends and neighbors. We are part of the nation campaign to pray the rosary tomorrow (Oct 15th) at noon for the reparation of sins of our nation.
Noreen,
Thank you! I thought I had deleted your comment mistakenly, I am so glad I found it! I will be joining you in prayer at noon today! God bless
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