What is the Scriptural Rosary - The Joyful Mysteries?
The Scriptural Rosary is a modern version of the way the Rosary was prayed in the late Middle Ages. In those days, between 1425 to 1525 A.D., people recited a different meditation before they said each Hail Mary. These thoughts described some event or incident in the lives of Jesus and Mary. The Rosary presented here adapts this custom by drawing its thoughts directly from the inspired writings of the New and Old Testaments, bringing the power of the Word of God to the Rosary for a really powerful prayer. It is for this reason that this new version of the medieval way of praying the Rosary is called the 'Scriptural' Rosary, because 147 of the 150 little Hail Mary thoughts are direct quotations from the scriptures.
THE SCRIPTURAL ROSARY - THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES
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I. THE ANNUNCIATION Our Father… 1. God sent the angel to a virgin named Mary. (Lk 1:26,27) Hail Mary… 2. ‘Rejoice, Full of Grace! The Lord is with you’ (Lk 1:28) Hail Mary… 3. Mary was deeply disturbed by these words asking herself what it could mean. (Lk 1:29) Hail Mary… 4. The angel said, ‘Mary do not be afraid; you have found favour in God’s sight.’ (Lk 1:30) Hail Mary… 5. ‘Behold! You are to conceive and bear a son. (Lk 1:31) Hail Mary… 6. You must name Him JESUS.’ (Lk 1:31)Hail Mary… 7. ‘He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High… and His reign will have no end.’ (Lk 1:32-33) Hail Mary… 8. Mary said to the angel, ‘But how can this come about, since I am a virgin?’ (Lk 1:34) Hail Mary… 9. ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.’ (Lk 1:35) Hail Mary… 10. ‘I am the Handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word.’ (Lk 1:38) Hail Mary… Glory Be… |
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II. THE VISITATION Our Father… 1. Mary set out to the hill country. She entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. (Lk 1:39-40) Hail Mary… 2. As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. (Lk 1:41) Hail Mary… 3. She cried loudly ‘Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb.’ (Lk 1:42) Hail Mary… 4. ‘Blessed is she who believed that the Lord’s promise to her would be fulfilled.’ (Lk 1:45) Hail Mary… 5. Mary said: ‘My soul proclaims the Lord’s greatness; my spirit exults in God my Saviour for He looked on His lowly Handmaid.’ (Lk 1:46-47) Hail Mary… 6. ‘From this day forward all generation will call Me blessed, for the Almighty has done great things for me.’ (Lk 1:48, 49) Hail Mary… 7. ‘Holy is His name and His mercy reaches from age to age for those who fear him.’ (Lk 1:49, 50) Hail Mary… 8. ‘He has shown the power of His arm, He has routed the proud of heart.’ (Lk 1:51) Hail Mary… 9. ‘He has pulled down princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly.’ (Lk 1:52) Hail Mary… 10. ‘The hungry He has filled with good things, the rich He has sent away empty.’ (Lk 1:53) Hail Mary… Glory be… |
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III: THE NATIVITY Our Father… 1. Now while Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem the time came for her to have her child (Lk 2:6) Hail Mary… 2. And she gave birth to a son, her firstborn, and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes (Lk 2:7) Hail Mary… 3. She laid him in a manger because there was no room for them at the inn. (Lk 2:7) Hail Mary… 4. The angel of the Lord appeared to shepherds in the countryside nearby. (Lk 2:8, 9) Hail Mary… 5. ‘Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring you news of great joy to be shared by the whole people.’ (Lk 2:10) Hail Mary… 6. ‘Today in the town of David a savoir has been born to you: He is Christ the Lord.’ (Lk 2:11) Hail Mary… 7. ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace to all on whom His favour rests.’ (Lk 2:14) Hail Mary… 8. And some wise men came from the Far East, and going in they saw the child with His mother Mary. (Mt 2:1,11) Hail Mary… 9. And falling to their knees they did him homage. Then they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. (Mt 2:11) Hail Mary… 10. And Mary kept in mind all these things and pondered them in her heart. (Lk 2:19) Hail Mary… Glory be…
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IV: THE PRESENTATION Our Father… 1. Observing the Law of Moses they took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. (Lk 2:22) Hail Mary… 2. Now in Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was an upright and devout man. (Lk 2:25) Hail Mary… 3. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he had set eyes on the Christ of the Lord. (Lk 2:26) Hail Mary… 4. When the parents brought in the child Jesus, he took Him into his arms and blessed God. (Lk 2:27, 28) Hail Mary… 5. ‘Now, Master, you can let your servant go in peace, just as you promised.’ (Lk 2:29) Hail Mary… 6. ‘My eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared for all the nations to see.’ (Lk 2:30, 31) Hail Mary… 7. ‘A light of revelation to the nations and the glory of Your people Israel.’ (Lk 2:32) Hail Mary… 8. And he said to Mary his mother, “You see this child: He is destined for the fall and for the rising of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that will be rejected.’ (Lk 2:34) Hail Mary… 9. ‘And a sword will pierce your own soul too so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare.’ (Lk 2:35) Hail Mary… 10. They went back to Nazareth, and the child grew to maturity, filled with wisdom and God’s favour. (Lk 2:39,40) Hail Mary… Glory be… |
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V: THE FINDING OF IN THE TEMPLE Our Father… 1. When Jesus was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. (Lk 2:41, 42) Hail Mary… 2. When they were on their way home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents knowing it. (Lk 2:43) Hail Mary… 3. They went back to Jerusalem looking for him everywhere. Three days later they found him in the Temple. (Lk 2:45,46) Hail Mary… 4. He was sitting among the doctors, listening to them, and asking them questions. (Lk 2:46) Hail Mary… 5. And all those that heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies. (Lk 2:47) Hail Mary… 6. ‘My child, why have you done this to us? See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you.’ (Lk 2:48) Hail Mary… 7. ‘Why were you looking for Me? Did you not know that I must be busy with my Father’s affairs?’ (Lk 2:49) Hail Mary… 8. But they did not understand what He meant. (Lk 2:50) Hail Mary… 9. He then went down with them and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority. (Lk 2:51) Hail Mary… 10. And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favour with God and the people. (Lk 2:52) Hail Mary… Glory be… |
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