rosary workshop - rosary  history
MAPPING the MYSTERIES
WHERE DID THE MYSTERIES TAKE PLACE?
Have you ever wondered where the 15 mysteries of the rosary actually took place - and if they are remembered today?  The Holy Land - Jerusalem -Nazareth - Bethlehem, yes, but unless you have taken a trip to the Holy Land and seen for yourself, it may be a little more difficult to identify locations. The rosary tells the life of Christ and with actual locations and scripture to confirm this history, it becomes much more alive for us today.

JOYFUL  -  SORROWFUL  -  GLORIOUS

We are gathering pictures now of the basilicas or churches that mark the holy sites

~ JOYFUL MYSTERIES ~

(Mon. & Thur.)

~1~
 ANNUNCIATION
(Lk 1:30-33) - humility
NAZARETH - Basilica of Annunciation

~2~
VISITATION
(Lk 1:41-42) - love of neighbor
EIN KAREM - Church of the Visitation

 ~3~
BIRTH ofOUR LORD
(Lk 2:10-11) - poverty
BETHLEHEM - Church of the Nativity

~4~
PRESENTATIONin the TEMPLE
(Lk 2:29-52) - obedience
JERUSALEM - The Temple Mount

~5~
FINDING of CHILD JESUS in the TEMPLE
(Lk 2:48-52) - fidelity
JERUSALEM - The Temple Mount

~ SORROWFUL MYSTERIES ~

(Tues. & Fri.)

~1~
 AGONY in the GARDEN
(Mt 26: 38-39) - spirit of prayer. Sorrow of sin
JERUSALEM - Garden of Gethsemane - Church of All Nations

~2~
 SCOURGING at the PILLAR
(John 19-1) - modesty, purity
JERUSALEM - Via Dolorosa - Chapels: Condemnation - Flagellation (1st - 2nd stations)

~3~
CROWNING WITH THORNS
(Mk 15: 16-17) - courage
JERUSALEM - Via Dolorosa - Chapels: Condemnation - Flagellation - (3rd station)

~4~
CARRYING  CROSS
(Jn 19:17) - patience in suffering
JERUSALEM - Via Dolorosa - (4th - 9th stations)

~5~
THE CRUCIFIXION of OUR LORD
(Jn 19: 28-30) - self denial, perseverance
JERUSALEM - Church of Holy Sepulchre - (10th - 14th stations)

 

~ GLORIOUS MYSTERIES ~

(Wed., Sat. & Sun.)

~1~
RESURRECTION
(Mk 16:6-7) - faith
JERUSALEM - Church of Holy Sepulchre

~2~
ASCENSION of  OUR LORD
(Lk 24: 44-53) - hope
JERUSALEM - Mount of Olives - Church of the Pater Nostre

~3~
DESCENT of the HOLY SPIRIT
(Jn 14:15-21) - wisdom, love of God, Fortitude, zeal
JERUSALEM - The Upper Room

~4~
ASSUMPTION of  OUR LADY INTO HEAVEN
(Song 2:3-6) - grace of happy death
JERUSALEM - Church of the Dormition

~5~
CORONATION of  OUR LADY
(Rev 12:1) - trust in Mary's intercession
THE NEW JERUSALEM - The Heavenly Jerusalem

background image - Basilica of the Annunciation - Nazareth