And on this account does the law term a woman betrothed to a man, the wife of him who had betrothed her, although she was as yet a virgin; thus indicating the back-reference from Mary to Eve, because what is joined together could not otherwise be put asunder than by inversion of the process by which these bonds of union had arisen; so that the former ties be cancelled by the latter, that the latter may set the former again at liberty. And therefore is that most chosen Mother fitly likened to the burning bush which Moses saw, that took no hurt. [3] St Augustine, Sermon 18 de Sanctis. I came across these covid19-related Rosary meditations on Catholic Exchange. © PrayingLatin.com Copyright All Rights Reserved. But if we claim that the holy body of our common saviour Christ is born from heaven and was not of her, why should she still be considered God-bearer? A decree on the faith, approved in the sixth session on 22 July, which confirmed the Nicene creed, ordered adherence to that alone and forbade the production of new creeds. If anyone divides in the one Christ the hypostases after the union, joining them only by a conjunction of dignity or authority or power, and not rather by a coming together in a union by nature, let him be anathema. S, A blessing to be all together for our 51st anniver, One of the great beauties of the Catholic Church i, @ecyd_in_dc had a Holy Hour for Advent The King of the universe enters the world in extreme poverty, His body placed on itchy straw, between two brute beasts, in the manger, as a model for all to live in complete detachment from the things in the world. It seems fitting that all should assent to this holy creed. Quintum Mysterium Gaudiosum: Inventio in Templo. In addition, when they come together, they should commit clearly to writing whatever conduces to the creation of concord, communion and order. The mother of Christ is full like a river very near a fountain, which although it has less water than a fountain, yet flows with a full channel. And so she appropriated whatever is good in the threefold state of women, and whatever is evil she rejected. He also began in the humility of a boy who obeys his parents. Listen to S. Ambrose,—“He therefore was a little infant that thou mightest be a perfect man—He swathed in bands that thou mightest be freed from the snares of death—He in a crib that thou mightest be on the altars—He on earth that thou mightest be in heaven—He had not room in the inn, that thou mightest have more abiding places among the inhabitants of heaven. God intended by means of Elizabeth, being a matron advanced in years, to make known to the world the conception of the Virgin, and the secret Incarnation of the Word that had taken place in her. If you hold his hand in the darkness, he will give you strength, peace, and an intimate joy that nothing can take away. 145) says on these words, “She was truly blessed, for she was greater than the heaven, stronger than the earth, wider than the world; she by herself alone contained God, whom the world contains not; she bore Him Who bears the world; she brought forth Him by Whom she had been begotten, she gives nourishment to the Nourisher of all things living.”. Matthew 19:30, Matthew 20:16 And the prophet, too, indicates the same, saying, instead of fathers, children have been born unto you.For the Lord, having been born the First-begotten of the dead, Revelation 1:5 and receiving into His bosom the ancient fathers, has regenerated them into the life of God, He having been made Himself the beginning of those that live, as Adam became the beginning of those who die. Hence in Latin ave is Eva reversed, because Mary turned the maledictions of Eve into blessings. 9. [2] Ibid. If it is so, be it so.” Whence on hearing immediately from Gabriel that she would conceive not by a man, but by the Holy Spirit, she immediately breaks forth with great joy of heart, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. Now it had become a life, a beautiful baby. The vigorous and zealous execution of all these decrees is enjoined upon the reverent bishops Valerian and Amphilochius and the other reverent bishops throughout the whole province. Of these two animals the Church interprets the words of Habakkuk iii 2, “In the midst of two animals shalt Thou be known” (Vulgate), and appropriates also Isaiah i. Find out more here. See also what I have said concerning her in the Commentary on the Canticles, especially on those words (c. iv. It is therefore the pleasure of the holy and ecumenical synod to secure intact and inviolate the rights belonging to each province from the first, according to the custom which has been in force from of old. formed in purest fashion from the flesh and blood of the Virgin alone His Human Body. God was asking a great amount of her. The Mysteries of the Rosary: There are 20 mysteries of the Rosary. THE VISITATION. Ver. Tertium Mysterium Gaudiosum: Nativitas. 50 And they understood not the word that he spoke unto them. and hear Him answer; learn of Isaiah,—“Unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.” Isaiah ix. Having read these holy phrases and finding ourselves in agreement (for “there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism”), we have given glory to God who is the saviour of all and rejoice together that our churches and yours are at one in professing the same faith as the inspired scriptures and the tradition of our holy fathers. Moreover, the ordinary food of beasts is hay. 18 And all that heard, wondered; and at those things that were told them by the shepherds. But I recall the promise of brevity that I made at the beginning and that both restrains my discourse and moves me on to the second subject of your reverence. Christ, says S. Bernard, sermon 4, “On the Nativity,” when born cried and shed tears like other infants; both that He might begin to weep for and wash away our sins and also that He might conform himself to other infants; as Solomon, who was a type of Christ, says, “And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is of like nature, and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do. before the arrival either of the Roman legates or the eastern bishops led by, His teaching was examined and judgment passed upon it, which. If anyone says that as man Jesus was activated by the Word of God and was clothed with the glory of the Only-begotten, as a being separate from him, let him be anathema. 2. His reflections on the Joyful Mysteries-the events surrounding Jesus' birth and early life-serve as excellent food for meditation and prayer during the Advent and Christmas seasons. . That she might announce the conception of the Word to others. Matthew 1:18 Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. Mary Visits Elizabeth Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, Most Blessed of all women. I answer that they are said to have been full of grace, but in different ways. And it is another rich mystery of meditation… so much to pray and think about: Mary and Joseph’s utter panic… the day and a half it would have taken them to return to Jerusalem, and the ongoing fear in their hearts at having lost the Christ child. 1. In obedience to the decree of Caesar, Mary and Joseph travel three days journey from Galilee to Bethlehem, “The House of Bread,” to be enrolled because Joseph was of the house of David. Many mothers of Saints, following the example of Christ, have brought forth their sons in a stable. “Dig within thyself,” says S. Augustine, “the foundation of humility, and so shalt thou arrive at the summit of charity.”, Another reason was that Christ wished to become our kinsman and brother, nay, our very flesh and blood, in order that He might deal as flesh with flesh, as man with man, as equal with equal. 22 And after the days of her purification, according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord: 23 As it is written in the law of the Lord: Every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord: 24 And to offer a sacrifice, according as it is written in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons: 25 And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Ghost was in him. 1st Joyful Mystery: The Annunciation of the Angel Gabriel to Mary I beg for the grace "no" to my fears and "yes" to the great things God has in store for me. 1. Simeon moved by the Spirit enters the temple and when the parents bring in the child, he receives Him blessing God. 37 And she was a widow until fourscore and four years; who departed not from the temple, by fastings and prayers serving night and day. For women are either virgins or widows, or living in matrimony. This rosary meditation focuses on The Fourth Joyful Mystery — The Presentation of our Lord.. adding nothing at all to the creed put forward by the holy fathers at Nicaea. Simeon blesses them and says to Mary His Mother, “Behold this Child is set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted.”, Simeon prophecies to Mary’s sorrows, “and thy own soul a sword shall pierce,” speaking to her inward martyrdom she is to suffer with her Son. As written in the law, every first born male shall be dedicated as holy to the Lord — this on account of the firstborn of the Hebrews being granted immunity by God when the angel struck the firstborn of the Egyptians. These questions must be brought to Mary, who suffered this sword in a terrible way, more than any mother, any father. Still she did not undergo the Sacrament of Penance, because she had no sins of her own to confess. 3-5. Photo Credit: Flickr/Eddy Mulyono. Heavenly Father, as we offer you this mystery, we pray for the virtues of humility and purity of heart, so that we can become like Mary and say: "I am your faithful servant O Lord, let it be done to me according to your Divine Will." Others think that Christ was received into the arms of His Mother, with exceeding joy,—for this would seem to be becoming for such a mother and such a son, and would be natural, and is gathered from what Luke immediately adds, “and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes.” Taking Him in her hands she adored Him, kneeling, and then kissed Him most sweetly, and wrapped Him in the clothes and bands. “Not only the words, but the very aspect of the Saints is full of spiritual grace,” says S. Chrysostom. For when he was about to mention the death, to prevent anyone supposing that God the Word suffered, he says “Christ”, which is a title that expresses in one person both the impassible and the passible natures, in order that Christ might be called without impropriety both impassible and passible impassible in godhead, passible in the nature of his body. But you are not in the flesh, you are in the spirit, if the Spirit of God really dwells in you. Catechism of the Catholic Church: #495-497, 717. However, that Christ was born on the 25th of December is the common tradition of the Church and of all ages. The child, however, so offered might be redeemed by his parents for five shekels (Num. 21. 3. Christ was placed in the manger for two reasons; first, because there was no place better fitted to hold Him—the straw in it forming a kind of bed on which the tender babe might repose; and, secondly, that in the rigour of winter, He might be warmed by the breath of the ox and the ass. Shaun McAfee writes that each passing Advent helps him to consider the conditions and anxieties of the first Christmas, which is why praying the Joyful Mysteries with heartfelt contemplation comes as a timely advantage. Eve was the originator of sin, Mary of merit.” Peter Chrysologus (Serm. Gratia plena, Vulgate, full of grace. The Resurrection – Jesus rises from the dead three days after his crucifixion.. Scripture. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. Mary embarks on a long journey to visit her cousin Elizabeth so that she may announce the conception of the Word, cleanse St John, congratulate her kinswoman, and give example of humility and charity for all to follow. And again what of: “with Mary the mother of Jesus”; or “that which is conceived in her is of the holy Spirit”; and “Take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt”; and “concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh”? xv. So says Ribadaneira in his life. If anyone says that the one Lord Jesus Christ was glorified by the Spirit, as making use of an alien power that worked through him and as having received from him the power to master unclean spirits and to work divine wonders among people, and does not rather say that it was his own proper Spirit through whom he worked the divine wonders, let him be anathema. The Joyful Mysteries remind the faithful of Christ’s birth: The Annunciation (Luke 1:26–38); The Visitation (Luke 1:39–56); The Nativity (Luke 2:1–21); The Presentation (Luke 2:22–38); The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41–52). Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. (The other two are the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary and the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary. Whereupon deservedly the angel proclaims her Blessed above all women. Ask her to help you trust that even if the path ahead is full of crosses, God will be walking with you. iii 29), conversing with the Blessed Virgin, says, Thou art made like to the Temple of Solomon, in which the true Solomon moves, and He sits who has made peace between God and man. In accordance with this design, Mary the Virgin is found obedient, saying, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to your word. In this mystery, ask Mary to help you see and touch this goodness of Jesus in your own life. We love the rosary, but sometimes It’s hard to stay focused on contemplating the mysteries. That he might signify that whatever is most excellent in the threefold condition of women is found in the Blessed Virgin. 2. That is Hebron, according to Baronius and others; or the hill country of Judæa. I imagine her kneeling in wonderment at the angel Gabriel, his hands encompassing hers, his forehead pressed against hers as he tells her of God’s great plan. The Angel explains, “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee,” to cover thee as with a veil, and the “Holy of Holies” within thy womb shall be called the Son of God. . The Annunciation of the Lord to Mary 2. Wherefore the Blessed Virgin in this first instant loved and praised God with such earnestness of intention that she exceeded the love, and consequently also the merit, of the highest angel. Here, then, it was that the angels sang “Glory to God in the highest;” and & Helena built on the spot a Church in honour of the Holy Angels. When people would come from the temple, the men would be in one company and the woman in a separate company, while the children went in either company indifferently so that Joseph through no fault of his believed him to be with his mother, and Mary through no fault of her own imagined him to be with Joseph. 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