(Assigned for Mondays and Thursdays throughout the year, the
Sundays in Advent and after Epiphany till Lent.)
Like scenes of some wondrous drama these Mysteries set before us
the joys of the life of our Saviour. One by one the scenes are
unfolded--each telling its story, conveying its Gospel lesson to
the human soul. Before our mental view pass the personages
mentioned in God's Book. Here are Mary the humble, Joseph the
obedient, Elizabeth the prayerful, Simeon the just, the angels
on earth and in heaven--all bending in lowly reverence before
Jesus, the grand central figure of the Rosary devotion. Our
minds filled with Faith and Hope and Love, we begin the decades:
First Joyful Mystery:
"The Annunciation"
"And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of
grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women. Who
having heard, was troubled at his saying, . . . And the angel
said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God.
Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a
son; and thou shalt call His name Jesus."--(St. Luke, I, 28-31)