The Rosary with the Great Painters
Virgin and Child with a Rosary, Murillo, 1650-55
Museo del Prado, Madrid
‘The Rosary belongs among the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation. Developed in the West,it is a typically meditative prayer, corresponding in some way to the “prayer of the heart” or “Jesus prayer” which took root in the soil of the Christian East.' [St John Paul II, Rosarium Virginis Mariae, No 5.]’
The Rosary here is the formula prayed by members of the Legion of Mary. There are various ways of beginning and ending the Rosary but the Five Mysteries are the heart of the prayer. The most common formula of the Rosary is here.
I have posted the four sets of the Mysteries of the Rosary on the Forum page of MISYONonline.com, the magazine of the Columbans in the Philippines of which I am editor. The links are below. You can also find the same posts on my personal blog, Bangor to Bobbio.
Thank you Father Sean.
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Thank you, Victor. Maybe some day I'll add reflections.
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