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Biblical References for each Mystery of the Rosary – informative and a fun challenge
A while ago, our family grew and moved out — and we travel a lot. We sold our “family-raising house” two years ago and remodeled a cozy little “retirement house” just for the two of us.
One room we call the “Rosary Room,” with beautiful paintings of the Rosary on the wall — featuring distinctly Jewish images. Each evening we retire to this room to pray the Rosary.
Since the Rosary is very biblical — a meditation on the life of Jesus, Mary, and the Gospel — we decided to cite the Scripture passage as we begin each Mystery.
Here are the passages that I chose, emphasizing the Gospel of Luke. I hope you and your family can also add this practice to your daily Rosary and challenge the kids to shout out the Scripture passage before each Mystery.
JOYFUL (Monday and Saturday)
1st Annunciation Luke 1:26-38
2nd Visitation Luke 1:39-45
3rd Nativity Luke 2:1-21
4th Presentation Luke 2:22-38
5th Finding Jesus Luke 2:41
LUMINOUS (Thursday)
1st Baptism Luke 3:21-22
2nd Cana John 2:1-11
3rd Proclamation Matt 5—7
4th Transfiguration Luke 9:28-36
5th Eucharist Luke 22:14-23
SORROWFUL (Tuesday and Friday)
1st Gethsemane Luke 22:39-46
2nd Scourging John 19:1
3rd Crown of Thorns John 19:2
4th Carries Cross John 19:17
5th Jesus dies John 19:17-37
GLORIOUS (Wednesday and Sunday)
1st Resurrection John 20:1-10
2nd Ascension Acts 1:9
3rd Pentecost Acts 2:1-4
4th Assumption CCC 966
5th Coronation 1 Kings 2:19; Rev 12:1
Day 4 Coimbra, Braga, Bom Jesus, Santiago de Compostela
We have a nice breakfast and pack up our suitcases and head north for about an hour to Coimbra. This is where Sister Lucia spent 50 years as a Carmelite nun. We had Mass in the same cloister chapel where she enjoyed Mass.
Continue on to Santiago de Compostela, the destination of the important medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James, the El Camino.
Along the way we drove through Braga and visited the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte. It has to be seen to be believed.
Dinner at Parador de Santiago and overnight in Santiago de Compostela.
Alcohol, Mary, & Miracles — Hard Verses with Steve Ray, John 2:1-12
Marcus Grodi has invited me many times to record shows on Deep in Scripture and on Journey Home.
In one particularly interesting show, we discussed “John 2, Alcohol, Mary, and Miracles” (audio below).
Check out the Coming Home Networks website – loaded with great material, recordings, testimonies and more.
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