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Rosary Meditations
From Junior Shepherds of Christ Associate Meetings

JOYFUL MYSTERIES
DECEMBER 7, 1995

The Angel Gabriel Comes to Mary

1. Today is the eve of the Immaculate Conception. Mary was sinless. She conceived the Child Jesus. It makes sense that God would come into a virgin that was without sin.
2. Eve was the first mother of the living. She sinned and now Mary conceives of the Child Jesus. She is the spiritual Mother of all the living.
3. The angel said, "...'Rejoice, you who enjoy God's favour! The Lord is with you.'" (Lk. 1:28)
4. The angel asked Mary to be the Mother of God and Mary complied. She always did the Father's will. "...'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God." (Lk. 1:35) "Mary said, "You see before you the Lord's servant, let it happen to me as you have said.' And the angel left her." (Lk. 1:38)
5. The Father created us and has such a plan for each one of our lives. It is in living according to the way the Father wants us to live that we will be happy.
6. Mary wants us to make reparation to her heart:

During her appearance in July, Our Lady, in answer to Lucy's plea, promised that in October she would work a great miracle so that all might believe and know who she was. Again, the Mother of God told the children to sacrifice themselves for sinners and to say many times, especially when making a sacrifice, this prayer: "O my Jesus, I offer this for love of Thee, for the conversion of poor sinners, and in reparation for all the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary."²⁴

7. We tell Mary we are sorry for the disrespectful way some treat her. We tell her we love her.
8. Hail Mary, full of grace. She is full of grace, for she carried within her the Child Jesus.
9. The Child Jesus was conceived in the womb of Mary, and His Heart was formed within her womb.
10. Let us ask our Mother Mary to help us.

The Visitation

1. Mary went to visit her cousin, Elizabeth, who had also conceived a child in her old age.
2. "...'Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb." (Luke 1:42) This was the greeting that Elizabeth gave to Mary when Mary came to visit her.
3. The child within the womb of Elizabeth jumped for joy at the presence of the Almighty God and the Virgin Mary.
4. Who are we that God loves us so much that He came to this earth, walked the earth, suffered, and died that we would share in His life?
5. We are human persons. He is a Divine Person. It is through Baptism that He allows us to share in His divine life.
6. We are the children of God. Mary is our Mother and we have a most loving Father.
7. Let us forever be thankful for the visits that God gives to us through His grace.
8. Mary carried the Child Jesus, the Son of God, within her womb. He gives Himself to us in the Holy Eucharist. He comes to us. He is as present in us in the Holy Eucharist as He was in Mary's womb.
9. Mary wants us to come to her heart. She will take us to the Heart of her Son. Jesus loves us so much.
10. How pure and tender is the heart of Mary. How loving, how kind she is. Dwelling in her heart, we will become more pure, more tender, more loving, and more kind. We have a mother when we are born, Mary is the Mother of our spiritual life.

The Child Jesus Is Born in Bethlehem

1. Dear Jesus, how tenderly we love You and thank You for coming to this earth and for giving us a sharing in Your divine life.
2. Jesus waits for us to come and to tell Him of our love.
3. We cannot imagine the beauty of our own soul when we are in the state of grace!
4. He looks at us and He sees the good in us. Let us always look at our brothers and see the good in them.
5. Think of the little baby hands and feet of Jesus in the crib. Now think of how Jesus loves us that He allowed them to hammer nails into His hands and feet.
6. Let us get rid of any hatred that we have toward any of our brothers.
7. Let us fill our hearts with such love that when we interact with others, we are loving to them.
8. Jesus is waiting to be so close to us. Many times, we have moments all alone. In these special moments, Jesus would like us to tell Him how much we love Him.
9. Song: What Child Is This
10. The shepherds came and they watched the Child Jesus as He lay in the manger. This is the Almighty God, the Savior of the World.

The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

1. The Child Jesus was taken to the Temple and presented to the Father.
2. The old man, Simeon, was waiting to see the Child Jesus and he prophesied of the sufferings to come.
3. Let us pray to the Blessed Virgin and ask her to help us in everything that we do, for she is our best prayer partner. In uniting with her tender heart, we will become closer to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. She has a pure heart. Her heart is immaculate.
4. Whenever we are worried, or whenever we do not feel good inside, let us pray for the grace to tell Jesus how much we love Him. We must not waste valuable moments by giving into the thoughts that trouble our hearts.
5. Satan tries to keep souls away from God. Mary will take us to the Heart of Christ if we pray to her.
6. From the prophesy of Simeon, Mary knew of the sufferings to come. From this time on, there was a constant ache in her heart.
7. We are being asked to pray the rosary everyday.
8. It is up to us to pray from our hearts, not to just say words. We must pray with our whole heart, our whole soul, and our whole being.
9. Lord Jesus, little Jesus that was held in the arms of the Virgin Mary, watch over us in every breath that we take.
10. Jesus wants us to go to our beloved Mother for love and protection.

The Finding in the Temple

1. When He was a little baby, the Child Jesus was taken up to the Temple. The Child Jesus was also taken up to the Temple when He was twelve years old.
2. Not much is known about the young life of Jesus. This was the Almighty God Who came to this earth and walked the earth as a little boy. It is important in our daily lives to live our lives and be rooted in God.
3. Mary and Joseph went ahead and the Child Jesus was left behind. When Mary and Joseph realized this, they returned to Jerusalem with their hearts sorrowing in search of the Child Jesus.
4. They found Him among the doctors and He was teaching them. They were astonished at His wisdom and His answers.
5. Let us ask the Child Jesus for all of those things that we hold dear to our hearts, for the Child Jesus will help us.
6. Mary's heart was torn under the cross for she knew of how many of her precious children would lose their souls for their willfulness and their sins.
7. Let us pray for this world today, for the sufferings and pain, and for the little lost children of the Virgin Mary.
8. We are the lights that shine in the dark world.
9. Let us light up the earth with the fire of God's love.
10. Hail Mary...

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