Rosary Letter – Dominican Friars Ireland

Rosary Newsletter – Autumn edition

Archivist Author — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:09:51 +0000

The Autumn edition of the Rosary Newsletter is out. You can view the online version by clicking here. You can also subscribe to the newsletter by using the subscribe option on the top left after opening the page.

Rosary Newsletter – The Finding in the Temple (Luke 2:41-52)

Archivist Author — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 12:18:45 +0000

In this mystery with Mary we consider three long days and nights when the Christ child goes missing. When in life have you lain awake at night worrying about the next day, a difficulty in the family or work? Many parents like Mary and Joseph wait late into the night for a child to return […]

Rosary Newsletter – The Presentation in the Temple (Luke 2.22-40)

Archivist Author — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 12:17:00 +0000

Mary is told in this mystery that a sword will pierce your own soul so that the secret thoughts of many maybe laid bare. Mary pondered these words of Simeon in her heart. What can this mean, what am I facing in the future? I know the Lord is with me, but what is this […]

Rosary Newsletter – The Nativity (Luke 2.1-20)

Archivist Author — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 12:15:36 +0000

In this mystery we too like Mary gaze in wonder at the Christ child. For the first time in history heaven comes down on earth. Human beings will gaze down on heaven itself. The angels sing joyfully and announce the good news to the Shepherds. They make haste joyfully to see the wonders they have […]

Rosary Newsletter – The Visitation (Luke 1:39-56)

Archivist Author — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 12:14:18 +0000

In this mystery we hear Mary’s song of thanksgiving, the Magnificat. “For he who is mighty has done great things for me,” Mary sings in the presence of her cousin Elizabeth. In the ups and downs of life, we can get tired and wonder what life is really about. Have you today thanked God for […]

Rosary Newsletter – The Annunciation (Luke 1.26-38)

Archivist Author — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:13:59 +0000

In this mystery, we hear the words of the Angel Gabriel to Our Blessed Lady, “The Lord is with you.” As Catholics we hear these words at the beginning and end of every Mass. These words in the scriptures remind the hearer that he/she is called to play an important role in God’s plan of […]

How The Whimper Of A Sick Child Is Like The Rosary

Archivist Author — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 10:35:55 +0000

As you know I am Catholic. Recently a friend of mine asked me why I, and Catholics in general, say the rosary. It seems like such a boring prayer. I gave her a simple answer, simple and inadequate. And then I said to her I’d think more about it and answer her again in a […]

5th Jubilee Mystery: Revelation in Word and Sacrament at Emmaus

Archivist Author — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:12:24 +0000

Luke 24:13-35 “They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the scriptures?” And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them, who said, “The […]

4th Jubilee Mystery: ‘Go tell my brothers,’ Mary Magdalen, Patroness of Preachers.

Archivist Author — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 19:10:37 +0000

John 20:11-18 “Go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”; and she told them that he had said these things to her.” Mary Magdalen received the grace […]

3rd Jubilee Mystery: The Commissioning and Sending Forth of the Seventy-Two Disciples.

Archivist Author — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 19:09:21 +0000

Luke. 10:1-9 “Say to them, the kingdom of God has come near to you.” While travelling toward Jerusalem, Jesus appoints, and sends out in pairs, seventy-two disciples. He sends them ahead to visit all the places he himself will visit. The disciples were sent out with very particular instructions about how they were to travel, […]