BIBLICAL LINKS TO THE HOLY ROSARY MYSTERIES:

THE FIVE JOYFUL MYSTERY_

The Annunciation {‘…he went in and said to her, Rejoice, you who enjoy God’s favor! The Lord is with you…’ Lk.1:26-38}

The Visitation [“…Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit…” Lk.1:39-45]

The Birth/Nativity (‘…and she gave birth to a son, her first-born. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the living-space…’ Lk.2:1-19)

The Presentation {“And when the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord…” Lk.2:22-38}

The Finding [‘…it happened that, three days later, they found him in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions…’ Lk.2:41-50]

THE FIVE LUMINOUS MYSTERIES:

The Baptism (‘…And when Jesus had been baptized he at once came up from the water and suddenly the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on him…’ Mtt.3:13-17)

The Manifestation {“…Jesus said to the servants fill the jars with water and they filled them to the brim…they did this; the president tasted the water and it had turned into wine…” Jn.2:1-12}

The Proclamation [‘from then onwards Jesus began his proclamation with the message, repent for the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand’ Mtt.4:17]

The Transfiguration (“…there in their presence he was transfigured: his face shone like the sun and his clothes became as dazzling as light. And suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared to them; they were talking with him…” Mtt.17:1-8)

The Institution of the Holy Eucharist {‘then he took bread and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me. He did the same with the cup after supper and said, This cup is the new covenant in my blood poured out for you’ Lk.22:19-20}

THE FIVE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES:

The Prayer and Agony in the garden (‘then Jesus came with them to a plot of land called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, stay here while I go over there to pray…then he said to them, My soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait here and stay awake with me. And going on a little further he fell on his face and prayed. My Father, he said, if it is possible, let this cup pass me by. Nevertheless, let it be as you, not I, would have it…’ Mtt.26:36-46)

The Scourging at the pillar {“Pilate then had Jesus taken away and scourged” Jn.19:1}

The Crowning with thorns [‘and after this, the soldiers twisted some thorns into a crown and put it on his head and dressed him in a purple robe…’ Jn.19:2-3]

The Condemnation and Carrying of the Cross (“Pilate asked them, what harm has he done? But they shouted all the louder, crucify him! So Pilate, anxious to placate the crowd, released Barabbas for them and after having Jesus scourged, he handed him over to be crucified…they led him out to crucify him. They enlisted a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, father of Alexander and Rufus, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross. They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha, which means the place of the skull” Mk.15:14-22)

The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus {‘when they reached the place called The Skull, there they crucified him and the two criminals, one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, Father forgive them; they do not know what they are doing… Jesus cried out in a loud voice saying, Father into your hands I commit my spirit. With these words he breathed his last’ Lk.23:33-46}

THE FIVE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES:

 The Resurrection (‘After the Sabbath and towards dawn on the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to visit the sepulcher. And there was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat on it…He is not here, for he has risen as he said he would…’ Mtt.28:1-8)

The Ascension {“then he took them out as far as the outskirts of Bethany and raising his hands he blessed them. Now as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven. They worshipped him and then went back to Jerusalem full of joy…” Lk.24:50-53}

The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles [‘When Pentecost day came round, they had all met together when suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind which filled the entire house in which they were sitting and there appeared to them tongues as of fire; these separated and came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak different languages as the Spirit gave them power to express themselves’ Acts 2:1-4]

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven (‘for you will not abandon me to Sheol, you cannot allow your faithful servant to see the abyss’ Ps.16:10)

The Coronation of Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth {“… the consort at your right hand in gold of Ophir” Ps.45:9, ‘Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman robed with the sun, standing on the moon and on her head a crown of twelve stars…’ Rev.12:1-17}