FIFTEENTH BYZANTINE ROSARY MYSTERY....The Glorification of the Mother Of God
The Coronation of Mary declares her to be Queen of Heaven, and so she is. The more mystically oriented East doesn't use the monarch...
THE FOURTEENTH BYZANTINE ROSARY MYSTERY....The Dormition
The Dormition (the falling asleep of the Mother of God) is followed right away in Eastern minds by her Assumption, just as it is with...
THE THIRTEENTH BYZANTINE ROSARY MYSTERY....The Descent Of The Holy Spirit
In our Western Church we like to wear red on Pentecost to honor the Holy Spirit. Red speaks of Divine Love and also (be aware!) speaks...
TWELFTH BYZANTINE ROSARY MYSTERY....The Ascension of Christ
You and I measure everything by time, from "What time is it?", to "When was that?" - and beyond these simple reliances to a vast array ...
ELEVENTH BYZANTINE ROSARY MYSTERY....The Resurrection of Christ
OrthodoX do not speak of purgatory and hell, but only of the place of the dead. Hell is where Jesus descended, as we profess in the...
THE TENTH BYZANTINE ROSARY MYSTERY....The Mother Of God At The Foot Of The Cross
Here we have more on participation in God's plan of salvation....In her agony at the foot of the cross Mary participates in the...
NINTH BYZANTINE ROSARY MYSTERY....The Wedding At Cana
So many themes come to mind with this mystery, making it a wonderful Text for meditation! The icon shows the bride and groom at the...
EIGHTH BYZANTINE ROSARY MYSTERY.....The Finding Of The Child Jesus In The Temple
Looking at the icon of Jesus sitting and conversing with the Doctors of the Law, I could not stop thinking of the adult Jesus sitting...
SEVENTH BYZANTINEE ROSARY MYSTERY....The Flight Into Egypt
St. John Of The Cross's Christmas refrain is quoted by Richard Hardy: "The Virgin, weighed with the Word Of God, comes down the road:...
SIXTH BYZANTINE ROSARY MYSTERY....The Presentation Of Christ In The Temple
Richard P. Hardy in his book, "St. John Of The Cross...Man And Mystic" (Institute of Carmelite Studies, Washington D.C.) says, "If in...
