"A Light Upon My
Rosary"
Copyright 2009
"David Burke"
With Permission Resources-Attribution
Mary, Patroness of the Renewal
Mother of the Redeemer,
with great joy we call you blessed.
In order to carry out
his providential plan of salvation,
God the Father chose you
before the creation of the world.
You believed in his love
and obeyed his word.
The Son of God desired you for his Mother
when he became man to save the human
race. You received him
with ready obedience and undivided heart.
The Holy Spirit loved you
as his mystical spouse,
and he filled you with singular gifts.
You allowed yourself to be led
by his hidden and powerful action.
"The Magnificat"
"My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has
looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day forward, all generations shall call me blessed; the Almighty has done great things
for me, and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the might of his arm, and
has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the
hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, for he has rememberd his promise of mercy, the
promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his children for ever. [Luke, 1:39-26]
John Paul II Speaks About Mary
MOTHER OF THE REDEEMED After entrusting Mary to John with the words
"Woman, behold your son!", Jesus, from the
Cross, turns to His beloved disciple, saying to
him, "Behold your mother!" (Jn 19:26-27).
With these words He reveals to Mary the
height of her motherhood: as mother of the
Savior, she is also the mother of the
redeemed.
"A Light Upon My
Rosary"
Copyright 2009
"David Burke"
With Permission Resources-Attribution
JESUS INVITES YOU May all discover in Jesus' words: "Behold your mother!", the invitation to accept Mary as
mother, responding to her motherly love as true children.
CHRIST'S WILL The Church's devotion to the Virgin is not only the fruit of a spontaneous response to the
exceptional value of her person and the importance of her role in the work of salvation, but is
based on Christ's will.
LOVE FOR AND TRUST IN MARY The words "Behold your mother!", express Jesus' intention to
inspire in His disciples an attitude
of love for and trust in Mary, leading them to recognize her as their mother...
THE SCHOOL OF THE VIRGIN At the school of the Virgin, the disciples learn to know the Lord deeply ... and to have an
intimate and lasting relationship of love with Him. They also discover the joy of entrusting
themselves to the Mother's maternal love, living like affectionate and docile children.
MARY LEADS TO JESUS The history of Christian piety teaches that Mary is the way which leads to Christ and that
filial devotion to her takes nothing from intimacy with Jesus; indeed it increases it and leads
to the highest levels of perfection.
MARVELS WROUGHT BY GRACE The countless Marian shrines throughout the world testify to the marvels wrought by grace
through the intercession of Mary ... Turning to her, drawn by her tenderness, the men and
women of our time also meet Jesus, Savior and Lord of their lives.
1997 Presentation Ministries. Used by with permission.
