Rosary #32 Conversion, inside and out!

Rosary # 32 – Conversion, inside and out!
Jesus’ victory over the evil one assures us that we will not succumb at the moment of trial as long as we remain united to the Lord. In this perspective, Lent invites us to make special commitment to the process of spiritual growth. Pope John Paul II, Feb. 29, 2004

 

Pray for the intention of the General Assembly.

 

FIRST MYSTERY: Jesus is condemned to death – for our sins.

[Mat 15:17-18] Do you not realize that everything that enters the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled into the latrine? But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile.

 

SECOND MYSTERY: Jesus is crowned with thorns – for our sins.

[Mat 15:19-20] For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, false witness, blasphemy. These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile."

 

THIRD MYSTERY: Jesus is scourged at the pillar – for our sins.

[Mark 1:25-26] Jesus rebuked him and said, "Quiet! Come out of him!" The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him.

 

FOURTH MYSTERY: Jesus carries the cross – for our sins.

[Eph 4:29 - 32] No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for needed edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption.   All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice. (And) be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.

 

FIFTH MYSTERY: Jesus dies on the cross – for our sins.

[Mat 6:19-23] "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal…For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.”The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light; but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.

 

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Very often we are closed inside ourselves; inside our selfishness, our sensitivity, our tastes, our point of view, our memories; and we do not succeed at coming out of ourselves, at leaving ourselves out of the picture and opening ourselves to others.

(The Alternate Proposal of Christ – G. Giaquinta).