Our Lady asks us to pray the Rosary, but it takes time. We
are all busy. It is easier to think of praying the Rosary than to
actually do it. It’s a sort of discipline because we have to slow down
for more than five minutes. Let us take a closer look at what is really
happening.
In Matthew 18:20, Jesus says, “Where two or three come
together in my name, there am I with them.” Wow! Praying the Rosary
together just got better. He’s here! Christ is with us when we come
together in His name. This thought lifts our spirits and gets us started.
In Matt 18:19, Jesus says, “If two of you on earth agree
about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in
heaven.” We come together, two or more of us, all in agreement
asking for the same thing: the return of our prodigals.
The
Blessed Mother’s request to pray this prayer of the Rosary is even easier
now. The time doesn’t seem so long. She intercedes in our behalf,
enlightens, strengthens and guides us because we are meeting her request.
And we, in turn, join our sorrow to hers and to Christ’s suffering through
our acts of meditation and prayer.
With Mary, we journey through events in the life of Christ, and before we
know it, each event is done and we move on to another. We are reminded
of how little time He was on this earth. We offer our own time. We offer
our time to come together and pray as one, asking for the return of souls
through His Mother. It’s a beautiful time—a time that obscures measure. ♥
From "Silent Strength" The
Newsletter of the Marian Mantle Group, January, 2005
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