The Rosary
The Joyful Mysteries 

Meditated on Monday and Saturday

Photo taken in the chapel

The Gospel of St Luke is the most informative on the childhood of Jesus. His symbol is the bull, one of the four living beings that surround the throne of God in the Apocalypse of St John.

A doctor of pagan origin, St Luke was the companion of Paul on his journeys. His literary skills, his subtlety and the joy with which he wanted to communicate the coming of the Son of God amongst men for their salvation, showed in his work which unfolded in two parts: the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles.
The first decade of the Rosary is characterized by the joy that radiates from the Incarnation.

This is already obvious from the Annunciation, with Archangel Gabriel's greeting to the Virgin of Nazareth: "Hail, full of grace". The Visitation with Elizabeth is held in an atmosphere of rejoicing. While the Nativity in Bethlehem, is bathed in an atmosphere of jubilation.

The last two mysteries are still steeped in this joyful atmosphere but they already herald signs of drama: the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, with the prophecy by Simeon of painful days to come, and the Finding of Jesus at the Temple after His disappearance of three days, which shows the priority He gave above all, to God His Father.