The Rosary
The Sorrowful Mysteries

Meditated on Tuesdays and Fridays

Photo taken in the chapel

Here begins the narrative of the Passion of Christ. The eighteen terrible hours endured by Jesus before his death show us the deep love God has for us all. They are the source of our salvation. The Passion according to St John, that the roman liturgy proclaims be read on Good Friday, is the most moving. Not only was John a narrator without equal, but he was also an eyewitness. A disciple of the first and the last hour, he wrote his memoirs in Ephesus at the end of the first century.

His Gospel begins "in Heaven", close to God with an impressive prologue, hence his symbol: the eagle. His narration is powerfully evocative. It abounds with images of the creation: light, water, wind and everyday realities of life: the vine, bread and the shepherd. John, witness and friend, leaves us with a living image of His Lord.

This meditation opens with The Agony in the Garden where Christ spent a particularly agonising moment. How much it will cost Him to follow His Father is evident in the following mysteries, The Scourging at the Pillar, The Crowning with Thorns, The Carrying of the Cross, The Crucifixion and the Death of Jesus.
These mysteries reveal the love of God and the very meaning of man and bring the believer to relive the death of Jesus by standing at the foot of the cross with Mary.