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THE ROSARY

The Sweetest Story Ever Told.

In Gospel Texts and Motion Pictures

The Gospels make only such mention of the Ro-
sary as to connect the Mother of Christ with His
personal history. But when the religion He had
founded filled the East and West and surrounding
countries with flourishing churches, the followers of
Jesus felt a deep interest in knowing all about the
revered parents of Our Lord, and this inquiry was
stimulated by the misstatements and calumnies re-
garding Mary and Joseph.

The early Christian writers, including St. Jerome,
worked successfully in the land of Jesus and Mary
to gather and transmit to all future generations the
inspired writings of the Old and New Testaments.
Then came Origen, St. Justin, Martyr, St. John
Damascene, St. Gregory Nazianzen, St. Augustine,
St. John Chrysostom, and many others who vouched
for the existence and the authority of the tradition
relating to the parentage of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, of her birth and early life up to the point
where St. Luke and St. Matthew mention her story
in their Gospels.

The same authorities and many others tell us of
Mary’s life after the Ascension of Our Lord.

She was born in the town of Nazareth in Galilee,
which was also the home of St. Joseph, and where
the “Word Incarnate” was to live in obscurity for
thirty years. St. Justin, Martyr, a native of Palestine
who died for the faith, says that Mary was des-

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cended in a direct line from King David. Her fa-
ther’s name was Joachiam and her mother’s name
was Anne.
However wondrously glorious are those afore-

mentioned holy figures, they are all outshone by
Mary, Queen of Angels and Saints: Mary, the
Mother of Christ.

Like every creature in Heaven and on earth, She
was created out of nothingness. An infinite distance
separates her from the Infinite, from the Father,
Son and Holy Ghost. And she has no grace which
she does not owe to the Divine Mediator. Both
in her natural and supernatural being, she is wholly
the gift of God, “full of grace”. (St. Luke 1-28).
All the strength of her faith culminates in the words
she spoke to the Archangel: “Behold the handmaid
of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy
word’.’ (St. Luke 1, 38).
These are no common words. They have pre-

ceded all others along the way of redemption, and
helped to prepare that way: therefore she was and
is for all the “Gate of Heaven”.

With these preliminary remarks we now enter upon
our task,—that of condensing into a few pages a
number of Gospel texts showing the life of the Sec-
ond Eve, the Mother of the True Life, so dear to all
who hold Christ to be the Second Adam and Saviour
of our race. We propose to do this more interest-
ingly by explaining the Rosary with the aid of films
and talking and silent motion pictures, quoting our
authority for each mystery from these Gospel texts
as we proceed.
The word “Rosary” means a garland of roses.

The prayers in the Rosary are taken from the Bible
and are therefore in perfect accord with the mind
of God.

An intimate connection exists between the Rosary
and the Apostles’ Creed which is not at once appar-
ent. The words of the Apostles’ Creed afford mat-
ter for the whole fifteen mysteries of the Rosary.

On the words “conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
of the Virgin Mary”, are formed the five Joyful
Mysteries. On the words “suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried” are formed

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the five Sorrowful Mysteries, and the short sentence,
“rose again from the dead and ascended into
Heaven” gives us the five Glorious Mysteries. Thus
we can see what an important part the Creed has
in the Rosary, of which it forms the basis.

Faith is the germ, as it were, the root, and the
Rosary is the flower. “There shall come forth a rod
out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up
out of his root”. (Is. XI, 1).
With Mary’s co-operation, when she addressed

these words to the Archangel Gabriel, “Behold the
handmaid of the Lord, be it done unto me accord-
ing to Thy word”, our Saviour has accomplished
these fifteen mysteries of the Rosary.
Thus the life of Jesus and Mary is the lovely rose

garden into which we enter when we say the Rosary.
This lovely rose garden is planted in the Sacred
Soil of the Gospel: it is enclosed within the impreg-
nable walls of the Apostles’ Creed, out of which it
blooms in mysterious splendor. History tells us
that the Monks of the early ages used beads to
count their prayers, and, according to a tradition,
the Blessed Virgin appeared to St. Dominic in the
thirteenth century and asked him to spread the de-
votion of the Rosary as an antidote to the heresies
of the time. It is admitted by all church members
that the Our Father, ten Hail Marys, and the
Glory be to the Father, reverently said, during each
mystery, while meditating on the lives of Jesus and
Mary, cannot fail to be a source of joy in the lives
of Christians.
We present the following Gospel Texts with ac-

companying motion pictures, hoping that our efforts
may create in the Souls of all who see them, an
ardent desire to extend the Kingdom of God.

THE FIRST JOYFUL MYSTERY
The Annunciation of the

Archangel Gabriel to the Blessed
Virgin Mary.

Gospel Text
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent

from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to

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a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph,
of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was
Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her:
Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed
art thou among women.
Who having heard, was troubled at his saying,

and thought with herself what manner of salutation
this should be. And the angel said to her: Fear
not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God.
Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and thou
shalt bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name
Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the
Son of the most High; and the Lord shall give unto
him the throne of David, his father; and he shall
reign in the house of Jacob forever. And of his
kingdom there shall be no end.
And Mary said to the angel: “How shall this be

done, because I know not man?” And the angel
answering, said to her: “The Holy Ghost shall
come upon thee, and the power of the most High
shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the
Holy One, who shall be born of thee, shall be called
the Son of God. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth,
she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and
this is the sixth month with her that is called bar-
ren: because no word shall be impossible with God.
And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the

Lord, be it done to me according to thy word. And
the angel departed from her. (St. Luke 1, 26-38).

THE SECOND JOYFUL MYSTERY

The Visitation of the Blessed
Virgin to Her Cousin, St. Elizabeth.

Gospel Text

And Mary rising up in those days, went into the
hill country with haste, into a city of JuJda. And
she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted
Elizabeth. And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth
heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in
her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy
Ghost and she cried out with a loud voice and said:

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Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the
fruit of thy womb! And whence is this to me that
the mother of my Lord should come unto me? For
behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation
sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped
for joy. And blessed art thou that hast believed,
because those things shall be accomplished that
were spoken to thee by the Lord!

And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord,
and my spirit hath rejoiced in God, my Saviour.
Because he hath regarded the humility of his

handsmaid; for behold from henceforth all genera-
tions shall call me blessed.
Because he that is mighty hath done great things

to me; and holy is his name. And his mercy is from
generation unto generation to them that fear him.

He hath shewed might in his arm; he hath scat-
tered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He
hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath
exalted the humble.

He hath filled the hungry with good things, and
the rich he hath sent empty away.
And Mary abode with her about three months,

and she returned to her own house. (St. Luke 1,
39-56).

THE THIRD JOYFUL MYSTERY

The Birth of Our Divine Lord in
the Stable of Bethlehem.

Gospel Text

And it came to pass, that in those days there went
out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole
world should be enrolled. This enrolling was first
made by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria. And all
went to be enrolled, everyone into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the

city of Nazareth into Judea, to the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the
house and family of David, to be enrolled with



Mary, his espoused wife, who was with child. And
it came to pass, that when they were there, her
days were accomplished, that she should be deliv-
ered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and
wrapped him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him
in a manger; because there was no room for them in
the inn.

And there were in the same country shepherds
watching, and keeping the night watches over their
flock. And behold an angel of the Lord stood by
them and the brightness of God shone round about
them, and they feared with a great fear.

And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, be-
hold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, that
shall be to all people: for, this day, is born to you
a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of
David. And this shall be a sign unto you: You
shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes,
and laid in a manger. And suddenly there was with
the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising
God and saying: Glory to God in the highest; and
on earth peace to men of goodwill. (St. Luke 2,
1-14).

THE FOURTH JOYFUL MYSTERY
The Presentation

Of the Child Jesus in the Temple.

Gospel Text
After the days of her purification, according to the

law of Moses, were accomplished, they carried him
to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord: as it is
written in the law of the Lord: Every male opening
the womb shall be called holy to the Lord: and to
offer a sacrifice, according as it is written in the law
of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves or two young
doves.

And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named
Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting
for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Ghost
was in him. And he had received an answer from
the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before

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he had seen the Christ of the Lord. And he came
by the spirit into the temple. And when his parents
brought in the Child Jesus, to do for him according
to the custom of the law, he also took him into his
arms and blessed God and said: Now thou dost
dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word
in peace; because my eyes have seen thy salvation,
which thou hast prepared before the face of all
peoples: a light to the revelation of the Gentiles,
and the glory of thy people Israel.
And his father and mother were wondering at

those things which were spoken concerning him.
And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his
mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for
the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign
which shall be contradicted; and thy own soul a
sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts,
thoughts may be revealed.
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daugh-

ter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser; she was far
advanced in years, and had lived with her hus-
band seven years from her virginity. And she was
a widow until fourscore and four years; who de-
parted not from the temple, by fasting and prayers
serving night and day. Now she, at the same hour,
coming in confessed to the Lord; and spoke of him
to all that looked for the redemption of Israel.
And after they had performed all things according

to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee,
to their city Nazareth. And the child grew and
waxed strong, full of wisdom; and the grace of God
was in him. (St. Luke 2, 22-40).

THE FIFTH JOYFUL MYSTERY
The Finding of the Child Jesus in

the Temple.

Gospel Text
And his parents went every year to Jerusalem, at

the solemn day of the pasch, and when he was
twelve years old, they going up to Jerusalem, ac-
cording to the custom of the feast, and having ful-
filled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus

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remained in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not.
And thinking that he was in the company, they
came a day’s journey, and sought him among their
kinsfolk and acquaintance. And not finding him,
they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.

And it came to pass, that, after three days, they
found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the
doctors, hearing them and asking them questions.
And all that heard him were astonished at his wis-
dom and his answers. And seeing him, they won-
dered. And his mother said to him: “Son, why hast
thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have
sought thee sorrowing.

And he said to him: “How is it that you sought
me? Did you not know that I must be about my
Father’s business?” And they understood not the
word that he spoke unto them.
And he went down with them and came to Naza-

reth, and was subject to them. (St. Luke 2, 41-51).

THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY
The Agony of Our Divine Lord in the

Garden of Olives.

Gospel Text

Then Jesus came with them into a country place
which is called Gethsemani; and he said to his dis-
ciples: Sit you here, till I go yonder and pray. And
taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,
he began to grow sorrowful and to be said. Then
he said to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto
death; stay you here, and watch with me. And
going a little further, he fell upon his face, praying
and saying: My Father, if it be possible, let this
chalice pass from me. Nevertheless not as I will,
but as thou wilt.

And he cometh to his disciples and findeth them
asleep, and he saith to Peter: What? Could you not
watch one hour with me? Watch ye and pray that
ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is
willing, but the flesh is weak.

And the second time, he went and prayed, saying:

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My Father, if this chalice may not pass away, but I
must drink it, thy will be done. And he cometh
again and findeth them sleeping: for their eyes were
heavy.

And leaving them, he went again and he prayed
the third time, saying the selfsame word. Then he
cometh to his disciples, and saith to them: Sleep ye
now and take your rest; behold the hour is at hand,
and the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands
of sinners. Rise, let us go: behold he is at hand
that will betray me. (St. Matthew 26, 36-46).

THE SECOND SORROWFUL MYSTERY
The Scourging of Jesus.

Gospel Text
Pilate therefore went into the hall again and called

Jesus and said to him: Art thou the king of the
Jews?

Jesus answered: Sayest thou this thing of thyself
or have others told it thee of me?

Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own nation
and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me:
what hast thou done?
Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world.

If my kingdom were of this world, my servants
would certainly strive that I should not be delivered
to the Jews: but now my kingdom is not from
hence.

Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then?
Jesus answered: Thou sayest that I am a king.

For this was I born and for this I came into the
world; that I should give testimony of the truth.
Everyone that is of the truth, heareth my voice.

Pilate said to him: What is truth?
And when he had said this, he went out again to

the Jews and saith to them: I find no cause in him.
But you have a custom that I should release one
unto you at the pasch: will you therefore that I re-
lease unto you the king of the Jews?
Then they all cried again: Not this man but

Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.
Then therefore Pilate took Jesus and scourged

him. (St. John XVIII, 33-40 and XIX, 1).

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THE THIRD SORROWFUL MYSTERY
The Crowning of Jesus with Thorns.

Gospel Text
Then the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus

into the hall, gathered together unto him the whole
band; and stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak
about him. And platting a crown of thorns, they
put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand.
And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him,
saying: Hail, king of the Jews. And spitting upon
him, they took the reed and struck his head. (St.
Matthew 27, 27-30).

THE FOURTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY
The Carrying of the Cross.

Gospel Text
Now of necessity he was to release one unto them

upon the feast day. But the whole multitude to-
gether cried out, saying: Away with this man and
release unto us Barabbas: who for a certain sedition
made in the city, and for a murder, was cast into
prison. And Pilate again spoke to them, desiring
to release Jesus.

But they cried again, saying: Crucify him, crucify
him.

And he said to them the third time: Why, what
evil hath this man done? I find no cause of death
in him. I will chastise him therefore, and let him go.
But they were instant with loud voices, requiring

that he might be crucified; and their voices pre-
vailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be
done as they required. And he released unto them
him who for murder and sedition, had been cast into
prison, whom they had desired; but Jesus he deliv-
ered up to their will.

And as they led him away, they laid hold of one
Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country; and
they laid the cross on him to carry after Jesus. And
there followed him a great multitude of people, and
of women who bewailed and lamented him. But

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Jesus, turning to them, said: Daughters of Jeru-
salem, weep not over me; but weep for yourselves
and for your children. For, behold the days shall
come, wherein they shall say: Blessed are the bar-
ren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the
paps that have not given suck. Then they shall
begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us, and
to the hills: Cover us. For if in the green wood
they do these things, what shall be done in the dry?

And there were also two other malefactors led
with him to be put to death. (St. Luke 23, 17-32).

THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY
The Crucifixion and Death of Christ.

Gospel Text
And they took Jesus and led him forth. And bear-

ing his own cross, he went forth to that place which
is called Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha. Where
they crucified him, and with him two others, one
on each side, and Jesus in the midst.

And Pilate wrote a title also, and he put it upon
the cross. And the writing was: Jesus of Nazareth,
the King of the Jews. This title therefore many of
the Jews did read: because the place where Jesus
was crucified was nigh to the city : and it was writ-
ten in Hebrew and in Greek and in Latin. Then the
chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate: Write not,
the King of the Jews, but that he said I am the
King of the Jews.

Pilate answered: What I have written, I have
written.

The soldiers therefore when they had crucified
him, took his garments and they made four parts,
to every soldier a part, and also his coat. Now the
coat was without seam, woven from the top through-
out. They said then one to another: Let us not cut
it, but let us cast lots for it, whose it shall be; that
the Scripture might be fulfilled, saying: They have
parted my garments among them, and upon my ves-
ture they have cast Jots. And the soldiers indeed
did these things.
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother

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and mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary
Magdalen. When Jesus therefore had seen his
mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he
saith to his mother: Woman, behold thy son. After
that, he saith to the disciple: Behold thy mother.
And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.
Afterwards, Jesus knowing that all things were

now accomplished, that the Scripture might be ful-
filled, said: I thirst. Now there was a vessel set
there full of vinegar. And they, putting a sponge
full of vinegar about hyssop, put it to his mouth.
Jesus therefore, when he had taken the vinegar, said:
It is consummated. And bowing his head, he gave
up the ghost. (St. John 19, 16-30).

THE FIRST GLORIOUS MYSTERY
The Resurrection of Our Lord.

Gospel Text

And the next day, which followed the day of
preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came
together to Pilate, saying: Sir, we have remembered
that that seducer said, while he was yet alive: After
three days I will rise again. Command therefore
the sepulchre to be guarded until the third day; lest
perhaps his disciples come and steal him away, and
say to the people: he is risen from the dead; and
the last error shall be worse than the first.

And pilate saith to them: You have a guard; go
guard it as you know.

And they departing, made the sepulchre sure, seal-
ing the stone and setting guards. And in the end of
the Sabbath, when it began to dawn towards the first
day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the
other Mary, to see the sepulchre. And behold there
was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord
descended from Heaven and, coming, rolled back
the stone, and sat upon it. And his countenance
was as lightning and his raiment as snow. And for
fear of him the guards were struck with terror and
became as dead men. And the angel answering, said
to the women: Fear not you: for I know that you
seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for

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he is risen, as he said. Come and see the place
where the Lord was laid. And going quickly, tell ye
his disciples that he is risen: and behold he will go
before you into Galilee; there you shall see him. Lo,
I have foretold it to you.
And they went out quickly from the sepulchre

with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples.
And behold Jesus met them, saying: All hail! But
they came up and took hold of his feet and adored
him. Then Jesus said to them: Fear not. Go, tell
my brethren that they go into Galilee, there they
shall see me. (St. Matthew 27, 62-66; 28, 1-10).

THE SECOND GLORIOUS MYSTERY
The Ascension of Christ.

Gospel Text
And eating together with them, he commanded

them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem,
but should wait for the promise of the Father, which
you have heard (saith he) by my mouth. For John
indeed baptised with water, but you shall be baptised
with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.
They therefore who were come together, asked

him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore
again the kingdom of Israel?
But he said to them: It is not for you to know the

times or moments, which the Father has put in his
own power: But you shall receive the power of the
Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be wit-
nesses unto me in Jerusalem and Samaria and even
to the uttermost parts of the earth.
And when he had said these things, while they

looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received
him out of their sight. And while they were behold-
ing him going up to heaven, behold two men stood
by them in white garments. Who also said: Ye men
of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven?
This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven
shall so come, as you have seen him going into
heaven.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount

that is called Olivet, which is nigh Jerusalem, within
a sabbath-day’s journey. (Acts 1, 4-12.)

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THE THIRD GLORIOUS MYSTERY
The Descent of the Holy Ghost.

Gospel Text

And when the days of Pentecost were accom-
plished, they were all together in one place: and
suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a
mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house
where they were sitting. And there appeared to
them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat
upon every one of them: and they were all filled
with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with
divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave
them to speak.
Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, de-

vout men, out of every nation under heaven. And
when this was noised abroad, the multitude came
together, and were confounded in mind, because that
every man heard them speak in his own tongue. And
they w*ere all amazed and wondered, saying. Behold,
are not all these that speak, Galileans? And how
have we heard every man our own tongue wherein
we were born? Parthiana, and Medes, and Elamites,
and inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappa-
docia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphilia,
Egypt, and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and
strangers of Rome, Jews also, and proselytes, Cretes,
and Arabians; we have heard them speak in our own
tongues the wonderful works of God. And they
were all astonished and wondered, saying one to
another: What meaneth this? But others mocking,
said: these men are full of wine.
But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up

his voice and spoke to them: This is that, which was
spoken of by the prophet Joel: And it shall come
to pass in the last days, (saith the Lord) I will pour
out my spirit upon all flesh: and vour sons and your
daughters shall prophesy.

Therefore let all the house of Israel know most
certainly, that God hath made both Lord and Christ,
this same Jesus, whom you have crucified.
Now when they had heard these things, they had

compunction in their heart, and said to Peter, and

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to the Apostles: What shall we do, men and
brethren?

But Peter said to them: Do penance and be bap-
tized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ,
for the remission of your sins: and you shall re-
ceive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise
is to you and to your children and to all that are far
off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call. And
with very many other words did he testify and ex-
hort them saying: Save yourselves from this per-
verse generation.

They therefore that received his word, were bap-
tized: and there were added in that day about three
thousand souls. (Acts 2, 1-14, 16-17, 36-41).

THE FOURTH GLORIOUS MYSTERY

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.

Gospel Text
“My abode is in the full assembly of Saints.” Eccl.

24:11-13; 15-17.

The Blessed Virgin had passed her 60th year on
earth when the Angel of death came to her.
Tradition teaches that the Apostles were all as-

sembled at her death excepting St. Thomas. So
great was his grief at not being permitted to bid
farewell to the Mother of his Lord, that the tomb
was opened, but her immaculate Body had been
taken up to Heaven and the coffin was found filled
with fragrant flowers.

This Apostolic tradition is the foundation of the
belief of the Church in the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin. While it has not been defined as a
dogma of Faith, it seems fitting to accept the be-
lief that the Man God never permitted His Mother
to suffer the corruption of the grave.

We can almost hear the Angelic Choir resounding
in the Heavens its hymn of thanksgiving and praise
as in the very words of the Blessed Mother herself
when here below she cried, “My Soul doth magnify
the Lord, etc. (Chorus here).

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THE FIFTH GLORIOUS MYSTERY

The Crowning of Mary in Heaven.

Gospel Text
It would seem as if the songs of praise of the

Blessed Mother on earth, have been continued and
magnified by the Angel Chorus in Heaven, as
follows

:

My soul doth magnify the Lord.
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Because He hath regarded the humility of His

handmaid: for behold: henceforth all generations
shall call me blessed.
For He that is mighty hath done great things to

me and holy is His name.
And His mercy is from generation to generation

unto them that fear Him.
He hath wrought mightily with His arm: He hath

scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and

hath exalted the humble.
He hath filled the hungry with good things and

the rich He hath sent away empty.
He hath received Israel His servant being mind-

ful of His mercy.
As He spoke unto our fathers, to Abraham and

his seed for ever. St. Luke 1 :46-55.

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