S17 E2 - The Mysteries of Our Lives (Part 2)

 

About This Episode

In this episode, we conclude our series by reflecting on the sorrowful and glorious mysteries of our lives. In the midst of our own sorrows, we talk about the mortification of authentic love, what it means to carry our cross, and how to be patient when a particular suffering seems endless. We also share the glorious ways God is working in our lives. From the beauty of color to raising our expectations in faith, we ponder how Jesus’ presence in the sufferings of our lives often restores us more deeply than if He simply just healed our pain.

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Show Notes

One Thing We Love This Week:

 

Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesdays & Fridays)

  1. The Agony in the Garden – Contrition / Sorrow for Sin

  2. The Scourging at the Pillar – Purity / Mortification

  3. The Crowning with Thorns – Moral Courage / Humility

  4. The Carrying of the Cross – Patience in Suffering

  5. The Crucifixion – Perseverance / Salvation / Forgiveness

Glorious Mysteries (Wednesdays & Sundays)

  1. The Resurrection – Faith

  2. The Ascension – Hope / Desire for Heaven

  3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit – Wisdom / Love of God / Zeal

  4. The Assumption – Grace of a Happy Death / Devotion to Mary

  5. The Coronation of Mary – Eternal Happiness / Trust in Mary's Intercession

 

Discussion Questions:    

  1. Where in your life do you sense Christ walking closely with you?

  2. How have you experienced the mortification of authentic love?

  3. What breakthroughs have you experienced in this season?

  4. How have you experienced the Sorrowful Mysteries in this season?

  5. How have you experienced the Glorious Mysteries in this season?

 

Journal Questions:

  1. How did you experience delight this summer?

  2. When have I felt hypervigilant in this season?

  3. Who in my life am I called to entrust to the Divine Caretaker?

  4. How has my faith been expanded this summer?

 

Quote to Ponder:

“To contemplate the face of Christ, and to contemplate it with Mary, is the ‘program’ which I have set before the Church at the dawn of the third millennium… To recite the Rosary is nothing other than to contemplate with Mary the face of Christ. In this school of Mary, we learn to ‘read’ Christ, to discover his secrets, to understand his message”
— Rosarium Virginis Mariae, St. Pope John Paul II
 

Scripture for Lectio Divina:

““For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.””
— Isaiah 55:8-9
 

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