Monday 7 October

Our Lady of the Rosary (M)

Acts 1:12-14; Response: Magnificat, Luke 1:46-55; Luke 1:26-38

Hail Mary, full of grace

The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Christ-centred prayer. Just as the ‘Hail Mary’ in each decade focuses on Jesus – ‘fruit’ of Mary’s womb – as the centre-point, so, too, Jesus is the centre-point in each of the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries. As you pray the decades of the Rosary, place yourself with Mary, and, with her, gaze on Jesus calling, teaching, healing, etc. in the Gospel Mysteries.

Renew your decision to pray the Rosary each day.