Janet and Bridgett begin the journey through the Sorrowful Mysteries with the realization that, in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus truly had a choice.  We sometimes lose sight of His humanity and the real struggle and anguish He experienced, and how that can strengthen us when we too face the challenges in our own lives. 

Baby Step:  Pray with the Agony in the Garden. Surrender our own trials and need for self-reliance so we, like Jesus, can trust the will of the Father.

What is the Rosary?  (Glossary of the CCC) A prayer in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which repeats the privileged Marian prayer Ave Maria or Hail Mary in “decades” of ten prayers, each preceded by the Pater Noster (“Our Father”) and concluded by the Gloria Patri (Glory Be to the Father), accompanied by meditation on the mysteries of Christ’s life.  The rosary was developed by medieval piety in the Latin church as a popular substitute for the liturgical prayer of the Hours (2678, 2708; cf. 1674).

QUOTE FROM SAINT JPII “The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer.  In the sobriety of its elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a compendium.”  

“One thing is clear: although the repeated Hail Mary is addressed directly to Mary, it is to Jesus that the act of love is ultimately directed, with her and through her.  The repetition is nourished by the desire to be conformed ever more completely to Christ, the true program of the Christian life.”

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