Mary seems so divinely inspired in her dealings with Jesus. ![]() Jesus replied "What wouldst thou have me do, woman? My hour has not yet come." John writes further that Mary said to the attendants "Do whatever He tells you." One wonders what Mary had seen and heard from her son in the past.Īt the age of twelve Mary had lost Jesus (Luke 2:41-50) and eventually found Him with the teachers in the temple.Īt that time Luke says that Jesus told her "How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?" Luke 2:51-52 says Jesus then went back to Nazareth and was subject to his parents. John writes that Mary said "They have no wine". ![]() However, his Mother Mary knew that he would do it. Certainly it was His first recorded miracle in public. It is often referred to as Jesus' first miracle. The immediate reaction to this might have been that Jesus was a lovely companion to be with! However, this Bible passage has much more and a very deeper meaning. Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Father, into your hands I commend my spirit' and when he had said this he breathed his last.Please read John 2:1-12 of the Roman Catholic Bible. First Decade: The Baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan (Mark 1:9-10) Second Decade: The Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11) Third Decade: The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God (Mark 1:14-15). Then the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. Come, Pray the Rosary The Luminous Mysteries. "It was now about noon and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon because of an eclipse of the sun. As they approached to offer him wine they called out, 'If you are King of the Jews, save yourself.' Above him there was an inscription that read, 'This is the King of the Jews.' Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, 'Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us.' The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, 'Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation? And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal.' Then he said, 'Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.' He replied to him, 'Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.' The people stood by and watched the rulers, meanwhile, sneered at him and said, 'He saved others, let him save himself if he is the chosen one, the Messiah of God.' Even the soldiers jeered at him. They divided his garments by casting lots. “When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left. Joseph may also follow.) Conclude the Rosary with the Sign of the Cross. Let us pray: O God, whose Only Begotten Son, by his life, Death, and Resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech thee, that while meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. After saying the five decades, say the Hail, Holy Queen, followed by this dialogue and prayer:. ![]() (After finishing each decade, some say the following prayer requested by the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima: O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy.) While fingering each of the ten beads of the decade, next say ten Hail Marys while meditating on the Mystery.For each of the five decades, announce the Mystery (perhaps followed by a brief reading from Scripture) then say the Our Father. ![]()
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