Dear Parents and Caregivers
OCTOBER ~ THE MONTH OF THE ROSARY
Many of the world’s religions use beads, knotted rope or other tangible things people can hold to help them when in prayer. In the Catholic Tradition we use Rosary beads as one of the ways of assisting us to pray. The month of October has been dedicated to the Rosary in the church’s liturgical calendar.
Some of you may be familiar with the Rosary as in some cultures the Rosary plays a very important part of their prayer life, whilst others may not have heard about them. The origins of the Rosary are a little unclear but the use of strings of beads to count prayers has been found from the middle ages. It is thought the structure of the Rosary gradually evolved between the 12th and 15th centuries and during the 16th century; the structure of the five-decade Rosary based on the three sets of mysteries prevailed.
Tradition holds that St Dominic devised the Rosary and was instrumental in its widespread use during the twelfth century although there are no records of this. Moved by a vision of Mary our Blessed Mother, he preached the use of the Rosary in his missionary work. Other more recent well-known visions of Mary include St Bernadette at Lourdes and the three shepherd children at Fatima. All involved Mary requesting the world praying the Rosary to bring people back to Christ and for peace in the world.
The Rosary is a series of prayers in honour of our Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The whole Rosary is composed of twenty decades. A decade consists of: The Lord’s Prayer, ten Hail Marys and the Glory be to the Father. The Rosary consists of five decades of beads and each five decades is given specific times from the Bible of Mary and Jesus life for us to reflect on. We call these the ‘mysteries’, because so much of our faith is a mystery to us but we still believe. There are four groups of mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous and Glorious.
The five Joyful Mysteries include the Annunciation (Lk 1:28) when the angel came to Mary asking her to be the Mother of God, the visitation when Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth (Lk 1:41-42), the birth of Jesus (Lk 2:22-23), the presentation of Jesus in the temple (Lk 2:22-23) and finding Jesus in the temple (Lk 2:46). Next, we have the five Sorrowful Mysteries where we asked to reflect on Jesus agony in the garden (Lk 22:44-45), The scourging at the pillar (Jn 19:1), the crowning with thorns (Mt 27:28-29), the carrying of the cross (Jn 19:17) and the Crucifixion (Lk 23:46). The Luminous mysteries are of the Baptism of Jesus (Mk 1:11), the wedding at Cana (Jn 2:1-2), Jesus proclaims the kingdom (Mk 4:23), Jesus is transfigured (Lk 9:28-29) and Jesus gives us the Eucharist (Mt 26:26). The last mysteries, the Glorious mysteries, begin with the Resurrection (Mk 16:6), The Ascension (Mk 16:19), The descent of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4), The Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven (Rev 12:1) and The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven (Rev 12:1).
Upcoming Events at our School to Place in your Diaries:
Tuesday 1 November – All Saints Mass at the Church at 9:15am.
Friday 11 November – Remembrance Day Whole School Liturgy in the PAS at 11am.
How Well Do We Know Our school?
Another beautiful area of our school.
Have you seen it before, do you know where it is?
Sacramental Program 2022/2023
If you have any questions about the program for next year or; if you are considering starting your children’s Religious Journey with the Sacrament of Baptism, please contact Franco Canil at the School Office or email fcanil@sjms.catholic.edu.au
This Week’s Sunday Readings are:
First Reading: Wisdom 11:22-12:2
Second Reading: 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2
Gospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10
Also, as a quick reminder that Mass times at St Ignatius Church, Norwood are:
Saturday: (Vigil) 6:00pm
Sunday: 8:30am, 10:00am, 5:00pm
“We are all a reflection of God’s love”
Franco Canil
Acting APRIM
Dear Parents and Caregivers
OCTOBER ~ THE MONTH OF THE ROSARY
Many of the world’s religions use beads, knotted rope or other tangible things people can hold to help them when in prayer. In the Catholic Tradition we use Rosary beads as one of the ways of assisting us to pray. The month of October has been dedicated to the Rosary in the church’s liturgical calendar.
Some of you may be familiar with the Rosary as in some cultures the Rosary plays a very important part of their prayer life, whilst others may not have heard about them. The origins of the Rosary are a little unclear but the use of strings of beads to count prayers has been found from the middle ages. It is thought the structure of the Rosary gradually evolved between the 12th and 15th centuries and during the 16th century; the structure of the five-decade Rosary based on the three sets of mysteries prevailed.
Tradition holds that St Dominic devised the Rosary and was instrumental in its widespread use during the twelfth century although there are no records of this. Moved by a vision of Mary our Blessed Mother, he preached the use of the Rosary in his missionary work. Other more recent well-known visions of Mary include St Bernadette at Lourdes and the three shepherd children at Fatima. All involved Mary requesting the world praying the Rosary to bring people back to Christ and for peace in the world.
The Rosary is a series of prayers in honour of our Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The whole Rosary is composed of twenty decades. A decade consists of: The Lord’s Prayer, ten Hail Marys and the Glory be to the Father. The Rosary consists of five decades of beads and each five decades is given specific times from the Bible of Mary and Jesus life for us to reflect on. We call these the ‘mysteries’, because so much of our faith is a mystery to us but we still believe. There are four groups of mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous and Glorious.
The five Joyful Mysteries include the Annunciation (Lk 1:28) when the angel came to Mary asking her to be the Mother of God, the visitation when Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth (Lk 1:41-42), the birth of Jesus (Lk 2:22-23), the presentation of Jesus in the temple (Lk 2:22-23) and finding Jesus in the temple (Lk 2:46). Next, we have the five Sorrowful Mysteries where we asked to reflect on Jesus agony in the garden (Lk 22:44-45), The scourging at the pillar (Jn 19:1), the crowning with thorns (Mt 27:28-29), the carrying of the cross (Jn 19:17) and the Crucifixion (Lk 23:46). The Luminous mysteries are of the Baptism of Jesus (Mk 1:11), the wedding at Cana (Jn 2:1-2), Jesus proclaims the kingdom (Mk 4:23), Jesus is transfigured (Lk 9:28-29) and Jesus gives us the Eucharist (Mt 26:26). The last mysteries, the Glorious mysteries, begin with the Resurrection (Mk 16:6), The Ascension (Mk 16:19), The descent of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4), The Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven (Rev 12:1) and The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven (Rev 12:1).
Upcoming Events at our School to Place in your Diaries:
Tuesday 1 November – All Saints Mass at the Church at 9:15am.
Friday 11 November – Remembrance Day Whole School Liturgy in the PAS at 11am.
How Well Do We Know Our school?
Another beautiful area of our school.
Have you seen it before, do you know where it is?
Sacramental Program 2022/2023
If you have any questions about the program for next year or; if you are considering starting your children’s Religious Journey with the Sacrament of Baptism, please contact Franco Canil at the School Office or email fcanil@sjms.catholic.edu.au
This Week’s Sunday Readings are:
First Reading: Wisdom 11:22-12:2
Second Reading: 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2
Gospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10
Also, as a quick reminder that Mass times at St Ignatius Church, Norwood are:
Saturday: (Vigil) 6:00pm
Sunday: 8:30am, 10:00am, 5:00pm
“We are all a reflection of God’s love”
Franco Canil
Acting APRIM
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