The Luminous Mysteries Pondering Jesus Ministry through Mary s eyes
The Luminous Mysteries The 5 decades of the Rosary that were added by Pope John Paul II. They deal with the public ministry of Jesus from his Baptism to the Last Supper Each one unfolds for us the mystery of redemption While Mary is directly involved in only one, we learn to see Jesus ministry as Mary did
The Luminous Mysteries The Five Luminous Mysteries are: The Baptism of Jesus Fulfilling all righteousness The Wedding at Cana Water becomes wine at Mary s intercession The Proclamation of the Kingdom Learning how to be a disciple in act and in being The Transfiguration Jesus reveals his identity The Institution of the Eucharist Jesus anticipates feeding his body the Paschal sacrifice
The Luminous Mysteries Learning to see through Mary s eyes: Luke s Gospel gives us a glimpse into how Mary learned to see: Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart (Lk. 2:19--after Jesus birth) [Mary] kept all these things in her heart (Lk. 2:51-- after finding Jesus in the Temple) In each of these mysteries, Mary teaches us how to see. To see how Jesus is working in our lives and in our world here and now
The Baptism of Jesus He is not a sinner to needs to repent, but the savior who identifies with those he is saving God meets us where we are and leads us to where God is In our baptism he identifies with us so that we are His Body Eucharist nourishes his body
The Baptism of Jesus What does Mary teach us to see? Jesus fulfills all righteousness by being baptized by John Mary fulfills her call by being the Mother of Jesus We fulfill our call by being faithful to the holiness of our baptism; to live as the Body of Christ
The Wedding at Cana The miracle happens at Mary s intercession Eucharist is foreshadowed and the wine begins to flow (Amos 9:13-14) The disciples begin to believe
The Wedding at Cana What does Mary teach us to see? Mary prays for others (they have no wine) Mary remains faithful to God and the needs of others even when it appears her prayer is not answered (do whatever he tells you)
The Proclamation of the Kingdom Jesus announces the Kingdom of God (Mk 1:15 & 9:1) This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe the Gospel There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the Kingdom of God has come in Power The sister of Martha, also named Mary, sits at Jesus feet to learn from him, the better part Mary, the sister of Martha, imitates Mary the Mother of Jesus and us The Our Father is us sitting at the feet of Jesus, choosing the better part
The Proclamation of the Kingdom What does Mary teach us to see? Luke puts three passages in a row (Lk. 10:29-11:4): The Good Samaritan Social Justice over Holiness Martha and Mary Holiness over Social Justice The Our Father How do we tell what to do? Listen to Jesus for God s will. We learn how to act by learning how to listen and we learn to listen as Mary did, by pondering all these things in our hearts.
The Transfiguration Jesus (Gospel) fulfills the Law (Moses) and the Prophets (Elijah) Now we are told to Listen to Him. The three mounts (Sinai, Horeb, & Tabor) expand and fulfill the covenant The Covenant moves from external (Sinai); to internal listening (Horeb); to Jesus who unites everything in heaven and earth in his person
The Transfiguration What does Mary teach us to see? When Jesus was found in the temple, he said to his mother, Why were you looking for me? Did you not know I must be in my Father s house? We must reflect on Jesus and how he fulfills our lives and unites everything in his person for ourselves We must be able to give an accurate answer to his question, Who do you say I AM? My opinion doesn t matter
The Institution of the Eucharist The Last Supper--do this in memory of me (Matt, Mark, & Luke) or as I have done you should also do (John) We live by the Eucharist and as a Eucharistic people The Body formed in Baptism is nourished in Eucharist
The Institution of the Eucharist What does Mary teach us to see? Mary held the child Jesus in her arms in Bethlehem (the house of bread) and lay him in a manger (a feeding trough) We hold the risen Christ in our hands in and eat his flesh in the Eucharist
Mary teaches us to see Jesus continues to work in us and in our world In his day some recognized him and some did not In our day some recognize him and some do not Mary teaches us to see with the eyes of faith Our faith (Jesus in us; we are His Body) and love of Jesus guide our lives so that our eyes will also be opened to see him in all things