Rosary Meditations for Parents and Children - Shepherds of Christ ...

Instructions for Children and Parents 91
8. “He came back to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to
Peter, ‘So, you had not the strength to stay awake with me for one
hour? Stay awake, and pray not to be put to the test. The spirit is willing
enough, but the human nature is weak!” (Mt. 26:40-41)
9. It was in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary that the Most Sacred
Heart of Jesus was formed. Jesus took on our human nature out of
great love for us.
10. Jesus was carried in Mary’s womb. Her womb was a temple to hold the
precious child. She is the Mother of God!
The Visitation
1. The angel had told Mary that her cousin, Elizabeth, had conceived a
child. Mary made haste to the hill country to visit her.
2. Upon Mary’s arrival at Elizabeth’s house, Elizabeth was filled with the
Holy Spirit and cried out with a loud voice, “Of all women you are the
most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” (Lk 1:42)
3. “Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord?”
(Lk 1:43) Usually the servant goes to the master. But Mary, with the
Almighty God within her womb, went to visit Elizabeth.
4. Jesus waits for us this day. He is God and He waits in the tabernacle for
us to come and be with Him. He comes to us in the Eucharist. He is
the Almighty God and He waits for mere humans to come and share
His love.
5. We receive so much love from God! The Father loved us so much that
He sent His only begotten Son into this world so that we might be
saved. Jesus waits this very day for us to come and be with Him. It is
out of great love that the Master waits for us.
6. When Mary and Jesus arrived at Elizabeth’s house, the child in
Elizabeth’s womb leapt for joy. John, who was to announce the good
news that Jesus had come to this earth, even before his birth, leapt with
joy in the womb of his mother at the presence of Jesus in Mary’s womb.
7. Should we not leap for joy? Jesus Christ, the Son of God, born of the
Virgin Mary, waits for us this day, no less present than the day He was
carried in Mary’s womb to the home of her cousin, Elizabeth. We take
His presence so lightly! We do not see, so we do not realize that God, in
His humanity and divinity, is truly present in the tabernacle and waiting
for us this very day.
8. Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit and cried out, with a loud voice,
her Magnificat: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my
spirit rejoices in God my Saviour!” (Lk 1:46,47)