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

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Rosary Meditations for Parents and Children
7. Jesus is no less present this day in the Eucharist than He was in Mary’s
womb.
8. How He waits and yearns for us to come and to be with Him because
He loves us so much!
9. If we realized how much He loves us, we would never fear.
10. Song: “O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that
mourns in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appears. Rejoice!
Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you O Israel.”
The Birth of Jesus
1. Think of the glorious night when Jesus was born in a stable. The angels
sang and the shepherds watched.
2. The cows and the sheep were there to keep them warm.
3. This is truly Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who humbled Himself to
share in our humanity.
4. Song: “Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains.
And the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous strains.”
5. Song: “Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo.”
6. Song: “Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus laid
down His sweet head. The stars in the sky looked down where He lay,
the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.”
7. Song: “O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, O come let
us adore Him, Christ the Lord.”
8. Song: “What child is this who lay to rest, on Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthem sweet, while shepherds watch are
keeping.”
9. See Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in the stable. See the tenderness in the eyes
of Mary as she gazes on her newborn baby child, Who is truly God!
10. The birth of Jesus is at the heart of salvation history.
The Presentation in the Temple
1. Mary and Joseph took the Child Jesus to the Temple.
2. While they were there, the prophet Simeon prophesied the sufferings of
Jesus and Mary to come.
3. Simeon said to Mary, “and a sword will pierce your soul too—so that the secret
thoughts of many may be laid bare.” (Lk. 2:35)
4. As he prophesied the sufferings of Jesus and Mary, he also prophesied
how many souls would be saved through Jesus.
5. Mary gazes so tenderly on her precious child. From this moment on,
every time she looked at Jesus, she remembered the prophesy of Simeon.