Rosary Meditations for Parents and Children - Shepherds of Christ ...
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<strong>Rosary</strong> <strong>Meditations</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Parents</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Children</strong><br />
2. When we are in the state <strong>of</strong> grace, the Father, the Son, <strong>and</strong> the Holy<br />
Spirit live within our hearts.<br />
3. Mary went to visit her cousin, Elizabeth. When she arrived, the child in<br />
Elizabeth’s womb leapt <strong>for</strong> joy at the presence <strong>of</strong> Jesus within Mary’s<br />
womb.<br />
4. Should we not leap <strong>for</strong> joy when we receive Jesus in Holy Communion?<br />
He is truly present in His divinity <strong>and</strong> humanity? He is no less<br />
present than when Mary carried Him in her womb.<br />
5. There was such intimacy between Mary <strong>and</strong> the Child Jesus <strong>for</strong> Their<br />
Hearts both beat in the body <strong>of</strong> the Virgin Mary. Jesus wants such oneness<br />
with us. He wants to be so close to us that all <strong>of</strong> our actions are<br />
per<strong>for</strong>med in union with Him.<br />
6. Carry His presence in your heart with such joy <strong>for</strong> we are never<br />
alone. The Almighty God is in us, longing <strong>and</strong> waiting <strong>for</strong> us to talk<br />
to Him.<br />
7. Do we realize that Jesus is not far <strong>of</strong>f, that Jesus is a Person, that He is<br />
with us, that He is alive, <strong>and</strong> that He is longing <strong>for</strong> our love?<br />
8. When we go to Mass, let us meditate on the mystery <strong>of</strong> God’s love <strong>for</strong><br />
us, that He gave His only Son. He came into this world in the womb <strong>of</strong><br />
the Virgin Mary, a human person.<br />
9. Let us meditate on the mystery that God took on flesh.<br />
10. We are human persons. He elevates us to such heights. Through<br />
Baptism, He allows us to share in His divine life. Let us treasure all the<br />
gifts that He gives to us. He gives us the gift <strong>of</strong> grace which is the sharing<br />
in His divine life.<br />
The Birth <strong>of</strong> the Child Jesus in the Stable in Bethlehem<br />
1. Joseph traveled from house to house to find a place <strong>for</strong> the Child Jesus<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Virgin Mary. There was not room <strong>for</strong> them. Jesus was born in<br />
a little stable in the town <strong>of</strong> Bethlehem.<br />
2. This day Jesus is rejected by so many <strong>of</strong> the hearts that He loves so<br />
much. He st<strong>and</strong>s at the door <strong>of</strong> our hearts <strong>and</strong> He knocks. He wants to<br />
be so close to us <strong>and</strong> so many send Him away.<br />
3. But He waits, <strong>and</strong> waits, <strong>and</strong> waits <strong>for</strong> He wants us to be with Him <strong>for</strong>ever<br />
in heaven. Some <strong>of</strong> His beloved souls ignore Him their whole lives.<br />
He still waits because He loves each soul so personally.<br />
4. If we meditate on this mystery, we see the Child Jesus wrapped in swaddling<br />
clothes <strong>and</strong> lying in a manger surrounded by cows <strong>and</strong> sheep.<br />
This is the Son <strong>of</strong> God. He does not come adorned in gold <strong>and</strong> silver,<br />
but He comes in such poverty.
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