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So what exactly is this Rosary thing that Catholics do? Isn't it just repetitious prayer babbling the Hail Mary? Isn't vain repetition banned by the Bible? The Truth is that if you say your Rosary daily, and meditate on its mysteries, it will bring down many graces from heaven to you. It will strengthen you to overcome temptation, and to grow holy. It will lead you straight to heaven, and away from the devil. Saying the rosary is pondering the life of Christ with Mary, as she did in Luke 2:19. Is 15 or 20 minutes a day worth that to you? How many people do you know that say the rosary daily are lustful, angry, slothful, etc.? Habitual sin will no longer be a part of your life. Quotes on the Rosary from the Saints Rosary Promises, Blessings, and Benefits How to Say the Rosary in Latin The Rosary is more than just repeating the words of Gabriel ("Hail Full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee") and The Joyful Mysteries are as follows: The Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus to Mary The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth The Birth of Jesus The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple The Finding of Jesus in the Temple The Luminous Mysteries are as follows: The Baptism of Jesus The Wedding Feast at Cana The Proclamation of the Kingdom The Transfiguration of Jesus The Institution of the Eucharist The Sorrowful Mysteries are as follows: The Agony of Jesus in the Garden of Gesthemane The Scourging of Jesus at the Pillar The Crowning of Thorns The Carrying of the Cross The Crucifixion of Jesus The Glorious Mysteries are as follows: The Resurrection of Jesus The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost The Assumption of Mary The Coronation of Mary While the first 18 mysteries can be directly taken from the Bible, the last 2 mysteries, the Assumption of Mary and the Coronation of Mary, can be deduced from scripture. Taking a close look at Revelation Chapter 12, scripture talks about a woman, not a disembodied spirit, in heaven with a crown on her head. Paul says that a crown AWAITS us all in heaven (2 Timothy 4:8), so this woman already has hers. Since this woman is the woman who gave birth to the Savior, the woman has to be Mary. And Psalm 45:6ff clearly talks about the coronation of the Queen: Your divine throne endures for ever and ever. Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity; you love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows; your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad; daughters of kings are among your ladies of honor; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir. Hear, O daughter, consider, and incline your ear; forget your people and your father's house; and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him; the people of Tyre will sue your favor with gifts, the richest of the people with all kinds of wealth. The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes; in many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions, her escort, in her train. With joy and gladness they are led along as they enter the palace of the king. Instead of your fathers shall be your sons; you will make them princes in all the earth. I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations; therefore the peoples will praise you for ever and ever. (**NOTE - This last verse from Psalm 45 is a clear reference to Luke 1:48 concerning the Blessed Virgin Mary: for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed!) The Bible says in James 5:20 that " whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins." So by praying the rosary for sinners, we not only save them, but ourselves as well. To multiply the blessings of the rosary, it is very beneficial to join the Rosary Confraternity. By joining, you get the blessings from all of the rosaries said by all of the members, rather than just yours. To learn about the history and origins of the rosary, click here . Each meditation on each mystery consists of saying one Our Father, 10 Hail Mary's (while meditating on the mystery), the Glory Be to the Father Prayer, and the Fatima Prayer ("Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy). At the end of the rosary, the Hail Holy Queen prayer is usually said. Jimmy Akin - Catholic Apologist and all- around good guy, discusses "vain repetition." ♥ Why do Catholics elevate Mary to a goddess? Catholics don’t believe that Mary is a goddess. She has no power of her own. She acknowledges in Luke 1:47 that God is her Savior. However, Catholics do believe Mary when she said in Luke 1:46 that her “soul magnifies the Lord.” Mary’s soul is still very much alive, and is still magnifying the Lord, which is a very good and holy thing. Mary was chosen by God the Father to be the living tabernacle, the Holy of Holies, to contain the Word Made Flesh, Jesus. Jesus himself was obedient to her (Luke 2:51). If it's good enough for Jesus to be obedient to Mary, then it's good enough for his servants also. No servant is greater than his Master (John 13:16). Jesus said that you shall know a tree by its fruit, (Luke 6:44) and Jesus is the fruit of Mary's womb ( Luke 1:42), which means that Mary, while not divine, was certainly created and remained pure and holy, because a rotten tree cannot bear good fruit. ♥ Isn’t saying the Hail Mary prayer worshiping Mary? The definition of the verb "to pray" means "to ask," not “to worship”. People who say the Hail Mary do not worship Mary, any more than Gabriel did when he told Mary – “Hail full of grace” (Luke 1:28), and ♥ Isn’t repetitious prayer considered to be sinful, according to the Bible? Revelation 4:8 makes that very clear. Vain prayer to false pagan gods, and not praying from the heart, is what is forbidden in Matthew 6:7. Telling Mary you love her and asking for her help and intercession is what is commanded by Paul in 1 Timothy 2:1 as being good and acceptable in the sight of God. It is no different than professing love for your spouse over and over again. And speaking of the fallacy of God hearing you through many words, has anyone ever listened to protestant prayers before meals, for healing, and for other things? Sometimes they go on and on and on and on.... ♥ Isn’t it forbidden by the bible to conjure up dead people? Yes, it is forbidden in Deuteronomy 18:10, as are all occultic practices. Saul did this to Samuel in 1 Samuel 28. However, no one who says the Hail Mary is trying to conjure her up to obtain secret information like Saul did. Jesus Himself talked to the very "dead" Moses and Elijah at the Transfiguration of Christ (Matthew 17:2-3), so it is NOT a sin to talk to those who have gone before us, because Jesus never committed a sin and talked to dead people. And, according to Jesus in Matthew 22:32, God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, so that means that people in heaven like Mary aren't dead, but alive in Christ. People who pray to Mary are only asking for her to pray to Jesus WITH them. Mary is not “between” us and God, but is rather “alongside” of us in her prayers. Mary was not only the first Christian; she was also the first Evangelist. ♥ Isn’t Mary dead? How can she possibly hear our prayers? No, all souls ever created are alive somewhere. Only atheists believe that dead people are no longer alive. Dead in the body is not dead in the soul. Jesus tells us in Matthew 22:32 that “God is not the God of the dead, but of the LIVING.” In Luke 20:36, the Bible says that saints in heaven are EQUAL to the angels, and we all know angels can hear and intercede for us and are God's messengers as well. In Revelation 12, ♥ Why should I pray to Mary when I can go straight to Jesus in my prayers? You can go straight to Jesus in prayer, and you should. God bless you for doing that. But James also says in James 5: 16 that the “prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects”. No one on earth can be as righteous as anyone in heaven, and the Blessed Virgin Mary is certainly in heaven. Also keep in mind that our prayers are presented to God by the saints and angels in the form of incense (Revelation 5:8 and 8:3). And saints can pray for us day and night, even when we are asleep and can't pray for ourselves. The devil never sleeps, and neither do the saints in heaven. ♥ Isn’t Jesus, not Mary, the one Mediator between God and man? Yes, and that mediation of salvation was accomplished on the cross, and is ongoing today. Jesus is our Mediator between God the Father and Man. Paul says that Jesus is the one mediator of the New Covenant, not prayer (Hebrews 9:14-15). Mary leads us to Jesus, who will then lead us to God Our Father. Mary’s role in intercessory prayer is no different than when one intercedes in prayer for their loved ones. In other words, saints in heaven share in Christ's mediation, just like your kids share your life with you. "The rosary is the scourge of the devil" Pope Adrian VI Archbishop Fulton Sheen "The rosary is a treasure of graces" Pope Paul V "The Rosary is THE WEAPON." St. Padre Pio Pope Leo XIII wrote 9 encyclicals on the rosary. Pope John XXIII spoke 38 times about Our Lady and the Rosary. He prayed 15 decades daily. "The rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, Our Redeemer, who loves His Mother." St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort "One day through the Rosary and the Scapular I will save the world." Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Dominic "Say the Rosary every day to obtain peace for the world." Our. Lady.of "The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary." St. Francis de Sales "If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I assure you that in spite of the gravity of your sins, you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory. Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in Hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practice black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and save your soul, if and mark well what I say -- if you say the Holy Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon of your sins." St. Louis de Montfort "Those who say the Rosary daily and wear the Brown Scapular and who do a little more, will go straight to Heaven." St. Alphonsus Ligouri "Among all the devotions approved by the Church none has been favored by so many miracles as the devotion of the most Holy Rosary. Pope Pius IX "If there were one million families praying the Rosary every day, the entire world would be saved." Pope St. Pius X "There is no surer means of calling down God's blessing upon the family than the daily recitation of the Rosary." Pope Pius XII "We put great confidence in the Holy Rosary for the healing of evils which afflict our times." Pope Pius XII "The Rosary is a school for learning true Christian perfection." Pope John XXIII "No one can live continually in sin and continue to say the Rosary. Either he will give up the sin or he will give up the Rosary" Bishop Patrick Boyle "Those who say the Rosary frequently and fervently will gradually grow in grace and holiness and will enjoy the special protection of Our Lady and the abiding friendship of God." Bishop Hugh Boyle "The Family that prays together, stays together." Father Patrick Peyton "If families give Our Lady fifteen minutes a day by reciting the Rosary, I assure them that their homes will become, by God's grace, peaceful places. Father Patrick Peyton "If our age in its pride laughs at and rejects Our Lady's Rosary, a countless legion of the most saintly men of every age and of every condition have not only held it most dear and have most piously recited it but have also used it at all times as a most powerful weapon to overcome the devil, to preserve the purity of their lives, to acquire virtue more zealously, in a word, to promote peace among men." Pope Pius XI The Rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the Rosary is beyond description." Archbishop Fulton Sheen Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive signal graces. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of people from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means. The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just, he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the Saints in Paradise. I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary. All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death. All who recite the Rosary are my children, and brothers and sisters of my only Son, Jesus Christ. Devotion of my Rosary is a great sign of predestination. Blessings of the Rosary Sinners are forgiven. Souls that thirst are refreshed. Those who are fettered have their bonds broken. Those who weep find happiness Those who are tempted find peace. The poor find help. Religious are reformed. Those who are ignorant are instructed. The living learn to overcome pride. The dead (the Holy Souls) have their pains eased by suffrages. Benefits of saying the Rosary It gradually gives us a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ. It purifies our souls, washing away sin. It gives us victory over all our enemies. It makes it easy for us to practice virtue. It sets us on fire with love of Our Lord. It enriches us with graces and merits. It supplies us with what is needed to pay all our debts to God and to our fellow men; and finally, it obtains all kinds of graces for us from Almighty God. Why you should say the Rosary daily... Our Lady has 117 titles. She selected this title at St. Francis de Sales said the greatest method of praying is - Pray the Rosary. St. Thomas Aquinas preached 40 straight days in St. Padre Pio called the rosary "My Weapon", and usually had a rosary in his hand at all times. St. Bartolo Longo was a satanist who became a saint after rejecting the devil, by promoting the Holy Rosary. Europe was saved from being taken over by the Muslim Turks at the Battle of Lepanto, after the Pope told his outnumbered forces to pray the Holy Rosary before the battle. St. John Vianney, patron of priests, was seldom seen without a rosary in hand. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared at If you wish to obtain a favor - Pray the "54 day Rosary Novena." Pray 3 nine day rosary novenas - 27 days of petition; Pray 3 nine day rosary novenas - 27 days of thanksgiving. Will you give 1% of 1440 minutes each day to God? If so, pray the daily rosary in 15 minutes - 1% of 24 hours. Later on, give 4% and pray the entire 20 decade rosary - Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous, and Glorious Mysteries. Each meditation on each mystery consists of saying one Our Father, 10 Hail Mary's (while meditating on the mystery), the Glory Be to the Father Prayer, and the Fatima Prayer ("Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy). At the end of the rosary, the Hail Holy Queen prayer is usually said. The meditation on these events is the key to the Rosary. Mindlessly repeating the Hail Mary prayer without the meditation on these mysteries would be vain repitition, but when the vocal prayer (the body of the rosary), is combined with the mental meditation of the 20 mysteries (the soul of the rosary), then it is actually praying the gospel of Jesus Christ ! The physical rosary beads are nothing more than prayer counters to help us remember when it is time to switch over to the next mystery. If one is truly meditating, then trying to remember the number of Hail Mary's would be tough. By fingering the beads, it merely assists us with the count. While it is tough to try to meditate on the mysteries at the same time one is saying the Hail Mary, the key to properly saying the rosary is to concentrate less on the Hail Mary, and more on the mysteries. Putting one's self back in time mentally and trying to visualize actually being at the scene of the mystery is a good technique to use. And be sure to get your rosary blessed by a priest. The blessing on the rosary increases the spirituality of your prayers, forever.
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Krunica je jednostavna molitva satkana od temeljnih molitava naše vjere: Vjerovanje, Očenaš, Zdravo Marijo ... U taj niz utkana je molitva kojom slavimo Presveto Trojstvo u ime cijelog svemira: Slava Ocu i Sinu i Duhu Svetomu. Pogledajte na [ovom linku]. Ako poznaješ Boga, našao si prijatelja iznad svih, ako znaš moliti, Bog te čuje i uslišit će tvoju molbu, ako se vežeš uz Boga, nitko više neće moći uništiti tvoj život, ako zaista tražiš Boga, On će ti oprostiti sve tvoje ludosti, ako nađeš Boga, otkrio si puninu svog života. Ako nađeš put do Krista i čuješ Božju riječ, ti ćeš osjetiti Božju blizinu i Bog je tvoj dom. Krunica ti pokazuje kako je Isus živio, Krunica je tvoj zajednički put s Kristom, Vodi te k Ocu, daje ti Duha i snage, Vodi t na visinama života, na vrhunce radosti i mira, Pokazuje ti goruće ideale i veličanstvenost vječnog života. Moli krunicu svakodnevno, tako ćeš svakodnevno napredovati. Bog je tvoj Otac! On se brine o tebi i voli te. Njega možeš za sve moliti, jer On želi da živiš i da imaš život u punini. Bog je svet: bezgranična, neopipljiva, goruća vatra. Tko njega spozna, klanja se pred njim pun strahopoštovanja. Ako dođeš Bogu, On postaje središtem tvog života. Tvoj oslonac, tvoj smisao i cilj, tvoja čvrsta osnova, tvoje blago i sreća. Ako dođeš k Bogu, On dolazi k tebi: Dođi kraljevstvo Tvoje! Boga ćeš naći ako tražiš Njegovu volju: Budi volja Tvoja! Većina ljudi živi daleko od Boga, jer žele biti "slobodni". Ali bez Boga čovjek gubi temelj i oslonac, smisao i cilj. Vrati se natrag kući, k Ocu, i ostani mu vjeran. Oprosti nam duge naše! Ali Bog će ti orpostiti samo ako imaš ljubavi, jer Bog je Ljubav; prestani dakle s neprijateljstvima. Inače ti Bog neće oprostiti. Život je odlučivanje između dobra i zla, između Boga i čovjekovog ja: Ne uvedi nas u napast! Iz đavoljeg kruga krivice i udaljenosti od Boga može nas izbaviti samo Jedan: Bog je Izbavitelj, Spasitelj i Osloboditelj: Izbavi nas od zla ! Marija je put kojim je Bog došao k nama: kroz Mariju smo primili Isusa, a kroz Isusa ćemo naći put Bogu Ocu. Put kojim je Bog došao k nama i za nas je najsigurniji put da dospijemo k Bogu: Marija nam pokazuje Isusa, Isus nam pokazuje Oca! Kroz Mariju ćeš dospjeti do Isusa, kroz snažnu vjeru do Njegove riječi. To je iskustvo kršćanstva počevši od proganjane Crkve prvih stoljeća do današnjih dana. Danas je kod mnogih poljuljana vjera. Vjeruju u razum, slobodu, napredak, ali ne više u božanstvo Krista. No samo je On Put, Istina i život. Bez njega nitko ništa ne zna o Bogu, o onostranosti, o vječnom, o svrsi i cilju života. Samo on poznaje Oca. Ako želiš iskusiti duboku vjeru u Isusa Krista, moli svakodnavno krunicu. Tada će Marija i tebi donijeti Gospodina, to joj je naložio Bog. Ona je Majka Božja, Majka vjere, Majka Crkve. Ona je i tvoja Majka. Ako je Marija tvoja majka, zauvijek ćeš imati Boga za Oca. Prihvati Mariju u svoj život i moli krunicu ! Godinu 2003 (A.D.2003) je sveti otac papa Ivan - Pavao II nazvao ''Godinom krunice'' proglašavajući nova otajstva krunice: otajstva svjetla, te tako pozvao cijeli kršćanski katolički puk na molitvu krunice. Između ostalog sveti otac papa je naglasio: '' Krunica je moja najmilija molitva ! Krunica nas smješta u živo zajedništo s Isusom po srcu Njegove Majke. Vi ljubite Isusovu majku, moleći krunicu. Potičem Vas da ustrajete u toj svojoj pobožnosti koja Vas, ako je ispravno shvatite i živite, zasigurno, vodi tome da sve više proničete u otajstvo Krista, našeg Spasitelja '' (Papa Ivan - Pavao II) Što je to Krunica ? Krunica je evanđeoska molitva, jer iz evanđelja crpi predmet otajstava i poglavito svoje oblike. Nadahnjuje se na evanđelju i nudi vjernicima cijeli misterij Isusova života od otajstva začeća Isusova, preko čudesa i propovijedanja, pa sve do njegove smrti, uskrsnuća i uzašašća. Četverostruka razdioba krunice na radosna, žalosna, slavna i otajstva svjetla predstavlja temeljni nacrt iskonskog navještaja vjere i ponovno uprisutnjuje Kristovo otajstvo u svijetu, otajstvo u kojem ga je ugledao sv. Pavao i opisao u glasovitom hvalospjevu Poslanice Filipljnima: poniženje, smrt, uzvišenje (Fil 2,6 - 11). Druga bitna sastavnica krunice je razmatranje. Po svojoj prirodi molitva krunice zahtijeva smireni ritam i misaoni element kršćanske meditacije, što u molitelja pospješuje razmatranje otajstava Gospodinova života, kako ih je moguće spoznati kroz srce One koja je bila najbliža Gospodinu. Zbog toga, molitva krunice je u najužoj vezi s Marijom Majkom Isusovom koja je bila sjedinjena s Kristom u njegovu spasiteljskom poslanju. Zato je molitva krunice istodobno i molitva Mariji, našoj najboljoj posrednici i zagovornici kod svoga Sina, a našega Gospodina. '' Krunica je molitva koju na poseban način molimo zajedno s Marijom, baš onako kako su zajedno s njome molili apostoli u blagovalištu 'Posljednje večere' kada su se pripravljali na primitak Duha Svetoga '' (Papa Ivan – Pavao II) Po sakramentima je kršćanin suobličen s Kristom: njegovo biće je na novo preobraženo. Odatle proizlazi kršćaninova obveza da živi poput Krista. Da bi pak mogao živjeti poput Krista, prijeko je potrebno da kršćanin neprestance ima pred očima otajstva Isusova života. Crkva mu ih predlaže u sakramentalnim slavljima, posebno u euharistijskome slavlju i kroz liturgijsku godinu. S druge strane, nitko nikada nije savršenije nasljedovao Spasitelja, nitko mu nikada nije bio suobličeniji od Njegove Majke Marije. Prema tome, krunica je jednostavno pomagalo po kojem svaki kršćanin koji moli krunicu ima pred očima svoje duše prisutnost Isusovih i Marijinih otajstava, kako bi ona bila svjetlo u našem životu, koji bi trebao biti što suobličeniji s Njima. Razmatranje otajstava odvija se na podlozi glasovnog ponavljanja Zdravomarije. Na taj način mole usne i srce, a cjelovita osoba molitelja ulazi u zajedništvo s Bogom po Kristu jedinom posredniku između Boga i ljudi. Dakle, moliti krunicu znači uključiti se u veliku struju molitve, u nebrojeni zbor kršćanskih i svetačkih naraštaja koji su je ljubili i provodili u životu. '' Ako je krunica oduvijek bila molitva 'teških vremena Crkve', osobito je danas prijeko potrebno da ona uđe u svagdanji život svih vjernika, kako bi u njima razbudila i razjačala vjeru u Boga i njegovu Crkvu. Henrik M. Rossetti, OP) '' Marijina krunica je uzdignuta na stupanj velebne, javne i sveopće molitve u redovnim i izvanrednim potrebama svete Crkve, naroda i svijeta. '' (Papa Ivan XXIII) Kako se moli krunica ? Uzevši krunicu u ruku poljubi se sveti križ izgovarajući riječi: O Isuse, to je tebi za ljubav, za obraćenje grješnika i kao naknada za uvrede koje se nanose Bezgrješnom Srcu Marijinu. Dalje se nastavi znakom križa: U ime Oca i Sina i Duha Svetoga. Amen. Držeći križ izmoli se Apostolsko vjerovanje: Vjerujem u jednog Boga, Oca svemogućega, stvoritelja neba i zemlje. I u Isusa Krista Sina njegova jedinoga. Gospodina našega, koji je začet po Duhu Svetom, rođen od Marije Djevice, mučen pod Poncijem Pilatom, raspet, umro i pokopan, sašao nad pakao, treći dan Uskrsnuo od mrtvih, Uzašao na Nebesa, sjedi o desnu Boga Oca Svemogućega, odonud će doći i suditi žive i mrtve. Vjerujem u Duha Svetoga, svetu Crkvu Kakoličku, općinstvo svetih, oproštenje grijeha, uskrsnuće tijela i život vječni. Amen. Nakon vjerovanja, na prvo zrno koje slijedi poslije križa moli se: Oče naš, koji jesi na nebesima, sveti se Ime Tvoje … Na sljedeća tri zrna mole se tri Zdravomarije s nakanama: Koji neka nam umnoži vjeru. Koji neka nam učvrsti nadu. Koji neka nam usavrši ljubav. Na petom zrnu moli se Slava Ocu. (Uvijek iza Slava Ocu dodaje se molitva koju je Gospa naučila djecu u Fatimi, a glasi: "O moj Isuse, oprosti nam naše grijehe; očuvaj nas od paklenog ognja; dovedi u raj sve duše, osobito one kojima je najpotrebnije Tvoje milosrđe".) Zatim se prijeđe na molitvu desetice t.j. otajstava (radosna, žalosna, slavna i svjetla) ovisno u kojem se danu moli: (Radosna otajstva – Ponedeljak i Četvrtak, Žalosna otajstva – Utorak i Petak, Slavna otajstva – Srijeda, Subota i Nedjelja, Otajstva svjetla – Četvrtak i Subota.) Uvijek je dobro da nakon pročitanog otajstva, što će ga molitelj razmatrati, uslijedi kratko razmišljanje o tom otajstvu. U svakom otajstvu (desetici) moli se jedan Očenaš, deset Zdravomarija, jedan Slava Ocu i Fatimska molitva. Preporuča se nakon pet desetica izmoliti Očenaš, Zdravomariju i Slava Ocu na čast Duhu Svetome po nakani Svetoga oca, te dodati molitvu Zdravo Kraljice i Lauretanske litanije. Koja su to otajstva krunice ? - RADOSNA OTAJSTVA : Koga si, Djevice, po Duhu Svetom začela. Koga si, Djevice, Elizabeti u pohode nosila. Koga si, Djevice, rodila. Koga si, Djevice, u hramu prikazala. Koga si, Djevice, u hramu našla. - ŽALOSNA OTAJSTVA : Koji se za nas krvlju znojio. Koji je za nas bičevan bio. Koji je za nas trnjem okrunjen bio. Koji je za nas teški križ nosio. Koji je za nas raspet bio. - SLAVNA OTAJSTVA : Koji je od mrtvih uskrsnuo. Koji je na nebo uzašao. Koji je Duha Svetoga poslao. Koji je tebe, Djevice, na nebo uzeo. Koji je tebe, Djevice, na nebu okrunio. - OTAJSTVA SVJETLA : Koji je na rijeci Jordanu kršten bio. Koji nam se na svadbi u Kani objavio. Koji nam je Kraljevstvo Božje navjestio i na obraćenje nas pozvao. Koji se na Gori preobrazio i svoju nam slavu objavio. Koji nam se u otajstvu Euharistije darovao. Kako je nastala krunica ? Vrijeme nastanka svete krunice može biti nekako zaokruženo između 12. i 16. stoljeća. Početkom 12. stoljeća na Zapadu se širila praksa recitiranja molitve Zdravo Marijo. Naravno da je anđeoski pozdrav bio poznat u kršćanstvu još prije ovog vremena, to je dio svetog evanđelja, te se koristio kao darovna antifona IV. nedjelje adventa, nedjelje koja je imala poseban marijanski naglasak. Ovdje se htjelo, ponavljanjem ove antifone, postići ono što je već prije toga u samostanima bilo uobičajeno ponavljanjem molitve Očenaš, za one monahe i redovnike koji nisu znali čitati, a kao nadomještaj za 150 psalama. Od molitva Zdravo Marijo je bio poznat i recitiran samo njezin prvi dio anđeoski pozdrav, i Elizabetin blagoslov. Tek pred kraj XV. stoljeća, kada se raširio običaj moljenja "Sveta Marijo", bilo je pridodano izgovaranje imena Isus, i završni Amen. Također je važno napomenuti za shvaćanje nastanka i razvoja svete krunice, da je ovaj način moljenja "Psaltira" izgovaranjem molitava Očenaš ili Zdravo Marijo, bio podijeljen na tri dijela, prema ustaljenom načinu moljenja u samostanima. Njemački kartuzijanac Henrik Kalkar (1328-1408) je podijelio 150 Zdravo Marija na 15 desetki između kojih je umetnuo molitvu Očenaš. Nekako u isto vrijeme nastaje legenda o nastanku krunice od strane svetog Dominika, utemeljitelja Reda dominikanaca, koju je osobito širio njegov subrat Alan de la Roche. Ova legenda ne može biti u potpunosti prihvaćena, ali se ne smije niti odbaciti. Naime, dokumentacija o nastanku tzv. "Marijanskog psaltira" je dokumentirana upravo od strane sv. Dominika (1170-1221), jer su zacijelo Dominik i njegova subraća koristili ovakav način molitve. Bez obzira na to ovo još uvijek ne objašnjava kako se došlo do razmatranja povijesti spasenja kroz molitvu svete krunice. Prvi dokument koji potvrđuje postojanje ili pokušaj da se ujedini molitva ponavljanja Zdravo Marija sa meditacijama otajstava uzetih iz svetog evanđelja dolazi iz XV. stoljeća. Između godine 1410. i 1439, kartuzijanac iz Kölna, Dominik Pruski, predlaže jednu novu formu prema kojoj je moljenje Zdravo Marija svedeno na 50, ali je svakoj molitvi Zdravo Marijo pridodano određeni odlomak svetog evanđelja. Ti odlomci su bili raspodijeljeni tako da ih je 14 razmatralo život Isusov prije početka javnog djelovanja; 6 njegovo javno djelovanje; 24 njegovu muku i smrt; te ostalih šest uskrsnuće Isusovo, slavu i krunjenje Marijino. Ovakav način razmatranja otajstava spasenja dovest će i do podjele na tri velika otajstva: radosno, žalosno i slavno. Upravo Dominiku Pruskom moramo zahvaliti postojanje tog obnovljenog načina moljenja "Marijanskog psaltira", koji je uz manje izmjene došao i sačuvao se do današnjeg dana. Ovaj njegov primjer je kasnije pridobio puno ljubitelja i onih koji su to gorljivo prenosili drugima. Osobito u XV. stoljeću će ova vrsta molitve doživjeti svoj veliki procvat te će točke uzete iz svetog evanđelja o kojima se razmatra dostići visoki broj 300. Veliku važnost oko širenja ove pobožnosti, koja od sada nosi naziv "Ružarij Blažene Djevice Marije", ima već spominjani Alan de la Roche (1428-1478), suvremenik Dominika Pruskog. To je činio osobito propovijedanjem, ali i preko marijanskih bratstava koja je sam osnivao. Nakon što se ova pobožnost jako raširila među vjernicima osjetila se potreba da se još oblikuje u smislu pojednostavljivanja. Godine 1521 dominikanac Alberto da Castello je sveo ova otajstva na svega 15, na načina da ih je formulirao tako da bi se oni razmatrali u obliku kratkog teksta ili bi se jednostavno ponavljali kratki zazivi iza svakog moljenja prvog dijela Zdravo Marijo. Mnoga marijanska bratstva širom tadašnje Europe rado su prihvatila ovu "reformiranu" pobožnost. Marijanska pobožnost i sveta krunica doživjeli su ogroman uspjeh i prihvaćanje: od siromašnih obitelji, župnih crkvi, pa sve do najvećih svjetskih katedrala i do na kraj svijeta u misijama. Ova divna pobožnost privlači i danas i okuplja na molitvu ljude svih slojeva, pokušavajući tako pronaći neke nove forme i neke nove načine razmatranja otajstava spasenja, ali nikada više ne odstupajući od onoga koji je zacrtao Alberto da Castello i njegovi prethodnici. OBEĆANJA PRESVETE DJEVICE MARIJE MOLITELJIMA KRUNICE (Obećanja primio blaženi Alan de la Roche) · Svima koji budu molili moju krunicu obećajem svoju najveću zaštitu. · Krunica će biti najmoćnije oružje protiv pakla, uništit će mane, raspršiti grijehe i pobiti krivovjerja. · Tko se krunicom bude preporučio, neće propasti. · Tkogod uz razmatranja otajstava bude pobožno molio svetu krunicu, obratit će se ako je grješnik, porasti u milosti ako je pravednik i postati dostojan života vječnoga. · Svaki dan iz čistilišta ja izbavljam duše koje su pobožno molile moju krunicu. · Prava djeca moje krunice uživat će veliku radost na nebesima. · Što budeš zaiskao moleći krunicu, dobit ćeš. · Promicateljima moje krunice priteći ću u pomoć u svakoj nevolji. · Pobožnost svete krunice veliki je znak predodređenja. Zaključak : Isus je svima nama kršćanima, umirući na križu, dao svoju Majku za majku, preko Ivana apostola, te nam je preporučio i predložio da je ljubimo kao svoju Majku. Isus je tada znao da je njegovo spasiteljsko djelo privedeno kraju, te da je došao do posljednjih iskaza savršenstva. To nam daje razumjeti da je ljubav prema Majci Božjoj vrhunac Božanskog života Milosti. Povratak Home