The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-11-25

| Heaven" for how can We hope to pass
| into paradise unless our Mother pleads
for us? Morning STAR is another name
| for her. When the shipwrecked sailors
+ see the star of morning cleaning before
| him, he knows that day is coming,
bringing with it help and safety. In
| the same way, when our souls Ere ship
/ wrecked and afraid, the thought that
| our Mother in heaven is always wait
/ ing to help us is like a star shining be-
/ fore US bringing hope and comfort.
! Health of the Sick, Refuge of Sim
ners," Comforter of the SorrowfUl.'
| What lovely and what true names are
these for our loving Mother! Then she
! is our queen-queen Of angels, of saints,
/ and of men. queen conceived without
original sim" for, as you know, Our
| Lady was born without even a stain of
original sin; the devil pever entered
/ into her pure heart for one single min
ute. Queen of the most holy Rosary"
| for we know that the Rosary is the
form of prayer most pleasing to Our
Lady.
L am sure that you would like to hear
more about the Rosary now that you
know how pleasing it is to the Blessed
Virgin, so 1 will tell you about it.
I You all know what a rosary is like.
At the end there is a crucifix: then one
big bead, then three little noes; them
the rest of the rosary is divided into
| five portions or decades, with one big
| head and ten little ones in each. The
rosary is made to represent crown
or chaplet of roses, which we offer to
Our Lady.
On the cross it is usual to say I'm
the name of the Father. and of the Son.
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen ON
the first big bead We Tecite the Greed,
and on the three little ones three Hail
Marys." Then begin the five decades,
| for each of which one "Our Father" is
said on the big bead and one Hail
Mary on. each of the little ones. At
! the end of each decade Is added the
| GLORY be to the Father"
! While we are saying the Rosary we
/ try to mediate, that is, think about
| something that happened during the
| life of Christ or Of the Blessed Virgin.
| These meditatiOns, or thoughts are ar
ranged in this way:
The first five decades-that is. once
round the rosary-are given up to joy
full thoughts: those are the five Joyful
Mysteries: the "AnnunciatiOn," 'Visi-
tation. Birth of Our Lord, Present
ation," and Finding in the Temple"
You see, all these things happened be-
fore the suffering part of Christs life
began, while He was still with His par
ents.
The next five decades-that is, the
second time around the TOsary-are
called the five "Sorrowful Mysteries"
While we say them we mediate ON
the Passion of Christ, His agony in
the Garden, "Scourging at the Pillar"
Growing with Thorns," Carrying OF
the Cross" "CrucifxiOn."
Then begin the Glorious Mysteries,
the time after the death of Jesus.
when His sufferings and His works
were over: the Resurrection" 'Ascen-
SION" Descent, or coming down, OF
the Holy Ghost" the Assumption OF
Our Lady" and her Coronation
You see. we speak of the Ascension
of Our Lord and the Assumption Of
Our Lady. That is because Our Lord
assembled or rose into heaven of His
own power and will, while Our Lady,
as creature. was assumed or raised up
there. God sent His angels to fetch
their Queen up to heaven to reign over
them.
If you think of all these things while
you are saying the Our Fathers" and
Hail Marys', you will De pleasing Our
Lady very much, and you will also be
learning to mediate.
All over the world Catholics love to-
honor Our Lady, and especially to honor
her by reciting her favOTite prayer. the
Hail Mary" During the month Of
October the Holy Father-that is. the
Pope-has ordered that five mysteries
be said in every church, and he has
promised special Indulgences to all
who take part in this devOtiOn.-Our
Boys and Girls.