The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-19
Story Of the Rosary.
Tale in Dialogue Enabling One Follow the Mysteries with
Devotional interest
GeOrgiana Fell Curtis in Rosary Magazine.

was the counterpart of hers, and
yet He seemed more than ever
king. The soldiers draw
near. and place on His delicate brow
a crown of thorns. 1t pierces His flesh
causing intense pain, but how much
deeper is the indignity offered to His
tender heart. They mock Him and
bow down before Him saying, Hail,
King of the Jews" land still He opens
not His mouth.
The Bishop-What see you. my breth
rem. in this sad Mystery?
First Monk-I learn from the conduct
of the meek Savior in this hour of bit
ter trial, the grace of true humility.
Second Monk-I learn how cruel the
world can be, and that we must pray
ferVently against the sins of pride,
selfishness. and of Indifference to Suf-
fering in others, and that rank and
wealth do not always make the royal
state, else God would not have allowed
His Kingly Son to suffer such shame
and torment
The Bishop-Holy Mary. pray for us
Abbot and Monks-Holy Mother of
God. pray for us.
The Bishop-And now, Reverend
Father, what behold you in the fourth
SorrOwful Mystery, the carrying of the
Cross?
The Abbott see the holy city, Jeru-
salem. where all nature is fair and
beautiful. Along the Via Crucis 1 be-
hold a motley crowd. The Savior of the
world is bearing His Cross to Cavalry.
He can scarcely stand or walk; and
fearing that He may die before He
reaches the place of execution, the SOL
diers summon Simon of Cyrene and lay
the Cross on him that ne may bear
it after Jesus" The meek Savior
stumbles and falls again and again on
His journey; yet still He finds strength
to address the women of Jerusalem,
and to give a blessing to holy Veron
lea, as she steps forward full of COM
passion, to wipe the dust and blood
from His face. 1 see the Holy Mother
whose heart is pierced with a sword
as she follows her Divine Son, unable
in that hour to save Him, as she would
fain do, from all sorrow and pain. She
hears the mocking of the multitude,
and her heart faints with anguish for
her child.
The Bishop-Recount to us. my
brethren, what this great Mystery
teaches.
First Monk-It teaches me the great
lesson that we must bear the crosI for
Jesus, and with Jesus
Second Monk-And to me it speaks
of the inexhaust1ble patience of God.
The overpowering love for us that
could nerve Him to follow that dolor-
Gus way of the Holy Cross in order
that we might tread it after Him.
Third Monk-I learn to ask pardon
for my sins, and to seek to cheer and
comfort others on life's journey, even
as the Lord Christ comforted the wo-
men of Jerusalem.
The Bishop-Holy Mary pray for US.
A hhnt Mn1lrS- HnIxy hTotho,. rf
COD. pray for us.
The Bishop-And now, Reverend Fa-
ther, what see you in the fifth Sor
rowful Mystery, the Crucifixion?
The Abbott behold that last and
most stupendous act of Christ's suf-
fering for us. 1 see Golgotha and the
wood of the Cross. The sky is dark
ened, the air is cold and bleak. A
great multitude of men, women and
children, Roman soldiers, Jewish Rab'
bies and merchants, besides malefac
tors and criminals, crowd together
above and below the hill of Calvary.
1 see the disciples and holy women,
and at the foot of the cross is Holy
Mary with Mary Magdalene and st.
John. Above these faithful three are
three others, the good thief and the
unrepentant malefactor; and between
them. 60, God that it should bed is
our Divine and Suffering Lord. I hear
those seven last words that fall from
His parched lips. 1 see Him bend His
dying head, as drop by drop the blood
flows from His wounds. 1 see. as it
were, His first as it will be His last ap-
peal to the unbelieving world-the love
of His adorable and stricken Heart
that the lance has pierced; though far
deeper was it pierced by the sal of the
world and the aingratitude of man.
The Bishop-Recount to us, beloved
brethren, what this most SorrOwful
Mystery teaches.
First Monk-It teaches me above ALL
and beyond all; that God is Love-for
greater love hath no man than this,
that a man should lay down his life
for his brethren"
Second Monk-It teaches me detach-
ment from the world, the vanity and
nothingness of this mortal life
Third Monk-And to me it speaks of
repentance while yet there is time, and
that for Christ we must die daily:
it teaches Of the modification of evil
passions. the forgiveness of our en-
emies; and the ultimate triumph of
good over evil.
Fourth Monk--I learn that love is
like a stone cast in the water that
causes widening circles In all
His agony on the Cross our adorable
Lord thought of His blessed Mother
and St John. For all time He gave
His holy Mother to us; and for all time
He teaches us from the rood of the
Cross to love and care for the sorrow
full, the suffering; and for all depend
ing on us.
The Bishop-Holy Mary, pray for US
Abbot and Monks-Holy Mother of
God, pray for us.
CTo be continued)