Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-04-03
Easter Thoughts.


Paper read before the NJ E. Sun
hav School at Highland Church, Eas-
ter Sunday, by Estah Simpson:
R;f, am gf9in 1 to give You orief review Of the
Lord. The Five Joyful Mysteries The Five
Sorrowful Mysteries and the Five Glorious Mys-
teries.
The JOYFUL Mysteries begin with the fair jew
to her and tells her she is chosen of God to be-
come the mother OF His long promised Son, the
Redeemer of the world. He speaks to her say
ing, Hail, full of grace. the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women And the gen
tie girl who has never sinned in all her life,
humbles herself before the angel and says, BE
according to thy world and thus humbly con-
sents to become the highest honored and bles-
sed among all womankind, by men and angels,
nunciation.
The second is THE Visitation" in which the
Blessed Virgin goes on visit OF loye and char
destined to become the mother of the blessed
John the, Baptist, the forerunner of our Lord,
and of whom he speaks as the Lamb of God
who taketh away the sins of the world" St.
Elizabeth addresses her young cousin as the
mother of her Lord" and says, BLESSED art
thou among women and blessed is the fruit of
replies Hsnesforth all
Of T her a% SGyd as Mt the Blessed Hrgn
meaning the Birth. There we see the Holy
Babe in the Manager, nesting in the arms of His
virgin mother, and protected by the angels and
The fourth is The Presentation in which
| the Blessed Mary presents her little son in the
temple for circumcision, according to the jew
| lsh law, as our Christian parents nowadays pre-
sent their little ones in the church for baptism.
4, And the fifth and last joyful Mystery is the
| Finding of Jesus in the temple" by His holy
| mother yyh Hn 10 or.
planning the profound truths of religion to the
learned priests and doctors of the day, He be-
His mothers gentle rebnke at leaving them He
1 replies that He must be about His Fathers
business, Implying that thus early in His life
sion to the world. Jesus afterward receives
baptism from His cousin. the blessed John the
Baptist, showing first by example and after
sacrament. "Whosoeyer be!ieveth and is bap-
| tized, He says, shall be saved" and we be.
lieye that baptism cleanses from all past sin,
and renews us in tho second birth. for I'VE must
be born again, of water and of blood"
The Sorrowful Mysteries are as follows:
hf 4 aSe the
Thorns THE Carrying of the Cross" and THE
During the season of our Lords bitter pas.
sion and death on the cross, and also of the for
| ty days of His temptation in the Wilderness
there is an observance by some Christian PEG.
| pie, that very much admire, in which by fast
| ing and prayer and good works during forty
days before Easter. specially honor and adore
Him for His suffering and sacrifice, The last
week Of his life on earth is observed as Holy
in, memory of His triumphunt entry into Jeru-
salem where the faithful strewed palm branches
IA His pathway, singing. .Hosanna, blessed is
Thursday of Holy Week is called Maunday
Thursday in commemoration of the last supper
of the Eucharist. He brake bread. saying,
Take. eat. this is My body, which shall be de-
!iyered for YOU and blessing the chalice, gave
the chalice of My blood which is shed for you.
| This do in remembrance of Me-" On Good Fri.
day He was nailed to the cross and expired
thereon in the afternoon. He spoke seven times
| on the cross:
| what they do
This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise
| behold thy mother; behold thy Son.
MY God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken
ut is consummated.''
Father, into Thy hands commend My
spirit.
| He was taken down in the evening toward sun
| set or the sixth hour, and according to the Ian
guage of Saint Paul thus did He by His blood
pacify heaven and earth and in this reconcilia
conception, as once read: "This God and man
raised alott between heaven and earth with arms
outstretching in order to enfold the universe
with head down-bent to give to the world the
kiss OF peace and reconciliation, after having al
the cost of His blood purchased peace.'
AT nightfall on this same Good Friday after
Jesus Christ uttered His last sign on the cross
two OF His disciples, Nicodemus and Joseph, Of
Armiathea obtained His body from PLATE anc
buried it, 1t lay in the tomb throughout Hol,
Saturday until the first rays of dawn on Sunday
mornlng-the Easter day-when He came forth
and confirmed His doctrine by His resurrection
and His character as the Son Of God. In thu
early morning at the tomb, knelt Mary Magda
lene the fallen woman he had pitied and forgiv
en- and who was tenderly dear to her Master
Sacred Heart. (She was the sister of Martha ant
Lazarus, the brother whom He had restored t.
lie from the dead.l With deepest tenderness ant
sorrow she knelt by the tomb of her beloved
with her Offering of spices and perfumes
Through the mist of her tears she finds the pres
she dimly percieves form near her. Surprising
1T to be the gardener she speaks: Sir, the
have borne away the body of my Lord Can yo
tell me where they have laid Him2" Jesus, TO
Oh. beautiful love; SHE the tirst to behold Him
She, whom of all the world He had shown tn
greatest mercy-Mary Magdalene.
There are thousands in all ages come to Go
because of thee,
On then Mary, with thy converts, in mercy re
member mt"
The woman He had saved and protected. OIL
cried My Masterl" Touch me not Mar
He says for have not yet assembled to HEAVIER
20 and tell the news to the other disciples an
Peter e. Specially signaling. Peter who was {
church and to whom He had given the keys
heaven saying, Thou art Peter; upon thi
rock will l build my church and the gates 9
hell shall not prevail against it." And He flu
ther charged him: Feed my lambs. Feed IN
: words of our Lords prophesy abide. The hol
, church stands firm, immoyable and changele!
through the sway of time, guiding and protec