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Is it permissible to create my own Rosary mysteries – not for public prayer/ meditation – but for private prayer/ meditation? I don’t want to do anything “sacrilegious” or “blasphemous” or anything that would grieve Christ or the Virgin Mary. If you tell me this is wrong or somehow against Church teaching, I would not do it. Truly, my goal is honor and reverence and a deeper experience of and with my Lord.
This is what I am thinking: there are four official sets of Mysteries for the Rosary – the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, the Luminous Mysteries and the Glorious Mysteries. I have often thought it would be a neat thing to add some additional mysteries from Christ’s life and teachings. For example: perhaps a choice of five miracles, or a choice of five teachings, or a choice five parables – something along these lines.
I am thinking I would do this in addition to the official mysteries – on a day where there is a repeat. So on Saturday, I would keep the Joyful Mysteries, but on Monday (when the Joyful Mysteries are repeated), I could do my own version – maybe five miracles of Jesus. So on Friday, I would keep the Sorrowful Mysteries, but on Tuesday (when the Sorrowful Mysteries are repeated), I could do another version – maybe five parables of Jesus. So on Sunday, I would keep the Glorious Mysteries, but on Wednesday (when the Glorious Mysteries are repeated), I could do another version – maybe five teachings of Jesus. Hopefully what I am explaining makes sense to you.
Maybe “my unofficial mysteries for miracles” would be (1) the walking of Christ on water (with Peter invited to walk on water as well), (2) the raising of Lazarus from the dead, (3) the feeding of the 5,000 with 5 loaves and 2 fishes, (4) the healing of the Centurion’s servant and (5) Christ’s forgiveness of the repentant thief who was dying on the cross (or the forgiveness of the Samaritan woman, or the woman caught in adultery who the religious leaders wanted to stone, or the sinful woman who washed and anointed Christ’s feet with her hair when the host did not provide water for Christ to wash his feet). All of the above is by way of an example.
Also, I’ve thought it might be neat to keep all the traditional prayers of the rosary, but instead of Mysteries, use scripture instead – maybe from the Psalms or from the Gospels or maybe even from the OT scriptures that prophesy/ foretell of Christ life, death, and resurrection – the coming of the New Covenant (like Isaiah 53).
Is this an acceptable thing to do, or is it somehow wrong? If what I would like to do is acceptable/proper, do you have suggestions for what miracles and/or teachings and/or parables might be most meaningful to add as meditations? Thank you. Susan
This is what I am thinking: there are four official sets of Mysteries for the Rosary – the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, the Luminous Mysteries and the Glorious Mysteries. I have often thought it would be a neat thing to add some additional mysteries from Christ’s life and teachings. For example: perhaps a choice of five miracles, or a choice of five teachings, or a choice five parables – something along these lines.
I am thinking I would do this in addition to the official mysteries – on a day where there is a repeat. So on Saturday, I would keep the Joyful Mysteries, but on Monday (when the Joyful Mysteries are repeated), I could do my own version – maybe five miracles of Jesus. So on Friday, I would keep the Sorrowful Mysteries, but on Tuesday (when the Sorrowful Mysteries are repeated), I could do another version – maybe five parables of Jesus. So on Sunday, I would keep the Glorious Mysteries, but on Wednesday (when the Glorious Mysteries are repeated), I could do another version – maybe five teachings of Jesus. Hopefully what I am explaining makes sense to you.
Maybe “my unofficial mysteries for miracles” would be (1) the walking of Christ on water (with Peter invited to walk on water as well), (2) the raising of Lazarus from the dead, (3) the feeding of the 5,000 with 5 loaves and 2 fishes, (4) the healing of the Centurion’s servant and (5) Christ’s forgiveness of the repentant thief who was dying on the cross (or the forgiveness of the Samaritan woman, or the woman caught in adultery who the religious leaders wanted to stone, or the sinful woman who washed and anointed Christ’s feet with her hair when the host did not provide water for Christ to wash his feet). All of the above is by way of an example.
Also, I’ve thought it might be neat to keep all the traditional prayers of the rosary, but instead of Mysteries, use scripture instead – maybe from the Psalms or from the Gospels or maybe even from the OT scriptures that prophesy/ foretell of Christ life, death, and resurrection – the coming of the New Covenant (like Isaiah 53).
Is this an acceptable thing to do, or is it somehow wrong? If what I would like to do is acceptable/proper, do you have suggestions for what miracles and/or teachings and/or parables might be most meaningful to add as meditations? Thank you. Susan