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Rosary Walk Year of the Rosary Father Almighty The Joyful Mysteries The Luminous Mysteries The Sorrowful Mysteries The Glorious Mysteries th th 1. 2609 - 10th St. (at Vinewood) 1. 2494 - 15 St. 1. 2388 - 19 St. 1. 1722 Maple The Annunciation The Baptism of Christ The Agony in the Garden The Resurrection In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent And when Jesus was baptized, He went up immedi- And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to ately from the water, and behold, the heavens were Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and troubled. first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was opened and He saw the Spirit of God descending Then He said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, yet they did not know the scripture, that He must Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s like a dove, and alighting on Him; and lo, a voice even to death; remain here, and watch with Me.” rise from the dead. name was Mary. And he came to her and said, from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with And going a little farther He fell on His face and John 20:8-9 “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” Whom I am well pleased.” prayed, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup Luke 1:26-28 Matthew 3:16-17 pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as 2. 1561 Oak thou wilt.” The Ascension 2. 859 Vinewood 2. 2406 - 15th St. (at Walnut) Matthew 26:37-39 Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and The Visitation The Wedding at Cana lifting up His hands He blessed them. While He In those days Mary This, the first of His signs, Jesus did at Cana in Gali- 2. 2420 - 19th St. blessed them, He parted from them, and was arose and went with lee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples The Scourging at the Pillar carried up into heaven. haste into the hill believed in Him. John 2:11 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Luke 24:50-51 country, to a city of for them Barabbas; and having scourged Jesus, Judah, and she en- 3. 2107 - 15th St. (at Cedar) he delivered Him to be crucified. 3. 1455 Chestnut tered the house of Proclamation of the Kingdom and a Call to Mark 15:15 The Descent of the Holy Spirit Zechariah and Conversion When the day of Pentecost had come, they were greeted Elizabeth. Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Gali- 3. 1811 Superior (at 20th St.) all together in one place. And suddenly a sound And when Elizabeth lee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The The Crowning with Thorns came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, heard the greeting time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; And they stripped and it filled all the house where they were sitting. of Mary, the babe repent, and believe in the gospel.” Him and put a And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, leaped in her womb; Mark 1:14-15 scarlet robe upon distributed and resting on each one of them. And and Elizabeth was Him, and plaiting a they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began filled with the Holy 4. 2096 - 17th St. crown of thorns to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed The Transfiguration they put it on His utterance. are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of Now about eight days after these sayings He took head, and put a Acts 2:1-4 your womb!” with Him Peter and John and James, and went up reed in His right Luke 1:39-42 on the mountain to pray. And as He was praying, hand. And kneel- 4. 1249 Superior Blvd. th the appearance of His countenance was altered, and ing before Him The Assumption 3. 2334 - 9 St. they mocked Him, “My soul magnifies The Nativity His raiment became dazzling white. And behold, two men talked with Him, Moses and Elijah, who saying, “Hail, King the Lord, and my And she gave birth to her first-born son and appeared in glory and spoke of His departure, which of the Jews!’’ spirit rejoices in wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in He was to accomplish at Jerusalem. Matthew 27:28-29 God my Savior, for a manger, because there was no place for them Luke 9:28-31 He has regarded in the inn. the low estate of Luke 2:7 th 5. 2058 - 17 St. His handmaiden. 4. 2120 - Tenth St. Institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper For behold, hence- The Presentation in the Temple Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and forth all genera- And when the time came for their purification ac- blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples 4. 1808 Elm St. tions will call me cording to the law of Moses, they brought Him up and said, “Take, eat; this is My Body.” And He took The Carrying of the Cross blessed; for He to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord… and to a cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to So they took Jesus, and He went out, bearing His who is mighty has offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you; for this is My own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, done great things law of the Lord… And His father and His mother Blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many which is called in Hebrew Golgotha. for me.” marveled at what was said about Him; for the forgiveness of sins.” John 19:17 Luke 1:46-49 Luke 2:22, 24a, 33 Matthew 26:26-28 5. 1782 Sycamore th 5. 1121 Mulberry (at 12 St.) The Crucifixion and Death 5. Superior Boulevard at alley The Finding in the Temple And when they came to the place which is called between 10th and 11th Streets After three days they found Him in the temple, The Skull, there they crucified Him, and the crimi- The Coronation sitting among the teachers, listening to them and nals, one on the right and one on the left. And And a great portent appeared in heaven, a wom- asking them questions; and all who heard Him Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they know an clothed with the sun, with the moon under her were amazed at His understanding and His an- not what they do.” feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. swers. Luke 23:33-34 Revelation 12:1 Luke 2:46-47 Rosary Walk Year of the Rosary Father almighty. He shall come again to judge the Rosary Walk through the Neighborhood of living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Wyandotte, Michigan Pope John Paul II issued the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church Apostolic Letter On the Most forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and N Holy Rosary (Rosarium Virginis life everlasting. Amen. Mariae) at the beginning of his The Rosary Walk th 2. Say the Our Father: OUR FATHER, who art of sidewalk shrines 25 year as Pope. He recom- mends the Rosary as a means in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom was completed at come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Northline (Ford Ave.) the end of the Year to bring Christ’s light to a world darkened by “the seductions of Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our of the Rosary in the trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass Wyandotte neigh- the drug culture, the lure of an St. unbridled hedonism, the temp- against us. And lead us not into temptation, but de- th borhood around Our liver us from evil. Amen. tation to violence, and the mani- 15 Lady of Mt. Carmel fold expressions of meaning- St. Catholic Church. 3. Say 3 Hail Marys: HAIL MARY, full of grace, th They are reminis- lessness and despair.” (RVM the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among wom- 20 cent of the holy 42) He entrusts the Rosary to en, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy us: “I look to all of you, brothers Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and shrines seen St. and sisters of every state of life, at the hour of our death. Amen. throughout the th to you, Christian families, to countryside of Po- 4. Say the Glory Be to the Father: GLORY BE 10 land whose immi- you, the sick and elderly, and to Vinewood to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Fort St. Fort you, young people: confidently grants founded the As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, take up the Rosary once again. parish. Each one world without end. Amen. (followed by) has a sacred picture depicting one of the Mysteries Rediscover the Rosary in the Oak of the Rosary, an event in the lives of Jesus and light of Scripture, in harmony O MY JESUS, forgive us our sins, save us from Mary.
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