The Rosary is a compendium of the Gospels and indeed salvation history: Little thoughts come into my mind when I contemplate our Blessed Lord and His mother in the Rosary: For example this thought came into my mind yesterday It was no accident that Jesus was a carpenter. Having thought about this here is something to contemplate: Joseph and Jesus the carpenters of Nazareth made a living through shaping wood from the grain of the tree. The fall of man came by the wood of the tree of life in the Garden - the first Adam and the first Eve chose to eat of the fruit of evil separating man from God. The wooden staff of Moses carved from a tree produced water from a rock And parted the Red Sea freeing the Jews from captivity and slavery. Jesus died on the Cross hewn out of Wood and shed his blood for our salvation, He was the new Adam and Mary was the New Eve. Christ mounted on the wood of the cross and from His pierced side flowed blood and water from His Sacred Heart And his sacrificial death upon the new tree of life has opened up the pathway to heaven through the waters of baptismal regeneration, saving the people of God from the slavery of sin. Revelations 22v2 And down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Thanks for starting this thread Garabandal. One thing that occurred to be once while praying the Joyful Mysteries, is that it's no accident that the "Birth of Our Lord" follows directly after "The Visitation". I began to reflect on our time, and all the visitations that have taken place, like Garabandal, Medjugorje, Fatima, Akita. I began to think about how Jesus will be made known to all in the Warning and miracle. Have you any more examples of thoughts during the Rosary Garabandal? If love to hear of anyone else who have had thoughts or epiphanies during the Rosary. Fascinating subject.
