Let Us Pray The Rosary
The Rosary – A prayer for all Christians
A rosary is a link that unites the Old and New Testament, from the time of prophecy to the time of fulfillment. It is a deep meditative prayer experience that brings us next to Christ and invites us to walk next to him during his earthly life to bring forth new and beautiful fruits in our present life.
The entirety of the Old Testament is a compilation of thousands of years of yearning and prophesies awaiting the coming of the Messiah who promised to deliver His people. There are 150 psalms in the Old Testament, and every human emotion can be found within them. From “shouting of Joy” (Psalm 100) and “filled with laughter” (Psalm 126).
To conquering your fears, “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil” (Psalm 23), and fighting depression, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God.” (Psalm 42)
The book of Psalms reflects the variety of feelings the human heart can experience, but what makes this book unique is that each one is expressed in relationship to God, for only He can fulfill the desires of our heart (Psalm 37:4).
This is all fulfilled in one verse, “the Lord is with thee” (Luke 1:28). When the angel Gabriel exclaims those words to the Virgin Mary, the God of the universe becomes flesh and dwells among us. From that point on the nature of humanity was radically transformed and with it the entire fabric of our existence.
The Rosary is a prayer that encompasses all of the above. The original name of it was the Angelic psalter because the words of the angel Gabriel are a response to the 150 psalms, also known as the psalter in its entirety. The original Rosary is composed of 15 mysteries and 150 Angelic Salutations (also known as Hail Mary”s). Each Angelic salutation/Hail Mary is a response to the 150 psalms. For each one of the psalms looks for its fulfillment in the arrival of God and Luke 1:28 is that exact moment in history.