Each Monday after the 5.45pm Mass in the Cathedral there is a Youth Rosary in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. This is in response to the call of Pope John Paul II to rediscover the Rosary of a central pillar of our Catholic prayer life and our Catholic communities. In fact, the Holy Father has declared 2003 the year of the Rosary: so what better way for young Catholics to celebrate it than regularly praying it!
Together we reflect on the life of Christ with Mary His mother and so discover the depths of the mysteries of Christ's life and the salvation He has won for us. As pointed out by the Holy Father, the Rosary is foremost a meditative prayer. When we pray the Rosary we take the time to read the parts of scripture being reflected upon and contemplate what it means for us as we pray each decade. We try to listen for the voice of Jesus speaking to us in the quiet of our hearts, so we also try to not rush through the prayers.
The rise in popularity of eastern mysticism shows us that modern man is still hungering for meaning in their lives: a meaning he has not found in science or material possessions. In the Rosary we have an excellent example of ancient western mysticism: a mysticism that engages the mind, the heart and the spirit. It is a mysticism that focuses not on emptiness or on our own selves, but looks up to God and His life on this earth. This is a genuine form of mysticism that is able to give meaning to our lives and free us to see our lives in a new perspective.
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This site was last updated 15/09/03
