Cenacle Scriptural Rosary
What is it?
When we first began using the Douay Bible, we found the language somewhat archaic. Within a short time, however, we
discovered that the difficult language structure highlighted the richness of the Word of God. Yet using the Douay Version
(or any Bible for that matter) meant flipping pages between chapters
for the various mysteries. Moreover, we had to refer to a list
of chapter and verse. To eliminate this distraction during our
prayer time, we compiled a scriptural rosary using the Douay Version
of the Bible. We followed, whenever possible, a single evangelist for
each decade of the Mysteries. By doing so, we immersed ourselves in
that evangelist’s gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
In our first edition of the Cenacle Scriptural Rosary: Douay Bible —
Classic Prayers, we retained classic Sacred pronouns and classic verbal forms. We
compiled our first edition of the Cenacle Scriptural Rosary
for those who prefer classic prayers.
We realize, however, that most
Catholics prefer modern prayers. Some people, however, still might enjoy the
nuances of the classic translation of the Douay Bible. With that in
mind, we prepared a second edition of the Cenacle Scriptural
Rosary: Douay Bible — Modern Prayers. The second
edition retains the classic language of the Douay Bible, but uses
modern language for prayers.
Many
Catholics use other translations of the Bible. We have prepared two
additional editions of the Cenacle Scriptural Rosary:
the New American Bible — Modern Prayers, and the Revised
Standard Version Catholic Edition Bible. Both editions use modern
language throughout.
We have followed, wherever possible, St. Louis Mary de Montfort’s
prayers, invocations, and expressions since we have formally
consecrated our lives to Our Lord Jesus Christ through our Lady. For
completeness, we have included St. Louis Mary de Montfort's Decade
Offerings at the beginning of each decade. For convenience, we
have also included the Decade Prayer and a Prayer to the
Holy Spirit to be said after each decade. For those who pray a
Rosary of five decades, we have included all prayers at the beginning
and end of the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries. Also found
after the last decade of each Mystery: St. Louis Mary de
Montfort's Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a
selection of Invocations and Prayers, and the Divine
Praises.
Our family has been enriched immeasurably by the Cenacle Scriptural
Rosary, but more so by the Lenten Scriptural Rosary.
This special edition began as our family penitential preparation, during Lent, to immerse ourselves deeper into
the mystery of the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ. During the forty days
of Lent, we pray only the Sorrowful Mysteries compiled from each
Evangelist's gospel. By praying the different accounts of His
Passion, the mystery of our salvation has unfolded with special grace
in our lives. We wish to share our joy with others.
In the Lenten Scriptural Rosary edition, the
First Week of Lent follows the Passion according to the gospel of St.
Matthew; the Second Week according to St. Mark; the Third Week
follows St. Luke (with the exception of the Crowning with Thorns
which follows St. Matthew’s account); the Fourth Week repeats
St. Matthew; and the Fifth Week completes the Passion account with
St. John's gospel. The scriptural meditations reflect the major
themes for each of the five weeks of Lent. We invite you to try it next Lent!
In honor of our Holy Father's pronouncement of the Year of the Rosary: October 2002 - October 2003, we are pleased to offer a compilation of the five new Luminous mysteries, as our Luminous Mysteries Insert. This booklet should be used a companion to the regular Cenacle Scriptural Rosary Booklet series, and is available only in the Classic Prayers - Douay version.
Our latest addition to the Cenacle Scriptural Rosary Booklet series is the Complete Edition comprising all four mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and the new Luminous Mysteries. It is available for download or as a published version only in the Classic Prayers - Douay version.
We certainly hope that will be enriched by these new mysteries, and come closer to our wonderful God through His Beloved Mother, Mary Most Holy, the Immaculate Conception!
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