My admiration of the Rosary as a form of prayer is no
secret. I use it on a daily basis. For most of the year I pray the Mysteries
usually associated with a given day of the week (Joyful Mysteries on Monday & Saturday, Sorrowful on Tuesday & Friday, Glorious on Wednesday & Sunday, and Luminous on Thursday), but at special times of the
year such as Christmas, Holy Week, and Easter, I like to use the Rosary to
unpack and meditate upon these events more in depth.
On my drive into work this morning I was
thinking about the events of Holy Thursday and how we could use five decades of
the Rosary to join Mary in uniting our hearts to Jesus’s on this night. I
recommend stopping to read Scripture at the beginning of each Mystery and then
softly praying the Hail Mary as you visualize and go over what you have read in
your mind:
The Washing of the Apostles Feet – John
13:1-20
The Institution of the Eucharist – Luke
22:14-22
Jesus’s “High Priestly” Prayer – John
17:1-26
His prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane – Mark
14:32-42
The arrival of Judas and Jesus’s arrest - Luke
22:47-53
