Mary was betrothed to Joseph but knowing the child wasn’t his put them both in a difficult spot. We can only imagine how overwhelmed and scared Mary must have been when she learned she would welcome a child into a situation she never would have planned. May it be done to me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her. Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”īut she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. Click on each of the audio files below to listen to and pray along with each decade of the Rosary. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, 90% of refugees and 70% of people who have been displaced within their own countries are from countries experiencing the worst effects of the climate crisis.Īlong with your personal intentions, please offer the Rosary for the safety of displaced families around the world and for solutions to climate change and other root causes of forced migration. Climate change is becoming one of the biggest drivers of forced migration. Today, millions of our sisters and brothers around the world have migrated or been displaced due to violence and conflict, lack of job opportunities and poverty, and climate change. These reflections on the Joyful Mysteries include stories of people who have been forced to leave their homes or who face the threat of displacement-just as the Holy Family had to flee to Egypt to escape death from Herod.
WITH REFLECTIONS ON MIGRANTS AND REFUGEESīy meditating on the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, we accompany Mary and Joseph as they learn that Mary will bring the Son of God into the world, and we journey with them through Christ’s birth and childhood.
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