Rosary the Roadmap of Salvation

Rosary the Roadmap of Salvation 

Leaders understand the importance of seeing the big picture to the accomplishment of their objectives. The other day while walking and praying I noticed that all of the mysteries of the Rosary when combined together seems to give us a roadmap for salvation. Before Mary gave the Rosary to Saint Dominic; the pious of Christ’s time prayed the 150 psalms and the Shema Israel daily. It is interesting to ponder that the Shema Israel is a type of mission statement for every righteous Jew and in turn Catholics:

 

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your Heart, and with all your soul, and with your entire mind, and with all your strength. 

The question is how do we love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength? I believe the rosary is the answer to this question that also gives us practical examples. To know how to love God with all your mind study the Joyful mysteries and with all your strength the sorrowful, and with all your soul the glorious mysteries and with all your heart the luminous mysteries. 

Also, I noticed that if you look at all the mysteries and line up the first decade of each of the four mysteries and continue lining up the second and third and so forth there is a roadmap of salvation with practical examples. I also think it could also be used as an examination of conscious. i.e. Lord have I been a humble person? Have I done the will of the Father?  A further observation noticed is going from step one to step two: If you don't have gratitude can you have love of neighbor; and if no fidelity can you have a spirt of poverty; and if you have no desire for holiness can you have purity of mind and body; no spiritual courage will you be obedient? Study the chart below:

 

Rosary Roadmap of Salvation "To Strive, To Seek, To Find and not to Yield" Tennyson
	Joyful	Sorrowful	Glorious	Luminous
Step One  To Strive	The Annunciation-Humility	The Agony in the Garden-Do the will of the Father	The Resurrection-Faith	The Baptism in the Jordan-Gratitude	Mystery of Love
Step Two To Seek	The Visitation-Love of neighbor	The Scourging-Mortification of the Senses	The Ascension-Christian Hope	The Wedding at Cana-Fidelity	Mystery of the Heart
Step Three To Find	The Birth of Christ-Spirit of Poverty	The Crowning of Thorns-Reign of Christ in your heart	The Descent of the Holy Spirit-Gifts of the Holy Spirit	The Proclamation of the Kingdom-Desire for Holiness	Mystery of Purpose
Step Four Not to Yield	The Presentation-Purity of Mind and Body	The Carrying of the Cross-Patient Bearing Trials	The Assumption-To Jesus Through Mary	The Transfiguration-Spiritual Courage	Mystery of Strength
Step Five Victory	The Finding of Jesus in the Temple-Obedience	The Crucifixion-Pardoning of Injuries	The Coronation-The Grace of Final Perseverance	The Institution of the Eucharist-Love of Our Eucharistic Lord	Mystery of Triumph
	Love your God with all your Mind	Love your God with all your Strength	Love your God with all your Spirit	Love your God with all your Heart