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2 October 23, 2002 The University News
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Pope adds five new mysteries
to Rosary, increases devotion
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by Stephen Syski
Contributing Writer
Pope John Paul II declared a
Year of the Rosary and proposed
five new mysteries to be added to
the rosary in his apostolic letter
Rosarium Virginis Marine (The
Rosary of the Virgin Mary), mark-
ing the beginning of his 25th pon-
tifical year.
The Year of the Rosary, from
October 2002 to October 2003, is
to be a time during which "the
rosary should be especially em-
phasized and promoted in the vari-
ous Christian communities." The
pope made clear the importance
he places and has always placed
on the prayer of the rosary in his
own life. "The rosary," he wrote,
"has accompanied me in moments
of joy and in moments of diffi-
culty. To it I have entrusted any
number of concerns; in it I have
always found comfort."
In commemoration of the Year
of the Rosary, the pope introduced
five new mysteries under the title
My steries of L i ght.
"This addition of these new
mysteries... is meant to give it
fresh life and to enkindle renewed
interest in the rosary's place
within Christian spirituality," he
wrote.
The new mysteries of light, fo-
cusing on Jesus' public life, are (1)
his baptism in the Jordan, (2) his
self-manifestation at the wedding
of Cana, (3) his proclamation of
the kingdom of God, with his call
to conversion, (4) his transfigura-
tion, and, (5) his institution of the
Eucharist as the sacramental ex-
pression of the paschal mystery.
Speaking of the nature of the
mysteries in relation to Jesus's
public life, freshman J.T. Kennelly
said "I think it's pretty cool that
there's a bridge between his birth
and his death."
When asked how much these
new mysteries will affect Catho-
lics' recitation of the rosary, Fr.
John Lydon, university chaplain,
said that "because of this particu-
lar pope, because of his stamp on
society," the changes will have a
positive effect.
Lydon said Pope John Paul II
appeals particularly to the young
generation of Catholics who have
known only this pope and no
TO SAY THK
Pope John
Paul II
declared
this year
the Year of
the Rosary
and added
five new
Mysteries of
Light to the
traditional
15 decade
devotional
prayer.
Photo by Jod
Dickens
other. This generation has grown
up with the image of the "culture
of death."
Lydon said "We live in a soci-
ety which is very dark in many
ways," which gives the mysteries
of light great appeal to the
younger generation.
The pope had more in mind
than simply renewing devotion to
this traditional Christian prayer.
He added the new mysteries in
order to reflect more fully the
rosary's purpose of
"contemplat[ing] with Mary the
face of Christ." The rosary "is at
heart a Christocentric prayer," he
wrote, "the depth of the Gospel
message in its entirety." The new
mysteries are desirable in order
"to bring out fully the
Christological depth of the ro-
sary."
"He [the pope] is changing it
from being a Mddle Age tradition
and reminding us that it's still
present and alive," Gavin Puthoff,
sophomore, said.
The pope echoed the theme of
"contemplating with Mary the
face of Christ" throughout the ap-
ostolic letter. He wrote "The ro-
sary, is an exquisitely contempla-
tive prayer. Without this contem-
plative dimension, it would lose
its meaning, as Pope Paul VI
clearly pointed out: 'Without con-
templation, the rosary is a body
without a soul, and its recitation
runs the risk of becoming a me-
chanical repetition of formulas, in
violation of the admonition of
Christ.'"
The pope reveals in the prayer
of the rosary the relationship of
friend to friend.
"Just as two friends, frequently
in each other's company, tend to
develop similar habits, so too, by
holding familiar converse with
Jesus and the Blessed Virgin... we
can become, to the extent of our
lowliness, similar to them," he
wrote.
Also present in the contempla-
tion of the rosary is the relation-
ship of teacher to student.
"Contemplating the scenes of
the rosary in union with Mary is a
means of learning from her to
'read' Christ, to discover his se-
crets and to understand his mes-
sage," the pope wrote. "Anyone
who contemplates Christ through
the various stages of his life can-
not fail to perceive in him the truth
about man."
"Twenty-five years later," he
wrote, "thinking back over the dif-
ficulties which have been part of
my exercise of the Petrine minis-
try, I feel the need to say once
more, as a warm invitation to ex-
perience it personally; the rosary
does indeed 'mark the rhythm of
human life', bringing it into har-
mony with the 'rhythm' of God's
own life, in the joyful commun-
ion of the Holy Trinity, our life's
destiny and deepest longing."
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Events planned for
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Alcohol Awareness Week
continues this week with the
following events:
Wednesday: Testyour Alco-
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Days in Theresa Hall at 7 p.m.
Friday: SPUD will offer
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-Meghan Kuckelman
Dates sets for
summer tour
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mer tour is now accepting ap-
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Greece June 8-16 and Italy
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French club to sell
crepes next week
The French club plans to sell
crepes next Monday, Oct. 28,
to raise money for various ac-
tivities throughout the semes-
ter. The sale will be held from
9a.m. to 12p.m. intheCapBar.
Crepes will sell for $ 1 and each
additional topping is 25 cents.
Available toppings will be
whipped cream, strawberries,
bananas and nutella.
The club is raising the
money to attend French mov-
ies and restaurants.
-Meghan Kuckelman
Rowles' gyro
record broken
The record of eating 41 gy-
ros in the three days spent in
Athens set by Chris Rowles,
Spring '02, was broken Mon-
day by sophomore Joel
Makus, who ate 42.
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