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Welcome! This
not-for-profit site is a humble offering to Our Blessed Mother, who I affectionately call
"MoM "(an acronym for Mary of
Medjugorje);
St. Joseph, her earthly spouse, who lead me to her; and the Holy
Trinity, about which "It is all about..." In the spirit of Matthew 6:1-4 *
and following the example set by the silent life of Saint
Catherine Labouré, I, a 'handmaiden' who was called
by MoM in March 2004, choose to live a hurtless, helpful and
sacrificial lifestyle,
wishing to remain anonymous. Mine
is a simple, private faith, straight out of the Gospels,
understated and without a showy display of religiosity. God
knows who I am, and that is enough for me, as His knowing is all
that matters. It is not important who I am. "It
is not about me. It is about God." What
is important is that we pray the Rosary together and commune
with our Heavenly Family. I invite you
to join with me in praying the Rosary
today and every day.
Mary of Medjugorje:
"MoM"
Painting by Carmelo
Puzzolo
>> Graphic credit: medjugorge.org
>> "Our
Lady of Medjugorje" Project This
web site was completed on Mother's Day 2004 as a gift from my
heart to MoM. She is my MoM and yours. With her guidance and the Holy Spirit's inspiration, this site was
created to support her intentions, including bringing us to her
Son by spreading the Rosary
and with it, thereby helping her children --
that would be you and me -- turn to God. This
Rosary site is unique in its use of visual images that accompany
its prayers -- including each and every Hail Mary -- to help our minds
concentrate on each mystery. Appealing to our visual sense,
the digital images serve to rein in our wandering minds and in
turn enhance our contemplation,
understanding and appreciation of the mysteries of the Rosary.
Today,
more than ever, there are distractions everywhere in our
fast-moving world, and it is my
sincere hope that this online Rosary will serve as a visual
aide to help you keep your focus. By providing a continuous
vision of the life of Jesus and Mary with each Hail Mary, its
digital images and prompts
are intended to help you visualize each of the 20 mysteries so they may release their saving power,
filling your memory with God's Presence.
Those who came before us used
stained glass windows, icons and
paintings to help them focus, stay their minds and thoughts, and capture the deepest memories of our faith. This site
uses pixels to present those strong mental pictures. In
seeing, we remember. It is an "old-new"
way of seeing and perceiving the life events of Jesus and MoM. While resurrecting old memories, the digital images
inspire us to create new living memories.
In this
way, the Rosary is not just beads on which so many memorized
prayers are recited. While each Hail
Mary is repeated and directed to
Mary, its associated visual image helps to produce the intended spiritual
effect of drawing closer to God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
It is to Them, after all, that the act of love of saying the
Rosary is directed, through Mary. The
images were chosen from the vast array available on the
Internet. Credits have been made whenever possible.
Please accept our humble apologies, MoM's and mine (as this has
been a joint effort), to those
whose works remain unattributed in spite of my efforts to source
them. It is not for lack of trying. God knows who you are, and
that is what matters.
I am a simple pilgrim bent on
wending my way back to God. For me, the
Rosary is a journey for my spirit. When I come to this corner in
cyberspace, I then go to
a holy, quiet world that envelopes me while I pray...
Pilgrims -- such is my
condition -- must travel lightly. I think of this visual
Rosary as a portable altar. As long as I am close to a
computer with an Internet connection, I can instantly
"erect" this altar, almost anytime and anywhere.
In the midst of a secular
occupation and world, with just a few keystrokes, I am able to
have a rendezvous -- a spiritual reunion -- with my Heavenly
Family. This prayerful halt constitutes a clear break from
"business as usual", and often sheds critical light on
how to deal with the secular realities of my day, especially the
din, cacophony, and strain of the modern world.
During this online time, I feel
at peace, safely ensconced under MoM's protective blue mantle. Hers
is a sheltering security. A
refuge. I cast my concerns to her as I
know she keeps all things in her heart, wasting nothing, pondering
everything, critically and prayerfully. She then opens me up
to the action of the Holy Spirit. There
is joy in sharing this "sojourn" with you. May
God bless you! In God's
Light,
Peace
Pilgrim III
*
Matthew 6:1-4: [1]
Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by
them; for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in
heaven.
[2] Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the
hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may
be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their
reward.
[3] But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what
your right hand is doing,
[4] so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees
in secret will reward you.
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