Monday, August 16, 2021 - Joyful Mysteries - Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade

Monday, August 16, 2021 - Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary

Catholics throughout the world are being offered a chance to be united in praying the rosary together, at the same time, every day at 12:00 noon EST.

To date, Catholics from Israel, Uganda, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the US, Canada, Hawaii, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, India, and Indonesia, as well as other countries, have been joining in.

Artwork

The two images seen on the altar are:

(Left) Archangel Michael tramples Satan by Guido Reni (c1630-1635)
(Right) Miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the Tilma of St. Juan Diego.

The paintings used in today’s Glorious Mysteries are (in order of appearance):

The Resurrection:
Noli Me Tangere by Fra Angelico (1440-1442)
Resurrection by Pietro Perugino (1499-1500)

The Ascension:
The Ascension by Giotto di Bondone (c1305)
Ascension by John Singleton Copley (1775)

The Descent of the Holy Ghost:
Armadio degli Argenti: Pentecost by Fra Angelico (1450)
Pentecost by Jean II Restout (1732)

The Assumption of Our Lady:
Death of the Virgin (The Cortona Altarpiece) by Fra Angelico (1433-1434)
The Death and the Assumption of the Virgin by Fra Angelico (c1432)

The Coronation of Our Lady:
Coronation of the Virgin (Cell 9) (Convento di San Marco, Florence) by Fra Angelico (1440-1442)
Coronation of the Virgin (Altarpiece) by Fra Angelico (c. 1434-1435)

Consecration prayer:
The Death and the Assumption of the Virgin by Fra Angelico (c1432)

With special thanks to the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles for permission to use their music available here: https://music.benedictinesofmary.org/

Other links:

You can submit prayer intentions to the following email address: reginangelorum.prayer@protonmail.com

If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this rosary, you can access them via the PDF link below. This document also includes a brief F.A.Q. pertaining to the daily rosary.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e5R96mvm0eFtCX_DvuvccQWtR2zP-Lxr/view

Our Lady of the Rosary Family Catechism is available at: https://olrfamilycatechism.com/