Thursday, August 19, 2021 - Joyful Mysteries - Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade

Thursday, August 19, 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 Joyful Mysteries are (in order of appearance):

The Annunciation:
Annunciation by Filippo Lippi (c1450-1453)
The Annunciation of Mary by Pietro Perugino (1489)

The Visitation:
The Visitation by Vicente Masip (x1540-1545)
The Visitation by Raphael (1517)

The Birth of Our Lord:
The Adoration of the Magi by Gentile da Fabriano (1423)
Nativity of Christ by Lorenzo Lotto (1523)

The Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple:
Presentation of Christ in the Temple by Philippe de Champaigne (c1648)
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple by Alvaro Pirez d’Evora (c1630)

The Finding of Our Lord in the Temple:
Disputation with the Doctors by Duccio di Buoninsegna (c1308-1311)
Christ among the Doctors by Fra Angelico

Consecration prayer:
Virgin of Humility by Fra Angelico (c1433-1435)

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/