Pope John Paul II's Rosary for Peace

The following is a Rosary for Peace that was composed by Pope John Paul II. In each of the meditations, he calls upon different titles of Our Most Holy Queen, Mary to help us make our world more like the mystical Kingdom of God.

The Joyful Mysteries

The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary, Mother of the Incarnate Word, may we contemplate in hope your Son who is the source and model of a renewed humanity in which we encounter each other as brothers and sisters and live in a peaceful spirit.

The Visitation of Mary to Her Cousin Elizabeth
Mary, Mother Most Amiable, may all Christians feel their responsibility to bring Christ to others, for it is he who can unite what is divided, destroy sin and hatred, and reawaken humanity to its vocation to unity and solidarity.

The Birth of Jesus at Bethlehem
Mary, Mother of the Prince of Peace, may all people open themselves to God who gives us the hope of a new era of peace and whose love, fully revealed in Jesus, is the foundation of universal peace.

The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
Mary, Queen of the Universe, obtain for us the courage to work together to become one family, the fundamental calling of the human race.

The Finding of Jesus in the Temple
Mary, Mother of Refugees, as you sought for your Son when he was lost in Jerusalem, comfort all mothers and fathers who must flee their countries with their children, in a desperate attempt to find the basic necessities of life.

The Luminous Mysteries

John Baptizes Jesus in the Jordan
Mary, Mother of Hope, may we put all our confidence in God's power, for it is only God who can create openings for peace in humanity's endless history of division and conflict.

Jesus Reveals His Glory at the Wedding of Cana
Mary, Cause of Our Joy, teach us that human events are always accompanied by the merciful providence of God, who knows how to touch even the most hardened of hearts and bring good fruits even from what seems utterly barren soil.

Jesus Proclaims the Kingdom of God and Calls Us to Conversion
Mary, Mother of the Poor, open our eyes so that we will see the poverty around us, the inequalities between rich and poor nations, and the human and environmental degradation brought about by the irresponsible use of natural resources.

The Transfiguration of Jesus
Mary, Mother of the Living, teach us that human life is the most sacred and inviolable earthly reality, and that there can be no peace when this most basic good is not protected.

Jesus Gives Us the Eucharist
Mary, Mother of Christ the High Priest, help us believe that in a world in which the power of evil seems once again to have the upper hand, your Son is present and acting to transform it into a world in which true peace will prevail.

The Sorrowful Mysteries

Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane
Mary, Mother Most Merciful, obtain for us who live in a world order subjected to horrific violence the strength of heart to respond with justice and forgiveness.

Jesus Is Scourged
Mary, Tower of Ivory, may governments of nations have the courage to complete justice with a forgiveness that heals and rebuilds troubled human relations from their foundations.

Jesus Is Crowned with Thorns
Mary, Mystical Rose, protect and assist the countless millions of men and women who are barely able to survive and who are the most grievously affected by economic and political chaos.

Jesus Carries the Cross to Calvary
Mary, Morning Star, obtain a change of heart for those who, despairing of humanity, of life, and of the future, kill by acts of terrorism.

Jesus Is Crucified
Mary, Mother of Divine Charity, give Christians the courage to choose forgiveness, to make the decision to go against the natural instinct to pay back evil with evil.

The Glorious Mysteries

Jesus Rises from the Dead
Mary, Dawn of the Eternal Tomorrow, guide our societies to allow people the chance to start all over again, to raise their eyes to the future, and to discover new possibilities of trust and commitment.

Jesus Ascends into Heaven
Mary, Mother of the King of Kings, lead politicians and government leaders to submit to the Kingdom of your Son, leaving aside all desires aimed at dominating and exploiting others, ideologies of power, crazed nationalisms, and ancient tribal hatreds.

The Holy Spirit Descends on the Apostles
Mary, Spouse of the Spirit, inspire reconciliation and dialogue among Christians, Jews, and Muslims, that the healing power of the Spirit may be unleashed in the world.

Mary Is Assumed into Heaven
Mary, Assumed into Heaven, lead governments to treat the poor with justice, to consider the poor not as a problem, but as people who can become the principal builders of a new and more human future for everyone.

Mary Is Crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth
Mary, Queen of Peace, give those of us who live in abundance the courage to change lifestyles and models of production and consumption, in order to help entire peoples who today are excluded or marginalized to enter into the sphere of economic and human development.

This Rosary from:

The Rosary : Contemplating the Face of Christ, Introduction and Reflections from Pope John Paul II. by Linda Salvatore Boccia, FSP and Kathryn James Hermes, FSP

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