-IV-
The Presentation of the Child Jesus in the
Temple
In the fourth joyful mystery we contemplate
how the Blessed Virgin Mary, having completed
the time of purification, presented her Divine
Son in the Temple. There she meets the old
Simeon, who taking the Child in his arms,
prophesied that the Child had come into the
world as a sign of contradiction and that
a sword would pierce the soul of His Mother.
Let us beseech Mary, mirror of justice, to
grant us a soul all aflame so that following
the example of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we
may become a sign of contradiction uniting
the good and confounding evil-doers.
Our Father, Hail Mary (ten times), Glory be to the Father, O my Jesus..