Theology report

1. THEOLOGY REPORT
GROUP 1
JOLFUL MYSTERY-
When you look at the Rosary of the Catholic Church you will see that there are 50 small
beads amongst a total of 5 larger beads. These are each used in order to pray God and to ask for
blessings.
Within these beads, the 5 large beads signify the time to say the Lord’s Prayer, but also the
time to say a mystery meditation. Within the five large beads of the rosary, there are the Joyful
Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, the Glorious Mysteries, and the Luminous Mysteries.
For those who have prayed the Rosary but never truly understood the Mysteries, or for
those who have never prayed the Rosary in the past, it is a good reason to take a closer look at
what we have here.
Understanding the Joyful Mysteries will allow you to pray even more effectively on the
Rosary.

2. What Are the Joyful Mysteries ?
Let’s take a look at just what the Joyful Mysteries are, shall we ? We’ve already said that
there are 5 Mysteries in each of the categories and there are 5 different groupings of Mysteries.
But when we focus on just the Joyful Mysteries we can see the events of the Bible that
bring us joy and that will lift us up.
These are the things that we are grateful for always, and yet, these prayers are not made
every day of the week. For those who pray to the rosary each day, the Joyful Mysteries are intended
to be prayed only on Monday and Saturday.
1. The Annunciation. Fruit of the Mystery: Humility
2. The Visitation. Fruit of the Mystery: Love of Neighbor
3. The Nativity. Fruit of the Mystery: Poverty
4. The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Fruit of the Mystery: Obedience
5. The Finding of Jesus in the Temple. Fruit of the Mystery: Piety
Through each of these mysteries, there is a sense of learning and growing with Jesus and
through the experience of each event, there is a fruit or a skill that is learned and understood by
those who listen.
By reciting these Joyful Mysteries as we recite the Rosary we are reminded of the good that
Jesus and God have brought us and the times in which they continued to provide for us even when
we were not worthy.

3. How to Pray the Rosary ?
When you pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary you will actually start with the sign of
the cross, a prayer, and the Apostles’ Creed.
From here you will move to the first large bead, which represents the pope and the needs
of the church, where you will pray the Lord’s Prayer.
This is followed by a recitation of Hail Mary on each of the next three small beads,
representing the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
You will now reach the second large bead on which you will say the Glory Be.
When you reach the next large bead you are at the first decade and you will start with the
first of the Joyful Mysteries. Over the first of the large beads, you will state the first Mystery and
follow it with the Lord’s Prayer.
For each of the next 10 small beads, you will recite one Hail Mary and follow this up with
the Glory Be just before reaching the next large bead. When you reach the next large bead this is
the start of the second decade and you will start with the second of the Joyful Mysteries.
You will follow this with the Lord’s Prayer and then 10 Hail Mary’s over the next 10
small beads, followed by the Glory Be before you reach the third large bead. You will repeat this
process all the way around your Rosary until you complete the 5 Joyful Mysteries.

4. THE ANNUNCIATION
In the Bible, the Annunciation is narrated in Luke 1:26–38:
26 And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called
Nazareth,27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the
virgin's name was Mary.28 And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is
with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of
salutation this should be.30 And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with
God.31 Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his
name Jesus.32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God
shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.33
And of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34 And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man?
35 And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power
of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall
be called the Son of God.36 And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her
old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren:37 Because no word shall be
impossible with God.
38 And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word.
And the angel departed from her.

5. THE VISITATION
In Christianity, the Visitation is the visit of Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to Elizabeth,
who was pregnant with John the Baptist, in the Gospel of Luke, Luke 1:39–56.
Mary visits her relative Elizabeth; they are both pregnant: Mary with Jesus, and Elizabeth with
John the Baptist. Mary left Nazareth immediately after the Annunciation and went "into the hill country
... into a city of Judah" (Luke 1:39) to attend to her cousin (Luke 1:36) Elizabeth. There are several
possibilities as to exactly which city this was, including Hebron, south of Jerusalem, and Ein Karem.
The journey from Nazareth to Hebron is about 130 kilometres (81 mi) in a direct line, probably up to
half as far again by road, depending on the route taken. Elizabeth was in the sixth month before Mary
came (Luke 1:36). Mary stayed three months, and most scholars hold she stayed for the birth of John.
Given the prevailing cultural traditions and needs for security, it is probable that Joseph accompanied
Mary to Judah then returned to Nazareth, and came again after three months to take his wife home.
The apparition of the angel, mentioned in Matthew 1:19–25, may have taken place then to end the
tormenting doubts of Joseph regarding Mary's maternity.[1]

6. THE PRESENTATION OF JESUS TO THE TEMPLE
The event is described in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:22–40). According to the
gospel, Mary and Joseph took the Infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days (inclusive) after
His birth to complete Mary's ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the
firstborn son, in obedience to the Torah (Leviticus 12, Exodus 13:12–15, etc.). Luke explicitly says that
Joseph and Mary take the option provided for poor people (those who could not afford a
lamb; Leviticus 12:8), sacrificing "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons." Leviticus 12:1–
4 indicates that this event should take place forty days after birth for a male child, hence the
Presentation is celebrated forty days after Christmas.[6
Upon bringing Jesus into the temple, they encountered Simeon. The Gospel records that
Simeon had been promised that "he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ" (Luke
2:26). Simeon then uttered the prayer that would become known as the Nunc Dimittis, or Canticle of
Simeon, which prophesied the redemption of the world by Jesus:
The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (or in the temple) is an early episode in the life
of Jesus Christ, describing his presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem, that is celebrated by many
churches 40 days after Christmas on Candlemas, or the "Feast of the Presentation of Jesus". The
episode is described in chapter 2 of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament.[1]
Within the account,
"Luke's narration of the Presentation in the Temple combines the purification rite with the Jewish
ceremony of the redemption of the firstborn (Luke 2:23–24)."[2]

7. THE LOST AND FINDING OF THE CHILD JESUS IN THE TEMPLE
The episode is described in Luke 2:41–52. Jesus at the age of twelve
accompanies Mary and Joseph, and a large group of their relatives and friends to Jerusalem on
pilgrimage, "according to the custom" – that is, Passover. On the day of their return, Jesus
"lingered", staying in the Temple, but Mary and Joseph thought that he was among their group
when he wasn't. Mary and Joseph headed back home and after a day of travel realised Jesus was
missing, so they returned to Jerusalem, finding Jesus three days later.[2]
He was found in
The Temple in discussion with the elders. They were amazed at his learning, especially given his
young age. When admonished by Mary, Jesus replied: "How is it that you sought me? Did you not
know that I must be in my Father's house?"[3]

8. DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS OF FASTING
The scriptural origins of the temptation can be traced to the Gospels of Luke 4:1–13 and
Matthew 4:1–11 in the New Testament. It took place after Jesus’s baptism, when he spent time in the
"holy city" (Jerusalem) before returning to Galilee.
In both accounts, the Holy Spirit leads Jesus into the Judaean desert before starting his
public ministry, where he’d fast for 40 days and nights.
“He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry,” Luke 4:2.
During Christ’s spiritual journey, he was confronted by a “tempter” (Satan), who urged him
to break his fast or defy God in various ways.
He first urged Jesus to turn stones into bread, then to worship the devil atop a high mountain
in exchange for “all the kingdoms of the world” (Luke 4:5). Finally, Satan told Jesus to throw himself
off the highest point of a temple so that angels would catch him.

9. 8 BIATITUDES
The eight beatitudes are the teachings of Jesus during his Sermon on the Mount
(Beatitudes Mountain) in which he describes the attitudes and actions that should characterise
his followers and disciples. Live by them and their meanings.
A beatitude is a blessing, to be in beatitude is to have a feeling of great joy or supreme
blessedness. The beatitudes list below contains the 8 beatitudes from Matthew Chapter 5, and
the points to remember when trying to live a Christian life. The Beatitudes in the Bible can be
found within the Sermon on the mount in Matthew 5:3–12 and a subset of them is recounted in
the Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6:20–23. The Beatitudes in Matthew are followed by the words;
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for my sake.