064: Holy Week Special – Meditations on the Sorrowful Mysteries

The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

Matthew Leonard

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 831 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2017

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Holy Week is upon us. Hasn't Lent flown by? It seems like Ash Wednesday was just a couple weeks ago. And oftentimes we get to this point thinking we could have done a lot more...So let's do something about it. In this episode of the Art of Catholic, we're not going to just talk about theology. We're going to enter into it. How? By meditating on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary as a kind of progression or maturation in the spiritual life. What do I mean by that? Well, it seems to me that the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary are a kind of parallel to the 3 stages of the Spiritual Life: the Purgative, the Illuminative, and the Unitive Ways spoken about by spiritual giants like John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, and many others. And if you've never heard of those stages, no worries. I give a brief overview of them in this episode. I found some Scripture passages that evoke some of the spiritual fruit of the Sorrowful Mysteries and wrote short meditations about how the Mysteries relate to the spiritual life. The aim of this episode is simply to help you enter into the beautiful mystery of Holy Week in a more powerful way. We're going to let the reality of what Jesus has done seep into our very souls. We may be near the end of Lent, but there's still time to prepare for a powerful encounter with the Passion, death, and resurrection of our Savior and Lord. Let's do it! God bless and you and have a wonderful Holy Week! Matthew Want to go deeper into prayer? If you really want to understand the ins-and-outs of deep prayer: what it is, how to do it, the 3 Stages of the Spiritual Life, vocal, meditative, & contemplative prayer in the Catholic tradition - this is the book for you! "Matthew Leonard, in an engaging style, shows how ancient Catholic prayer traditions still meet the needs of today's Catholics."—His Eminence Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington "We all need help to grow spiritually...Matt Leonard shows us the way." - Dr. Scott Hahn, author, speaker, and Professor of Scripture and Theology, Franciscan University of Steubenville Grab your FREE copy of my quick guide to deeper prayer 8 Ways To Jumpstart Your Prayer Life! It's an easy step-by-step guide to help you rocket to God! Don't miss a show! Subscribe to The Art of Catholic by clicking this link and then clicking "View in iTunes" under the picture and then "Subscribe"! Pilgrimage to the Holy Land! Join Matthew on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River, Mt. Tabor, and so many more incredible holy sites! Walk in the footsteps of our Lord! It's the trip of a lifetime! Click here for more details.

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0:00.0	Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and they gathered the whole battalion before him.
0:08.0	They stripped him and put a scarlet robe upon him and plating a crown of thorns.
0:15.0	They put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand.
0:20.0	Kneeling before him, they mocked him. Hail King of the Jews!
0:27.0	And they spat upon him and took the read and struck him on the head.
0:34.0	When they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him. As they went out, they came upon a man of
0:47.6	Cyrene, Simon by name. This man they compelled to carry his cross. When they came to a place
0:56.7	called Golgotha, which means the place of a skull, they offered him wine to drink, mingled with gall. But when he tasted it, he would not drink it.
1:34.6	And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots. Then they sat down and kept watch over him there.
1:38.7	Over his head, they put the charge against him, which read, this is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
1:48.6	Then two robbers were crucified with him,
1:51.8	one on the right and one on the left.
1:55.4	And those who passed by, derided him, wagging their heads.
2:00.9	You, who had destroyed the temple and build it in three days, save yourself.
2:07.0	If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
2:12.0	So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders mocked him.
2:18.0	He saved others. He cannot save himself.
2:25.2	He is the king of Israel that didn't come down now from the cross, and we will believe
2:31.9	in him.
2:33.7	He trusts in God, let God deliver him now if he desires him, or he said, I am the son
2:40.8	of God.
2:42.7	And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled Him in the same way.
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