My Resolutions - 2018

BEADS OF JOY 12-28-17

“My Resolutions - 2018”

©2017 James Dacey, Jr. OFS

My Friends,

 

Let’s make this coming year the Best Year Ever:

New Year’s Resolutions - 2018

I would like to see this year ahead be an amazing year of some remarkable changes in my life. Some will be dramatic, some will be nostalgic, some will be wise; but all will be fun and hopefully beneficial to those around me. I would like health and spiritual well-being to be my central focuses as I move into 2018. Today I share my Health Resolutions.

Just please remember, these are my resolutions, no one will ask you or insist that you have them too. Throughout the year I have been thinking about many things, mostly creating a better balance in my life. What is the balance you ask? To balance healthier living with a solid active spiritual life. I love to snack when I do my research and my writings. A habit I must break.

Lots of my snacking results in bad choices that surround my financial abilities. A $2 bag of chips of some sort or cookies are easy to eat while typing; and you get a nice amount for the two bucks. $2 worth of most veges or fruit don’t add up too much, and they are much messier to eat when typing.

My new choices will result in creating and developing new and some old habits. Just prior to my strokes in 2015 I was in top physical shape, taking no medications at all. Obviously, the change that has happened isn’t something I had control of; but now I feel like I do. I’m not going on a diet or making any major, extreme, dramatic changes in my life; except that I will be 100% conscious of my choices now. Look at the list of my health resolutions for 2018. My spiritual resolutions are always shared in my writings, today I share these.

Health Resolutions

·        I will be wiser in quality and quantity of the foods I eat.

·        I will not snack at all while writing (typing); instead I will stay focused on my task and have a healthy snack when I am done.

·        I will stop eating snacks in bed, just before I go to sleep. A habit that in many ways, ruins a good night’s sleep. Instead, I will have a glass of water before I go to bed.

·        I will continue to exercise as best as I can (my left side is still numb from my strokes) at least 3-4 times a week.

·        I will also try to walk a minimum of 2 miles a day.

Activities Resolutions

·        Somehow, someway in 2018 I’d like to return to bicycling. I used to like traveling extremely long rides on my bicycle. I really miss that. I grew up on Staten Island, I have peddled from Staten Island to Piscataway, New Jersey, Manhattan, Brooklyn and even to Elizabeth, New Jersey. Yes, I know all those bridges don’t have a bicycle lane, but I did it anyway.

·        I’d like to consider and somehow begin kick-boxing. Not to fight, but as a workout with a bag. I want to be much more flexibility.

·        During this new year, I’d like to plan more mountain hikes and long walks. My longest daily walk, was around the Niagara Airport, when we lived near the airport. It was a 14-mile walk. I used to walk that at least once every month. I walked it in the rain, the sleet, even once in a blizzard. I really enjoyed that walk. Walking is my favorite activity.

·        The key to 2018 will be, for me to remain physically active.

Side notes to my health. For the past two months or so, my doctor took me off all my medication. I’m not 100% sure how wise that was. But he feels after blood work done after I was off my meds for over a month; they show a stability in my cholesterol (106 – with no meds) and all my other numbers in my blood work show I am getting healthier without meds. Also, my blood pressure is stable and steady. My doctor says, “I’d rather see you go the healthy route to get healthier.”

PS: I want to create a list of my own healthy recipes, aside from the Italian ones I already have. Yes, Chrissy use to do all the cooking and I had my few specialty meals I made. Now it's time for me to have my own list of healthy meals, side dishes, appetizers, snacks.

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

Your brother in Christ Jesus 
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

Exciting Year Ahead - 2018

BEADS OF JOY 12-24-17

“Exciting Year Ahead - 2018”

©2017 James Dacey, Jr. OFS

My Friends,

I HOPE EVERYONE IS GETTING READY for:

THE BEST YEAR EVER - 2018

This has been a very long, very stressful year (2017). But by God's Grace we have made it to the last month. The house is being majorly cleaned out and downsized as I await to see, where the future takes us/me. I know God has a plan for me, I sort of know what it is and what it has been these past 34 years. Now it is time to take it to the next level and minister even more to others.

The following list of focused activities, isn't a wish list or my new year’s resolutions. No, this is a culmination of my life’s work and time already served. Now is the time to step out and begin to really make a difference in others’ lives. I have always had this (Beads of Joy Rosary Ministry) so that I can serve others by praying for them, helping lead them in prayer and help them have a deeper love like I do for Jesus, Mary and the Rosary.

I have taken so many of you from around the world on our life’s journey. Many have read about our children coming into this world and some followed my truck driving journey of 45 states praying and sharing the rosary over the road and still others of you have read the pulse of the day to day journey of Christine’s suffering right up to the day she passed away. Some of you have been here the whole time.

It’s been very difficult year for me to get the blog going again… at least with the same vigor and excitement like I had before. Please know this right now, that I am ready. The time has come to take everything to the next level.

-         I will begin to prepare “talks, yes talks” focusing on all the mysteries of the Rosary and all other aspects of the Rosary. Yes indeed, talks. I want to step-up to the plate focusing even more on the Rosary. I will be using my decades of writings, both from my blog and my journals to begin this. The time has never been right for me to begin this, I feel as though it is now.

-    I will be posting a reflection of the daily gospel every single day on this blog. As I have always done, I entwine my life’s experiences and all that I learned with my refection. I have SO MUCH to share about my life as a whole and my life NOW.

-        I will also be digging deep into my “writing files” I have so many partially written projects that I started over the past 3+ decades. It’s time for them to be finished and published. There are also well over 800 poems that I have written since 1982, that I haven’t done anything with “yet”.

-         Also in (2018) I promise you many many many many many surprises !!! I can’t say them right now. But, I will promise you this; that I will share them and point them out.

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

Your brother in Christ Jesus 
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

My Rosary World

BEADS OF JOY 09-03-17

“My Rosary World”

©2017 James Dacey, Jr. OFS

My Friends,

Today’s Thoughts: My Rosary World

I am so consumed spiritually by the Rosary, sometimes I don’t think I can find words that will properly express the exploding joy I experience when I pray, make or even simply think about the Rosary. Back in 1983 when our Lady grabbed my attention in that little room where we had our prayer meeting; she really grabbed my heart and my life and my mission and my purpose and my focus for the rest of my days.

Please bear with me, I know many may not understand the depths of my devotion and my love for our Lord and our Lady and the Rosary; but I will try to be clear and precise in my explanations. You see, every single time I even “see” a “rosary” or a “cross” my heart flutters. Yes, it flutters with excitement and joy to levels I can’t explain. It happens when I am thinking about the Rosary too. I have very lightly spoken about this in the past, but it has never changed at all these past 34 years of ministry. My heart literally does jumping jacks and somersaults every time I see those beads, anyone’s rosary beads.

I will say that I feel beyond blessed, I can’t control it or stop it. It just happens every single time, so you can only image the ecstatic joy I experience at a store that sells rosary beads. I’m like a kid at a candy store. Only difference is, yes, I want all of them; but I want all of them, so I can give all of them away to others who wish to also Pray The Rosary. Now that same excitement is starting to overflow with “beads” in general, because Becky and I are really getting into making Rosary Beads even more now and I am really getting back full steam like I use to. So now, the beads are starting to have the same effect, making my heart flutter. Isn’t that awesome?

And at flea markets or yard sales I always buy ALL of the rosaries that are being sold. 99.999% of the time the people who sell them, see them having no value, so they sell them for $1 or $2. How can they not see how valuable and beautiful those rosary beads are? Same with Bibles sold at Goodwill stores, they always sell them for only a $1. I always buy them all. I buy all these rosaries and bibles, I don’t want anything for them, I just want to get them into the hands and the hearts of those who do want them. 

One day I will have a room totally devoted to the Rosary, it’ll be my Rosary Room and it will be filled with 20 or 30,000 rosary beads at all times, all of which will be given away and more will come and be made and they will be given away too. I want my life to forever be flooded with Rosary Beads. I guess that’s obvious.

Pondering these thoughts today: I know I may sound crazy, but that's ok. I am crazy in love with our Lord and our Lady and sharing, making and giving away rosary beads. I hope you too have the same love for our Lord and our Lady.

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

Your brother in Christ Jesus 
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

Today is Sunday: We pray the Glorious Mysteries:

The Glorious Mysteries

1. The Resurrection (Faith) –Mark 16:1-8
2. The Ascension (Hope) –Luke 24:50-53
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Love) –Acts 2:1-4
4. The Assumption of Our Lady
(Grace of a Happy Death) –Rev 12:1-6
5. The Coronation of Mary (Mary’s intercession) –Judith 15:9-10

Glory and Honor and Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ!

Rosary Man Jim's Glorious Reflections: http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-glorious-mysteries.html

Not From The Father

BEADS OF JOY 09-02-17

“Not From The Father”

©2017 James Dacey, Jr. OFS

My Friends,

Today’s Reflection: 1 John 2:15-17

On Not Loving the World
“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”

Reflection: On this spiritual journey throughout September, this very scripture holds great meaning in my life. That picture is a picture of a very tiny house, I enjoy very simple, very minimal stress living; owning the bare essentials along with all my rosary making supplies. Why? You ask? Well, mostly because spiritually I desire greatly to be with the Father more than anything. So, while I am here, I try my best to minimize my life’s distractions and I devote most of my time and my day to our Lord and our Lady. On a personal note of my life’s spiritual journey, it has always been that; even while working 80 hours a week and raising a family.  

Like I have always said, “All things Jesus and Mary 24/7/365.” And even Fr. Mullally use to say to me, “It’s too much Jim, you need something else in your life.” I said, “I do have the Rosary and making rosaries in my life too.” He said, “No, no, no, I mean something other than your faith, like some activity.” I explained to him that it’s not possible for me personally to do that. See I enjoy walking and working out and even cooking. But when I am home enjoying all those fantastic activities, I am praying and singing and praying my rosary while I do them. To me that is the peace and joy of my life of me spending my time with our Lord and our Lady.

I promised to give you some insight to the depths of my faith; to the deep places in my heart, few people know of. I am truly a simple person. Actual a very simple, maybe even boring person, some might say. But! Yes! I too like the bling, well at least I like to look at it. LOL. I enjoy a shiny black Mercedes or Porsche or a sprawling mansion with 15 bedrooms with an indoor inground pool. Sure, all that stuff is so pleasing to the eyes. But, when I go home, for me, a simple 2 bedroom whatever in a nice quiet neighborhood is so much more peaceful and relaxing to me.

I would rather spend my time reading my bible, making rosaries, praying the rosary or do anything or something focusing on my faith than anything else. I would hate to have to worry about or be concerned about “possessions”. My only concerns are my faith and my family and my friends. I have also been saying that for many many years; and I mean it with all my heart. Having a BBQ with some wonderful friends or spending quality time with family far exceed any desire I have for “stuff”. It’s the people and the relationships that I value the most. And my relationship with my Lord and our Lady have been the foundation of why I love that so much.

Pondering these thoughts today: As a side note to my very extreme inner spiritual focus. I have never, nor will I ever force or insist that my family do the same. I enjoy my very minimalistic lifestyle of barely owning anything so that my mind and my heart and my soul can be free to focus on Jesus and our Lady and the Rosary. But that’s just me, I respect whatever anyone else likes or prefers.

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

Your brother in Christ Jesus 
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

Today is Saturday: We pray the Joyful Mysteries:

The Joyful Mysteries

1. The Annunciation (Humility) – Luke 1:26-28
2. The Visitation (Love of Neighbor) – Luke 1:39-45
3. The Birth of Jesus (Poverty of Spirit) – Luke 2:1-20
4. The Presentation (Purity of Mind & Spirit) – Luke 2:22-38
5. Finding in The Temple (Obedience) –Luke 2:41-50

I simply love Saturday mornings, because Saturday like every other day of the week -begins with the Rosary.

Rosary Man Jim’s Joyful Reflection: http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-joyful-mysteries_10.html

September – Seven Sorrows

BEADS OF JOY 09-01-17

“September – Seven Sorrows”

©2017 James Dacey, Jr. OFS

My Friends,

Today’s Reflection:

September: The Seven Sorrows of Mary – Besides Jesus, there is no human who has suffered more than our Blessed Mother Mary. So, in obedience to God’s will, she embraced her sons torture, humiliation and most brutal execution to save all of us. I can’t even imagine the pain she truly suffered in her heart, watching her son suffer as horribly as He did. Watching someone you love suffer, is beyond words.

Today I look at September and I think of how much I really want to rededicate my life spiritually; I mean really spiritually like I so need to. This month of September is dedicated to Our Lady’s Seven Sorrows. When I think of Mary’s sorrow I often think of my own and how I watched Chrissy suffer as long as she did and as much as she did. Like Mary, there was nothing I could do to stop her suffering; I could only console her and comfort her as Christine was on her passion journey.

Now, with all that said, this is what I propose for September 2017: I feel my life needs to be more dedicated to prayer and devoted to spiritual research and writing; digging very deeply into my Marian heart, of who I really am. This month, with the help of the Holy Spirit, I shall begin to dig deeper into my spirit and seek out the depths of who I am spiritually; like never before and yes, I shall share this journey in my writings. So much is going on in my life right now, Rosary Girl Becky is in my life, she is my girl and life is so very exciting and joyful while yes, there is a backdrop of sorrow. That is why this month just so spontaneously seems so perfect, to begin this serious spiritual journey.

Pondering these thoughts today: Today I begin a journey or should I say continue a journey at a much deeper, much more spiritual level of intimacy with my Lord and our Lady. This life is wonderful and beautiful and even though we have sorrow to content with; we always have Jesus and our Lady and each other to get through the difficult times with. Please note: each day is not pre-planned. I want to be spontaneous and spiritually alive at the moment. I hope you too gain and grow spiritually from all this. God Bless You.

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

Your brother in Christ Jesus 
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

Today is Friday: We pray the Sorrowful Mysteries:

The Sorrowful Mysteries

1^. Agony on the Garden (Sorrow for sin) –Matt 26:36-46
2^. Scourging at the Pillar (Purity) –Mark 15:1-16
3^. Crowning with Thorns (Moral Courage) –Matt 27:27-31
4^. Carrying of the Cross (Patience) –Mark 15:20-22
5^. The Crucifixion (Perseverance) –Luke 23:33-46

Thank you Lord for loving us so much…

Rosary Man Jim’s Sorrowful Reflection: http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-sorrowful-mysteries_11.html

FRIDAY’S
I share this meditation I wrote back in 2010. Here I share my own personal insight and experience, as I journey with our Lady from station to station.

Many Franciscan groups around the world use this for their own group gathering while they meditate the Stations with our Lady. http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2010/03/marys-way-of-cross.html It is unique and emotionally very moving as you move from station to station… From my heart to yours.

Assumption of Our Lady

BEADS OF JOY 08-15-17

“Assumption of Our Lady”

©2017 James Dacey, Jr. OFS

My Friends,

Today’s Gospel: Luke 1:39-56 (The Canticle of Mary)

“In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."

And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree; he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity forever." And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her home.

Assumption of Our Lady

“Open the portals! The Queen is approaching. Lift up, O eternal gates!”

The endless parade of the blessed crowded about the wide-open gates of heaven. There was tense expectancy, such as one finds along a line of march as a parade approaches. A roadway of clouds billowed the pathway from an uncorrupted grave to an incorruptible throne.

At last, borne by angels, the lovely Lady arrives. It is the first Assumption Day, the Assumption of Mary. The heavenly throng gasps with admiration. The celestial singers burst into song. The angels hurry to and fro to catch a glimpse of her and to tell their companions of her beauty.

Jesus waits at the open entrance, throws His arms about His Mother, leads her triumphantly and happily to the very throne of the heavenly Father, who leans forward and places solemnly and smilingly upon her beauteous head the crown, as the Holy Spirit, heavenly Spouse of the Virgin Mother casts warmth and light upon the welcome newcomer.

The Assumption of Mary! Sweet scene of Mary’s bliss! Who can measure her happiness? Who can count the throbs of joy in her heart: joy that now her lonesome life on earth without Jesus is over; joy that now she has Him, never again to lose Him; joy that now she can enjoy His company without the interruptions of earth or sense; joy that now she can help everyone on earth who is devoted to her Son; joy that all the honor and all the praise and all the glory is given to her because of her Son; joy that the very crown she is wearing as the Queen of heaven and earth, is given to her because she is the Mother of Jesus, the Son of God; joy that an eternity is just beginning during which she can wrap herself in her Child and her Redeemer, even more closely than their lives had been entwined upon earth.”

Our Lady assumed into Heaven! Entering body and soul into the presence of the Most Blessed and Eternal Trinity! The Assumption of Mary! Her sufferings, great beyond all measure, are nothing now as she finds her reward in the greatness of the Infinite God. What eternal joy in His possession; what peace in being eternally possessed by Him – surely the richest reward for the obedient Handmaid of the Lord.

Our reward is likewise the possession of the same Triune God – our way to Him is likewise along the same royal way as tread so humbly and submissively the feet of our obedient Queen. Her last recorded words in Sacred Scripture, her counsel to the servants at the wedding feast, applies to us with equal and unfailing force: “Do whatever He tells you!” Our obedience to Christ is our way to joy and peace.

Mary’s death was caused by love that consumed her heart; her death was not meant for punishment nor expiation, hence there was no violence nor was it painful, since she was preserved from the dominion given to death by sin.

According to an opinion accepted since the Middle Ages, Mary’s death resembled Christ’s, because she accepted it voluntarily out of humble and loving obedience; so, she died of love in the strict sense of the word. Death came to her in the form of the weakening of the body caused by the supernatural might of Dying Love. Her natural vitality was exhausted by love-longing, by the strength of an ecstasy of love and her great love moved God to cease keeping her alive. Mary’s death was a holocaust of love where the sacrifice offered long before at the foot of the Cross in poignant and spiritual anguish was at last completed.

This feast, the Assumption of Mary, was instituted, according to Saint Bernard, in the very time of the apostles.

*from Feasts of Our Lady, by Msgr. Arthur Tonne, and The Woman in Orbit

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

Your brother in Christ Jesus 
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

Today is Tuesday: We pray the Sorrowful Mysteries:

The Sorrowful Mysteries

1^. Agony on the Garden (Sorrow for sin) –Matt 26:36-46
2^. Scourging at the Pillar (Purity) –Mark 15:1-16
3^. Crowning with Thorns (Moral Courage) –Matt 27:27-31
4^. Carrying of the Cross (Patience) –Mark 15:20-22
5^. The Crucifixion (Perseverance) –Luke 23:33-46

Thank you Lord for loving us so much…

Rosary Man Jim’s Sorrowful Reflection: http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-sorrowful-mysteries_11.html

Rosary Man Jim’s True Calling

BEADS OF JOY 08-10-17

“Rosary Man Jim’s True Calling”

©2017 James Dacey, Jr. OFS

My Friends,

I apologize for my delay in returning to writing. I have had a few medical issues and writing has been very difficult. It was on July 13 that I had some sort of an episode and my doctors are trying to resolve the issue at hand. But back to why I am writing again. Well, aside from it always being a burning desire inside of me; I saw a video recently about identifying my life’s purpose and my life’s calling. I know mine and I live it every single day as best I can and it’s so wonderful how amazing our Lord lets us know I am.

After watching this video, I easily identified that “Sharing The Rosary” and “Making Rosaries” and giving them away for free, as my life’s mission, purpose and calling. At that very moment, I got a text from a fellow Franciscan asking for 50 rosaries. They knew to come to me. I felt such a confirmation, even though I knew, now I really knew. Thank you Jesus. The Rosary helps lead others to our Lady who leads everyone to Jesus. I got so excited and rejuvenated with my focus that I just had to write today. My brain maybe mush, but my heart and my soul know exactly what I need to be doing; and that is sharing the excitement and the joy of The Rosary with everyone every single day.

Today and every day, I offer up all my suffering and all my challenges, so that I fight through the barriers and forge forward. My greatest goal in life, is to share Jesus through Mary, through her Rosary. I am committed to this till my last breath. Nothing in this life will stop my commitment, not even the threat of death. Our Lord knows my heart, and yes, I may love certain aspects of this life, but I am not of this world; I seek only Jesus and I desire to be with Him so much. I've known this since 1983.

"You can have all this world has to offer, it’s wealth, it’s lust, it’s things; all I want and desire is Jesus.” ~ Rosary Man Jim (I wrote that over 30 years ago)

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

Pray The Rosary Everyday!!

Your brother in Christ Jesus 
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

Today is Thursday: We pray the Luminous Mysteries:

The Luminous Mysteries

1. The Baptism of Jesus (Openness To The Holy Spirit) -Matt 3:13-17
2. Wedding Feast of Cana (To Jesus Through Mary) -John 2:1-12
3. Proclamation of the Kingdom of God (Repentance & Trust in God) -Mark 1:15
4. The Transfiguration (Desire For Holiness) -Mark 9:2-13
5. Institution of the Holy Eucharist (Adoration) -Matt 26:17-30

Glory and Honor and Praise -Lord Jesus Christ!!

Rosary Man Jim's Luminous Reflections: http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-luminous-mysteries.html

The Visitation of Our Lady

BEADS OF JOY 07-02-17

“The Visitation of Our Lady”

©2017 James Dacey, Jr. OFS

My Friends,

Today’s Devotional: The Visitation of Our Lady

The Visitation (Love of Neighbor)
(aka. Second Joyful Mystery)
Luke 1:37-47

“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: Because no word shall be impossible with God.

  And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

  And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda. And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb.

  And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.

  And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name. And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him. He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy: As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.

  And Mary abode with her about three months; and she returned to her own house. Now Elizabeth’s full time of being delivered was come, and she brought forth a son.”

Pray The Rosary !!!
Daily and as often as you possibly can… Embrace the Rosary as your favorite devotion, it will change your life forever.

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

Your brother in Christ Jesus 
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

Today is Sunday: We pray the Glorious Mysteries:

The Glorious Mysteries

1. The Resurrection (Faith) –Mark 16:1-8
2. The Ascension (Hope) –Luke 24:50-53
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Love) –Acts 2:1-4
4. The Assumption of Our Lady
(Grace of a Happy Death) –Rev 12:1-6
5. The Coronation of Mary (Mary’s intercession) –Judith 15:9-10

Glory and Honor and Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ!

Rosary Man Jim's Glorious Reflections: http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-glorious-mysteries.html

Our Lady of The Precious Blood

BEADS OF JOY 07-01-17

“Our Lady of The Precious Blood”

©2017 James Dacey, Jr. OFS

My Friends,

Today’s Devotional: Our Lady of The Precious Blood

Prayer of Offering to Mary

Most Holy Mary, Virgin Mother of God, I am your unworthy servant. Yet moved by your motherly care for me and longing to serve you, I choose you this day to be my Queen, my Advocate, and my Mother. I firmly resolve ever to be devoted to you and to do what I can to encourage others to be devoted to you. My loving Mother, through the Precious Blood of your Son shed for me, I beg you to receive me as your servant forever. Aid me in my actions and beg for me the grace never by thought, word, or deed, to be displeasing in your sight and that of your most holy Son. Remember me, dearest Mother, and do not abandon me at the hour of death. Amen.

Memorare to Our Lady of the Precious Blood

REMEMBER, O Lady of the Precious Blood, the sorrowful Shedding of the Blood of thy Jesus and the most bitter tears thou didst mingle with His Redeeming Blood. In the name of the Blood of the Victim of Reparation and of thy holy tears; in the name of the seven swords which pierced thy heart, by which thou didst become the Mediatrix of all graces for the human race and the Queen of Martyrs, have pity on my soul and on all its miseries; have pity on sinners and on the innocent souls they seek to pervert; have pity on the poor, the sick, the infirm, on all their sufferings, both physical and moral; have pity on the agonizing, especially upon those who, except for thine intercession, would leave this world without being purified in the Blood of the Lamb.

It is by the Blood of thy Dying Son, by His Inexpressible Sufferings, by His last plea to His Father in favor of mankind, by His Ignominious Death and by the perpetuation of His Sacrifice on Catholic Altars, that I beg thee not to reject my supplications, but graciously to hear them. Amen

Seven Offerings of The Precious Blood

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy Beloved Son and my Divine Redeemer, for the propagation and exaltation of my dear Mother the Holy Church, for the safety and prosperity of her visible Head, the Holy Roman Pontiff, for the cardinals, bishops and pastors of souls, and for all the ministers of the sanctuary…

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Blessed and praised forever more be Jesus Who hath saved us by His Precious Blood! Amen.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy Beloved Son and my Divine Redeemer, for the peace and concord of nations, for the conversion of the enemies of our holy faith and for the happiness of all Christian people…

Glory be, Eternal Father…

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy Beloved Son and my Divine Redeemer, for the repentance of unbelievers, the extirpation of all heresies, and the conversion of sinners…

Glory be, Eternal Father…

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy Beloved Son and my Divine Redeemer, for all my relations, friends and enemies, for the poor, the sick, and those in tribulation, and for all those for whom Thou willest I should pray, or knowest that I ought to pray…

Glory be, Eternal Father…

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy Beloved Son and my Divine Redeemer, for all those who shall this day pass to another life, that Thou mayest preserve them from the pains of hell, and admit them the more readily to the possession of Thy Glory…

Glory be, Eternal Father…

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy Beloved Son and my Divine Redeemer, for all those who are lovers of this Treasure of His Blood, and for all those who join with me in adoring and honoring It, and for all those who try to spread devotion to It…

Glory be, Eternal Father…

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy Beloved Son and my Divine Redeemer, for all my wants, spiritual and temporal, for the holy souls in Purgatory, and particularly for those who in their lifetime were most devoted to this Price of our redemption, and to the sorrows and pains of our dear Mother, most Holy Mary…

Glory be, Eternal Father…

Blessed and exalted be the Blood of Jesus, now and always, and through all eternity. Amen.

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

Your brother in Christ Jesus 
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

Today is Saturday: We pray the Joyful Mysteries:

The Joyful Mysteries

1. The Annunciation (Humility) – Luke 1:26-28
2. The Visitation (Love of Neighbor) – Luke 1:39-45
3. The Birth of Jesus (Poverty of Spirit) – Luke 2:1-20
4. The Presentation (Purity of Mind & Spirit) – Luke 2:22-38
5. Finding in The Temple (Obedience) –Luke 2:41-50

I simply love Saturday mornings, because Saturday like every other day of the week -begins with the Rosary.

Rosary Man Jim’s Joyful Reflection: http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-joyful-mysteries_10.html

Institution of the Angelus

BEADS OF JOY 06-28-17

“Institution of the Angelus”

©2017 James Dacey, Jr. OFS

My Friends,

Today’s Devotional: Institution of The Angelus

The institution of the Angelus occurred June 28-29, about 1456 by Pope Callistus. The Turks had been threatening Europe and it was the Pope’s request that the Faithful recite the Angelus for the safety of Christendom against the Turks, and for peace. The Angelus was first recited about sunset, a general practice throughout Europe in the first half of the 14th century, recommended by Pope John XXI. The morning Angelus seems to have started somewhat later, again, for peace. The recitation of the midday Angelus began sometime in the 14th or 15th century; it was called the “Peace Bell.”

This present-day custom of reciting the Angelus is a short practice of devotion in honor of the Incarnation, repeated three times each day, morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of the church bell. It is curious how the Angelus is associated historically with the invasion of the Turks, again, in 1683, when they laid siege to Vienna. Emperor Leopold of Austria fled and begged for assistance and help from John Sobieski, a great Polish general, who gathered his army and hastened to the rescue, stopping at one of Our Lady’s shrines in Poland for blessing.

On September 11, Sobieski was on the heights of Kahlenberg, near Vienna, and the next day engaged in battle with the Turks. Brilliantly leading his troops, he forced the Turks into a trap, but the number of the foe was so great that he could not penetrate their ranks; then Sobieski’s cavalry turned in retreat, interpreted by the Turks as flight. The Turks rushed forward; but were re-attacked. The shouts and cries of Sobieski’s men threw terror into the Turks, when they learned that Sobieski himself, “The Northern Lion,” was on the battlefield, for he had defeated the Turks in Poland on previous occasions, and they feared him; therefore, the Turks fled panic-stricken. The battle raged for a time; all along the front was Sobieski everywhere commanding, fighting, encouraging his men and urging them forward. The Turks were finally defeated, Vienna and Christendom saved, and the news was sent to Pope Innocent XI at Rome.

Sobieski was a humble man, for in the height of his greatest victory, in a letter to Pope Innocent XI, he said it was God’s cause he was fighting for, and Mary’s honor. His message to the Pope on the victory read: “I came, I saw, but God and Mary conquered.”

The day after the Battle, Sobieski entered Vienna victoriously. Later he pursued the Turks into Hungary, again attacking them and defeating them. The Turkish threat to Europe had vanished forever. Pope Innocent XI after the battle of Vienna requested the whole Christian world to recite the Angelus for peace. The Angelus takes on special significance today because Communism has duplicated, in many respects, the pattern of the Turkish invasion of Europe.

The 500th anniversary of the institution of the Angelus by Pope Callistus III, was a reminder to recite the centuries old prayer for peace and for the protection of the Christian world from the Red menace of Communism.

*from The Woman in Orbit

The Angelus

V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.

R. And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death.

V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.

R. Be it done unto me according to thy word.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death.

V. And the Word was made Flesh.

R. And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death.

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that we to whom the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ Our Lord.

R. Amen.

Apostolic Exhortation of His Holiness Paul VI - Marialis Cultus (Exciting to read)

The Angelus
41. What we have to say about the Angelus is meant to be only a simple but earnest exhortation to continue its traditional recitation wherever and whenever possible. The Angelus does not need to be revised, because of its simple structure, its biblical character, its historical origin which links it to the prayer for peace and safety, and its quasi-liturgical rhythm which sanctifies different moments during the day, and because it reminds us of the Paschal Mystery, in which recalling the Incarnation of the Son of God we pray that we may be led "through his passion and cross to the glory of his resurrection."(109) These factors ensure that the Angelus despite the passing of centuries retains an unaltered value and an intact freshness. It is true that certain customs traditionally linked with the recitation of the Angelus have disappeared or can continue only with difficulty in modern life. But these are marginal elements. The value of contemplation on the mystery of the Incarnation of the Word, of the greeting to the Virgin, and of recourse to her merciful intercession remains unchanged. And despite the changed conditions of the times, for the majority of people there remain unaltered the characteristic periods of the day-morning, noon and evening-which mark the periods of their activity and constitute an invitation to pause in prayer. (Marialis Cultus)

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_p-vi_exh_19740202_marialis-cultus_en.html

All from my blog:
http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2011/02/mary-at-cross.html

LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!

Your brother in Christ Jesus 
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

Today is Wednesday: We pray the Glorious Mysteries:

The Glorious Mysteries

1. The Resurrection (Faith) –Mark 16:1-8
2. The Ascension (Hope) –Luke 24:50-53
3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Love) –Acts 2:1-4
4. The Assumption of Our Lady (A Happy Death) –Rev 12:1-6
5. The Coronation of Mary (Mary’s intercession) –Judith 15:9-10

Glory and Honor and Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ!

Rosary Man Jim's Glorious Reflections: http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-glorious-mysteries.html