Sunday, August 29, 2010

What's Your Favorite Mystery of the Rosary? Part 1

Finally school is back in session. I have 121 terrific students this year in grades 4-8. I'm blessed to spend five days a week with these students. My first post of the school year comes to you from the 4th graders. They were asked to simply write two or three sentences about their favorite mystery of the Rosary. Here are some of their responses.

My favorite Mystery of the Rosary is The Assumption because that's when Mary goes up into heaven and joins the Kingdom of God! (Amanda P.)

My favorite Mystery of the Rosary is The Resurrection because it is when Jesus rose from the dead. Jesus stayed on the earth for 40 days with his disciples. Then he goes back to heaven to be with His Father. (Eric D.)

My favorite Mystery is The Birth of Jesus because Jesus is born! He is very important because he is the Son of God. (Andrew L.)

My favorite mysteries of the Rosary are The Birth of Jesus and The Crucifixion. On Christmas God sent His only son down to save us! God loves us so much that He would do that for us. The Crucifixion is when Jesus saw our sins and cried tears of blood and He was scourged and made fun of and had to carry His own cross up a very big hill. After three hours hanging there on the cross He died for us and opened the gates of heaven. (Katie B.)

My favorite mystery of the Rosary is The Resurrection because Jesus rose from the dead and He proved to everyone that He was the Son of God. (Jose T.)

My favorite mystery is The Birth of Jesus. Why? Our Lord is Born! It's amazing that our God was born in a stable by the Virgin Mary! (Sophia C.)

My favorite mystery of the Rosary is The Crowning with Thorns and The Nativity. The Crowning with Thorns is one of my favorite Mysteries. It may be sad, but Jesus was already scourged at the pillar and He still was willing to be crucified for our sins. I think that shows us how much He loves us. The Birth of Our Lord is also one of my favorite mysteries because our Savior, the Messiah, was born a little baby that would one day grow up to save us. You may be thinking, "Well the other mysteries are important." They are and of course I like them, too. But these two are my favorites. (Kinzley T.)

Stay tuned for many more favorite Mysteries. In the meantime...what's your favorite Mystery of the Rosary and why?

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear 4th Graders in Mrs. Walsh's Class,
You did an excellent job writing your favorite Mysteries of the Rosary! We look forward to reading more of your beautiful writings. Your lovely writings makes us want to read this blog entry everyday.
The Lord be with you Always!
Mrs. Feltman's 4th Graders

Anonymous said...

I was so interested to read what you had to say about your favorite mystery. It is really hard to choose a favorite because they are all so beautiful and important. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. God bless you all! Mrs. Buckel

Anonymous said...

All your reflections on the Mysteries of the Rosary are awesome and cool. It's amazing to see 4th graders so aware of the Mysteries of the Rosary. Thanks for explaining what each of your favorite mystery means. May God bless you with all that is good.
Mrs. Walsh's 4th Graders!

Anonymous said...

I loved reading the entries. Thank you for sharing.
Mrs. Wubbolding

Anonymous said...

Dear 4th Graders,
I pray the Joyful Mysteries when I pray the Rosary (Almost every day).
I dedicate the 3rd decade, The Birth of Jesus Our Savior to the students and Teachers at St. Mark and Holy Name.
I loved reading about your favorite Mysteries and look forward to reading more.
Mrs. Buckley

Anonymous said...

THEESE SHOW HOW HOLY YOU GUYS ARE AT HOLY NAME OF JESUS CATHOLIC SCHOOL I LIKED HOW YOU EXPLAINED WHY YOU LIKED THEM IM SURE THERE IS AT LEAST ALMOST ALL THE MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY

KINZLEY THOMPSON