My Journey to God

The Joyful Mysteries

The Annunciation

Evening shadows shield her there,
Rapt in customary prayer.
There the angel tells the plan:
Through her, God will come as man.

The Visitation

Hardship does not play a part
In the Virgin’s joyful heart.
There, as blood of ages runs,
Cousins bless their unborn sons.

The Nativity

Did eagles soar, aspen quake,
Was all nature roused, awake,
As the stable, Heaven blest,
Found the child a place of rest?

The Presentation

Exaltation, hearts aglow,
Wondrous sight, but could they know:
This first consecration act
Would remain a sacred fact.

The Finding of Jesus in the Temple

Trodden paths and crowded stalls
Must have heard the frantic calls.
Then with promises and prayer
Comes a joy beyond compare.

By Dorothy M. Colgan

(Dorothy M. Colgan is a member of St. Meinrad Parish in St. Meinrad) †

The Criterion