Rosarium Virginis Mariae : A Spiritual Commentary
by Fr. Stefano M. Manelli, FI, STD
To enter into the mystery of the Rosary means in fact to enter the theandric mystery of Christ and Mary; means, as the Pope teaches, "to put oneself in living communion with Jesus via, we can say, the Heart of His Mother" (n. 2) "and thus attain the contemplation of Christ's face in the company of and at the school of His Most Holy Mother" (n. 3).
Behold Your Mother: The Fifth Marian Dogma
by Fr, Peter Damien Fehlner, FI, STD
When our Lord just before dying and consummating His redemptive sacrifice on the Cross addressed these words (cf. Jn 19, 25-27) to the beloved disciple John (and through him to all of us) and told John (and through him also every one of us) to take her into our homes-hearts, He was also telling us to behold, contemplate her as His compassionate Mother and ours, viz., as the Woman, the Immaculate Coredemptrix.
