The Palm Tree introduces to the joyful mysteries. The palm is a symbol of glory ... The two colors are also metaphors of charity and purity. The rose bush represents the third series of Rosary ...

In 1974, Pope Paul VI wrote about the Rosary: The Rosary draws from the Gospel the presentation of the mysteries and its main formulas . As it moves from the angel's joyful greeting and the Virgin's ...

"Christian prayer tries above all to meditate on the mysteries of Christ, as in ... the Rosary." "Meditation engages thought, imagination, emotion, and desire. This mobilization of faculties is ...