Rosa Mystica
| Rosa Mystica Mystical Rose – Mother of the Church | |
|---|---|
Blessed Virgin Mary featuring three swords, or three roses in red, white and yellow. | |
| Feast day | July 13 (feast day) December 8 (at noon, the so-called "Hour of Universal Grace") |
Rosa Mystica (or Mystical Rose) is a poetic
Origins
The Biblical source of the title is Song of Songs 2:1, often translated, "I am the Rose of Sharon". Bishop Robert C. Morlino draws a connection to Isaiah 11:1, "But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom.[1] This is also reflected in the German Advent hymn Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, known in English as ""Lo, how a rose e'er blooming", which makes reference to the Old Testament prophecies of Isaiah which in Christian interpretation foretell the Incarnation of Christ, and to the Tree of Jesse, a traditional symbol of the lineage of Jesus.[2]
Examples in Art and Literature
A devotional image enshrined at the Maria Rosenberg Church in Waldfischbach-Burgalben, Germany, holds an 1138 painting of Mary, featuring roses.
John Henry Newman said,
Mary is the most beautiful flower ever seen in the spiritual world. It is by the power of God’s grace that from this barren and desolate earth there ever sprung up at all flowers of holiness and glory; and Mary is the Queen of them all. She is the Queen of spiritual flowers; and therefore, is called the Rose, for the rose is called of all flowers the most beautiful. But, moreover, she is the Mystical or Hidden Rose, for mystical means hidden.[3]
Roses have long been connected with Mary, the red rose symbolic of love, the white rose, of purity. In the fifth century,
Modern Italian Devotion
On 7 December 2019, the
See also
References
- ^ Morlino, Robert. "Mary, the Mystical Rose, is link to God", Catholic Herald, Diocese of Madison, May. 10, 2012
- ISBN 9780199997145. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Newman, John Henry. "Rosa Mystica", Meditations and Devotions, 1893, Internet Sourcebook
- ^ "Rosa Mystica", Marian International Research Library, University of Dayton
- ^ "Gerard Manley Hopkins and the language of mysticism". The Free Library. 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Egerton, George (1901). Rosa Amorosa: The Love-Letters of a Woman. London: Grant Richards. pp. 46–47.
- ^ Brown, Dennis. "Notre Dame Folk Choir recording featured in ‘Lady Bird’", Notre Dame News, February 1, 2018
- ^ "Istituzione Santuario Diocesano Rosa Mistica – Madre della Chiesa" [Institution of the Rosa Mystica Diocesan Shrine – Mother of the Church] (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-02-14.
Comforted by the support of the Holy See and in full communion with the Supreme Pontiff Francis, we have the joy of dedicating this sanctuary to the Mother of the Lord, recognizing in her the full truth that these two suggestive qualifications express.
- ^ "SANTUARIO DIOCESANO MARIA ROSA MISTICA MADRE DELLA CHIESA" [DIOCESAN SANCTUARY OF MARY MYSTICAL ROSE MOTHER OF THE CHURCH] (in Italian). Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia. 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Maria Rosa Mistica Fontanelle - History". Maria Rosa Mistica Fontanelle. Foundation Rosa Mystica Fontanelle. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
External links
- Diocesan Shrine of Rosa Mystica, Mother of the Church – Official website
