First Major Octave Recited On The First Large Bead
The Disobedience and Exile of God Our Father's Children
Let us meditate on (1) Adam and Eve's choice not to do God Our Father's Will, (2) their exile from the Paradise He created for them, and (3) Our Father's promise that "the woman" (Mary) would someday Triumph "crushing the head" of the serpent that seduced them into disobedience: God Our Father was with us at the beginning in the Paradise He created for us---the Paradise of His Divine Will. Seduced by Satan, Adam and Eve chose not to do the Will of God and were, therefore, expelled from this Paradise and denied God's intimate Presence. However, Our Father promised that "the woman" would ultimately defeat the evil that had caused this separation--the evil of saying "NO" to God's Will. (Gen 2:8-3:24)
Recite the Our Father, followed by the MINOR OCTAVE, found below.
Abba, Come To Your Children MINOR OCTAVE Recited on the next 8 small beads
First Bead In Praise: I love You, Father, and I give myself to You!
Second Bead In Thanksgiving: I love You, Father, and I give myself to You!
Third Bead In Offering: I love You, Father, and I give myself to You!
Fourth Bead In Repentance: I love You, Father, and I give myself to You!
Fifth Bead In My Inheritance: I love You, Father, and I give myself to You!
Sixth Bead In Saying My "Yes": I love You, Father, and I give myself to You!
Seventh Bead In Fidelity: I love You, Father, and I give myself to You!
Eighth Bead In Consecration: I love You, Father, and I give myself to You!
Recite the next Major Octave,
found below.
Abba, Come to Your Children
Second Major Octave Recited On The Second Large Bead
The Presence of God the Father in the Old Testament Era
Let us meditate on God Our Father's Presence Among Us During the Old Testament Era: Although God's children were expelled from Paradise by their choice not to do God's Will, God never abandoned them. He was present with them from the beginning. In the Old Testament times, He manifested His Presence through His own voice, the words of His prophets, in the burning bush, in the pillar of smoke, and in the Ark of the Covenant.
After God rescued His children from the bondage of Egypt, He requested that they celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for eight days each year. He wanted them to remember that He loved them, He saved them, and He was present with them. Later when God was present in the Ark of the Covenant, Solomon build a magnificent Temple to house it. He then celebrated an eight day Feast of Dedication in preparation for God's Presence in the Temple; and God responded by manifesting His Presence in a tangible and powerful way.
At the close of the Old Testament, the Maccabees re-instituted this eight-day feast to purify and rededicate the Temple that had been defiled through pagan influence, so the Presence of God would dwell with them once more. (Lev 8:33-36, 9:1-24, 2 Chron 7:1-9, 2 Mac 2:1-12).
Recite the Our Father, followed by the MINOR OCTAVE, found above. Abba Come to Your Children
Third Major Octave Recited On The Third Large bead.
The Fiat of Mary, Our Mother
Let us meditate on (1) Mary's "Triumphant" Fiat, her "Yes" to God's Will, and (2) how she became the "New Ark", a living tabernacle for the newly manifested Presence of God: Jesus, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity---Savior of God Our Father's children.
Mary gave her "Yes" when the Angel Gabriel came to her and asked her to be the Mother of the Son of God. The Holy Spirit came upon her and the power of God the Father overshadowed her. In saying "Yes" to God's Will, Mary "the woman" allowed God to be present with His children in a new way. She actually became the "New Ark," a living tabernacle of Jesus, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity---mankind's Savior--Who with His Mother's cooperation, would restore the exiled children of God to their Father. (Lk 1: 26-35).
Recite the Our Father, followed by the
MINOR OCTAVE, found above.
Abba, Come To Your Children
Fourth Major Octave Recited On The Fourth Large Bead
The "Fiat" of Jesus Our Savior, Son of God, and Second Person of the Holy Trinity
Let us meditate on (1) Jesus' "Fiat," His "Yes" to God's Will, and (2) how God Our Father sent Jesus to save us and to bring us back home to Him.
Jesus offered His "Fiat" to God Our Father during His Passion in the Garden of Gethsemane. "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt." (Mt 26:39). Through His Passion, Death and Resurrection, Jesus redeemed us, defeating the sin (saying "No" to God's Will) and death (separation and exile from God) which Satan introduced to the world. Through Jesus, His Church, and His Sacraments, we could now return to God Our Father and have eternal life.
Recite the Our Father, followed by the MINOR OCTAVE, found above. Abba, Come To Your Children
Fifth Major Octave Recite On The Fifth Large Bead
The Sending of the Holy Spirit, Our Sanctifier--Sprit of God and the Third Person of the Holy Trinity
Let us meditate on how Jesus, after completing His Mission for God Our Father, asked Him to send the Holy Spirit, a newly revealed manifestation of God--the Third Person of the Holy Trinity. The Holy Spirit was sent (1) to lead us on our journey back home to Our Father and (2) to purify and refine us so that we could become living tabernacles of the indwelling Presence of God:
Before ascending to His Father, Jesus promised that He would not leave us orphans. He asked God Our Father to send the Holy Spirit. In doing this, God could again be present with us in a new way. It was now "possible" for God, not only to be "with" us (as in Old Testament times), but "in" us. (Jn 14: 16-17).
Recite the Our Father, followed by the MINOR OCTAVE, found above. Abba, Come To Your Children
Sixth Major Octave Recited On The Sixth Large Bead
The Choice of God's Prodigal Children to Return to Their Father
Let us meditate on (1) how we are all prodigal children of God Our Father and (2) how He has provided every one of us with the opportunity to make a free will choice to return to Him.
As prodigal children of God Our Father, we are given the opportunity (individually and collectively) to make a sincere, free will decision to return to our Father's House. This means deciding to turn away from our own will, our own sinfulness, our own worldliness, and "convert" or turn back towards the Presence of God Our Father. (Lk 15: 11-24).
Recite the Our Father, followed by the
MINOR OCTAVE, found above.
Abba, Come To Your Children
Seventh Major Octave Recited On The Seventh Large Bead
The "Fiat" of God our Father's Children--Individually and as the Body of Christ
Let us meditate on how, in consecrating ourselves to God Our Father and saying "Yes" unconditionally to His Will, we find our way home to Him--we become living tabernacles of the indwelling Presence of God: In giving our "Yes" to God Our Father, in agreeing to do His Will in all things, in giving ourselves completely to Him, He comes to dwell in us and we dwell in Him--we are home with Our Father. We become temples of the Living God (2 Cor 6:16). In a sense, Heaven and earth are joined: "Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." (Mt 6:10).
Recite the Our Father, followed by the MINOR OCTAVE, found above. Abba, Come To Your Children
Eighth Major Octave Recited On The Eighth Large Bead
The Coming of the New Jerusalem
Let us meditate on the eventual conclusion of our Salvation History--the New Jerusalem promised in the Book of Revelation--when heaven and earth will be transformed, when mankind will finally be fully restored to God Our Father, and when God will manifest His Presence and dwell with His children forever in a new way:
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband; and I heard a great voice from the Throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling of God is with men. He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people; and God Himself will be with them. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more. Neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.
And He Who sat upon the Throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." Also He said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true." And He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water without price from the fountain of the water of Life. He who conquers shall have this heritage, and I will be his God and he shall be My son." (Rev 21: 1-7).
So fly away you evil spirits! The Lion of the Tribe of Juda, the Root of David has conquered. All the evil ones shall be silenced and cast into the Lion's mouth.
