What are the five sorrowful mysteries?
The arrangement Mr. Gibson used for his movie. They are part of the Rosary, the string of beads Catholics use to count prayers. A loop of 55 prayers is made for the five sorrowful mysteries – that is 50 Hail Mary’s and 5 Our Father’s. The five sorrowful mysteries are the (1) Agony in the Garden, (2) the Scourging, (3) the Crowning with Thorns, (4) the Carrying of the Cross, and (5) the Crucifixion. Mr. Gibson religiously followed this Catholic format for his movie. What is wrong with the five sorrowful mysteries? First, the Rosary is a method of praying that Jesus condemned (Matt 6:7). Second, they are an unscriptural devotion of Catholics. Nowhere in the Bible are these five identified as mysteries. Some true mysteries of the cross are election, adoption, atonement, justification, redemption, sanctification, and glorification. The mystery of the cross is what Jesus did spiritually to secure reconciliation with an offended Jehovah (I Cor 2:6-16; Eph 1:3-12; I Tim 3:16). What are the St
