The Four Gospels Chaplet

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This chaplet is based on Bruce Duncan's identification of the four gospels with the four Jungian personality aspects (I don't think it originates with him, but that is where I read it). 

The symbols of the four evangelists (man, lion, ox and eagle) are traditional, and are explained by Irenaeus as symbolising Christ's incarnation, royalty, sacrifice and grace, respectively. I also added the opposite aspect, the shadow aspect as it were, of each of these, and selected the events from the gospels to accord with the theme. The Introit bead I assigned to the Feeding of the 5000, which all four gospels mention, with the idea being that the associated prayer would ask Christ to feed us spiritually as we meditate on the chaplet.

Bead Meditation

Reference

I The Feeding of the 5000 Mt 14:13-21; Mk 6:32-44; Lk 9-10-17; Jn 6:1-13
C1 Matthew, the Man's Gospel (incarnation, materialism)
B1 The Birth of Jesus, Son of David 1-2
B2 The Sermon on the Mount 5-7
B3 The Temple Tax 17:24-27
B4 The Rich Young Man 19:16-30
B5 The Olivet Discourse 24-25
B6 The Anointing of his Feet 26:1-13
B7 The Great Commission 28:16-20
C2 Mark, the Lion's Gospel (royalty, power)
G1 The Call of the Disciples 1:14-20, 2:13-17
G2 The Lord of the Sabbath 2:23-3:12
G3 Miracles of Healing passim
G4 A Prophet without Honour 6:1-6
G5 The Transfiguration 9:2-13
G6 The Request of the Sons of Zebedee 9:33-37, 10:35-46
G7 The Triumphal Entry 11:1-11
C3 Luke, the Ox's Gospel (sacrifice, pride)
R1 The Annunciation 1:5-56
R2 The Baptism and Temptation 3:1-4:13
R3 The Good Samaritan 10:25-37
R4 The Last Supper 22:7-38
R5 Prayer in Gethsemane 22:39-46
R6 The Crucifixion 23:26-56
R7 The Resurrection 24
C4 John, the Eagle's Gospel (grace, law)
Y1 The Word of God, full of grace and truth 1
Y2 The Wedding at Cana and Cleansing the Temple 2
Y3 Nicodemus and the Woman at the Well 3-4
Y4 The Man Born Blind 9
Y5 The Raising of Lazarus 11
Y6 The Washing of the Feet 12:1-11
Y7 The Arrest and Trials 18:1-19:16

 

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