Over a half a century ago, a devotion was introduced called the Scriptural Rosary. To the basic Rosary, readings from Sacred Scripture were added before each Hail Mary as an aid to meditation. This beautiful devotion is reproduced here to aid the faithful in meditating on these wonderful mysteries.
Saint Hermenegild or Ermengild (died 13 April 585) (Spanish: San Hermenegildo, from Gothic Ermen Gild, "immense tribute"), was the son of king Leovigild of Visigothic Spain. He fell out with his father in 579, then revolted the following year. During his rebellion, he converted from Arian Christianity to Chalcedonian Christianity. Hermenegild was defeated in 584, and exiled. His death was later celebrated as a martyrdom due to the influence of Pope Gregory the Great's Dialogues, in which he portrayed Hermenegild as a "Catholic martyr rebelling against the tyranny of an Arian father."