January 20, 2023, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)

The human-like text generator Chat GPT, based on AI (Artificial Intelligence), released in November 2023, is shocking the planet. Yesterday, we asked this chatbot about the Sorrowful Mysteries, and it did a pretty good job:

Question by Rosary Network: Please explain the meaning of the first Sorrowful Mystery:

Chat GTP:
The first sorrowful mystery of the Rosary is the Agony in the Garden. This mystery commemorates the event in the Bible where Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane before his arrest and crucifixion. According to the Bible, Jesus went to the garden with his disciples to pray and asked them to keep watch while he went deeper into the garden to pray alone. He was in deep agony, sweating blood, and asking God the Father to take the cup of suffering away from him. He was betrayed by Judas and arrested soon after. This mystery is a reminder of Jesus’ humanity, his love and devotion to God, and his willingness to sacrifice himself for the salvation of humanity.

Rosary Network: Chat GPT, what’s the meaning of the second Sorrowful Mystery?

Chat GTP:
The second sorrowful mystery of the Rosary is the Scourging at the Pillar. This mystery commemorates the event in the Bible where Jesus is scourged by Roman soldiers before his crucifixion. According to the Bible, Jesus was brought before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who, despite finding no guilt in Jesus, scourged him as a way to appease the crowd who demanded his crucifixion. Scourging was a form of punishment in which the person was beaten with a whip that had multiple leather thongs with metal or bone pieces attached to them. It was a brutal and painful punishment that often resulted in death. This mystery is a reminder of the physical suffering that Jesus endured for the salvation of humanity and his willingness to take on the sins of the world.

Rosary Network: Now, please elaborate on the third, fourth, and fifth Sorrowful Mysteries:

Chat GTP:
The third sorrowful mystery is the Crowning with Thorns. This mystery commemorates the event in the Bible where Roman soldiers mock Jesus by placing a crown of thorns on his head and mock him as the “King of the Jews” before his crucifixion. According to the Bible, after Jesus was scourged, the soldiers took a crown of thorns and pressed it onto his head and mocked him. This was a cruel and inhumane way of mocking and degrading Jesus as a supposed king. This mystery is a reminder of the inhumanity and cruelty that Jesus faced, as well as his willingness to accept the suffering and shame for the salvation of humanity.

The fourth sorrowful mystery is the Carrying of the Cross. This mystery commemorates the event in the Bible where Jesus is forced to carry his own cross to the place of his crucifixion. According to the Bible, after being scourged and crowned with thorns, Jesus was forced to carry his own cross through the streets of Jerusalem to the place of his crucifixion, Golgotha. This was a cruel and inhumane way of making him suffer even more before his execution. This mystery is a reminder of the physical suffering and humiliation that Jesus faced, as well as his willingness to take on the sins of the world.

The fifth sorrowful mystery is the Crucifixion. This mystery commemorates the event in the Bible where Jesus is crucified. According to the Bible, after being scourged, crowned with thorns, and forced to carry his own cross, Jesus was crucified on the cross. He was nailed to the cross and left to die a slow and painful death. This was the ultimate form of punishment and humiliation in the Roman world. This mystery is a reminder of the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus made for the salvation of humanity, his love for humanity and willingness to bear the sins of the world.

Human technology like AI-based Chat GPT is a part of God’s creation and can bring us closer to the Author of Life.

No technology, even the most powerful AI, can replace the Creator of the Universe — who encompasses everything — and His offspring, the human race.

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!

+ Mikel A. | RosaryNetwork.com, New York