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Friends of the Rosary, Today, the reading of the Gospel (Luke 11:1-4) presents us with the prayer that Christ Jesus taught us. He said to the disciples, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, Your Kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test." Through the "...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, October 7, is the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. The feast was instituted to honor the Virgin Mary in thanksgiving for the Christian victory over the Turks and Ottoman Empire at Lepanto on October 7, 1571. The naval victory, which saved Europe from being overrun by Islamic forces, was a divine favor granted through the recitation of the Rosary of Mary. Pope St. P...

Friends of the Rosary, "Every story, parable, illustration, and exhortation is, at the end of the day, a picture of the Lord," writes Bishop Barron. And today (Luke 10:25-37), on the eve of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, the Lord recounts one of the best-known parables, the Good Samaritan, which is a symbol of Jesus himself, in his role as Savior of the world. Christ Jesus asked a...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, October 5, the twenty-seventh Sunday in ordinary time, in the main reading (Luke 17:5-10), "The apostles said to the Lord, 'Increase our faith." The Lord replied, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, You would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you." "When you have done all you have been commanded, say, 'We are...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, October 4, is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), a 13th-century Italian priest who renounced his worldly possessions to devote himself to Christ. He was the first person (recorded) to receive the stigmata (the five wounds of Christ) in 1224. Francis Bernardone was born and died in Assisi. He was the son of a wealthy merchant, received a good education...

Friends of the Rosary, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux († 1153) successfully promoted devotion to the Guardian Angels, a feast and a form of piety we celebrated yesterday. For this saint, the Holy Angels were a proof "that heaven denies us nothing that assists us." "These celestial spirits have been placed at our sides to protect us, instruct us, and guide us," he said. Another grea...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, October 2, the Church celebrates the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels. Today's feast appeared in Spain during the sixteenth century as an invitation to pray to our guardian angels, and it was extended to the universal Church one century later. It’s a truth of our faith that the moment of conception, when the soul is infused, a personal guardian angel is assign...

Friends of the Rosary, Today is the feast of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (1873-1897), popularly known as "the Little Flower." St. Thérèse, a cloistered, discalced Carmelite nun, is the patroness of all foreign missions and the patroness of France. She died of consumption on September 30, 1897, at the age of 24, and was canonized in 1925. In 1997, Pope St. John Paul I...

Friends of the Rosary, Yesterday, the Church celebrated the Feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, who are venerated in the Christian tradition. Michael ( Who is like God?), the archangel who fought against Satan and all his evil angels, is our protector from the snares of the devil. Gabriel ( Strength of God ) announced to Zachariah the forthcoming birth of John the Baptist, and t...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, September 29, is the feast day of the three Archangels named in Sacred Scripture, all with key roles in the history of salvation: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Saint Michael is the "Prince of the Heavenly Host," the leader of all the angels, who cast down Lucifer and the evil spirits into Hell when they rebelled against God. His name is Hebrew for "Who is like God?"....

Friends of the Rosary, In today’s main reading ( St. Luke 16:19-31),  Christ Jesus addresses the Pharisees with a parable recounting the history of two men, one in hell and the other in heaven. On this earth, a rich man was focused exclusively on his wealth, excluding all thought of God, what followed after death, and forgetting about his neighbors, despite having knowledge of the teachings of Mos...

Friends of the Rosary, On September 27, the Catholic Church commemorates the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul. This 17th-century French priest is recognized as the patron of Catholic charities for his apostolic work for those in need. He was encouraged by the love of Christ to "organize permanent forms of service" to provide for the poor and marginalized, as Pope Benedict XVI noted. In 160...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, September 26, we honor Saints Cosmas and Damian (d. 303), who suffered martyrdom in Syria during the Roman persecution of Diocletian. Born in Arabia, they were twin brothers and medical doctors who never charged a fee for their medical services. They lived on the Bay of Alexandretta in Cilicia, now in Turkey. Along with St. Luke, they are the patron saints of doctors,...

Friends of the Rosary, In yesterday’s reading of the Gospel (Luke 9:1-6), we learned about Jesus sending out the Twelve Apostles with power and authority to preach the Kingdom of God, heal the sick, and cast out demons. He instructs them to take nothing for their journey, relying completely on God's Providence. This passage powerfully reminds us of our own mission as disciples, called to be in...

Friends of the Rosary, Historically, today, September 25, is the commemoration of Our Lady of Ransom. The Blessed Virgin appeared in separate visions to St. Peter Nolasco, St. Raymond of Penafort, and James, King of Aragon, in 1218, asking them to found a religious order dedicated to freeing Christian captives from the barbarous Saracens, also known as Moors, who at the time held a significant par...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, September 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina (1887-1968), known as Padre Pio, a saint of the last century. Born Francesco, to poor farm workers in the small village of Pietrelcina, Italy, he joined the Capuchin Friars at the age of sixteen and was ordained a priest at the age of 22. For fifty years, at the monastery of San Giova...

Friends of the Rosary, "Charlie Kirk fought for the Gospel and the truth; now he is in God’s mercy, " said his widow, Erika, yesterday, during the memorial service in a stadium in Glendale, Arizona, filled with over one hundred thousand attendees. "God's love has been revealed to me in the last ten days after the assassination. We saw people praying, opening their Bibles, and at...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, September 21, the twenty-fifth Sunday in ordinary time, we join in the prayer in Glendale, Arizona, through Charlie Kirk's memorial service. Through the main reading in the Gospel (Luke 16:10-13), Our Lord is encouraging us to be faithful servants, prudent stewards, and to see wealth properly, as a means for the necessary goods of life and for works of charity. Je...

Friends of the Rosary, In yesterday’s reading  (Luke 8:1–3), Luke the Evangelist recounted how some women accompanied Jesus and provided for him and the Twelve. Jesus invited women into full participation in the life of discipleship. Jesus’s call to discipleship is for everyone. Rich and poor, men and women, and those on the inside and the outside, are summoned to follow the Lord. Over the centuri...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, we honor a martyr saint from the fourth century, St. Januarius, and is also the anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady of La Salette in 1846. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to two small children, Melanie Mathieu and Maximin Giraud, on the mountain of La Salette in the French Alps on September 19, 1846, and wept. She was crying, and around her neck was a crucifix....

Friends of the Rosary, When Christ Jesus was expiring hung on the cross, he looked to his mother and the disciple whom he loved, and he said to Mary,  “Woman, behold, your son,”  and then to John,  “Behold, your mother.” In entrusting Mary to John, Jesus entrusted the Holy Virgin to all those who want to dwell in friendship with the Lord during their earthly pilgrimage. This biblical passage that...

Friends of the Rosary, Living in the Divine Will involves replacing one's own will with God's Will, allowing for a complete union with Christ. And as we read in the Gospel (Matthew 7:21-29), Christ Jesus said to his disciples, "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day,' Lo...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, as we celebrate the Memorial of Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs, we read in the Gospel (Luke 7:11–17) how Jesus, moved with pity for her, raised the only son of the widow of Nain. He said, "Do not weep." He stepped forward and touched the coffin, saying, “Young man, I tell you, arise!” "The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Je...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, September 15, the day after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. The timing of the memorial invites reflection on the inseparable connection between Jesus's sacrifice and Mary's compassionate suffering. This commemoration, which dates back to the 12th century, focuses on her "Seven Sorrows" in...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, September 14, is the feast of the exaltation of the Holy Cross, the glorious sign of our victory. This day is also called the Triumph of the Cross, Elevation of the Cross, or Holy Cross Day. The Mother Church sings of the triumph of the Cross, the instrument of our redemption. Observed in Rome since the seventh century, this feast commemorates the recovery by St. Hele...