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Friends of the Rosary, Today, September 13, as we continue praying for Charlie and Erika Kirk and their two children, we honor a doctor of the early Church, St. John Chrysostom (347-407), and remember the fifth apparition of Our Lady in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. We also prepare ourselves for the feast of the exaltation of the Holy Cross, the glorious sign of our victory, tomorrow, Sunday. When we...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, September 12, as we pray for the eternal rest of the soul of Charlie Kirk and for the divine grace upon his wife and two children, we honor the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a feast that follows that of her Birthday, as the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus follows Christmas. The Hebrew name of Mary, Miryãm (in Latin Domina ), means lady or sovereign. We ca...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, September 11, marks 24 years since the worst terrorist attack on the U.S. and one of the deadliest days ever on American soil. Along with reflections and remembrances to victims and their families, and others who were impacted by the tragedy of 9/11, today we offer our Christian condolences to the family of Charlie Kirk, 31, a known conservative author [in the picture...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, as Christ Jesus delivers the Beatitudes, we are encouraged by St. Paul (Colossians 3:1-11) to  “seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.” "Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.” "For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory." "Put to death...

Friends of the Rosary, Yesterday, three months after the December 8 celebration of her immaculate conception as the child of Sts. Joachim and Anne, we rejoiced in the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Saint Augustine described her nativity as an event of cosmic and historic significance and an appropriate prelude to the birth of Jesus Christ. "She is the flower of the field from whom bloomed...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, September 8, as the Church has done from the earliest times, we rejoice in the  Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin “Mary was of the lineage of Abraham, born of the tribe of Judah and of the progeny of King David, from whom the Son of God was born, made man by the work of the Holy Spirit, to free humanity from the ancient bondage of sin,” as The  Roman Martyro...

Friends of the Rosary, In today’s Sunday reading ( St. Luke 14:25-33),  Christ Jesus explains that true discipleship means total commitment of oneself to Him: “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.” He does dem...

Friends of the Rosary, Mother Teresa, whose feast day we celebrated yesterday, left a testament of faith, hope, and extraordinary charity. Less than twenty years ago, on September 5, 1997, Mother Teresa’s earthly life came to an end. She was given the honor of a state funeral by the Government of India, and her body was buried in the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity. Today, her tomb is...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, September 5, is the feast day of St. Teresa of Calcutta, Mother Teresa, who was called to work and live among the poorest of the poor in India. Born Agnes Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Albania, at the age of eighteen, she joined the Sisters of Loreto, becoming, as she said, the " spouse of Jesus" for " all eternity." In 1946, Teresa was on a train to Calcutt...

Friends of the Rosary, In today's Gospel (Luke 5:1-11), we see a glorious invasion of grace. Christ Jesus gets into Peter's boat and commands him to put out from the shore and lower the nets for a catch. Along with James and John, the sons of Zebedee, and other fishermen, they all astonishedly caught a great number of fish. Then Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus and said, "Depart from me, Lor...

Friends of the Rosary, Since Our Lord Christ Jesus is calling each and every one of us by one name, shouldn't we surrender, ideally without any reservation, to the Lord? Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Edith Stein, wrote in this regard, "This is a serious warning cry: Surrender without reservation to the Lord who has called us." The saint explained, "The deeper a soul is bo...

Friends of the Rosary, The month of September is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, whose memorial is celebrated on September 15. Another important feast on September 14 is the Triumph of the Holy Cross, the instrument of our salvation. September is a month that falls during the liturgical season of ordinary time (formerly Time After Pentecost), which is represented by the liturgical color green, t...

Friends of the Rosary, Yesterday, we reflected on the virtue of humility, associated with the first joyful mystery. Christ Jesus lowered Himself to our level when He took our human nature. He was born in a stable, grew up in the obscure village of Nazareth, earned his meager meals as a carpenter in the country, and died on a cross as a malefactor with two thieves as companions. There are far too m...

Friends of the Rosary, As we read today, Sunday, in  the Gospel of Luke (14:1, 7-14), Jesus was invited to dine in the house of a leading Pharisee. The Pharisees were convinced of their own perfect knowledge and observance of the law. Noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table, Jesus told them, through a simple parable, where their pride would lead them. "When you are in...

Friends of the Rosary, In today’s reading (Matthew 25:14-30), the Lord reveals through the parable of the talents, when the master entrusted his money to three of his servants, giving to one five talents, to a second, two, and to a third, one. “For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” In addition, Christ...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, August 29, is the Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist, Christ’s precursor. On June 24, we commemorated his birthday, and today we honor the anniversary of his martyrdom. Besides our Lord and our Lady, St. John the Baptist is the only one whose birth and death are celebrated. Today's Gospel relates the dramatic circumstances of his execution by King Her...

Friends of the Rosary, While we continue praying for the two children killed, the injured, and their families, at a shooting during a Mass held at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, by a demonic gunman, today, August 28, the Catholic Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Augustine (354-430). Born at Tagaste, North Africa, the son of St. Monica had a life of excesses until St. Ambrose con...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, August 27, the Catholic Church commemorates the feast day of St. Monica (333-387). Through prayer and tears, she gave the great Augustine to the Church of God and earned for herself a place of honor in the Communion of Saints.  We also celebrate today the Feast of the Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Franciscan Crown Rosary, as well as the Feas...

Friends of the Rosary, We celebrate today the feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa, also known as the Black Madonna. The icon enshrined in Jasna Góra (Bright Hill) Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland, was painted by Luke the Evangelist on a cypress wood panel from a table used by the Holy Family in Nazareth. This Byzantine icon was discovered by St. Helen, the mother of Emperor Constantine and enshrined...

Friends of the Rosary, Among today's readings, St. Paul encourages the Thessalonians (Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8b-10) to give thanks to God and live within the grace and peace of the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ, "unceasingly calling to mind your work of faith and labor of love and endurance in hope of our Lord Jesus Christ," and "knowing, brothers and sisters loved by God, how you were chosen." P...

Friends of the Rosary, As we read today (Luke 13:22-30), the Lord Jesus was asked if only a few people would be saved. He answered, "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.” All those who accept Christ and follow his words and commandments will enter the Kingdom. God the Father invites all to heaven, providing all the...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, August 23, the Catholic Church of Christ honors St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617), the first canonized saint in the Americas. She was a contemplative, who, inspired by the example of St. Catherine of Siena, became a Dominican lay tertiary devoted to works of charity while living a life of extreme austerity. Hers was a life heroic in virtue and penance. St. Rose of Lima suf...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, August 22, is the feast of the Queenship of Mary, a title associated with her co-rendemptive work, a heart flamed with motherlove, and the role of Mediatrix of all graces. In 1954, Pius XII, by an encyclical letter, instituted the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary. And today, Pope Leo XIV called for a day of prayer and fasting for peace. “Mary is the Mother of believe...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, August 21, is the Memorial Day of Pope Pius X, an intrepid defender of the purity of the Christian doctrine, and also the anniversary of Our Lady of Knock. The Holy Virgin appeared on August 21, 1879, with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, a Lamb and cross on an altar in a parish church of the village of Knock, in County Mayo, in Ireland. Fifteen people witnesse...

Friends of the Rosary, Every August 20, we honor St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), abbot, theologian, poet, orator, and writer, and Doctor of the Church, who perfected the monastic rule that would become the model for 163 monasteries of the Cistercian reform. St. Bernard was an apostle of the Crusades, reconciler of kings, leader of peoples, and counselor of popes. He studied grammar, poetry,...