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Friends of the Rosary, Today, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is Good Shepherd Sunday and Mother's Day. Congratulations to all moms! The Lord Jesus Christ, who is the true and Good Shepherd of our souls, says in the main reading today (John 10:27-30), "The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me." He knows each one of His sheep and gives His life for them. Today is...

Friends of the Rosary, Yesterday, Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as successor of Peter with the Cardinals in Rome, in the Sistine Chapel, where he was elected as the 267th Pope on the fourth ballot Thursday afternoon. In his heartfelt homily, the new Pope called for always better cultivating a personal relationship with Christ and insisted that life lacks meaning without faith. “We are cal...

Friends of the Rosary, Catholics worldwide rejoice in welcoming Pope Leo XIV as the successor of St. Peter! Through the Holy Spirit, we believe that God had a significant hand in the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American-born and Peruvian naturalized citizen, as Pope Leo XIV. The Rosary Network community, part of the Catholic family of 1.4 billion faithful, shows gratitude and joins in...

Friends of the Rosary, American Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen as the new pope today. On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV. Christ Jesus declares in today’s Gospel (John 6:44-51),  “I’m the bread of life.” “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live fo...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, as the conclave has started in Rome, we pray for those gathered in Rome, especially the cardinal electors, who will soon elect St. Peter’s newest successor, the 267th Pope. They will elect the man who will become our next Pope, the successor of Pope Francis, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. As they enter the Sistine Chapel, they will sing the “Veni Creator Spiri...

Friends of the Rosary, At that time, as we read today (John 6:30-35), the crowd asked Christ Jesus to give them the bread of life from Heaven. And the Lord said to them: “I am the bread of life; Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” Also today, the Chruch commemorates St. Peter Nolasco (1182-1258), a French saint who, after participating in the Crusa...

Friends of the Rosary, After Jesus had fed the five thousand men, his disciples saw him walking on the sea. Later, the Lord Jesus promises “food that endures for eternal life”, while inviting the crowd to believe in him, as we read in the Gospel today (John 6:22-29). “Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you,” “This is th...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, the Third Sunday of Easter, the main reading in the Gospel ( St. John, 21:1-19) recounts the Risen Christ's appearance and the conferring of the Primacy of Peter. This promise that Simon would be the foundation, the source of strength and unity, in the new Christian community, was made factual on the occasion described here by John. His fellow Apostles and the fir...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Apostles Philip and James, both named in the Eucharistic Prayer of the Roman Canon. They suffered, were persecuted, and martyred, but they trusted in God. As we read in the Gospel today, we, too, must have confidence in God and not be troubled by our adversities. There are many mansions in our Father's house, and if we f...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Athanasius (295-373), Bishop of Alexandria and a champion of the faith as defined by the Council of Nicea in 325 in the battle against the heresy of Arianism. He was subjected to persecution for defending Christ's divinity and was sent into exile from his see five times. Everyone esteemed him as a virtuous, holy m...

Friends of the Rosary, On May 1st, we honor St. Joseph the Worker, while the secular world celebrates International Workers' Day. Pope Pius XII established the feast in 1955 to honor the dignity of labor and provide a model and protector for all workers. He countered socialist ideology and emphasized the Christian understanding of work as a means of providing for one's family and contribut...

Friends of the Rosary, Today is the Memorial Day of St. Pius V, a 16th-century Dominican friar and Pope, known for his intense devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and his promotion of the Holy Rosary. Often referred to as the "Pope of the Rosary," he established the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in 1573, commemorating the victory at Lepanto, and wrote a papal document solidifying...

Friends of the Rosary, Today is the Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380),  Doctor of the Church and one of the leading figures of the fourteenth century. She influenced the pope to return to Rome from Avignon and had extraordinary influence over popes, kings, sovereign cities, and crowds of disciples. This Italian saint gained significant influence through her life of prayer, extraordina...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, Monday of the Second Week of Easter, a day after Divine Mercy Sunday, we celebrate the memorial of St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, a 17th-century French saint revered for his intense devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and the Virgin Mary, especially through the Rosary. St. Louis-Marie wrote the prayer of entrustment to Our Lady, “Totus Tuus ego sum,” which means, “I am al...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, the Octave Day of Easter, is the Sunday of Divine Mercy. We rejoice in the mystery of Divine mercy, a gift to humanity that the world needs to accept and understand. From the Beginning, the Divinity revealed His nature as love itself. The love of the Risen Lord forgives, reconciles, and restores life. The origin of Divine Mercy Sunday is from a revelation from Our Lor...

Friends of the Rosary, Over 250,000 people attended Pope Francis' funeral ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica, including leaders from across the globe. In the funeral homily, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals, described the late pontiff as "a pope among the people," making the number of attendees at his funeral symbolic of his impact on others. Afte...

Friends of the Rosary, While we continue to pay our final respects to Pope Francis and mourners fill St. Peter’s Basilica, we read today (John 21:1-14) about how the Risen Jesus appears to seven disciples on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias. It was the third time Jesus was revealed to his disciples after being raised from the dead. None of them dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they realize...

Friends of the Rosary, As we continue to mourn the loss of our beloved Pope Francis, during the celebration of the Easter resurrection of Christ, we are consoled and strengthened by his life of faith, hope, and love for God’s people, especially the poor and marginalized. In his last days, Pope Francis bore his suffering and pain with courage. We, too, can learn from his example by living our daily...

Friends of the Rosary, In today’s Gospel, two disciples meet Jesus on the road to Emmaus, summarizing for them the entire biblical story and showing how it culminates in the Messiah who offers a sacrifice for the salvation of the world. God foretold his saving plan through the words and deeds of “Moses and all the prophets,” and then he fulfilled them through his Son’s death on the cross. Jesus be...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, Tuesday within the Octave of Easter, we continue to pay tribute to the life and legacy of Pope Francis as we pray through our daily Rosary for the repose of his soul. The Vatican announced that Francis, the first pope from Latin America, passed away due to a sudden stroke and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse after 38 days of hospitalization, and revealed that h...

Friends of the Rosary, Rest in Peace, Pope Francis! Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936, passed away on Monday at the age of 88, reaching the end of his earthly pilgrimage. "At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father," Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. "His entire life was dedicated to the...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, we celebrate that Christ, who remained two days in the tomb, is risen from the dead, unleashing on the third day God’s forgiving and hopeful love in all its power. "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen." The words heard by the women at the tomb — Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Ma...

Friends of the Rosary, Holy Saturday (from  Sabbatum Sanctum , its official liturgical name) is the day of the Lord’s rest; it has been called the “Second Sabbath” since the creation of the world. It’s a day of great silence on earth, instituted to enter reflectively into the divine rest. After the great battle against sin and death, Christ Jesus is resting in peace. Upon Him we see the scars of i...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, Friday of the Passion of the Lord, Holy Friday, or Good Friday (a deviation of the term “God’s Friday), the Church observes the earthly death of our Savior. It’s a solemn day of mourning, prayer, fasting, and a sense of sadness as we acknowledge our failure to serve our Lord. We slow down, restrict ourselves from entertainment, participate in processions and devotions...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, Holy Thursday, the first day of the Paschal Triduum of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of the Lord, we listen to the words spoken by Christ Jesus to His apostles at the Last Supper, after He had completed the washing of the feet in all humility. As reflected in the Gospel, we meditate on Christ’s actions that day. They included: 1 - The eating of the Easter lamb...