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Friends of the Rosary, On this Sunday of Divine Mercy, we will reflect upon the revelation of God's mercy. Christ didn't come to condemn but to forgive, to show mercy.  We intend to be filled with the Holy Spirit, trying to learn from the early Church when the first Christians dedicated themselves to the good of the other, as we read this Easter in the Act of the Apostle. They were selfles...

Friends of the Rosary, For a third time, the Risen Jesus revealed himself to a large group of Apostles after being raised from the dead (Jn 21:1-14). The passage occurred in the Sea of Tiberias (Sea of Galilee). It was before the arrival of the Holy Spirit in Pentecost. There were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons (James and John), and two others of...

Friends of the Rosary, Christ Jesus, the Holy One risen from the dead by the Father after completing his redemptive mission, appeared to His eleven apostles, as Luke tells in the reading of today ( Lk 24:35-48 ). While they were still speaking about how two of the disciples recognized in the breaking of the bred, the Lord stood in their midst and showing his hands and feet said to them, "Peac...

Friends of the Rosary, In today’s Gospel of Luke ( Lk 24:13-35 ), we read the marvelous passage of the disciples being enlightened by Jesus on the road to Emmaus. He said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” The two disciples did not understand the expl...

Friends of the Rosary, In the Gospel today (Jn 20:11-18), Mary Magdalene stays outside the tomb weeping. She is asked first by the angels and then by the Lord himself by she is weeping.  Jesus calls Mary Magdalene by her name, and she recognizes Him. Her pessimism disappears. She goes from fear to joy! We all are consoled by the truth that Jesus is seeing, knowing, and loving us, even when we feel...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, Monday in the Octave of Easter, we read ( Mt 28:8-15 ) the episode of the first apparition of the crucified and risen Jesus to Mary Magdalene and the other Mary. The two women embraced his feet and did him homage. Our Lord called them by their name and encouraged them not to be afraid. As long as we trust in Jesus, we shouldn’t be afraid. The Resurrection of Jesus fro...

Friends of the Rosary, Today is Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, the foundation upon which our faith rests. It’s the Solemnity of Solemnities and the climax of the Church year because all of the mysteries we have commemorated from Advent until now have pointed toward Easter. On this day, Christ Jesus conquered death and unlocked for us the path to the glory of eternity. The sadness o...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, on Holy Saturday (from Sabbatum Sanctum , its official liturgical name), also known as Saturday of the Glory, the Church remembers and mourns Christ in the tomb. We pray and meditate on his Passion and Death and his Descent to the Dead to announce liberation from the shadow of darkness. It is not Easter yet, and the day is usually spent working on the final preparatio...

Friends of the Rosary, Today, the whole Church commemorates the commemorate the Passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ when He died for the sins of the world. It's a solemn day of mourning and also a legal holiday around much of the world. It's a day of sadness, spent in fasting, abstinence, and prayer. Practicing some mortifications today, such as eating less or standing up is appropriat...

Friends of the Rosary, Today is Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, and the first day of the  Sacred Triduum.  The word “triduum” comes from the Latin words tris (“three”) and dies (“day”). The Triduum begins with the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper this Holy Thursday and ends after evening prayers at sunset on Easter Sunday. The three of the Triduum are: Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy...

Friends of the Rosary, As we read today in the Gospel ( Mt 26:14-25 ), during the Last Supper, Christ confirmed Judas Iscariot as His betrayer: “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” “Woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born.” Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” He answered, “You have s...

Friends of the Rosary, In the Holy Land, Christians participated in a stunning procession from Bethphage to Jerusalem this Palm Sunday, Catholic News Agency reported . The route followed the same path that Jesus took when He entered Jerusalem and was acclaimed by the crowd holding palms and olive branches. About 3,000 faithful ascended the Mount of Olives, passed by Gethsemane, where Jesus experie...

Friends of the Rosary, Yesterday, speaking in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis invited the crowd to follow in Jesus’ footsteps as He entered Jerusalem "so that being made by his grace partakers of the cross, we may have a share also in his resurrection and his life." At the end of Palm Sunday Mass, the Pope said: "And now we turn in prayer to the Virgin Mary. Let us learn from her t...

Friends of the Rosary: Today, March 24th, is Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion and the beginning of Holy Week. It’s the completion of the Paschal Mystery of the Passion and Resurrection. For five weeks of Lent, we have been preparing to celebrate our Lord’s paschal mystery by prayer, works of charity, and self-sacrifice. Today we commemorate this solemn celebration in union with the whole Catholic...

Friends of the Rosary: The Virgin Mary's role is to bring us face to face with the love in the Heart of Jesus crucified, wrote Mother Teresa. "Be careful of all that can block that personal contact with the living Jesus. The Devil may try to use the hurts of life, and sometimes our own mistakes — to make you feel it is impossible that Jesus really loves you," wrote the saint. It'...

Friends of the Rosary: Today, one week before Good Friday, we see in the Gospel (Jn 10:31-42) how hatred against Christ escalated in those final days of the Redeemer of the World. Fridays of Lent have a penitential quality. The Stations of the Cross, prayed in many parishes today, allow us to love and treasure the Holy Cross of Jesus. We have to be one in spirit with Him. In our crucifixion with C...

Friends of the Rosary: Christ Jesus' message is crystal clear, as we read today ( Jn 8:51-59 ): "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death." But the prideful Jews of that time rejected His divinity and opted to offend the Lord. Even they picked up stones to throw at Him. "Now we are sure that you are possessed. Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet yo...

Friends of the Rosary: In today’s Gospel ( Jn 8:31-42 ), we read: "Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, "If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, 'You will become free'?"...

Friends of the Rosary: Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of St. Joseph, the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus. He is the patron and protector of the Universal Church. He is also invoked as the patron of the dying because Jesus and Mary were at his death-bed and the patron of fathers, among many other causes. And that’s why today is Father’s Day. St. Joseph wa...

Friends of the Rosary: This Monday, March 18th we begin the fifth and final full week of Lent. Day after day, the liturgical readings tell of the lowering storm clouds that will break open next week. And today’s main reading in the Gospel (John 8:1-11) features the woman caught in adultery. The scribes and Pharisees accuse and bring her to Jesus. Our Lord responds: "Let the one among you who...

Friends of the Rosary: Previously called "Passion Sunday," this Fifth Sunday of Lent marks the beginning of Passiontide — the last two weeks of Lent. It commemorates the suffering of Christ (Latin passio = “suffering”). It's the final Sunday of Lent before the beginning of Holy Week. The Catholic Church follows the practice of covering crosses and sacred images throughout the temples...

Friends of the Rosary: After she died, St. Teresa of Avila appeared to one of her nuns and said: "There should be no difference, as far as purity and love are concerned, between the blessed in Heaven and the faithful on earth, though we are perfectly happy and you are suffering. What the Divine Essence is to us in Heaven, the Blessed Sacrament should be to you on earth." St. Alphonsus Li...

Friends of the Rosary: Friends of the Rosary: In today’s Gospel (Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30), we see how the Jews were trying to kill Our Lord as He moved in Galilee nearing the end of His public life. "But no one laid a hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come." So Christ Jesus continued to teach to large crowds who were coming to hear Him. The admiration of the people intensified the...

Friends of the Rosary: The mercy of God is infinite, beyond our comprehension. However, stating that everyone, no matter their deeds, will enter the glory of Heaven seems contrary to the words of Jesus. Yesterday, in the Gospel’s main reading (Jn 5:17-30), the Son of God said: "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and will not co...

Friends of the Rosary: God wants every believer to be transformed into the image and character of Jesus Christ. And on this season of Lent, we learn all the virtues necessary that, in St. Paul's words, "Christ may be formed in us" (Gal. 4:19). And as we prepare ourselves to participate in the Resurrection of the Lord, we conform our lives in imitation of the suffering and patient ser...