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Friends of the Rosary: We pray today's Rosary for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. –– As followers of Jesus, we understand that we are meant to be a source of light to others. When Jesus reigns in our hearts, we bring joy to the Crucified Jesus. However, being human, we experience weakness and fluctuations in our spiritual journey. In moments when we don't feel Jesus close, we tu...

Friends of the Rosary: Christ made us the light and the salt of the world, so we shine before others and glorify our Heavenly Father. This is what Jesus said to his disciples as we read in the Gospel today Sunday. However, we will be useless if we don’t fulfill our mission and reject the grace of God. If the salt loses its taste or the light gets dark, it won’t be good for anything. In other words...

Friends of the Rosary: This week, during the celebration of the Presentation of the Child Jesus, which is the fourth Joyful Mystery we pray today, we saw how the prophet Simeon witnessed God’s light, revelation, and glory through his eyes. Simeon also foretold to Mary (as written in Luke 2:35) that a sword would pierce her heart, “so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” Mary, the mot...

Friends of the Rosary: On this day, February 3rd, the Catholic Church gives a “Blessing of the Throats” in honor of St. Blaise (or Blase), a fourth-century physician, bishop, and martyr from Armenia, traditionally venerated due to many cures attributed to him. From the eighth century, St. Blaise has been invoked on behalf of the sick, especially those afflicted with diseases of the throat. Today,...

Friends of the Rosary: The Catholic Church celebrates today the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This is another “epiphany” celebration as the Christ Child is revealed as the Messiah through the canticle and words of Simeon and the testimony of Anna the prophetess. The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord occurs forty days after the birth of Jesus. It concludes the celebration of the Nativi...

Friends of the Rosary: Last week, we celebrated the Memorial of St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Bishop and Doctor of the Church. All saints, whether they have been canonized or not, serve as examples for the faithful. Through their holiness, they have impacted the lives of millions of people. However, some saints may resonate more with individuals depending on their personal circumstances and ex...

Friends of the Rosary: Today is the Memorial Day of St. John Bosco, an Italian priest (1815-1888) who was also known as Don Bosco. He founded the Society of St. Francis de Sales (Salesians) and the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, which is also known as the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Auxiliatrix. St. John Bosco was a gifted educator, innovator, and leader, who was known for his authe...

Friends of the Rosary: The Beatitudes we read in the New Testament yesterday turn our value system upside down, which is great. We don't want the Kingdom of Heaven organized with flawed human logic. God does not measure success as we do. He values charity, mercy, and gentleness, and his creation is run by perfect love. Humans were created from love, and love is the foundation of truth. The poor in...

Friends of the Rosary: Today's Sunday reading is taken from the  Gospel of St. Matthew 5:1-12a . Those who experience all kinds of injustices, insults, adversities, and sufferings in the name of Jesus come first in the eyes of the Divinity. They inherit the Kingdom of God on earth and eternal rewards in Heaven. In His sermon of the Beatitudes ( Mt 5:1-12a ), which we read this Sunday, Jesus C...

Friends of the Rosary: Today is the Memorial Day of St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), one of the greatest writers and theologians of all time. This 13th-century theologian showed that the Catholic faith is in harmony with philosophy and all other branches of knowledge. He showed that “both the light of reason and the light of faith come from God, hence there can be no contradiction between them.” Hi...

Friends of the Rosary: As Christians, we are witnesses of the light of Jesus. Putting in practice the virtue of moral courage to bring the Light to the world pleases Divinity. It’s not an easy task given the rejection in our secular society. But we should always choose the uncomfortable truth rather than playing with the world. As Jesus said to his disciples (Mk 4:21-25), “Is a lamp brought in to...

Friends of the Rosary: Yesterday, we celebrated the feast of the conversion of St. Paul. His soul-shaking experience on the road to Damascus has a parallel in our life. It’s the conversion of Baptism, the first Luminous mystery that we pray today. With baptism, Christ comes to dwell in us. It was a day of grace that our souls mostly experience when we were infants. We were then unaware of the gift...

Friends of the Rosary: Today, we celebrate the Feast Day of the Conversion of St. Paul. This historical event was a turning point in Christianity: from persecution to expansion. On his way to Damascus to make new arrests of Christians, Paul he was suddenly converted by a miraculous apparition of Our Lord. From a fierce persecutor, he became the great Apostle of the Gentiles. His con...

Friends of the Rosary: In yesterday’s reading (Mk 3:22–30), we witnessed a shocking scene: scribes accusing Jesus of driving our demons by Satan. The Author of Life accused by leaders of the instructional church of that time. Two of the names of the Devil in the Bible are “the accuser” and “the scatterer.” We see that in this story. The accused victim Jesus responded with parables and reminded: “W...

Friends of the Rosary: Today, on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we celebrate the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. Parishes, schools, and religious formation programs may celebrate the Mass for Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life. It’s an opportunity to highlight the dignity of human life. Our society must abandon the sinful solution of abortion and build...

Friends of the Rosary: This Sunday’s Gospel invites us to ask to receive the gift or the true conversion of our hearts, so we treasure Christ as the only Light to follow. Christ is the only one that dispels the darkness of sin within and around us and frees us from obscurity. God gets involved in human history and manifests Himself as ‘The Light’ that disperses the darkness. In God’s light ev...

Friends of the Rosary: Jonathan Roumie, the American actor known for his role as Jesus in The Chosen, a crowd-funded television series about the birth of Christianity, participated in the March for Life 2023. He delivered a powerful speech, setting an example for Gen Z and Gen Alpha generations. He showed a huge sense of humility, commitment, and surrender. As his main advice for Christian life, J...

Friends of the Rosary:   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. [See the Q&A on the website.]  Human technology like AI-based Chat GPT is a part of God’s creation and can bring us closer to the Author...

Friends of the Rosary: The Divinity wishes to shape the heart of every one of us until it is attuned to the heart of Christ Jesus. Through grace, trials, and opportunities, God works like a potter until He gets our souls fully cleansed and ready for eternal joy. "You belong to me, you belong to them," our Lord whispers to us. "You are under the protection of my hands. You are under the protection...

Friends of the Rosary: Through John the Baptist, we are offered an eloquent example to imitate, so we can also become Christ’s witnesses. Along the way, in our spiritual journey, we will need to cultivate through prayer and study our knowledge of Jesus Christ and our holy religion. In addition, we will need to put into practice a sacramental and ecclesial life. Edifying friendships are required as...

Friends of the Rosary: Today, on the Memorial Day of St. Anthony, St. Paul is inviting us in his letter to the Hebrews (Heb 6:10-20) to be patient. Through faith and patience, we inherit the promises of Our Lord. God's ways are not our ways and He operates very differently to human times. Also, He always fulfills His promises. The fruit of the mystery of the Carrying of the Cross is patience. Afte...

Friends of the Rosary: Yesterday, in the Gospel, John the Baptist saw and testified that Christ is the Son of God. (Jn 1:29-34) “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and remain upon him.” This way, John the Baptist gave witness to the role of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ baptism. “He [Jesus Christ] is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.” With the Baptism, we all Christians ar...

Friends of the Rosary: In today's Sunday reading (Jn 1:19-34), John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world." From ancient times in Old Testament, the lamb was the sacrificed animal that represented the sins of the people. It was an innocent creature sacrificed for God. Jesus Christ the Messiah offered Himself as the eter...

Friends of the Rosary: How important is it to be grateful? Let’s highlight what a wise and holy man like Benedict XVI wrote in his spiritual testament at the late hour of his life: "I thank God Himself, the giver of all good gifts, who has given me life and guided me through all kinds of confusion; who has always picked me up when I began to slip, who has always given me anew the light of his coun...

Friends of the Rosary: St. John wrote in his first letter (1 Jn 3:7-10), as we read last week, “whoever sins belongs to the Devil because the Devil has sinned from the beginning.” The person who acts in righteousness belongs to God. “No one who is begotten by God commits sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot sin because he is begotten by God.” So in this life, there are children of God...