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[Comment: Holy Night] Friends of the Rosary, Today is Christmas Eve—the night, evening, and day before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Savior. Jesus was born at Bethlehem at night (Luke 2:6-8). That’s why we chant today “Silent Night, Holy Night”. In Spanish, the vigil is known as Nochebuena. This holy night we sing Christmas carols, illuminate trees, and exchange gifts, with the participatio...

[Comment: Temple of Jesus] Friends of the Rosary, As we await the coming of God Incarnate, we read today in the Gospel (Luke 1:57-66) about the birth and the naming of John the Baptist—the prophet filled with the Holy Spirit while in his mother Elizabeth's womb. As Jesus said (Matthew 11:11), "among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist." He was Elijah revive...

[Comment: Magnificat] Friends of the Rosary,     As we walk into the end of Advent and Christmas appears on the horizon, we hear today the Magnificat, the hymn of praise of Mary to God (Luke 1:46-56). The Mother of Jesus says to Elizabeth:   “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,” or “My soul magnifies the Lord”. The Blessed Virgin Mary announces that her whole being is...

[Comment: Joy in Gratitude] Friends of the Rosary,   As we wait for Christmas, on this Monday of the fourth week of Advent, we start to feel the joy of the coming of Jesus Christ. The Word made flesh. Isn't that amazing? A new opportunity for Humanity to do things differently! The Holy Trinity has big plans for us; we just need to repent, believe, and rejoice in gratitude. Certainly, things a...

[Comment: “May it Be Done According to Your Word”] Friends of the Rosary, Today, on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, the Gospel’s reading (Luke 1:26–38) shows the response of the Virgin Mary to the Divinity’s salvation plan. “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.”   These holy words changed human history. Grace, hope, and wisdom entered into a world h...

[Comment: Silent and Strong] Friends of the Rosary, Yesterday’s Gospel reading centered on St. Joseph, the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and patron of the Universal Church. St. Joseph obediently took Mary as his wife after an angel appeared to him in a dream telling him not to be afraid. He trusted God’s will, and let himself be led, as Mary did in the Annunciation. St. Joseph spent his earthl...

[Comment: Jesus King of the Universe] Friends of the Rosary, On November 22nd, we celebrated the feast of Christ King of Universe. We reaffirmed Christ’s Kingship by proclaiming His supreme power over individuals, families, society, governments, and nations. Are we behaving accordingly? A majority in our society seems not to be afraid of the Divinity. Most people act as they had full control and a...

[Comment: Marian and Christian] Friends of the Rosary, St. Paul reminded us that the Author of Life wants to see us Holy and immaculate before Him. Our pattern of holiness to follow is the Immaculate Conception, Mother of God, the Mother of the Church, and the Queen of the Angels and Saints. One day the entire World will react and acknowledge this fundamental truth. Mary Mother of the Word Incarna...

[Comment: Hold Your Rosary] Friends of the Rosary, Advent and Christmas mean hope, joy, and faith. However, many—maybe a majority—feel lost. We are flawed humans; we don’t know how to handle our anxiety and fear. Jesus Christ is telling us repeatedly in this season of Advent that He is with us and we can rest on him. Last Wednesday's reading (MT 11:28-30) was eloquent. Jesus said to the crowds: "C...

[Comment: Detachment] Friends of the Rosary, Yesterday was the Memorial Day of St. John of the Cross, a Spaniard priest and mystical doctor of the Church. He was an acclaimed contemplative writer. His poetry and studies on the soul are among the greatest works of all Spanish literature. He played a critical role in defending the true faith in the sixteenth century. He helped Teresa of Avila in the...

[Comment: Answers Through Prayer] Friends of the Rosary, After two months battling against the COVID in the ICU, Jose Calatayud, 50 years old, died in Madrid, Spain, this Sunday. He was a devoted, faithful father, with a lovely wife, Sara, and six peaceful kids. Everyone remembers Jose for his goodness and humility. Your host met him and her wife in Greenwich, Connecticut, four years ago. Our fait...

[Comment: Guadalupanos] Friends of the Rosary, The Aztec rituals of savage human sacrifices in pre-Columbian Mexico came to an end with the apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1531. Within ten years, practically the entire Mexican people converted into Christianity. As Bishop Barron says, Our Lady of Guadalupe had proved a more effective evangelist than Peter, Paul, St. Patrick, and St. Francis Xavie...

[Comment: Do Not Be Disturbed] Friends of the Rosary, Today is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patron of all the Americas and the pro-life movement. The Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego on December 9 and December 12, 1531. She left a marvelous portrait of herself on the mantle, or tilma , of Juan Diego—now kept in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Five centuries later, th...

[Comment: Santa Casa] Friends of the Rosary, We celebrated yesterday the Memorial of Our Lady of Loreto. The title refers to the house in Nazareth in which Mary was born, was saluted by the Angel, the Holy Family lived, and the Word became flesh at the Annunciation. The holy house was transported from Palestine to Loreto, in Italy, in the fourteen century, according to the tradition. The Basilica...

[Comment: New Eve] Friends of the Rosary, Let’s reflect a bit on the mystery of the Immaculate Conception. Because of the disobedience of the first woman Eve, sin entered into the world. And because of the obedience of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grace and hope returned to Earth. That explains what human existence is about. God created Adam and Eve immaculate, without the original sin. But they both...

[Comment: Our Lady of Guadalupe] Friends of the Rosary, We celebrate today the memorial of St. Juan Diego, an Indian convert to whom the Virgin Mary appeared at Tepeyac, the outskirts of what is now Mexico City. This event happened on December 9, 1531. Our Lady asked him to tell the Bishop that she desired a shrine to manifest her love for all mankind. The Bishop did not believe Juan Diego and ask...

[Comment: Conceived Without Sin] Friends of the Rosary, Today is the Solemnity day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On December 8, 1854, Blessed Pope Pius IX solemnly defined as dogma the long-held belief of the Church that Mary was conceived free from original sin. Pius IX declared: "The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular g...

[Comment: Gratitude] Friends of the Rosary, A passage in the New Testament (Luke 17:11-19) narrates that Jesus healed ten lepers, but only one returned to glorify Him in gratitude. Picture the scene: Ten lepers lifted their voices saying: “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us”. Moved with pity, the Son of God told them: “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. But...

[Comment: Rosary Miracle] Friends of the Rosary, Many relatives and friends have died this year as victims of the Covid virus. But some have survived. In particular, one fellow very close to us was about to die at the end of September and miraculously survived. This person spent two long months in the ICU. We firmly believe that he was saved by the Holy Rosary of the Virgin Mary. Back in Sept...

[Comment: Virtue of Hope] Friends of the Rosary, The biblical readings of this Advent season speak about hope, one of the theological virtues—along with faith and charity—we pray for at the beginning of the Rosary. Hope sustains us as a human family. The heavens invite us to cultivate it by having faith in resurrected Jesus and by helping and empathizing with the people around us. No one says this...

[Comment: Patience of Jesus] Friends of the Rosary, If you go to confession this Advent season, the priest—who, at that intimate moment, speaks on behalf of God—might ask you to further cultivate the virtue of patience—the fruit of the fourth Sorrowful Mystery that we pray today. When carrying the Cross on the way to his Crucifixion, Jesus and Her suffering Mother taught us forever what painful pa...

[Comment: Missionary Work] Friends of the Rosary, Today is the memorial of St. Francis Xavier, the most illustrious missionary since St. Paul the Apostle. He evangelized vast portions of Asia and was proclaimed patron of the missionary works. Born in 1506, in the Kingdom of Navarre, in Spain, Francis Xavier studied philosophy in Paris. Here he met Ignatius of Loyola and was enrolled as one of the...

[Comment: Wise and Learned] Friends of the Rosary, How often the truths of human existence and the universe can be understood by the little ones in our society but not by the top scholars and most awarded intellectuals? In this Monday’s reading (LK 10:21-24), Jesus said to His disciples: “Many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did no...

[Comment: Prayer and Charity] Friends of the Rosary, Pope Francis said this Sunday that prayer and charity are antidotes to mediocrity and indifference. “Prayer allows God to be close to us; it frees us from our loneliness and gives us hope,” said Francis. “Charity is the beating heart of the Christian: one cannot be a Christian without charity.” Question: Knowing that we can overcome struggle and...

[Comment: Time to Prepare] Friends of the Rosary, Four weeks ahead until Christmas and the nativity of Jesus Christ. The Eternal Light came to the World, as we see on the third Joyful Mystery that we pray today. Our Heavenly Father decided to send His Only Son to our dysfunctional World. He could have been impassive watching our sins and destructive fights. But He acted swiftly by sending us hope,...