The Gospel for May 1, 2011 is from John 20:19-31 where Jesus appears to His apostles after rising from the dead. Thomas, who was not there when Jesus appeared, did not believe the apostles’ claim since he had not seen Jesus personally. This Gospel teaches the meaning and value of faith and how we are […]
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The Easter Gospel is either from John 20:1-9 or Matthew 28:1-10. Both talk about how Mary Magdalene came to Jesus’ tomb only to find it empty for He had risen. Naturally this Gospel relates to the First Glorious Mystery — Jesus’ Resurrection. Realizing the sorrow of Jesus’s passion and death only makes His resurrection that
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The Palm Sunday Gospel for April 17, 2011 covers the Last Supper, the Agony in the Garden, and Jesus’ Passion and death (Matthew 26:14-27). This Gospel covers all the Sorrowful Mysteries of the rosary. There is just so much in this Gospel it is almost a shame that we read it all at once instead
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The Gospel for April 10, 2011 is John 11:1-45. In this Gospel, Jesus performs the miracle of raising His friend, Lazarus, from the dead. This Gospel foreshadows Jesus’ resurrection which we pray in the First Glorious Mystery of the rosary. Both this rosary mystery and the Gospel remind us that there is more to our
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The Gospel for April 3, 2011 is John 9:1-41 (yep, it is a long one). Jesus angers the pharisees by healing a blind man on the Sabbath. The high priests are outraged because they see Jesus as someone who undermines their authority and performs miracles without their approval. But Jesus says that He came to
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Message of March 02, 2011 Dear children; My motherly heart suffers tremendously as I look at my children who persistently put what is human before what is of God; at my children who, despite everything that surrounds them and despite all the signs that are sent to them, think that they can walk without my
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The Gospel for March 27, 2011 is from John 4:5-42 where Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman at a well. Jesus talks about how He offers water from which someone will never thirst and He has food the world has never known. One interpretation of Jesus’ words is that He is talking about His body and
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The Gospel for March 20, 2011 is from Matthew 17:1-9. It is about The Transfiguration which is also the Fourth Luminous Mystery. There is not much more I can add beyond what I already wrote about this mystery of the rosary. I want to point out that this Gospel not only connects to this mystery,
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The Gospel for Sunday, March 6, 2011 is from Matthew 4:1-11. In this Gospel, Jesus fasted and prayed in the desert for 40 days before rejecting Satan’s temptations. Tired, hungry, and physically weak Jesus had the strength to reject evil. Jesus shows this same spiritual endurance during His Passion, especially in the scourging at the
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As Fat Tuesday winds down we now turn our focus towards Lent. If you are looking to do something special this Lenten Season, you might want to try praying a novena. This is a prayer for a specific devotion you say for nine days. You pray novenas for specific causes or intentions. One of my
