Rosa mystica, ora pro nobis

Holy Mother, beacon in temptation, intercede for us to the Lord. He who delivers the righteous and restrains the unjust, guide us in our trials and keep us from harm's way. Amen.

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Mother Mary, guide us to respect the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the fount of love and hope amidst disrespect. Intercede for us. Amen.

Mother Mary, guide us to be 'poor in spirit', to humbly recognize our dependence on God, and seek His grace, not worldly wealth. In this humility lies the path to His kingdom. Amen. 🙏✝️

Holy Mary, guide us to owe nothing but love, as we fulfill God's law. Help us resist temptation, shun deceit, and nurture pure hearts. May our love work no evil, for love is the law's fulfillment. Lead us in this divine love, mirroring your selfless care. Amen. 🙏💖

Mary, Mother of Mercy, intercede for us sinners. We place our hope in the Lord's boundless mercy. May His compassion envelop us, guiding us to forgiveness and redemption.

Imagine to yourselves fire as father, its shining as son; see, we have found the coevals. From the instant that the fire begins to be, that instant it begets the shining: neither fire before shining, nor shining after fire. And if we ask, which begets which? The fire the shining, or the shining the fire? Immediately ye conceive by natural sense, by the innate wit of your minds ye all cry out, The fire the shining, not the shining the fire. Lo, here you have a father beginning; lo, a son at the same time, neither going before nor coming after. Lo, here then is a father beginning, lo, a son at the same time beginning. If I have shown you a father beginning, and a son at the same time beginning, believe the Father not beginning, and with Him the Son not beginning either; the one eternal, the other coeternal.

- St. Augustine

Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as you have seen him going into heaven.

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The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy. The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Psalm 144, 8-9

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🌟📖 Reflecting on the Gospel of Matthew 13:54-58, we are reminded of the deep connection between Jesus and His blessed mother, Mary. As Jesus returns to His hometown and teaches in their synagogues, the townspeople question His wisdom and miracles, mentioning His mother Mary. This passage highlights the importance of the Holy Family and how Mary's role in Jesus' life is intertwined with His teachings. 🌹

Moreover, as we meditate on the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, we see how each mystery sheds light on the lives of Jesus and Mary. Their journey together, from the Annunciation to the Crucifixion, teaches us about faith, love, and sacrifice. Let us remember the powerful bond between Jesus and Mary as we pray the Holy Rosary, seeking their intercession and guidance in our lives. 🙏✨



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The children of men shall put their trust under the covert of thy wings.

They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.

For with thee is the fountain of life; and by thy light we shall see light.

Psalm 35

🌟 Humility: The Key to Eternal Life 🌟

Did you know that pride is the root of all sin? St. Augustine reminds us that Jesus, the ultimate teacher of humility, came to do the will of the Father. To experience the fullness of God's love, we must embrace humility and submit to His will.

When we approach Jesus in humility, we become part of His body, secure in our salvation. This leads to a two-fold resurrection: the spiritual resurrection through humility, and the bodily resurrection on the last day. So, let's remember to stay humble, follow God's will, and believe in Jesus - this is our path to eternal life! 🙌🕊️💖



St. John 6:35-40:

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🍞 Today's scripture (John 6:35-40) shares Jesus' powerful message: He is the bread of life, and whoever believes in Him will never hunger or thirst. As we reflect on these words, let us turn to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Holy Rosary for inspiration and guidance.

🌹 The Holy Rosary, with its 20 Mysteries, helps us meditate on the lives of Jesus and Mary, focusing on their love and dedication to God's plan. The fifth Luminous Mystery, the Institution of the Eucharist, is particularly relevant to today's scripture, as Jesus offers Himself as the bread of life.

🙏 As we pray the Rosary, let us remember Mary's unwavering faith and her willingness to accept God's will, even in challenging circumstances. May her example inspire us to grow in our own faith and trust in God's plan for our lives.

💙 Let us be nourished by the bread of life, Jesus Christ, and remain steadfast in our faith, knowing that our belief in Him will lead us to eternal life. May the Blessed Virgin Mary intercede for us and guide us on our spiritual journey.

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Since my heart was embittered and my soul deeply wounded,

I was stupid and could not understand; I was like a brute beast in your presence.

Yet I am always with you; you take hold of my right hand.

With your counsel you guide me, and at the end receive me with honor.

Psalm 73

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The Lord is risen indeed, alleluia. And hath appeared to Simon, alleluia.

I will wash my hands among the innocent; and will compass thy altar, O Lord: That I may hear the voice of thy praise: and tell of all thy wondrous works. I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house; and the place where thy glory dwelleth.

Psalm 25, 6-8

If you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above; where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God. Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.

Colossians 3, 1-2

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You have nothing of good in this world or in the future. You think to possess for long the vanities of this world, but you are deceived; for a day and an hour will come of which you think not and do not know and are ignorant of. The body grows feeble, death approaches, neighbors and friends come saying: "Put your affairs in order." And his wife and his children, neighbors and friends, make believe to weep. And looking, he sees them weeping and is moved by a bad emotion, and thinking within himself he says: "Behold, I place my soul and body and my all in your hands." Verily, that man is cursed who confides and exposes his soul and body and his all in such hands. Wherefore, the Lord says by the prophet: "Cursed be the man that trusteth in man." And at once they cause a priest to come and the priest says to him: "Wilt thou do penance for all thy sins? " He answers: "I will." "Wilt thou from thy substance, as far as thou canst, satisfy for what thou hast done and for the things in which thou hast defrauded and deceived men." He answers: "No."—And the priest says: "Why not?"—"Because I have put everything into the hands of my relatives and friends." And he begins to lose the power of speech and thus this miserable man dies a bitter death.

But let all know that wheresoever or howsoever a man may die in criminal sin, without satisfaction—when he could satisfy and did not satisfy—the devil snatches his soul from his body with such violence and anguish as no one can know except him who suffers it. And all talent and power, learning and wisdom that he thought to possess are taken from him. And his relatives and friends take to themselves his substance and divide it and say afterwards: "Cursed be his soul because he could have acquired and given us more than he did, and did not acquire it." But the worms eat his body. And thus he loses soul and body in this short life and goes into hell, where he shall be tormented without end.

"Letter to All the Faithful", St. Francis of Assisi

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"The privilege of being a woman is particularly emphasized by the fact that Mary, the most perfect of creatures, was a woman."
- Alice von Hildebrand

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Friends, in today’s Gospel (John 5:17–30), we see Jesus as the judge who shows mercy and love. It is hard to read any two pages of the Bible—Old Testament or New—and not find the language of divine judgment.

Think of judgment as a sort of light, which reveals both the positive and the negative. Beautiful things look even more beautiful when the light shines on them; ugly things look even uglier when they come into the light. When the divine light shines, when judgment takes place, something like real love is unleashed.

Someone might avoid seeing the doctor for years, fearful that he will uncover something diseased or deadly. But how much better it is for you when you do, even when the doctor pronounces a harsh “judgment” on your physical condition!

And this is why judgment is the proper activity of a king. It is not the exercise of arbitrary power, but rather an exercise of real love.

What hast thou that thou hast not received? And if thou hast received, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? - 1 Corinthians 4, 7

God alone is truly

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[John 9] turns out to be an interpretation of Baptism, which enables us to see. Christ is the giver of light, and he opens our eyes through the mediation of the sacrament.

Benedict XVI, Pope . Jesus of Nazareth (p. 242). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.