Daily Rosary

April 19, 2026, Third Sunday of Easter, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026 31:48

Friends of the Rosary,Today, Third Sunday of Easter, we read again the passage of the two disciples walking to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-15) with Our Lord opening the Scriptures to them — and to us — making our hearts burn while He speaks to us.They heard the Scriptures interpreted in a way that had never occurred to them before. It is what they have been waiting to hear all their lives. It moves them to beg Jesus, “Stay with us.”The words that speak of Christ's Resurrection — “You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence”— are the same that revivified Peter himself.How is it so? In their road to Emmaus, the disciples' perception was clouded by grief and shock — while Christ showed his patience. In their confusion, they saw the necessity of Christ for true understanding.Emmaus represents every Christian's journey. Pope Benedict XVI explained how the narrative reflects modern faith crises, and how the story perfectly structures the Mass (Word + Eucharist), transforming deserters into witnesses.Alleluia! Christ is Risen!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play⁠• April 19, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 18, 2026, Saturday of the Second Week of Easter, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 24:06

Friends of the Rosary,Alleluia! Christ is Risen!In the Gospel of John today (John 6:16-21), we see Jesus walking on the sea, demonstrating his dominion over nature. As he approached the disciples, he said to them, “It is I. Do not be afraid.”Throughout the Scriptures, water is a symbol of danger and chaos, darkness and disorder, and God has lordship over all of that.At the beginning of time, the Spirit of the Lord hovered over the surface of the waters.Later, through Moses' prayer, the Israelites, escaping from Egypt, confronted the waters of the Red Sea and walked through the midst of the waves.In the New Testament, the boat with Peter and the other disciples is a symbol of the Church, which moves through the waters as we move through time.Bishop Barron writes, “All types of storms—chaos, corruption, stupidity, danger, persecution—will inevitably arise. But Jesus comes walking on the sea. This is meant to affirm his divinity.”Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠April 18, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 17, 2026, Friday of the Second Week of Easter, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 32:30

Friends of the Rosary,Alleluia! Christ is Risen!Today, Friday of the Second Week of Easter, we see in the Gospel Jesus (John 6:1-15) in the Sea of Galilee, followed by a large crowd because they saw him healing the sick and later feeding five thousand with an abundance of loaves and fish."When the people saw the sign he had done, they said,"This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world." Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him offto make him king, He withdrew again to the mountain alone."St. Augustine wrote: "The miracles performed by our Lord Jesus Christ are divine works that incite the human mind to rise to the apprehension of God from visible things. Yet His miracles in governing the whole world are so constant that almost no one considers the wonderful works of God exhibited in every grain of seed.""He has reserved to Himself certain works beyond the usual course of nature, that those who lightly esteem His daily works might be struck with astonishment at beholding not greater, but uncommon works."The Holy One made the earth, so it's not about marveling at his miracles but seeking to know its depth and understand its spiritual meaning.For example, the five loaves are the five books of Moses. The two fish signify the priest and the ruler, who were anointed to sanctify and govern the people in the Old Testament. Christ came sustaining in His one person both characters. There were twelve baskets by the apostles.However, as Jesus said, "Blessed are they who see not, and yet believe." Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠April 17, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 16, 2026, Thursday of the Second Week of Easter, Holy Rosary (Luminous Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 27:14

Friends of the Rosary,Alleluia! Christ is Risen!Throughout John's Gospel, the conflict between Jesus and those who challenge His words appears.Today, in the Gospel, we see John the Evangelist himself speaking heavenly words through grace and supernatural illumination.He explains that Christ comes from above and is above all, while those of the earth speak earthly things.And whoever receives Christ's testimony certifies that God is true.(John 3:31-36)"The one who comes from above is above all.The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things.But the one who comes from heaven is above all.He testifies to what he has seen and heard,but no one accepts his testimony.Whoever does accept his testimony certifies that God is trustworthy.For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God.He does not ration his gift of the Spirit.The Father loves the Son and has given everything over to him.Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life,but the wrath of God remains upon him."Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠April 16, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 15, 2026, Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 33:10

Friends of the Rosary,Alleluia! Christ is Risen!In today's Gospel (John 3:16-21), we find an explanation of God's merciful and forgiving love. To our wickedness and sins — reflected in the wounds of the risen Jesus shown to his disciples in Easter — the Eternal Father responds with divine mercy.God held back Abraham's arm when he was on the point of sacrificing his only son, but He did not hold back the arm of any of those who were nailing His Only-Begotten Son to the Cross.We read today:"God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,so that everyone who believes in him might not perishbut might have eternal life.For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,but that the world might be saved through him.Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,but whoever does not believe has already been condemned,because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.""The light came into the world,but people preferred darkness to light,because their works were evil.For everyone who does wicked things hates the lightand does not come toward the light,so that his works might not be exposed.But whoever lives the truth comes to the light,so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God."The Passion and Death of Jesus Christ is the supreme manifestation of God's love for humanity. God took the initiative in love, surrendering for us Him whom He loves most: His own Son. Our faith is a revelation of His goodness, of the mercy, of the love of God for us.God is Love, and man was created in the image and likeness of God. Therefore, the heart of man is made for love, and the more he loves, the more he becomes identified with God. Only when he loves can he be happy, and God wishes us to be happy here on earth, too.Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play

April 14, 2026, Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 30:13

Friends of the Rosary,Alleluia! Christ is Risen!On this Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter, we continue to see Jesus interacting with Nicodemus, a prominent Pharisee who believed in Christ (John 3:7b-15), highlighting themes of spiritual rebirth, faith, and salvation in their dialogue.Jesus said to Nicodemus:"No one has gone up to heavenexcept the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,so must the Son of Man be lifted up,so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."In this passage, Christ the Lord declares that He, too, must be "lifted up"—a prophecy of His crucifixion. Just as the Israelites looked to the bronze serpent and lived, we look to Christ crucified and receive eternal life. The cross becomes the instrument of our salvation.This is the ultimate paradox: the instrument of death becomes the source of life."Everyone who believes in him may have eternal life." Belief is trusting in the Lord and surrendering.It's looking to the crucified Christ and finding there our healing and our hope.When we look at the cross, do we see mere suffering, or do we see our salvation lifted high?Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• April 14, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 13, 2026, Monday of the Second Week of Easter, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 31:08

Friends of the Rosary,Alleluia! Christ is Risen!Christ the Lord, in conversation with a faithful Pharisee who acknowledged Jesus was the Son of God and was seeking the truth, explained that to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, we have to be born of the Spirit.Today, Monday of the Second Week of Easter, on the memorial day of the seventh-century Pope and Martyr St. Martin I, a courageous defender of the faith against heresy, the Gospel of John (John 3:1-8) presents us with this passage. In it, Christ said:“Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. What is born of flesh is flesh, and what is born of spirit is spirit.”Spiritual rebirth means ongoing transformation by the Holy Spirit. It goes beyond baptism. It's faithfulness to the teachings of Christ and His Church, resulting in a personal, living relationship with Jesus.Spiritual rebirth is not just intellectual assent. We cannot manufacture it on our own. The work of the Spirit is mysterious, powerful, and beyond our control. It's God's gift.So the question remains: Are we living as born-again people? Or are we lukewarm Catholics who practice faith only when convenient?Have we truly been born again in our hearts, or only in the baptismal register? That's the living question for Easter.Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play

April 12, 2026, Sunday of Divine Mercy, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 30:38

Friends of the Rosary,Alleluia! Christ is Risen!Today, April 12, is the Sunday of Divine Mercy, the Octave Day of Easter. We meditate upon the mystery of God's mercy, the greatest of the attributes and perfections of God, and a gift to humanity, as St. John Paul II wrote in Dives in misericordia.Overwhelmed by the power of evil, selfishness, and fear, the world needs to understand and accept Divine Mercy. The Risen Lord, the Living Christ, offers His love that pardons, reconciles, gives peace, and converts hearts to love.We need to repeat: Jesus, we believe in You, I trust in You, have mercy upon us and upon the whole world.On Good Friday, 1937, Jesus requested that St. Faustina make a special Divine Mercy Novena. Jesus also asked that a picture be painted according to His vision as the fountain of mercy. He gave her a Chaplet of Divine Mercy to be recited and said that it was appropriate to pray the chaplet at three o'clock each afternoon (the Hour of Great Mercy).Saint Faustina, a Sister of Mercy in Poland who initiated the Divine Mercy devotion, received the request from the Lord to set the feast of the Divine Mercy Sunday on the Second Sunday of Easter.On May 5, 2000, five days after the canonization of Saint Faustina, the Vatican decreed that the Second Sunday of Easter would henceforth be known as Divine Mercy Sunday.Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New York–Jesus to Sr. Faustina – Excerpted from Diary of Sr. M. Faustina Kowalska"On one occasion, I heard these words:"My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy.The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet.My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity.The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy."[Let] the greatest sinners place their trust in My mercy. They have the right before others to trust in the abyss of My mercy. My daughter, write about My mercy towards tormented souls. Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To such souls I grant even more graces than they ask. I cannot punish even the greatest sinner if he makes an appeal to My compassion, but on the contrary, I justify him in My unfathomable and inscrutable mercy. Write: before I come as a just Judge, I first open wide the door of My mercy. He who refuses to pass through the door of My mercy must pass through the door of My justice."From all My wounds, like from streams, mercy flows for souls, but the wound in My Heart is the fountain of unfathomable mercy. From this fountain spring all graces for souls. The flames of compassion burn Me. I desire greatly to pour them out upon souls. Speak to the whole world about My mercy."Enhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠April 12, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 11, 2026, Saturday of the Octave of Easter, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026 29:38

Friends of the Rosary,Alleluia! Christ is Risen!Today, Saturday within Octave of Easter, we see in the Gospel of Mark 16:9-15 Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene, the two disciples on the road, and to the Eleven.Mary Magdalene proclaimed her encounter with the living Christ, and the disciples rejected her testimony. Also, when the two disciples from Emmaus returned with their witness, they too were met with disbelief. Finally, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and their hardness of heart before commissioning them to preach to all creation.It's a stunning paradox at the heart of Christianity: the Risen Jesus entrusted us with the greatest announcement in human history, and the disciples then — and we today — refused to believe.The hardness of heart (sklērokardia in Greek) is not mere doubt but structural resistance, a shell that has formed around the soul.Jesus must break through this resistance before He can send them forth. "Go into all the world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature," is commissioning us.His persistence—appearing once, twice, three times in different forms—demonstrates that God never tires of knocking at the door of our unbelief.It is precisely the broken, the doubting, and the unbelieving who become the messengers of hope.Our fragility is not an obstacle to mission—it is the very material from which God builds His Church.Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠April 11, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 10, 2026, Friday of the Octave of Easter, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 29:53

Friends of the Rosary,Alleluia! Christ is Risen!Today, Friday, within the Octave of Easter, the Lord was revealed to himself for the third time after being resurrected from the dead by the Father.The risen Jesus showed up to seven disciples by the shore of the Sea of Galilee (John 21:1-14). They returned to their old occupation of fishermen.Peter and six others — Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee's sons, and two others — were in a boat on the sea. The boat is evocative of the Church and the number seven, the fulfillment, the community of Jesus approaching the end of its journey.At the command of the Lord — who was not recognized at first — the disciples lowered their nets and brought an extraordinary catch. This is the work of the Church until the end of times: to gather in souls and bring them to the Creator.The 153 large fish is the number of species of fish and is meant to signal the universality of the Church's salvific mission.Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠April 10, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 9, 2026, Thursday of the Octave of Easter, Holy Rosary (Luminous Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 32:26

Friends of the Rosary,Alleluia! Christ is Risen!Today, Thursday within the Octave of Easter, the Gospel recounts the Lord's appearance to his disciples after the Resurrection, demonstrating his divine mercy (Luke 24:35-48).The disciples were speaking about what had happened in Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) and how they had come to recognize him at the breaking of the bread, when Jesus stood in their midst:“Peace be with you.”“Why are you troubled?And why do questions arise in your hearts?Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself.Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones,as you can see I have.”Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you,that everything written about me in the law of Mosesand in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.”“Thus it is written that the Christ would sufferand rise from the dead on the third dayand that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins,would be preached in his nameto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.You are witnesses of these things.”The Lord came to the fearful and doubting disciples not in the majesty of His glory, but in the familiar form they knew, not reproaching them for their unbelief but speaking words of peace.He proved His Resurrection by showing His wounds, inviting their touch, and eating fish before their eyes.The God who created all things is not a ghost. The same flesh that hung upon the cross now stands living before them. As St. Augustin said, “He retains the marks of His passion as eternal testimonies to His love and our redemption.”Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• April 9, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 8, 2026, Wednesday of the Octave of Easter, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 32:17

Friends of the Rosary,Alleluia! Christ is Risen!Today, Wednesday, within the Octave of Easter, the Gospel presents us with the marvelous passage of the disciples walking to Emmaus, a village close to Jerusalem, as we read in Luke 24:13-35.They were conversing and debating, and Jesus himself drew near and walked with them,but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.And 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 thingsand enter into his glory?”Later, at the table, the Lord broke the bread and vanished from their sight.With their hearts burning within them, the two disciples returned to Jerusalem and shared the apparition with the Eleven.The mystery unfolded on the road to Emmaus shows how Jesus didn't immediately reveal Himself. Our faith is not merely intellectual assent but a transformation of the heart. The Scriptures prepared our eyes to be opened, and the moment of recognition and burning hearts comes in the intimate, sacramental act of breaking bread.St. Augustine wrote, "This is the pattern of Christian life: we encounter Christ in Word and Sacrament, and then He sends us forth to proclaim what we have experienced. Like these disciples, we cannot keep silent. We must return to the community and testify: "The Lord is risen indeed!"Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠April 8, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 7, 2026, Tuesday of the Octave of Easter, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 31:03

Friends of the Rosary,Today, April 7, Tuesday within the Octave of Easter, we find Mary Magdalene weeping by the tomb of the Risen Jesus (John 20:11–18).She sees the Lord and thinks he's the gardener. In the Garden of Eden, God was the gardener of Eden who walked with his creatures in friendship.Now, through the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, God has reestablished friendship with humanity. And Christ appears as a gardener.“Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!' She turned and said to him in Hebrew, ‘Rabbouni.'”Then Jesus says, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers.”The idea is not to cling to Jesus but to announce what he has accomplished and proclaim the good news.That's how we achieve intimacy with God — by faith, apostleships, and acts of charity!Happy Easter!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠April 7, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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April 6, 2026, Monday of the Octave of Easter, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 29:32

Friends of the Rosary,The first eight days of Easter form the Octave of Easter and are celebrated as solemnities. Every day is another Easter.Today, April 6, is Monday within the Octave of Easter.Each day, during the Mass liturgy, the verse from Ps 118:24 is recited. “This is the day the LORD has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it.”Indeed, Easter is the spirit of joy, hope, and gratitude to the risen Christ. It's a spirit that lifts us above the sins of the world and death. The risen Christ gives us the strength to overcome the powers of darkness and death.Easter sets a new task before us: we must now begin to live the life of the new man.We rose with Christ in baptism. “If you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth,” St. Paul said.We are the “Christ” who is risen. We died to sin in baptism. We live now for God.According to Moses and the prophets, Christ was to suffer to enter into his glory through the resurrection. His resurrection attests His divinity and the truth of the Christian doctrine.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• April 6, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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April 5, 2026, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2026 31:36

Friends of the Rosary,Jesus is Risen, is Risen, indeed!Today, April 5, is Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, the basis of our Christian faith and the Solemnity of Solemnities, when we banish all traces of sadness and express the motive for our joy: Easter means sin destroyed, death overcome, divine life brought back to us, redemption obtained, and the resurrection of our body which is promised immortality.All the mysteries commemorated from Advent until now have pointed toward Easter.By His Death, Christ the Lord destroyed our death and by His Resurrection restored our life.Jesus, who had died on the cross on Good Friday, was raised from the dead by his Father on Easter morning. He returned to heaven in full glory. There, as God and Man, he pleads for us at the right hand of the Father until the day when he who redeemed all men will come to judge them all.St. Peter, in his first discourse to a Gentile, makes the resurrection the basic doctrine and the crowning proof of the truth of the Christian faith.As St. Paul says: “If Christ has not risen, vain is our preaching, vain too is your faith.” (1 Cor 15:14). And like Paul, St. Peter stresses the truth of the resurrection by citing witnesses, including himself, who had not only seen the risen Jesus but had spoken to him and actually eaten with him.From the Gospel of the Mass on Easter Day, we read:“Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.' Behold, I have told you.” (Matt 28:5-7)Repeated often during Easter, the Alleluia, which in Hebrew means “praise ye the Lord,” is an expression of our joy and gratitude for all that God has done for us.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• April 5, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 4, 2026, Holy Saturday and Easter Vigil, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2026 30:08

Friends of the Rosary,Today, April 4, is Holy Saturday (from Sabbatum Sanctum, its official liturgical name), the day of the Lord's rest. Jesus rests in peace in the grave, and the faithful sit near and mourn, after the intense battle against sin and death, and now a victorious triumph over evil. It's a calm and quiet day.The Church, united with Mary and the apostles, remains in prayer and faith at the Lord's tomb, meditating on his Passion and Death, on his Descent into Hell, and awaiting his Resurrection.The body of Jesus lies in the tomb, but his soul has descended into hell, or to the realm of the dead, to announce liberation from darkness to his ancestors and deliver the righteous.The body of the Church is represented in the Blessed Virgin Mary: she is the "credentium collectio universa" (Congregation for Divine Worship,The mortal wounds on His Body, the scars of intense suffering, remain visible. Jesus' enemies are still furious, attempting to erase the very memory of the Lord by lies and slander.No liturgies are celebrated until the Easter Vigil at night. The silence of Holy Saturday ends at sundown with the Easter Vigil, which marks the start of Easter Sunday, the resurrection of Jesus Christ.The Easter Vigil signifies the transition from darkness to light and from death to life.It's the longest and most dramatic service of the year; it often lasts over two hours, depending on the number of readings and baptisms. It features four parts:• Service of Light: Begins in darkness, with a fire lit outside the church to light the Paschal Candle, symbolizing Christ breaking the darkness of sin.• Service of Readings: Multiple readings from the Old and New Testaments recount salvation history, from creation to resurrection.• Service of Initiation and Baptism: The blessing of water, used for baptismal regeneration and renewal of our baptismal vows. We see the celebration of baptisms, with those being baptized, symbolizing new life, wearing white Garments and holding lit candles.• Service of the Eucharist: The first mass of Easter, marking a joyous celebration of the Eucharist.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• April 4, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 3, 2026, Friday of the Passion of the Lord, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 27:48

Friends of the Rosary,Today, April 3, is Friday of the Passion of the Lord. It's the Celebration of the Lord's Passion, when the Church mourns the death of our Savior — traditionally a day of sadness, spent in fasting and prayer.The title for this day varies: "Holy Friday" for Latin nations, and "Good Friday", as a derivative of the term "God's Friday”, in English-speaking countries.Today's Mass is divided into three parts: Liturgy of the Word, Veneration of the Cross, and Holy Communion.The liturgy starts with the priests and deacons going to the altar in silence and prostrating themselves in silent prayer.In the readings, we hear the passage of the Suffering Servant from Isaiah (52:13-53:12). The Responsorial Psalm is "Father, I put my life in your hands." The Epistle, or Second Reading, is from the letter to the Hebrews, 4:14-16; 5:7-9. The Gospel reading is the Passion of St. John.The intercessions, at the conclusion of the Liturgy of the Word, are:For the ChurchFor the PopeFor the clergy and laity of the ChurchFor those preparing for BaptismFor the unity of ChristiansFor the Jewish peopleFor those who do not believe in ChristFor those who do not believe in GodFor all in public officeFor those in special needPart two is the Veneration of the Cross. A cross is processed through the Church, and then venerated by the congregation. We joyfully venerate and kiss the wooden cross "on which hung the Savior of the world."Part three, Holy Communion, concludes the Celebration of the Lord's Passion. The Blessed Sacrament is brought to the altar from the place of reposition. The Our Father and the Ecce Agnus Dei ("This is the Lamb of God") are recited.The congregation receives Holy Communion, then there is a "Prayer After Communion," followed by a "Prayer Over the People," and everyone departs in silence.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• April 3, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 2, 2026, Holy Thursday of the Sacred Triduum, Holy Rosary (Luminous Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 30:31

Friends of the Rosary,Today is Holy Thursday of the Sacred Triduum (Triduum Sacrum), the three-part drama of Christ's redemption: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.On this day, Jesus instituted Holy Orders and left us His greatest gift, the Holy Eucharist.By reading the Gospels (cf. Matt 26:1 ff.; Mark 14:1 ff.; Luke 22:1 ff.; John 13:1 ff.), the faithful imitate Christ's humility in washing the apostles' feet at the Last Supper.We meditate on the following Jesus' actions in the Last Supper and after:(1) The eating of the Easter lamb or the paschal meal;(2) the washing of the disciples' feet;(3) the institution of the Most Holy Eucharist (the first Mass at which Jesus Christ, the eternal high priest, is the celebrant; the first Communion of the apostles; the first conferring of Holy Orders);(4) the foretelling of Judas' betrayal and Peter's denials;(5) the farewell discourse and priestly prayer of Jesus;(6) the agony and capture of Jesus in the Garden of Olives.There are two Masses on Holy Thursday—the Chrism Mass and the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper.In each diocese, there is a Chrism Mass, or Mass of the Holy Oils, usually celebrated in the morning at the cathedral. Catholics should make an effort to participate at the Mass at least once in their lives, to experience the communion of priests with their bishop. All the priests of the diocese are invited to concelebrate with the bishop. This Mass also celebrates the institution of the priesthood.During the evening of Holy Thursday, the Mass of the Lord's Supper is celebrated. It is celebrated in the evening because the Passover began at sundown. This is a very joyful Mass, as we recall the institution of the Holy Eucharist and the priesthood. The priests wear white vestments, the altar is filled with flowers, the Gloria is sung, and the bells are rung.The Liturgy of the Mass recalls the Passover, the Last Supper, which includes the Washing of the Feet. The hymn Ubi Caritas, or Where Charity and Love Prevail, is usually sung at this time.After the Communion Prayer, there is no final blessing. The Holy Eucharist is carried in procession through the church and then transferred into a place of repose, usually a side chapel. The hymn Pange Lingua is also usually sung at this time.After the Mass, we recall the Agony in the Garden, and the arrest and imprisonment of Jesus. The altar is stripped bare, and crosses are removed or covered.The Eucharist has been placed in an altar of repose, and most churches are open for silent adoration, to answer Christ's invitation "Could you not, then, watch one hour with me?" (Matt 26:40)When the Eucharist is processed to the altar of repose after the Mass of the Lord's Supper, we should remain in quiet prayer and adoration, keeping Christ company.The place of repose has traditionally been referred to as "a holy sepulcher." The faithful go there to venerate Jesus, who was placed in a tomb following the crucifixion and in which he remained for some forty hours.There is a tradition, particularly in big cities with many parishes, to try to visit seven churches and their altar of repose during this evening.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠April 2, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

April 1, 2026, Wednesday of Holy Week, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 29:24

Friends of the Rosary,Today, Wednesday of Holy Week, is traditionally known as Spy Wednesday, as we are reminded of Judas Iscariot's betrayal.Today's Gospel, on the eve of the Paschal Triduum, prepares us for the dramatic developments of Holy Thursday and Good Friday.The forces of darkness are closing in on the Light of the world, as the Lamb of God is going to celebrate his last Passover.“He who has dipped his hand into the dish with meis the one who will betray me.The Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him,but 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 said so.”Judas' final treachery was to refuse God's mercy, to collapse in on himself in despair.We, the faithful, are invited to turn frequently to Jesus, asking for his mercy and for the grace to persevere!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• April 1, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 31, 2026, Tuesday of Holy Week, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 32:09

Friends of the Rosary,Today's Gospel (John 13:21-33, 36-38) presents the sad scene of betrayal at the Last Supper. The troubled Lord announces that one of the Twelve will betray Him.The Lord, in sovereign command of the situation, knew that Satan had tempted this disciple.We see how "after Judas took the morsel, Satan entered him."When the betrayer had left, Jesus said,"Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.""My children, I will be with you only a little while longer.""Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, though you will follow later."Jesus said to Peter,"Will you lay down your life for me?Amen, amen, I say to you, the cock will not crowbefore you deny me three times."The passage contrasts Judas's betrayal with Peter's three denials during the interrogation.Although Peter denies knowing the Master, his tears of remorse and repentance bring him forgiveness. As with the prodigal son, his filial dignity is restored, and the continued outpouring of the Divine Mercy turns him into the rock, the foundation, on which the Church is built.Brought by grace to the light of repentance, Peter lives, eventually giving his life out of love for the Lord.Judas, as it will read on Good Friday, compounds his sin of betrayal by committing the sin of despair. Unable to imagine forgiveness for such a sin, he falls into what Pope Benedict XVI once described as his "second tragedy," killing himself.Rejecting the Light of the world, Judas enters the darkness of those who hate the divine master plan.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 31, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 30, 2026, Monday of Holy Week, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 28:49

Friends of the Rosary,In today's Gospel (John 12:1–11), Mary of Bethany anointed the feet of Jesus with costly perfume as an anticipation of his death and burial, when the three Marys (Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome) visited the tomb of the Lord.Today's liturgy presents the characters of Mary of Bethany and Judas, along with the plot to kill Jesus and Lazarus.Mary and Judas typify man's relation to Christ. The good persons who repay Him with love and service and the foe aiming to crucify Him.Jesus movingly expressed it: “I gave My body to those who beat Me, and My cheeks to those who plucked them. I did not turn away My face from those who cursed and spit upon Me.”Down through the ages, Christ is enduring an endless round of suffering, giving His mystical body — the Church of the faithful — to other Marys for anointing and to other Judases to be kissed, beaten, and mistreated.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• March 30, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 29, 2026, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 30:39

Friends of the Rosary,Today, March 29, is Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, the beginning of Holy Week. This feast commemorates Christ's entry into Jerusalem. Following the Jews' example, we proclaim Christ as a Victor over death and sin, taking us with Him into the kingdom of His Father in heaven.We say Hosanna to the Messiah, the Son of God, Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord.But He is the sign of contradiction, as He is acclaimed by some and reviled by others.Sent into this world to unchain us from sin and the power of Satan, He underwent His Passion, a punishment for our sins, completing the Paschal Mystery.In the Procession with the Palms, in the Gospel, we see a very large crowd spreading their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and strewed them on the road. People were crying out and saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David.”When He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken and asked, "Who is this?" And the crowds replied, "This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee." (Matt 21:7-11)In the Liturgy for Palm Sunday, the priests and deacons wear red vestments. There is a special procession at the beginning of Mass, and we witness the blessing of the palms and the gospel reading of the entrance into Jerusalem (Matt 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-10; John 12:12-16; Luke 19:28-40). The priest explains the meaning of Holy Week, the last days of Christ on earth, and the celebration of our Lord's paschal mystery, after the five weeks of Lent.It's a solemn celebration in union with the whole Church: We remember and dramatize Christ's triumphal entrance into Jerusalem on a donkey, to complete his work as our Messiah: to suffer, to die, and to rise again.United with him in his suffering on the cross, we share his resurrection and new life.The palms are blessed with the following prayer:Almighty God, we pray that you bless these branches and make them holy. Today we joyfully acclaim Jesus our Messiah and King. May we one day reach the happiness of the new and everlasting Jerusalem by faithfully following him who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.Today's Mass recognizes that Jesus' triumph and kingship, which will be revealed when he is lifted up on the cross.Jesus' experience of being loved and hated, of being welcomed and then rejected, provides us with the strength to endure the hardships and injustices of our own lives.United to Jesus, our suffering leads to glory.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 29, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 28, 2026, Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026 26:28

Friends of the Rosary,The plot by the Jewish leaders against Lord Jesus continues to mount as we approach Palm Sunday and His sorrowful passion, according to today's main Gospel reading (John 11:45-56).The Pharisees knew Jesus' work was supernatural, but they prioritized their earthly prideful interests, planning to kill him. Picture the scene: the dominant Church of that time against the Author of Life.“The chief priests and the Phariseesconvened the Sanhedrin and said,“What are we going to do?This man is performing many signs.If we leave him alone, all will believe in him,and the Romans will comeand take away both our land and our nation.”So Jesus decided no longer to walk in public among the Jews, and he left for the region near the desert, to a town called Ephraim, and there he remained with his disciples, while the Passover was near.The Scripture tells that in the meantime, “many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what Jesus had done began to believe in him.”Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• March 28, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 27, 2026, Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026 32:11

Friends of the Rosary,The Jewish leaders accused Jesus of blasphemy and attempted to stone him, as we read today (John 10:31-42).The Lord defended His identity, saying:"If I do not perform my Father's works, do not believe me; but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may realize and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."In another passage of the Bible, He said,“The Father who dwells in me is doing his works.”At the Last Supper, Holy Thursday today, Jesus would further explain his intimate relationship with the Father."Master," Philip said to him, "Show us the Father, and that will be enough for us." Jesus replied, "Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father."The Father and the Son cohere in each other. They are utterly implicated in each other by a mutual act of love, by the Holy Spirit.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 27, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 26, 2026, Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Luminous Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 29:25

Friends of the Rosary,Today, March 26, we pray the Luminous Mysteries at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.In today's reading (John 8:51-59), Jesus Christ reveals, avoiding the Jews' traps, that "It is my Father who glorifies me.""Amen, amen, I say to you,before Abraham came to be, I AM."Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 26, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 25, 2026, Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 29:45

Friends of the Rosary,Today, March 25, is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, a feast that forecasts the event of Christmas and commemorates the most sublime moment in history, the moment when the Second Person of the Holy Trinity assumed human nature in the womb of the Virgin Mary. It's a feast of Mary and also of Jesus.At midnight, when the holy Virgin was alone and absorbed in prayer, the Archangel Gabriel appeared and asked her whether she'd consent to become the Mother of God.Nazareth became the counterpart of Eden when Eve was tricked by the serpent to eat from the forbidden fruit, and sin and death took possession of her, separating humanity from the source of immortality.It's the contrast between the angel of darkness and the angel of light, approaching with peace the new Eve;'Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with thee! Blessed art thou among women!'Now, the humble maid of Nazareth replies to the heavenly messenger:'Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done to me according to thy word.' It's her fiat of 'be it done,'The obedience of the second Eve repaired the disobedience of the first Eve.God made Mary to crush the head of the rebel angels and exalted her above all the angels of heaven as the Queen of all creation.We, the children of Adam, who have been snatched by Mary's obedience from the power of hell, solemnize this day of the Annunciation.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 25, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 24, 2026, Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 31:48

Friends of the Rosary,As we read today (John 8:21-30), Jesus warned the Pharisees that they would die in their sin for having rejected Him.He explained,“You belong to what is below,I belong to what is above.You belong to this world,but I do not belong to this world.That is why I told you that you will die in your sins.For if you do not believe that I AM,you will die in your sins.”Trapped in their condemnation, the Pharisees — and with them the entire world — didn't realize that He was the Holy One of God and He was teaching what the Father taught Him.However, John tells us, “Because he spoke this way, many came to believe in him.”With His sacrifice on the Cross, Christ opened the divine heart to humanity, proving that no sin of ours can separate us from the love of God.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• March 24, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 23, 2026, Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 29:56

Friends of the Rosary,We've started the fifth and final full week of Lent. In most dioceses, crosses and statues in churches were veiled at this time to mark Passion Time. Now, day after day, the liturgical readings tell of the storm clouds that next week will break open.Today's Lenten main reading (John 8:1-11) teaches the episode of the adulterous woman, that every sin is adultery to God, and is pardonable by Christ.During Lent, the penitential spirit should be present in our lives, as this season is essentially a time of prayer and mortification. This sounds like a denial of the values of our secular society — and rightly so.The modern creed proclaims a pagan conception of mankind, and therefore, a penitential spirit is unbearable. The prevalent philosophy is: "Let us eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die."In our pagan environment, doing penance is a dysfunctional practice of delusional pietists.But penance has deeper significance as it puts us closer to Christ, the Suffering Servant, who endured the Stations of the Cross.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 23, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 22, 2026, Fifth Sunday of Lent, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2026 32:47

Friends of the Rosary,Today, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, formerly known as "Passion Sunday," marks the beginning of Passiontide, a deeper time within Lent. It's the final Sunday of Lent, and the Liturgy of the Word (John 11:1-45) speaks of resurrection and new life.The Church invites us to turn our attention to the death of a loved one.Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, He will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him, “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.” (John 11: 21-27)Covering crosses and images in the church from this Sunday may be observed in the Dioceses of the United States. Crosses remain covered until the end of the Celebration of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday, but images remain covered until the beginning of the Easter Vigil.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• March 22, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 21, 2026, Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2026 31:28

Friends of the Rosary,Today in the Gospel (John 7:40-53), we see how even enemies of the faith can be conquered by the truth of Christ.The guards sent to arrest Jesus returned empty-handed: they were overwhelmed by the power of His words. "Never has anyone spoken like this man," they said.Meanwhile, the prideful Pharisees appealed to their own authority rather than examining the truth of Christ, following their own precepts.The guards, with no theological training, recognized divine wisdom. The Pharisees, the learned and the proud, blind themselves.John Chrysostom explained that encountering Christ demands a decision, as there is no neutral ground. We must choose: "Will we approach Jesus with openness, or will we let pride and presumption keep us from recognizing the Truth?"Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 21, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 20, 2026, Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2026 34:55

Friends of the Rosary,Today, March 20, a day after the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, is the memorial of St. John Nepomucene (1340-1393), a priest of Bohemia who was martyred by King Wenceslaus IV because he refused to break the seal of confession.In the Gospel, it's shown that the enemies of Christ have increased hostility, becoming more violent and more determined to kill the Author of Life.Our Lord, however, as He nears the end of His public life and awaits His hour, continues to teach in the temple during the day, and large crowds come to hear and admire Him.And while His enemies plot His downfall, Christ Jesus spends the nights in prayer on the Mount of Olives.The contrast between the character of Christ and that of His enemies could not be more pronounced.Back to today, we have to analyze whether we seek vengeance upon those who oppose us, or wish them evil, and urge others to despise and condemn them. Or we leave our reputation in the hands of God and imitate Christ's efforts to benefit those who hated and condemned Him.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play

March 19, 2026, Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Rosary (Luminous Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2026 30:41

Friends of the Rosary,Today, March 19, is the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the legal father of Jesus (nutritor Domini).Teresa of Ávila wrote, "To other saints our Lord has given power to help in one sort of need, but this glorious saint, as I know by experience, helps us in every need."In 1870, Pius IX declared Joseph to be the patron and protector of the universal family of the Church. He is the patron of the dying because Jesus and Mary were at his deathbed. He is also the patron of fathers, of carpenters, and of social justice. Many religious orders and communities are placed under his patronage.Saint John Paul II said, "In his self-gift to Mary and Jesus, Joseph fully shares in authentic human fatherhood and the mission of a father in the family."The Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy says, "His mission in God's plan of salvation was to legally insert Jesus Christ into the line of David, from whom, according to the prophets, the Messiah would be born, and to act as his father and guardian."Joseph was the "silent" person, a righteous man who faithfully fulfilled his mission of protecting and guarding God's greatest treasures upon earth, Jesus and Mary.He was an ordinary manual laborer, although descended from the royal house of David.No words of his are recorded in the Gospels. Most of our information about St. Joseph comes from the opening two chapters of St. Matthew's Gospel.At present, there are two major feasts in his honor. On March 19, when we acknowledge his suffering as part of the work of redemption, and on May 1, we honor him as the patron of workmen.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 19, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 18, 2026, Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 29:31

Friends of the Rosary,In the main reading of the Gospel today (John 5:17-30), we see Jesus answering the Jews:"For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life,So also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes.Nor does the Father judge anyone,But he has given all judgment to the Son,so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father.Whoever does not honor the Sondoes not honor the Father who sent him.Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my wordand believes in the one who sent mehas eternal life and will not come to condemnation,but has passed from death to life.""Those who have done good deeds [will go]to the resurrection of life,But those who have done wicked deedsto the resurrection of condemnation."When we adopt the attitude that our life should be our own, seek knowledge of good and evil, and try to control what's coming, the loop of divine grace is broken, and we get lost.Christ the Lord shows us the way of obedience. His life was an obedient response to the will of God:"Amen, amen, I say to you, a Son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees his Father doing; for what he does, his Son will do also."Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 18, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 17, 2026, Feast of St. Patrick, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2026 31:36

Friends of the Rosary,Today, March 17, is the Memorial of St. Patrick, a bishop chosen by God 1.500 years ago to preach His glory by bringing Christianity to Ireland, a little country which would be converted from their pagan gods to the one true God.Today, Irishmen venerate him as their father in the Faith.Sf. Patrick was born about 385 in the British Isles. In Roman Britain, when he was 16, while he was tending his sheep, Irish raiders captured him and sold him into slavery. Six years later, he escaped to Europe, became a monk, and was ordained; he then returned to Ireland to preach the Gospel.During the thirty years of missionary work, he covered the Island with churches and monasteries and founded the metropolitan see of Armagh.Many legends are associated with St. Patrick: how he drove the snakes out of Ireland and how he used the shamrock to teach the mystery of the Trinity.Ireland, although a small country, played a large role in spreading the true faith to the world. During the early Dark Ages, and while Europe remained in darkness, the Irish monasteries preserved Western writingsIn his autobiography, Confessions, written in true humility, St. Patrick said,“I am greatly God's debtor, because he granted me so much grace, that through me many people would be reborn in God.”Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 17, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 16, 2026, Monday of Fourth Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 30:12

Friends of the Rosary,Christ the Lord is the healer, and in today's reading (John 4:43–54), He cures the son of a royal official.In Jesus, divinity and humanity meet. “His purpose is to set right a world gone wrong, out of every pore of his body, Jesus expresses the healing love of God,” Bishop Barron said.Jesus's ministry of healing shows God's ultimate intention and hints at that world to come, where there will be no more suffering, no more sadness, no more sickness.He does not wait for the sinner, the sufferer, the marginalized; he goes to them.This same risen Jesus, alive in the Church, is still seeking us out!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 16, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 15, 2026, Fourth Sunday of Lent, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2026 29:33

Friends of the Rosary,Today, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, is Laetare Sunday, a Sunday of joy. As in Advent we had Gaudete Sunday, so in Lent we have a Laetare Sunday.The Church's liturgy, with the celebrant priest in Mass wearing rose-colored vestments, gives a foretaste of Easter joy, inviting us to focus on the Risen Christ.In today's reading, we learn how Christ Jesus takes onto Himself all our sins — which are ultimately the consequences of our blindness — allowing Himself to be abandoned by His friends, rejected by His people, crowned with thorns, stripped, and nailed to the cross.He offered His Body to the Father for our salvation and consecrated His entire Person for every one of us.He introduced us into His Holy Heart, inflamed with love for us, which is the same as God's light.The indestructible link with Christ, which is founded on His love and fidelity, is the ‘new creation' that was given to us on the day of our Baptism. With our eyes blinded by sin, we come again to see.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 14, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 14, 2026, Saturday of the Third Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2026 31:18

Friends of the Rosary,In today's reading (Luke 18:9-14), we see two types of prayer: the self-centered prayer of the Pharisee and the God-centered prayer of the tax collector.A prayer to ourselves — as yoga and mindfulness suggest today — is wrong as it simply confirms our ego-driven attitude, with God being relegated to be an idol.Christ the Lord invites us to meditate upon the prayer of the publican, the tax collector, who is humble enough to ask for mercy: "O God, be merciful to me, a sinner."Jesus concludes,“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled,and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 14, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 13, 2026, Friday of the Third Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 31:55

Friends of the Rosary,Good Friday is three weeks away. As the third Week of Lent draws to an end, the conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders intensifies.The answer given by Lord — love of God and love of neighbor — shows that the conflict with the Pharisees grows sharper.In today's Gospel (Mark 12:28-34), Jesus is asked by one of the scribes which is the first of all the commandments."The Lord our God is Lord alone!You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.""The second is this:You shall love your neighbor as yourself.There is no other commandment greater than these."These two commandments are tightly linked because Christ is the God-man, the one in whose person divinity and humanity meet. It is impossible to love him as God without loving the humanity that he has embraced.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 13, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 12, 2026, Thursday of the Third Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Luminous Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2026 27:44

Friends of the Rosary,We see in today's Gospel (Luke 11:14–23) Christ the Lord driving out a demon from a possessed person. Rather than praising the Lord, cynical crowds concluded that Jesus was "driving out demons by the prince of demons."Jesus's response was laconic: "Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house. And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?"Jesus is the voice of communio, the one who brings us back together, while the demonic power scatters. The Evil One and his minions accuse and divide.In the same passage, the Lord said,"Whoever is not with me is against me,and whoever does not gather with me scatters."Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 12, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 11, 2026, Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 29:59

Friends of the Rosary,In the verse before the Gospel, St. John reminds us of two fundamental truths:"Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;You have the words of everlasting life."Meanwhile, in the main reading (Matthew 5:17-19), Christ the Lord, through the disciples, is telling us:"Whoever breaks one of the least of these commandmentsand teaches others to do sowill be called least in the Kingdom of heaven.But whoever obeys and teaches these commandmentswill be called the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven."Being a faithful servant of Jesus means not only following his words but also cultivating our apostolic mission to spread the eternal truth. We continue praying our Holy Rosary from Austin, Texas.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 11, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 10, 2026, Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2026 29:31

Friends of the Rosary,We continue praying our Holy Rosary from Austin, Texas.In today's main reading of the Gospel (Matthew 18:21-35), Jesus tells a parable that illustrates God's compassion and mercy — misericordia, in Latin and Spanish, signifying the suffering of the heart.It is the characteristic of the infinite love of God, as He never forgets his offspring.The whole mystery of the divine mercy is beyond our human understanding. Nothing would exist were it not willed into being by God.And the greatest manifestation of divine mercy is the forgiveness of sins. As Bishop Barron says, “This is the greatest grace the Church can offer: reconciliation, the restoration of the divine friendship, the forgiveness of our sins.”Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 10, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 9, 2026, Monday of the Third Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 27:11

Friends of the Rosary,Without God, we are inevitably destined to dissatisfaction. It's impossible to reach joy, hope, and peace — the living water Jesus spoke of with the Samaritan woman (Jn 4:13-14).She represents the existential dissatisfaction of one who does not find what he seeks.Man is able to provide affection, money, power, human glory, honor, career, but the endless joy only belongs to the divine, infinite sphere.The living water is the gift of the Holy Spirit that only Christ the Lord offers. It's the water that flows only from the divine source. It's the living water of the Spirit that can quench man's thirst for the infinite.And the faithful receive the gift of God when they renounce a self-centered mentality.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play⁠• March 9, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 8, 2026, Third Sunday of Lent, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2026 25:53

Friends of the Rosary,Today's Today, the Third Sunday, the Catholic Church begins the second phase of Lent with the Gospel of “living water” (Jn 4:13-14): the intense dialogue of Jesus and the Samaritan woman, a foreigner from whom He asks a drink of water.Christ the Lord said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”Pope Benedict XVI, recalling the great teaching of Saint Augustine, explained: “God thirsts for our faith and our love. As a good and merciful father, he wants our total, possible good, and this good is he himself.”“The Samaritan woman, on the other hand, represents the existential dissatisfaction of one who does not find what he seeks. She had “five husbands,” and now she lives with another man; her going to and from the well to draw water expresses a repetitive and resigned life. However, everything changes for her that day, thanks to the conversation with the Lord Jesus……” (Benedict XVI, Angelus 24 February 2008).Today'sAve Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• March 8, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 7, 2026, Saturday of the Second Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2026 31:36

Friends of the Rosary,Today's Gospel (Luke 15:1–3, 11–32) portrays the prodigal son.The father stands for the divine mercy of God, and the older son stands for all of us sinners who misunderstand divine love.“Everything I have is yours.”The Father says the same to us today.In this magnificent parable, we see the prodigal son agonizing over his sins, feeling a great emptiness after he turned the divine gift into the ego's possession.Finally, he realizes that only the compassion and the mercy of his father will save him.We are the real prodigal sons whom God has forgiven and brought back into his love.Also, today, the Church celebrates the Memorial of Saints Perpetual and Felicity (d. 203), two martyrs whose names are mentioned together in the Roman Canon of the Mass.These two women, relying on the strength of Christ, who was fighting with them, were exposed to the fury of wild beasts in the amphitheater at Carthage and finally killed by the sword. They took their martyrdom as a triumphant celebration.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• March 7, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 6, 2026, Friday of the Second Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 30:45

Friends of the Rosary,Today, we read in the Gospel (Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46) that Jesus told the chief priests and the elders the striking parable of the landowner who planted a fertile vineyard.The vineyard stands for the people of Israel, the Church, and the world, but we are not the owners; we are just the tenants, entrusted with the responsibility of caring for it."The stone that the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone."The vineyard of this world is a place where we can find rest, enjoyment, and good work, but we are under God's judgment, as all is for Him.So, how are we using all the talents and gifts that God gave us?If we reject Him or refuse to listen to him, our tenancy will be in jeopardy. We cannot make the mistake of behaving like little Gods and think that we own the world."Therefore, I say to you,The Kingdom of God will be taken away from youand given to a people that will produce its fruit."Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 6, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 5, 2026, Thursday of the Second Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Luminous Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 29:01

Friends of the Rosary,We read in the Gospel today (Luke 16:19-31) the story of the poor and hopeless beggar Lazarus, who is carried to paradise — to the “bosom of Abraham— and the rich man taken to the underworld.The conversation between the rich man buried in the torment of hell and Abraham in heaven is extremely revealing. This parable, presented by Christ himself, depicts an utterly unique view of the afterlife.‘Father Abraham, have pity on me.Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,for I am suffering torment in these flames.'Abraham replied, ‘My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad;but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is establishedto prevent anyone from crossingwho might wish to go from our side to yoursor from your side to ours.'He said, ‘Then I beg you, father, send himto my father's house,for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them,lest they too come to this place of torment.'But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets.Let them listen to them.'He said, ‘Oh no, father Abraham,but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'Then Abraham said,‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuadedif someone should rise from the dead.'Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• March 5, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 4, 2026, Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 29:41

Friends of the Rosary,During Lent, we prepare ourselves for the central events of Good Friday and Easter Sunday.Because of the sins and disobedience of the human race, Christ, the Son of God in human nature, decided to pay for our redemption with his blood.Through his infinite mercy and love for us, he set us free from the slavery of Satan and of sin.God the Father glorified him with the resurrection.The lesson for humans was clear: if we follow Christ, the new Head of humanity, faithfully in these virtues, joys, and sufferings, we will all be offered a share in an eternal life of glory.The victory of Christ over the power of Satan, proclaimed by the Church, should be ours also. Our strength is His. In our weakness, we are strong. The Lord delights in our effort and grants us the most important thing on earth: His grace!Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 4, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 3, 2026, Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 32:47

Friends of the Rosary,Today, Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent, we see in the Gospel, Christ the Lord condemning the religious externalism, vanity, and hypocrisy of the Pharisees of that time, and currently, all of us.We should look into our Lenten practices of piety and works of charity and see whether they are performed to be seen.Also, today the dioceses of the United States celebrate the Memorial of St. Katharine Drexel (1858-1955), virgin, called to teach the Gospel and to bring the Eucharist to the Native American and African American people.Born into a wealthy Philadelphia family, she founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and opened mission schools in the West. In 1915, she founded Xavier University in New Orleans.At her death, there were more than 500 sisters teaching in 63 schools.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 3, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

March 2, 2026, Monday of the Second Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 31:14

Friends of the Rosary,Mercy comes before love. It perfects love.Christ the Lord, through his disciples, is telling in the Gospel of Luke (Lk 6:36-38) today:"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”God is love (1 John 4:8), but we encounter Him first as mercy.St. Thomas Aquinas explains that mercy is love responding to suffering and weakness (Summa Theologiae II-II, q.30).God acted first. "While we were still sinners Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8)."He forgave, pursued, and redeemed us. This is mercy preceding love.With mercy, the heart softens, gratitude awakens, and then love grows.Consider the sinful woman in Luke 7:“Her many sins have been forgiven; hence, she has shown great love.”Mercy and forgiveness ignited love.St. Faustina recorded Jesus saying:“The greater the sinner, the greater the right he has to My mercy.”If someone feels distant from God, it is often because they think they must love perfectly before approaching Him.The Gospel says the opposite: Come in your weakness, receive mercy, and love will grow.Like the Prodigal Son, we are embraced before we can fully express our love.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 2, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

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March 1, 2026, Second Sunday of Lent, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2026 33:12

Friends of the Rosary,The Transfiguration of Christ is closely tied to the Passion, as it occurs just before Jesus' journey to Jerusalem and death. It acts as a preview of his resurrected, glorified body.In today's Gospel, the Second Sunday of Lent (Matthew 17:1-9), the transfigured Lord Jesus, accompanied by Moses and Elias — representing the Law and the Prophets — reveals His divine glory, foreshadowing His resurrection from the dead.Appearing in dazzling white on a mountain, Christ confirms his identity as the Son of God, connects his divine nature to the coming Passion, and reinforces the disciples Peter, James, and John's faith before his crucifixion.He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end of all things, the Holy One of God who brings our own transfiguration as the goal to attain.The Transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17, Mark 9, Luke 9), a solemnity celebrated on August 6, highlights Christ as the fulfillment of the Old Testament as the Divine Voice."This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him!" proclaimed the voice of God.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 1, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

February 28, 2026, Saturday of the First Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2026 32:39

Friends of the Rosary,Jesus commands us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us, as we read today (Matthew 5:43-48).How do we make sense of this commandment?It's because it's the way to achieve perfection.“So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect."Loving our enemies tests the quality of our love - love understood not as an emotion but as an act of willing the good of the other.These enemies might reveal uncomfortable truths and weaknesses about ourselves.Also, there might be a chance we can win them back.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play

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