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Friends of the Rosary,Today, August 29, 2026, is the Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist. The precursor of Christ shows us a life completely given to God: humble, brave, and unwilling to compromise with sin.In the Gospel (Mark 6:17–29), John the Baptist suffers death because he speaks the truth —the truth of marriage in this case —with courage.Meanwhile, Saint Paul (1 Corinthians 1:26–31) reminds us that God chooses the weak, humble, and lowly so that no one may boast except in the Lord.In our Saturday prayer, we ask the Lord Jesus to give us the courage of Saint John the Baptist, helping us to speak truth with love, stay humble before Him, and remain faithful even when it is difficult.The practical lesson is to be faithful to the truth, even when it costs something.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• ⁠August 29, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 146, 147, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Job 4:1-6, 12-21, Mtr. Nancy Suellau, First Canticle: 16, New Testament: Revelation 4:1-11, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 6:1-6a, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Antonio Allegretti, used by permission.

Officiant: Fr. Wiley Ammons, Psalm(s): Psalm 111, 112, 113, Laura Ammons, Old Testament: Job 4:1-6, 12-21, Mtr. Nancy Suellau, First Canticle: 15, New Testament: Revelation 4:1-11, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Second Canticle: 17, Gospel: Mark 6:1-6a, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Laura Ammons, used by permission.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 118, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Judges 16:15-31, Laura Ammons, First Canticle: 16, New Testament: 2 Corinthians 13:1-11, David Sibley, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 5:25-34, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Antonio Allegretti, used by permission.

Officiant: Fr. Wiley Ammons, Psalm(s): Psalm 145, Laura Ammons, Old Testament: Judges 16:15-31, Laura Ammons, First Canticle: 15, New Testament: 2 Corinthians 13:1-11, David Sibley, Second Canticle: 17, Gospel: Mark 5:25-34, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Laura Ammons, used by permission.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 118, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Judges 16:15-31, Laura Ammons, First Canticle: 16, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 5:25-34, Mtr. Lisa Meirow

 31 And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.Et iterum exiens de finibus Tyri, venit per Sidonem ad mare Galilaeae inter medios fines Decapoleos. 32 And they bring to him one deaf and dumb; and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him.Et adducunt ei surdum, et mutum, et deprecabantur eum, ut imponat illi manum. 33 And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, he touched his tongue:Et apprehendens eum de turba seorsum, misit digitos suos in auriculas ejus : et exspuens, tetigit linguam ejus : 34 And looking up to heaven, he groaned, and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened.et suscipiens in caelum, ingemuit, et ait illi : Ephphetha, quod est, Adaperire. 35 And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke right.Et statim apertae sunt aures ejus, et solutum est vinculum linguae ejus, et loquebatur recte. 36 And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it.Et praecepit illis ne cui dicerent. Quanto autem eis praecipiebat, tanto magis plus praedicabant : 37 And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well; he hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.et eo amplius admirabantur, dicentes : Bene omnia fecit : et surdos fecit audire, et mutos loqui.Hyppolytus was a guardian of St Lawrence and baptised by him. He was tied by the legs to wild horses in 260 A.D.St Cassian was a schoolmaster at Imola. He was pierced to death by his pagan pupils in 320 A.D.

31 And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.Et iterum exiens de finibus Tyri, venit per Sidonem ad mare Galilaeae inter medios fines Decapoleos. 32 And they bring to him one deaf and dumb; and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him.Et adducunt ei surdum, et mutum, et deprecabantur eum, ut imponat illi manum. 33 And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, he touched his tongue:Et apprehendens eum de turba seorsum, misit digitos suos in auriculas ejus : et exspuens, tetigit linguam ejus : 34 And looking up to heaven, he groaned, and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened.et suscipiens in caelum, ingemuit, et ait illi : Ephphetha, quod est, Adaperire. 35 And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke right.Et statim apertae sunt aures ejus, et solutum est vinculum linguae ejus, et loquebatur recte. 36 And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it.Et praecepit illis ne cui dicerent. Quanto autem eis praecipiebat, tanto magis plus praedicabant : 37 And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well; he hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.et eo amplius admirabantur, dicentes : Bene omnia fecit : et surdos fecit audire, et mutos loqui.St Tiburtius was the son of the prefect of Rome and he was a Roman deacon. He was beheaded after suffering many cruel torments in 286 A.D.St Susanna was a holy virgin of high lineage. She refused to marry the son of Diocletian. She was beheaded after grievous torments in 295 A.D.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 66, 67, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Judges 11:1-11, 29-40, Laura Ammons, First Canticle: 16, New Testament: 2 Corinthians 11:21b-31, David Sibley, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 4:35-41, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Antonio Allegretti, used by permission.

Officiant: Fr. Wiley Ammons, Psalm(s): Psalm 19, 46, Laura Ammons, Old Testament: Judges 11:1-11, 29-40, Laura Ammons, First Canticle: 15, New Testament: 2 Corinthians 11:21b-31, David Sibley, Second Canticle: 17, Gospel: Mark 4:35-41, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Laura Ammons, used by permission.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 66, 67, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Judges 11:1-11, 29-40, Laura Ammons, First Canticle: 16, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 4:35-41, Mtr. Lisa Meirow

31 And again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.Et iterum exiens de finibus Tyri, venit per Sidonem ad mare Galilaeae inter medios fines Decapoleos. 32 And they bring to him one deaf and dumb; and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him.Et adducunt ei surdum, et mutum, et deprecabantur eum, ut imponat illi manum. 33 And taking him from the multitude apart, he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, he touched his tongue:Et apprehendens eum de turba seorsum, misit digitos suos in auriculas ejus : et exspuens, tetigit linguam ejus : 34 And looking up to heaven, he groaned, and said to him: Ephpheta, which is, Be thou opened.et suscipiens in caelum, ingemuit, et ait illi : Ephphetha, quod est, Adaperire. 35 And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke right.Et statim apertae sunt aures ejus, et solutum est vinculum linguae ejus, et loquebatur recte. 36 And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it.Et praecepit illis ne cui dicerent. Quanto autem eis praecipiebat, tanto magis plus praedicabant : 37 And so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well; he hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.et eo amplius admirabantur, dicentes : Bene omnia fecit : et surdos fecit audire, et mutos loqui.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 93, 96, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Judges 6:1-24, Laura Ammons, First Canticle: 16, New Testament: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, David Sibley, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 3:20-30, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Antonio Allegretti, used by permission.

Officiant: Fr. Wiley Ammons, Psalm(s): Psalm 34, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Judges 6:1-24, Laura Ammons, First Canticle: 15, New Testament: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, David Sibley, Second Canticle: 17, Gospel: Mark 3:20-30, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Laura Ammons, used by permission.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 93, 96, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Judges 6:1-24, Laura Ammons, First Canticle: 16, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 3:20-30, Mtr. Lisa Meirow

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 24, 29, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Joshua 24:1-15, James Foster, First Canticle: 16, New Testament: Acts 28:23-31, Andrew Armond, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 2:23-28, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Antonio Allegretti, used by permission.

Officiant: Fr. Wiley Ammons, Psalm(s): Psalm 8, 84, Laura Ammons, Old Testament: Joshua 24:1-15, James Foster, First Canticle: 15, New Testament: Acts 28:23-31, Andrew Armond, Second Canticle: 17, Gospel: Mark 2:23-28, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Laura Ammons, used by permission.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 24, 29, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Joshua 24:1-15, Fidela Werner, First Canticle: 16, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 2:23-28, Mtr. Lisa Meirow

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 34, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Jeremiah 16:14-21, Terry J. Stokes, First Canticle: 16, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 1:14-20, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Antonio Allegretti, used by permission.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 34, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Jeremiah 16:14-21, Terry J. Stokes, First Canticle: 16, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 1:14-20, Mtr. Lisa Meirow

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 116, Laura Ammons, Old Testament: Zephaniah 3:14-20, Fr. Wiley Ammons, First Canticle: 16, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 15:47-16:7, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Antonio Allegretti, used by permission.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 116, Laura Ammons, Old Testament: Zephaniah 3:14-20, Fr. Wiley Ammons, First Canticle: 16, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 15:47-16:7, Mtr. Lisa Meirow

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 63, 98, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Joshua 6:15-27, Fidela Werner, First Canticle: 16, New Testament: Acts 22:30-23:11, Andrew Armond, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 2:1-12, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Antonio Allegretti, used by permission.

Officiant: Fr. Wiley Ammons, Psalm(s): Psalm 103, Laura Ammons, Old Testament: Joshua 6:15-27, Fidela Werner, First Canticle: 15, New Testament: Acts 22:30-23:11, Andrew Armond, Second Canticle: 17, Gospel: Mark 2:1-12, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Laura Ammons, used by permission.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 63, 98, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Joshua 6:15-27, Fidela Werner, First Canticle: 16, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 2:1-12, Mtr. Lisa Meirow

Lesson series: "The Glorious Gospel" By Pastor Mike Sub title: Eight Reasons Why the Gospel Is Glorious Lesson One: The Gospel is glorious because of its definition. Text: 1 Timothy 1:11 Intro. The Holy Spirit inspired the Apostle Paul to define the Gospel as glorious, which he does in our text and in 2 Cor. 4:4 1. The word glorious is translated from the Greek transliteration "DOXA" which is the word for glory. Ref. Matt. 5:16; John 17:5 • The gospel is for the glory of God. 1 Tim. 1:11; 2 Cor. 9:13 • The gospel gives glory to God. Gal. 6:14; Rom. 10:15 • The gospel is the message from God. 1 Tim 1:11; Gal. 1:11-12 2. The word Gospel is translated from the Greek transliteration "evangelion" which means good news. • See Luke 4:18 = That's good news! • See John 1:29 = That's good news! • See 1 John 5:11-13 = That's good news! 3. The word Gospel means to tell of a specific message. 1 Cor 1:18 • The Gospel Mark 16:15 • Not another gospel. Gal. 5:8 • The Scriptural Gospel. 1 Cor. 15:1-4 Conc. Because the gospel is glorious, we should live to tell it. Mark 8:35

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 148, 149, 150, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Joshua 1:1-18, James Foster, First Canticle: 16, New Testament: Acts 21:3-15, Andrew Armond, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 1:21-27, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Antonio Allegretti, used by permission.

Officiant: Fr. Wiley Ammons, Psalm(s): Psalm 114, 115, Laura Ammons, Old Testament: Joshua 1:1-18, James Foster, First Canticle: 15, New Testament: Acts 21:3-15, Andrew Armond, Second Canticle: 17, Gospel: Mark 1:21-27, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Laura Ammons, used by permission.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 148, 149, 150, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Joshua 1:1-18, James Foster, First Canticle: 16, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 1:21-27, Mtr. Lisa Meirow

 44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.Simile est regnum caelorum thesauro abscondito in agro : quem qui invenit homo, abscondit, et prae gaudio illius vadit, et vendit universa quae habet, et emit agrum illum. 45 Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls.Iterum simile est regnum caelorum homini negotiatori, quaerenti bonas margaritas. 46 Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it.Inventa autem una pretiosa margarita, abiit, et vendidit omnia quae habuit, et emit eam. 47 Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kind of fishes.Iterum simile est regnum caelorum sagenae missae in mare, et ex omni genere piscium congreganti. 48 Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth.Quam, cum impleta esset, educentes, et secus littus sedentes, elegerunt bonis in vasa, malos autem foras miserunt. 49 So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just.Sic erit in consummatione saeculi : exibunt angeli, et separabunt malos de medio justorum, 50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.et mittent eos in caminum ignis : ibi erit fletus, et stridor dentium. 51 Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes.Intellexistis haec omnia? Dicunt ei : Etiam. 52 He said unto them: Therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old.Ait illis : Ideo omnis scriba doctus in regno caelorum, similis est homini patrifamilias, qui profert de thesauro suo nova et vetera.

1 In those days again, when there was a great multitude, and had nothing to eat; calling his disciples together, he saith to them:In diebus illis iterum cum turba multa esset, nec haberent quod manducarent, convocatis discipulis, ait illis : 2 I have compassion on the multitude, for behold they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat.Misereor super turbam : quia ecce jam triduo sustinent me, nec habent quod manducent : 3 And if I shall send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way; for some of them came from afar off.et si dimisero eos jejunos in domum suam, deficient in via : quidam enim ex eis de longe venerunt. 4 And his disciples answered him: From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness?Et responderunt ei discipuli sui : Unde illos quis poterit saturare panibus in solitudine? 5 And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? Who said: Seven.Et interrogavit eos : Quot panes habetis? Qui dixerunt : Septem. 6 And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke, and gave to his disciples for to set before them; and they set them before the people.Et praecepit turbae discumbere super terram. Et accipiens septem panes, gratias agens fregit, et dabat discipulis suis ut apponerent, et apposuerunt turbae. 7 And they had a few little fishes; and he blessed them, and commanded them to be set before them.Et habebant pisciculos paucos : et ipsos benedixit, et jussit apponi. 8 And they did eat and were filled; and they took up that which was left of the fragments, seven baskets.Et manducaverunt, et saturati sunt, et sustulerunt quod superaverat de fragmentis, septem sportas. 9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand; and he sent them away.Erant autem qui manducaverunt, quasi quatuor millia : et dimisit eos.

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 146, 147, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Numbers 27:12-23, The Rev. Meghan Ryan, First Canticle: 16, New Testament: Acts 19:11-20, Andrew Armond, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 1:14-20, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Antonio Allegretti, used by permission.

Officiant: Fr. Wiley Ammons, Psalm(s): Psalm 111, 112, 113, Laura Ammons, Old Testament: Numbers 27:12-23, The Rev. Meghan Ryan, First Canticle: 15, New Testament: Acts 19:11-20, Andrew Armond, Second Canticle: 17, Gospel: Mark 1:14-20, Mtr. Lisa Meirow. Logo image by Laura Ammons, used by permission.

Sermon delivered on the Sixth Sunday After Pentecost, 2026, at Queen of All Saints chapel in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, by Rev. Tobias Bayer.  Epistle: Rom. 6, 3-11 | Gospel: Mark 8, 1-9

Officiant: Mtr. Lisa Meirow, Psalm(s): Psalm 146, 147, Fr. Wiley Ammons, Old Testament: Numbers 27:12-23, The Rev. Meghan Ryan, First Canticle: 16, Second Canticle: 21, Gospel: Mark 1:14-20, Mtr. Lisa Meirow

Have you ever worried you committed the unforgivable sin? You’re not alone. In one of the most misunderstood passages in the Bible, Jesus talks about a sin with eternal consequences—and for generations people have wondered if they’ve accidentally crossed a line they can never come back from. In this message from Mark 3, we unpack […]

Everybody loves the idea that Jesus meets us where we are. The harder question is: what happens when He calls us somewhere new? In Mark 3, Jesus leaves the crowds behind, climbs a mountain, and calls a handful of ordinary people to come closer. They could have stayed comfortable. They could have stayed hidden in […]

Friends of the Rosary,Today, the Feast day of St. Norbert, Bishop, Saturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time, and the eve of the Solemnity of the Corpus Christi, we see in the Gospel (Mark 12:38-44), the contrast between the religious show and the hidden, total self-gift of the poor widow who gives everything by love.“Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in morethan all the other contributors to the treasury.For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth,but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had,her whole livelihood.”St. Ambrose said, "No one gives more than she who has left nothing for herself."St. John Chrysostom, "Almsgiving is that of the Widow who emptied out all her living."St. Bede, "God does not weigh the property but the conscience of those who offer."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• June 6, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Saturday of the 9th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Norbert, 1080-1134; in an effort to reform and revitalize his fellow priests,he founded the Norbertine order in 1121; following the rule of St. Augustine, St. Norbert recognized that meaningful clerical reform could only flow from a monastic life -- priests living under a common roof, offering common prayer, and sharing a common table Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/6/26 Gospel: Mark 12:38-44

Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Boniface, 680-754; sent by Pope Gregory to consolidate the missions in Germany; he became a bishop, and later papal legate. at almost 80, he resigned his positions and retired to Frisia as a missionary, where he was martyred while reading a book Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/5/26 Gospel: Mark 12:35-37

Friends of the Rosary,Christian love is an act of the willing – the willing of the good of the other. "Love your neighbor as yourself," as the Lord says, and we read today in the Gospel (Mark 12:28-34).Love is not primarily a feeling or an instinct; it is a radical self-gift, living for the sake of the other.It's moving beyond the black hole of oneself and, yes, it's acting for the glory of God as we participate in the love that the Lord is. Mind you, it's self-interest to treat someone justly in the interest of receiving something back.When we love the Lord with all our heart, mind, understanding, and strength, then we will understand what true love is.The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ is observed on the Thursday following the feast of the Most Blessed Trinity. However, as it is not observed as a Holy Day of obligation on Thursday, it is assigned to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which is then considered its proper day in the calendar.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• ⁠June 4, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Petroc; Sixth Century son of a Welsh king; he became a monk, and went with some friends to Ireland to study; they went to Cornwall, in England, and spent thirty years there; Petroc then made a pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem, at which time he is also reputed to have reached the Indian ocean where he lived for some time as a hermit on an island; he returned to Cornwall, established a community of his followers, and then became a hermit; he was known for his miracles, and died in 564 while visiting some of his disciples Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/4/26 Gospel: Mark 12:28-34

Friends of the Rosary,Today, Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs, we read in the Gospel (Mark 12:18-27) how Jesus answers the Sadducees' trap about the resurrection by pointing them back to Scripture and to the living power of God: “He is not God of the dead but of the living.”Christian hope is not vague optimism. It is confidence that God's life is stronger than death.And the resurrection is not an abstract doctrine; it is the truth that lets a Christian stand upright, love clearly, and suffer without being owned by suffering.That fits beautifully with Saint Charles Lwanga and his martyred companions, the saints of today. Their martyrdom witnesses that faith is not merely an idea to defend, but a life entrusted to God even when earthly power threatens everything. They could face death because they believed Christ's words. Their witness reaffirmed that trust that the body can be killed, but the life God gives cannot be taken away.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• ⁠June 3, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Wednesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and companions; Charles was born in 1860, and he became a page in the royal court of Mwanga, the king of the Baganda in the south of what is now Uganda; the king was hostile to Christians, and when Joseph Mkasa, master of the pages and a Catholic, tried to protect the young pages, he was beheaded; Charles was appointed to succeed him; the king demanded that all remaining pages renounce their Christian faith, and when they refused, they were burned to death in 1886 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/26 Gospel: Mark 12:18-27

Original Post Date: June 4, 2024 === Gospel  Mark 12:13-17 Some Pharisees and Herodians were sent to Jesus to ensnare him in his speech. They came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you are not concerned with anyone's opinion. You do not regard a person's status but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?” Knowing their hypocrisy he said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius to look at.” They brought one to him and he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They replied to him, “Caesar's.” So Jesus said to them, “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” They were utterly amazed at him. Reflection To live in the world is to live in a society where there are regulations and rules and we follow them. And Jesus is pointing that out to the Herodians and to the Pharisees, because what he's saying, look, okay, I'm not really engaging so much in how the world is working around you. I am working on establishing a different kind of kingdom, a kingdom of love, a kingdom of truth, and it dwells in people and will change the world. But it is not the world or society that will change us. It is God's truth that changes the world. Closing Prayer Father, we spend a great deal of time evaluating the way the world is going, but the Kingdom of God is inside, and that is the place where God is asking us to wait for and to experience the Kingdom of God, the peace and the joy that it promises. And we ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter; martyrs under Diocletian's persecution in the early Fourth Century; holding to their faith, they converted the prison keeper, Artemius, and his wife and daughter to Christianity; they were martyred, and later honored by Constantine the Great, who built a basilica in their honor; they are mentioned in the Canon of the Mass Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/2/26 Gospel: Mark 12:1-12

Friends of the Rosary,Today, the Feast of St. Justin, the Gospel (Mark 12:1-12) presents the parable of the landowner who leased a vineyard to tenants. This vineyard stands for Israel and the whole world. But God's people miserably failed in their duty.The landowner sent his servants to the tenants to obtain the produce, and these were beaten, killed, and stoned. Then he sent his beloved son, but the tenant seized and killed him."What then will the owner of the vineyard do?He will come, put the tenants to death,and give the vineyard to others.""The stone that the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone;by the Lord has this been done,and it is wonderful in our eyes?"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• ⁠June 1, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Monday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Justin; Second Century martyr and apologist; he came to believe God’s message was embodied in Christian teachings and his conversion account describes that Christian moral beauty and truth brought him to Christ; his writings are well-respected to this day and include such works as A Discourse to the Greeks, On the Soul, and The First and Second Apology, addressed to the Roman Senate Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/1/26 Gospel: Mark 12:1-12

Friends of the Rosary,In today's Gospel (Mark 11:11-26), we see the cleansing of the temple. What was supposedly holy — the temple of the Holy Spirit — was dominated by the trading of merchants.Jesus, therefore, began to “drive out those selling and buying there,” condemning them for turning a sacred space of prayer into a chaotic and exploitative marketplace.In fact, we ourselves are meant to be a temple where the Spirit of Truth dwells and where communion with God is revealed.However, we are sinners, and the money traders and the corruption of material ambitions enter in. Then a place of prayer becomes a den of thieves.Then the Lord must do what he did in the temple: a little cleansing. With a whip of cords, knotted with the Ten Commandments, it clears the reality of our sin.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• ⁠May 29, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET