• December 3, 2020, Holy Rosary at 7:30 pm ET YouTube.com/TheRosaryNetwork • Audio Podcast available by 6:00 pm ET Today is the memorial of St. Francis Xavier, the most illustrious missionary since St. Paul the Apostle. He evangelized vast portions of Asia and was proclaimed patron of the missionary works. Born in 1506, in the Kingdom of Navarre, in Spain, Francis Xavier studied philosophy in Paris. Here he met Ignatius of Loyola and was enrolled as one of the first seven Jesuits. They all decided then to glorify God with their lives. Francis Xavier attracted to the true faith millions and inspired countless Christians across centuries. For this, your host is a personal hero. Not only because I was born in the same land of Navarre and had common ancestors—for the side of his mother—but mostly because of his unbreakable determination to spread and put into action the good news. Ave Maria! Francis Xavier Pray for Us! [Written by Mikel A | The Rosary Network, New York]
• November 26, 2020, Holy Rosary at 7:30 pm ET YouTube.com/TheRosaryNetwork • Audio Podcast available by 6:00 pm ET We're grateful to the Holy Trinity and the Blessed Virgin Mary for all the graces they shed on us. The Creator of the Universe gave us our own life and Jesus Christ purchased with His holy blood and body our eternal happiness. His Divine Mother takes care of us every single day. A word about the origins of Thanksgiving, if I may. The puritans and protestants were not the first to celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S. Catholics were. Spanish Catholic explorers set the oldest settlement on American soil. It was in Saint Augustine, Florida, in 1565—that is, 56 years before the Mayflower and the pilgrim's arrival. On September 8, the feast of the Nativity of Mary, the first Mass of Thanksgiving was held, followed by a communal thanksgiving celebration with the local Seloy tribe. Another significant year was 1598. Spanish settlers from Mexico set up camp in the American Southwest. At the end of the meal, plays were enacted with scenes depicting the conversion of Native Americans into the Catholic faith. So before a Puritan theocracy in New England, there were Catholic settlers, who brought the Eucharistia, which is the Greek name for Thanksgiving. Through the Holy Mass, the faithful were paying respects to the Giver of all good gifts. The first Thanksgiving in America wasn't a meal by the pilgrims in Plymouth. It was a Eucharistic by Spanish Catholic settlers in Florida! [Written by Mikel A | The Rosary Network, New York] —- Today, last Thursday of November of 2020, we observe the holiday of Thanksgiving as a sign of unity and gratitude to God—who has given us everything good we have. This festivity, established by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, resembles the meaning of the sacrament of the Eucharist. For being thankful to the Lord all the time. How often we ask for something, we obtain it, and we forget to thank Jesus and Mary? That’s an offense. Let’s ask for the grace of showing thanksgiving. In this COVID year, many will think that being thankful is an act of faith. That's fine, too. What matters is to stay vigilant and never lose sight of our mission of sanctifying our souls and the souls of others.
• November 25, 2020, Audio Podcast https://therosarynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/November-25-2020-Holy-Rosary-Glorious-Mysteries.mp3 • Download link Friends of the Rosary, Christianity is not a walk in the park. Jesus Christ cautioned us to expect persecution and threats until His second coming. In today's reading (Luke 21:12-19), He says: "They will seize and persecute you" and "you will be hated by all because of my name". Persecution looks different, depending on where you live. We find courage in our struggle and suffering. Why? Because we trust in Jesus Christ and his triumphant Cross. We have full confidence in the promises of Jesus and Mary, reflected in the Holy Rosary. "In the world you have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." (Jn. 16:33). The Son of God instructs us (Luke 21:12-19): "By your perseverance, you will secure your lives." "Not a hair on your head will be destroyed." Does anyone conceive that the Creator of the Universe—who is all love—can abandon us? We rejoice in our worries, while we invoke the glorious mysteries of the Virgin Mary's Holy Rosary. [Written by Mikel A | The Rosary Network, New York]
• November 24, 2020, Holy Rosary at 7:30 pm ET YouTube.com/TheRosaryNetwork • Audio Podcast available by 6:00 pm ET In today’s reading of the New Testament, Jesus warns against the false messiahs that we will see before the second coming. "Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he’ and ‘The time has come.’ Do not follow them!" (Luke 21:5-11). We see everywhere false prophets who either claim to represent God or offer an alternative to the True Faith. They can be political leaders, social reformers, fanciful artists, or religious gurus. They all claim to represent the ultimate authority. We need to pray hard—Holy Rosary in hand—for not being deceived by these phonies and scammers. Jesus Christ is alone the Holy One and the King of the Universe, as we celebrated this Sunday. His bride on Earth and His Mystical Body is the Catholic Church, where we all belong—not only the hierarchy. So when we are hungry for leadership on Earth, let’s attend Holy Eucharist, go to Adoration, take confession, invoke the saints, and pray the mysteries of the Rosary. Let’s spend time in dialogue with Jesus and Mary. We will receive the grace from above to keep going and spot deceitful leaders. [Written by Mikel A | The Rosary Network, New York]
• November 23, 2020, Holy Rosary at 7:30 pm ET YouTube.com/TheRosaryNetwork • Audio Podcast available by 6:00 pm ET Like the Sadducees priests, who dominated the Temple in the first century, secularists today hold that there is no life after death. Those who reject the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting—that we say in the Apostles' Creed—can be conflicted people. It is hard to imagine them as convinced promoters of justice and peace. If everything fades in the end, why should they care about others? Apparently, materialists do care; in the reality, it isn't that clear. Many secretly spend life in sadness and despair. Jesus Christ revealed to us that the ones who rise will be like angels (LK 20;27-40). Those risen ones will be gloriously transformed and transfigured in a mysterious way, maybe even with a bodily existence. Consequently, when you believe in the Resurrection–which is the cornerstone of Christianity–everything in this world matters. Here on Earth, we are in the business of cleansing and purifying our souls through the constant tests we undergo. The Holy Trinity wants to receive us in Heaven spotless and immaculate. For that, we must pursue holiness all the time. What's interesting is that while we aim for eternity we start developing the best version of ourselves. That's when we truly understand what's life. [Written by Mikel A | The Rosary Network, New York]
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