Friends of the Rosary,

How do we handle interactions with our secular relatives and fiends when they insult and attack, trying to inflict pain on us?

This Sunday, the solemnity of Christ the King, we found an answer in the main reading (Luke 23:35-43) when the rulers and the soldiers, sneering at Jesus on the cross, said:

"He saved others, let him save himself
if he is the chosen one, the Christ of God."

Also, one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying,
"Are you not the Christ?
Save yourself and us."

Christ remained silent. Only responded to Dimas, the good, repentant thief.

"Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

He replied to him,
"Amen, I say to you,
today you will be with me in Paradise."

We don’t respond to provocations. We remain faithfully silent, praying for holding the virtue of patience and for the conversion of our adversaries.

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!

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• November 25, 2025, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

Today, when honoring Saint Andrew Dŭng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs, we see in the Gospel (Luke 21:1-4) a poor widow trusting herself entirely to the Divine Providence by putting her last penny into the temple treasury.

Christ said,
"I tell you truly,
this poor widow put in more than all the rest;
for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth,
but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood."

This passage makes us remember the parable about the foolish rich man who apparently had everything needed to be happy.

But he didn’t have faith and love for 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!

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Friends of the Rosary,

Today, Sunday, November 23, is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.

It’s the feast of Christ, the King, radiant, majestic, and divine, when He establishes His Kingdom of light upon earth. It’s also the feast of the glorified Savior, the Warrior, and Conqueror.

In 1925, Pope Pius XI 1925 established this feast as an antidote to secularism, which organizes his life as if God did not exist, putting the Lord out of man's thinking and living.

The solemnity day, formerly referred to as "Christ the King", is intended to proclaim Christ's royalty over individuals, families, society, governments, and nations.

Today's Mass establishes, 1) Christ is God, the Creator of the universe and hence wields a supreme power over all things; "All things were created by Him"; 2) Christ is our Redeemer, He healed us by His precious Blood; 3) Christ is Head of the Church; 4) God bestowed upon Christ the nations of the world as His dominion.

The liturgy also describes the qualities of Christ's kingdom. This kingdom is: 1) supreme, extending not only to all people but also to their princes and kings; 2) universal, extending to all nations and to all places; 3) eternal; 4) spiritual, Christ's "kingdom is not of this world."

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!

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• ⁠November 23, 2025, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

Today, the eve of the solemnity of the kingship of Christ, we honor the beloved Saint Cecilia, virgin and martyr, who gave her life for Christ during the persecutions of the 3rd century.

The tradition says that on her wedding day, Cecilia “sang to God in her heart” as she desired to live for Christ alone.

However, with the help of an angel, Cecilia converted her pagan husband. Both died as martyrs.

Since the 16th century, Cecilia has been invoked as the universal patroness of music. In art, she is shown playing the organ, viola, or lyre.

As the Psalm states (33:2), “Give thanks to the Lord on the harp; on the ten-stringed lyre offer praise.”

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!

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• ⁠November 22, 2025, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

Today, November 21, the Church of Christ celebrates the Memorial of the Presentation of Mary.

On September 8, we celebrated the Birthday of Our Lady, and on September 12, the Holy Name.

With the Presentation of Mary in the Temple, we complete this Marian cycle, which is parallel with the first three feasts of our Lord in the liturgical calendar: the birth of Christ or Christmas (December 25), the Holy Name of Jesus (January 3), and His Presentation in the Temple (February 2).

The historical background of the Presentation of Mary is found in the Protoevangel of St. James (ch. 4:1ff).

After an angel had revealed her pregnancy, Anna vowed her future child, Mary, to the Lord. At the age of three, Mary was transferred to the temple, and here, she received her nourishment from the hand of an angel.

On this feast day, we meditate on the mystery of Mary's temporary dwelling in the sanctuary of the Old Covenant as a preparation for the approaching season of Advent.

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!

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• November 21, 2025, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

We reflected yesterday on this teaching of the Lord:

"To everyone who has, more will be given,
but from the one who has not,
even what he has will be taken away."

It’s amazing how Christ Jesus draws parallels between business lessons like investment, risk, and return, and a virtuous life.

Bishop Barron explains, “The reason is clear. God exists in gift form. Therefore, if you want his life in you, you have to learn to give it away.”

Everything good we’ve received from God is a gift: life, talents, virtues.

If we cling to them, they don’t grow; they wither away.

When we invest, we take a risk, and as we trust in Him, we will dramatically increase our wealth.
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!

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• ⁠November 20, 2025, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

Today, as we read in the Gospel of Luke 19:11-28, Christ Jesus explained, through a parable, how God bestows his grace to free us from our own mediocre expectations because of our weaknesses.

This way, we avoid being paralyzed by self-absorption, fear, and an incorrect view of the Divinity, like the third servant. We must always trust in God’s goodness and mercy.

Today's parable narrates how a nobleman gave gold coins to their servants, asking them to engage in trade. They duplicated the earnings. But one of them stored the given gold coin and did nothing, not even generating interest from the bank.

Then the Lord said:

"Take the gold coin from him
and give it to the servant who has ten.'
(…)
To everyone who has, more will be given,
but from the one who has not,
even what he has will 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!

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• ⁠November 19, 2025, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

Today, November 18, is the Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul, the two great Roman basilicas of St. Peter at the Vatican, on the site of the tomb of the Prince of the Apostles, and of St. Paul-Outside-the-Walls, situated at the other end of the city on the Ostian Way, where the Apostle of the Gentiles was sacrificed.

These two basilicas in the Eternal City mark the sites of each apostle's martyrdom and are a testament to the heritage and glory of Christendom. They also connote the heavenly Jerusalem

From all lands, Christians made pilgrimages to them as to they are rock of faith and the foundation of the Church.

In the U.S., we also celebrate the feast of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin (1769-1852). Born in Grenoble, France, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne was a Visitation nun who was sent to the Louisiana Territory as a missionary. She founded a boarding school for the daughters of pioneers near St. Louis and established the first free school west of the Missouri River. She also began a school for Indians.

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!

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• November 18, 2025, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

From the earliest days until the present, the nascent Church of Christ has been targeted by the enemies of the faith.

The Church will announce, until the end of time, that the old world is passing away, that a new world of love, nonviolence, and life is emerging.

The announcement that the current world is passing away and a new Kingdom of love, peace, and true life, as we read yesterday, infuriates the people of sin even more. They try to “kill the messenger”, reacting with violent and ideological resistance to the establishment of God’s kingdom.

An example is the twentieth century, the bloodiest on record, and the one with the most martyrs.

We detach from this world that is passing away, with our eyes fixed in heaven, the world that will never end.

And we proclaim the truth of the Gospel, with the rising of the Lord, knowing we will enjoy “a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute,” as Our Lord has promised to 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!

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• ⁠November 17, 2025, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

In today’s Mass — the last of our liturgical year, as next Sunday will be the feast day of the Kingship of Christ — we are reminded that this world will come to an end one day, although we do not know when or how it will occur (St. Luke 21:5-19).

The end will be followed immediately by the general judgment that will seal our eternal fate. Christ will come in power and glory to judge the whole human race.

Each one will receive the sentence he merited while on earth. The righteous will enter with Him into eternal glory. The wicked will go to their place of suffering, sorrow, and remorse.

The announcement of the final judgment should encourage us to behave as disciples of Christ, in a state of grace, in the friendship of God, not fearing death.

It might also happen that this world will come to an end for each one of us when we draw our last breath. The question is, how will we stand in God's sight when that moment comes?

Christ calls us to be confident in his provident care of us: "Not a hair on your head will be destroyed. By your perseverance, you will secure your lives."

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!

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• November 16, 2025, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET