Friends of the Rosary,

The faithful are invited to read the signs of the times, be attentive, and detect what’s genuinely happening. We should see everything with the eyes of the faith. Once we know, we are meant to speak.

This call is grounded in Jesus’ exhortation in the Gospel for today LK 12:54-59.

Jesus said to the crowds,

“When you see a cloud rising in the west
you say immediately that it is going to rain–and so it does;
and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south
you say that it is going to be hot–and so it is.
You hypocrites!
You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky;
why do you not know how to interpret the present time?”

Christ Jesus encourages us to focus our attention on the things of God.

“Many of us today are still enthralled to a deist view of God, whereby God is a distant and aloof first cause of the universe, uninvolved with the world he has made,” writes Bishop Barron.

“But Thomas Aquinas taught that God is in all things “by essence, presence, and power,” and that God providentially cares for every aspect of his creation. Therefore, we should expect to see signs of his presence and activity in nature, in history, and in human affairs.”

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
St. Anthony Mary Claret, Pray for Us!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

• October 25, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

The light of Christ was rejected when He came the first time and is rejected today. Darkness tries to impose its lies. As a result of this confrontation, tensions emerge.

As we read today (LK 12:49-53), at that time, Jesus said to his disciples:

"I have come to set the earth on fire,
and how I wish it were already blazing!"

"From now on, a household of five will be divided,
three against two and two against three;
a father will be divided against his son
and a son against his father, 
a mother against her daughter
and a daughter against her mother,
a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

Today, October 24, is Memorial Day for St. Anthony Mary Claret, the nineteenth-century Spanish priest and apostolic missionary who founded the Order of the Claretians.

In his meditations, St. Anthony Mary Claret [in the picture above] wrote: "Father, give me humility, meekness, chastity, patience, and charity. Father, teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge. Father, give me your love and grace; I will be rich enough. My God, my Jesus, and my all!"

Today, we pray our daily Rosary from San Antonio, Texas.

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
St. Anthony Mary Claret, Pray for Us!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

• ⁠October 24, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

Our sinful nature brings us to abandon the Lord Jesus.

As we read today, the Son of God said (Luke 9:57-62).

“Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests,
but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.”

We tend to say, “I will follow you wherever you go,” as our Spirit is willing. But our nature is weak, and we find reasons not to follow.

Our nature was comprised of original sin, and since then, we have examined what we are leaving behind before committing to the eternal truth.

Only the fire of the Holy Spirit can correct these inconsistencies and betrayals to the Lord.

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
St. John Paul II, Pray for Us!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York.

• October 23, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

Today, October 22, is the feast day of Saint John Paul II (1920-2005), the charismatic and beloved Polish who was an extraordinary testimony of holiness.

He contributed to the fall of communism in Europe, established World Youth Days and the World Meeting of Families, promulgated the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and instituted the Luminous Mysteries.

Born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometers from Krakow, on May 18, 1920, Karol Józef Wojtyla became Pope in 1978. His exceptional apostolic zeal, particularly for families, young people, and the sick, led him to numerous pastoral visits worldwide during his 27 years of papacy.

On May 13, 1981, an attempt on his life was made in Saint Peter’s Square. Saved by the maternal hand of the Mother of God, following a lengthy stay in the hospital, he forgave the attempted assassin and intensified his pastoral commitments.

John Paul II was beatified in 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI and canonized in 2014 by Pope Francis.

“It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness,” he told young people in 2000. “He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted. It is he who reads in your hearts your most genuine choices.”

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
St. John Paul II, Pray for Us!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

• October 22, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

Deep faith makes us rich on Earth. Our trust in Christ Jesus allows us to store up treasures in Heaven. Be rich in what matters to God.

The Lord tells us in today’s reading of the Gospel (LK 12:13-21).

He said to the crowd,
“Take care to guard against all greed,
for though one may be rich,
one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

In the first reading, Paul says today to Ephesians (2:1-10): “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God.

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

• ⁠October 21, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

The way to heavenly glory is the way of the cross, with Christ helping us to bear our daily trials and struggles.

We must accept the mystery of suffering offered for our redemption. That’s Christ's teaching, as we learn today in the Gospel (Mark, 10:35-45).

Weak and sin-inclined individuals inhabit our world. The Good Lord allows hardships to come our way so we can prepare for our future, real life. He wants us all in heaven, in communion with Him. For that, he has mapped out the road that will lead us there.

The Apostles had the Jewish idea of a messianic and political kingdom in Palestine, which they extended to all nations. But the kingdom of God would be spiritual, not political.

Jesus, knowing that his Apostles still had this wrong idea, told them that he would establish a glorious kingdom but that his sufferings and death would be a necessary prelude to it.

With James and John, let us tell our Lord that we are ready to follow him on the path to Calvary, that we are prepared to drink the cup of suffering and be immersed in the sorrows he endured.

Jesus carried the real cross—ours is light.

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
St. Luke, Pray for Us!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

• October 20, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

The Holy Spirit is our helper when dealing with persecution.

Christ Jesus tells us today (Luke 12:8-12):

“When they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities,
do not worry about how or what your defense will be
or about what you are to say. 
For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say.”

The enemies of the Universal Church are the world, the flesh, and the Evil One.

Persecution will end when the Lord returns, at the end of time, but not before. Then, when the old and sinful world passes away, a new life of love and peace will emerge.

The enemy of the faith knows this, and that’s why he is infuriated. He doesn’t have much time.

In the meantime, as Bishop Barron writes, “We maintain a detachment from the world that is passing away, our eyes fixed on the world that will never end. And we speak—confidently, boldly,”

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
St. Luke, Pray for Us!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

• October 19, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

Today, October 18, is the Feast of St. Luke Evangelist. He is the author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, which record the life of the early Christian communities. His name means "bringer of light" (= Luke).

He was a native of Antioch in Syria and a practicing physician when St. Paul converted him. He accompanied him on most of his missionary journeys. He was still with St. Paul in Rome when he was in prison awaiting death. He was one of the early converts from paganism.

Luke's Gospel is the Gospel of the Merciful Heart of Jesus. St. Jerome called it also "Paul's Gospel." It emphasizes that Christ is the salvation of all men, especially of the repentant sinner and the lowly.

This Gospel includes precious details about our Lady and Christ's childhood. It also preserved some of the most moving of our Lord's parables, such as the lost sheep and the prodigal son.

Legend says that Luke painted the Blessed Virgin's portrait.

St. Luke did not personally know our Lord, and like St. Mark, the author of the second Gospel, he is not included among the apostles. For this reason, the Gospel chosen for their feast is the account of the sending forth of the seventy-two disciples.

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
St. Luke, Pray for Us!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

• ⁠October 18, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

The divine light and his faithful bearers expose the sin around us — and the unfaithful become aggressive. Because in the light of Christ Jesus, there is nowhere to hide.

As Bishop Barron writes, explaining today’s main reading in the Gospel (Luke 11:47-54), “When the light of God’s forgiving love appears, the shadows of sin become all the deeper and more obvious.”

Jesus, the Word and the icon of the Invisible God, of the Father, says:

"I tell you, this generation will be charged with their blood!
Woe to you, scholars of the law!
You have taken away the key of knowledge."

At that time, and like it’s happening today, there are many powers opposed to the creative and loving intentions of the Father.

The world grows cozy with sin, and the structures of darkness dominate our society.

The response of the divinity as the judge of our sinful world is always his forgiving love — his sacred heart!

And Jesus is the hand that the Father stretches to those who are lost.

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

• ⁠October 17, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Friends of the Rosary,

Today is the Memorial Day of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690).

Our Lord chose this French Visitation nun and mystic to spread devotion to his Sacred Heart.

This privilege took place at a time when Protestantism and the heresy of Jansenism were trying to separate Catholics from their faith and their God.

Margaret had always intensely loved the Blessed Sacrament and preferred silence.

In one of her visions, she was instructed to spend an hour every Thursday night meditating on Jesus’ Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, a practice known as “The Holy Hour” that later became widespread.

In December 1673, Jesus appeared to Margaret Mary again and allowed her to rest her head on His heart. His human heart was to symbolize His divine-human love. He revealed to her the wonders of His love and explained to her that he wished to make these wonders known to all the world.

A group of theologians declared her visions delusions and suggested she eat better. Even parents of children she instructed began calling her an imposter.

Margaret eventually gained the support from the community’s confessor, St. Claude de la Colombiere, who declared her visions were genuine.

St. Margaret Mary later led the monastery in observing the Feast of the Sacred Heart and inspired the construction of a chapel to honor it.

Margaret Mary died a couple of years later, at 43, on October 17, 1690, while being anointed. She said, “I need nothing but God and to lose myself in the heart of Jesus.”

After her death, the Jesuits adopted devotion to the Sacred Heart, but it remained controversial within the Church. The practice did not become officially recognized until 75 years later.

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was officially canonized in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV. In 1928, Pope Pius XI upheld the Church’s position. He stated that Jesus “manifested Himself” to Margaret and confirmed the chief features of devotion to the Sacred Heart were the “reception of Holy Communion on the first Friday of each month, Eucharistic adoration during a ‘Holy hour’ on Thursdays, and the celebration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart.”

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Pray for Us!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

• October 16, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET