THE MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY.
MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY.
"DO NOT HAVE ANY ANXIETY ABOUT THE FUTURE. LEAVE EVERYTHING IN GOD'S HANDS. FOR HE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU." (ST JOHN BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE).
Martha, why are you so anxious and distracted?
"Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.
She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.
Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?
Tell her to help me.”
The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.
There is need of only one thing.
Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.” (Luke 10: 38 - 42).
Tuesday October 7th 2025, Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary.
How do we choose the "better part" always and everywhere in life?
Martha and Mary are sisters and live in the same house.
Their differences in outlook gives Jesus a teaching opportunity to address a problem that is endemic in our society today.
Our lives are distracted by too many gadgets, information overload, mindless multitasking and many other things.
Jesus says to Martha and us:
“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing.
Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”
What is the better part that Mary has chosen?
Mary chose to honor their Guest, Jesus. Mary chose the will of God for her at this moment.
When you choose the will of God for you here and now instead of your own will, you have chosen the better part.
The will of God is always the better part. In God's will is our peace. Our Shalom!
How do we know the will of God? It is not complicated at all.
The easiest way is to ask God. "Lord what will You have me do?"
God is our Father who wants the very best for His children. He can never deceive us. He promises us to ask and we shall receive.
God speaks to us in Sacred Scripture. Scripture is the very word of God. As you sit at the feet of Jesus like Mary each day to listen to Scripture, little by little you begin to know "the better part" for you in everything. St Ambrose taught: "We know the Heart of God through the Mouth of God." The Mouth of God is the Scriptures.
This is what Scripture calls wisdom. Wisdom is the gift of choosing what God wants you to choose in every given situation.
The Blessed Virgin Mary is known as Lady under many titles: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, etc.
Our Lady of the Rosary celebrates Mary as a powerful intercessor using the instrument of the Rosary Prayer.
It is obvious that we are in the arena of Spiritual Warfare constantly. If we are not, the Scriptures will not urge us again and again to be vigilant. The devil our enemy never sleeps.
"The Rosary is the means by which I attach souls to myself. The Rosary assures souls of my presence and of my protection." (IN SINU JESU).
Yes. Protection in the spiritual warfare raging everywhere today in: families, work places, schools, offices, roads, etc.
We hear of demonic possessions and infestations. Do not take these happenings lightly. The Church does not ignore the many signs of the activities of evil spirits everywhere today. Neither should you.
Jesus Christ speaking to one mystic says that the Holy Rosary is one of the most effective offensive and defensive tools against the Enemy of mankind.
Here is what the Church teaches about the Rosary:
"The Rosary is very pleasing to our Mother in heaven; she herself has recommended it.
There are two elements of the Holy Rosary: meditation on its mysteries and vocal prayer.
The Rosary surely reaches the motherly heart of Mary and moves her to obtain abundant graces for us." (Roman Missal).
Two recent popes, Pope St Paul VI and Pope St John Paul II have highly recommended the Rosary.
Most saints since the 1500s have said the Rosary without fail.
"Your Rosary is like a ladder that you climb step by step, drawing you closer to our Lady, which means finding Christ. It is a devotion which leads us to Christ through Mary." (Pope St Paul VI, Marialis Cultus).
Why a special month for the Holy Rosary? Because the Rosary is very important in the life of the Church and in the life of individual Christian.
A FAMILY THAT PRAYS THE ROSARY TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER.
Say the Holy Rosary every day in October.
For Prayers, Consecration, Litany, Testimony of Jesus about those who pray the Rosary, click the link below:
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