"The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you." (Lk 1:35)
FIRST READING: GAL 1:6-12
A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians
Brothers and sisters:
I am amazed that you are so quickly forsaking
the one who called you by the grace of Christ
for a different gospel (not that there is another).
But there are some who are disturbing you
and wish to pervert the Gospel of Christ.
But even if we or an angel from heaven
should preach to you a gospel
other than the one that we preached to you,
let that one be accursed!
As we have said before, and now I say again,
if anyone preaches to you a gospel
other than the one that you received,
let that one be accursed!
Am I now currying favor with human beings or God?
Or am I seeking to please people?
If I were still trying to please people,
I would not be a slave of Christ.
Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters,
that the Gospel preached by me is not of human origin.
For I did not receive it from a human being, nor was I taught it,
but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
GOSPEL OF THE DAY: LK 10:25-37
From the Gospel according to Luke
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said,
“Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law?
How do you read it?”
He said in reply,
“You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your being,
with all your strength,
and with all your mind,
and your neighbor as yourself.”
He replied to him, “You have answered correctly;
do this and you will live.”
But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus,
“And who is my neighbor?”
Jesus replied,
“A man fell victim to robbers
as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.
They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.
A priest happened to be going down that road,
but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
Likewise a Levite came to the place,
and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him
was moved with compassion at the sight.
He approached the victim,
poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them.
Then he lifted him up on his own animal,
took him to an inn, and cared for him.
The next day he took out two silver coins
and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction,
‘Take care of him.
If you spend more than what I have given you,
I shall repay you on my way back.’
Which of these three, in your opinion,
was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?”
He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.”
Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY - Gospel (Lk 1:26-38)
THE WORD OF GOD FOR EVERYONE
Dear people of God,
Today, the whole Church, together with Heaven, celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Today's Word of God speaks about the life of Mary, - Run to Mary, the Immaculate Conception, the Mother of God, the Virgin Mother, the Mother who was taken up into heaven in both body and soul, and the Mother of all humanity. Through the privileges that God has given Her, She will bestow blessings and accompany people, when people know how to recite the Hail Mary to praise God and praise Her.
Run to pray to Our Lady of the Rosary, She will bestow abundant graces, and accompany and be with anyone who earnestly prays to Her with a sincere heart.
Mother Mary is filled with God's grace, and through her intercession and the Rosary, she will earnestly plead with God for all humanity. Looking back at the history of the Church, past and present, Mother Mary has always accompanied the Church, she has always supported and accompanied people when they encounter difficulties and challenges. Therefore, everyone should run to pray to her: "Please come and accompany us everywhere and at all times." Especially in today's world, Satan is raging and imprisoning many people. Therefore, "please accompany, protect and preserve us from Satan who is attacking and robbing the souls of each of us." Besides, in order for everyone's prayers to Mother Mary and her intercession to be answered by God, He invites everyone to learn from Mother Mary's example of "yes", to do everything according to God's will and especially to ask to become humble, small, and lowly before God following the example of Mother Mary of the Rosary.
Thanks be to God. Amen.starting from when God sent the angel Gabriel to announce to Mary that she would conceive and give birth to the Son of God, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Mary is the one who always pleases God. She was born like any other ordinary person. But from ancient times, she was chosen by God among all people to be the Mother of the Savior. God always gives people freedom: the freedom to obey God, or the freedom to follow the thoughts of worldly people. God also gave her the same freedom as Eve in the past. But Mary was a wise woman who chose to obey God through her “yes” when she said to the angel Gabriel:
“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done to me according to your word.”
This was an absolute yes of the Virgin Mary to God. She completely believed, trusted, and relied on the power of God, and dedicated her entire life to God. She collaborated in God’s work of salvation, and fulfilled the mission that God had given her, which was: to conceive and give birth to the Savior, the Son of God. She was appointed by God to be the Mother of humanity. She has always accompanied people from ancient times until today. In particular, Mary always accompanies and is with people in the Rosary, when people recite the Hail Mary:
“Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you, blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen”. God said: the Hail Mary is the prayer in which the Virgin Mary is always with people, to dispel and drive Satan out of people; it is a prayer that has the power to conquer all sins, to conquer all Satan's imprisonment of souls. When someone calls upon the holy name of Mother Mary, and praises her through the Hail Mary, she will come to be beside and accompany that person.
Today, the Church joins Heaven in celebrating the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, God wants to tell humanity: in ancient history, thanks to the Rosary, people sang to praise God and Mother Mary, and she defeated Satan to bring peace and happiness to people.
The Hail Mary through the Rosary, which Mother Mary gave to all humanity, is a sharp weapon, with the power to drive Satan out of people.
Because She is full of grace, She is given by God the full power and strength of the Holy Spirit, and She is chosen by God to participate in His work of salvation; therefore, whoever is wise enough to run to Her, to hold the weapon of the rosary, to recite the Rosary, She will come to accompany, dispel, and drive away Satan who is imprisoning that person's soul and body. Today's Word of God is given to all humanity with the following commandments:
- Run to Mary, the Immaculate Conception, the Mother of God, the Virgin Mother, the Mother who was taken up into heaven in both body and soul, and the Mother of all humanity. Through the privileges that God has given Her, She will bestow blessings and accompany people, when people know how to recite the Hail Mary to praise God and praise Her.
- Run to pray to Our Lady of the Rosary, She will bestow abundant graces, and accompany and be with anyone who earnestly prays to Her with a sincere heart.
Mother Mary is filled with God's grace, and through her intercession and the Rosary, she will earnestly plead with God for all humanity. Looking back at the history of the Church, past and present, Mother Mary has always accompanied the Church, she has always supported and accompanied people when they encounter difficulties and challenges. Therefore, everyone should run to pray to her: "Please come and accompany us everywhere and at all times." Especially in today's world, Satan is raging and imprisoning many people. Therefore, "please accompany, protect and preserve us from Satan who is attacking and robbing the souls of each of us." Besides, in order for everyone's prayers to Mother Mary and her intercession to be answered by God, He invites everyone to learn from Mother Mary's example of "yes", to do everything according to God's will and especially to ask to become humble, small, and lowly before God following the example of Mother Mary of the Rosary.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
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