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As a baptized child of the holy household of Heaven, may I please our heavenly Father in the example of Christ who faithfully fulfills the purpose for which He is sent (Is 55:11).

The Personal RosarySeptember 2, 20230Comments

Why was it necessary for God to enter His creation to affect the salvation of His people? We say that He died for us but what was the price He paid that we could not? How would the world be different if Jesus never came to save us? The story begins with an understanding of…

The same voice that spoke creation into being now declares bread and wine His body and blood. In each repeated consecration, we share in the first (CCC 1410). May my respect for this universal communion of love be reflected in my demeanor.

The Personal RosaryJune 10, 20230Comments

God is spirit (John 4:24). The angels are spirit (Heb 1:14). Animals are flesh given the breath of life (Gen 7:15). Man is unique in creation—formed from the dust in the image and likeness of God Himself as the pinnacle of creation, he was given the breath of life (Gen 2:7) and dominion over all…

Lord, You are the way, the truth, and the life. Help me not deny You by careless thoughts, failing to proclaim what is true, and sinful choices.

The Personal RosaryMay 5, 20230Comments

Our Lord said He is the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Him (John 14:6). How can He make such a claim? Throughout history men have risen to lead people to better paths, share deep philosophy, and found religious communities. Many would show new ways of worship,…

Lord, You are the Good Shepherd who came to gather Your lost sheep. Thank You for Your mercy to me… a sinner.

The Personal RosaryApril 28, 20230Comments

God commanded Samuel to anoint David, a shepherd, to be king for His people. Scripture records he was a man after God’s own heart (1 Sam 13:14). When our Lord walked among us, He was the king from eternity who came to be our shepherd. He came to save us from those who took advantage…

Lord, as You rose in glory from the tomb, You raise me to new life through Baptism. Help me live out the promises of my baptism in service to You and Your holy Kingdom.

The Personal RosaryApril 12, 20230Comments

Christ has risen from the dead! The Resurrection of Jesus is the crowning truth of our faith in Christ, a faith believed and lived as the central truth by the first Christian community… (CCC 638). He who embraced the simple and confounded the wise suffered for the sins of all and conquered death itself. All…

In rising, You restored our life. When I fear death and doubt rises in my heart, help me be at peace in trusting God, the author of life (Heb 2:14-15).

The Personal RosaryMarch 24, 20230Comments

In rising, You restored our life. When I fear death and doubt rises in my heart, help me be at peace in trusting God, the author of life (Heb 2:14-15). Our time on Earth is fleeting. All of us will die eventually. That isn’t the end, though. There will be a resumption to life by…

Everyone is called to enter the Kingdom (CCC 543). The Kingdom is here and now where God’s will is done. May I live to serve now and patiently await the everlasting joy to come.

The Personal RosaryMarch 10, 20230Comments

Everyone is called to enter the Kingdom (CCC 543). The Kingdom is here and now where God’s will is done. May I live to serve now and patiently await the everlasting joy to come. No one is excluded from our Lord’s invitation to the Kingdom. Not the rich—who find it difficult (Luke 18:25). Not the…

You radiated heavenly glory yet spoke of Your coming Passion. The cross is Your love revealed, not an obstacle in Your path. Help me sacrificially live my love for You.

The Personal RosaryMarch 4, 20230Comments

Lord, You radiated heavenly glory yet spoke of Your coming Passion. The cross is Your love revealed, not an obstacle in Your path. Help me sacrificially live my love for You. In the Garden of Eden, at the beginning, Adam and Eve were innocent. They were made for communion with God. God walked…

Temptation

The Personal RosaryFebruary 25, 20230Comments

We are blessed with free will… and cursed by it. We can choose the greatest good… or the worst evil. We can choose Heaven or Hell. God could cancel our free will and end evil in a moment. However, doing so would also be the end of love. There can be no love without free…

You became a spectacle in Your infirmity. May I be willing to be thought a fool for the wisdom of God.

The Personal RosaryFebruary 17, 20230Comments

You became a spectacle in Your infirmity. May I be willing to be thought a fool for the wisdom of God. King of kings And Lord of lords Beaten; stripped; ridiculed; rejected Bearing the tool of His own destruction. Sinless yet condemned by the wicked. Dying for those who hate So they may learn to…

The Kingdom of Heaven is not in the carnal pleasures of this world. In the proper ordering of my passions, may I find fulfillment in charity and divine beatitude (CCC 1769).

The Personal RosaryJanuary 27, 20230Comments

The Kingdom of Heaven is not in the carnal pleasures of this world. In the proper ordering of my passions, may I find fulfillment in charity and divine beatitude (CCC 1769). We are made in the image and likeness of an infinite God. From our finite perspectives, can we fathom the depths of a soul?…