Rosary #14

Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Gospel
Mk 1:40-45

 

First Mystery

A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said,
"If you wish, you can make me clean."

Recognizing the weakness and poverty of His disciples, Jesus is moved to multiply His gestures of tenderness G. Giaquinta, Cenacle 50

 

Second Mystery

Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand,
touched him, and said to him,
"I do will it. Be made clean."

The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.

Poverty is fought if humanity becomes more fraternal as a result of shared values and ideals, founded on the dignity of the person, on freedom joined to responsibility, on the effective recognition of the place of God in the life of man. Pope Benedict XV

 

Third Mystery

Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once.
He said to him, "See that you tell no one anything,
but go, show yourself to the priest
and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed;
that will be proof for them."

We need to make an examination of conscience and see how willing we are to overcome our timidity, our fears and insecurities in order to be heralds. You are the voices that must herald the word of truth entrusted to us by the Lord through the Church. G. Giaquinta

 

Fourth Mystery

The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter.
He spread the report abroad
so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly.

Give us a Spirit of love to guide us in living out your message. Form in us the image of your Son and grant us the courage to extend to all your invitation to holiness. G. Giaquinta

 

Fifth Mystery

Jesus remained outside in deserted places,
and people kept coming to him from everywhere.

To pray is to walk in the presence of God: a presence leading us to conversion, calling us to compare our daily life with the Lord's wishes and encouraging us to be fully receptive and docile to the action of the Holy Spirit. G. Giaquinta