August 16, 2024, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)

Friends of the Rosary, Today, in the reading of the New Testament (Mt 19:3-12), Christ Jesus explains the mystery of marriage. "From the beginning, the Creator made them male and female and said,For this reason a man shall leave his father and motherand be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?So they are no longer two, but one flesh.Therefore, what God has joined together, man must not separate." "I say to you, whoever divorces his wife(unless the marriage is unlawful)and marries another commits adultery." "Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so;some, because they were made so by others;some, because they have renounced marriagefor the sake of the Kingdom of heaven.Whoever can accept this ought to accept it." Marriage is God's invention, and his idea was the union between a man and a woman. Marriage has so many enemies who seek to pervert and destroy it. Divorce is rampant, adultery is common, and "same-sex marriage" is now socially accepted. However, marriage is not an artificial construct of a particular culture. It pre-dates cultures, civilizations, political parties, and ideologies. Pope John Paul II, in his "Theology of the Body," saw an integral connection between the mystery of creation and the sacrament of marriage. Readings:• Gen 2:18-24• Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6• Heb 2:9-11• Mk 10:2-16 Ave Maria!Jesus, I Trust In You! Come, Holy Spirit, come! To Jesus through Mary! + Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • ⁠August 16, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET