March 23, 2026, Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Friends of the Rosary,We’ve started the fifth and final full week of Lent. In most dioceses, crosses and statues in churches were veiled at this time to mark Passion Time. Now, day after day, the liturgical readings tell of the storm clouds that next week will break open.Today’s Lenten main reading (John 8:1-11) teaches the episode of the adulterous woman, that every sin is adultery to God, and is pardonable by Christ.During Lent, the penitential spirit should be present in our lives, as this season is essentially a time of prayer and mortification. This sounds like a denial of the values of our secular society — and rightly so.The modern creed proclaims a pagan conception of mankind, and therefore, a penitential spirit is unbearable. The prevalent philosophy is: "Let us eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die."In our pagan environment, doing penance is a dysfunctional practice of delusional pietists.But penance has deeper significance as it puts us closer to Christ, the Suffering Servant, who endured the Stations of the Cross.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• ⁠March 23, 2026, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET