GOSPEL (October 7, 2013) Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary We celebrate today the Feast of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary. Originally instituted to celebrate the victory of the Christians over the Turks at Lepanto in Greece, it serves as a reminder that intercessory prayer, particularly that of Mary, is powerful and can change the course of world events. Let us resolve to never give up, no matter how hopeless our good cause may seem to be. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you. Luke 10:25-37 25 There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” 27 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.” 28 He replied to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” 29 But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 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. 31 A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. 32 Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. 33 But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. 34 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. 35 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.’ 36 “Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” 37 He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” think: Intercessory prayer, particularly that of Mary, is powerful and can change the course of world events. (The Kerygma Family) Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us. May God bless us all!
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