November 21, 2024, Memorial of the Presentation of Mary, Holy Rosary (Luminous Mysteries)

Friends of the Rosary,

Today, November 21, we celebrate the Memorial of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple. It’s the mystery of the Blessed Mother’s dwelling as a preparation for Advent.

Our Lady's birthday is September 8, the Holy Name of Mary is September 12, and her Presentation is today. These feasts parallel the first three of our Lord in the liturgical cycle: the birth of Christ or Christmas (December 25), the Holy Name of Jesus (January 3), and His Presentation in the Temple (February 2).

After an angel revealed her pregnancy, Mary’s mother, Anna, vowed her future child, Mary, to the Lord. At the age of three, she was transferred to the temple.

In today’s Gospel (Luke 19: 41-44), Jesus laments over Jerusalem because it failed to acknowledge him.

He says, "They will smash you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another within you because you did not recognize the time of your visitation."

Jesus’ message is clear: nothing in this world lasts. Therefore, we must free ourselves from worldly attachments.

Nothing in this world should be the object of deeper commitments. We live for God alone.

Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

To Jesus through Mary!

+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

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