The John-Henry Westen Show - October 04, 2025


A Catholic REVIVAL Near the Kremlin


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Join us as we pray the Rosary on the first Saturday of every month in honor of Our Lady of Fatima and the 100th anniversary of the mass in St. Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene in Moscow.

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00:00:00.000 Hello, my friends. We are right here on the Moscow River, right across from the Kremlin,
00:00:05.320 and inside the Kremlin, you can already see their churches in there. It's a beautiful spot
00:00:10.340 in which we're going to pray a holy rosary, this first Saturday rosary, which you know that when
00:00:16.920 they started, Our Lady of Fatima begged for prayers for Russia. And after every single mass
00:00:23.080 from 1917 till now, or at least till once it got known, we said those prayers for Russia. And in
00:00:30.300 every traditional mass, they are continued. Even in many Novus Ordo masses, they're said as well.
00:00:37.140 I mostly hear actually from an invitation from Joseph Schutzmann, who is an American who moved
00:00:43.660 to Russia with his family. He's got seven children. He lives here. And we're going to be praying together
00:00:49.300 for Russia, this country now of his, in which he and many other traditional Catholics live with
00:00:55.440 their families. And they've shown us the real turnaround that's happened here over the last
00:01:02.160 really 20 years or so, but more so in the last five years than ever before.
00:01:09.420 We're going to pray this holy rosary. I'd like you to join us. And remember, on these first Saturdays
00:01:14.680 of the month, these last few, these last couple now that we can say before that 100 year anniversary
00:01:20.820 of Our Lady's asking for the laity to do this five first Saturday devotion, all you have to do to do
00:01:26.760 it, say the holy rosary, meditate for 15 minutes on the mysteries of the holy rosary, go and receive
00:01:36.280 holy communion, and go to confession within eight days, all done in reparation for the sins committed
00:01:41.560 against the immaculate heart of Mary. Thank you for joining us. In the name of the Father, and of the
00:01:46.760 Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. We unite ourselves with all the angels, with all the saints in heaven,
00:01:52.120 with the faithful on earth, with the holy souls in purgatory, with thee, Lord Jesus, to praise worthily
00:01:57.640 thy holy mother, to praise thee in her and through her. I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of
00:02:04.040 heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the
00:02:10.700 Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into
00:02:17.660 hell on the third day, rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand
00:02:23.420 of God the Father almighty. From there he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the
00:02:29.340 Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
00:02:33.820 the body and life everlasting. Amen. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come,
00:02:40.780 thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our
00:02:45.580 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
00:02:50.940 from evil. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is
00:02:57.820 the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our
00:03:03.900 death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed
00:03:09.900 is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our
00:03:16.060 death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the
00:03:22.620 fruit of thy womb jesus holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our
00:03:28.380 death amen all glory be to the father to the son and to the holy ghost as it was in the beginning
00:03:34.300 is now and ever shall be world without end amen the first joyful mystery the annunciation
00:03:41.500 pater noster quies in celis sanctificetur nomen tuum adveniat renium tuum fiat voluntas tua sicut in
00:03:50.380 celo et in terra panem nostrum quotidianam da nobis odie et dimite nobis devita nostra sicut et
00:03:56.860 nos dimitibus devitoribus nostris et nenos inducas in temptationem sed libera nosa malo ave maria
00:04:03.420 gratia plena dominus tecum benedicta tun murieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui jesus santa maria
00:04:10.540 mater dei hora per nobis peccatoribus nuncid d'ora mortis nostre amen ave maria gratia plena
00:04:17.020 dominus tecum benedicta tun murieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui jesus contre
00:04:23.260 maria mater dei hora per nobis pecatoribus nuncid d'ora mortis nostre amen ave maria gratia plena dominant
00:04:29.740 Childum benedicta tun murieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui jesus santa maria mater dei hora per nobis
00:04:38.060 They all free they have.
00:04:42.500 We get it.
00:04:50.000 We sit down with troubles.
00:04:54.280 We get it.
00:05:01.500 We get it.
00:05:02.120 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora per nobis peccatoribus, nunca den ora mortis nostre, Amen.
00:05:07.140 Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, benedictatum molieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
00:05:14.760 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora per nobis peccatoribus, nunca den ora mortis nostre, Amen.
00:05:20.360 Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, benedictatum molieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
00:05:27.420 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora per nobis peccatoribus, nunca denorem mortis nostre. Amen.
00:05:33.260 Ave Maria, grazia plena Dominus tecum, benedictatum mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris Tui, Jesus.
00:05:40.520 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora per nobis peccatoribus, nunca denorem mortis nostre. Amen.
00:05:46.200 Ave Maria, grazia plena Dominus tecum, benedictatum mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris Tui, Jesus.
00:05:53.300 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora per nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in ora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:05:59.460 Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominus Tecum, benedictatum mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris.
00:06:05.980 Dui, Jesus.
00:06:06.720 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora per nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in ora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:06:12.400 Gloria, partia et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.
00:06:15.360 Sicur rat in principio et nunc et semper et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
00:06:19.620 O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell.
00:06:24.240 We to all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
00:06:29.180 The second joyful mystery, the visitation.
00:06:33.540 And with this mystery we'll pray that we might bring our lady everywhere so that she might then bring her son.
00:06:39.820 Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
00:06:43.100 Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
00:06:46.540 Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
00:06:51.960 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
00:06:55.380 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:06:58.060 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:07:02.480 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:07:07.280 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:07:10.140 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:07:14.380 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:07:19.440 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:07:22.260 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:07:26.740 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:07:31.100 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:07:34.300 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:07:38.600 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:07:42.880 Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:07:49.840 Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:07:54.300 Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:08:01.520 Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:08:05.900 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:08:13.520 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.
00:08:18.120 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:08:25.680 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.
00:08:29.960 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:08:38.020 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:08:42.600 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:08:50.560 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:08:55.140 Glory be to the Father, to the Son, to the Holy Ghost.
00:08:58.160 as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen oh my jesus forgive us
00:09:03.520 our sins save us from the fires of hell lead all souls to heaven especially those who have most
00:09:09.120 need of thy mercy the third joyful mystery the birth of our lord jesus in the stable in bethlehem
00:09:18.080 pater noster quies in celis sanctificator nomen tuum ad vignet regnum tuum fiat voluntas tua
00:09:23.920 sicut in celo et in terra panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie et demite nobis debita nostra
00:09:30.640 sicut et nos dimitius debitoribus nostris et ne nos inducas in tentationem sed vibra
00:09:37.200 nostra malo amen ave maria gratia plena dominis tecum benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus
00:09:43.440 fructus ventris tu jesus sancta maria mater dei ora pro nobis peccatoribus nunc et in ora mortis
00:09:50.160 nostre amen ave maria gratia plena dominis tecum benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus
00:09:56.000 ventris tu jesus sancta maria mater dei ora pro nobis peccatoribus nunc et in hora mortis
00:10:02.640 nostre amen ave maria gratia plena dominis tecum benedicta tu in mulieribus e benedictus fructus
00:10:08.780 Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, hora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc ed in ora mortis nostre, amen.
00:10:15.940 Ave Maria, gratia, plena Dominis Tecum, benedicta Tu in mulieribus e benedictus fruitus ventris tu, Iesus.
00:10:22.240 Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, hora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc ed in ora mortis nostre, amen.
00:10:28.000 Ave Maria, gratia, plena Dominis Tecum, benedicta Tu in mulieribus e benedictus fruitus ventris tu, Iesus.
00:10:34.380 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, hora por novis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostre, Amen.
00:10:40.580 Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominis Tecum, benedicta Tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tu, Iesus.
00:10:46.880 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, hora por novis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostre, Amen.
00:10:52.480 Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominis Tecum, benedicta Tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tu, Iesus.
00:10:58.800 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, hora pro nobis peccatoribus nunc et in hora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:11:04.540 Ave Maria, grazia plena Dominis Tecul, meredicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
00:11:10.980 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, hora pro nobis peccatoribus nunc et in hora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:11:16.620 Ave Maria, grazia plena Dominis Tecul, meredicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
00:11:22.680 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus nunc, et in ora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:11:28.720 Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominis Tecum, benedicta Tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris Tu, Iesus.
00:11:35.000 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus nunc, et in ora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:11:41.100 Gloria Patria, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
00:11:43.720 Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
00:11:48.800 O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell.
00:11:53.660 Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in the most need of thy mercy.
00:11:58.420 The fourth joyful mystery, the presentation of our Lord in the temple.
00:12:04.920 Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
00:12:07.400 Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
00:12:10.080 Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses,
00:12:14.020 as we forgive those who trespass against us,
00:12:16.680 and let us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
00:12:20.780 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:12:23.380 Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:12:27.080 Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:12:32.220 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:12:34.940 Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:12:38.380 Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:12:43.320 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:12:45.640 Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:12:49.620 Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:12:54.560 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:12:57.180 Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:13:00.800 Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:13:06.080 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:13:08.620 Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:13:12.300 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:13:17.500 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:13:20.100 Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:13:23.780 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:13:28.860 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:13:31.600 Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:13:35.440 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:13:40.440 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:13:47.040 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:13:52.060 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:13:58.500 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:14:03.420 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:14:09.560 holy mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death amen glory be to
00:14:15.240 the father and to the son and to the holy ghost as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall
00:14:19.800 be world without end amen oh my jesus forgive us our sins save us from the fires of hell
00:14:25.880 lead all souls to heaven especially those who are most need of thy mercy
00:14:31.240 the fifth joyful mystery the finding of jesus in the temple
00:14:39.560 adveniat renium tuum fiat voluntas tua sicut in celo et in terra
00:14:44.360 panam nostrum quodit ianam da nobis hodie et dimite nobis debita nostra sicut et nos debitibus
00:14:50.200 debitoribus nostris et nenos inducas in temptationem ser libera nosa malo amen
00:14:54.760 ave maria gratia plena dominus tecum benedictatum mulieribus et benedictus fructus venstris tui
00:15:01.480 jesus santa maria mater dei ora per nobis peccatoribus nunca den ora mortis nostre amen
00:15:07.400 ave maria gratia plena dominus tecum benedictatum mulieribus et benedictus fructus venstris tui
00:15:14.200 jesus santa maria mater dei ora per nobis peccatoribus nunca den ora mortis nostre amen
00:15:19.880 ave maria gratia plena dominus tecum benedictatum mulieribus et benedictus fructus venstris tui jesus
00:15:26.840 santa maria mater dei ora per nobis peccatoribus nunca den ora mortis nostre amen
00:15:32.520 ave maria gratia plena dominus tecum benedictatum mulieribus et benedictus fructus venstris tui
00:15:39.820 Santa Maria, Mataria, hora per nobis peccatoribus. Nunca den ora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:15:45.920 Ave Maria, grazia plena Dominus tecum, benedictatum mulheribus,
00:15:50.360 et benedictus fructus ventris Tui, Iesus.
00:15:53.000 Santa Maria, Mataria, hora per nobis peccatoribus. Nunca den ora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:15:58.580 Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominus tecum, benedictatum mulheribus,
00:16:02.860 et benedictus fructus ventris Tui, Iesus.
00:16:05.480 Santa Maria, Mataria, hora per nobis peccatoribus.
00:16:08.720 Nunca den hora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:16:10.840 Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus Tecum,
00:16:14.120 benedictatum mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
00:16:18.540 Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora per nobis peccatoribus,
00:16:21.880 nunca den hora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:16:23.880 Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus Tecum,
00:16:26.860 benedictatum mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
00:16:30.920 Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora per nobis peccatoribus,
00:16:34.280 nunca den hora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:16:36.380 Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominus Deco, benedictat un mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
00:16:44.140 Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pre nobis peccatoribus, nunca den ora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:16:49.840 Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominus Deco, benedictat un mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
00:16:57.820 Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pre nobis peccatoribus, nunca den ora mortis nostre. Amen.
00:17:03.080 Gloria, Patria, Filho, and Spiritus Sanctus.
00:17:06.860 Sicur atem principio, et nuct, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
00:17:12.980 Salve Regina, Mater Misericordie, vita dulce, Do est best nostra salve.
00:17:25.080 Ad te clamamus, exsules filii eve, Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes, in ac lacrimarum vale.
00:17:41.500 Ea ergo, advocata nostra, ilos tuos misericordes oculos, ad nos converte.
00:17:56.500 Et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tui, Nobis post hoc exilium ostende.
00:18:10.500 O Clemens, O Pia, O Dulcis, Virgo Maria.
00:18:30.440 Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
00:18:32.840 That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
00:18:35.360 O God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life.
00:18:42.760 Grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
00:18:48.700 we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promised in the same Christ our Lord.
00:18:53.720 Amen.
00:18:54.400 Most sacred heart of Jesus.
00:18:56.040 God has mercy on us.
00:18:56.740 Immaculate heart of Mary.
00:18:58.400 Pray for us.
00:18:59.200 Good Saint Joseph.
00:19:00.820 Pray for us.
00:19:01.520 Sancte Michael Archangelae defende nos in prelio, contra in equitiam, ed insidias diaboli esto presidium.
00:19:11.200 Imperat ili Deus, suplicis deprecamur, tuque princeps munitie celestis, satana, maleosque spiritus malinius,
00:19:22.160 qui ad perditionem animarum, prevegantur in mundo, divina virtute in infermum detrude.
00:19:33.840 Amen.
00:19:34.640 Amen.
00:19:35.200 Angels of God, our guardians dear, to whom God's love commits us here ever this day, be at our sides to light, to guard, to rule, and to guide.
00:19:43.440 May the divine assistance be always with us.
00:19:46.040 And may the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
00:19:49.960 Amen.
00:19:50.880 In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
00:19:55.520 Amen.
00:19:58.840 Would it be appropriate to say a prayer specifically for the president?
00:20:04.720 Yes.
00:20:05.460 For the president of Russia?
00:20:07.260 Yes.
00:20:07.520 Yeah, yeah.
00:20:08.600 Why don't we...
00:20:11.520 Yeah, let's do that.
00:20:16.040 Let's do this.
00:20:18.820 Mother of God, Mary most holy, we, your unfaithful servants, beg thy intercession for this country of Russia that is chosen by our Lord to be consecrated to thine immaculate heart,
00:20:35.200 to be set aside for thy service, to bring the honor and glory due to Christ's Holy Mother to the whole world.
00:20:45.340 And so we pray in a special way for President Putin.
00:20:50.580 Guide him and all the leaders of the world to pray to reach out to you and to bring peace to this world so fraught with war and strife.
00:21:02.640 For President Putin, we pray.
00:21:06.920 Ave Maria, gratia plena, dominus tecum.
00:21:10.360 Benedictatum morieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
00:21:14.720 Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora per novis peccatoribus, nunca din ora mortis nostre, Amen.
00:21:20.980 In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
00:21:24.000 Amen.
00:21:24.340 Amen.
00:21:24.440 Hello, my friends.
00:21:29.240 Thank you for joining us for the Holy Rosary.
00:21:31.160 I hope you enjoy now the 15-minute meditation that comes up.
00:21:34.920 And thank you for joining us.
00:21:36.860 From Russia, this is John Henry Weston.
00:21:39.080 May God bless you.
00:21:39.680 Remember that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin in the womb of her mother, St. Anne.
00:21:46.440 From the first moment of her life, she was devoted to God.
00:21:50.160 Her intellect was not darkened from the effects of original sin, so she loved and adored the Creator from her first moments.
00:21:56.820 She grew up praying for the coming of the promised Messiah.
00:22:00.160 Her love for God was greater than all the world together.
00:22:03.380 Her humility was like a shining beacon to the Almighty.
00:22:06.540 When the angel Gabriel came to visit her, he knelt, addressing her with the angelic salutation,
00:22:12.480 Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:22:15.220 She was startled by the angel's greeting.
00:22:17.640 But when reassured that it was a divine request since her promise of virginity would be intact,
00:22:23.160 she responds with her fiat,
00:22:25.240 Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word.
00:22:29.620 And the Holy Ghost descended upon her, and she conceived in her womb Jesus,
00:22:33.820 the second person of the Holy Trinity, it was the Incarnation.
00:22:37.820 God became man.
00:22:39.040 She was the living tabernacle of the Most High, the Ark of the New Covenant.
00:22:44.220 But rather than pay attention to herself, Our Lady, still a young girl of no more than 16,
00:22:48.900 set out to visit her elderly cousin Elizabeth, who was thought to be barren.
00:22:53.640 St. Gabriel, during the Annunciation, informed Mary that Elizabeth was pregnant and in her third month.
00:22:58.940 So Mary, bearing the Christ child in her womb, traveled to the hill country of Judea to visit Elizabeth.
00:23:05.440 When she heard Mary's greeting, Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost,
00:23:09.520 and despite being Mary's superior by age, she recognized in her young cousin, the Theotokos,
00:23:16.060 the God-bearer, and said,
00:23:18.480 Who am I that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 0.95
00:23:21.680 Elizabeth testified to Mary that at the child in her womb leapt as the sound of Mary's greeting reached her.
00:23:30.820 The as-yet-unborn St. John the Baptist recognized the presence of the unborn Christ
00:23:35.300 present in the living tabernacle of his aunt, the Blessed Virgin Mary.
00:23:40.020 Mary responded with her Magnificat, saying,
00:23:42.940 Mary remained there to help her cousin until the birth of the Baptist, after which she went home.
00:24:03.340 And there Joseph was confronted with the knowledge of Mary's pregnancy, 0.53
00:24:06.580 and suffered, thinking at first to call off their marriage.
00:24:09.540 But after being reassured by the angel of the Lord,
00:24:13.360 he took her as his wife, knowing that the child to be born of her was of the Holy Spirit,
00:24:19.320 and that she was to remain a virgin forever.
00:24:22.300 He became the foster father of our Lord, and the head of the Holy Family.
00:24:27.260 They were then required by the Emperor's decree to go to the city of Bethlehem for the census,
00:24:33.440 and made the journey despite Our Lady's advanced pregnancy.
00:24:36.420 When they arrived, they could find no place in an inn for the birth of the Messiah.
00:24:41.920 They were grateful even to be allowed to make use of a stable where the King of Kings would be born.
00:24:48.400 Joseph cleaned that stable to prepare for his coming.
00:24:51.860 Meanwhile, shepherds in the fields nearby were told by angels of the birth of the Savior,
00:24:57.020 and went to find him given the sign that he was to be found lying in a manger,
00:25:01.800 a feeding trough, where would be found the bread of heaven.
00:25:05.220 They adored him, faces to the ground, in an act of adoration, recognizing in a tiny baby,
00:25:11.760 God Almighty, the Messiah, the Holy One of Israel.
00:25:15.460 And when he was only eight days old, Mary and Joseph took the baby Jesus to present him in the temple,
00:25:21.560 where he would be circumcised.
00:25:23.600 And there, Simeon, who was really, really ancient, would recognize the child as the promised Messiah,
00:25:29.280 and utter that promise of the Lord that he would not die before he would see the Messiah, had come to pass,
00:25:35.660 and that the Lord might now dismiss his servant in peace, since his eyes had beheld the Lord's salvation.
00:25:42.480 Simeon would also prophesy that the child would be for the rise and fall of many in Israel, 0.74
00:25:49.000 and that a sword would pierce the heart of Mary his mother, that the thoughts of many hearts might be revealed.
00:25:55.300 Anna the prophetess also recognized him in the temple, and spread the news of his being the Messiah.
00:26:00.540 From there, the Holy Family returned to Nazareth, and what glory and joy must have filled those days for Joseph and Mary,
00:26:08.120 as they held in their arms the baby king of the universe, and even Gentiles, the wise men from the east, visit with gifts.
00:26:15.780 But their joy was to be mingled with pain.
00:26:19.060 The angel warned St. Joseph to flee with the mother and child to Egypt, because of King Herod's attempt to kill him.
00:26:26.340 And the Holy Family lived in exile in Egypt, knowing of the massacre of the Holy Innocents.
00:26:32.260 But they would travel every year to the temple in Jerusalem.
00:26:36.680 And when his parents took him, when he was 12 years old, to the temple,
00:26:41.120 but having reached the age where he would be able to travel with the men rather than with the women, as did young children,
00:26:47.600 Jesus was left behind accidentally.
00:26:49.880 The sorrow of Joseph and Mary in searching for him for days was alleviated
00:26:54.620 at their finding him in the temple, asking the learned men of the temple questions,
00:26:59.600 which astounded those wise men and taught them.
00:27:03.620 After this, Jesus went home with them to Nazareth and was a good, holy, and obedient child.
00:27:09.640 Oh, the joy of that household!
00:27:11.680 A joy, though tinged with suffering, because St. Joseph would die.
00:27:16.660 Of course, a happy and holy death between Jesus and Mary, 0.99
00:27:19.680 but definitely for Jesus and Mary, tinged with suffering.
00:27:22.960 At 30 years old, Jesus would begin his public ministry,
00:27:27.640 going for baptism to his cousin John the Baptist,
00:27:30.720 and from there to fasting in the desert,
00:27:32.880 choosing his apostles and preaching and teaching and performing miracles,
00:27:36.700 slowly revealing himself to Israel as the Messiah.
00:27:40.140 After three years, he would have the Last Supper with his apostles,
00:27:43.840 establishing the Blessed Sacrament,
00:27:45.600 and directly after that, enter the Garden of Gethsemane,
00:27:48.900 where he commenced his agony.
00:27:50.360 He begged his apostles to pray with him, but they fell asleep.
00:27:55.280 Let us at least now keep him company as he sweats blood in the garden, alone,
00:28:00.000 before one of his own beloved apostles comes to betray him with a kiss.
00:28:04.500 Judas comes with the temple guards, and Jesus asks them whom they are seeking,
00:28:09.200 and when they reply Jesus of Nazareth, he responds,
00:28:12.780 I am he, and they all fall down.
00:28:16.780 Jesus performs this miracle even in the midst of his capture,
00:28:19.960 demonstrating his power so that we might know that he surrendered himself of his own free will.
00:28:27.620 When the apostle Peter draws his sword and strikes at the servant of the high priest,
00:28:31.880 cutting off his ear,
00:28:33.100 Jesus heals Malchus' ear and is taken away by the guards as all his apostles run away,
00:28:39.280 one of them in such a fright that he runs away,
00:28:42.040 leaving his clothing behind as a guard has grabbed his outer garment.
00:28:47.140 Jesus is brought bound before the governor Pilate,
00:28:50.380 and he questions him, but finds no fault in him whatsoever.
00:28:53.580 But the Jews demand his death, 1.00
00:28:55.680 and Pilate thinks to have him scourged so as to set him free without having to kill him. 0.98
00:29:01.000 And he is scourged brutally.
00:29:02.920 By his stripes we are healed, as Isaiah prophesied.
00:29:09.520 After this savage scourging, he is mocked and crowned with thorns by the soldiers who spit in his face
00:29:15.840 and beat him on his thorn-crowned head with a reed driving those thorns into his skull. 1.00
00:29:22.180 The man of sorrows is brought back to Pilate, 0.96
00:29:24.760 and Pilate resolves to release him,
00:29:26.940 but the Jews threaten to denounce Pilate to Caesar. 0.79
00:29:29.660 And Pilate then washes his hands of the matter before them all
00:29:33.620 and hands Jesus over to be crucified.
00:29:37.600 Jesus takes up his cross himself, despite his mortal injuries,
00:29:41.640 but is nonetheless beaten as he makes his way to the top of Calvary,
00:29:46.500 shouldering the heavy burden of our sins.
00:29:50.180 His meeting with his Holy Mother on the way of the cross
00:29:53.180 reminds us that she will be there for us too as we carry our crosses.
00:29:56.540 So that he would not die on the way,
00:30:00.320 soldiers ask Simon of Cyrene to carry the cross after him.
00:30:04.020 May we, like Simon, grow to love to take up our crosses and follow him.
00:30:08.500 In the midst of his unspeakable suffering,
00:30:11.420 he comforts the women who are bewailing him,
00:30:14.040 telling them not to cry for him,
00:30:15.620 but to cry for themselves and for their children.
00:30:19.020 Arriving at the top of Calgary, called Golgotha,
00:30:21.800 Jesus is nailed to the cross.
00:30:23.380 Heavy nails are driven into his hands and feet.
00:30:27.580 And the cross is mounted where he is to hang for three hours
00:30:30.900 as he suffocates for love of us
00:30:32.880 and to open the gates of heaven closed to us sinners.
00:30:37.540 He shows us the example of forgiveness
00:30:39.580 as he begs the Father for the salvation of his very tormentors.
00:30:44.220 He offers one of the thieves who were crucified beside him salvation
00:30:48.100 as Dismas begs him,
00:30:50.780 Remember me when you come into your kingdom.
00:30:53.360 He says,
00:30:54.640 This day you will be with me in paradise.
00:30:58.100 And before giving up his spirit to the Father,
00:31:00.700 Jesus gives us one last great gift,
00:31:03.260 giving us his mother for ours.
00:31:05.720 Son, behold your mother.
00:31:07.900 Mother, behold your son.
00:31:10.420 With St. John, let us from this hour take Mary into our homes.
00:31:14.420 Then Jesus dies.
00:31:17.680 Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
00:31:22.320 There is an immense earthquake.
00:31:24.140 The veil of the temple is torn in two.
00:31:26.240 Bodies rise from the graves and pandemonium strikes.
00:31:30.880 Later Jesus' body is taken down from the cross
00:31:33.420 and laid in a tomb.
00:31:35.560 It is sealed tight and the Jews demand a retinue of soldiers to guard it, 1.00
00:31:39.920 assuming that his followers may steal away his body.
00:31:41.960 As Easter Sunday dawns, the Christ rises from the dead.
00:31:47.220 The angels roll back the stone protecting the tomb
00:31:49.700 and the soldiers lie there like dead men.
00:31:52.540 He appears to his mother, to Mary Magdalene.
00:31:55.740 But the apostles do not believe it,
00:31:58.180 even when they see the empty tomb.
00:32:00.360 But Jesus finally appears to them,
00:32:02.520 chiding them for their unbelief.
00:32:04.640 And since Thomas was not there on that first appearance
00:32:07.060 in the upper room and remained incredulous,
00:32:09.640 Jesus appears again, telling Thomas to put his fingers into his wounds.
00:32:14.000 And Thomas falls to his knees, exclaiming,
00:32:16.860 My Lord and my God,
00:32:19.220 just as we do when we see our Lord elevated in the Holy Eucharist.
00:32:23.740 Jesus gives them the power of forgiving sins and confession.
00:32:27.060 He eats with them to prove his reality.
00:32:29.240 He appears even to 500 people at one time.
00:32:31.820 He consoles and strengthens and teaches them
00:32:34.980 to get them ready to continue his church.
00:32:38.680 Forty days after his resurrection,
00:32:40.740 Jesus tells the apostles to meet him on the Mount of Olives,
00:32:44.000 where he gives them the Great Commission,
00:32:46.240 telling them to go into all the world
00:32:48.080 and make disciples of all nations,
00:32:49.980 baptizing them in the name of the Father
00:32:52.180 and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
00:32:54.880 And while he is still speaking,
00:32:57.720 he ascends into heaven,
00:32:58.960 and they look up until a cloud obscures him from sight.
00:33:03.120 He now sits at the right hand of God,
00:33:05.520 from where he will come to judge the living and the dead.
00:33:09.800 Meanwhile, the apostles remain afraid.
00:33:12.260 They gather with Our Lady in the upper room,
00:33:14.560 where they had this last supper,
00:33:16.360 to pray.
00:33:17.280 And they pray fervently for nine days with Our Lady.
00:33:20.600 It is the first novena,
00:33:21.880 and then comes the Holy Spirit.
00:33:24.560 The Holy Spirit descends down on each of them,
00:33:27.720 and they are filled with the Holy Spirit.
00:33:29.980 Fear is cast out,
00:33:31.220 and they begin to proclaim the wondrous works of God.
00:33:33.900 They go out to the assembled people
00:33:35.560 who had heard the great noise,
00:33:37.240 and Peter proclaims the truth of Christ crucified
00:33:39.940 and his resurrection,
00:33:41.440 and his proclamation is supported
00:33:43.040 by the miracle of his speaking,
00:33:44.980 so that all men from different lands
00:33:47.200 could understand him in their own languages.
00:33:49.200 And that day,
00:33:51.600 three thousand are baptized.
00:33:54.100 This launch of the Church continues,
00:33:56.520 but even here,
00:33:58.000 this glorious time,
00:34:00.040 it is the sting of hardship,
00:34:02.360 and even martyrdom,
00:34:03.320 as the Church faces persecution,
00:34:05.540 with the first martyrdom of St. Stephen,
00:34:08.200 and more and more to come.
00:34:10.760 Years later,
00:34:11.720 the Mother of God
00:34:12.540 is to go to her eternal rest,
00:34:14.940 to her true home,
00:34:16.320 to the everlasting loving embrace of her Son.
00:34:19.220 She is assumed into heaven by angels,
00:34:21.860 and while the home of St. John
00:34:23.380 is without her physical presence,
00:34:25.400 and I'm sure his heart broke,
00:34:27.500 the truth is that she was then able to be,
00:34:30.540 for all of us,
00:34:31.720 the Advocate with her Son.
00:34:34.360 Show thyself a Mother.
00:34:36.480 May the Word Divine,
00:34:37.660 born for us, thy infant,
00:34:39.040 hear our prayers through thine.
00:34:42.640 And finally,
00:34:43.560 we see in her assumption and coronation
00:34:46.460 our own final destiny.
00:34:49.080 Our bodies, too,
00:34:50.340 at the last day,
00:34:51.160 will rise from the dead
00:34:52.260 and join our souls
00:34:53.540 in everlasting glory,
00:34:55.460 should we stay true
00:34:56.540 to the love of Jesus.
00:34:58.220 The King of Kings
00:34:59.580 crowns His Holy Mother,
00:35:01.360 the Queen of Heaven and Earth,
00:35:03.160 of men and angels,
00:35:04.500 of patriarchs and prophets,
00:35:06.080 of apostles and martyrs.
00:35:07.500 I am all thine,
00:35:09.880 my dear mistress,
00:35:10.960 with all that I have.
00:35:12.580 I take thee for my all.
00:35:14.920 Please give me thy heart,
00:35:16.680 O Mary.
00:35:17.120 For LifeSite News,
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