The John-Henry Westen Show - September 06, 2025


Mary’s heart, Christ’s cross, our mission ｜ Warning of Fatima STILL urgent!


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September 1st, 2019 is the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima's request for us to pray the Rosary on this day. This is the second in a series of First Saturdays dedicated to the Holy Rosary.

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00:00:00.000 Hey my friends, thank you for joining us for this Holy Rosary, the second in the first Saturday
00:00:05.200 rosaries that we're doing in the lead-up to the hundredth year anniversary of the request of Our
00:00:10.200 Lady of Fatima to say these first Saturday devotions. We started last month in August and
00:00:16.260 this is the September first Saturday rosary that we're going to pray now together. My son Zach is
00:00:21.100 going to join us. Thank you for joining us. We're here actually in front of the statue of Our Lady
00:00:27.640 of Combermere, an official pilgrimage site. And if you know anything about her, if you don't,
00:00:34.460 I'd encourage you to look her up. But it's at this wonderful Madonna House Apostolate that we're at.
00:00:39.240 So let's pray. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
00:00:44.940 I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son,
00:00:51.860 our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius
00:00:58.920 Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day, He rose
00:01:04.880 again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
00:01:11.680 From there, He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy
00:01:17.520 Catholic Church, the meaning of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the
00:01:21.580 body and life everlasting. Amen.
00:01:24.580 Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.
00:01:31.060 On earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses,
00:01:37.020 as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
00:01:42.820 from evil. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women,
00:01:50.240 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
00:01:56.580 now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:02:03.360 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God,
00:02:10.580 pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is
00:02:17.200 with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:02:24.840 Father of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:02:29.680 All glory be to the Father, to the Son, to the Holy Ghost.
00:02:35.300 The Lord is in the name of his family, and shall be world without end. Amen.
00:02:39.720 The first sorrowful mystery, the agony in the garden. Our Father, who art in heaven,
00:02:45.800 hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
00:02:51.380 Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses,
00:02:55.300 as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
00:03:01.660 evil. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women,
00:03:08.920 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now
00:03:16.020 and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among
00:03:24.220 women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at
00:03:32.060 the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women,
00:03:40.080 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
00:03:46.500 now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:03:53.060 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:03:58.000 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:04:04.140 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:04:07.740 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:04:12.600 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:04:19.640 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:04:23.220 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:04:28.520 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:04:34.660 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:04:38.040 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:04:43.340 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:04:50.180 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:04:53.740 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:04:58.940 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:05:05.620 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:05:08.320 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:05:13.980 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:05:20.400 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:05:24.340 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:05:29.300 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:05:35.060 Amen. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, to the Holy Ghost, who was in the beginning, is now,
00:05:41.360 and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires
00:05:47.900 of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy. The second
00:05:54.620 sorrowful mystery, discouraging at the pillar. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
00:06:01.520 Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,
00:06:08.460 and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not
00:06:14.920 into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:06:22.500 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God,
00:06:29.340 pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord
00:06:35.640 is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy
00:06:42.180 Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of
00:06:49.460 grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:06:56.100 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:07:02.520 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:07:06.500 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:07:11.000 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:07:17.760 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:07:21.240 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:07:26.360 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:07:32.840 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:07:36.160 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:07:41.340 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:07:47.060 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:08:01.920 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:08:17.820 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:08:33.560 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
00:08:47.460 Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning,
00:08:54.880 is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us
00:09:01.640 from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
00:09:08.120 The third sorrowful mystery, the crowning with thorns. Our Father who art in heaven,
00:09:14.020 hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
00:09:19.860 Amen. To stay our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass
00:09:26.140 against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Hail Mary, full of
00:09:32.860 grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:09:38.780 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:09:45.780 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the
00:09:51.240 fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our
00:09:58.280 death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed
00:10:05.100 is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour
00:10:12.080 of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women,
00:10:18.840 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and
00:10:26.000 at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou
00:10:32.360 among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners
00:10:40.060 now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:10:46.660 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God,
00:10:54.080 pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord
00:11:00.900 is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:11:07.160 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:11:13.460 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the
00:11:19.840 fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of
00:11:26.560 our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women,
00:11:33.440 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and
00:11:40.700 at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among
00:11:48.140 women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now 0.94
00:11:56.200 and at the hour of our death. Amen. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, to the Holy Ghost,
00:12:02.280 as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. O my Jesus,
00:12:09.500 forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those
00:12:15.440 in most need of thy mercy. The fourth sorrowful mystery, the carrying of the cross. Our Father,
00:12:23.260 who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is
00:12:29.620 in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those
00:12:35.900 who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
00:12:42.540 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the
00:12:48.400 fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our
00:13:08.360 death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed
00:13:15.440 is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of
00:13:22.800 our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed
00:13:30.860 is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of
00:13:38.360 our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women,
00:13:45.440 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:13:48.860 Holy Mary, Mother of God,
00:13:51.120 pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
00:13:54.360 Amen.
00:13:55.520 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:13:59.200 Blessed art thou among women
00:14:00.740 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:14:04.260 Holy Mary, Mother of God,
00:14:06.320 pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
00:14:09.640 Amen.
00:14:11.360 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:14:15.240 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:14:19.760 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:14:26.560 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:14:30.000 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:14:35.040 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:14:40.640 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:14:46.000 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:14:50.840 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
00:14:56.340 Amen.
00:14:57.700 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:15:01.260 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:15:05.540 Blessed, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
00:15:11.860 Amen.
00:15:13.080 All glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost,
00:15:17.140 who was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
00:15:21.400 Amen.
00:15:22.680 O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, and save us from the fires of hell.
00:15:27.060 Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.
00:15:31.140 The fifth sorrowful mystery, the crucifixion and death of our Lord.
00:15:37.020 Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
00:15:40.900 Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
00:15:45.700 Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses,
00:15:50.260 as we forgive those who trespass against us.
00:15:53.400 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
00:15:56.960 Amen.
00:15:58.120 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:16:01.620 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:16:06.460 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
00:16:11.420 Amen.
00:16:12.800 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:16:16.000 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:16:21.140 Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
00:16:25.720 Amen.
00:16:27.020 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:16:29.900 Blessed art thou among women
00:16:31.920 And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
00:16:34.780 Holy Mary, Mother of God
00:16:37.380 Pray for us sinners
00:16:38.600 Now and at the hour of our death, Amen
00:16:41.280 Hail Mary, full of grace
00:16:44.000 The Lord is with thee
00:16:45.340 Blessed art thou among women
00:16:47.600 And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
00:16:50.360 Holy Mary, Mother of God
00:16:53.260 Pray for us sinners
00:16:54.540 Now and at the hour of our death, Amen
00:16:57.060 Hail Mary, full of grace
00:16:59.980 The Lord is with thee
00:17:01.200 Blessed art thou among women
00:17:02.980 And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
00:17:05.900 Holy Mary, Mother of God
00:17:08.600 Pray for us sinners
00:17:09.800 Now and at the hour of our death, Amen
00:17:12.280 Hail Mary, full of grace
00:17:14.880 The Lord is with thee
00:17:16.180 Blessed art thou among women
00:17:18.200 And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
00:17:20.860 Holy Mary, Mother of God
00:17:23.640 Pray for us sinners
00:17:24.980 Now and at the hour of our death
00:17:27.020 Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed
00:17:35.240 is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour
00:17:42.580 of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women,
00:17:49.600 and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
00:17:56.560 now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
00:18:03.400 Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God,
00:18:10.320 pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord
00:18:17.480 is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
00:18:23.720 Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
00:18:30.300 Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry,
00:18:36.920 poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping,
00:18:41.740 in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us,
00:18:48.180 and after this our exile shone to us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, the loving,
00:18:54.620 O sweet virgin Mary, pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises
00:19:01.900 of Christ. O God, whose only begotten Son by his life, death, and resurrection has purchased for
00:19:09.680 us the rewards of eternal life. Grant, we beseech thee, that meditating upon these mysteries and
00:19:15.680 the most holy rosary of the blessed virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what
00:19:21.060 they promise to the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Most sacred heart of Jesus, have mercy on us,
00:19:27.280 immaculate heart of Mary. Pray for us, Our Lady of Combermere. Pray for us, good Saint Joseph. Pray
00:19:34.920 for us, Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness
00:19:41.200 and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and to thou, O Prince of the Heavenly
00:19:46.660 Host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking
00:19:54.480 the ruin of souls. Amen. And may the divine assistance be always with us, and may the souls of all the
00:20:01.400 faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. In the name of the Father, and of his Son,
00:20:08.740 and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Hey, my friends, thank you for joining us for the Holy Rosary.
00:20:13.840 Make sure to join us next month on the first Saturday as well. And thank you, Zach, for joining
00:20:18.280 us as well. God bless you, and we'll see you next time. Remember that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived
00:20:23.580 without original sin in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne. From the first moment of her life,
00:20:29.220 she was devoted to God. Her intellect was not darkened from the effects of original sin,
00:20:34.140 so she loved and adored the Creator from her first moments. She grew up praying for the coming
00:20:39.420 of the promised Messiah. Her love for God was greater than all the world together. Her humility
00:20:44.700 was like a shining beacon to the Almighty. When the angel Gabriel came to visit her, he knelt,
00:20:50.560 addressing her with the angelic salutation, Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. She was startled
00:20:56.720 by the angel's greeting. But when reassured that it was a divine request since her promise of
00:21:02.200 virginity would be intact, she responds with her fiat, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, 0.78
00:21:07.880 be it done to me according to thy word. And the Holy Ghost descended upon her, and she conceived in
00:21:13.560 her womb Jesus, the second person of the Holy Trinity. It was the incarnation. God became man. 0.54
00:21:19.720 She was the living tabernacle of the Most High, the ark of the new covenant. But rather than pay
00:21:25.900 attention to herself, Our Lady, still a young girl of no more than 16, set out to visit her elderly
00:21:30.940 cousin Elizabeth, who was thought to be barren. St. Gabriel, during the Annunciation, informed Mary
00:21:37.280 that Elizabeth was pregnant and in her third month. So Mary, bearing the Christ child in her womb, 0.84
00:21:42.540 traveled to the hill country of Judea to visit Elizabeth. When she heard Mary's greeting, Elizabeth was
00:21:48.540 filled with the Holy Ghost, and despite being Mary's superior by age, she recognized in her young cousin,
00:21:55.320 the Theotokos, the God-bearer, and said, Who am I that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
00:22:03.460 Elizabeth testified to Mary that at the child in her womb leapt as the sound of Mary's greeting
00:22:10.000 reached her. The as-yet-unborn St. John the Baptist recognized the presence of the unborn Christ
00:22:15.980 present in the living tabernacle of his aunt, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary responded with her
00:22:22.020 magnificat, saying, My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has
00:22:28.440 regarded the humility of his handmaid. For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me
00:22:33.820 blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things to me. Mary remained there to help her cousin until
00:22:40.460 the birth of the Baptist, after which she went home. And there Joseph was confronted with the knowledge
00:22:46.360 of Mary's pregnancy, and suffered, thinking at first to call off their marriage. But after being
00:22:51.320 reassured by the angel of the Lord, he took her as his wife, knowing that the child to be born of her
00:22:58.120 was of the Holy Spirit, and that she was to remain a virgin forever. He became the foster father of our
00:23:04.940 Lord and the head of the Holy Family. They were then required by the emperor's decree to go to the city
00:23:12.260 of Bethlehem for the census, and made the journey despite Our Lady's advanced pregnancy. When they
00:23:18.460 arrived, they could find no place in an inn for the birth of the Messiah. They were grateful even to be
00:23:24.240 allowed to make use of a stable where the King of Kings would be born. Joseph cleaned that stable to
00:23:30.500 prepare for his coming. Meanwhile, shepherds in the fields nearby were told by angels of the birth of
00:23:36.440 the Savior, and went to find him, given the sign that he was to be found lying in a manger, a feeding
00:23:42.920 trough, where would be found the bread of heaven. They adored him, faces to the ground, in an act of
00:23:49.480 adoration, recognizing in a tiny baby, God Almighty, the Messiah, the Holy One of Israel. And when he was
00:23:57.040 only eight days old, Mary and Joseph took the baby Jesus to present him in the temple, where he would
00:24:02.920 be circumcised. And there, Simeon, who was really, really ancient, would recognize the child as the
00:24:09.260 promised Messiah, and utter that promise of the Lord that he would not die before he would see the
00:24:14.420 Messiah had come to pass, and that the Lord might now dismiss his servant in peace, since his eyes had
00:24:20.960 beheld the Lord's salvation. Simeon would also prophesy that the child would be for the rise and
00:24:28.320 fall of many in Israel, and that a sword would pierce the heart of Mary his mother, that the thoughts of
00:24:33.580 many hearts might be revealed. Anna the prophetess also recognized him in the temple, and spread the
00:24:39.920 news of his being the Messiah. From there, the Holy Family returned to Nazareth, and what glory and joy
00:24:46.340 must have filled those days for Joseph and Mary, as they held in their arms the baby king of the universe,
00:24:51.500 and even Gentiles, the wise men from the east, with visit with gifts. But their joy was to be mingled
00:24:58.160 with pain. The angel warned Saint Joseph to flee with the mother and child to Egypt, because of King
00:25:05.600 Herod's attempt to kill him. And the Holy Family lived in exile in Egypt, knowing of the massacre of the
00:25:11.860 holy innocents. But they would travel every year to the temple in Jerusalem. And when his parents took
00:25:18.940 him, when he was 12 years old, to the temple, but having reached the age where he would be able to
00:25:24.520 travel with the men rather than with the women, as did young children, Jesus was left behind
00:25:29.400 accidentally. The sorrow of Joseph and Mary in searching for him for days was alleviated at their
00:25:35.900 finding him in the temple, asking the learned men of the temple questions, which astounded those wise
00:25:41.760 men and taught them. After this, Jesus went home with them to Nazareth, and was a good, holy, and
00:25:48.820 obedient child. Oh, the joy of that household! A joy, though tinged with suffering, because Saint Joseph
00:25:56.280 would die. Of course, a happy and holy death between Jesus and Mary, but definitely for Jesus and Mary,
00:26:02.220 tinged with suffering. At 30 years old, Jesus would begin his public ministry, going for baptism to his
00:26:09.980 cousin John the Baptist, and from there to fasting in the desert, choosing his apostles and preaching
00:26:15.020 and teaching and performing miracles, slowly revealing himself to Israel as the Messiah.
00:26:20.820 After three years, he would have the Last Supper with his apostles, establishing the Blessed Sacrament,
00:26:26.260 and directly after that, enter the Garden of Gethsemane, where he commenced his agony.
00:26:31.020 He begged his apostles to pray with him, but they fell asleep. Let us at least now keep him company
00:26:37.760 as he sweats blood in the garden, alone, before one of his own beloved apostles comes to betray him
00:26:43.780 with a kiss. Judas comes with the temple guards, and Jesus asks them whom they are seeking, and when
00:26:50.160 they reply Jesus of Nazareth, he responds, I am he, and they all fall down. Jesus performs this miracle
00:26:58.780 even in the midst of his capture, demonstrating his power so that we might know that he surrendered
00:27:04.360 himself of his own free will. When the apostle Peter draws his sword and strikes at the servant
00:27:11.680 of the high priest, cutting off his ear, Jesus heals Malchus's ear and is taken away by the guards
00:27:17.640 as all his apostles run away, one of them in such a fright that he runs away, leaving his clothing
00:27:23.440 behind as a guard has grabbed his outer garment. Jesus is brought bound before the governor Pilate,
00:27:31.060 and he questions him, but finds no fault in him whatsoever. But the Jews demand his death, 0.98
00:27:36.340 and Pilate thinks to have him scourged so as to set him free without having to kill him.
00:27:40.780 And he is scourged brutally. By his stripes we are healed, as Isaiah prophesied. After this savage
00:27:51.740 scourging, he is mocked and crowned with thorns by the soldiers who spit in his face and beat him
00:27:57.160 on his thorn-crowned head with a reed driving those thorns into his skull. The man of sorrows is brought
00:28:04.280 back to Pilate, and Pilate resolves to release him, but the Jews threaten to denounce Pilate to Caesar.
00:28:10.340 And Pilate then washes his hands of the matter before them all and hands Jesus over to be crucified.
00:28:18.280 Jesus takes up his cross himself, despite his mortal injuries, but is nonetheless beaten as he makes his
00:28:24.720 way to the top of Calvary, shouldering the heavy burden of our sins. His meeting with his Holy Mother
00:28:32.540 on the way of the cross reminds us that she will be there for us too as we carry our crosses.
00:28:37.220 So that he would not die on the way, soldiers ask Simon of Cyrene to carry the cross after him.
00:28:44.680 May we, like Simon, grow to love to take up our crosses and follow him.
00:28:49.160 In the midst of his unspeakable suffering, he comforts the women who are bewailing him,
00:28:54.700 telling them not to cry for him, but to cry for themselves and for their children.
00:28:58.400 Arriving at the top of Calgary, called Golgotha, Jesus is nailed to the cross. Heavy nails are driven
00:29:05.920 into his hands and feet, and the cross is mounted where he is to hang for three hours as he suffocates
00:29:12.740 for love of us, and to open the gates of heaven closed to us sinners. He shows us the example of
00:29:19.940 forgiveness as he begs the Father for the salvation of his very tormentors. He offers one of the thieves
00:29:26.440 who were crucified beside him salvation. As Dismas begs him, remember me when you come into your kingdom,
00:29:34.020 he says, this day you will be with me in paradise. And before giving up his spirit to the Father,
00:29:41.060 Jesus gives us one last great gift, giving us his mother for ours. Son, behold your mother. Mother,
00:29:49.060 behold your son. With St. John, let us from this hour take Mary into our homes. Then Jesus dies.
00:29:58.460 Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. There is an immense earthquake. The veil of the temple
00:30:05.700 is torn in two. Bodies rise from the graves, and pandemonium strikes. Later, Jesus' body is taken
00:30:13.180 down from the cross and laid in a tomb. It is sealed tight, and the Jews demand a retinue of 1.00
00:30:19.240 soldiers to guard it, assuming that his followers may steal away his body. As Easter Sunday dawns,
00:30:25.920 the Christ rises from the dead. The angels roll back the stone, protecting the tomb, and the soldiers
00:30:31.280 lie there like dead men. He appears to his mother, to Mary Magdalene. But the apostles do not believe
00:30:38.500 it, even when they see the empty tomb. But Jesus finally appears to them, chiding them for their
00:30:44.160 unbelief. And since Thomas was not there on that first appearance in the upper room, and remained
00:30:49.720 incredulous, Jesus appears again, telling Thomas to put his fingers into his wounds. And Thomas falls to
00:30:55.600 his knees, exclaiming, My Lord and my God, just as we do when we see our Lord elevated in the Holy
00:31:02.420 Eucharist. Jesus gives them the power of forgiving sins and confession. He eats with them to prove his
00:31:09.160 reality. He appears even to 500 people at one time. He consoles and strengthens and teaches them to get
00:31:16.320 them ready to continue his church. Forty days after his resurrection, Jesus tells the apostles to meet
00:31:23.100 him on the Mount of Olives, where he gives them the Great Commission, telling them to go into all the
00:31:28.460 world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and
00:31:34.680 of the Holy Spirit. And while he is still speaking, he ascends into heaven, and they look up until a cloud
00:31:41.440 obscures him from sight. He now sits at the right hand of God, from where he will come to judge the living
00:31:48.600 in the dead. Meanwhile, the apostles remain afraid. They gather with Our Lady in the upper room, where
00:31:55.500 they had this last supper, to pray. And they pray fervently for nine days with Our Lady. It is the
00:32:01.760 first novena, and then comes the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit descends down on each of them, and they are
00:32:08.880 filled with the Holy Spirit. Fear is cast out, and they begin to proclaim the wondrous works of God.
00:32:14.340 They go out to the assembled people who had heard the great noise, and Peter proclaims the truth of
00:32:19.880 Christ crucified, and his resurrection, and his proclamation is supported by the miracle of his
00:32:25.260 speaking, so that all men from different lands could understand him in their own languages.
00:32:31.460 And that day, three thousand are baptized. This launch of the church continues, but even here,
00:32:38.280 this glorious time, it is the sting of hardship, and even martyrdom, as the church faces persecution,
00:32:46.200 with the first martyrdom of St. Stephen, and more and more to come. Years later, the Mother of God
00:32:53.200 is to go to her eternal rest, to her true home, to the everlasting loving embrace of her Son.
00:33:00.020 She is assumed into heaven by angels, and while the home of St. John is without her physical presence,
00:33:05.540 and I'm sure his heart broke. The truth is that she was then able to be, for all of us, the advocate
00:33:12.920 with her Son. Show thyself a mother. May the Word divine born for us, thy infant, hear our prayers
00:33:21.120 through thine. And finally, we see in her assumption and coronation our own final destiny. Our bodies,
00:33:30.660 too, at the last day, will rise from the dead and join our souls in everlasting glory, should we stay
00:33:36.900 true to the love of Jesus. The King of kings crowns his Holy Mother, the Queen of heaven and earth,
00:33:43.760 of men and angels, of patriarchs and prophets, of apostles and martyrs. I am all thine, my dear
00:33:50.880 mistress, with all that I have. I take thee for my all. Please give me thy heart, O Mary.
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