In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray. He instructs them to praise the Father, ask for their daily bread and beg for forgiveness. The Son reveals the fatherhood of God.

God the Father loved us so much that he sent his only Son, born of a Virgin. He died for our sins so that we could become sons and daughters of that same Father. As Jesus directed his disciples, many of us also received guidance from our families and loved ones about how to pray.

On this feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, we celebrate Our Lady as a teacher of prayer and model of Christian living. Let us give thanks for the gifts of all who have taught us how to pray and offer the Rosary for them as we contemplate, along with Mary, the mysteries of her Son. 

- Sr. Mary Mercy Lee, FSE