Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish

“… and whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it.” Matthew 10:38-39 My dear Family in Christ, I’d like to share two of my favourite commentaries on this Sunday’s Gospel. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy ‘Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die. 'He that will...

‘When He saw the crowds, He had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.’ (Matthew 9) Dear Family in Christ, As you may have heard, the Church traditionally calls us to honour the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in a particular way during the month of June. As this Sunday falls more or less in the heart of the month, it is fitting that the Gospel tells us about the response of Jesus’ heart when He sees His people suffering: He had compassion. ...

‘Why do we on earth not strive to find rest with him in heaven even now, through the faith, hope and love that unites us to him? While in heaven he is also with us; and we while on earth are with him. He is here with us by his divinity, his power and his love. We cannot be in heaven, as he is on earth, by divinity, but in him, we can be there by love. He did not leave heaven when he came down to us; nor did he withdraw from us when he went up again into heaven.’ -St. Augustine ‘At Easter,...