David Pipitone

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Rosary Reflections for Eucharistic Adoration

Praying the rosary is a time-honored spiritual practice to ask for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and to meditate on the life and words of Jesus. An excellent source of additional information is St. Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter on the Rosary, which you can read online at https://rosaryreflections.com/pjp2rosary. This collection of traditional […]

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The Baptism of the Lord According to Matthew

The Baptism of the Lord is the story of Jesus traveling to the Jordan River to receive John’s baptism. The Gospel Account John tries to prevent Jesus’ baptism, stating that Jesus should baptize John. Jesus responds to fulfill righteousness and John baptizes him. When Jesus emerges from the water, the Spirit of God descends and […]

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Mary, Mother of God

Introduction This Rosary Reflection meditates on the Gospel story of Jesus’ infancy and naming, found in the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke. The Gospel Account In this story after an angel of the Lord announces that Jesus had been born in Bethlehem, the shepherds visit Bethlehem to find the infant Jesus. They tell […]

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The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

Introduction This  Rosary reflection contains the Gospel story of the Holy Family’s flight to and return from Egypt to escape the danger of Herod’s massacre of infant boys.  The Gospel Account The angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream and directs him to find safety by leaving Judea. Joseph obeys immediately and […]

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Praying with the Griefs of Jesus

Introduction Pain. Loss. Betrayal. Dying. Death. Sorrow. Mourning. Every human being experiences the raw hurts of life and grieves them. Jesus was fully human and fully divine. He experienced the range and depth of crushed human emotions, physical pain, mental anguish, and spiritual abandonment. The Gospel Account This Rosary Reflection, “Praying with the Griefs of […]

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Psalm 100, Entering God’s Temple with Joy

Introduction This Rosary Reflection contains the words of Psalm 100, a processional hymn that invites God’s people to enter the Temple with thank offerings to God, the Creator of everything. The Gospel Account In Biblical times, the Temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and the dwelling place of God’s presence. The people […]

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Jesus Heals a Paralytic, Gospel of Luke

Introduction This  Gospel reflection is about the story of Jesus encountering a paralyzed man, whose friends bring him to Jesus. The Gospel Account  Jesus is so surrounded by people that a direct approach is not possible. The man’s friends go to extremes by opening the roof above Jesus, and lowering the man, mat and all, […]

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The Lord’s Supper by Matthew

Introduction This rosary reflection contains the story of the Lord’s Supper according to the Gospel of Matthew. The Lord’s Supper Reflection contains the verses of the passage from the Gospel of Matthew, Matthew 26:26-30. The Gospel Account  Jesus shares the bread and wine as His Body and Blood with his apostles the night before he died […]

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The Lord’s Supper by Mark

Introduction This rosary reflection contains the story of the Lord’s Supper according to the Gospel of Mark. The Last Supper Reflection contains the verses of the passage from the Gospel of Mark, Mark 14:22-26. The Gospel Account  Jesus shares the bread and wine as His Body and Blood with his apostles the night before he died […]

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Christmas Rosary Reflection-Part 3, The Shepherds Visit the Infant Jesus

Introduction This Christmas Rosary Reflection is the third of three parts of the Infancy narrative of Jesus found in the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke The Gospel Account In this part, after an angel of the Lord announces that Jesus had been born in Bethlehem, the shepherds visit Bethlehem to find the infant […]

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