David Pipitone
Meeting Jesus on the Road to Emmaus
Introduction This Rosary reflection concerns the resurrection story of Jesus appearing to two disciples going to Emmaus. They tell him about Jesus’ death and missing body. Jesus opens their minds to the Scriptures, joins them for dinner, and they recognize him in the breaking of bread. This Gospel passage is proclaimed on the Third Sunday […]
The Sunday of Divine Mercy
Introduction This Rosary reflection concerns the story of Jesus’ appearance to His disciples after His death. His disciples gather in a locked room for fear of the Jews, who had killed Jesus. Jesus appears in their midst, gives them His peace, and breathes the Holy Spirit upon them. Thomas misses the moment and doubts Jesus’ […]
Rosary Reflections for Holy Week and Easter Sunday 2023
Praying the rosary is a time-honored spiritual practice to ask 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 rosary […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]