Friends of the Rosary,

As we read today (John 16:23b-28), Jesus said to his disciples:

“Amen, amen, I say to you,
whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
Until now you have not asked anything in my name;
ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.”

Christ the Lord is giving us assurance about answered prayer. And He is telling us to keep asking.

Also, he is revealing that God “knows what you need before you ask him” (Matt 6:8).

In other words, God is omniscient and knows everything about everything and therefore is aware of what we need before we ask.

So what is the point of asking him for anything?

God is Father and still, like a good parent, delights in hearing our requests, some good and some quite bad, and knowing what their child needs long before she asks for it, he does not always respond the way we would like him to

Today, the Saturday after Ascension Thursday, is the Feast of Mary, Queen of Apostles.

Also, today we celebrate the feast of St. Simon Stock (1165-1265), an English Catholic priest of the 13th century, an early prior of the Carmelite Order. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to him and gave him the Brown Scapular, promising salvation to all those who wore the brown scapular. Saint Simon Stock promoted the devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Ave Maria!
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
To Jesus through Mary!

Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
Please give us the grace to respond with joy!

+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

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