This is the movement of the Holy Family, leading people to Jesus through friendship, good conversation and the rosary. The Rosary.

Welcome to our rosary.

Let's begin by calling to mind that we're ever in the presence of Almighty God in whom we live and move and have our being.

And we call upon Him in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen. We want to pray for this growing list of people who are in need of it.

In particular, we pray for Deacon Steve White that he is able to overcome the complications as his system is trying to accept.

The new heart that he's received, we pray for Jim Campbell, for Damien Clay and Olivia Canelie and their families, for Father Regis

Scanlon, and for Renee Garnett. The title of our Rosary today is Battle Ready.

St Paul points out that we are in a battle. In his letter to the Ephesians he states,

for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,

against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Man is social by nature.

We are created for communion with the other,

the other being both natural and supernatural persons.

We are not called to live or to fight alone.

We are made to know and be known,

to be understood and to understand, to love and be loved. We were made to look out for and

take care of our neighbor, which also means to fight against evil. To live and fight for others requires trust, which implies responsibility

and honesty. I trust only those upon whom I can depend or rely and who tell the truth.

Reliability and truth-telling enables us to protect the vulnerable,

to sacrifice lower goods for greater, to think of others ahead of ourselves. This is how life

is safeguarded for all. This is why love is the most essential component to life and reveals its connection to justice, to fight and defend the innocent against evil.

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