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Hey there, Spouts. Today is Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Today is also the feast day of St. Athanasius.

Now, whether you have heard of this saint from the 400s or not, he's a big deal.

So St. Athanasius lived in Alexandria, Egypt, and he was a bishop.

Well, that is, he was a bishop whenever he was allowed to be in Alexandria and hadn't been exiled by various emperors and church leaders.

You see, Athanasius fought heresy during his lifetime,

especially he fought the lie that Jesus wasn't the begotten son of God,

that he was somehow a creature and lower than God.

We know that this is completely false.

We know that Jesus is consubstantial with the Father,

that they are of the same substance, that they are both God united. Anyways, we explained this in our Nicene Creed, and St. Athanasius defended the Nicene Creed, even at pain and death

and all that he could risk. And because of his hard work to fight this heresy, the Nicene Creed endured,

and our faith remained free from error. So Athanasius is an important, important Satan to

remember. Now, this week we are diving into the month of May, which is Mary's month, and we're

taking a break from learning to pray this week. We are going to pray our way through an entire

rosary of the glorious mysteries.

Yesterday we did the introductory prayers and the first mystery of the glorious rosary. And today

we are going to continue to use reflections based on the writing of St. Mother Teresa to talk about the second glorious mystery.

And remember, Mother Teresa and her sisters, they prayed the rosary in front of Jesus in the Eucharist in adoration each and every day.

And through this, she really began to understand how Jesus present in the Eucharist

is a part of each mystery of the rosary and how we are called to adore Jesus with the very heart

of Mary. So let's continue with the ascension to really find Jesus, the Eucharist, present in the rosary.

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