This is the movement of the Holy Family.

Welcome to the Rosary.

Let us begin by calling to mind

that we are ever in the presence of Almighty God

in whom we live and move and have our being.

We call upon him in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen. I want to pray today for my dear friend Bonnie Skiles who had a stroke down in Peachtree City, Georgia for her full recovery,

and in Thanksgiving for the birth of my grandson Isaac John Roland.

Today's Rosary is called Jesus, others, yourself.

Christmas can be very difficult, especially for some due to a variety of causes.

Some causes we can control, some we can control, some we can't, like the pain of loss or

illness or joblessness, etc. One of the causes we can control are those flowing from our expectations.

We expect a certain outcome regarding our feelings, relationships, or get-togethers that end up disappointing.

There's a saying that expectations are premeditated resentments.

The word resentment means to re-feel or resense the emotions of the past in the present.

Perhaps we've accepted a false belief about ourselves

based on old wounds that appear, or rather that reappeared

during the holidays.

Or maybe we selfishly cling to wounds as proof that we're a victim of someone's injustice,

giving us a perceived leverage or power over them, or a convenient way to excuse our own

selfishness. Or perhaps we simply get a devious pleasure out of throwing

pity parties. These premeditated resentments not only zap Christmas joys, but rob us of our happiness in general.

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