This is the movement of the Holy Family.

Welcome to our Rosary Meditation.

Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

It's called to mind all those we've promised to pray for, especially the healing of Olivia and Margo

through the intercession of Blessed Pauline Jericho.

In the last meditation, we considered one excuse for not trying to be a saint, as long as I can get into heaven.

And we showed how badly this excuse misunderstands the nature of heaven, holiness, and the whole Christian life.

A particularly Catholic version of this attachment to mediocrity is,

well, as long as I get into purgatory, that's good enough for me. Here again, this excuse

betrays a fundamental misunderstanding not only about the Christian life, but even about what purgatory is.

Because if we understand what purgatory is, it won't encourage spiritual mediocrity.

The thought of purgatory should make you more serious about holiness, not less.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallow it be your name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us to stay our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us,

and lead us not into temptation, deliver us from evil, amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women. Blessed is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed our thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

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