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

Amen.

Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for. This is day 8 in our novena in preparation for Pentecost and today we're meditating on the right way to pray the Rosary.

Now yesterday we reflected on the main message of our lady through all of her apparitions and that is

prayer and conversion. Why? Because conversion comes from prayer. Why is that? Because conversion comes from prayer. Why is that? Well, think about what we do in

meditation. We commit to spend time and friendship with Jesus and Mary.

That alone will bring change.

But then we read or hear what Jesus says in his own words,

or through the Saints, or through the Church. And then we think about it and we try to

understand his word, his way of life. We then see that the way of Jesus leads to true happiness and we begin to like his way of life.

And then we think about how our selfishness and sin have only resulted in emptiness and unhappiness, and we begin to

dislike our sin more and more.

And this double realization leads to a conviction.

I want to get rid of my sin and I want to live more like Jesus because I want to be happy.

But for real change to take place I must practice what I've

meditated upon. I must make a simple concrete resolution to do what Jesus says and to keep doing it until it becomes a habit, a virtue.

This is the process of conversion, to spend time with Jesus, to think about what he says, and

then to make the resolution to do what he says and that is the way Mary wants us to pray the Rosary.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallow would be her 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

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