Welcome to our daily Rosary meditation. 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. Although God is the author of the human family,

although the first of the commandments about love of neighbor has to do with the family,

despite all these things,

Jesus says something very shocking about family, something that's worth

meditating on. He says in Matthew, do not think I have come to bring peace on earth, for I have come to set man against his father and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter in law against her mother in law, and a man-in-law against her mother-in-law and a man's foes will be those of his own household.

And then, even more extremely, Jesus says,

If anyone comes to me and does not... Even more extremely, Jesus says,

if anyone comes to me and does not hate

his own father and mother, wife and children,

brothers and sisters, yes,

even his own life he cannot be my disciple.

So the Lord is telling people that there are going to be times when you have to choose between being

faithful to him or remaining on good terms with your family and when those

times come we need to remain faithful to him.

Our father who art in heaven, hallow would be your name,

thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is. Our Father who art in heaven, hallow would 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 but deliver us

from evil, Amen.

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