TUESDAY OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
SAINTS OF THE DAY ~ FEAST DAY: OCTOBER 7, 2025
FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY | MEMORIAL OF SAINT JUSTINA OF PADUA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR | OCTOBER 7TH | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/category/saints-of-the-day
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Greetings and blessings, beloved family and Happy Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary!
Today, Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time, we joyfully thank God for the gift of life and for leading us into the new month of October. May this month bring us God’s blessings, peace, and joy in abundance. We pray for eternal repose of our loved ones who recently passed. May this month bring peace to troubled hearts, direction to the lost, comfort to the grieving, and strength to the weary. In all things, may His will be done and His name be glorified. Amen🙏🏽
Lord Almighty, we lift our hearts in gratitude for Your unfailing love, protection, and mercy that carried us through the past month. We entrust every day into Your hands, asking for Your blessings, guidance, and peace in our lives and families. May October be for us a season of renewed faith, deeper hope, and overflowing joy. We pray especially for all families, for children, parents, and teachers, that they may be strengthened and protected. Bless those who will celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, new opportunities, and milestones this month, and comfort those who enter October with heavy hearts or struggles. Lord, go before us, walk beside us, and remain with us always, now and forever. Amen🙏🏽
Today, on this Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, we humbly pray for the poor, abandoned, and those in need, for all those who are marginalized in our society. For those who are imprisoned, especially those who are unjustly imprisoned. We pray for charitable organizations, asking God’s blessing upon their mission and we lift our prayers for peace, love, justice and unity in our families, marriages and our world. May God protect us all and keep us safe and united in peace, love and faith. Amen 🙏🏽
Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary on this special Feast day, we lift our prayers for the protection, safety and well-being of missionaries, pilots, and all travelers. We ask for healing for the sick and dying, especially those who are suffering from cancers and other terminal diseases, strength for the weary, peace in troubled homes, and provision for all in need. Guide our steps in righteousness, protect us from harm, and fill our hearts with faith, joy, and gratitude. May this month draw us closer to Your will, and may every day be a testimony of Your goodness and mercy in our lives. We begin this month with trust in Your unfailing love, Lord, and we surrender all that lies ahead into Your hands. Amen 🙏🏾
We continue to pray for the Church, the Clergy, our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, the Cardinals, Bishops, all Priests, that they be sanctified in their ministry to God’s people. We pray for persecuted Christians, for the conversion of sinners, and Christians all over the world suffering from political and religious unrest.
Through the intercession of St. Joseph, we pray for all fathers, mothers, workers, and all those who labor in this world. May the Lord bless the work of their hands, and may God’s grace and mercy be with us all during this season of Ordinary Time. Wishing us all and our loved ones a joyful, peaceful, and grace-filled month of October. 🙏🏽
We remember in prayer all who began this journey of life with us but are no longer here. We pray for the gentle repose of the souls of our loved ones who recently passed away, and we continue to pray for the souls in Purgatory; lost souls. For the repose of the souls of all the faithful departed, may the Lord receive them into the light of Eternal Kingdom.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” ~ Matthew 5:4
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD: In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters. In this life, you embraced them with your tender love; deliver them now from every evil, and bid them eternal rest. The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise, where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain, but fullness of peace and joy with your Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen🙏🏽
“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His Saints.” ~ Psalm 116:15
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May their gentle souls through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace with our Lord Jesus Christ… Amen 🙏🏽 ✝️🕯✝️🕯✝️🕯
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SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS:
Bible Readings for today’s Holy Mass, Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time | USCCB | https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading
Today’s Bible Readings: Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary | Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Reading 1: Jonah 3:1–10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 130:1b–2, 3–4ab, 7–8
Gospel: Luke 10:38–42
Gospel Reading ~ Luke 10:38–42
“Mary has chosen the better part.”
Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.” The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”
In today’s Gospel reading, as Jesus entered the village, He was offered hospitality by two women. Martha seems to be the more senior of the two women and Mary the more marginal. According to the Gospel, Martha welcomed Him into her home. Her sister Mary sat beside the Lord, listening attentively to His words. Meanwhile, Martha, burdened by her many tasks, came to Jesus with a complaint, asking Him to tell Mary to help her. But Jesus responded gently, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, and it will not be taken from her.” This brief but profound Gospel reveals the tension between action and contemplation, service and presence, doing and being. Martha’s service is good and necessary, but she allows her anxiety to overshadow the peace of Christ’s presence. Mary, on the other hand, chooses to sit at Jesus’ feet, a position of listening, learning, and love. She represents the heart that knows that before all service must come communion; before we act for Christ, we must first be with Him. Jesus does not rebuke Martha’s work but redirects her heart, reminding her that love must precede labor, and peace must dwell before service can bear true fruit. Mary’s “better part” is not about doing less but about doing everything from a place of grace. In our busy world, filled with endless tasks and distractions, Jesus gently calls us back to the quiet of His presence. There, in the stillness, He restores our souls and teaches us to serve with joy rather than worry. The life of discipleship is not found in restless activity but in a heart that listens before it acts.
Reflecting on the Gospel, Martha and her sister Mary, each offered a different type of hospitality to Jesus. Martha shows Him the hospitality of activity, whereas Mary offers Him the hospitality of listening. Both forms of hospitality are very valid in their own way. We can receive people into our lives by doing things for them and we can receive people by being attentive to what they have to say to us. The Gospel reading suggests that, on this occasion, Jesus appreciated more the listening kind of hospitality shown to Him by Mary, a form of hospitality for which she was severely criticized by her sister. Jesus suggests that Martha has something to learn from her sister of whom she is so critical. Attentive listening to the word of the Lord in which we allow the Lord to serve us and feed us has a great value which be easily undermined by the anxious business of our lives. The parable of the good Samaritan that formed part of yesterday’s Gospel reading shows us that showing hospitality to the Lord sometimes has to take the form of frenetic activity; today’s Gospel suggests that showing hospitality to the Lord can also take the form of attention to His presence, attentive listening to His word. In our own relationship with the Lord there is a time for both sitting at His feet to listen to whatever word He may wish to speak to us and there is a time for rolling up our sleeves and serving in a very active way, as the Samaritan did in the parable. We need to be attentive both the Lord of the work and the work of the Lord, and we need the wisdom to discern what is being called for at any particular moment.
In the first reading, Jonah preaches God’s message to Nineveh, and the entire city, from the king to the commoner, repents in humility. This powerful act of collective conversion moves God’s heart to mercy, showing that repentance is never too late. The story of Nineveh mirrors our own lives: when we turn from sin and open our hearts to God, His compassion transforms even the most hardened souls. The people of Nineveh teach us that true change begins with humility and faith, an acknowledgment of our sinfulness and a willingness to obey God’s word.
Reflecting on the Responsorial Psalm, the Psalmist cries out, “If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?” (Psalm 130:3). It is a song of deep repentance and trust in God’s forgiveness. The psalm echoes the spirit of Nineveh’s conversion — a humble recognition of sin and a confident hope in divine mercy. God’s forgiveness is not a sign of weakness but a revelation of His boundless love. When we call upon Him from the depths, He responds not with condemnation, but with redemption. The Lord’s mercy is the foundation of our faith and the source of our peace.
As we reflect and meditate on the words of the Sacred Scriptures today, we might ask ourselves, Do I make time to sit at the feet of Jesus, listening to His word in prayer and silence? Like Martha, do I sometimes allow anxiety and distractions to crowd out the peace of His presence? How often do I serve without first drawing strength from the Lord? And when I fall short, do I turn back to Him like the people of Nineveh, trusting that His mercy is greater than my sin? Beloved in Christ, today’s readings call us to balance action with contemplation, to live a faith that listens as much as it serves. The story of Mary and Martha teaches that discipleship begins not with doing, but with being, being present to Christ, being open to His word, and being transformed by His love. As we honor Our Lady of the Rosary, we are reminded that Mary, the Mother of Jesus, embodied both contemplation and action perfectly. She pondered God’s word in her heart and lived it in humble service. May her example lead us to pray with devotion, serve with peace, and love with undivided hearts. May God in His infinite grace and mercy, grant us His grace as we remain steadfast in faith and continue to serve Him in spirit and in truth. 🙏🏽
Beloved, let us remember that the heart of Christian life is not busyness but love. Before we rush to serve, let us first pause to listen. Every prayer we whisper, every Rosary bead we hold, every moment of silence spent with Christ strengthens our spirit for the work ahead. As we celebrate the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, may we imitate her faithful contemplation and her courageous service. Let us, like her, carry the mysteries of Christ in our hearts and reflect His love in the world. May our lives become living rosaries prayers in motion, born of stillness with God. 🙏🏽
Lord Jesus, teach us to sit at Your feet and listen to Your word. Calm the anxieties that fill our minds and help us to find rest in Your presence. Like Mary, may we choose the better part, to dwell in communion with You before we serve. Like Martha, may our service flow from love, not worry. Renew in us a heart of prayer and a spirit of attentiveness, so that all we do springs from union with You. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. 🙏🏽
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Gospel Reading ~ Luke 1:26-38
“You will conceive in your womb and bear a son”
“The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end.” But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” And the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.” Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.”
Today, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. The month of October has been traditionally the month of the Rosary. The Rosary has been a very important prayer in the prayer life of the church for many centuries. It is a prayer which invites us to reflect on the birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus and on the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, as well as on Mary in glory. The two readings today present us with two of the mysteries we reflect on in the Rosary. The Gospel reading is the first Joyful Mystery, the annunciation to Mary. The first reading is the beginning of the story of Pentecost; the disciples are in continuous prayer, together with Mary the mother of Jesus and other members of Jesus’ family as they wait for the coming of the Spirit. In the Gospel reading, Mary is told by Gabriel that the Holy Spirit would come upon her and so the child to be born of her will be holy and will be called Son of God. It could be said that Gabriel announces Mary’s personal Pentecost. The Holy Spirit was needed at this moment of crucial new beginning. The first reading reflects another moment of new beginning, the beginning of the church. Again the Holy Spirit is needed at this second moment of new beginning, and, once again, this second moment involves Mary. Having had her own personal Pentecost, she is present at the Pentecost of the whole community of believers. There are always moments of new beginning in our own lives. Regardless of where we are on our life’s journey, the Lord is always calling us to make some new beginning. The same Holy Spirit is given to us as our resource at each of our own moments of new beginning, as he was given to Mary and the early church. As we set out on whatever new beginning we are making, no matter how small, we can confidently pray, ‘Come Holy Spirit, fill my heart’. Through the working of the Holy Spirit in our own lives, we are continually reborn as sons and daughters of God, and brothers and sisters of Jesus. Saint Paul, in his letter to the Romans, tells us that the Spirit is given to us to help us in our weakness, because we do not know how to pray as we ought. We need the Spirit to pray as God desires us to pray. Whether we pray the Rosary or pray in some other form, our opening prayer needs to be, ‘Come Holy Spirit, help me in my weakness; empower me to pray as God desires me to pray’.
As we reflect on the words of the Sacred Scriptures today, on this special Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, we are reminded to remain faithful and be steadfast in prayer, we are all encouraged to pray the Holy Rosary daily, as an offering of prayer to God made through His blessed Mother Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary. The Blessed Mother of God granted the Rosary to us all in order to help us all to find our way to the Lord through prayer, and by focusing ourselves on the Lord and to the good examples that Mary herself had done in her life, as one who is truly full of grace and blessed, fully faithful and committed to the Lord, to her Son, by her perfect obedience and virtues. Through the repetitive prayers of the rosary, we are in fact brought into that state of prayer and silence that can break us out from our attachments and distractions in life which had often prevented us from finding our way to God. Through the prayer of the Rosary, our Blessed Mother Mary, our Lady of the Rosary wanted more and more people to spend more time in prayer and in communication with God, and also with her that she may help to bring us all and direct us towards her Son, our Lord and Saviour. On this Feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary we are reminded of the need for all of us to adopt this prayer of the Holy Rosary to help us to come ever closer to God, through His mother Mary, our mother and our role model in faith. May the Lord continue to guide us and strengthen us in our journey of faith through life, and may all of us grow ever closer to God through the guidance of Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary, and our loving mother. May God in His infinite grace and mercy, grant us His grace and bless us always, now and forevermore. Amen 🙏🏽
FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY | MEMORIAL OF SAINT JUSTINA OF PADUA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR ~ FEAST DAY: OCTOBER 7TH: Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and the Memorial of Saint Justina of Padua, Virgin and Martyr. On this sacred day, we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary under her glorious title Our Lady of the Rosary, through whom countless graces have been poured out upon the Church and the world. Through her intercession, we pray for peace, healing, and divine mercy. We lift before God the poor, the needy, and the vulnerable. We pray for the sick and the dying, especially those suffering from cancer, mental illness, and other chronic or terminal diseases. We remember the souls in Purgatory and all the faithful departed. We pray for widows, widowers, and families enduring trials, asking Our Lady’s maternal comfort. We also entrust to her intercession our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, together with bishops, priests, religious, and all who serve the Gospel. May vocations increase, faith be renewed, and unity flourish within the Body of Christ. Amen. 🙏🏾
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OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY: The Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (formerly Our Lady of Victory) was established in thanksgiving for the miraculous triumph of Christian forces at the Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571. Pope St. Pius V, recognizing that victory came through the faithful praying the Rosary across Europe, instituted this feast to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary and the powerful intercession of the Rosary. The feast was later extended to the universal Church by Pope Clement XI in 1716 after another miraculous victory at Belgrade, and Pope Leo XIII, the “Pope of the Rosary,” promoted the devotion widely, adding the invocation “Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us” to the Litany of Loreto. Tradition holds that the Rosary was given by the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Dominic in the 13th century as a spiritual weapon against heresy and sin. Each bead represents a prayer, and each mystery draws us into the life of Christ through Mary’s eyes. The Rosary is both vocal and meditative prayer, a sacred rhythm of reflection that leads us into the heart of the Gospel.
In October, the Church celebrates the Month of the Holy Rosary, urging the faithful to recite it daily as a source of grace, protection, and peace. Over the centuries, popes have reaffirmed its power, from Pius V to John Paul II, who enriched it with the Luminous Mysteries in 2002, inviting the faithful to meditate on Christ’s public ministry. The Rosary remains a powerful school of prayer, where we learn to contemplate Christ with Mary and bring the mysteries of salvation into our daily lives. The Church reminds us that praying the Rosary is not merely repeating words but meditating with the heart, allowing each Hail Mary to become a rose of love offered to the Mother of God, who presents them before her Son. When prayed with faith and attention, the Rosary transforms hearts, converts sinners, and brings peace to families and nations.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY: O God, whose Only Begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech You, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. 🙏🏾
SAINT JUSTINA OF PADUA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR (D. 304 A.D.): Saint Justina of Padua was a young virgin of remarkable faith who dedicated her life wholly to Christ. Baptized by St. Prosdocimus, the first Bishop of Padua, she lived in purity and prayer, embodying deep devotion to God from her youth. During the fierce persecutions under Emperor Maximian, she was arrested at the age of sixteen for her Christian faith. Refusing to offer sacrifice to pagan gods, she boldly confessed Christ before her persecutors and was martyred by the sword, sealing her witness with her blood.
Her courage and fidelity inspired the early Church and made her a model of holy perseverance. The Basilica of St. Justina in Padua, which houses her relics along with those of St. Luke the Evangelist, St. Matthias the Apostle, and St. Prosdocimus, stands as a sacred testimony to her sanctity and the enduring power of faith. Her feast day coincides with the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, the very day on which Christian forces triumphed at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, a victory attributed to Our Lady’s intercession through the Rosary. Thus, St. Justina’s memory is forever linked with the triumph of faith over fear and light over darkness.
PRAYER: O God, who gave Saint Justina the grace to remain steadfast in faith and pure in heart amid persecution, grant that through her intercession we may love You above all things and persevere courageously in times of trial. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. 🙏🏾
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and Saint Justina of Padua, Virgin and Martyr ~ Pray for us. 🙏🏾
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THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTIONS FOR 2025: FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER: For collaboration between different religious traditions. Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.
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DEVOTION OF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER | MONTH OF THE HOLY ROSARY: October is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary, a powerful prayer that draws us into the heart of the Gospel through the eyes of Mary. The Rosary is more than repetition, it is a meditation on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, united with the loving presence of His Blessed Mother. As Pope St. John Paul II reminded us, the Rosary is “a compendium of the Gospel,” helping us to contemplate Christ’s face with Mary.
The twenty mysteries of the Rosary, Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous, invite us to journey with Christ from His Incarnation to His Passion and His triumph over death. Each mystery opens us to God’s saving love, strengthens our faith, and leads us to imitate the virtues of Jesus and Mary in our daily lives. This month, the Church invites us to renew our devotion to the Rosary by praying it daily, whether alone, in families, or in community. Through it, we find peace in times of trial, strength against temptation, and deeper trust in God’s providence. Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary, intercedes for us and leads us always to her Son.
“O Mary, our Blessed Mother and Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, teach us to pray with a pure heart and a steadfast spirit. As we meditate on the mysteries of Christ, help us to grow in faith, hope, and love. Intercede for us before your Son, that our families, our Church, and our world may be filled with peace and the light of the Gospel. Amen.” 🙏🏽
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PRAYER INTENTIONS: On this blessed day dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, we lift our hearts to God through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who teaches us to meditate on the mysteries of Christ with love and faith. May we, like Mary, learn to listen attentively to the Word of God and treasure it within our hearts. We pray for the grace of true conversion, that our prayers, especially the Rosary, may bring peace to our homes, our Church, and our world. Through the example of Saint Justina of Padua, who remained steadfast in faith amidst persecution, may we be strengthened to witness courageously to the Gospel in our daily lives. We remember all who are burdened by fear, doubt, or sin, may the mercy of God, which moved the hearts of the people of Nineveh, bring them healing and new hope.
LET US PRAY:
My inviting Lord, I do believe that adoration of You in silent and devout prayer is the most important duty I have to fulfill every day. May I never be deterred from adoring You every day, devoting as much time as You desire to silent and loving prayer. May I discover this gift of prayer, dear Lord, and sit at Your feet with Mary and with all the glorious saints. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen 🙏🏽
Lord God, You reveal Your mercy to those who repent and Your wisdom to those who listen with love. Through the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary, draw us ever closer to Your Son, that we may contemplate His mysteries and live them out with joyful faith. Strengthen us with the courage of Saint Justina to remain firm in our witness to You. Renew in us the spirit of prayer and compassion so that, like Mary, we may become instruments of Your peace and channels of Your grace to all. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.🙏🏾
Save Us, Savior of the World. Our Blessed Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and Saint Justina of Padua ~ Pray for us 🙏🏾
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us. Amen 🙏🏽
Thanking God for the precious gift of this new day, and during this gentle rhythm of Ordinary Time, may our hearts remain open to the quiet working of the Holy Spirit who continues to guide, renew, and strengthen us each day. As we begin this new month of October, we lift our hearts in gratitude for the blessings of the past and entrust the days ahead into God’s loving hands. May this month be filled with hope, safety, and the quiet joy that comes from knowing that Christ walks with us always. Alleluia! Have a blessed, safe, grace-filled and fruitful Tuesday, and a fulfilling month of October. 🙏🏽
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