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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

WhiteOrdinary Time · Week 27

Our Lady of the Rosary

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Instituted after the victory at Lepanto on October 7, 1571, attributed to the praying of the Rosary; the Church honors Mary and invites us to meditate on the mysteries of Christ with her.

Readings of the day

Sorrowful Mysteries

Fourth Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross

The Carrying of the Cross card
“The Place of a Skull”, which is called in Hebrew, “Golgotha”John 19:17

Jesus carries His Cross to Calvary. Simon of Cyrene is made to help Him, and along the way He speaks to the women of Jerusalem who weep for Him.

Fruit of the mystery: Patience

Rosary Closing Prayer

O God, whose only begotten Son, by his life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; grant, we beseech thee, 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.

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This day’s five mysteries (Sorrowful Mysteries)

  1. The Agony in the Garden
  2. The Scourging at the Pillar
  3. The Crowning with Thorns
  4. The Carrying of the Cross
  5. The Crucifixion

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Liturgical calendar for the dioceses of the USA (General Roman Calendar and U.S. proper), checked against the USCCB liturgical calendar. Readings: citations from the U.S. Lectionary for Mass, text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain).

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