January 19, 2026, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)

Friends of the Rosary,

Today, as on every third Monday of January each year, is the federal holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, officially, the Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.

King was an American civil rights activist, a Baptist minister, and a Black church leader who led the movement against racial discrimination in federal and state law and civil society. from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

His activism led to several groundbreaking legislative reforms in the United States.

Through his nonviolent fight for racial and economic justice, he embodied principles like human dignity, solidarity, and love for the marginalized, leading many Catholic leaders to praise him, as these ideas deeply resonated with Catholic Social Teaching (CST)

Cardinal Wilton Gregory noted that King,  while not Catholic, lived Catholic social justice morality in an extraordinary fashion," following the Gospel's call to love one another.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) expressed gratitude for his solidarity and nonviolence.

Ave Maria!
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
To Jesus through Mary!

Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
Please give us the grace to respond with joy!

+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

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