June 2, 2026, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)

Friends of the Rosary,

At that time, as we read today (Mark 12-13-17), some Pharisees and Herodians tested Jesus by asking whether it was lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar. He amazed them:

“Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar
and to God what belongs to God.”

Jesus went deep by putting every loyalty in its proper order: the coin bears Caesar’s image, so it may be returned to Caesar; the human person bears God’s image, so the whole person belongs to God.

Mind you, God’s image is stamped upon ourselves. The human soul bears God’s image. The self belongs wholly to God.

The main theological lesson: Civil duties have their place, but conscience, worship, truth, and the soul belong to God.

In this Gospel, Jesus does not merely escape a political ambush; he teaches that worldly power is limited. Caesar may receive the coin, but he cannot claim the heart, said St. John Chrysostom

St. Augustine said, To render to God what is God’s” means to return ourselves to him: our memory, intellect, will, body, conscience, and love. The coin goes back to Caesar; the soul must go back to God.

Today is the Optional Memorial of Saints and Roman martyrs Marcellinus and Peter (d. 304), who were an exorcist and a priest.

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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