March 30, 2026, Monday of Holy Week, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) | Sixth Anniversary of the Rosary Network

Friends of the Rosary,

In today’s Gospel (John 12:1–11), Mary of Bethany anointed the feet of Jesus with costly perfume as an anticipation of his death and burial, when the three Marys (Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome) visited the tomb of the Lord.

Today’s liturgy presents the characters of Mary of Bethany and Judas, along with the plot to kill Jesus and Lazarus.

Mary and Judas typify man’s relation to Christ. The good persons who repay Him with love and service and the foe aiming to crucify Him.

Jesus movingly expressed it: “I gave My body to those who beat Me, and My cheeks to those who plucked them. I did not turn away My face from those who cursed and spit upon Me.”

Down through the ages, Christ is enduring an endless round of suffering, giving His mystical body — the Church of the faithful — to other Marys for anointing and to other Judases to be kissed, beaten, and mistreated.

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

Enhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:
Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play

• March 30, 2026, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET