Daily Gospel Reflections for Jun 16, 2026 | Holy Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries

**SPEAKER_1** (0:57)
Thank you. Thank you.
Let's go. Love you. What reward do you have?
Don't even the tax collectors do the same? If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors do the same? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:46)
The Gospel of the Lord.
Jesus said to his disciples, You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy. But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Heavenly Father. So be perfect, just as your Heavenly Father is perfect.
It is easy to be kind to people who are kind to us. It is much harder when someone wounds us, ignores us, judges us or treats us unfairly. Yet, Jesus asks us to go beyond human instinct. He asks us to love even our enemies. This does not mean pretending that hurt never happened. It does not mean allowing others to continue harming us. But it does mean refusing to let hatred take root in our hearts. Sometimes, the hardest prayer is not for ourselves, but for the person who caused us pain. We may not even feel ready to pray for them sincerely. Still, every small step matters. Even saying, Lord, help me let go little by little is already a beginning. Jesus reminds us that God does not only love the good or the deserving. He allows the sun to shine on everyone. In the same way, we are invited to reflect that same mercy in our own lives.
Loving this way is not weakness. It takes strength to choose compassion instead of bitterness. It takes courage to stop passing pain from one person to another.
Is there someone we are still holding anger against today? What would happen if we placed that person before God instead of carrying the burden alone? Lord Jesus, you know the people who have hurt us and the struggles hidden in our hearts. Teach us to love the way you love. Help us not to be consumed by anger or resentment. Give us wisdom to set healthy boundaries, but also give us the grace to forgive and pray for others.
Shape our hearts to become more like yours each day. Amen.

**SPEAKER_3** (5:23)
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

**SPEAKER_4** (5:27)
Amen.

**SPEAKER_3** (5:28)
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell.
The third day, He arose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From there, he shall come to judge the living and the dead.

**SPEAKER_4** (6:00)
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

**SPEAKER_3** (6:10)
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, and thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

**SPEAKER_4** (6:19)
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

**SPEAKER_3** (6:32)
Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

**SPEAKER_4** (6:41)
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

**SPEAKER_3** (6:48)
Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

**SPEAKER_4** (6:56)
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

**SPEAKER_3** (7:03)
Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

**SPEAKER_4** (7:12)
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

**SPEAKER_5** (7:18)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

**SPEAKER_4** (7:22)
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

**SPEAKER_5** (7:27)
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thine mercy.

**SPEAKER_3** (7:36)
Amen.

**SPEAKER_5** (7:37)