Daily Gospel Reflections for Jun 18, 2026 | Holy Rosary - Luminous Mysteries

**SPEAKER_2** (0:40)
June 18, 2026, Thursday of the 11th week in Ordinary Time. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.

**SPEAKER_3** (0:51)
In praying, don't use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking. Therefore, don't be like them, for your father knows what things you need before you ask him. Pray like this, Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Let your kingdom come.
Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don't forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:55)
The Gospel of the Lord Jesus said to his disciples, In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. This is how you are to pray. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Jesus reminds us that prayer is not about impressing God with long speeches or perfect sentences. Prayer is about coming to him honestly.
Sometimes, we may feel pressured to say the right things, especially when we compare ourselves to others. Yet God already knows what is in our hearts before we even speak. There are days when we do not know what to pray for. We may feel tired, distracted, hurt or uncertain about life. Even then, God listens. A simple, Lord help me, can carry more meaning than many repeated words spoken without sincerity.
The prayer Jesus taught begins with our Father. That alone changes everything. We are not speaking to a distant ruler who needs convincing. We are speaking to a Father who already loves us and cares for us. Prayer is not about performance. It is about relationship. It is about turning back to God again and again, even with a weary heart. Do we speak to God honestly? Or do we sometimes hide behind routine words without opening our hearts to Him?
Lord, teach us to pray with sincerity and trust. Help us to remember that you already know our struggles, fears and hopes. Draw us closer to you each day, not through perfect words, but through honest hearts that seek you. Amen.

**SPEAKER_4** (5:18)
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

**SPEAKER_1** (5:21)
Amen.

**SPEAKER_4** (5:22)
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_1** (5:54)
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_4** (6:04)
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

**SPEAKER_1** (6:13)
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_4** (6:26)
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_1** (6:35)
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

**SPEAKER_4** (6:42)
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_1** (6:51)
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

**SPEAKER_4** (6:58)
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_1** (7:07)
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

**SPEAKER_5** (7:13)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

**SPEAKER_1** (7:17)
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.