Supporting Our Leaders

Welcome to our daily rosary meditation.

Amen. Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

“I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.”

I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified died and was buried. He descended into hell.

On the third day, He rose again. He ascended into heaven and He seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead. 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. Our Father, who art in heaven, hollowed be your name, that kingdom come by will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us a stare, daily bread, and free of us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, amen.

“Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus.”

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, as now in the for shall be, world without end, amen.

Our first mystery, at an early stage of their desert journey, when Moses was leaving the Israelites through the desert to Mount Sinai,

they were attacked by the Amalachites in the wilderness. It was a long brutal battle, but the Israelites won, and this is how they won. Joshua led the Israelites warriors on the actual battlefield, but Moses, their leader, went up to the top of the mountain, overlooking the battle, with the staff of God in his hand, and he raised his hands up to God as he looked out across the scene.

And when his hands were raised, the Israelites kept the advantage over their enemies. The problem was, Moses' arms got tired, and when his arms began to fall, Israel began to lose the battle.

So their solution was to have two men, Aaron and her, stay on each side of Moses and support his arms.

That way, they could help keep his arms in the air. And then, because his arms no longer drooped, the people of Israel won the battle.

“Do you see the system of mutual reliance that God established?”

The Israelites' people depended on their spiritual leader, and their spiritual leader Moses depended on the people. And the same goes for Christ's church. We rely on our spiritual leaders, and they rely on us. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, that kingdom come, that will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us a stare, dearly 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 Imen. Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thalman, women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thalman, women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen.

Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thalman, women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thalman, women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thalman, women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thalman, women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen.

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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen.

“Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thalman, women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.”

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thalman, women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thalman, women, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thalman, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen.

“Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thalman, blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.”

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. And the Lord has appointed spiritual leaders who make it possible for us to fight and to win. Christ gave us apostles and they ordained bishops who have ordained priests. And when they hold up their holy hands with the Eucharist or the Chalus, it gives us the chance to win the battle.

When they hold up their holy hands and absolve us from our sin, then our wounds are healed and we can fight again.

But we also need them to inspire us by their preaching, by their wise counsel, by the example of their lives. We rely on the clergy, the way the Israelites army relied on Moses. We lay people are out there in the trenches, fighting it out in the battlefield of our homes and workplace and in the world in general.

“And our priests standing up on the hill at the altar offering the sacrifice of the Mass. They are the difference to us between victory and defeat.”

But their weak men just like us and they get tired and discouraged and they feel the weight of their responsibilities. And sometimes they fall. Sometimes they fall in little ways, sometimes they fall in big ways, but when they fall, it's really bad for us. So if we actually care about winning this battle, we'd better figure out how we're going to support our spiritual leaders because if we don't support them, they won't be able to support us. And then our battle will be lost. Our father, who art in heaven, Hallow would be your name.

My kingdom come, I will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us a stair, dearly 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. Your Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen.

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Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Your Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Your Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen.

Your Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Your Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death...

Your Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

“Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen.”

Your Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed, our Thou among women blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the makin'ing us, now in the rush out will be world without end amen. Oh, my Jesus, forgive us, our sins, save us from the fires of hell.

Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Our third mystery.

The first, most critical support we can give to our leaders is, don't criticize them.

Don't criticize them behind their back. Don't criticize them to other people.

“And please, don't send them emails criticizing them.”

If you have a genuine concern with your pastor, let's say, then make a personal appointment and have the courage to go speak with them. And you'll probably find that they'll have a solution. But don't just zip off an email because they read all those emails and it wrecks them. Don't do it. And secondly, we've got to support them with our prayers.

We pray for our pulp and bishops and for our priests every mass.

We pray for future vocations to the priesthood, especially ones from our own families. And we should offer up our rosaries and masses and penances for the leaders of the church. Prayer is the most fundamental of all works in the Christian life.

“And the Pope, bishops and priests, link us to Christ through the sacraments and the saving truth.”

Without them, we have no church. And with a weak hierarchy, we have a weak church. But the hierarchy will be weak if we constantly criticize them and if we don't support them with our prayers. So support those holy hands without which we will lose the battle. Support them by encouragement and by prayer. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name.

That kingdom come, they will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us a stay or a 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. Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen.

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Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our ensnown at the hour of our death...

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

“Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us in our life.”