First Joyful Mystery: The Annunciation. The angel Gabriel tells Mary she is highly favored by God, and is going to be the mother of Jesus, the Son of God.

Second Joyful Mystery: The Visitation. After Mary recieved the good new of being highly favored by God to have his son. The spirit lead her right away to her cousin Elizabeth who also was pregnant. I always thought that the Holy spirit only came on the earth as of the day of Pentecost. Meditating on the Visition Mystery taught me other wise. There was never a mention to when Mary was going to be impregnated, but I have to believe it took place the very moment she accepted to be when spoken to Gabriel. And when Mary had gone to visit her cousin Elizabeth who was pregnant also with John the Baptist as she greeted her cousin the baby leaped in her womb. And the leap of the baby was the Holy spirit that fell on Elizabeth and she began to prophesy all that she knew about Mary excepting by faith the plans God had for her being the mother of His son.

The Third Joyful Mystery: The Nativity. Jesus is born in the manger in Bethlehem. The Forth Joyful Mystery: The Presentation in the Temple. Jesus was presented to the Lord, like being Christened or dedicated in the Temple. There was a righteous and devout man named Simeon who took the baby Jesus in his arms blessed and prophesy over his life as the Holy Spirit moved upon him. There was also a prophetess named Anna.

Fifth Joyful Mystery: The Finding in the Temple. As I mediated on this Mystery Jesus I realized that Jesus was showing a bit of normal preteen rebellion taking ofc on his parents without permission. He had the never to say, why were they looking for him, he must be about his Father’s business, Luke 2:49.

We have to thank God for the Joyful Mystery and the fact that Mary said, Yes, to the request of being the Mother of the Son of God.

Jesus was given by God the twelve disciples to represent every hour of the day. Every different kind of personalities, and social status we all possess as human beings. I do feel like I have to throw in race because the disciples had to come from the four corners of the earth (East, West, North and South) to be place there in doing what was commanded by Jesus before he went up into heaven. He ask for them to go out into all the world and preach the gospel and baptize all nations, Matthew 28:16-20, win souls for the kingdom.

Women also has to be disciples to walk hand and hand with the men to carry out God’s plan and purpose in mother the children in the way of the Lord. Jesus also said, “suffer not the children to come unto me” Matthew 19:14. The women and children are the numbers of the clock.

When I think of the clock, to me it represents the earth in it’s shape, because of its circle. It has the Minute hand: The longer hand that indicates minutes, Hour hand: shorter hand that points to the hour and the Second hand: count of sixty second to make a minute. All these three component is what it takes to make the clock function correctly. Like the trinity,  Father, Son and Holy Spirit, there’s the second, minute and hour hand. But behind the scene there’s two other things at work 1. Main wheel: The gear train of the clock and the Escape wheel: The pendulum or the toothed wheel that rotates in the escapement of the clock. All these components together is what it takes to make the clock operate, like the Father and the Son. If you can understand what I mean.

Just my thoughts spoken out load.

First Joyful Mystery: The Annunciation. The angel Gabriel told Mary God found favor with her and she’s going to be the mother of Jesus. As I mediated on the Annuciation to Mary by the angel Gabriel, I realized that Mary was chosen because she was a virtuous women. When the angel Gabriel told Mary God found favor with her, it was her being rewarded for being faithful and true to the Lord. She asked questions showing her wisdom when she said to the angel “how shall this be, since I have no husband.” And when the angel had answered her question, Mary didn’t hesitate she said, ” yes.” Showing her faithfulness to the Lord.

Second Joyful Mystery: The Visition. Mary goes to visit her cousin Elizabeth who was also pregnant. The baby leaped in Elizabeth womb at the greeting of Mary. Third Joyful Mystery: The Nativity. Jesus is born in a manger in Bethlehem. Fourth Joyful Mystery: The Presentation in the Temple. Mary takes the baby Jesus to the Temple according to the custom of the law of Moses. Fifth Joyful Mystery: The finding in the Temple. For three days Mary and Joseph look for Jesus after believing they lost him in Jerusalem after they had visited it for the feast of the Passover. Jesus was found in the Temple sitting among the teachers,listening to them and asking questions. He was twelve years old and everyone was amaze at his intelligence. He told his parents when found, “he was about his Father’s business.”

The Joyful Mystery reminds us once again of Mary importance in God’s plan of salvation for all of humanity.

Why so much elderly has passed away from covid-19? Is it really the long term care facilities fault? Should money really contribute to the kind of care recieve from these centers? If so why has all the cases of covid-19 regardless of the facilities wealthy or not has killed and is killing our elderly?

Can’t help but ask the Lord this question, after losing my dad just six days ago. My heart is sorrowful and my mind overwhelmed. I pray my dad is at peace under the circumstances, of not being able to see me because of covid-19 band on visitors and his birthday just past also. The thought of him being alone, I have to keep remembering as scriptures declares, “he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:8. Psalm 27:10 “When my father and mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.” In other words, if you find yourself alone, the Lord is always going to be with you so you’re not ever alone.

What is the reason for the elderly dying? They are dying for the lack of unconditional love, nurturing love from loved ones. Like a baby, the kind of love it gets from its parents. The more fragile and vulnerable you are, it is love that give strength and could heal. I say this because their are some older people that I know is alive and well because they are not in a facility, but living with loved ones, like my ninety-two years old God mother, I pray God will continue to keep her.

We know a lot of the elderly has medical problems that only a facility can help with. In today world where making that mighty dollar takes precedence, many people can’t afford to be at home looking after their loved ones.

For the month of May 2020, I would be in prayer and meditation of the Holy Rosary. I was summoned in my spirit after fasting and praying for forty days.

The first Glorious Mystery: Is the resurrection. Three days after Jesus’s death he rose from death. As I mediated on the Glorious Mystery, I can’t help but think about the importance of the resurrection to our lives. It is the victory won for man, because wages of sin is death and Jesus took on our sin that we may have life and have it abundantly, for all eternity.

Second Glorious Mystery: The Ascension. Forty days after Jesus’s resurrection he was ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand of God. Third Glorious Mystery: Descent of the Holy spirit. The day of Pentecost, the mighty rushing wind sound came from heaven and tongues of fire fell on them and they all filled with the Holy Spirit spoke in other tongues in the upper room.

Fourth Glorious Mystery: The Assumption. Mary is assumed to be taken up into heaven like Elijah to be with her son. The Fifth Glorious Mystery: The Coronation of Mary. Mary was crown by her son in heaven.

The Glorious Mystery is my favorite prayer and meditation of the Rosary because it’s give clarity of the importance of Mary in God’s plan concerning the salvation of man. After giving birth to Jesus she was just pushed aside. Being Highly favored wasn’t just her give birth, but also participating in every aspect of Jesus life on earth as well as in heaven. The Glorious Mystery allows us to recognize the strong bond between Mary and Jesus that not only did Jesus lifted his disciples and the world, but also his mother.

What really was the promised land? According to the bible the promise land, is the land of milk and honey promised and subsequently given by God to Abraham and his descendants. It was made first to Abraham: Genesis 15:18-21, Isaac: Genesis 26:3 and Jacob: Genesis 28:13.

Today I can’t help but believe after the life, death and resurrection of Jesus the promised land is no longer a place, but a state of mind. The promised land is dominated by the kingdom of God, can this be ever understood? Wherever Jesus has been preached and accepted, there is peace and happiness.

If the promised land is the place filled with milk and honey, then we are in it people. What is milk and honey? It’s the peace and love of God with all provision for our needs. We have been chosen like the disciples of Jesus, to know the Lord and follow His son. We were given the word (gospel) and have the faith to spread it throughout the world. Think of the blessing upon us in our lives. Look at the luxurious life we are able to live, even if we are living paycheck to paycheck. We have homes with bathrooms and kitchen,car, cellphones clothing, food, we have our pets we treat better than some human beings in certain countries, we have laws to protect our rights as human being, we enjoy all kind of freedoms, etc. Think for a moment of the countries in the world who still doesn’t know what it’s like to have clean running water to drink, food, clothing, doctors or nurses, dentists, and the lists goes on, all the things we take for granted in our lives.

Our ancestors would have loved to be in our place with all that we have and can do. Our lives is their dream fulfilled by faith. But yet we can’t recognize it, because we are to busy wanting more, the greed. I believe all the sacrifices and lessons they endured we take for granted in our ignorance.

I mediated today on the sorrowful myster, “The crucifixion” The first sorrowful mystery: Agony in the garden. I’ve pictured Jesus pleading with his three disciples to keep watch with him one hour and they kept falling asleep, leaving him all alone with no support. It’s not their fault, as Jesus said, “The spirit is willing but the flesh is week.” Matthew 26:40-43 This was the first time Jesus had asked of man anything. All the time it was him that was doing all the giving, not once did he desire anything from them, but to watch and pray not to fall into temptation like Adam and Eve. Our vulunerability is when we are not able to stand, but instead we fall into our weaknesses. To me it was a test for being with him so long that they couldn’t pass. It was from then on grace was in the works for humanity until the completion of the cross.

The second sorrowful mystery: scourging at the pillar. Jesus was cruelly beaten. The third sorrowful mystery: crown with thorns. Fourth sorrowful mystery: the carrying of the cross and the fifth sorrowful mystery: the crucifixion and death.

The sorrowful mystery is like the tree of life that destroy the power of the tree of good and evil. And it’s a seed that will continue to bring forth fruits and it’s fruit will continue forever. And it is done with the help and intercession of the Blessed Mother Mary favored(called) by God. It is Jesus!

Genesis 6:8

Noah was wise enough to be obedient to God. From building the ark, even to looking foolish and crazy; knowing not to open the ark as soon as the rain stopped. He was obedient, trusting and faithful to God. The Lord found favor in Noah and his family, at a time wickedness of the human race grew great in the world. Genesis 6:8-22.

Now with covid-19 being the flood of our times, no one wants to remain in the ark. We have to thank God we are not locked up with animals in the dark without windows, tv and our electronic devices and cell phones. At least we can see and connect with each other through social media or our phone.

Noah didn’t lose his mind for a moment to think like us today HE had to restart the world immediately, or it was in his contorl, instead he waited patiently on the Lord before he’d act. But then again, today is only about the money, the so called economy. If Noah had only open the ark before it’s time, think of the disaster it would had been for both his family, and all animals. After spending all that time building it and staying in the ark just to drown anyways. That’s what happening with covid-19 flood today, if we’re not careful.

It haven’t stopped raining, the dove is still going back and forth, which means the water is never going to recede anytime soon. Waiting patiently on the Lord in faith is always the right thing to do back then and still today. “God is a never changing God.”

Some people real haven’t taken serious consideration to what’s going on in the world with covid-19. Just because we can’t physically see bombs dropping from the sky, the enemy approaching us with guns drawn, or be concern about landmines on the ground, doesn’t mean we are not in a war.

I can’t believe the in the midst of this crisis, this war, people are acting very spoiled, selfish, and haughty. “God have mercy upon us.” Who in a war wants your hair, eyebrows and nails done? Try to make money by any means, refuse to accept you have to remain inside for as long as bombs continues to be dropped, have your steak specifically done instead of eating what is available, order in foods with alcohol to drink, keep the lights on 24/7 on social media? Really! And the list goes on.

If covid-19 was a visual war we all can see with the army tanks, trucks, planes, and soldiers with guns, then, only then, our mindset truly would change. Just because we can’t see it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be vigilant. Father, our Lord and shepherd, please lead and guide us.

Exactly 3am the phone rang, it was the old age facility my dad reside in. I was told my dad went into convulsions and slipped into a coma. He was check fo covid-19 and was negative over two weeks ago and now he has it. Couldn’t go back to sleep as my mind didn’t allow me to stop processing what could have possibly happened to him after being repeatedly told, stop worrying he was good, if anything is wrong I would be notified.

Unlike my mother nothing between my father and I was left unsaid, and I had no questions for him. I grew to know my dad pretty well for the five years I had lived with him. I was definitely a daddy’s girl. He set the standard so high for how any man that comes into my life should treat me and nothing less. But to my siblings I was like Joseph who wore the coat of many colors ( like the rainbow the coat represented the promise which Joseph himself was) the dreamer and prophet, so I was treated, Genesis 37.

My father would always compare my siblings to me. His exact words would be, “why can’t you be like your sister” and I resented it so much because I knew they hated me. I was just born this way in my core, to be compassionate, shy, humble, truthful, loving, peaceful, a lover not a fighter, forgiving, selfless, and most importantly God fearing and faithful. Many times for my kindness I endured resentment and hurt from my siblings. Jealousy made me a target to my siblings. My intention was never to show them up by making them look and feel bad, it is who I am as a person. And as I grew up and went out into the real world, life for me wasn’t any different. I realized that the way they treated me was to prepare me for my future of how the outside world will also treat me, but I had to be strong.

My natural father always love and respect me, even deliver me out of many troubles when I truly needed him, and would stand up with me and for me whenever I needed him. We’d fight and when we did, it wasn’t so severe that we couldn’t make peace with each other. I never had to second guess his love for me and he will always listen to me when I spoke to him. From a child, he’ll always say the reason for him taking my advice is because he believed me to be an old soul. The way I was treated by my dad, always made me feel it was a reflection of my heavenly father.

My father by no means was perfect. He was a woman abuser, and a cheater one reason my mother left. He loved women lots of them. If it was legal my dad would be a polygamist. The way my dad treated women I never could understand, because by no means would he want anyone of his girl children to be treated that way. He always said, he will kill the man that would ill treat his daughters and he was serious. He lacked in the knowledge of practice what you preach and boy did I ever use to remind him.

Unlike my mother, my dad’s passing didn’t anger me. With him having dementia he was suffering, really suffering. One thing my dad was a hard worker and a provider. He use to wake up before sunrise to go to work and return home in the dark. He loved to work and drive. A mechanic by trade also repaired and painted cars back in the days. Never sitting still and to see my dad drugged up and locked down, it was killing him and he looked like he he was just withering away day by day, barley existing. Always saying he wanted to just die, he would be better off. Made me so sad and guilty cause there was nothing I can do, but pray.

What gives me comfort is know he’s in the arms of the heavenly Father who’s welcoming him home. He’s no longer suffering and the bondage of sin has know been lifted. Rest in peace daddy!