the rosary
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27And it happened that, when he was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.” 28Then he said, “Yes, but moreover: blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
7And when praying, do not choose many words, as the pagans do. For they think that by their excess of words they might be heeded.
5For there is one God, and one mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,
48For he has looked with favor on the humility of his handmaid. For behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
8I am the Lord; this is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things.
50Then he led them out as far as Bethania. And lifting up his hands, he blessed them. 51And it happened that, while he was blessing them, he withdrew from them, and he was carried up into heaven. 52And worshiping, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53And they were always in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
1And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.
3And he went into the entire region of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, 4just as it has been written in the book of the sermons of the prophet Isaiah: “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight his paths. 5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low. And what is crooked shall be made straight. And the rough paths shall be made into level ways. 6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
7Then the day of Unleavened Bread arrived, on which it was necessary to kill the Pascal lamb. 8And he sent Peter and John, saying, “Go out, and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat.” 9But they said, “Where do you want us to prepare it?” 10And he said to them: “Behold, as you are entering into the city, a certain man will meet you, carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him to the house into which he enters. 11And you shall say to the father of the household: ‘The Teacher says to you: Where is the guestroom, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12And he will show you a large cenacle, fully furnished. And so, prepare it there.”