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[00:00] Hey, if you are in the Kansas City area, this Sunday, April 26th, we're going to be praying a rosary with family and friends, and you're our friends, at Blue Jacket Park at 101st and Bond from 3 to 5 p.m. So, if it's not raining hard, come and join us. Welcome to our Daily Rosary Meditation. This is the last in our series on Friendship with Jesus and the Commandments. Today, the 10th Commandment. Let's begin in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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[00:39] Amen.
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[00:39] 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's seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
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[01:10] 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.
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[01:19] Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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[01:25] 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.
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[01:36] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[01:43] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[01:48] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[01:55] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[02:00] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[02:07] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[02:12] Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
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[02:15] As it was in the beginning, as now never shall be, world without end. Amen.
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[02:20] Oh, my Jesus.
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[02:21] Forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy.
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[02:28] Our first mystery. The Tenth Commandment tells us not to covet our neighbor's goods. In other words, it tells us not to be envious. Or in the words of the Catechism, it tells us that envy must be banished from the human heart. Now, the opposite of envy is to follow our Lord's commandment to love our neighbor as ourself. But envy sees someone else's success as a threat to me. Loving your neighbor as yourself sees someone else's success as a gain to me. But there may be a sense in which loving our neighbor as ourselves can be helped by learning how to love ourselves properly. Or to put it differently, it may be that before we can thank God for his blessings to other people, we should thank him for the way he has already blessed us. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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[03:45] 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.
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[03:56] They are merry, full of grace. The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[04:03] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[04:08] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[04:15] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[04:20] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[04:28] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[04:33] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[04:40] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[04:45] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[04:52] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[04:57] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[05:04] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[05:09] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[05:16] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[05:21] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[05:29] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[05:33] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[05:40] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[05:46] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[05:52] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[05:58] Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
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[06:01] As it was in the beginning, as now never shall be, world without end. Amen.
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[06:05] Oh, my Jesus.
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[06:06] Forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy.
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[06:13] Our second mystery. In what is arguably GK. Chesterton's most brilliant novel, Man Alive, the main character does something to prevent himself from ever coveting his neighbor's goods. And you'll never guess what he does. He locks himself outside his own house, and then after dark, he pretends to be a thief, and he breaks into his own house and starts to steal from his own possessions. In other words, because the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, he mentally puts himself on the other side of the fence to admire his own lawn. He looks at his own external blessings, his house, his family, the good food and drink in his kitchen, which happens to be his favorite food and drink, and he thinks to himself, what a lucky guy that is. Wouldn't it be nice to be him? So do this when you are tempted to be envious of other people's stuff, their positions or income, houses or vacations. Imagine you are homeless, friendless, penniless, standing outside your own house looking in and think, what lucky people live here. I wish I had a life like that. In fact, here's what you should do. Tonight, after it gets dark, turn the lights on in your house and then go outside in the street and stand there and look at the nice, warm, soft glow and imagine to yourself, I bet there's a really wonderful place in there. And then realize it's your place and thank God and go inside. If you're going to envy somebody, envy yourself. If you're going to appreciate somebody's blessings from God, start with your own. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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[08:30] 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.
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[08:41] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[08:48] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[08:53] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[09:00] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[09:05] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[09:12] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[09:17] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[09:24] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[09:29] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[09:36] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[09:41] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[09:49] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[09:54] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[10:01] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[10:06] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[10:13] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[10:18] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[10:25] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[10:30] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[10:37] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death.
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[10:42] Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
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[10:45] As it was in the beginning, as now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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[10:49] Oh, my Jesus.
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[10:50] Forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy.
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[10:57] Our third mystery. Another basis for envy is when you let yourself think that other people have more personal gifts than you do. When you think about the abilities, talents, skills that other people have and you don't, then you start to classify yourself as a loser, and you get resentful of other people for being able to do what you can't. Here again, it might be best to begin by praising God for the way He's made you. The psalmist cries out to God, I praise you, Lord, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. That's not pride. In fact, it's the opposite of pride, because it's thanking God for gifts you didn't earn, and for a design He generously bestowed on you. Now, maybe you're thinking, I don't have any gifts, talents, or skills. I have nothing to offer. There's nothing naturally special about me. But that's a really blasphemous thing to say. It's actually an insult to God. It's saying, well, at least in this case, God, you weren't paying attention, and you really messed up when you manufactured something totally uninteresting and redundant. God doesn't make redundant stuff. He makes individuals, each of whom has something utterly unique and valuable. And sometimes it helps if we can start to articulate even a little bit what God has given us that makes us even a little unique and valuable. It might be best to begin with the people in your life who would never recover if you hadn't been there. I mean, that's the great brilliance of the movie It's a Wonderful Life. When you can say, Lord, I praise you for I'm fearfully and wonderfully made, then and only then can you also look around and appreciate, instead of lament, the distinctive gifts he's also given other people. So the first step in being thankful for God's personal gifts to others, might be expressing your gratitude for the personal gifts God has given you. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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[13:50] 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.
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[14:01] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[14:08] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[14:13] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[14:20] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[14:25] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[14:32] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[14:37] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[14:45] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[14:49] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[14:56] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[15:01] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[15:09] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[15:14] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[15:21] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[15:25] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[15:32] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[15:37] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[15:44] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[15:49] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[15:56] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[16:01] Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
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[16:05] As it was in the beginning as now and ever shall be, in the great world without end. Amen.
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[16:08] Oh, my Jesus.
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[16:10] Forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy.
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[16:16] Our fourth mystery, CS. Lewis has a beautiful reflection on the humility God wants us all to have. And it's essentially a sweeping appreciation of all goodness, including your own. Here's what he says, God wants every person to be so free from any bias in his own favor that he can rejoice in his own talents as frankly and gratefully as he can rejoice in the talents of his neighbor, just as he can rejoice in a sunrise or an elephant or a waterfall. He wants each person in the long run to be able to recognize the good in everything, even himself. He wants to restore to us a new kind of self-love, a charity and gratitude for all selves, including our own. When we have really learned to love our neighbor as ourselves, then we will be allowed to love ourselves as our neighbors. Does that make sense? Good. That's perfect then. We just need to celebrate all good. The good of a waterfall, of an elephant, of an architect, of the guy at work, and the guy driving the bus. Celebrate the goodness of your kids and your spouse, and celebrate the goodness of yourself. That's what God does, and that's what He wants you to do. Celebrate the goodness of everything, and include yourself in that. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
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[18:26] 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.
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[18:37] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[18:44] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[18:49] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[18:56] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[19:01] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[19:09] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death.
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[19:14] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[19:20] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[19:26] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[19:33] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[19:38] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[19:45] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[19:50] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[19:57] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[20:02] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[20:09] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[20:14] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[20:22] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[20:27] Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with the blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[20:33] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[20:38] Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
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[20:41] As it was, the making is now, and never shall be, world without end. Amen.
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[20:45] Oh, my Jesus.
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[20:46] Forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy.
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[20:53] Our fifth mystery. Gratitude is the only way to live out the 10th Commandment, and gratitude is the great defense, the weapon against envy. But it doesn't come cheap. You'll have to work on it. So remember, you're supposed to go outside. Well, first, turn all the nice soft lights on, then go outside tonight, look in, see that wonderful place and envy it. And then go back inside and sit down with a piece of paper, a notebook, and make a rigorous list of all your blessings. Write down the way God has forgiven you, the way that He's blessed you, with never wondering if you'll have another meal. Write down the family and friends who love you. Write down the beauty of the natural world. Write down, with humble gratitude, your personality traits, and the way you've been able to enrich the lives of others. And then write down the goods He's given other people, the genius and holiness and cleverness and strength and humor that He's distributed so generously to all His children. And then thank God for all of it, and banish envy from your heart. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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[22:33] Give us to stay our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we free of those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
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[22:44] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[22:50] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[22:55] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[23:02] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[23:07] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[23:14] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[23:19] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed are thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[23:26] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[23:31] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed are thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[23:39] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[23:44] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed are thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[23:50] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[23:55] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed are thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[24:02] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[24:07] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed are thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[24:14] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[24:19] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed are thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[24:26] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[24:31] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with the blessed are thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
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[24:38] Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earnst now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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[24:43] Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
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[24:46] As it was in the beginning, as now never shall be, world without end. Amen.
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[24:50] Oh, my Jesus.
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[24:51] Forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy.
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[24:58] Say Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, and we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl throughout the world seeking the rune of souls. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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[25:21] Amen.
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[25:23] Well, I bet you've never read GK Chesterton's book, Man Alive.
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[25:29] I have not. Although I always think of that old kind of 1950s style curse. It's not even a curse, it's an exclamation where people go, Man alive.
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[25:39] Oh.
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[25:39] Where did that come from?
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[25:40] I don't know where that came from, but this little book by Chesterton is really small, very delightful.
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[25:48] I should read it. I like to. I'm curious to see how that fits into a book. That anecdote you talked about with a man breaking into his own home.
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[25:57] The whole book is about that.
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[25:58] That's incredible.
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[25:59] The whole book.
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[26:00] I am a little bit worried that after this episode, we're going to hear all these reports of these random people getting arrested, breaking into their own homes. And we'll say they listen to the podcast or they've read Man Alive.
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[26:14] Just go outside and look at, look into your home tonight.
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[26:19] You won't look weird at all.
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[26:23] Everyone else will be in their homes on their screens so they won't notice. And you have a nice new house.
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[26:32] I was just actually thinking about it. I was like, it will be very funny. I can imagine instead of the task of moving, I can instead imagine that I'm robbing myself. I'm robbing myself blind, truly.
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[26:45] Yeah, you can go into where you currently live and you can take all the stuff out.
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[26:50] I'm getting from this house. This is crazy. And no one's going to stop me. It's pretty incredible.
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[27:02] I do this. I walk a lot and I walk a lot of times at night. And so I walk through the neighborhoods. There's this wonderful glow coming from the windows of all the homes. And as I walk through the neighborhood, I think what wonderful people and places are in there. I bet, I bet there's just such goodness in there. But I, we don't think about that with our own homes.
Speaker 2:
[27:35] Because so much of our joy for things is now wrapped up in anticipation. And so we don't actually, all the things that we currently have are things that we once anticipated, things that we once really wanted. I, it's even one way to change your perspective on it is to think about how much a younger version of you wanted what you now have with such intensity, but then it just dies out once you have it. It's why it's not a very, a lot of people don't like this song because they're right to say that it's immoral and it's about an attempt to cheat. But the Pina Colada song.
Speaker 1:
[28:13] Oh, I hate that song. Oh, come on.
Speaker 2:
[28:15] It's so iconic.
Speaker 1:
[28:16] It is. It is.
Speaker 2:
[28:17] But because you realize is how much in looking from the other side, he realizes that the person he's always wanted is actually the person he's with.
Speaker 1:
[28:26] I know. But the problem with that song is both of them. Both of them are intending to cheat.
Speaker 2:
[28:31] Yes, which is terrible. But I think it's the less classy, moral, good version of this story of trying to rob your own house, where he realizes that everything he wants is everything he has. And it's just partly that it's not that she's fallen into some terrible routine that's boring and dull. He's fallen into a routine that's just...
Speaker 1:
[28:56] Well, she answers the ad, so she must have too.
Speaker 2:
[28:59] Well, she must have felt the same way. But part of it is just looking at your life and realizing the things you have. And I like that it is just about a change in perspective.
Speaker 1:
[29:08] Well, I mean, what you're saying is...
Speaker 2:
[29:10] He never knew that she liked pina coladas.
Speaker 1:
[29:13] Well, we take things for granted. That's the issue. I like what you're saying. No matter what age we are, we should think back to a time when we didn't have what's occurred in our lives and think about how desperately we wanted what we actually have now. And even if you're elderly and you've lost a spouse or your family's moved away or your health is not what it was, you can still look back to a time when you didn't have all the things that or the great things that occurred in your life and realize, wow, what I longed for, it happened. Thank God. And then look forward to heaven when all the good things are restored. Yeah, that's the big problem. We take things for we take all our blessings for granted. Well, thanks for your conversation.
Speaker 2:
[30:16] Thank you.
Speaker 1:
[30:18] I still don't like that song.
Speaker 2:
[30:20] You got to admit it's catchy.
Speaker 1:
[30:22] It was catchy, but I don't like it. You know, I like hard rock.
Speaker 2:
[30:27] Oh, come on, that is so Yacht Rock and you love Yacht Rock.
Speaker 1:
[30:30] That is not Yacht Rock. That's terrible. That wasn't even rock. It was terrible.
Speaker 2:
[30:34] We're going to let people debate whether or not the Pina Colada song is Yacht Rock.
Speaker 1:
[30:38] It's not Yacht Rock and it wasn't even good music back then. Glory be to the father. No, wait, I don't do that.
Speaker 2:
[30:47] What's your catchphrase?
Speaker 1:
[30:50] Let's be apostles of friendship, good conversation and the rosary. Share this with others. See the bad songs just throw me off. Bad music throws me off. No more bad music, doc.