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“Announce His salvation, day after day.” —Psalm 96:2
The priest has three options in proclaiming the dismissal at the end of Mass. One option is: “Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.” To be able to effectively announce the Gospel of the Lord, we must:
- remain in His love (see Jn 15:9),
- realize that Jesus loves us as the Father loves Him (Jn 15:9),
- be constantly aware that we are saved by the favor of the Lord Jesus (Acts 15:11), and
- know that our joy is complete if the very joy of Jesus is in us (Jn 15:11).
The word announce means to make known publicly or officially; to proclaim; to give notice of. In the world of sports broadcasting, each sporting event has an announcer who tells us what is happening in the game. Likewise, one who announces the Gospel of the Lord doesn’t need to make anything up. The announcer simply relates what has happened: God has sent Jesus as our Savior.
The third Luminous mystery of the Rosary is entitled The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God and the Call to Repentance. Like the apostles in that Luminous mystery, we are called to be announcers of “His salvation, day after day” (Ps 96:2). Like St. John the Baptizer, we are to “go before the Lord…giving His people a knowledge of salvation in freedom from their sins” (Lk 1:76-77). Repent of any failure to announce the salvation of God.
Prayer: Lord, open my lips and my mouth will announce Your salvation (see Ps 51:17).
Promise: “You will live in My love if you keep My commandments.” —Jn 15:10
Praise: St. Rita’s constant prayer for her contentious husband bore fruit as he repented of his sins on his deathbed.
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