Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 19th October 2025
Dear brothers and sisters,
Today’s Gospel speaks to us about the power of prayer that never gives up. Jesus tells us about a simple woman, a widow, who keeps asking for justice. She doesn’t stop knocking on the judge’s door – not because she is strong, but because she has a heart that refuses to give up. That is the kind of prayer Jesus asks of us: patient, trusting, and faithful – even when God seems silent.
In the first reading, Moses keeps his hands raised toward heaven, and the people of Israel win the battle. When his arms grow tired, they begin to lose. Then Aaron and Hur come beside him and hold up his hands.
What a beautiful image – a community held together by prayer. When one grows weak, another one lifts him up. That is how the Church should be: hearts supporting each other through prayer.
We are now in the month of the Holy Rosary, the month when the Church invites us to return to Mary’s heart – to that simple, powerful prayer that has saved souls and changed hearts throughout history. The Rosary is the prayer of those who never give up. It is the prayer of mothers who cry for their children, of grandparents praying for the world, of the sick who offer their pain. Each “Hail Mary” is like a heartbeat for the world. And when millions of believers pray together, the world beats again with life, peace, and hope.