The value of little things

Fr. Livio Tonello, director

Very soon the Rosary became the patrimony of the whole Church and of the Christian people as a school of prayer and contemplation, a wonderful sign of spiritual life, union with Jesus and his and our Mother. It has been so for generations of believers, monks, friars, nuns and all good souls. It has been the prayer of the poor, the meek and the humble, of those who have welcomed the Gospel message ever since their spiritual childhood (Mt 18, 3; Mk 10, 15) so that they were granted the revelation of the secrets of the Father (Mt 11, 25), the knowledge of the “mysteries” of the Kingdom of God (Lk 8, 10) as we are reminded by the Gospel that we read at the Mass in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary: “The mysteries of the Kingdom of God are revealed to you...” Understanding the Rosary is a sign that, in our life, we have made a great conquest, that of the value of little things. God, who is infinite, chooses little things, our humble words, in order to reveal himself to man. He chooses little things to come among us: the humanity of the Baby Jesus of…