Gospel: Luke
2:16-21
The
shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant
lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had
been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been
told them by the shepherds. And Mary
kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds
returned, glorifying
and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to
them.
When
eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name
given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
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Reflection:
Today is
the first day of the year 2016! We celebrate today the Solemnity of Mary the
Holy Mother of God, this is also a holiday of obligation here in the
Philippines. Thus we are all required to attend Holy Mass today.
Amidst
the joy of the people around her the Blessed Mother just kept silent and she
deeply reflected on the miracle that has unfolded before her. Surely, one of
the things being reflected by the Blessed Mother was her being chosen as the
Mother of God.
Maybe she was asking herself: “Why was I given
this great honor to become the mother of the Messiah?” Perhaps this is also
what is in our minds; among the many women during her time why Mary and not
other women?
God works
in mysterious ways; He does things by His will.
Sometimes
this also happens to us, for example in our career pathing. We wonder why we
are in a certain arena of life when we did not even consider being in that
field, not even in our wildest dreams. God has put us in our vocation or God
has put us where we are today for a good reason. Therefore we need to do right
and make a big difference in the lives of others.
Upon deep
reflections the Blessed Mother realized her enormous responsibilities. Thus she
lived and imbibed it with all her heart and she therefore raised Jesus to
become a Man for others and not a man only for himself.
We may be
in different field of endeavors in the vineyard of the Lord or in other field
of life. However like the Blessed Mother we too are called to realize our
enormous responsibilities. We are called to live and imbibe this not with
arrogance and brashness but with humility and gentleness. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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