Gospel: Luke
2:41-51
Each year
Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was
twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had
completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in
Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the
caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and
acquaintances, but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the
teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him
were astounded at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they
were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why
have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with
great anxiety.” And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not
know that I must be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand what he
said to them. He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to
them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.
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Reflection:
What
breaks the heart of a mother? It is to see that her children are not successful
in their own respective fields especially in their marriages.
Mary’s
heart was also being torn to pieces as she discovered that her child Jesus was
not with them as they return home to Nazareth. But the Blessed Mother trusted
God and she surely prayed to God as well that they would be able to find Jesus.
Today we
remember the Immaculate Heart of Mary; immaculate means clean unsullied by any
impurities that will make it unclean: that’s the heart of the Blessed Mother.
However, her heart was not spared from sorrows, pains and apprehensions this
was very vivid when she was at the foot of the cross crying and somberly
looking-up to his crucified and dying son.
However,
amidst the sorrows; the Blessed Mother’s heart is also deeply humble and
trusting to the will of God. She carried her sorrow with dignity and deep faith
in God that’s why she quietly endured her sufferings until the death of Jesus
on the cross.
For the
mothers who carry their own sufferings may the Immaculate Heart of Mary be your
own model of humility, trust and deep faith. Your sufferings may be caused by
your children, by your husband or by a severe trial.
Never
hesitate to ask the Blessed Mother to pray for you and to bring you closer to
her child Jesus. – Marino j. Dasmarinas
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