Gospel: Luke 11:27-28
While Jesus was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to
him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you
nursed.” He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and
observe it.”
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Reflection:
Are you taking care of your mother? Many of us today pamper our mother
with material things. But when a mother is old and already a member of the
senior citizen's club she is not anymore concerned with material things. She is
more concerned with the love and care that she will receive from her children.
A mother will never say to her children to give her love and care rather
than material things. Yet she will greatly appreciate it if she would be given
love and care by her children love and care that she richly deserves. Let us
not forget that our mothers carried us in their wombs for nine long months and
we gained nourishment from them as well.
In the gospel, a woman who perhaps knows the Blessed Virgin Mary told
Jesus: “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you
nursed (Luke 11:27).” She possibly said this to honor Mary for properly rearing
Jesus.
Yet Jesus gave the more profound honor to His Mother Mary by saying:
“Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it (Luke 11:27).” For
the Blessed Mother heard the word of God, she treasured it in her heart and followed
it.
How is your relationship with your mother? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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