Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
26 The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named
Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house
of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said,
"Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you!" 29 But she was greatly
troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this
might be. 30 And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you
have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and
bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be
called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne
of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and
of his kingdom there will be no end." 34 And Mary said to the angel,
"How shall this be, since I have no husband?" 35 And the angel said
to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most
High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy,
the Son of God. 36 And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also
conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37
For with God nothing will be impossible."38 And Mary said, "Behold, I
am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And
the angel departed from her.
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Reflection:
Why is the Blessed Mother favored by God? Why was she chosen amongst many
women? She was favored because of her humility and docility, she was favored
because God saw her saintly character which He did not found from any women
during that time. Therefore the Blessed Mother was given the singular honor to
carry in her womb our savior.
So you might say I would also want to be humble because I also expect to
receive some blessings from God. That’s ok nothing is wrong with this kind of
mindset. However, we must remember that the Blessed Mother is humble and docile
not because she was vying to be chosen as the dwelling place of the son of God.
To be humble and docile was her natural character. There was no
pretension or any sort of fake humility in her system. In other words as
far as the Blessed Mother is concerned, what we see is what we get from her. If
we see her as humble and docile to the will of God the Father, she really is
humble and docile.
In so many ways, God also announces His will for us and what is His will
for us? It’s for us to live simple and humble lives. Many of us live
complicated lifestyle instead of a simple lifestyle and many of us are so full
of egotism in our system. What is the result of this kind of lifestyle and
behavior we fail to hear the voice of God and we fail to hear the guidance of
God us well.
The Blessed Mother lived a simple and humble lifestyle thus she heard and
humbly obeyed the voice of God. How are you living your life? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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