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:
How did The Blessed Mother feel when she saw the shepherds? How did the
Blessed Mother feel when she was told by the shepherds of the message that was
told to them by an angel? It was perhaps a mixed emotion of gladness and
trepidations. Notwithstanding the message the Blessed Mother took everything in
stride, in good spirit and with calmness. Mary’s attention was focused on her
newly born child perhaps the Blessed Mother was already thinking how he can be
a good mother to her new born child.
In the motherhood of Mary came our savior, in Mary we have a humble and
simple mother who stayed with her son until His son’s last gasp of breath on
the cross. Do you wish to be like Mary? Of course we want to be like Mary in a
very special way minus her sufferings.
Did Mary suffer? Yes Mary suffered in silence For as Jesus suffered His
mother Mary was suffering also. Perhaps double the sufferings that her son
Jesus was going through during that time. As Mary suffered in silence caused by
her son’s sufferings she was also drawing strength from her son Jesus. It’s
hard to explain that in her suffering Mary was also drawing strength in Jesus.
But come to think of it, where do we draw strength when we are
overwhelmed by our problems or when we are suffering also? Don’t we also draw
strength from Jesus? Of course we draw strength from Jesus we pray to
Jesus. And we ask Jesus to help us for we know that it’s only Jesus who can
strengthen us.
As we start this New Year let us all find strength in Jesus and let us
never forget to ask for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. For she is
the mother of Jesus and being so the Blessed Virgin Mary is closest to the
heart of Jesus.
Do you always find strength in Jesus? Do you always ask the Blessed
Virgin Mary to pray for you? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
2 comments:
thanks sir for ur everyday reflection. I was worried in the past days about how's u r doing, because you are not posting ur reflections.
I am reading ur reflection for more than a year now, and I am thanking God for ur wisdom to share His words through you.
God bless Sir and ur family.
Hi Rhods!
Thanks very much for reading my reflections please share it as well. We have had no dsl connection for 8 days this was the reason why I was not able to post. Thanks God that it now has been restored.
God bless you too and your family!
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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