Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the
virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The
Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered
what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be
afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in
your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and
will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne
of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever and of
his Kingdom there will be no end.
But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations
with a man? And the angel said to her in reply, “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. And behold, Elizabeth, your
relative has also conceived a son in her old age and this is the sixth month
for her who was called barren for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me
according to your word. Then the angel departed from her.
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Reflection:
How deep is our love for God or how profound is our love for God? Would
we be willing to sacrifice something of ourselves for God? For example, if
through our conscience we hear the voice of the Holy Spirit telling us to do
something good and worthy, would we be willing to do it?
There’s so much hunger today brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic?
Would we simply standstill and do nothing to those who are hungry? Would we be
indifferent to their needs? Surely we will do something to help those who are
hungry we will set aside some of our important needs for them!
Why are we going to do this? Because this is the right action to do for
we find real fulfillment and happiness in helping those who are in need. There’s
no real happiness in doing something for oneself, real and profound happiness
comes out from our hearts when we do something for others. Most especially to
those who cannot give back the good that we do for them.
When the Blessed Mother obeyed the will of God for her to be the mother
of Jesus she sacrificed her own happiness for the will of God. The Blessed
Mother put aside her own safety and honor so that she could honor the will of
God for her. So that she could help bring joy and salvation to all of
humanity.
When the Blessed Mother said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May
it be done to me according to your word (Luke 1:38). There was already profound
happiness in her heart for she knew that she would be doing something not for
herself but for God and humanity.
During this difficult time of this Covid-19 pandemic we have to
sacrifice, be selfless and help those who are in need. The poor the hungry and those people who
cannot give back the goodness that we will be doing for them. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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