Gospel: Luke
1:46-56
Mary
said:
“My soul
proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. for
he has looked upon his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call
me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He
has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength
of his arm, and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the
mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry
with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help
of his servant Israel for he remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he
made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever.” Mary remained with
Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.
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Reflection:
Do you remember to proclaim the greatness of the Lord and does your spirit rejoice in God your savior?
We may
have different answers but the Blessed Mother pronounced these words
(Magnificat) in the gospel with the purest of intentions. No double speak or
meaning it was pure rejoicing for her for she realized the great honor that God
bestowed on her.
Did the
Blessed Mother still rejoice during the passion of her son Jesus? Of course in
her humanity she did not but deep inside her she was also ready for it for she
knew that her son was destined to become the savior of humanity.
The
Blessed Mother in her magnificat teaches us that we must proclaim and rejoice
the greatness of Jesus we must thank Him for everything. In our triumphs and in
our failures we must thank Him.
But do we always remember to thank the Lord for
our triumphs and failures every day? And why should we also thank the Lord for
our failures? For the simple reason that we also learn from our failures and
there’s always silver lining behind every failure.
Therefore
we must proclaim the greatness of the good Lord in good times and in bad and
triumphs and failures. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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