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, 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 our good times and bad and in our triumphs and failures.
– Marino J. Dasmarinas
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