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Monday, December 18, 2023

Reflection for December 22, Friday of the Third Week of Advent: Luke 1:46-56


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 hymn of praise and thanksgiving (Magnificat, Luke 1:46-55). The Virgin Mary said this in response to the greeting of her relative Elizabeth during the Visitation. This is the Virgin Mary’s expression of humility, gratitude, and praise for the goodness and mercy of God.

The Magnificat of the Blessed Mother teaches us that we should also learn to proclaim and rejoice the greatness of Jesus we must thank Him for everything. In our triumphs and in our trials we must thank Him.  Because recognizing the goodness of God show’s that we greatly value the role of God in our lives, that without God we are nothing.

 Why should we also thank the Lord for our trials? For the simple reason that we also learn from our trials and there’s always a silver lining behind every trial if we would persevere and continue to have faith in God. – Marino J. Dasmarinas  

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