2/01/11


Lectio: Lk. 2.22-40


Meditatio: “And coming forward at that very time, she [Anna] gave thanks to God and spoke of that about the child to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem.” Lk 2.38

Oratio: "O God, the poor and the elderly are very precious to You.
I remember You granted to elderly people, Simeon and Anna, the privilege of recognizing Your Son as the Savior when He was brought into the Temple as an infant - What a privilege for them!

Grant that I may always respect the elderly people that are around me knowing they have experienced God and can point to God in our midst.
I ask this of You, who lives and reigns with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever.
Amen.”

Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.

Operatio: Identify and reflect on an elderly person that I know. In what ways has that person and does that person point out God to God and then give thanks to God for that person who has graced my life.

Tomorrow’s reading - Mk 6.7-13