12.11.13

Lectio:  Lk 1.39-47                                                                                                    

Meditatio: “And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? Lk 1.43

Oratio: O God, You do great things for us and holy is Your name.         

I remember Mary visited her cousin soon after she conceived Your Son and Elizabeth rightfully declared how and implied why for You do great things for us so that we may bask in Your goodness and Your kindness all our days.

Grant that I may rejoice in Your daughter, Mary and our Blessed Mother, for being who she is and for coming to us in our needs throughout the ages.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence and meditate on the selected passage and hear what
God is saying to you.

Operatio: reflect: "how...mother...Lord...come”: Mary not only visited Elizabeth because she knew of her need but she willingly reached out to help her; and Mary has done this many times down through the ages so that we might draw close to Her Son and believe and be saved; I remember that on December 12, 1531 Our Lady appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico and left her image on his tilma so that all would believe and the Mexicans did believe and infant and human sacrifices to their gods ceased and over 9,000,000 were converted within nine years. Belief in her Son continues down through the present. Her image is still available for all to see in the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City - a great sign that she is still present to us as our Mother. 

Tomorrow's reading: Mt 11.16-19