“Faith, hope, and charity go together. Hope is practiced through the virtue of patience, which continues to do good even in the face of apparent failure, and through the virtue of humility, which accepts God’s mystery and trusts him even at times of darkness.” - Pope Benedict XVI
Gospel Text: (LK 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 for ever.”
Mary remained with Elizabeth about
three months
and then returned to her home.
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 for ever.”
Mary remained with Elizabeth about
three months
and then returned to her home.
Our Blessed Mother teaches us how to
live the mystery of our own life, our own calling to walk with God and one
another. She teaches us Advent faith, to always expect God to enter our
lives with His divine guidance. She teaches us Advent trust, to place our
lives in the hands of God and hope He will lead us to salvation. She
teaches us Advent love, to place another ahead of ourselves, to place ourselves
at the service of God's Word in our lives. She teaches us Advent
perseverance, to walk with divine assistance through the questions, concerns,
joys, and trials of the mystery of our lives. She teaches us Advent
courage, to always move forward in the mystery of life expecting that the birth
of Jesus will bring us to the fullness of the life He was born to manifest.
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