Following the Solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, "The memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a celebration of the complex visceral relationship of Mary with her Son's work of salvation: from the Incarnation, to his death and Resurrection, to the gift of the HolySpirit."(Directory on Popular piety and the Liturgy #74). With Mary, we ponder in our hearts what it meant for her to carry the Son of God in her womb, to feel his heart beating with hers for nine months, then to watch the guests from angels, to shepherds, to Magi at his birth, to the anxiety of the flight to and life in Egypt, to the fright of the loss of the 12 year old Jesus for those agonizing days, to his departure for his ministry, to his passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension, to the descent of the Holy Spirit, to the years of her quiet nurturing of the early church, till her dormition and Assumption into heaven, where as Mother of the Church, she continues to nurture and mother us. What goes on in that heart that has been such a close part of all of this? A pure mother's love that is, perhaps, the closest we know to God's love. Thank you, Mother for your love, for sharing your Son with us so unselfishly. Teach us to love as you do and help us to make Jesus known and loved. May we give all to you for Jesus.
Bro. Rene
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