With the Virgin Mary

Saturdays have traditionally been given to Mary. When there is no special Memorial or Feast on this day, the weekday Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary can be offered. If we have not had time to say our Rosary during the week, the "extra time" we have to ourselves on Saturday might allow us to take fifteen or twenty minutes to pray five decades. As we near the end of the first month of the New Year, remarking at how fast it has gone, we might take some time to reflect on the blessings we have received, give thanks for them, and ask ourselves where we have allowed Mary to be part of our lives, or sought her intercession. What kind of daughters or sons have we been? Mary, as we know, is our Mother and desires that we acknowledge her in that role. There are countless tales of physical and spiritual miracles she has worked for her children over the centuries, and even in our own time. Willingly she hears our prayers. In the Memorare, we are reminded that "never was it known that anyone who fled to her protection was left unaided." As the Mother who nurtured her own Son, she does so for us as well. It is up to us to put our confidence in her. We will never be lost when we walk with Mary, our Good Mother.
Bro. Rene