Daily Mass Gospel Reflection - Handmaid of The Lord

Word on Fire Ministry ^ | 5-24-2021 | Aux. Bishop R. Barron

[MurphsLaw]

MEMORIAL OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH

JOHN 19:25–34

Friends, today we celebrate the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church.

We hear in today’s Gospel that, as he was dying on the cross, Jesus looked to his mother and the disciple whom he loved, and he said to Mary, “Woman, behold, your son,” and then to John, “Behold, your mother.” We are told that “from that hour the disciple took her into his home.”

If Mary is the one through whom Christ was born, and if the Church is indeed Christ’s Mystical Body, then she must be, in a very real sense, the Mother of the Church. She is the one through whom Jesus continues to be born in the hearts of those who believe. This is not to confuse her with the Savior, but it is to insist on her mission as mediator and intercessor. At the close of the great “Hail Mary” prayer, we Catholics ask Mary to pray for us “now and at the hour of our death,” signaling that throughout one’s life Mary is the privileged channel through which the grace of Christ flows into the Mystical Body.

God delights in drawing secondary causes into the dense complexity of his providential plan, granting to them the honor of cooperating with him and his designs. The handmaid of the Lord, who is the Mother of the Church, is the humblest of these humble instruments—and therefore the most effective.

[MurphsLaw]

As we do also For the Saint's - today we venerate The Blessed Virgin in the Mass today, calling to mind her participation by saying - "be it done to me according to thy word."

We remember her soul magnifies the Lord, protecting him as the child, until, it was time for her then to say..."Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it."

+++ Behold, your Mother."+++

[ebb tide]

Nice, orthodox reflection for once.

Thanks

[MurphsLaw]

What's that sayin about a blind squirrel ?? ..lol !

Actually, I know it was the BVMs feast... but it coulda been a little more deep.

Again though, we have to keep in mind these are more for those unfamiliar with Catholicism... and are being mislead in their journey requiring clarification... Its really faith we already know....