Theme: MARY, THE CONTEMPLATIVE DISCIPLE
Mary of Nazareth seems on the surface to be an ordinary Jewish woman whose life was indistinguishable from many others. She cooked, sewed and cleaned. She prayed, conversed and served the needs of her family. She won no awards and received no acclaim from the world in her day. Yet, what we see in the biblical stories of Jesus’ birth shows that Mary’s life was extraordinary.
Through God’s divine providence, Mary became the Spouse of the Holy Spirit by receiving in her womb the Son of God. In the silence of her Son’s infant life, she contemplated the astounding truths of heaven, turning them over in her mind and heart again and again. She is rightly called blessed, for she heard the voice of God and kept it. She clearly carried out the will of the Father and therefore it is a greater thing for her to be a disciple of Christ than to be His mother.
In most Masses celebrated in her honor, she is presented as one who shows us the example of a disciple, who is faithful to the words of life. She is one who by a unique gift of God was the Mother of Christ, and above all was His first and most perfect disciple. She continues to do so right through the agony of watching Him die and the ecstasy of knowing Him raised again.
May we imitate the example of Mary, our Blessed Mother, that we, too, may be the true disciples of her Son Jesus, eagerly hearing His words and putting them into practice.
Liturgist: Sr. Virginia Dolero, C.M.
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