Theme: Life in the Spirit with Mary
None of us has ever seen the Holy Spirit, yet, like the wind, the Holy Spirit makes His presence known in tangible, sensible ways. His sanctifying intervention in the Virgin of Nazareth was a culminating moment of God's action in the history of salvation. He filled Mary with new life at the annunciation and Mary conceived the Incarnated Word. At every step in Mary's life the Spirit is present, to guide, inspire and strengthen her. With Mary, He formed Jesus in us so that others may be brought to new life in Jesus Christ, just as He filled the Apostle's with new life and they immediately gave birth to a new era through their preaching and example.
The role of the Holy Spirit in the life of Mary is a specially pertinent in our time. Her whole life was a song of love inspired by the Holy Spirit. Concretely, Mary's love for all persons that she met in her lifetime was always patient and kind; never jealous, never boastful or conceited, never rude or selfish. It took no offense and was not resentful. It was always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope and to endure whatever came. Her love never came to an end. Without love, all other gifts of the Spirit in Mary and even in us would be meaningless.
Just like Mary, let us freely and earnestly heed the interior prompting of the Holy Spirit at all times. He always gives us other signs and make us aware of his presence in us and in his action, working through our poor attempts at faith in the mission he entrusted to us. If we are willing to open our hearts and allow the Holy Spirit to take our lives, we will see extraordinary things.
Let us, therefore, turn our gazed to the Holy Spirit sent by Jesus to renew the face of the earth and strive for this union of the Holy Spirit in Mary in our souls so that they can reproduce Jesus in each one of us.
Liturgist of the day: Sr. Mary Cristina Dean, cm
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