One Minute Marian Reflection – 4 May Mary’s Month! – Friday of the Fifth Week of Eastertide
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord…Luke 1:38
REFLECTION – “MARY ‘S FAMILY: THE TRINITY ON EARTH It is only natural that the Church rejoice as one contemplates the modest home of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. We read in the hymn from Matins on the feast of the Holy Family: ‘It is pleasing to recall the humble house of Nazareth and its slender resources. It is pleasing to tell again in song Jesus’ hidden life.
Jesus grows up in hidden seclusion, to be trained in Joseph’s unpretentious trade. The loving mother sits beside her dear Son, the good wife by her husband, content if her loving attention can ease and comfort them in their weariness.’ “…St Josemaria Escriva (1902-1975) – “Marriage: a Christian Vocation,” Christ is Passing By, 22
Let us offer to our Mother today:
A loving review of her life with Jesus,
as we recite the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.
PRAYER – Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thy among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen.
AnaStpaul 