“Mary is a woman who loves. How could it
be otherwise? As a believer who in faith thinks with God's thoughts and wills
with God's will, she cannot fail to be a woman who loves. We sense this in her
quiet gestures, as recounted by the infancy narratives in the Gospel. We see it
in the delicacy with which she recognizes the need of the spouses at Cana and
makes it known to Jesus. We see it in the humility with which she recedes into
the background during Jesus' public life, knowing that the Son must establish a
new family and that the Mother's hour will come only with the Cross, which will
be Jesus' true hour (cf. Jn 2:4; 13:1). When the disciples flee, Mary will
remain beneath the Cross (cf. Jn 19:25-27); later, at the hour of Pentecost, it
will be they who gather around her as they wait for the Holy Spirit (cf. Acts
1:14).” (Pope
Benedict XVI)
Happy Feast of the Assumption of Mary
everyone and may the spirit of Mary enliven your journey of faith!
Daily Prayer:
Friends as we pause for prayer today let
us turn to Mary and ask for the gift of her spirit to guide our journey of
faith…
Dearest Mary who carried Christ in her
womb and accompanied the first steps of the Church, may you help us to place
Christ and his community called church always at the center of our life and our
ministry. O Mary, who was the first and
the most perfect disciple of your Son, may your spirit help us to let ourselves
be loved by Christ and to follow and serve Him in every situation. Loving Mary
who responded to the announcement of the Angel with the most profound humility,
may your spirit help us to recognize our own inadequateness within the treasure
that has been entrusted to us and to always live humbly in the presence of God.
Amen!
Runner’s Thought: Remember – “Last
is just the slowest winner.” (C.
Hunter Boyd)
Happy Thursday everyone! It is another
nice day here in Pelham, the sun is our, the humidity is low and there is a lot
of energy in the air. It is the kind of day that calls to you, “Come out and
play!” I hope that same is true where you are today and that you will get a
little chance to go out and if not play at least take a little walk and smell
the flowers. Just don’t stay inside all day!
If you didn’t catch my post yesterday
there is an article about me in Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s online newsletter
called “Developments.” If you would like to read it click on the link and then
scroll down the page until you see my picture and then click on the article. It
is nicely written and will give you some insight into yours truly!
Well, my Pirates righted the ship last
night and so all is well with the world at least for the moment. Although for
my New England friends there were some anxious moments yesterday and they are
probably still not breathing too well just yet! Oh the ups and downs of sports
fans!
Please pray for the people of Egypt,
each day, each moment things seem to get worse. While there are many opinions
on why things are happening, many reasons for what is happening and many
solutions on how to stop what is happen innocent people still die or have their
lives shattered. The Egyptian people are wonderful people at least in my
experience of them many years ago so please prayer that they might soon find
peace!
My prayer for all of you is that you too
find peace today as you journey through life. Peace in Christ’s Passion…Fr.
Paul
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