On New Year’s Day, we celebrate the Feast of Mary, Mother of God. It is also the World Day of Peace.
The shepherds whose
openness to the unknown and whose eagerness to act upon the word of angels led
them to the manger to see and meet Jesus and his mother Mary, Mother of God.
Their "Let us go and see" was followed by their glorifying
and praising God, just as Mary had done earlier in her Magnificat.
Mary, for her part,
pondered and treasured all that had happened as she and Joseph welcomed their
wonderful Emmanuel, "God with us." Her YES to Gabriel's message
brought her through every phase of her divine Son's life: childhood, ministry,
the Cross, Resurrection, Ascension and her role as mother-figure to the
apostles. As Mother of God, she rejoiced even despite the "sword"
predicted by Simeon, which would pierce her loving heart.
In this New Year, let us
again take as our model Mary, Mother of God, who pondered, treasured and acted
upon God's word.
We ask the intercession of
Mary, Mother of God, to pray for us in this New Year 2014. On this World Day of
Peace, we pray for this gift in our lives and in our world!
Happy New Year to all!
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