Today is the Feast of St.
Mary, Mother of Our Lord. Mary was the virgin from Nazareth within whom Jesus
Christ was conceived through the work of the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:34-35). She gave birth to Him in Bethlehem (Luke
2:6-7) and was present at our Lord’s first miracle at Cana (John 2:1-11), at
His crucifixion (John 19:25-27) and gathered with the disciples after the
resurrection (Acts 1:13-14). She is
remembered for her trusting submission to the will of God as at the annunciation
she said to the angel Gabriel, “Let it be to me according to your word (Luke
1:38). According to tradition, Mary
finished her life living with the Apostle John in Ephesus.
Scripture reading:
And Mary said,
“My soul
magnifies the Lord,
and
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked
on the humble estate of his servant.
For
behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for he who is
mighty has done great things for me,
and
holy is his name.
And his mercy is
for those who fear him
from
generation to generation.
He has shown
strength with his arm;
he
has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
he has brought
down the mighty from their thrones
and
exalted those of humble estate;
he has filled the
hungry with good things,
and
the rich he has sent away empty.
He has helped his
servant Israel,
in
remembrance of his mercy,
as he spoke to
our fathers,
to
Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
(Luke 1:46-55)
Collect of the Day:
Almighty God, You chose the virgin Mary to be the mother of Your
only Son. Grant that we, who are
redeemed by His blood, may share with her in the glory of Your eternal kingdom;
through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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