GOSPEL OF THE DAY

From the Gospel according to Luke

LK 1:39-56

Mary set out

and traveled to the hill country in haste

to a town of Judah,

where she entered the house of Zechariah

and greeted Elizabeth.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,

the infant leaped in her womb,

and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,

cried out in a loud voice and said,

“Blessed are you among women,

and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

And how does this happen to me,

that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,

the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

Blessed are you who believed

that what was spoken to you by the Lord

would be fulfilled.”

And Mary said:

“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;

my spirit rejoices in God my Savior

for he has looked with favour on his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:

the Almighty has done great things for me

and holy is his Name.

He has mercy on those who fear him

in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,

and has scattered the proud in their conceit.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

and has lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel

for he has remembered his promise of mercy,

the promise he made to our fathers,

to Abraham and his children forever.”

Mary remained with her about three months

and then returned to her home.

The word of the Lord.

 

The Reward for Your “Yes”

What a beautiful day we celebrate today, Mother. The day you were assumed into heaven to be with Your Father, Your Spouse, and Your Son, perfectly united in full communion for all eternity. It is the reward for Your “yes.” We, too, have said “yes,” and we long to be together with you one day. Grant us this desire, Mother.

 

Applied to married life:

Andrés: It’s true that we have crosses in our lives, my love, but our mission isn’t to avoid them—it’s to love through them, just as Mary did.

Goretti: It’s comforting to know that these pains are temporary. The ones that hurt the most are when your loved ones don’t love you back, but they’re also the most joyful because they bring us closer to the Lord and His sufferings.

Andrés: Yes. We want to stand at the foot of Christ’s cross, like Mary and with Mary. The rest is in God’s hands.

 

Mother,

Congratulations on the day of Your Assumption. Thank you, Mother, for wanting to stay close to us. Amen.