Friday, June 11, 2021
Bible Reflections I 12.06.2021 - Saturday I IMMACULATE HEART OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY I Indraya Manna I
Readings: I - Is. 61: 9-11
II - Lk. 2: 41-51
IMMACULATE HEART OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY - Memorial
The feast of Immaculate Heart of Mary follows the Feast of the Sacred of Jesus for Mary loved Jesus more than anybody could on the earth. Mary’s love for Jesus surpasses and supersedes the love of all other human being. Her love for Jesus was a combination of affection and devotion. Affection as her own son and devotion as Son of God. Today’s Gospel passage is about the hurting response of Jesus to His anxious parents about the loss of their son, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” Mary was unperturbed. She kept everything in her heart and pondered. To the question of an ordinary mother Jesus responds as a Son of God. Mary had to integrate the dichotomy as her only son and the only Son of God though she was not able to grasp. With the wisdom of heart she withstood by her son at all stages of his life with perfect understanding and love.
We are living in a reality where the expectations of mother and children are outweighing one another resulting in disappointment, abandonment and strained relationship. The love of the mother manifests the love of God Himself as Gandhiji would often say, “God could not be everywhere, and therefore He made mothers”. The love of the mother is most of the times taken for granted. We are living in a scenario where mothers sheltered in old age homes, children feeling shy to introduce their mothers to their friends for a number of reasons, rashly judging them based on hearsay or no reason. Mary was with Jesus in supporting him and sustaining him at all times and the Bible tells that Jesus was obedient to his parents (Lk. 2:51). May the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary enlighten both the mothers and the children that, the mothers may understand their children and help them to grow up in the way God has designed for them without any self-interest or selfishness and that the children be obedient in cooperating with their mothers in realising God’s plan for them.
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