Mary’s Song of Praise

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday Of The Twentieth Week In Ordinary Time Solemnity: The Assumption of the Blessed virgin Mary (India’s Independence Day) Luke 1:39-56 The first and the last line of the above passage shows the helpful and caring nature of Mary. Though she herself was pregnant, on hearing from the angel […]

Mary Visits Elizabeth and Her Song of Praise

Reflection on the Gospel of the Tuesday In The Seventh Week Of Easter (Feast: The Visitation of The Blessed Virgin Mary) Luke 1:39-56 Blessed is she who said Yes to God, she opened the gate of God’s graces for all humanity. And humanity needs to imitate Mary in saying yes to God. She is the […]

Mary Visits Elizabeth

Reflection on the Gospel of the The Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time Luke 1:39-56   In today’s Gospel, Luke’s literary art displays lovely encounter between two strong women. Here he brings characters from the two annunciation accounts together. There is no significant action (Mary goes and returns), only dialogue, but the result is a sense of […]

Mary Visits Elizabeth and The Magnificat

Luke 1:39-56 Today’s Gospel is known to all, there is no one who would need explanation. We see here: Mary’s visit to help her cousin Elizabeth who has conceived in her old age when she had given up on hope and had accepted to be called a barren, which was supposed to be a great […]