The Catholic Calendar for Monday, January 1, 2001
The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
(consult your diocesan regulations for Holydays of Obligation)
Details: www.christdesert.org/public_texts/martyrology/
Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Numbers 6:22-27
Psalm 67:2-3,5-6,8
Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 2:16-21
Full text: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/index.htm
A Reflection on Today's Scripture:
Today is the beginning of the New Year and it is only right and
proper that we should begin this and every new year by celebrating
the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.
As Mary and her husband Joseph kept care of the infant Jesus in the
stable at Bethlehem, it must have seemed an odd situation for the
birth of a king - the Son of God. But as bizarre as the setting must
have seemed, Mary greatly treasured all these wonderful things and
reflected on them in the depths of her heart.
But what's more important is that Mary, even after being told that
she had been chosen in the divine plan and was in good favor with
God, continued to follow the commands of the Lord and had Jesus
circumcised and presented to the Lord just as the law commanded. Mary
obediently followed the wishes of God without question.
On this, the first day of 2001, as we reflect on the life of the
Mother of God, let us reflect awhile on our own life. Do we follow
God's wishes without question? Do we rejoice and reflect in even the
strange situations we find ourselves? If the answer is no, then there
is no better time than now to take the steps to get on God's straight
path which leads to life everlasting.
- Don Claunch, SFO
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