THE WORD
1 Sm 1,24-28 / Lk 1,46-56
Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things; The rich he has sent away empty. He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.” Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.
IN OTHER WORDS
Timothy Radcliff e, former Master of the Order (Dominicans) wrote on the foreword of the Seven Last Words: “The Word was not silenced. These Seven Last Words live. The tomb did not engulf them.”
In a few days, we will be celebrating the WORD becoming FLESH who made his dwelling among us. It was the coming of this WORD that changed the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary forever. It was the same WORD that moved Mary to proclaim and to share her joy to her cousin Elizabeth. Today we have the beautiful WORDS of Mary’s Magnificat! In this beautiful prayer, Mary expresses her gratitude for having been chosen, in her lowly state, the mother of God’s only Son. This is also Mary’s testimony on God’s unconditional and unlimited mercy!
For those who are going through difficult times; for those who are walking in the valley of darkness; for those who are trying to heal broken relationships; for those who just lost loved ones; for those who are suffering from mental illness; for those who are alone especially in the twilight of their lives; for those who are anxious for losing a job: the WORDS of the Magni cat are for YOU!
Listen!
Allow the WORD of GOD, rich in MERCY and LOVE to ll you with HOPE and NEW LIFE! This WORD is ALIVE! It was not silenced! It lives! The tomb did not engulf it!
- Fr. Kaloi Macatangga, SVD | Toronto, Canada
The Word in other words 2016
An annual project of Logos Publications, The WORD in Other Words Bible Diary contains daily scripture readings and reflections written by priest, brothers, and sisters of the three congregations founded by St. Arnold Janssen (the SVD, SSpS, and SSpSAP). It hopes to serve as a daily companion to readers who continually seek the correlation of the Word of God and human experience.
