TOGETHER WITH MARY

PRAYER MOMENT

Monday 7 October 2013

TOGETHER WITH MARY

Pause.  Recall that you are in the presence of God and Mary, our Mother and all the saints.

Reading. “With one heart all the apostles joined constantly in prayer, together with some women, including Mary the Mother of Jesus and with his brothers.” (Acts 1:14)

Reflection. A crisis in 1571 concentrated the minds of Christians in Europe and they turned to Mary, the Mother of Jesus, for help. When the crisis passed the pope instituted a feast of Our Lady of the Rosary to remind people of the role of Mary in the story of our salvation. Her act of faith in God – “let it be done to me according to your word” – echoed the faith of Abraham all those centuries before. Abraham showed he was prepared to sacrifice his son, Isaac, with the rock like belief that “God will provide.” Mary too made her great act of faith in God without seeing where it would all lead. Like every mother, she shows us how to grow up and she has us constantly in mind. If we turn to her in our crises and in our daily lives we will always find help.    

Prayer. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen