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READING 1<\/strong>
Luke 1:46-55<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Mary said, \u201cMy soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree; he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READING 2<\/strong>
From a homily for the Assumption by Pope Benedict XVI, August 15, 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary\u2019s poem – the Magnificat<\/em> – is quite original; yet at the same time, it is a \u201cfabric\u201d woven throughout of \u201cthreads\u201d from the Old Testament, of words of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, we see that Mary was, so to speak, \u201cat home\u201d with God\u2019s word, she lived on God\u2019s word, she was penetrated by God\u2019s word. To the extent that she spoke with God\u2019s words, she thought with God\u2019s words, her thoughts were God\u2019s thoughts, her words, God\u2019s words. She was penetrated by divine light and this is why she was so resplendent, so good, so radiant with love and goodness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary lived on the Word of God, she was imbued with the Word of God. And the fact that she was immersed in the Word of God and was totally familiar with the Word also endowed her later with the inner enlightenment of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whoever thinks with God thinks well, and whoever speaks to God speaks well. They have valid criteria to judge all the things of the world. They become prudent, wise, and at the same time good; they also become strong and courageous with the strength of God, who resists evil and fosters good in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, Mary speaks with us, speaks to us, invites us to know the Word of God, to love the Word of God, to live with the Word of God, to think with the Word of God. And we can do so in many different ways: by reading Sacred Scripture, by participating especially in the Liturgy, in which Holy Church throughout the year opens the entire book of Sacred Scripture to us. She opens it to our lives and makes it present in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I am also thinking of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/em> that we recently published, in which the Word of God is applied to our lives and the reality of our lives interpreted; it helps us enter into the great \u201ctemple\u201d of God\u2019s Word, to learn to love it and, like Mary, to be penetrated by this Word. Thus, life becomes luminous and we have the basic criterion with which to judge; at the same time, we receive goodness and strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary is taken up body and soul into the glory of Heaven, and with God and in God she is Queen of Heaven and earth. And is she really so remote from us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contrary is true. Precisely because she is with God and in God, she is very close to each one of us. While she lived on this earth she could only be close to a few people. Being in God, who is close to us, actually, \u201cwithin\u201d all of us, Mary shares in this closeness of God. Being in God and with God, she is close to each one of us, knows our hearts, can hear our prayers, can help us with her motherly kindness and has been given to us, as the Lord said, precisely as a \u201cmother\u201d to whom we can turn at every moment. She always listens to us, she is always close to us, and being Mother of the Son, participates in the power of the Son and in his goodness. We can always entrust the whole of our lives to this Mother, who is not far from any one of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REFLECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary\u2019s heart is so filled with God\u2019s Word. It was her heartbeat, her life breath, her light, her guide. It was her love, her joy, and by the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit it even filled her womb and became her Son. Mary loved the Word and she let Him shape every dimension of our lives. She can help us to do the same. Through meditating on Scripture, learning its authentic interpretation in light of Magisterial teaching, and allowing it to penetrate our hearts by contemplation, we can come to resemble Mary more and more. Furthermore, because she is in God and therefore so close to us, she can help us to read, to ponder, to learn, and to take that Word to heart which is always a delight to her heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How important is the Word in your life? How can you internalize God\u2019s Word more? Do you let Mary help you, like a good mother, to learn the Scriptures so that you can take the best things of God to heart?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRAYERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

O Holy Mary by John Henry Newman
Sub tuum praesidium<\/em>
Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary or
Litany of Loreto or
at least one decade of the Rosary or
Prayer of Entrustment to the Womb of Mary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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READING 1Luke 1:46-55 And Mary said, \u201cMy soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 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