The Time Came for Her to Be Delivered
Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she was delivered of a son. Who ever heard of such a thing, or who ever saw the like? Can a land be brought forth in one day, or a nation be born in a single moment? Yet Zion was scarcely … Continue reading The Time Came for Her to Be Delivered
My Soul Glorifies the Lord
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation: and with the robe of justice he hath covered me, as a bridegroom decked with a crown, and as a bride adorned with her jewels. Isaiah 61, 10 And … Continue reading My Soul Glorifies the Lord
The Disciple Took Her to His Own
Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be delivered in one moment? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor she delivered her children. Isaiah 66, 8 The child’s mother said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul … Continue reading The Disciple Took Her to His Own
They Have No Wine
In that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen… the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and all the hills will flow with it. Amos 9, 11, 13 And in that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine… and all the stream beds of Judah shall flow with water; and a … Continue reading They Have No Wine
Behold Thy Mother
And thou shalt say in thy heart: Who hath begotten these? I was barren and brought not forth, led away, and captive: and who hath brought up these? I was destitute and alone: and these, where were they? Isaiah 49, 21 GIVE praise, O thou barren, that bearest not: sing forth praise, and make a … Continue reading Behold Thy Mother
She Shall Crush Thy Head
inimicitias ponam inter te et mulierem et semen tuum et semen illius ipsa conteret caput tuum et tu insidiaberis calcaneo eius God said to the serpent: ‘I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.’ … Continue reading She Shall Crush Thy Head
I Will Put Enmities between Thee and the Woman
I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. Genesis 3, 15 (DRB) And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her … Continue reading I Will Put Enmities between Thee and the Woman
Blessed Are You Who Believed
Already you knew my soul; my body held no secret from you when I was being fashioned in secret and moulded in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw all my actions; they were all of them written in your book; every one of my days was decreed before one of them came into … Continue reading Blessed Are You Who Believed
Arise, My Beloved, and Come
My lover speaks; he says to me, Arise, my beloved, my beautiful one, and come! For see, the winter is past, the rains are over and gone. Songs 2, 10-11 “Behold, from henceforth, all generations shall call me blessed; for the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.” Luke 1, … Continue reading Arise, My Beloved, and Come
Be It Done to Me
Establish thy word to thy servant, in thy fear. Psalm 119, 38 And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. Luke 1, 38 What was essential in the Divine plan of salvation was that the Blessed Virgin Mary should … Continue reading Be It Done to Me
