MARY OUR HOPE

 

As we are into the final week of Advent, we know it- if we listen- as the time of stillness, for quiet, for discernment. This week  should be one in which we prepare ourselves for the mystery of the Incarnation, the miracle of Emmanuel- God-with-us.

As we consider the wonder of Mary in the expectation of her Child, we should  slow down and ponder in our heart what is really happening, knowing that she is our hope of what is to come.  She gives us courage to face the unknown.

 As we anticipate this greatest of feasts, let us unite ourselves to the Virgin Mother, asking  her to teach us the patience and docility needed to bear Christ in our hearts.