We ask ourselves what we are waiting for. Are we waiting for something, or perhaps for someone? Are we waiting at all, or have we dropped all expectations in disillusionment in a world that moves too fast and seemingly does not care?
We ponder the plight of the soon to be delivered Mary. Because Our
Blessed Mother endured pregnancy according to the
manner in which Eve would have endured it before the fall she certainly did not suffer the pains of
childbirth, which are a punishment for
sin. Her sufferings because of her Child would come at the end of His life- at the foot of the Cross.
… Most just
indeed it is, O Holy Mother of God, that we should unite in that ardent desire
thou hadst to see Him, who had been concealed for nine months in thy chaste
womb; to know the features of this Son of the heavenly Father, who is also
thine; to come to that blissful hour of his Birth, which will give Glory to God
in the highest, and, on earth, Peace to men of good will. Yes, dear Mother, the
time is fast approaching, though not fast enough to satisfy thy desires and
ours. Make us redouble our attention to the great mystery; complete our
preparation by thy powerful prayers for us, that when the solemn hour is come,
our Jesus may find no obstacle to his entering into our hearts. (Ancient prayer of Liturgy)
Image on right- St. Anthony' Shrine Boston
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