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“A father’s communication with his many children… that is one of the most agreeable occupations of my life” 1857
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and as I read the verses from Luke there is a small space of quiet joy and gratitude as I ponder her story. I remember hearing Fr. Jim Probst OMI speak about her, explaining, sharing… His beautiful and tender devotion that somehow managed to break through another piece of the hardness I had cemented around my heart to protect it. This realization is sudden and sheds light on a new way of becoming…
Woundedness.
This morning I am experiencing a freedom that began four days ago and which is still slowly becoming concretized within me.
Mary again signals new hope, or perhaps a deeper hope and I think of how on December 8th with a small group of some members of our Mazenodian Family we renewed our Consecration to Mary Immaculate. I experienced a new depth that evening – a being ‘set right’…
Over the years Eugene has been quietly sharing his faith and devotion to Mary, even as I struggled against it, fighting a part within myself.
In this time of Advent there has been a deliberate ‘letting go’, an emptying which has become a part of waiting and preparing… A time of contemplation and action – quiet, steady and like a flame that burns brightly.
I had not expected this but my heart has begun to rejoice quietly, practicing it in preparation for what is soon to come. Mary signals hope for the world in a special way.
O Happy Day as we celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe who is with us in a special way today.