In the 1st reading (Zeph 3:14:18) of today's feast, we are told to rejoice because the Lord, the king of Israel, is in our midst and has come to revoke our sentence. 



The gospel (Lk 1:39-56) centres on the profound encounter of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth. After the Annunciation, Mary went “in haste” from Nazareth to the house of her cousin Elizabeth and her husband, Zechariah, which was in a village in the hill country of Judea. 



On arrival, she found her elderly cousin also pregnant.  Elizabeth’s greeting to Mary, “filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”


Mary is often seen as the new Ark of the Covenant as she bore Christ within her for those 9 months and Elizabeth rejoiced when she stood in the presence of that human ark, same with the child within her(he leapt for joy in the womb). 



Having received the Holy Spirit and  also Christ at communion, we too are arks of God’s word and so should act accordingly ; bring His message and His peace wherever we go. 


When was the last time you visited the blessed Sacrament? When was the last time you went out of your way to help someone? How can you serve the Church and those who might need your help? 


Our Mother Mary is waiting to visit us, to help us, to ask God to be with us when we are most in need. This is the last day of May month may it be the end of your sorrows and the beginning of your blessings.



May you experience divine visitation that will change your life story for the better and forever. May Mary mother of God pray for us.Amen. 



Happy day and God bless


Osho

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  1. TonyUkaegbuMay 31, 2022 at 7:09 AM

    Amen 🙏
    Thanks padre.
    Good morning
    Have a happy day too

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