Mary & Mothers
Mary Our Mother carrying Baby Jesus “Let it be to me according to your word … My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior…” ( Luke 1:38, 46-47 ). These are among the most well-known words of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and they give us a lot to reflect on. In the Gospel reading for the 4th Sunday of Qyamta (John 16:16-33), Jesus speaks of sorrow turning into joy, and he illustrates his point through the image of a mother enduring the suffering of labor pains which then...