恭讀聖路加福音 1:39-56
瑪利亞就在那幾日動身,急速往山區去,到了猶大的一座城。她進了匝加利亞的家,就給依撒伯爾請安。依撒伯爾一聽到瑪利亞請安,胎兒就在她的腹中歡躍。依撒伯爾遂充滿了聖神,大聲呼喊說:「在女人中你是蒙祝福的,你的胎兒也是蒙祝福的。我主的母親駕臨我這裏,這是我那裏得來的呢?看,你請安的聲音一入我耳,胎兒就在我腹中歡喜踴躍。那信了由上主傳於她的話必要完成的,是有福的。」瑪利亞遂說:「我的靈魂頌揚上主,我的心神歡躍於天主、我的救主。因為他垂顧了他婢女的卑微,今後萬世萬代都要稱我有福;因全能者在我身上行了大事,他的名字是聖的。他的仁慈世世代代於無窮世,賜與敬畏他的人。他伸出了手臂施展大能,驅散那些心高氣傲的人。他從高座上推下權勢者,卻舉揚了卑微貧困的人。他會使饑餓者飽饗美物,反使那富有者空手而去。他曾回億起自己的仁慈:扶助了他的僕人以色列,正如他向我們的祖先所說過的恩許,施恩於亞巴郎和他的子孫,直到永遠。」瑪利亞同依撒伯爾住了三個月左右,就回本家去了。
—基督的福音。
(8th Week in Ordinary Time – Thursday)
(Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 1:39-56
39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechari’ah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” 46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; 49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50 And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. 51 He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, 52 he has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree; 53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. 54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, 55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.” 56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her home.
—The Gospel of the Lord.
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「大意一秒出事,小心一世平安。」在國內車站的溫韾提示中很有意思的一句!
在人生的旅途上,也不是如此?正所謂:一子錯,滿盤皆落索!幸好,慈悲的天主,總是給迷途羔羊回家的機會;只怕是太大意了,錯過了,糊糊塗塗的過了輩子,甚至連靈魂也失掉!
聖母瑪利亞就是小心的,細心的活在每個當下的人!
聖母留意到且幫助身邊每個有需要的人:住在山區而年老懷孕的表姐;在日後加肋婚宴中不夠酒去款待客人的親友;更加在教會初期,因著她的臨在,有理由相信她對宗徒們有過不少的幫助。最令我讚歎的是她在表姐面前即時頌唸的「讚主曲」,若她不是時刻生活於天主之內,怎能說出如此優美的讚詞!
今日在彌撒中,能再一次聆聽這段福音,就閉上眼睛,以聖母的心神,一同向天父獻上完美的讚頌!