Coffee with God:October 13, 2026

一个基督教徽章,包含字母Α和Ω,代表基督的始与终,中间有一个交叉的基督教符号,顶部有象征圣灵的鸽子,周围有星星和麦穗,底部有标语'TOTUS TUUS'。

October 13, 2026
Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Lk 11:37–41

Today is Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time. In today’s Gospel at Mass, we see Jesus dining at the house of a Pharisee. Let us continue to understand.

First, Luke tells us: After Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to his home. He went in and reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee noticed with surprise that He did not observe the ritual washing before the meal. (cf. Lk 11:37–38)

Why were the Pharisees so attached to ritual washing? In their view, because they walked in the marketplaces every day, they would inevitably encounter Gentiles whom they regarded as unclean. Yet in the Book of Leviticus, we find no explicit commandment requiring one to perform ritual washing upon returning from outside (cf. Lev 11–16). This Pharisee who invited Jesus into his home had elevated a simple hand-washing into a ritual requirement and demanded that Jesus and His disciples observe it.

This recalls certain phenomena we often see in our parishes today: some brothers and sisters in the Lord pursue external rituals, clinging to their own habits and imposing their self-made rules on others. They arrive at church very early, even more punctually than those who work. Rain or shine, they pray in church every day and keep watch before the Blessed Sacrament. They are constantly with the parish priest, assisting him full-time. In the eyes of other lay faithful , they appear to be holy people. Yet, once they leave the parish, their lives still follow the patterns of this passing world. They continue to chase after a life of luxury and dissipation. They take pride in being seated at the head table during the parish patronal feast, diocesan events, and meals organized by the parish priest. Jesus calls such people “blind Pharisees,” because their hearts are impure, and therefore they cannot see the things of God.

Today, let us ask God to grant us a pure heart, so that we may contemplate His holy word, rely on the Holy Spirit to reshape our conduct, and with a simple heart, together offer our prayer to God:

May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good work.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever

©Totus Tuus 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

與主嘆啡:2026年10月12日

2026年10月12日
常年期第廿八周星期一
福音:路11:29-32

今天是常年期第廿八周星期一。在今天的彌撒福音中,我們看到了一個很高頻的詞彙:徵兆。又看到耶穌提到四位舊約時代的人物:先知約納,南方的女王,撒羅滿,以及尼尼微人。因此,讓我們來試著理解。

首先是徵兆。徵兆一詞,在英語中,是sign,意思是記號。我們在談及徵兆的時候,往往會聯想到天主給我們每個人的記號。天主往往會在我們的不經易之間賜給我們記號,使我們想起祂的臨在,進而回應祂對我們每個人的召叫。

為尼尼微人而言,先知約納就是他們的記號,因為他們因著約納的宣講而悔改(參看:納3:1-10)天主看到他們的悔改,不再降禍於他們。為耶穌時代的猶太人而言,約納是耶穌的預表,因為約納曾因拒絕天主的聖意,在鯨魚的腹中三天三夜。他在鯨魚的腹中,祈求上主,他的天主(參看:納2:1-10)同樣,耶穌為救世人,死在十字架上,祂在墳墓中安眠了三天三夜。

為南方的女王而言,撒羅滿是她追求的對象。她渴望得到撒羅滿的智慧。誰是這位南方的女王呢?就是舍巴女王(參看:列上10)她帶著大量的禮物,從外邦來到撒羅滿那裡,向撒羅滿求問智慧。今天,這位舍巴女王成了我們所有人應該效法的榜樣,她雖位高權重,卻來到一個外邦國王面前,謙虛求教。她沒有給自己尋求更多屬於這個世界的財富,只為尋求智慧。

作為新約子民,我們追求的,往往是表面,因為在我們看來,只要我們領受了入門聖事,我們就能得救。因為在我們看來,入門聖事是我們得救的標記。可是,那能使我們真正得救的,不是聖事本身,而是賜給我們聖事的救主耶穌。我們在認清這一點以後,也要使自己成為他人走向成聖的標記,就是要使我們的思言行為,如同耶穌基督一樣,不再按照這個世界的邏輯行事,而是按照屬於天主的世界的邏輯行事,時時處處彰顯天主對我們每人的愛,祂愛我們,甚至願意為我們付出自己的生命。

上主,我們懇求祢,願祢的恩寵常引導我們前行,又常護佑我們,使我們恒心致力於善工。藉著祢的子,我們的主耶穌基督,祢和祂及聖神,是天主,永生永王。亞孟。

©Totus Tuus 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

与主叹啡:2026年10月12日

2026年10月12日
常年期第廿八周星期一
福音:路11:29-32

今天是常年期第廿八周星期一。在今天的弥撒福音中,我们看到了一个很高频的词汇:征兆。又看到耶稣提到四位旧约时代的人物:先知约纳,南方的女王,撒罗满,以及尼尼微人。因此,让我们来试着理解。

首先是征兆。征兆一词,在英语中,是sign,意思是记号。我们在谈及征兆的时候,往往会联想到天主给我们每个人的记号。天主往往会在我们的不经易之间赐给我们记号,使我们想起祂的临在,进而回应祂对我们每个人的召叫。

为尼尼微人而言,先知约纳就是他们的记号,因为他们因着约纳的宣讲而悔改(参看:纳3:1-10)天主看到他们的悔改,不再降祸于他们。为耶稣时代的犹太人而言,约纳是耶稣的预表,因为约纳曾因拒绝天主的圣意,在鲸鱼的腹中三天三夜。他在鲸鱼的腹中,祈求上主,他的天主(参看:纳2:1-10)同样,耶稣为救世人,死在十字架上,祂在坟墓中安眠了三天三夜。

为南方的女王而言,撒罗满是她追求的对象。她渴望得到撒罗满的智慧。谁是这位南方的女王呢?就是舍巴女王(参看:列上10)她带着大量的礼物,从外邦来到撒罗满那里,向撒罗满求问智慧。今天,这位舍巴女王成了我们所有人应该效法的榜样,她虽位高权重,却来到一个外邦国王面前,谦虚求教。她没有给自己寻求更多属于这个世界的财富,只为寻求智慧。

作为新约子民,我们追求的,往往是表面,因为在我们看来,只要我们领受了入门圣事,我们就能得救。因为在我们看来,入门圣事是我们得救的标记。可是,那能使我们真正得救的,不是圣事本身,而是赐给我们圣事的救主耶稣。我们在认清这一点以后,也要使自己成为他人走向成圣的标记,就是要使我们的思言行为,如同耶稣基督一样,不再按照这个世界的逻辑行事,而是按照属于天主的世界的逻辑行事,时时处处彰显天主对我们每人的爱,祂爱我们,甚至愿意为我们付出自己的生命。

上主,我们恳求祢,愿祢的恩宠常引导我们前行,又常护佑我们,使我们恒心致力于善工。藉着祢的子,我们的主耶稣基督,祢和祂及圣神,是天主,永生永王。亚孟。

©Totus Tuus 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

Coffee with God:October 12, 2026

一个基督教徽章,包含字母Α和Ω,代表基督的始与终,中间有一个交叉的基督教符号,顶部有象征圣灵的鸽子,周围有星星和麦穗,底部有标语'TOTUS TUUS'。

October 12, 2026
Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Lk 11:29–32

Today is Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time. In today’s Gospel at Mass, we encounter a very frequent word: sign. We also see Jesus mention four figures from the Old Testament: the prophet Jonah, the Queen of the South, Solomon, and the people of Nineveh. Therefore, let us try to understand.

First, the sign. The word “sign” in English means a mark or signal. When we speak of signs, we often think of the signs God gives to each of us. God often grants us signs when we least expect them, reminding us of His presence, and thus enabling us to respond to His call to each of us.

For the people of Nineveh, the prophet Jonah was their sign, because they repented at his preaching (cf. Jon 3:1–10). God saw their repentance and did not bring disaster upon them. For the Jews of Jesus’ time, Jonah was a prefigurement of Jesus, because Jonah, for having rejected the will of God, was in the belly of the whale for three days and three nights. There, in the belly of the whale, he prayed to the Lord his God (cf. Jon 2:1–10). Likewise, to save the world, Jesus died on the cross and rested in the tomb for three days and three nights.

For the Queen of the South, Solomon was the object of her pursuit. She longed to receive Solomon’s wisdom. Who was this Queen of the South? She is the Queen of Sheba (cf. 1 Kgs 10). She came from a foreign land to Solomon, bringing abundant gifts, to seek wisdom from him. Today, this Queen of Sheba has become a model for all of us to imitate. Though she was of high rank and great authority, she came before a foreign king and humbly sought his counsel. She did not seek more world wealth for herself but sought wisdom alone.

As people of the New Covenant, what we often pursue is superficial, because in our view, so long as we have received the Sacraments of Initiation, we shall be saved. In our eyes, the Sacraments of Initiation are the mark of our salvation. Yet what can truly save us is not the Sacraments in themselves, but Jesus the Savior who gives us these Sacraments. Once we have come to see this clearly, we must also make ourselves a sign for others on their journey toward holiness. That is to say, our thoughts, words, and deeds must be conformed to Jesus Christ; we must no longer act according to the logic of this world, but according to the logic of God’s kingdom, manifesting at all times and in all places the love God has for each of us—a love so great that He was willing to lay down His own life for us.

May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever

©Totus Tuus 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

與主嘆啡:2026年10月11日

一个基督教徽章,包含字母Α和Ω,代表基督的始与终,中间有一个交叉的基督教符号,顶部有象征圣灵的鸽子,周围有星星和麦穗,底部有标语'TOTUS TUUS'。

2026年10月11日
常年期第廿八主日
福音:瑪22:1-14

今天是常年期第廿八主日。取自聖瑪竇福音的經文給我們展現了耶穌再次給司祭長和民間的長老講了一個婚宴的比喻。讓我們來試著理解。

首先,瑪竇告訴我們:耶穌又用比喻對司祭長和民間的長老說:“天國好比一個要給自己兒子準備婚宴的國王。他派遣僕人召受邀的客人赴宴,他們卻拒絕了。(參看:瑪22:1-3)

這使我想到當下我們參與的感恩祭。我們知道,感恩祭慶祝的是我們的主耶穌基督,祂為愛我們,甘願在十字架上自作犧牲,受十字架的苦刑,以祂在十字架上的聖死,摧毀了死亡,又祂的光榮復活,徹底戰勝死亡的奧跡,更是紀念吾主耶穌為愛我們所受的苦難。在感恩祭中,我們受邀領受吾主耶穌基督的聖體聖血。那邀請我們的,不是別人,恰恰就是慈悲的天父,祂願意我們所有人都來赴祂聖子的筵席,可是,在我們中間,總有一些人選擇拒絕,他們把當下的生活,當下擁有的一切,看得比那永恆的生命更為重要,因此,他們拒絕來赴宴。這恰恰就是世俗化對教會的影響。

在今天耶穌所說的比喻中,我們還看到一個在我們看來,不太和諧的場景,就是那個沒有穿婚宴禮服的人,由於他沒有穿婚宴禮服,婚宴的主人就命人把他的手和腳都綁起來,把他扔到外面的黑暗去(參看:瑪22:8-14)誰是沒有穿婚宴禮服的人呢?就是那些只追求儀式感的人,沒有辦妥當告解的,沒有準備好自己心神的人,沒有與那些得到他們的人修好的人,就是那個沒有穿婚宴禮服的人,因為他沒有真正接納天主聖言,沒有真正穿上耶穌基督,那人的結局是悲慘的。

那麼,如何才能使自己穿上合宜的婚宴禮服呢?方法很簡單,就是要徹底改變自己,不只是外表上改變,更要使自己的心,因著聆聽天主聖言而改變,就是要使自己的心與耶穌基督的心合拍,因為只有這樣,我們才能活出天主聖言的精神,我們的行為,才能真正符合耶穌的教導。

上主,我們懇求祢,願祢的恩寵常引導我們前行,又常護佑我們,使我們恒心致力於善工。藉著祢的子,我們的主耶穌基督,祢和祂及聖神,是天主,永生永王。亞孟。

©Totus Tuus 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

与主叹啡:2026年10月11日

一个基督教徽章,包含字母Α和Ω,代表基督的始与终,中间有一个交叉的基督教符号,顶部有象征圣灵的鸽子,周围有星星和麦穗,底部有标语'TOTUS TUUS'。

2026年10月11日
常年期第廿八主日
福音:玛22:1-14

今天是常年期第廿八主日。取自圣玛窦福音的经文给我们展现了耶稣再次给司祭长和民间的长老讲了一个婚宴的比喻。让我们来试着理解。

首先,玛窦告诉我们:耶稣又用比喻对司祭长和民间的长老说:“天国好比一个要给自己儿子准备婚宴的国王。他派遣仆人召受邀的客人赴宴,他们却拒绝了。(参看:玛22:1-3)

这使我想到当下我们参与的感恩祭。我们知道,感恩祭庆祝的是我们的主耶稣基督,祂为爱我们,甘愿在十字架上自作牺牲,受十字架的苦刑,以祂在十字架上的圣死,摧毁了死亡,又祂的光荣复活,彻底战胜死亡的奥迹,更是纪念吾主耶稣为爱我们所受的苦难。在感恩祭中,我们受邀领受吾主耶稣基督的圣体圣血。那邀请我们的,不是别人,恰恰就是慈悲的天父,祂愿意我们所有人都来赴祂圣子的筵席,可是,在我们中间,总有一些人选择拒绝,他们把当下的生活,当下拥有的一切,看得比那永恒的生命更为重要,因此,他们拒绝来赴宴。这恰恰就是世俗化对教会的影响。

在今天耶稣所说的比喻中,我们还看到一个在我们看来,不太和谐的场景,就是那个没有穿婚宴礼服的人,由于他没有穿婚宴礼服,婚宴的主人就命人把他的手和脚都绑起来,把他扔到外面的黑暗去(参看:玛22:8-14)谁是没有穿婚宴礼服的人呢?就是那些只追求仪式感的人,没有办妥当告解的,没有准备好自己心神的人,没有与那些得到他们的人修好的人,就是那个没有穿婚宴礼服的人,因为他没有真正接纳天主圣言,没有真正穿上耶稣基督,那人的结局是悲惨的。

那么,如何才能使自己穿上合宜的婚宴礼服呢?方法很简单,就是要彻底改变自己,不只是外表上改变,更要使自己的心,因着聆听天主圣言而改变,就是要使自己的心与耶稣基督的心合拍,因为只有这样,我们才能活出天主圣言的精神,我们的行为,才能真正符合耶稣的教导。

上主,我们恳求祢,愿祢的恩宠常引导我们前行,又常护佑我们,使我们恒心致力于善工。藉着祢的子,我们的主耶稣基督,祢和祂及圣神,是天主,永生永王。亚孟。

©Totus Tuus 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

Coffee with God:October 11, 2026

一个基督教徽章,包含字母Α和Ω,代表基督的始与终,中间有一个交叉的基督教符号,顶部有象征圣灵的鸽子,周围有星星和麦穗,底部有标语'TOTUS TUUS'。

October 11, 2026
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Mt 22:1–14

Today is the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The passage from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew presents Jesus once again telling a parable of a wedding feast to the chief priests and the elders of the people. Let us try to understand it.

First, Matthew tells us: Jesus spoke to the chief priests and the elders of the people in parables once more, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son. He sent his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused.” (cf. Mt 22:1–3)

This recalls the Eucharist in which we are now participating. We know that the Eucharist celebrates the mystery of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, out of love for us, willingly offered Himself as a sacrifice on the cross, enduring the suffering of the crucifixion. By His sacred death on the cross, He destroyed death, and by His glorious Resurrection, He utterly conquered it. It is also a memorial of the sufferings our Lord Jesus endured for love of us. In the Eucharist, we are invited to receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who invites us is none other than the merciful Father, who wills that all of us come to the banquet of His Son. Yet among us, there are always those who choose to refuse. They regard their present life and all they currently possess as more important than that of eternal life. Therefore, they refuse to come to the feast. This, precisely, is the influence of secularism on the Church.

In the parable Jesus tells us today, we also see a scene that seems rather discordant to us—that of the man who was not wearing a wedding garment. Because he had no wedding garment, the master of the feast ordered his servants to bind the man hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. (cf. Mt 22:8–14) Who is this man without a wedding garment? He is one who seeks only the outward ritual, who has not made a good Confession, who has not prepared his heart and mind, who has not been reconciled with those he has wronged. He is the man without a wedding garment, because he has not truly received the word of God, has not truly clothed himself in Jesus Christ. That man’s end is tragic.

Then, how can we dress in a fitting wedding garment? The way is simple: it requires a complete conversion, not merely an external change, but a transformation of the heart through hearing the word of God. It means bringing our hearts into harmony with the heart of Jesus Christ. Only in this way can we live out the spirit of God’s word, and only then can our actions truly conform to the teachings of Jesus.

May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever

©Totus Tuus 2026
Cum Approbatione Ecclesiastica

與主嘆啡:2026年10月10日

2026年10月10日
常年期第廿七周星期六
福音:路11:27-28

今天是常年期第廿七周星期六。取自聖路加福音的經文給我們展現了耶穌同一位元婦人的對話。

在今天的彌撒福音中,我們看到,有一個婦人高呼說:“那懷過祢的胎,祢吮吸過的乳房,真是有福。”(參看:路11:27)這是在一個怎樣的環境中說的呢?聖路加告訴我們:是耶穌在說話的時候。祂在講什麼呢?祂在用比喻教訓群眾。這婦人是誰呢?這婦人就是教會的縮影。因為教會從耶穌的口中看到了天主的救恩,並受天主聖神的推動,讚頌孕育和乳養耶穌的榮福童貞瑪利亞。

榮福童貞聖母瑪利亞,她自領受天使加俾額爾向她的報喜,謙恭對天主的計畫說了是,她說:“看,我是上主的婢女,願照祢的話在我身上成就吧。”(參看:路1:38)救主誕生以後,她和她的淨配 —— 大聖若瑟一起逃往埃及,大黑落德死後,她和大聖若瑟一起帶著耶穌隱居在納匝肋,她遵守梅瑟的法律,在耶穌誕生滿第八天,把耶穌獻給天主,西默盎向她預言她和嬰孩耶穌的命運(參看:路2:21-38)耶穌到了十二歲的時候,她曾一度遺失耶穌,當她回到耶路撒冷,在聖殿裡找到耶穌的時候,她以慈母的心懷,表達她對耶穌基督的關懷,並把耶穌所說的話默存於心中(參看:路2:41-52)當耶穌與祂的門徒在迦納參加婚宴時,她發現婚宴上的酒沒有了,她懷著堅定的信德,主動為婚宴的賓客向她的愛子獻上祈禱:“他們沒有酒了。”使耶穌在迦納行了第一個奇跡,變水為酒。(參看:若2:1-12)耶穌向眾人宣講福音的時候,聖母一直陪伴著耶穌(參看:瑪12:46-50)直到耶穌死在十字架上(參看:若19:25-27)。耶穌被接升天以後,她以祈禱陪伴她愛子的教會(參看:宗1:14)以此給我們立下了榜樣。
在此週六特敬聖母的日子。讓我們同心合意,共同向天主獻上祈禱:

全能永生的天主,祢以豐盛的慈愛,超越了懇求者的功德與祈願。求祢向我們傾注祢的仁慈,寬恕那些令我們良心不安的罪過,賜予我們祈禱所不敢妄求的恩典。藉著祢的子,我們的主耶穌基督,祢和祂及聖神,是天主,永生永王。亞孟。

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与主叹啡:2026年10月10日

2026年10月10日
常年期第廿七周星期六
福音:路11:27-28

今天是常年期第廿七周星期六。取自圣路加福音的经文给我们展现了耶稣同一位妇人的对话。

在今天的弥撒福音中,我们看到,有一个妇人高呼说:“那怀过祢的胎,祢吮吸过的乳房,真是有福。”(参看:路11:27)这是在一个怎样的环境中说的呢?圣路加告诉我们:是耶稣在说话的时候。祂在讲什么呢?祂在用比喻教训群众。这妇人是谁呢?这妇人就是教会的缩影。因为教会从耶稣的口中看到了天主的救恩,并受天主圣神的推动,讚颂孕育和乳养耶稣的荣福童贞玛利亚。

荣福童贞圣母玛利亚,她自领受天使加俾额尔向她的报喜,谦恭对天主的计划说了是,她说:“看,我是上主的婢女,愿照祢的话在我身上成就吧。”(参看:路1:38)救主诞生以后,她和她的净配 —— 大圣若瑟一起逃往埃及,大黑落德死后,她和大圣若瑟一起带着耶稣隐居在纳匝肋,她遵守梅瑟的法律,在耶稣诞生满第八天,把耶稣献给天主,西默盎向她预言她和婴孩耶稣的命运(参看:路2:21-38)耶稣到了十二岁的时候,她曾一度遗失耶稣,当她回到耶路撒冷,在圣殿里找到耶稣的时候,她以慈母的心怀,表达她对耶稣基督的关怀,并把耶稣所说的话默存于心中(参看:路2:41-52)当耶稣与祂的门徒在加纳参加婚宴时,她发现婚宴上的酒没有了,她怀着坚定的信德,主动为婚宴的宾客向她的爱子献上祈祷:“他们没有酒了。”使耶稣在加纳行了第一个奇迹,变水为酒。(参看:若2:1-12)耶稣向众人宣讲福音的时候,圣母一直陪伴着耶稣(参看:玛12:46-50)直到耶稣死在十字架上(参看:若19:25-27)。耶稣被接升天以后,她以祈祷陪伴她爱子的教会(参看:宗1:14)以此给我们立下了榜样。
在此周六特敬圣母的日子。让我们同心合意,共同向天主献上祈祷:

全能永生的天主,祢以丰盛的慈爱,超越了恳求者的功德与祈愿。求祢向我们倾注祢的仁慈,宽恕那些令我们良心不安的罪过,赐予我们祈祷所不敢妄求的恩典。藉着祢的子,我们的主耶稣基督,祢和祂及圣神,是天主,永生永王。亚孟。

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Coffee with God:October 10, 2026

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October 10, 2026
Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Lk 11:27-28

Today is Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time. The passage from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke presents to us a dialogue between Jesus and a woman.

In today’s Mass Gospel, we see a woman who cried out, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you!” (cf. Lk 11:27). In what context did she say this? Saint Luke tells us: it was while Jesus was speaking. What was He speaking about? He was teaching the crowd in parables. Who is this woman? This woman is a figure of the Church. For the Church, seeing God’s salvation from the mouth of Jesus and moved by the Holy Spirit, praises the Blessed Virgin Mary who conceived and nursed Jesus.

The Blessed Virgin Mary, from the moment she received the Annunciation from the Angel Gabriel and humbly said “yes” to God’s plan, saying, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” (cf. Lk 1:38) After the birth of the Savior, she fled to Egypt with her spouse, Saint Joseph. After the death of Herod, the Great, she returned with Saint Joseph and lived in hiding with Jesus in Nazareth. She observed the Law of Moses, and on the eighth day after Jesus’ birth, she presented Him to the Lord. Simeon prophesied to her the destiny of both her and the Infant Jesus (cf. Lk 2:21-38). When Jesus was twelve years old, she once lost Him. When she returned to Jerusalem and found Him in the Temple, with a mother’s heart, she expressed her care for Jesus Christ and treasured His words in her heart (cf. Lk 2:41-52). When Jesus and His disciples attended the wedding feast at Cana, she noticed that the wine had run out. With firm faith, she interceded for the wedding guests before her Son, saying, “They have no wine.” This led Jesus to perform His first miracle at Cana, changing water into wine (cf. Jn 2:1-12). While Jesus proclaimed the Gospel to the crowds, the Mother of God accompanied Him (cf. Mt 12:46-50) until He died on the Cross (cf. Jn 19:25-27). After Jesus was taken up into heaven, she accompanied her Son’s Church in prayer (cf. Acts 1:14), thus setting an example for us.

On this Saturday dedicated to the special veneration of the Mother of God, let us unite our hearts and together offer our prayer to God:

Almighty ever-living God,
who in the abundance of your kindness
surpass the merits and the desires of those who entreat you,
pour out your mercy upon us
to pardon what conscience dreads
and to give what prayer does not dare to ask.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever

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