We recently celebrated the Feast Day of the Assumption of Our Lady. Fr Joseph gave the sermon. We attended the 1pm Mass on Sat. As Tiff's common test starts this week (and the marks are counted towards her final exams), she grumbled why must we attend Mass today and again on Sunday.
Fr Joseph summed it up so nicely. We honour and talk to our mothers and fathers often. This special day is dedicated in honour of Our Lady just as Fr Joseph have a family gathering on every dead anniversary of his mum to remember her.
He asked us...how many of us pray to Our Lady? Numerous hands, including Tiff and mine went up. Next he asked...how many of us had our prayers answered by Our Lady? Again the same hands shot up including ours.
Even before Jesus came to serve His people, Mary was already doing that. She said Yes to God and she went to help Elizabeth though she herself was expecting. She truly is a good example to Jesus as a child, as well as to us.
Fr said the very fact that Mother Mary has been answering our prayers is a testament that she truly is in heaven today.
As a parting challenge to us, he asked that instead of always asking Mary and our parents for things, we should try to tell our parents how much we love them. We should speak to our parents the way we speak to our girlfriends and boyfriends during courtship times...with concern and love and attention.
Have you told your parents, if they are still around, how much you love them? Perhaps we could pray for them and especially for our parents who are no longer with us, and the Good Lord and Mother Mary would bring them to heaven.
Happy belated feast day!!
Love Theresa
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