Most blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb. (Lk 1:39-45)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122121.cfm
The simple prayer we call the Hail Mary contains this blessing of Mary by Elizabeth. And the church has echoed Elizabeth’s words through the centuries as we ask the prayers of the Mother of our Lord. Today’s carol is very popular here in Colombia: Hacia Belén va una burra (A Donkey Heads to Bethlehem).
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Tuesday, December 21: O ORIENS (O RADIANT DAWN)
