31 May 2025 - Only By Grace Reflections

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Topic: How strong is our hope in the promises of God? (31 May 2025 - Only By Grace Reflections)

First Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-18a
Responsorial Psalm: Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6
Alleluia: Luke 1:45
Gospel: Luke 1:39-56

In Pope Francis' reflections of Mary's Visitation to Elizabeth, he observed how Mary did not fear danger or others' judgment; rather, the young woman went toward others instead of choosing to protect herself from the world. According to the Pope, "Mary sings of the grace of the past, but she is the woman of the present who carries the future in her womb."

Pope Francis also observed that, when we feel loved, we experience a force that sets love in motion. He added that love drove Mary to visit her cousin and “to share her faith in the God of the impossible and her hope in the fulfilment of His promises.”

Let us ask the Lord for the grace to be able to wait for the fulfilment of every one of His promises, and to help us to welcome Mary’s example for our own lives.