Zephaniah 3 : 14-18 / Luke 1 : 39-56 (2023)
As Catholics, we certainly have an affection for Marian hymns.
And if we are the Saturday Novena people, then Marian hymns certainly have a place in our hearts.
These hymns are like evergreens, and we can sing them by heart, and they also bring us back to the memories of our childhood days, since those hymns have not changed much.
I remembered someone sharing with me about how he suffered a great setback in his career and in his marriage.
He was lost and broken in the storms of life.
Then one day he happened to pass by Novena church, and since it had been a long time since he had been there, he dropped in to say a prayer.
Somehow when he was in there, a strange feeling came over him and the tune of a familiar Marian hymn kept ringing in his head and he felt very moved.
In short, it was an experience of Mary's powerful intercession and also an experience of Mary visiting him in his dark moments of life.
Well, Mary continues to be a channel of God's grace for the needy people of our time, just as she was for Elizabeth.
May our devotion to Mother Mary also lead us to glorify God and to proclaim His greatness.