Day SEVEN
Mary, listening virgin
Listening to the Word: Blessed are the breasts you sucked (Lk 11: 27-28)
As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!” But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Reflection: It may seem that Jesus belittles Mary’s part, preferring his disciples. But if we read the text carefully we will see that Jesus is really praising his mother. She is the woman who listens to the Word of God and keeps it all the time. She is an attentive disciple who keeps in her heart her Son’s words and day after day keeps them. She points the way to us so that we too may imitate her if we wish to be truly her devotees.
Prayer: Beautiful Mother, listening virgin, open our hearts so that we may learn to listen to the words of your Son.
Beautiful Mother, listening virgin, open our hearts and minds that we may learn to listen to the words of your Son and keep them.
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL. PRAY FOR US
We invite you to quietly meditate with this video of the Carmelite Hymn, “Flower of Carmel” produced by Neil Conlisk, O.Carm and performed by Matthew Gummess, O.Carm.