“You are most blessed among women; and blessed is the fruit of your womb! How is it,
that the mother of my Lord comes to me? The moment your greeting sounded in my ears,
the baby within me suddenly leapt for joy. Blessed are you,
who believed that the Lord’s word would come true!”
REFLECTION:
The sun rises from the East. A new dawn begins in the East.
The Magi will follow the star from the East until they shall kneel before the new born King of Israel.
The beautiful reading from the Song of Solomon depicts the joy of the Beloved hearing the voice of the Lover! The Lover,
God, woos the Beloved, man. The days of waiting for the Lover are coming to an end.
Behold, like a gazelle or a young stag He comes!
The new dawn began when the lovely woman of Nazareth welcomed the message of the Angel that she would be the mother of God.
Elizabeth, her cousin, confirms the beginning of the new dawn! The babe in her womb, John the Baptist,
recognized the Messiah and so he (John) leaped for joy! Indeed “winter is gone,
the rains are over” and Spring begins! Flowers are abloom!
There is cause for great joy! Advent will soon give way to the joy of Christmas!
Let us wait for the new dawn, the Sun rising from the Orient!
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