Monday, December 12, 2016

Maternal Correction

Monday of the 3rd Week of Advent
Our Lady Of Guadalupe – Feast


Juan Diego is stopped in his tracks by Mary’s question:  Where are you going?

He becomes Mary’s messenger to the Church. 
Mary sees. 
The Church needs a bit of correction. 
Buildre-build
a Church open to the cries of the poor and oppressed. 
Of course. 
We don’t mean not to hear. 
Benign neglect creeps in slowly. 

Fraternalin this case maternalcorrection
Welcome!

She appears as one of the poorwith, among, akin. 
She’s hard to ignore.

Our Lady
Keep our exploring
In the direction of the vision
Which always seems to involve a return

With the drawing of his Love and the voice of his calling
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
                                    T.S.Eliot, “East Coker” in Four Quartets





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