Let us celebrate the motherhood of the Virgin Mary; let us worship her Son, Christ the Lord ... on this the Octave Day of Christmas.
This solemn feast deserves more than a blogger's words. May the 16th century hymn the follows be for your reflection an easy opener to a conversation with Mary, the Mother of God ... and our heavenly mother.
Virgin born, we bow before you;
Blessed was the womb that bore you;
Mary, Mother meek and mild,
Blessed was she in her Child.
Blessed was the maid that fed you;
Blessed was the parent's eye
That watched your slumbering infancy.
Blessed she by all creation,
Who brought forth the world's salvation;
And bless they forever blest
Who love you most and serve you best.
Virgin born, we bow before you:
Blessed was the womb that bore you;
Mary, Mother meek and mild,
Blessed was she in her Child. Amen.
My prayer for you is simple: may the Lord fill you with an abundance of his graces in the new year, 2008.
