The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
路加福音 1:39-45
這段福音發生在天使向瑪利亞報喜訊,瑪利亞答允跟隨天主旨意之後;雖然她知道依撒伯爾素不生育,而且上了年紀,但充滿信德的她深信天使的話,立刻前往探望已懷孕的依撒伯爾。
二人見面時,聖神的臨在是如此明顯:還在母親腹中的洗者若翰感覺到救主和聖母的接近,即歡喜踴躍;依撒伯爾也謙恭地問候瑪利亞,稱她為「我主的母親」,即使瑪利亞本來是比她年輕的親人。
聖神被形容如風:風隨意向那裏吹,你聽到風的響聲,卻不知道風從那裏來,往那裏去(若3:8)。我們有否開放自己,如依撒伯爾一樣,隨時接受聖神的感動呢?對於天主的旨意,我們又有否立刻以實際行動回應?
這篇默想由生命恩泉文摘編輯小組撰寫,內容以下列文章為根據: Commentaries on the daily readings by Sacred Space, 彌撒福音釋義 – 將臨期第三週星期六
Luke 1:39-45
This bible passage happened after the angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus and Elizabeth’s pregnancy to Mary. Though she knew Elizabeth was barren and in her old age, she has faith to believe in what the angel said, and traveled to visit her cousin in haste.
When they met, the Holy Spirit was among them: the infant leaped for joy in Elizabeth’s womb as he felt the Saviour and His mother approaching, and Elizabeth recognized Mary as “the mother of her Lord”, even though Mary was her younger cousin.
The Holy Spirit is often represented by wind: the wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes (John 3:8). Have we always kept ourselves open as Elizabeth, so God may fill us with the Holy Spirit as He pleases? And do we always respond positively to God’s plans, like Mary, even though we might not fully understand what lies ahead?
This reflection is prepared by the FLL Inspire editorial team as a digest of the following articles: Commentaries on the daily readings by Sacred Space, 彌撒福音釋義 – 將臨期第三週星期六