Women in Praise

The Roman Catholic Lectionary today puts together texts in which two women offer great hymns of praise to God for miraculous gifts of children. Hannah, mother of Sampson, is the barren woman who is to give birth. She has been inspired to know that her special child will serve the Lord and the people of the Lord. Mary, who is Jesus mother, is the virgin mother. She has said ‘Amen’ to God’s plan that her son will be born of the Holy Spirit and will be God’s gift of the Divine to people. A quick search or ‘google’ of the phrase ‘hannah and mary’ brought many interesting links. The praise of these women has inspired great music. Composers have used these events to exalt and rejoice in the action of the Divine.