Heart with Mary

The Lectionary of the Roman Catholic Church today offers texts for the celebration of a memorial to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The passages from Isaiah and 1st Samuel praise the gracious generosity of God to Israel. The living out of the generous and loving nature of God is the vocation of all Christians. The expression of love in the “good heart “ of Mary of which we have images throughout Scripture and Tradition is the reflection for today. The liturgy reminds us of the thanksgiving of Hannah upon the birth of her son, Sampson. The Church daily recalls Mary’s Magnificat , re-echo of Hannah in the of the evening prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours. We are reminded today, like yesterday, that “having heart” for the Creation is our place. The witness of Mary in love is the model we examine today.