Third Week of Advent, Friday — 22nd December 2023 — Gospel: Luke 1,46-56
God Remembers His Promise
Mary’s prayer of the Magnificat demonstrates the relationship she had with her God. She begins with praise and adoration – acknowledging who God is. God is an awesome God who truly saves those who call upon God. She then admits of her nothingness without God. She will be called blessed, not because of what she has done, but because of what God has done, is doing, and will be doing in her life. She goes on to thank God for the great things God has done. After stating her humble position in the divine plan, she speaks of her relationship with God in the present time, she reviews what God has done in the past, and she looks forward to God’s continuing to fulfill the divine promises in the future. Mary reminds through this prayer that God did not forget his people as they continued throughout the Old Testament to seek his face. God remains ever faithful, since He fulfills all of the divine promises.
