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The Sixth Mirror VI. The Mirror of the Palms (Fickleness vs. Fidelity) As we reach the final mirror, we find ourselves at the gates of Jerusalem. This mirror reflects the crowds of Palm Sunday, exposing the sharp and painful paradox of the human heart: our ability to shout “Hosanna” on Sunday and call for crucifixion…
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Introduction: Ash Wednesday Before we examine our lives over the season of Lent, we must first stop moving. As we enter the holy season of Lent, the dust on our foreheads acts as a halt to our usual momentum. It is a signal of departure from our routines and a return to reality. Ash Wednesday…
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Gospel: “To another he said, ‘Follow me.’ But he replied, ‘Lord, let me go first…’” (Luke 9:59) Meditation: Mary’s response was immediate and radical. She did not ask for delays or conditions. To follow Christ with Mary is to practice total detachment from our own timelines and “security blankets,” trusting that in following Him completely,…
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Gospel: “A violent squall came up… Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion.” (Mark 4:37-38) Meditation: Mary is the “Star of the Sea” who remains at peace during the storm because she trusts the one “asleep” in the boat. She stood firm at the foot of the Cross—the ultimate storm—and she helps us…
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Gospel: “And his mother kept all these things in her heart.” (Luke 2:51) Meditation: The Immaculate Heart is the perfect mirror of Christ. It is a heart that ponders, suffers, and loves with a purity that points us directly back to the Son. In her heart, we find a refuge and a way that leads…
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Gospel: “Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” (Matthew 11:29) Meditation: The Heart of Jesus is the furnace of Divine Mercy. We follow Mary to this source, as she was the first to experience its warmth and the last to stand by it at the Cross. In this Heart, we find…
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Gospel: “The kingdom of God is as if someone were to scatter seed on the land… of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.” (Mark 4:26, 28) Meditation: Mary is the soil where the Word took root. We learn from her the…
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Gospel: “Take it; this is my body… This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many.” (Mark 14:22, 24) Meditation: The Eucharist is the fruit of Mary’s Fiat. She who first gave her “Yes” to the Word now helps us say “Amen” to the Body of Christ. Her heart was the…
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Gospel: “Mary set out and travelled to the hill country in haste… When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out…” (Luke 1:39, 41) Meditation: The Visitation is a Trinitarian encounter. Mary, the daughter of the Father, carries the Son, and her very voice…
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Gospel: “On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and exclaimed, ‘Let anyone who thirsts come to me and drink. Rivers of living water will flow from within whoever believes in me.’” (John 7:37-38) Meditation: Mary is the vessel of the “Living Water”. At Pentecost, she is the shore where the…
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Gospel: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations… And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20) Meditation: Mary is the bridge between the Lord’s physical and sacramental presence. She teaches us how to find Him in the community of believers. As Christ ascends, Mary remains with the…
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Gospel: “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth… you know him, because he remains with you.” (John 14:16-17) Meditation: Mary is the Spouse of the Holy Spirit. She shows us that the Spirit of Truth remains where there is humility and…