By Dina Fathi, Catholic Exchange, October 3, 2024
After a number of years trying to become a nun, which was my ardent desire, I submitted to God’s will and returned to the world! I live a quiet contemplative life in the world, spending many hours a day at my parish in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, assisting at the Holy sacrifice of the Mass, praying Rosaries and writing. It is my great desire to make Our Blessed Mother and St. Joseph more known and loved ….
Let us reflect in this third article of the Magnificat series on the joy of Our Blessed Mother in Jesus, Her Savior and ours: “My spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (Luke 1:47).
Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem…The Lord, your God, is in your midst. (Zephaniah 3:14, 17)
Rejoice greatly O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you. (Zechariah 9: 9; cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 722)
The “daughter of Jerusalem,” the “daughter Zion” is the Blessed Virgin Mary, and these Messianic prophecies foretell Her joy at the coming of the Messiah. These prophecies are fulfilled in Our Blessed Mother at the Incarnation, when the Word becomes flesh in Her womb. They are fulfilled in Her when She sings Her Magnificat: Et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo Salutari meo… “and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (Luke 1:47). The Mother of God exults in God, Her Savior and ours, because the long-awaited Messiah, foretold by the prophets and longed for by His people for so many generations, has come and made His dwelling place among them in Her. …
