With the “Magnificat” in the heart

Fr. Livio Tonello, director

The month of May exhorts us to trustfully turn our eyes to Mary. We do so by saying the Rosary, the ancient and always up-to-date prayer which, when it does not consist in the mechanical repetition of traditional formula, is a Biblical meditation on the events of the Lord’s life in the company of the Blessed Virgin. Let us hold them in our heart as She did. By following her example the lamp of faith will ever more shine in our hearts and in our homes. May ends with the beautiful feast of the Visitation which could accompany us for the whole month. Luke, in his Gospel, described Mary’s journey from Nazareth to the home of her old cousin Elisabeth. Let us imagine the feelings of the Virgin after the Annunciation when the angel left her. Mary found herself holding a great mystery in her womb. She was aware that something extraordinary and unique had happened. She realized that the last chapter of the history of the world salvation had started. But nothing around her had changed and the village of Nazareth was completely unaware of what had happened to her. She did not worry about herself but soon thought…