Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Weekday for Advent
Di Readings for Today
Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of di Church—Memorial Wey No Be Compulsory
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“Among women, na you get blessing pass, and di fruit of your womb get blessing. How e take happen to me say di Mama of my Lord come visit me? Because as soon as di sound of your greeting reach my ear, di baby for my womb jump with joy. You wey believe say wetin di Lord tell you go come to pass, you get blessing.” Luke 1:42b–45
Plenty things dey to understand from dis fine passage wey Elizabeth tell our Blessed Mother. First of all, we see di way she greet her. Na greeting wey full of deep love. E easy to notice di true joy for Elizabeth heart as she meet di Mama of God and her Lord wey dey inside Mama Mary womb.
“How I take deserve dis favour, wey di mother of my Lord come visit me?” Dis line show say Elizabeth really rejoice as she meet Mary, and she see dis meeting as blessing wey plenty well-well. Dis one make person think, because Elizabeth senior Mary by many years. She fit don “expect” say Mary suppose come, and no value di visit. But she no do so; she receive di visit with plenty gratitude.
E clear too say no be only Elizabeth get di blessing to meet di Mother of God and her Pikin. Elizabeth baby, John the Baptist, wey still dey inside her belle, too full of joy, and e jomp to show dat joy. See di wonderful effect wey dis visit get on both Elizabeth and her pikin wey she never born.
Dis one suppose make you ask yourself one question for your heart. You dey notice Christ presence when E come to you? If Elizabeth and her pikin wey she never born fit notice Him, no be we too suppose fit notice Him? For example, when you enter church building, you dey notice at once say our Lord dey present as God? You dey feel say E near you? And when you receive Him for Holy Communion, your heart dey focus well on di Saviour wey dey come to you and dey stay inside you? Dis one need faith, and e need eyes wey dey focus on di coming and presence of di Lord.
Pray today for di gift to see. Pray make our Lord give you di eyes wey you need to notice His divine presence all around you. And pray especially make your mind and heart dey open to His divine presence as you meet and receive Him for Holy Communion.
Lord, I truly want to see You and know You. I want to recognise Your presence all around me and for every way wey You take come to me. Help me, especially, to pay attention to Your presence for Holy Communion. Make my heart always jump with joy as You come to me for dis way wey perfect pass all. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Di main picture above:Di Visitation wey Domenico Ghirlandaio paint, from Wikimedia Commons
