To Jesus through Mother..

When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son!" Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.(-John 19:26-27)

Mary Mother of God you ,through your purity humility and submission delivered the Living word to flesh for the world..through suffering and pain you submitted Jesus for the world..With the hand you received the little Jesus with happiness and satisfaction as all mothers have while receiving their on baby, with the same hand you held Jesus, who suffered bled and died for us and the whole world..we feel your depth of emotions...still your remained calm..silent..pondering everything in your heart..With this power you were hailed the queen in heaven..with this power you remain with us in earth to protect us from evil..to deliver us from bonds of world..to help us in nurturing the living word in us amidst the trials and temptations..to bring into us the presence of Holy Spirit gifting us with gift of knowledge and wisdom..guiding us to the way, truth and life-JESUS-the way of salvation. Your intercessions invites holy spirit into us..as when you visited Elizabeth(Luke1:41 and as you prayed with disciples in the upper room..(Acts1:14-17). Lead us to the truth..

Thank you Jesus for giving us our dear Mother Mary..We are receiving Her into us as St John..into our heart, into our life, into our home...As she was with you "in the days of your flesh" from the manger to the foot of the cross..nurturing you in her,delivering you(the living word)into life for this world..following you and pondering everything in her heart...she is with us to guide us to You- "our way, life and truth" interceding for all of us , helping to give life to the living word in us....helping to break the bonds of world and free us in the presence of Holy Spirit opening our hearts to receive Your love...Thank you Lord.

Mother Mary pray for us, gives us your purity ,humility and courage to submit "the living word" growing in us ; to the world..and to submit ourselves as you; did for the accomplishment of lords plan through us...Hail Mary....Amen

Readings

Luke 1:26-56

Acts 1:12-17

Wisdom 9

The Exaltation of Holy Cross

Moses lifted up the snake in the desert.It is the same with the Son of Man. He must be lifted up too.Then everyone who believes in him can have eternal life.Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world. He did not send him to judge the world guilty, but to save the world through him(John 3:14-17)

"And through him, God was happy to bring all things back to himself again—things on earth and things in heaven.God made peace by using the blood sacrifice of his Son on the cross.(Colossians1:20).The teaching about the cross seems foolish to those who are lost. But to us who are being saved it is the power of God.(1 Corinthians 1:18)"

"How splendid the cross of Christ! It brings life, not death; light, not darkness; Paradise, not its loss. It is the wood on which the Lord, like a great warrior, was wounded in hands and feet and side, but healed thereby our wounds. A tree has destroyed us, a tree now brought us life" (Theodore of Studios).