Rubén Tornero, LC
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Christ, our King.
Thy Kingdom come!
Preparatory prayer (to put me in the presence of God)
Jesus, I thank you with all my heart for all that you have given me, especially this moment of intimacy with you. I come before you with all that I am and have. You well know that in my heart there are sorrows and joys; in my daily life, difficulties and good things... but there is nothing that does not come from you. Everything good that I have comes from your loving hands. Thank you, Jesus. Teach me to receive all that You want to give me.
Gospel of the day (to guide your meditation)
From the Holy Gospel according to John 19:25-27
En aquel tiempo, junto a la cruz de Jesús estaban su madre, la hermana de su madre, María, la de Cleofás, y María, la Magdalena. Jesús, al ver a su madre y cerca al discípulo que tanto quería, dijo a su madre: “Mujer, ahí tienes a tu hijo.” Luego, dijo al discípulo: “Ahí tienes a tu madre.” Y desde aquella hora, el discípulo la recibió en su casa.
Word of the Lord.
Meditate on what God tells you in the Gospel
Today, Jesus, you show me the exaggerated love you have for me: after giving me everything you had, when you had nothing left to leave me, you give me Mary, your mother, so that she may also be my mother.
Le dices a la Virgen: «mujer, allí tienes a tu hijo». En la persona de Juan, la Iglesia siempre se ha visto como heredera de ese gran tesoro que es María… pero ¿y la Virgen qué siente?, ¿qué pensamientos recorren ese corazón de madre que ve morir a su Hijo en una cruz y recibe a toda la humanidad como hijos?
Jesús, Tú has muerto por mí, he sido yo quien te ha crucificado con y por mis pecados Te ha entregado al escarnio y a la muerte… ¡Y Tú me regalas a tu mamá! ¡Tú le pides a la Virgen que me adopte a mí, un verdugo tuyo! ¿Cómo acercarme a María si acabo de crucificarte?, ¿con la misma mano que te abofeteó y te clavó acariciaré su mejilla? ¿Cómo la misma boca que hace poco gritaba: «crucifícalo» ahora se atreverá a decirle a la Virgen: «Madre, te quiero»?
¡Es una locura! Y sin embargo, María me mira con sus purísimos ojos bañados en llanto y me dice: «Hijito, si Jesús te ha perdonado todo lo que le hiciste, yo también te perdono. Ven. No tengas ni miedo ni vergüenza. No voy a reclamarte ni a reprocharte nada. Sólo te pido una cosa: No dejes que la sangre de mi Hijo sea en vano. Él ha muerto por ti con la esperanza de que tú lo amarías. Si no sabes cómo hacerlo, ven y yo te enseñaré. Yo también te amo y sólo quiero que la sangre de mi Jesús te dé la vida eterna.»
«On Golgotha, she did not shrink from pain, but remained before the cross of Jesus and, by his will, became the Mother of the Church; after the Resurrection, she encouraged the Apostles gathered in the Upper Room in expectation of the Holy Spirit, who transformed them into courageous heralds of the Gospel. Throughout her life, Mary accomplished what the Church is asked to do: to make a perennial memorial of Christ. In her faith, we see how to open the door of our heart to obey God; in her self-denial, we discover how attentive we must be to the needs of others; in her tears, we find the strength to console those who suffer. In each of these moments, Mary expresses the richness of divine mercy, which goes out to meet every daily need».
(Homily of H.H. Francis, October 8, 2016).
Dialogue with Christ
This is the most important part of your prayer, prepare yourself to talk with much love with the One who loves you.
Purpose
Propose a personal one. The one that involves the most love in response to the Beloved... or, if you believe that this is what God is asking of you, live what is suggested below.
Today I am going to pray a rosary thanking Our Lady for the grace of being her child.
Farewell
We thank you, Lord, for all your benefits, you who live and reign forever and ever.
Amen.
Christ, our King!
Thy Kingdom come!
Most prudent Virgin, Mary, Mother of the Church.
Pray for us.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
