Wednesday, 1st January 2025, Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, Solemnity

Luke 2:16–21

So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Reflection

• The first day of the New Year is a fresh start in the following of Jesus. Can I feel that in Mary’s Son I have the certain hope that the Word of God made flesh lives among us?

• Is my heart filled with the joy of the presence of our Lord?