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"April showers bring May flowers." The showers of April this year were tears at Holy Week and the remembrance of Jesus suffering and death, a result of sin and greed. Also, there were tears for those who suffered from an erosion of the global economy; those who lost their homes and lost their jobs. There were tears for those who suffered in war, earthquakes and severe storms.
Yet, flowers began to appear three days after the death of Jesus. We began to celebrate the Easter Vigil singing the Exultet: "Rejoice, 0 Earth, let glory fill you!"
Now, in May, we celebrate these flowers and acknowledge Mary's part in the brightening light of the Resurrection of the Son of God. It was Mary's "Yes" to the angel who announced God's invitation that she be the mother of Jesus. Shortly after her consent, she visited her cousin Elizabeth and declared the prophetic truth that "God has put down the mighty from their thrones and lifted up the lowly, He has filled the hungry with good things and has sent the rich away empty".
Mary guided the child Jesus through very difficult growing years in which He began to learn the cruelty of men in power and his response in faithfulness to God, His father. She supported Jesus and followed him to his death. Each of us are called to imitate her.
Let us pray, in the lyrics of a song by Sister Mary Ellen Descourouez, OLVM: "You are what we are all called to be, 0 Holy Mary (from Tu Eres La Victoria).
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"Aguaceros de abril traen las flores de mayo". Como se dice en ingles - "April showers bring May flowers."
Los aguaeros de abril fueron las lagrimas de la Semana Santa al recordar los sufrimientos y muerte de Jesus, como consecuencia del pecado y avaricia. Tambien hubo lagrimas de aquellos que sufren a causa de la erosion de la economfa global; aquellos que perdieron sus hogares y empleos. Hubo higrimas de los que sufren en guerras, terremotos y tempestades severas.
Aun, flores aparecieron tres dfas despues de la muerte de Jesus. Comenzamos a celebrar la Vigilia de Pascua cantando el Exultet: "Alegrate 0 Tierra, que estes llena de la gloria del Sefior."
Ahora, en mayo, celebramos estas flores y reconocemos la parte de Maria en el resplandor de la luz de la Resurrecion del Hijo de Dios. Fue el "Sf" al angel que anuncio la invitacion de ser la Madre de Jesus. Poco despues e su consentimiento vis ito a su prima Isabel y dec1aro la verdad profectica que "Dios saco a los poderosos de sus tronos y puso en su lugar a los humildes. Repleto a los hambrientos de to do 10 que es bueno y despidio vacios a los ricos." (Lucas 1 :52-53).
Maria guio al nifio Jesus durante los afios dificiles de su adolesencia cuando comenzo a conocer las crueldad de aquellos en poder y su respuesta en fidelidad aDios, su padre. Ella apoyo a Jesus y 10 siguio hasta su muerte. Cada uno de nosotros es llamado a imitarla.
Oremos en los liricos del canto de Sister Mary Ellen Desourouz, OL VM: Tu eres 10 que todos somos llamados a ser, 0 Santa Maria (de Tu Eres la Victoria).
Our Lady of Victory Missonary Sisters is an American Missionary Congregation founded in 1922 — serving the poor and oppressed in a personal, non-institutional way
+ Proclaiming the Gospel + Working for Justice + Empowering the Laity
