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MariaChristi
Guest
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today is the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. The above picture is merely an artist’s conception but there is a certain “sweetness” to it. The Virgin’s eyes are fixed on Jesus, and perhaps beyond Him to us. Mother and Child are joyful in God’s Will to save us. Little John is looking downwards perhaps expressive of words he will say later – that he is unworthy, that he is only a voice crying in the desert. Like Mary, John will lead others to Jesus.
We have no record in the scripture of Mary’s further visits to see her cousin Elizabeth with Zachary or with John and yet we can ponder the beauty of Mary’s visit to Elizabeth in Luke’s Gospel and see in this picture a lasting love for all who are close to Jesus. Mary’s hand on little John is drawing him closer, even as she draws all closer to Jesus even today.
Today is the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. The above picture is merely an artist’s conception but there is a certain “sweetness” to it. The Virgin’s eyes are fixed on Jesus, and perhaps beyond Him to us. Mother and Child are joyful in God’s Will to save us. Little John is looking downwards perhaps expressive of words he will say later – that he is unworthy, that he is only a voice crying in the desert. Like Mary, John will lead others to Jesus.
We have no record in the scripture of Mary’s further visits to see her cousin Elizabeth with Zachary or with John and yet we can ponder the beauty of Mary’s visit to Elizabeth in Luke’s Gospel and see in this picture a lasting love for all who are close to Jesus. Mary’s hand on little John is drawing him closer, even as she draws all closer to Jesus even today.
