Gospel Reading for December 22, 2025 – Luke 1: 46-56
HOPE
Mary said:
“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
my spirit rejoices in God my savior for he has
looked upon his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him in
every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
and has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.”
Mary remained with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.
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Mary’s proclamation, otherwise known as her “Magnificat” is a list of the mighty good deeds of God as she has seen and experienced, and that Israel was never forsaken.
In this turbulent times of corruption in our government, it gives us HOPE that however bad our situation may be, God will come to our aid.
We continue to pray that our lawmakers expeditiously act on improving and even changing the systems that make it easy and possible to make corruption thrive in our government, and we also pray for all Filipinos to do their part to avoid corruption!
