Fifteenth Wednesday of Ordinary Time

I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.

If we want to know, love, and serve God and His children more perfectly, then we shall need to become child-like. Children depend upon their parents for their protection, their goods, and the provision of their needs. They truly understand what it means to have faith in someone, to hope in them, and to love them unconditionally. In the same way, we should be child-like toward our spiritual parents, God, Our Heavenly Father, and Mary, Our Holy Mother. Both of them protect and provide for us in their own way and show us how to be filled with charity and mercy towards all. They give us something greater than ourselves to believe in, to trust in, and love with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strengths. In the end, we will be measured by how well we imitate them in our thoughts, words, and works.

Are we child-like in our relationship with God and Mary or do we pretend we do not need them? How can we become more faithful, hopeful, and loving children of God and Mary? What thanks have we given our heavenly parents for all they have, are, and will do for us?

O Lord, make us child-like in spirit.

Amen.