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It is a prayer of great joy and I often say to Mary, “Yes Mother, the Lord has done great things for me too! A good starting point for a deeper appreciation of the Song of Mary is simply recognizing that it can be (and should be) our song, too. I am not to be impressed by human power nor do I fear what any human being can do to me. It is based largely on the canticle of Hannah in 1 Samuel 2: 1-10 and some of the psalms. (Luke 1:46-55) All the great biblical masters of the ages have affirmed that there are four parts to the Magnificat. THE LORD HAS DONE GREAT THINGS FOR ME, AND HOLY IS HIS NAME!! Everything else, including ourselves, need not be. Mary arrives and greets Elizabeth and John the Baptist starts leaping for joy in her womb. His mercy is boundless and His kindness towards the weak and fallen is proverbial. In my spiritual journal I wrote that it was like being in a nuclear furnace, only it was a protective shield, not destructive. The Magnificat teaches us the true meaning of humility. Yes, well I have learned that some people are very sensitive when it comes to their notions about Mary. There, the Magnificat was a part of the evening prayer in the Book of Common Prayer, and Wildflower found it beautiful and profound. I had heard from a source that in the end of Mary’s earthly life that she had taken the form of a leper woman ,absolutely ,beutiful story to the end, Thank you so much, Monsignor! 3:54 . He has given help to Israel, His servant, mindful of His mercy - even as He Spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to His posterity forever." But how often do we take time to contemplate the message contained in the words? I confess I have not heard this. I’ve since forgotten both languages but can remember that the Old Slavonic was incredibly beautiful to my child mind of the time. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me. In this world they may need us, but as for the world that is to come, we will need them and their prayers to gain entry. And by contrast, how unimportant, how trifling is everything and everyone else. Let us ask our Lord to enlighten us as to what it means to be unworldly. I’ll see whether I can acquire one, and if I can I’ll send it to you. The Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) is the Virgin Mary's response to Elizabeth's greeting, glorifying God and thanking Him for choosing her to bear His Son. The Magnificat is one of the best known Christian prayers. The hymn forms a part of the Daily Office in the Roman Catholic Vespers service. A bold prayer by a bold person. The Magnificat is the first prayer of the Church, and our prayer, too. Our Sinai is the "Sermon on the Mount", and our Decalogue is the "Beatitudes." He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. This goes deeper than human thinking. and as I have been freed from other habitual sins, I too can share Mary’s joy. What Is the Significance of Mary’s Song? Some may which to spiritualize these words, and they surely do have a spiritual meaning. Composer Andrew Carter’s “Maryland Magnificat” perfectly captures this prayer in the spirit that you present. Or, think of Jesus born in the food trough when saying ‘the hungry He has given every good thing.’; including a share in God’s life ! It is, after all, her song of praise. John Hardon reflects on the Magnificat of Our Lady, the longest discourse recorded of Mary. The span of human life on earth, even the longest life, is short compared to eternity. We all know about Napoleon and how few remember the Pope he forced into exile. The second strophe is Mary's praise of God. or reflection? He is Holiness because He is Wholly Other. Look at the values the world respects and considers important. The two most common ways of translating the Greek are Magnify and Proclaim – both are acceptable. God, however, does not fail us even when we fail Him. If you're a country music fan, you know Travis Tritt, who has made a name for himself playing everything from Southern rock to bluegrass to standard country music as a performer. The Prayer Of Mary My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. It is the perfect act of humility and of profound humble adoration. Be careful who and what you esteem and who and what you do not esteem. Amen. Some also chose to sit comfortably in chairs. Unless we keep contraposing God's Love with our sins, we are living in a dream world, because the principal object of God's Love is His Mercy shown to sinners. and I am blessed, so truly blessed. When He was older and began His public ministry, this is almost the theme of His Gospels. The Magnificat invites us to give birth to Christ. Taking out some of the salient features of the Magnificat, we begin with Mary's gratitude, "My soul magnifies the Lord." Monsignor I found your piece comforting as always…. She certainly is all of that, and then some. For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. Few are remembered, Mary was prophetic in saying all generations would call her Blessed. Yet faith tells us that prayers of praise and adoration are the most important form of prayer. I, too, had the image of Mary as meek and mild, head bowed in prayer, always submissive. mag-nif'-i-kat: The name given to the hymn of Mary in Luke 1:46-55, commencing "My soul doth magnify the Lord. We pray this prayer so often that it is easy to miss its meaning – and how much it tells us about the way God has acted, and continues to act, in human history. Like a great artist her song is gracefull, and revolutionary, or as Msgr Pope says “edgy.” It begins with her personal experiences, and ends when she identifies herself with the entire human race. I sang in a performance of this work several weeks ago. The Magnificat, or the Canticle of Mary, is the song that Mary prayed while visiting Elizabeth. He wants us to become holy, more holy because we have sinned. This item 7340 digitally provided courtesy of CatholicCulture.org. But as a prayer, it is no gentle meditation. This is all God asks us to tell Him: "You alone are mighty and I, except for You, am nothing; and the moment my conscience tells me You have spoken, I don't for a second wish to hesitate doing what you ask." Each and every person proclaims the greatness of God. In this reply, Mary glorified God for blessing her and for His faithfulness to Israel. Oh how true this rings for me and I am not the least bit charismatic (well, maybe a little but only when no one is looking…). Its name comes from the incipit of the Latin version of the text. (Priests and other religious are required to pray sections from the Liturgy of the Hours each day.) When I am among people who make a profession of pursuing sanctity, I tell them, "In God's Name don't be worldly!" I agree with what you say and I do so much love this prayer. We can incorporate it into our evening prayer, too. The reason Mary's poetic response is referred to as the Magnificat is because in Latin, magnificat (meaning "magnify," "glorify," "exalt," etc.) Next, Mary compares the lot of the humble and the proud. Mary Tells Us that God Keeps His Promises. Mary Praises God for His Power, Holiness and Mercy. Today, Mary’s song is called The Magnificat, meaning “my soul magnifies the Lord” in Latin. God exalts the humble; He humbles the proud. Remember, O Most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known, that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. To sing a song is to possess one’s soul. or focus? When she went to visit Elizebeth, it appears she traveled alone, probally on an ass. How is God Power? The spirit of the Magnificat seems to have hit the Diocese of Arlington in Fredericksburg, VA at the Spotsylvania Towne Center food court momentarily sanctifying the secular church and breaking through the secular veil. It is used in Vespers, the Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, the daily prayers of the Catholic Church. Proverb 31:29, surley must have been referring to Mary where it declares: “Many daughters (Women) have done virtuosly (admirable things), but thou excellest (surpass) them all.” Mary is the Mediatrix of all graces which come from Christ, and pass to us through Mary’s hands. Mary's song focuses on God's great works, especially his tendency to turn everything upside down. Ecce-Fiat-Magnificat Breath Prayer. My Spirit REJOICES in God my Savior! I think Mary at that moment might not have had full comprehension of Gods plan for her but she understood that being highly favored by God – kept sinless – that “God had done great things” for her since her immaculate conception. In my opinion, after the Our Father this is the most important prayer. (If the recording I aquire is for the most recent performance, you’ll have to ignore the violas on the second movement, as they were intent on their own tempo.) Mary has told us that “In the end my Immaculate Heart will triumph.” She says that the Flame of Love of her Immaculate Heart is Jesus Himself. She is not a feminist. The One I adore is the only One I fear, God Almighty. The scene sets up with Mary travelling “in haste” to see Elizabeth. We have many reasons to give due consideration and prayerful reflection to the Magnificat. Let us examine our consciences on how seldom we praise God. A beautiful reflection on the Magnificat. Introduction. Think of all the honor medals and statues dedicated to human beings, who are sadly undeserving of praise, but rather often condemnation. No one but you and God. 4. According to these records Slav did not come from the Latin Sclavus (slave) but a mispronounciaton of Slavonian as the Greek letter which sounded like our “L” and became a soft c as the soft v became “th” and Slavonian became Scythian in Western European records. The unworldly are not preoccupied with things of time and space, but have their minds and hearts on eternity. THE MEMORARE of ST. BERNARD: The Orthodox tradition which has affected the Catholic church of the Byzantine Rite holds that, when Mary first entered the temple at the age of three, she immediatey danced all the way from the door to the alter. As we will see, the Magnificat is Mary’s response of joy and worship to the announcement of God’s salvation. I once heard J.S. The recent performance was a family affair: I sang with the altos, my 4th-grader sang with the children’s choir and my husband was drafted to play crash cymbals. This sort of exchange is not uncommon among some of the African American women in my parish. Amen, Merry Christmas, and let it all hang out!!! For, unless this form of prayer is at least implicit, we are not even praying. Mix Play all Mix - SDictionary YouTube; ISRAEL GIVES BIRTH TO THE MESSIAH - The Magnificat … What does the greek say? Indeed, God has shown us how best to love Him. I reflect greatly upon the words “in haste” … that tells me that Mary didn’t drag her feet in gloom and doom for 5 days or so on her way to see Elizabeth! We are all asked to be open to the Spirit; to nurture that new life within us, and thus bring God into the world. joy HAD to be a part of Her very core and what better time to be exuberant than when she’s visiting her Elizabeth..? “The Lord has done great things for me” I think, is Mary’s recognition that she was kept sinless as she came to a fuller understanding of the reason why and what a great gift this state of grace was. I am in no way scandalized by your post, Monsignor. Some historians believe that the Ukrainian churches used to have this dancing until overland trade routes improved to the point where the steppes become more culturally connected to Western Europe than to the Eastern Mediterranean area. Amen. I imagine myself doing that during the consecration or after a rousing Our Father. But no matter! What do we mean by "growing in holiness?" I know he did not question much of marian doctrine, though his later Lutheran members did. Thanks, Msgr. I chuckled when I read BHG’s comment about being charismatic “when no one’s looking.” I sometimes sit at Mass holding myself back from throwing up my arms in praise. The Magnificat is a poem of praise to God, praising Him for His blessing to Mary and His faithfulness to Israel. If anything, I am invigorated in my love for our Blessed Mother, and her Son Who gave her to us at the foot of His cross. Is there arecording somewhere? Mary also knew by whose favor she was thus blessed. Insofar as God has kept me away from certian sinful behavior (I’ve never had an attraction to gambling or drinking etc.) I wonder if she sang it then. Heaven is the glorification of humility, and hell is the humiliation of pride. And they, if they had faith, will have first places of honor. Amen, my sisters and brothers in the Lord!! That is why my faith in Heaven and Hell is strengthened when I read the Magnificat, and I am assured of what God eventually does. And Mary probably was not some frail little waif who didn’t want to break a nail doing chores … no!! Mary had a clear idea of who she was, that she was the Mother of the Messiah, even as Elizabeth had told her she was the 'mother of the Lord Who made her.' It is indeed the prayer of consecrated souls and all clients of Mary. I pray you might indulge me a little speculation that cuts against the usual “visuals” surrounding the Magnificat. I see three distinct sections in the Magnificat. Because the Magnificat is recited every day at Evening Prayer, it is probably one of the most frequently used, and perhaps most familiar, pieces of Scripture. Elizabeth, speaking by the power of the Holy Spirit, called Mary “The Mother of my Lord” and this might have been a revelation to Mary, perhaps the first time she came to understand exactly why it was that God had kept her sinless her whole life. He wants us to become more humble, more patient, more prayerful than we would have been had we not always sinned. She praises His name. Mary proclaims, and she rejoices and says: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;  My spirit rejoices in God my savior. Her song has been copied into the Book of Common Prayer and for most Protestant churches, is sung during the Advent season. How God longs for us to tell Him: "How great Thou art, O Lord, how great Thou art!" I really dont think that you needed to preface it by kinda apologizing for your rendering. Certainly inspired, it was pronounced by Mary herself when she was carrying the Divine Child in her womb. The Magnificat (Latin for "[My soul] magnifies [the Lord]") is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary, the Canticle of Mary and, in the Byzantine tradition, the Ode of the Theotokos (Greek: Ἡ ᾨδὴ τῆς Θεοτόκου). I did not know this about Martin Luther. Ok I won’t tell. is to be received. — Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of Virgins, my Mother, To thee I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. That is what mercy implies. Help us to trust Him, especially when things seem to go wrong. Magnificat, be first and foremost a prayer of love. One popular route of interpretation—especially among Roman Catholics, in some Eastern churches, and within parts of Anglicanism—is to emphasize Mary’s exaltation within the Magnificat. But in the end, at least here, I see a portrait of a joyful, exuberant woman who is bold, even edgy in expressing what God is doing for her and for all Israel. How well have we, with whom God has entered into a New Covenant, kept our part of this covenant? The Song of Mary is the soul in ecstacy. She is a woman of wonderful strength and immense courage who makes a role model for us all. It is the longest discourse recorded of Mary in Divine Revelation. Withdrawing His Will, we would be absolutely nothing again. The Magnificat is Mary's response. Its name comes from the first word in its Latin translation, and the first line is: ‘My soul proclaims Your greatness, O my God’. His love is greater than our sin. Perhaps the clearest sign of our being just creatures, is the distance that separates what we want to do from what we can do. We fulfill scripture when we call her blessed! The Magnificat has been incorporated into the liturgical services of the Western churches (at vespers) and of the Eastern Orthodox churches (at the morning services). Recently someone more experienced in the older traditions than I recalls when Old Slavonic was used instead of Ukrainian and told me that in some churches the senior matriarch of the congregation used to do this dance on behalf of everyone. Is there anything wrong with wanting to outwardly rejoice?? More recenty, I became aware of the extension of this mission through the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary devotion, which is described in some detail at http://www.theflameoflove.org. The reversal is coming, be careful what you call a blessing and what you call unfortunate. Actually, she is absolutely Indescribable! I pray you might indulge me a little speculation that cuts against the usual “visuals” surrounding the Magnificat. It is traditionally incorporated into the liturgical services of the Catholic Church and of the Eastern Orthodox churches. It is extended as a prayer of loving praise, of loving thanksgiving, of loving conciliation, and of loving petition. Lastly, Mary tells us that God keeps His promises. Say that while looking at a crucifix. I do not have to tell you what worldly means. It is one that makes you want to jump to your feet. Mary visits Elizabeth and Elizabeth already knows and Mary is no longer afraid so she can spill her joy. Unlike with Elizabeth and Zechariah, whose words of praise Luke attributes to a special filling of the Holy Spirit (see Luke 1:41-45 and Luke 1:67-79), … Maria, the sister of Moses sang a song after the crossing of the Red Sea. According to Mary, He is Power, He is Holiness and Mercy. How we need this reassurance, that in spite of our infidelities, God will not abandon us. And it is also a prayer that is also bold, even edgy in its critique of the social order: He has cast down the mighty from their thrones. His faithfulness in the face of the disloyalty of the Jewish people over the centuries before Christ is hardly credible. He alone must be; He alone cannot not be. Modern Magnificat. God did do great things for Mary because in her own estimation she was His lowly servant. This meditation has helped me immeasurably. Yes, a soul in ecstacy. We have infinity at our disposal, provided we have humility and the honesty to acknowledge that God alone has the right to tell us what to do. You might say he gets things started. The Real Presence, unknown We have many reasons to give due consideration and prayerful reflection to the Magnificat. This is understandable. They have real meaning for the social order here and now. Mary may have been a little girl from a provincial town, but her “yes” to God is the stuff of heroic personality. Merry Christmas to you! I hope we see it hit the Diocese of Washington as well…, http://www.youtube.com/user/FredericksburgDotCom. I meditated for days on the sense of sheer, raw power I felt, and developed a keen awareness of what God was doing through her to protect us. But as I read Mary’s prayer, the Magnificat day after day, and as I read it today’s Gospel, I cannot help but be struck at how bold and charismatic it is. Unless we praise God, magnifying Him, we are not acknowledging God for Who He is and ourselves for what we are. The journey through the “hill country” I read once, took five days. You should have seen the children’s choir jump on the CRASH of the cymbols in second measure of the Fecit Potentiam. In this song, Mary shows us how to receive God’s grace. The Latin names come from the phrases that begin the hymns. God really wants us to be happy. As I have prayed this prayer every day for the last 25 years I have come to experience that I cannot see Mary saying  this prayer with hands folded and head bowed. Martin Luther was quoted as saying that if he were allowed to read only one piece of scripture, it would be the Magnificat. It is the longest discourse recorded of Mary in Divine Revelation. By the way, I too am puzzled why in the Nativity movie the Magnificat was omitted. But we have to place ourselves in her loving hands and trust in her love. First, there is Mary's expression of what she feels in her heart (verses 46 and ... his praises. But I doubt that Mary means she is verbalizing a silent prayer. Audio. MAGNIFICAT. Living the Magnificat. It is also known as the Canticle of Mary in the Liturgy of the Hours, a special collection of scripture readings, psalms, and hymns that constitute what is known as the prayer of the church. He has put down the mighty from their thrones and has exalted the lowly. Two thousand years ago there were no drycleaners, washers, dryers, irons, dishwashers, microwaves, or frozen dinners! It seems that when the unborn child in Elizebeth leaped with joy, a song leaped with joy to Mary’s lips. But the story of Jesus is the best story ever. Who were the great heroes about whom we read and whose exploits we memorized; the men who ran roughshod over human beings, and who destroyed empires in order to achieve their ambitions. She does not shove herself to the forefront. Let us accept, then, the invitation that St. Ambrose makes to us in his commentary on the Magnificat. In Luke’s Gospel, Mary is portrayed as the model disciple. Many of its phrases are taken from ancient Israel and stitched together by Mary in a wondrous and creative way. One who had come in haste bearing our savior,  and another, filled with the Holy Spirit and her infant dancing for joy in her womb. He discusses Mary's gratitude to God, Her praise for His Power, Holiness and Mercy, how God is Mercy, how Mary compares the lot of the humble and proud and how she tells us that God keeps His promises. She is in a safe place. He is Power because He can do whatever He wills. Thank you for this beautiful article, in it you tell the truth about our Blessed Mother. Mary's song is often called the "Magnificat" which means "Praise," from the first word of the Latin translation of its first line: magnificat anima mea Dominum (literally, "My soul praises the Lord"). In our day when power is the watchword inspiring fear into people's hearts, we have to keep our balance. I read you regularly, and am always blessed by your insight. 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