Our Mother's Prayer

My soul doth magnify the Lord.
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name.
And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him.
He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble.
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:
As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

After I recieved a certain blessing today, my heart filled with gratitude to God and I was able to say with Mary, "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,. . .[for] the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name." I looked up the Magnificat (above) prayer on Google so that I could read the full text, and in doing so I also found this beautiful yet simple reflection on Mary's awesome prayer: The "Merciless" Magnificat by Rev. Johann G. Roten, SM.

I hope you enjoy & are blessed by it. May we all join with Our Blessed Mother in proclaiming and sharing God's goodness to us.