Magnificat, no. 1: Magnificat

African Missionary, Autumn/Winter 2018, No. 32

Isaiah expresses their outlook very well when he says:. Behold I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?

The long period of waiting is over. The Messiah has finally arrived. He is in her womb.

God has shown himself faithful to his promises. The Magnificat is a wonderful and hope-filled prayer. It is the prayer not of an innocent or sheltered girl, but of a mature young woman, who carries in her heart as well as in her body the hopes of a downtrodden and oppressed people. It is clear that Mary has reflected often and prayerfully on the social and political history of her people.

In this history of ups and downs, success and failure, joy and sorrow, God had shown his power:. But the God of the Magnificat is clearly a God who is on the side of the poor and downtrodden, those pushed aside and oppressed by the rich and the powerful. This is the God that Jesus Christ came to reveal.

A very fruitful way of praying the Magnificat is to pray it along with Mary, identifying with her feelings. From the moment the Angel left her, Mary knew that Jesus was present within her. But she had nine months to wait — to wait for her child to appear, to show himself, so that she could see him, touch him, feed him, hug him, and kiss him.

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