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  1. Heute, zu Mariä Heimsuchung, ein Ad-hoc-Termin außer der Reihe mit #DieLinkeHilft, und dazu, passend, im Tagesevangelium meine Lieblingsstelle: bibleserver.com/EU/Lukas1%2C39.

    #Magnificat #Kirche #katholisch #DieLinke

  2. Quote of the day, 28 May: Silvio José Báez, ocd

    From her personal experience of divine grace, Mary looks around and contemplates history. Having fixed her gaze upon God, she now looks in the very direction that He is looking. She sees history far beyond outward appearances and discerns the true depth of reality, discovering who, in the eyes of God, are exalted and who are brought low, who are filled and who are left empty, who are near and who are far off:

    “He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts; he has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the humble; he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away” (Luke 1:51–53).

    “Going beyond the surface, Mary ‘sees’ the work of God in history with the eyes of faith. … Her Magnificat, at the distance of centuries and millennia, remains the truest and most profound interpretation of history, while the interpretations of so many of this world’s wise have been belied by events in the course of the centuries” (Benedict XVI, Recitation of the Rosary, Saint Peter’s Square, 31 May 2008).  

    Let’s not forget the prophetic words of the Virgin Mary that have never been disproved by history: “He has put down the mighty from their thrones” (Lk 1:52).

    Bishop Silvio José Báez, o.c.d.

    El Magnificat: Una Oración Para Tiempos Nuevos

    Translation from the Spanish text is the blogger’s own work product and may not be reproduced without permission.

    Featured image: This detail of a stained glass window featuring the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is located in the historic Church of Saint-Laurent in Paris, specifically in the chapel of Notre-Dame-des-Malades (Our Lady of the Sick). The stained glass artists were Antoine Lusson (fils) and Léon Lefèvre. This window was crafted in 1874 by Lusson and Lefèvre. Image credit: Mbzt / Wikimedia Commons (Some rights reserved).

    Learn more about Lusson, his collaboration with the Carmel of Le Mans, and the Carmelite stained glass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in South Bend, Indiana.

    #BishopSilvioJoséBáez #BlessedVirginMary #history #Magnificat #prophetic
  3. Quote of the day, 2 May: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

    Monsieur l’Abbé,

    I had asked our Reverend Mother for permission to write and tell you how completely one my soul was with yours during these last days before your ordination; but now that I draw near you, before the great mystery that is being prepared, I can only be silent . . . and adore the exceeding love of our God!

    With the Virgin, you can sing your “Magnificat” and leap with joy in God your Savior, for the Almighty is doing great things in you, and His mercy is eternal. . . . Then, like Mary, “keep all that in your heart,” draw your heart very close to hers, for this priestly Virgin is also the “Mother of Divine Grace,” and in her love she wants to prepare you to become “that faithful priest who is entirely according to God’s heart” of whom He speaks in Holy Scripture….

    Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity

    Letter 232 to Abbé Chevignard (excerpt), ca. 25 June 1905

    Elizabeth of the Trinity, S 2003, The Complete Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity volume 2: Letters from Carmel, Nash, A (trans.), ICS Publications, Washington DC.

    Featured image: The Visitation, designed by Raphael (1483–1520) and executed with assistance from Giulio Romano and Giovanni Francesco Penni, is an oil on panel transferred to canvas, painted 1517–1519. It comes from the collections of the Museo Nacional del Prado (non-commercial use). Source: www.museodelprado.es.

    #Magnificat #MotherOfDivineGrace #ordination #StElizabethOfTheTrinity #VirginMary
  4. Sia in ciascuno l’anima di Maria per magnificare il Signore; sia in ciascuno lo spirito di Maria per esultare in Dio (S. Ambrogio).

    Riflessione per lunedì 22 dicembre 2025

    donpi.it/magnificare-ed-esulta

    #riflessioni #vangelodelgiorno #Magnificat

  5. In der #Predigt heute habe ich Teile eines über 30 Jahre alten Textes verwendet, der mal bei einem Seminar zum #Magnificat der Maria enstanden ist. kuschelkirche.de/gedanken-zum-

  6. Diesen Sonntag, 4. Advent, springe ich als Krankheitsvertretung ein.
    9:00 Gottesdienst mit Abendmahl in der Bartholomäuskirche Weipoltshausen
    10:30 Gottesdienst mit Abendmahl in der Matthäuskirche Zell.

    Ich habe noch nie über das #Magnificat der Maria gepredigt - wird mal Zeit! Ich freue mich sehr darauf. Herzliche Einladung!
    citykirche-schweinfurt.de/term

  7. „Dieses Lied der Maria ist das leidenschaftlichste, wildeste, ja man möchte fast sagen revolutionärste Adventslied, das je gesungen wurde. Es ist nicht die sanfte, zärtliche, verträumte Maria, wie wir sie auf Bildern sehen, sondern es ist die leidenschaftliche, hingerissene, stolze, begeisterte Maria, die hier spricht … ein hartes, starkes, unerbittliches Lied von stürzenden Thronen und gedemütigten Herren dieser Welt, von Gottes Gewalt und von der Menschen Ohnmacht.“ 😍

    #magnificat #bonhoeffer

  8. The #Magnificat is a good antidote vs. those trying to displace #democracy w/ #autocracy. "He has routed the proud of heart. He has pulled down #princes from their thrones & exalted the #lowly. The #hungry he has filled w/ good things, the #rich sent empty away." #liberationtheology bit.ly/3Tz8mQW

  9. #AtesGürpinar hat #DilexiTe für #DieLinke übersetzt.

    🚩 Ates Gürpinar: Links ist die #Hoffnung. In: Links bewegt, 24.11.2025, links-bewegt.de/de/article/103.
    💒 Leo XIV.: Apostolische Exhortation Dilexi Te des Heiligen Vaters Leo XIV. über die #Liebe zu den Armen. In: Der Heilige Stuhl, 9.10.2025, vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/de/

    „Er stürzt die Mächtigen vom Thron und erhöht die Niedrigen.“

    #Kirche #katholisch #Magnificat #UtopischerÜberschuss

  10. Heute ein wunderbares Konzert in #Oberkirch - #Nußbach mit dem #KammerchorOberkirch und dem #OrtenauerKammerorchester erlebt. Es gab #Magnificat und Missa in Tempore Incerto von #ChristophSchönherr. Was soll ich schreiben: Zeitgenössische Klassik, Big Band, Jazz, Pop in Verbindung mit Kirchenchormusik, eine Messe für schlechte Zeiten mit Leidenschaft und Spaß, alles sehr sauber gesungen und gespielt. Großen Respekt dafür, dass hier in die #Ortenau zu tragen. #Kirche #Kirchenmusik

  11. Hier freue ich mich aufs Mitsingen am dritten Adventswochenende:

    🎵 Sa., 13.12., 17.00 Uhr evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Bayreuth
    🎵 So., 14.12., 17.00 Uhr Evangelisch Reformierte Kirche zu Leipzig

    Wenn Ihr mögt: herzlich willkommen!!

    #leipzig #adventskonzert #bach #vivaldi #magnificat

  12. Marie du jour, 31 May: Silvio José Báez, ocd

    The Magnificat is a mirror of Mary’s soul. In this poem, the spirituality of Yahweh’s poor and the prophecy of the Ancient Covenant reach their culmination. It is the canticle that announces the new Gospel of Christ; it is the prelude to the Sermon on the Mount. There Mary reveals herself to us: empty of self, placing all her trust in the Father’s mercy.

    In the Magnificat, she shows herself as a model “for those who do not passively accept the adverse circumstances of personal and social life, nor are they victims of ‘alienation’, as we say today, but those who proclaim with her that God “lifts up the lowly” and, if necessary, “casts down the mighty from their thrones…”. (St. John Paul II, Homily, Shrine of Our Lady of Zapopan, 30 January 1979).

    Bishop Silvio José Báez, o.c.d.

    The Magnificat: A Prayer for New Times
    Catechesis on the Magnificat of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2011)

    Translation from the Spanish text is the blogger’s own work product

    Featured image: This detail of the greeting of St. Elizabeth and the Blessed Virgin Mary at the home of Zechariah and Elizabeth was executed in oil on canvas by Philippe de Champaigne (Belgian, 1602–1674) between 1643–48. Image credit: Princeton University Art Museum (Public domain).

    ⬦ Reflection Question ⬦
    In what ways can I live the Magnificat—trusting God’s mercy and proclaiming his justice?
    ⬦ Join the conversation in the comments.

    #BishopSilvioJoséBáez #BlessedVirginMary #Magnificat #mercy #poor #prophecy

  13. Quote of the day, 28 May: Silvio José Báez, ocd

    Let’s not forget the prophetic words of the Virgin Mary, which have never been disproved by history: “The Lord casts down the mighty from their thrones” (Luke 1:52).

    Silvio José Báez, o.c.d.

    Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, 9 June 2018

    Spanish translation is the blogger’s own work product.

    Featured image: A member of the faithful carries an image of St. Michael the Archangel during a pilgrimage 28 July to the Cathedral of Managua in support of the Nicaraguan bishops amid the bloody summer of 2018. Image credit: Jorge Mejía Peralta / Flickr (Some rights reserved).

    ⬦ Reflection Question ⬦
    Do I trust in the Virgin’s prophetic words, even when the powerful seem untouchable?
    ⬦ Join the conversation in the comments.

    #BishopSilvioJoséBáez #BlessedVirginMary #inspiration #Magnificat #prophetic

  14. Marie du jour, 2 May: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

    Monsieur l’Abbé,

    I had asked our Reverend Mother for permission to write and tell you how completely one my soul was with yours during these last days before your ordination; but now that I draw near you, before the great mystery that is being prepared, I can only be silent . . . and adore the exceeding love of our God!

    With the Virgin, you can sing your “Magnificat” and leap with joy in God your Savior, for the Almighty is doing great things in you, and His mercy is eternal. . . . Then, like Mary, “keep all that in your heart,” draw your heart very close to hers, for this priestly Virgin is also the “Mother of Divine Grace,” and in her love she wants to prepare you to become “that faithful priest who is entirely according to God’s heart” of whom He speaks in Holy Scripture….

    Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity

    Letter 232 to Abbé Chevignard
    Around 25 June 1905

    Elizabeth of the Trinity, S 2003, The Complete Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity volume 2: Letters from Carmel, translated from the French by Nash, A, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

    Featured image: Cope hood, ca. 1850, Dominican Sisters of St Catherine of Siena, Staffordshire, England. Image credit: Fr. Lawrence Lew, OP (Some rights reserved)

    ⬦ Reflection Question ⬦
    How might I let Mary teach me to ponder God’s gifts with silence, joy, and faithful love?
    ⬦ Join the conversation in the comments.

    #Magnificat #MotherOfDivineGrace #ordination #priest #StElizabethOfTheTrinity #VirginMary

  15. Mary’s song isn’t just worship—it’s prophetic joy. Her heart overflows because God is working in, with, and through her. She rejoices in God’s faithfulness, lifting the humble and filling the hungry. This Advent, may we find joy for the hungry, spiritually and tangibly, as part of God’s unfolding promises!

    #advent #Mary #Magnificat

    patheos.com/blogs/leadaquietli

  16. The #Magnificat is a good antidote vs. those trying to displace #democracy with #autocracy. "He has routed the proud of heart. He has pulled down #princes from their thrones & exalted the #lowly. The #hungry he has filled w/ good things, the #rich sent empty away." bit.ly/3OUT85W #liberationtheology

  17. Quote of the day, 28 November: Miguel Márquez Calle, ocd

    I will not embellish the beginning of this article speaking of romantic silence, full of an easy peace and free from irritations and deafening noises.

    We will try to speak of a much deeper silence, which is to be found, which submerges me in the depths of my precarious reality, my uncomfortable poverty, my unending earnestness, my sickness, and slow healing…

    There is a silencing of noise and a silence of the heart, the soul. There is a silencing of rupture and distance and a silence of love. There is a silencing of suspicion and a silence of trusting surrender. There is silence and still more silence…

    How do we imagine Mary’s silence? A silence of adoration, an ecstatic silence, a monastic silence, an unconcerned silence, a silence on bended knee…

    Mary’s unknowable and daunting silence is what allows the seed of God’s love to germinate within her. In silence away from the power of man (human strength, arrogance, self-reliance…). God engendered life in Mary.

    https://flic.kr/p/93K7TD

    In silence and with no eagerness for conquest or greatness… the Word became a song on Mary’s lips and in her heart…

    St. John of the Cross gives us a word about Mary: he says that her music was that of the Holy Spirit, for she danced only to his harmony. Her soul had no other lord or masters.

    Mary possessed a music which became a song, which is a shout, a supplication. Before John the Baptist leapt at Mary’s musical salutation, she had already leapt for joy in the Lord. The Angel said: “Rejoice, Mary, full of grace” [cf. Lk 1:28]. A joy, which explodes into a song of thanksgiving: “My soul magnifies the Lord” (Lk 1:46).

    Her voice takes up the music and song of past eras, bringing into the present moment all the love and mercy of God for his people, which he shows now in a way which is utterly astounding.

    Mary’s song, springing from her heart, is a shout of irrepressible jubilation because God has looked upon her smallness, her simplicity… and a true, moving song is born from the echo of God resounding within her.

    The word of the song is: “FIAT”, “Let it be done” and she sang thus with her whole life, in every gesture. Her song bringing joy to every corner of her home in Nazareth would echo to the rhythm of daily tasks with the music of one who lives a life of surrender.

    To pray, doesn’t this mean singing with one’s whole being, with all one’s strength, the ancient song of a people, who give thanks and feel that they are saved, thrilled by God’s proximity, an ancient song on the lips of a woman who is free?

    She sings the song which is born from her unique being because each person has their own song. God, surrendering himself to each one and making a covenant of communion, creates in us an ever new and ever ancient song, which, united to that of one’s brothers, lays the ground for a great polyphonic concert of the new kingdom, which is already here. The song is only perfectly intoned when it is done with one’s whole being in a festive dance.

    Father Miguel Márquez Calle, o.c.d.

    Mary: Development at a slow pace (excerpts)
    English translation graciously provided by the author

    Márquez Calle, M 1999, El Riesgo de La Confianza: Cómo Descubrir a Dios Sin Huir de Mí Mismo, Desclée de Brouwer, Bilbao, Spain.

    Featured image: Photographer Father Lawrence Lew, O.P. captured this detail of a stained glass window by Sir Ninian Comper in the Lady Chapel of Downside Abbey church in Somerset, England. Image credit: Lawrence Lew OP / Flickr (Some rights reserved)

    #gift #joy #love #Magnificat #MiguelMárquezCalle #prayer #silence #StJohnOfTheCross #thanksgiving

  18. Notre rendez-vous hebdomadaire avec 12 siècles de musique spirituelle... (extrait du Magnificat de Jan Dismas Zelenka, avec Véronique Nosbusch, Gerry Welter, La Chorale Saint-Michel et l'Orchestre Estro Armonico).

    #musiquespirituelle #spiritualmusic #saintmichelluxembourg #jandismaszelenka #magnificat #vitraileglise #fcecontinuo

  19. In this episode of the Carmelite Quotes podcast, we conclude our Marie du Jour series with a reflection on the Visitation from St. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s Last Retreat. St. Elizabeth meditates on Mary’s journey to visit her cousin Elizabeth, emphasizing Mary’s humility, serenity, and profound awareness of God’s presence within her. As we celebrate the feast of the Visitation, we are invited to emulate Mary’s virtues and become true bearers of Christ in our daily lives. Join us for this inspiring reflection on the transformative power of living in God’s presence (7 minutes).
    Music credit: Sean Beeson

    When I read in the Gospel “that Mary went in haste to the hill country of Judea” (Lk 1:39) to perform her loving service for her cousin Elizabeth, I imagine her passing by so beautiful, so calm and so majestic, so absorbed in recollection of the Word of God within her.

    Like Him, her prayer was always this: “Ecce, here I am!”

    Who? “The servant of the Lord,” (Lk 1:38) the lowliest of His creatures: she, His Mother!

    Her humility was so real for she was always forgetful, unaware, freed from self. And she could sing: “The Almighty has done great things for me, henceforth all peoples will call me blessed” (Lk 1:49, 48).

    Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity

    Last Retreat, Fifteenth Day

    Elizabeth of the Trinity, S 2014, I Have Found God, The Complete Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity Volume 1: Major spiritual writings, translated from the French by Kane, A, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

    Featured image: Italian photographer Siby captures these statuettes representing the Virgin Mary greeting Elizabeth and Zechariah, and singing her Magnificat. This is part of a large nativity scene, so typical of western Europe. Image credit: Siby / Flickr (Some rights reserved)

    https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/05/31/mdj2024-ep31/

    #blessed #BlessedVirginMary #Elizabeth #humility #incarnation #Judea #love #Magnificat #presenceOfGod #servant #StElizabethOfTheTrinity #virtues #Visitation

  20. Magnificat, for unaccompanied choir, was written for the New York Virtuoso Singers in 2000. It is dedicated to the loving memory of my great-aunt Dorothy McMullin, Sister of Mercy (1904-1999), whose love and joy, kindness and good humor inspired all who knew her.

    makertube.net/w/g8g2EdzKFy9v7F

    PDF score etc:
    david-mcmullin.com/composition

    @composers
    @ContemporaryMusic
    #choral #MyMusic #ContemporaryMusic #ClassicalMusic #SATB #Magnificat #Catholic #Christian #composers

  21. Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity reflects on the humble beauty of Mary, the “Virgo fidelis,” who lived recollected in God’s presence and embraced His divine will. Discover Elizabeth’s powerful meditation on the Faithful Virgin, and be inspired to live with humility and trust like Mary.
    Music credit: Sean Beeson

    “Virgo fidelis”: that is, Faithful Virgin, “who kept all these things in her heart.” [Lk. 2:19] She remained so little, so recollected in God’s presence, in the seclusion of the temple, that she drew down upon herself the delight of the Holy Trinity: “Because He has looked upon the lowliness of His servant, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed!” [Lk. 1:48] The Father bending down to this beautiful creature, who was so unaware of her own beauty, willed that she be the Mother in time of Him whose Father He is in eternity.

    Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity

    Heaven in Faith, Tenth Day

    Elizabeth of the Trinity, S 2014, I Have Found God, The Complete Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity Volume 1: Major spiritual writings, translated from the French by Kane, A, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

    Featured image: The Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple (detail) by Italian artist Cima da Conegliano (1459–1518) was executed in oil on panel in 1497. It comes from the collections of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden. Image credit: Jean Louis Mazieres / Flickr (Some rights reserved)

    https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/05/07/mdj2024-08/

    #beauty #faithful #HeavenlyFather #Magnificat #MotherOfChrist #recollection #solitude #StElizabethOfTheTrinity #VirgoFidelis

  22. Today’s quote comes from one of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s letters to family friend Abbé André Chevignard. In it, Elizabeth expresses her unity with Abbé Chevignard’s soul as he approaches his ordination, marveling at the love of God and exhorting him to embrace his calling with joy and gratitude.

    In her letters and writings, Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity often referred to the Virgin Mary as “Janua Coeli”, recognizing Mary’s pivotal role in bringing souls closer to God. This title reflects Elizabeth’s deep devotion to Mary and her belief in Mary’s intercession and maternal care for all who seek refuge in her.

    Around 25 June 1905, Elizabeth writes to the young deacon, André Chevignard, in Letter 232:

    Monsieur l’Abbé, I had asked our Reverend Mother for permission to write and tell you how completely one my soul was with yours during these last days before your ordination; but now that I draw near you, before the great mystery that is being prepared, I can only be silent. . . and adore the exceeding love of our God! With the Virgin, you can sing your “Magnificat” and leap with joy in God your Savior, for the Almighty is doing great things in you, and His mercy is eternal. . . [Lk 1:46–55]. Then, like Mary, “keep all that in your heart” [Lk 2:19, 51]; draw your heart very close to hers, for this priestly Virgin is also the “Mother of Divine Grace,” and in her love, she wants to prepare you to become “that faithful priest who is entirely according to God’s heart” [1 Sam 2:35] of whom He speaks in Holy Scripture….”

    We invite you to subscribe to the Carmelite Quotes podcast for more inspiring quotes and reflections. We’re available on Spotify and we will be coming soon to Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.

    Elizabeth of the Trinity, S 2003, The Complete Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity volume 2: Letters from Carmel, translated from the French by Nash, A, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

    Featured image: This detail from the last photo of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was taken in mid-October, 1906, less than one month before her death on November 9 in the Carmel of Dijon, France. The statue of Our Lady of Lourdes on the small table next to Elizabeth is the one that she gave to her mother when entering the monastery. In her final illness, the statue returned to Carmel and Elizabeth called her, “Janua Coeli”, meaning “Gate of Heaven.” Image credit: Discalced Carmelites

    https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/05/02/mdj2024-ep002/

    #faithful #friendship #love #Magnificat #mercy #MotherOfDivineGrace #ordination #priesthood #savior #StElizabethOfTheTrinity

  23. @LindaCollins11 @joekoffee

    This #Episcopalian is here to remind y'all that #EvangeliKKKals don't like to talk about Mary much at all

    Which isn't to disagree with the OP's lovely & ironic point 😏

    Just to reflect that minimizing the role of the #Theotokos who sang the revolutionary #Magnificat seems to lead to disempowering all women 🤔😒

  24. @mcmullin
    Oh I liked the a capella #Magnificat! It resisted my mental pigeonholing (Martin? Poulenc? Kodaly?) And thank you for the free #score download 🙂👍
    #choir #choral #Vocal #singing #contemporary

  25. Mary’s Canticle The #Magnificat was once banned in India, Guatemala, and Argentina (and deboosted in churches everywhere) because it upset the wealthy powerful.

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