Recently, as I began to pray the Joyful Mysteries, I was struck by the joy of the Holy Spirit in these mysteries. Usually it is the joy of Mary, or us, His people, that I am meditating on, or the fact that each joyful mystery required pain or suffering of some sort. But the Holy Spirit, the spouse of Mary and father of our Lord-- the joy He must have had in each mystery!!
The Annunciation--what man is not ecstatic when his love accepts his proposal? And here is the Holy Spirit, God, whose proposal to His most perfect creature, has accepted His proposal and He incarnates His Son in her womb. His plan for the salvation of all of His people, His plan to unite us all with Him, has not been thwarted, but lovingly and trustingly accepted! Oh, the joy that the Holy Spirit must have experienced!
The Visitation--here we see the Holy Spirit sharing with Elizabeth and her son John of His own joy, that the Savior of the world is come! His joy is so infectious that it causes John to leap in his mother's womb!
The Birth of Our Lord--As Mary labors to bring His Son to the world, the Holy Spirit is close beside her, and already aligning the stars--literally!--to announce His joy and pride to the world! He shines a gloriously bright star over Bethlehem, He calls to the shepherds with His Good News, He calls to the Magi--His joy is spread far and wide!
The Presentation in the Temple--Again the Holy Spirit, the proud father rejoicing in salvation brought to the descendants of Adam, shares His joyful knowledge with others. He gives Simeon the gift of the knowledge of the babe Messiah, He shares the message with Anna; He shares with such joy the glory of His Son!
The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple--Here the Holy Spirit has spoken through His Son, teaching the elders of Himself and the Father. He rejoices in teaching His Son, in bringing Him before others and sharing with the World her salvation!
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