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Home  Quiet Space Misc Reflections Archive A-Z January 2006, New Beginning, New Year
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January 2006, New Beginning, New Year |
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It is a new beginning, a new year for a world that has lost its way.
There is a new call for us Dominicans in the Irish Region to bring into
being, to create in our hearts and in our homes Communities of the Holy
Preaching. We have a model in the little community we read about in the
Gospel of the first of January this year, the Feast of Mary the Mother
of God, Muire Máthair.
Mary is there with Joseph, She is keenly attentive to Jesus her little
baby lying in the manger and at
the same time she welcomes with open
heart the poorest of her neighbours, the shepherds, into her little
community. She includes all of these who have come in answer to the
call of angels. She listens attentively to them as they bring the good
news of great joy come to all the people. That Good News is that her
baby Jesus is The Saviour who is Christ The Lord. Mary ponders their
message in her heart. Jesus the centre of this community is the Light
shining in the darkness bringing a peace to the community that extends
to all the people.
In our struggle to create Communities of Holy Preaching,
notwithstanding our past failures, if we with open hearts listen as
Mary did to the littlest among us bring the Good News, the Word of God,
and if we ponder it in our hearts we will surely find true peace.
Our calling as Dominicans in our new communities is well expressed in
Pope Benedict's theme for World Day of Peace on 1 st January 2006; it
is In Truth is Peace.
Sr Caoimhín Ní Uallacháin, OP
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