Mary and Her Household Chores in Nazareth | Frank Duff
Have you ever imagined the Virgin Mary tending chickens? Monsignor Alfredo O'Rahilly suggests that we can piously believe that Our Lady performed this task in Nazareth.
In this profound essay, Frank Duff invites us to reflect on this image, which clashes with traditional depictions, but is essential for understanding Mary's true nature. Although she is so close to God that she borders on the very boundaries of divinity, her defining characteristic is that of a mother.
Discover the great paradox: being immersed in God, far from distancing her from our condition, brings her closer, making her the most human, simple, and solicitous woman of all time. Mary was the Queen of Angels and of the universe, yet she tended chickens!
Mary's domestic chores, such as tending a garden or caring for animals, were not mere pastimes, but rather a preparation for being the mother of the entire world. Her example teaches us that true love, the kind we need to emulate, is neither vague nor sentimental; She loves us and dedicates herself to each of us individually, with a concern that surpasses even the most attentive mother on earth.
Her spirit is the spirit of action well done and complete. God's method is to use this life as preparation for the next.
As Frank Duff summarizes: "Although Mary was intimately united to the Holy Trinity, she was tending chickens in Nazareth."
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