COMMENT (Post Friday, 12 November 2010)

St. Peter's Square on 8 Oct 2002 St. Josemaria's canonization

In the Navarre Bible Commentary on Luke 17:11-19, the quotation from St.. Joseph Escriva seemed to echo another reference to Jesus Mother.

The lines blurred to me. Nivard needed to clarify the type-layout and makes more sense;  - compare the columns.

Bible Commentary on Luke 17:19

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However, only one of them, the Samaritan, who returns praising God and showing his gratitude for the miracle, is given a much greater gift than the cure of leprosy. Jesus says as much: "Your faith has made you well" (v.19) and praises the man's gratefulness. The Gospel records this event to teach us the ­value of gratefulness: "Get used to lifting your heart to God, in acts of thanksgiving, many times a day. Because he gives you this and that. Because you have been despised. Because you haven't what you need or because you have. "Because he made his Mother so beautiful, his Mother who is also your Mother. Because he created the sun and the moon and this animal and that plant. Because he made that man eloquent and you he left tongue-tied .... "Thank him for everything, because everything is good" (Bl. J. Escriva, The Way, 268).

However, only one of them, the Samaritan, who returns praising God and showing his gratitude for the miracle, is given a much greater gift than the cure of leprosy. Jesus says as much: "Your faith has made you well" (v.19) and praises the man's gratefulness. The Gospel records this event to teach us the ­value of gratefulness:  "Get used to lifting your heart to God, in acts of thanksgiving, many times a day. Because he gives you this and that. Because you have been despised. Because you haven't what you need or Because you have. "Because he made his Mother so beautiful, his Mother who is also your Mother. Because he created the sun and the moon and this animal and that plant. Because he made that man eloquent and you he left tongue-tied .... "Thank him for everything, Because everything is good" (Bl. J. Escriva, The Way, 268).

The Sunday Luke 20:27-38 Homily had an unusual grace of word on Mary and find Bl. J. Escriva prompting (17:19) on the Mother of Jesus.

It suggests to keeping note of the Mary ‘dimension’ to be found in difficult hard sayings in Jesus encounters in the Navarre Commentary.

“Then, perhaps by a moment of grace,
he asked her a question. He asked her if she thought
that in heaven Jesus knew Mary as his own mother.
The young mother had no doubts about that, so the priest answered:
'I cannot imagine that it would be any different for you and your daughter.'”

Have pity in your heart, and don't forget that he may yet be an Augustine, while you remain just another mediocrity" (St. Joseph  Escrivá, The Way, 675). ...