Comments on: Monday, November 23, 2020 The Widow’s Might https://www.acatholic.org/monday-november-23-2020-the-widows-might/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:25:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ily https://www.acatholic.org/monday-november-23-2020-the-widows-might/#comment-21196 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:25:56 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71797#comment-21196 Yes, rice to an Asian like me is a spiritual, cultural, social, and a political part of our lives. We thank God, gather around, affirm our identity, and desires for equity of resources in life with the blessing of having rice. My mother also always instructed us not to leave off a single grain on our plate less we forget the tired muscles and sweat from the heat of the sun of our farmers who toil to harvest rice. There is a beautiful and expensive painting of our famous painter,Fernando Amorsolo, showing men and women farmers surrounded by the rice fields bowing their heads for the Angelus. Despite all the hardships from their labor, they stopped from their work and thank God for this grain of rice that will someday feed the hungry.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-november-23-2020-the-widows-might/#comment-21195 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:22:59 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71797#comment-21195 Love what you wrote Lisa, so true.

]]> By: Pk https://www.acatholic.org/monday-november-23-2020-the-widows-might/#comment-21194 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:09:03 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71797#comment-21194 Well written Mary. You are such a blessing. The comments are also thought provoking. So thankful.

]]> By: Jeff K https://www.acatholic.org/monday-november-23-2020-the-widows-might/#comment-21193 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 11:31:41 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71797#comment-21193 Beautiful sentiment, Mary. Thank you for your divinely blessed wisdom.

]]> By: Lisa https://www.acatholic.org/monday-november-23-2020-the-widows-might/#comment-21192 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:52:01 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71797#comment-21192 Beautiful reflection! This reflection was especially poignant to me as we look towards Thanksgiving in the US. Rather than get caught up in all of the fanfare and what we can’t do in the time of Covid-19, let’s focus on “rice” and go back to the basics. Be like the widow who has so little. She focused on what she had and shared it.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-november-23-2020-the-widows-might/#comment-21191 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:51:06 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71797#comment-21191 Always deep and inspiring reflections. I will not look at rice the same again. Thank you Mary. And may God give strength, faith and sustenance to widows of today and tomorrow.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-november-23-2020-the-widows-might/#comment-21190 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 03:51:43 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71797#comment-21190 Thank you Mary.Something I admire in your reflections always is the tone.Humility.May the Lord keep guiding you in all you do.

Have a blessed day and thanks for sharing

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-november-23-2020-the-widows-might/#comment-21189 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 02:18:29 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=71797#comment-21189 Thanks Mary for this beautiful reflection which is equally thought provoking. Be blessed.

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