Our Lady, Mother and Queen
Friday of week 20 in Ordinary Time
First reading Ruth 1:1,3-6,14-16,22
Ruth’s words to Naomi, “wherever you go, I will go… your people shall be my people, and your God, my God”, are among the most beautiful declarations of fidelity and faith in Scripture. They show us that true commitment is not just loyalty to a person, but an embrace of their God, their mission, and their destiny. On this feast of Our Lady, Mother and Queen, Ruth’s words also echo Mary’s own fiat, her total yes to God’s will, which led her to stand faithfully by Christ from Nazareth to Calvary and beyond. Both Ruth and Mary remind us that faith is not lived in half-measures; it is a wholehearted entrustment of our future into God’s hands, even when the road ahead is uncertain. Such fidelity transforms ordinary life into a sacred journey, one that radiates trust, courage, and belonging in God’s plan. Let’s reflect: Am I willing, like Ruth and like Mary, to entrust my whole future into God’s hands with fidelity and courage, even when the road ahead is uncertain, so that my life becomes a true “yes” to His plan?
Don Giorgio