Blessed are those who have been captivated by the smile of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

They
are not afraid of death because it would enable them to see her again. The rest of us who
are still seeking her smile, let's turn to her more often. She is sure to turn and smile at us...
One glorious day.

We are living under the dark cloud of the pandemic and it's not easy to smile under the
mask! The more reason we should seek her smile. Only the smile of the Virgin has the
power to comfort us and dispel the dark clouds around and within us. Where shall we seek
her smile? The rosary. Whenever we say the Rosary, we encounter the smile of the Virgin;
the joy which well up in her heart is palpable, as when she sings the Magnificat during her
visitation to her cousin Elizabeth.

Let’s turn our gaze, our ears away from all that frightens and disheartens us, especially the
sensational news and doubtful reports about “private revelations” regarding the end time.
The truth, which is contained in the Bible, and traditions as taught by the Catholic Church is
the only thing we need to know in order to be saved. In these times like this, the Virgin Mary
is our guide and model, during the 30 years in Nazareth, she never asked for signs or proofs
from her son whom the angel said “will be great and will be called Son of the Most High and
the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father.” LK1:32. She simply believed that
in time, the words announced by the angel to her will come true. Our faith in God and trust in
the Holy Virgin is the surest foundation of our hope and deep inner peace, which nothing can
shake, not even covid-19.

Let’s be carriers of Mary’s smile and share the Joy of Loving and be loved by so great and
tender a mother and queen of Heaven.

被蒙福童貞瑪利亞的微笑擄獲的人是有福的。他們不害怕死亡，因為死亡能使我們再見她。讓
我們其餘尚在尋找她微笑的人，更頻繁地轉向她。她必定會在光榮的一天，轉向我們微笑。

我們活於疫症的陰雲之下，被口罩覆蓋，不容易笑！這便更有理由去尋求她的微笑，因為只有
聖母的微笑能夠安慰我們 。我們在哪裡能夠找到聖母的微笑？在玫瑰經中！每當我們念玫瑰
經時，便會遇見聖母的微笑，遇到她在拜訪表姐依撒伯爾，頌詠《聖母讚主曲》時內心深處的那
份喜悅。

讓我們把眼睛和耳朵，從所有使我們恐懼及沮喪的事物中移開，尤其是那些聳人聽聞的、令人
懷疑的、有關世界末日的「私人啟示」報導。聖經所載的真理，與及天主教會的聖傳，是我們得
救唯一需要知道的事情。在這困難的時期，聖母瑪利亞是我們的嚮導和榜樣。她在納匝肋30年
，從來沒要求她的聖子給予任何徵兆或證據，去證明天使所傳報的事，「他將是偉大的，並被
稱為至高者的兒子，上主天主要把他祖先達味的御座賜給他。」（路加福音 1:32）她堅信天使向
她宣告的話有朝一日將會成真。我們對天主的信心和對聖母的信任，是望德和內心平安的最
堅固基石。

讓我們帶著聖母的微笑，分享那份愛的喜悅，並被那偉大而溫柔的天上母后所愛。