Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Richard Frazer of the Church of Scotland.

Many scholars think the same is true of the canticle Magnificat (Luke 1.46-55), and its companion text Benedictus (1.68-80). Whatever its origin, if Luke himself found the Magnificat and adapted it to ...

How the Magnificat speaks to God’s care for the lowly. THE CHRISTMAS STORY is full of surprising celebration, even in the midst of challenging circumstances. Spending time with Mary’s ...

The Magnificat is a template for us in our own prayer. It spiritually extends and manifests the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer, the Our Father, the very prayer given to us by the Lord Jesus himself.

When I read the Magnificat, I imagine the relief Mary must have felt to pour out this song. Here she was, with perhaps the only other woman on earth who could understand the magnitude of God’s ...

The words make sense for either. However, most people ascribe it to Mary, and the Magnificat is known as the Song of Mary, or the Canticle of Mary, or in the Orthodox world the Ode of the Theotokos.

The Christmas parties and songs on the radio have been in full swing all month long. The birth of Christ, we know, has already happened. Yet the work of God is not accomplished.

Our first in this series as we prepare for the Christmas will be on the Song of Mary. Luke 1:45-55 contains what is called the Magnificat; Mary’s song magnifying God.

John 1:6-8, 19-28 Today, especially in light of praying the Magnificat with Mary, we might look at how she and John the Baptist invite us to become servants of the Lord with them.