Scripture, Reflection and Prayer for Friday, January 01, 2010

I will put enmities between you and the woman, and between your seed and hers. He shall crush your head.
- Genesis 3:15

Reflection: The Old Testament recounts the period of salvation history that slowly prepared for the coming of Christ into the world. It brings into gradually sharper focus the figure of the Woman, Mother of the Redeemer, already foreshadowed in the promise of victory over the serpent.
-Vatican II: The Church, 55

Prayer: O Mary, you were chosen by God to be the Mother of the Redeemer. Protect me always from evil and obtain eternal salvation for me in heaven with you and your Son Jesus.

From: Mary Day By Day (Catholic Book Publishing Corp., New York)