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Oct. 26, 2026
Gospel Reflection: Long-Suffering and Silent Endurance
Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath. And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect. When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, “Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.” He laid his hands on her, and she at once stood up straight and glorified God. Luke 13:11–13
Eighteen years is a long time to have suffered under the bondage of satan. This healing took place on the Sabbath day in a synagogue while Jesus was teaching. Unlike many of Jesus’ miracles, this woman did not approach Him or ask for healing. Instead, He saw her in the crowd, listening to Him teach. Given that He possessed the fullness of knowledge, He was immediately aware of her long-suffering and silent endurance.
How satan had bound her with this ailment is not mentioned, but we can be certain that our Lord knew. Most likely, God permitted her oppression in preparation for this very moment when His power would be made manifest through her healing. This is an important point that goes to the heart of the mystery of evil: Every evil God permits is allowed because He knows a greater good can come from it. He does not arbitrarily permit satan to oppress without His knowledge and consent.
In your life, are there circumstances that feel oppressive? Perhaps you have suffered from an ailment, a hostile relationship, a difficult work environment, or some more direct form of diabolical oppression. When that happens, we are often tempted toward discouragement, wondering why God allows it to continue, whether He even cares, and why He seems silent to our pleas.
By reflecting on this woman’s eighteen years of diabolical oppression followed by her healing and deliverance, we learn that everything God permits is ultimately for our good. In the midst of suffering, that can be hard to believe, but it is true. God never ignores our prayer and is never unaware of our afflictions. If we begin with that foundational matter of faith, it will help us patiently and silently endure sufferings with hope. This is not necessarily hope that God will one day relieve us, but a deeper hope and certainty that if He allows us to endure something, it is for a reason. And that reason is always for our good, the good of others, and His glory.
A second important lesson we learn from this story is the fierceness with which Jesus defends this woman against the hostile leader of the synagogue. When the leader sees her healed on the Sabbath, he rebukes her and the crowd, saying, “There are six days when work should be done. Come on those days to be cured, not on the sabbath day” (Luke 13:14). Jesus responds by calling him a hypocrite and then speaks tenderly about the woman and her suffering: “This daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now, ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day from this bondage?” (Luke 13:16). His defense of her causes the whole crowd to rejoice.
Culturally, during those eighteen years of affliction, many would have looked at the woman with disdain, presuming her suffering was due to sin. Jesus did not look at any sin she may have had. Instead, He saw the strength with which she silently endured all those years. Even if she had not been cured, her soul was likely far closer to God for having borne her long-suffering than if she had not suffered at all. Jesus’ defense of her highlights His love and His awareness of her fidelity amid affliction. When He looks at our souls, He perceives the same.
Reflect today on those you know who have endured great suffering. It’s easy to pity them or even judge them, assuming their hardship stems from their own fault. Try instead to see them as Jesus does. Look with admiration. See their strength. See the humility that has grown through suffering. Do the same for your own life. Rather than looking for a way out of your difficulties, accept them, believing God is permitting them for a greater good. Look for that good, give thanks to God, and pray for the strength to remain faithful until the end.
All-powerful Lord, the mystery of evil can confound us, yet in Your perfect wisdom and love, You permit only that which has the potential to work for my sanctification. Grant me Your eyes to see and understand both the suffering I endure and the sufferings of others. May I rejoice in Your providential grace and trust in Your nearness to me and to all who patiently carry their crosses. Jesus, I trust in You.
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The object of the Legion of Mary is the glory of God through the holiness of its members developed by prayer and active co-operation in Mary’s and the Church’s work. The unit of the Legion of Mary is called a praesidium, which holds a weekly meeting, where prayer is intermingled with reports and discussion. Persons who wish to join the Legion must apply for membership in a Praesidium. The Legion sees as its priority the spiritual and social welfare of each individual. The members participate in the life of the parish through visitation of families, the sick, both in their homes and in hospitals and through collaboration in every apostolic and missionary undertaking sponsored by the parish. Every legionary is required to carry out a weekly apostolic work in the spirit of faith and in union with Mary.
The Legion of Mary is a lay apostolic association of Catholics who, with the sanction of the Church and under the powerful leadership of Mary Immaculate, Mediatrix of All Graces, serve the Church and their neighbour on a voluntary basis in about 170 countries. The first meeting of the Legion of Mary took place in Myra House, Francis Street, Dublin, Ireland, on 7 September, 1921. This meeting was to have very beneficial consequences for the mission of the Catholic Church and, in a special way, for millions of members of Christ’s lay faithful who would serve in the Legion and for those who would be served by the legionary apostolate. Many persons outside the Catholic Church would also benefit from that apostolate. With the approval and support of the Popes and a great many Bishops, Priests and Religious, as well as the prayers and efforts of legionaries, the Legion, by the grace of God, has grown into a worldwide organisation with several million members.
Drawing its inspiration from the True Devotion to Mary, as taught by St. Louis Marie de Montfort, and which had a profound influence on the Founder of the Legion, the Servant of God, Frank Duff, the Legion is at the disposal of the Bishops and Priests for use in the mission of the Church. While essentially a lay association, legionaries look for spiritual and apostolic formation to priests and religious, who, as Legion Spiritual Directors, hold an honoured place in the Legion system. The Legion requires ecclesiastical approval to work in a diocese or parish. Loyalty to the Magisterium and to Ecclesiastical Authority is a basic legionary principle. The Legion aims to bring Mary to the world as the infallible means of winning the world to Jesus and legionary service is based on the doctrine of the Mystical Body of Christ so that in their fellow members and in those they serve, legionaries seek to have the Person of our Lord once again seen and served by Mary, his Mother.
The general and essential means by which the Legion of Mary is to effect its object is personal service acting under the influence of the Holy Spirit, having Divine Grace as its moving principle and support, and the glory of God and the salvation of souls as its final end and purpose. Evangelisation, especially the seeking of conversions to the Church, should be a priority for the Legion. Through the visitation of homes and by other means, the Legion must, as a first principle, set out to establish a contact of some sort with every soul everywhere. Seeing and serving Christ in the sick and marginalised is another vital part of the legionary apostolate. While not engaging in the giving of material relief, legionaries will often find opportunities to do works of service for the needy.
The basic unit of the Legion is called a praesidium, which is normally based in a parish. A parish may have more than one praesidium. To be an active legionary it is necessary to apply for membership in a praesidium, which holds a weekly meeting and allocates a weekly apostolic task to the members, who generally work in pairs. After a successful period of probation, members are called to make the Legionary Promise (this is only applicable for members over 18 years) which is directed to the Holy Spirit. Realising the necessity for a strong support of prayer, the Legion has Auxiliary members, who associate themselves with the Legion by undertaking a service of prayer in its name. The administration of the Legion is carried out through its various councils at local, regional and national level. The central council, the Concilium Legionis Mariae, meets monthly in Dublin.
The Cause for Beatification has been introduced for three legionaries: The Servant of God, Frank Duff (1889-1980), Founder of the Legion, who attended the Second Vatican Council as a Lay Observer; Venerable Edel Quinn (1907-1944), Legion Envoy to East Africa; and the Servant of God, Alfie Lambe (1932-1959), Legion Envoy to South America.