In this meditation, the profound reflections from Chapter 1 of Dilexit Nos are interwoven with four tender and transformative moments from beloved films. Each scene serves as a mirror, inviting us into a space of deep connection and the call to return to the heart.
TREASURING THE UNKNOWN WITH LOVE
The Gospel tells us this in speaking of Our Lady, who saw things with the heart. The best expression of how the heart thinks is found in the two passages in Saint Luke’s Gospel that speak to us of how Mary “treasured (synetérei) all these things and pondered (symbállousa) them in her heart” (cf. Lk2:19 and 51). What Mary “kept” was not only her memory of what she had seen and heard, but also those aspects of it that she did not yet understand; these nonetheless remained present and alive in her memory, waiting to be “put together” in her heart. (DN19)
Mary here embodies our heart’s capacity to hold the tension between mystery and change. And this reminds me of a poignant scene in the film Fiddler on the Roof.
In Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye, a poor Jewish milkman, faces the tension between tradition and change. The heartfelt scene below depicts his internal struggle as he reluctantly blesses his daughter Hodel’s choice to marry Perchik for love rather than through an arranged marriage, showcasing his deep love for her and the shifting values of their world.
Br Sunil Britto CFC
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