Luke 1:39-56 |
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The Almighty has done great things for me
Today, with the Mother of Church, we celebrate one of the most important Feast of our Faith, The Assumption of Our Lady Mary. Pope Pius XII in A.D. 1950 promulgated the youngest Dogma of the Catholic Church – that Mary, after her death, was taken with her body and soul to heaven. This truth presents our belief: our Mother thanks to Jesus’ merits was united with the Son in His Kingdom. As the Mother of Jesus, she was granted eternal life.
This Solemnity encourages us to look at Mary as the witness of God. Certainly, Mary is not focused on her own, but she points at Jesus as our Lord.
What is Mary telling us? First, she gave birth to Jesus and cared for her. The scene for Nazareth shows her marvelous confidence. She had no certainty but said “yes”: “thy will be done”. That situation completely changed her life and the life of Saint Joseph, but she believed in what the angel said, and she trusted in God. That was the most important for her. We say, Mary is full of grace, it means, she allowed to be possessed by God in 100%.
Her biggest concern was to take care of our Savior. Apart from that, Mary teaches us unconditional agreement to the God’s will. She shows how we should submit our life and plans to God, what is not easy, but necessary if we treat my spiritual life serious. One of the catholic authors wrote in his book, if we give to God a 30 % of our life, Jesus never disappears to possess us in 100%. This is the real attitude of what Mary is teaching us.
Moreover, Mary in heaven is the ambassador of every person. We believe in her special position in the plan of Salvation. Our Lady is next to Christ, she supports us in our intentions. Devotion leads to Jesus, through the support of Mary. She is our powerful supporter.
In the Gospel we read that Mary visited Elizabeth who became pregnant. Mary was also expecting a baby, but her sense of love and help caused that she travelled 100 km to meet with the woman in need.
It is the lesson of love and sensitivity.
Let’s turn our sigh to Mary and pray trough her intercession. Let’s believe in her help and love.
Mary, Mother of God, pray for us. Amen.
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