I just finished writing the introduction for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. I put a lot of research and thought into this, so I hope you get something out of it:
“So your strength is failing you? Why don't you tell your mother about it? . . . Mother! Call her with a loud voice. She is listening to you; she sees you in danger, perhaps, and she—your holy mother Mary—offers you, along with the grace of her Son, the refuge of her arms, the tenderness of her embrace . . . and you will find yourself with added strength for the new battle.” A new saint, St. Josemaria Escriva, offers each one of us so much hope in our Blessed Mother, Mary. Today, December 8, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, in which Mary, from the first moment her heart beat, was exempt from the stain of original sin in preparation for the coming of God Incarnate. So pure and holy is our Mother Mary that we can turn to her in full confidence whenever we feel “[our] strength…failing [us].” As we likewise try to purify ourselves for Christmas, we can invoke her faithful intercession with the Lord Jesus Christ to remove us of our sins and our burdens. Her exclusion from original sin never released her from the sorrows and struggles of life. She knows us better than we think and by no frivolity do her countless titles include “Comforter of the Afflicted,” “Our Lady of Sorrows,” “My Body’s Healing,” “My Soul’s Saving,” and “Cause of Our Joy.” Mary needed God in order to be holy and she needed Him to be redeemed and saved, like any of us, despite her special status. As we celebrate the Immaculate Conception of this Blessed Woman and as we continue the sometimes sorrowful path of life, may we never cease to see Mary as a fountain of graces that we too can obtain from God. Now, may we unite to Hail Mary, full of grace, and to worship her Beloved Son, Jesus Christ.
“So your strength is failing you? Why don't you tell your mother about it? . . . Mother! Call her with a loud voice. She is listening to you; she sees you in danger, perhaps, and she—your holy mother Mary—offers you, along with the grace of her Son, the refuge of her arms, the tenderness of her embrace . . . and you will find yourself with added strength for the new battle.” A new saint, St. Josemaria Escriva, offers each one of us so much hope in our Blessed Mother, Mary. Today, December 8, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, in which Mary, from the first moment her heart beat, was exempt from the stain of original sin in preparation for the coming of God Incarnate. So pure and holy is our Mother Mary that we can turn to her in full confidence whenever we feel “[our] strength…failing [us].” As we likewise try to purify ourselves for Christmas, we can invoke her faithful intercession with the Lord Jesus Christ to remove us of our sins and our burdens. Her exclusion from original sin never released her from the sorrows and struggles of life. She knows us better than we think and by no frivolity do her countless titles include “Comforter of the Afflicted,” “Our Lady of Sorrows,” “My Body’s Healing,” “My Soul’s Saving,” and “Cause of Our Joy.” Mary needed God in order to be holy and she needed Him to be redeemed and saved, like any of us, despite her special status. As we celebrate the Immaculate Conception of this Blessed Woman and as we continue the sometimes sorrowful path of life, may we never cease to see Mary as a fountain of graces that we too can obtain from God. Now, may we unite to Hail Mary, full of grace, and to worship her Beloved Son, Jesus Christ.
2 comments:
*sigh*. good thing pro-life club only organizes one Mass per year or I might begin to lose my wrath against "those stupid people who organize the Masses." i liked the introduction (didn't realize that first part was a quote... makes sense now...) i liked the intercessions... i liked the music (especially the meditation after communion... that was really impressive.)
awwwwwww
Marwy Bef you are so sweet.
So wait. If you lose your wrath, does that mean you are reduced to NOTHINGNESS??
Excitement.
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