"Tricked"

In her answer to God's inquiry, "Why did you do such a thing?" (Gen 3: 13) the woman given to Adam answered, "The serpent tricked me into it,  so I ate it." (Gen 3:13).  Thanks to that "trick" we celebrate today the woman who undid the "trick"  by her "Yes" to the request to be the Mother of God.  But even before that request was made, she was prepared for this honor by being conceived without the blemish of  "original sin," the reality we commemorate today. The trick is turned on the serpent whose head is crushed by the heel of a woman (Mary) who is at emnity with it.  (Some translations use the masculine pronoun, indicating it is Christ who crushes the head. Evidently both references are valid since  Chris'ts heel wouldn't exist if it did not come from the womb of Mary).  The point is the table was turned,  the trick undone, and evil conquered.   Hence the high honor given to this feast as a Solemnity, and for Marists and other congregations dedicated to Mary, one of the major feasts of the year.  May it be the cause for singing, rejoicing and gratitude.
Bro.Rene