The early Fathers of the Church we quick to pick up on Mary as the "New Eve", playing even with the reversal the Ave of the angel Gabriel and Eva, the wife of Adam. Mary's YES, for the "good of all" reversed the YES of Eve who sought the glorification of self: "You shall be like gods." (Gen 3:5) Mary's humilty would "magnify the Lord" by bringing the Son of God to humanity and opening the door again for humanity to enter the divine.
Today we celebrate Mary's Immaculate Conception, that is, HER own conception without sin in the womb of her mother Anne, as the vessel prepared from all eternity to bear the Son of God, even as today we place his body and blood in golden vessels on our altars. We place him in our best, and Mary is the Best that our human race can offer. A great day to reflect on God's preparation for the coming of his Son as we, in these days of Advent, prepare our hearts to give him "the best" at Christmas and at his Second Coming. May Mary help us today and in the days ahead to join our YES to hers so that we may be the best and most worthy vessels of her Son.
Bro. Rene
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment