FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
God always has the last word.
But we are always the beneficiaries.
December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The day Catholics celebrate the wisdom of God's beautiful handiwork...exempting the Mother of Christ, from original sin...excluding sin from entering her soul...granting her this singular privilege...for the benefit of humankind.
It is a soul stirring sign of the connection between our humanity and our divinity. Mary, the new Eve...who would become the mother of the new Adam, Jesus. The salutation of the Angel Gabriel, "Hail, full of grace.." (Luke 1:28) indicates an abundance of grace...a supernatural godlike state of a soul...which finds its explanation in the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
It is mindboggling to consider...heartwarming to realize...that God--the master of all creation--anointed one human-a woman...by giving her a special pass to enter this life, without the stain of original sin...to be placed in her mother's womb-free and clear from the weight and the responsibility of sin. But she is also the extraordinary woman -who agreed to help carry the burden of that sin, by giving birth to the baby boy-the baby Jesus-sent from heaven to save us- from our sins.
Mary is chosen, a mere mortal, an ordinary human being...to receive at her conception--the benefits of the salvation of Christ--to be redeemed by his merits, because she had been destined to become the Mother of God--the Mother of creation...the one person...who would singlehandedly walk in fearless faith for our eternal future...Tirelessly bringing us closer to her son...and one step closer to our eternal legacy.
Mary entered this life-spotless...to give the rest of us a chance...to clean up our acts...before the final curtain call...And if you think about it...really think about it...that's a master plan -that only God could design!
But we are always the beneficiaries.
December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The day Catholics celebrate the wisdom of God's beautiful handiwork...exempting the Mother of Christ, from original sin...excluding sin from entering her soul...granting her this singular privilege...for the benefit of humankind.
It is a soul stirring sign of the connection between our humanity and our divinity. Mary, the new Eve...who would become the mother of the new Adam, Jesus. The salutation of the Angel Gabriel, "Hail, full of grace.." (Luke 1:28) indicates an abundance of grace...a supernatural godlike state of a soul...which finds its explanation in the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
It is mindboggling to consider...heartwarming to realize...that God--the master of all creation--anointed one human-a woman...by giving her a special pass to enter this life, without the stain of original sin...to be placed in her mother's womb-free and clear from the weight and the responsibility of sin. But she is also the extraordinary woman -who agreed to help carry the burden of that sin, by giving birth to the baby boy-the baby Jesus-sent from heaven to save us- from our sins.
Mary is chosen, a mere mortal, an ordinary human being...to receive at her conception--the benefits of the salvation of Christ--to be redeemed by his merits, because she had been destined to become the Mother of God--the Mother of creation...the one person...who would singlehandedly walk in fearless faith for our eternal future...Tirelessly bringing us closer to her son...and one step closer to our eternal legacy.
Mary entered this life-spotless...to give the rest of us a chance...to clean up our acts...before the final curtain call...And if you think about it...really think about it...that's a master plan -that only God could design!
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