Re: ‘Together 2016’ Organizer Meets With ‘Pope Francis’ to U
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2018 1:27 am
Hi, Homer—
The key passages in the Scriptures which point us to the Immaculate Conception of Jesus’ Mom are, as the Pope pointed out, Gen. 3:15 along with Luke 1:28. In short, Gen. 3:15 points us to the fact that Mary is the “New Eve”, and, thus, she, like the New Adam (Christ, her Son), and cooperating in an uniquely special way with Him in the work of Redemption and defeating Satan (though, of course, she is subordinate to Him, He who is THE Redeemer and the God-Man), is, from the first moment of her conception, at perfect enmity with the Devil (and, thus, from the first moment of her conception, she is perfected in grace, as the Angel reveals in Luke 1:28).
It is also important for us to appreciate deeply the sublime nature of the Incarnation, and the fact that Mary was chosen by God, AND fittingly prepared, to be the Mother of the Incarnate Word. Considering these facts—all of which we know, of course, from the Scriptures (thus, these facts count as “Scriptural data”)-- it is very difficult to overestimate the important role that Mary has in salvation history, and, along with that, the great holiness that she had to have had (and, of course, continues to have in heaven). Though, of course, she is merely a creature, while her Son is the eternal God, nevertheless, the fact that God, because of the grace and holiness with which He Himself filled her, chose her to be the Mother of His Son (according to His human nature), shows for us very clearly the great holiness that Mary had (and, as the Pope explained, this, in itself, at the very least, begins to point us to see that she, even from the first moment of her conception, was never without the grace of God). Thus, again, not only does the dogma of the Immaculate Conception not lessen, in our eyes, the importance of the Incarnation, it, actually, emphasizes and magnifies the importance of the Incarnation (for, if we deeply appreciate that Jesus Christ is the Eternal God, and that Mary was chosen and FITTINGLY prepared by God to be His Mother according to His human nature, then we can not fail to appreciate Mary and her role, and we begin to see that it was fitting for HER soul to be filled with God's grace, even from the first moment of her existence, i.e., at her conception).
In Christ, the Divine Son of Mary,
BrotherAlan
The key passages in the Scriptures which point us to the Immaculate Conception of Jesus’ Mom are, as the Pope pointed out, Gen. 3:15 along with Luke 1:28. In short, Gen. 3:15 points us to the fact that Mary is the “New Eve”, and, thus, she, like the New Adam (Christ, her Son), and cooperating in an uniquely special way with Him in the work of Redemption and defeating Satan (though, of course, she is subordinate to Him, He who is THE Redeemer and the God-Man), is, from the first moment of her conception, at perfect enmity with the Devil (and, thus, from the first moment of her conception, she is perfected in grace, as the Angel reveals in Luke 1:28).
It is also important for us to appreciate deeply the sublime nature of the Incarnation, and the fact that Mary was chosen by God, AND fittingly prepared, to be the Mother of the Incarnate Word. Considering these facts—all of which we know, of course, from the Scriptures (thus, these facts count as “Scriptural data”)-- it is very difficult to overestimate the important role that Mary has in salvation history, and, along with that, the great holiness that she had to have had (and, of course, continues to have in heaven). Though, of course, she is merely a creature, while her Son is the eternal God, nevertheless, the fact that God, because of the grace and holiness with which He Himself filled her, chose her to be the Mother of His Son (according to His human nature), shows for us very clearly the great holiness that Mary had (and, as the Pope explained, this, in itself, at the very least, begins to point us to see that she, even from the first moment of her conception, was never without the grace of God). Thus, again, not only does the dogma of the Immaculate Conception not lessen, in our eyes, the importance of the Incarnation, it, actually, emphasizes and magnifies the importance of the Incarnation (for, if we deeply appreciate that Jesus Christ is the Eternal God, and that Mary was chosen and FITTINGLY prepared by God to be His Mother according to His human nature, then we can not fail to appreciate Mary and her role, and we begin to see that it was fitting for HER soul to be filled with God's grace, even from the first moment of her existence, i.e., at her conception).
In Christ, the Divine Son of Mary,
BrotherAlan