Bible
Study: 2ND Thessalonians 1, 1 to 12 and Matthew 23, 13 to 22.
For every
good deed that we do, there is surely going to be glorious reward. Today, we
celebrate a woman whose fear of God brought her great reward; a woman who was
not only pure in body, but pure in heart as well when God decided to make her
his own mother; a woman whose firm “YES” to God changed the course of human
history.
Today’s
feast happens to be the last of the five glorious mysteries. On Easter Sunday,
we celebrated the first, which is the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead, then
we celebrated his Ascension into heaven about forty days later. On Pentecost
day, we celebrated the third glorious mystery which is the Descent of the Holy
Spirit on the Apostles. On the 15th of August, we celebrated the fourth, which
is the Assumption of Mary into heaven and today, we complete the glorious
mysteries with the celebration of the coronation of Mary as queen of heaven.
Each of
these glorious mysteries are episodes in the history of Christianity which
deserves our full attention and meditation. They point to one fact: THAT AFTER
THE PAIN OF THE CROSS, THERE IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AHEAD. As St. Paul would
say: “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what
God has prepared for those who love him.” 1st Corinthians 2, verse 9.
The
Queenship of Mary, is a natural follow-up of her glorious Assumption into
heaven; her final reward so to say and the fulfilment of the words of Angel
Gabriel at the Annunciation, “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and
bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be
called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne
of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of
his kingdom there will be no end.” Luke 1, verses 31 to 33.
If Jesus
Christ is a king whose reign shall last forever, it follows that Mary his
mother is a Queen. Her Queenship is a share in the Kingship of Jesus. Like
Mary, we all are somehow going to be partakers of the glory of our Lord Jesus
Christ so far as we endure to the end.
Let us
pray:
Hail, holy
Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do
we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the
blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!
Amen.
Good morning.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you.
Fr. Abu
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