Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Youcat commented through CCC - Question n. 85 - Part III.
(Youcat
answer - repeated) Mary is our mother because Christ the Lord gave her to us as
a mother.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 973)
By pronouncing her "fiat" at the Annunciation and giving her consent
to the Incarnation, Mary was already collaborating with the whole work her Son
was to accomplish. She is mother wherever he is Savior and head of the Mystical
Body. (CCC 147) The Old Testament is rich in witnesses to this faith. The Letter to the Hebrews proclaims its
eulogy of the exemplary faith of the ancestors who "received divine
approval" (Heb 11:2, 39). Yet "God had foreseen something better for
us": the grace of believing in his Son Jesus, "the pioneer and
perfecter of our faith" (Heb 11:40; 12:2).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) “Woman,
behold, your son!... Behold, your mother!” (Jn 19:26b-27a). The second command,
which Jesus spoke from the Cross to John, has always been understood by the
Church as an act of entrusting the whole Church to Mary. Thus Mary is our
mother, too. We may call upon her and ask her to intercede with God.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 148)
The Virgin Mary most perfectly embodies the obedience of faith. By faith Mary
welcomes the tidings and promise brought by the angel Gabriel, believing that
"with God nothing will be impossible" and so giving her assent:
"Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be [done] to me according to
your word" (Lk 1:37-38; cf. Gen 18:14). Elizabeth greeted her:
"Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was
spoken to her from the Lord" (Lk 1:45). It is for this faith that all
generations have called Mary blessed (Cf. Lk 1:48). (CCC 149) Throughout her
life and until her last ordeal (Cf. Lk 2:35) when Jesus her son died on the
cross, Mary's faith never wavered. She never ceased to believe in the fulfillment
of God's word. And so the Church venerates in Mary the purest realization of
faith.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment