God Chose to Go Through Mary – Mar 25 – Homily – Fr Matthias

 

Fr Matthias gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Mar 25, 2023, Solemnity of the Annunciation, on how God chose to give us grace through Mary to come to us in the Incarnation, the intimate union of God and mankind. God is close to us and offers much grace, but he chose to do this through mary, and thus our devotion to Him and our seeking of His graces will necessarily need to go through Her. God chose to involve her in coming to us, and so we should involve her in going to Him. He uses many references to the teachings of St. Maximillian Kolbe. The ultimate devotion to Mary is consecration to Mary, where we become most like Jesus by becoming totally dependent on her as the Son of God did in the Annunciation, becoming a  child of Mary.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity
Readings:  - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/032523.cfm
1st: isa 7:10-14; 8:10
Resp: psa 40:7-11
2nd: heb 10:4-10
Gsp: luk 1:26-38

More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1050

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