Miraculous Medal: Mary’s Role in Our Salvation – Nov 27 – Homily – Fr Terrance
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Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Nov 27, 2024, on how Mary’s intercession at Cana and through the Miraculous Medal highlights her role as the New Eve and our Spiritual Mother, bringing us closer to Christ.
Father reflected on the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, emphasizing the Gospel of John 2 and the wedding feast at Cana. He pointed out parallels between the Gospel of John and Genesis, starting with their opening verses: "In the beginning..." (John 1:1-3 and Genesis 1:1 ). Just as Genesis discusses creation in seven days, John begins Jesus’ ministry with a sequence of days leading to the miracle at Cana.
Father described Jesus as the new Adam (Romans 5:14, 1 Corinthians 15:22, 1 Corinthians 15:45) and Our Lady as the New Eve (Genesis 2:23 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/2?23, Genesis 3:16 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/3?16). At Cana, Mary’s intercession leads Jesus to perform His first miracle, and she instructs the servants, “Do whatever he tells you” (John 2:5 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/2?5). Mary’s role at Cana and at the cross (John 19:26 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/19?26) demonstrates her as both Co-redeemer and Spiritual Mother.
Drawing on Revelation 12:1, Father described Mary as the New Eve in her intercessory power, especially exemplified through the miraculous medal. This medal, entrusted to St. Catherine Laboure in 1830, is a tool of grace and evangelization. Mary’s mediation mirrors the Feast of the Eucharist, a foretaste of the eternal wedding feast in Revelation 19.
Father encouraged gratitude for Mary's gift of intercession and the Miraculous Medal, urging the faithful to distribute it as an act of evangelization.
For Further Reading
John 1:1-3 - Gospel Opening: Jesus as Creator - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/1?1-3
Genesis 1:1 - Creation of Heaven and Earth - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/1?1
Romans 5:14 - Adam and Christ Typology - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/5?14
1 Corinthians 15:22 - New Life in Christ - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/15?22
CCC 2674 - Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces - Text: http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/2674.htm
CCC 969 - Mary's Motherhood and Intercession - Text: http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/969.htm
Revelation 12:1 - Woman Clothed in the Sun - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/revelation/12?1
00:00 – Introduction and Praise
00:10 – Feast of Our Lady Explained
00:19 – The Wedding at Cana Miracle
01:51 – Jesus as New Adam
03:31 – Role of Mary at Cana
05:21 – Mary as the New Eve
08:03 – Power of the Miraculous Medal
10:36 – Eternal Wedding Banquet in Heaven
Ave Maria!
Mass: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal - Feast - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10115a.htm
Readings: - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/112724.cfm
1st: rev 12:11, 5-6, 14-17
Resp: psa 45:11-12, 14-17
Gsp: joh 2:1-11
More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1229
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