quarta-feira, novembro 20, 2019

The Magnificat

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Luke 1, 46-55:

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on his humble servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed,

the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear Him
in every generation.

He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.

He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children for ever.

The Magnificat is the first word in the Latin translation of the Song of Mary, recited or sung by the Virgin in response to the greetings of her cousin Elizabeth, when Mary went to visit her. The song includes passages from the Old Testament, especially Hannah's song (1 Samuel 2: 1-10); The Virgin Mary sees the action of the wonders of God in herself, in her humility, in order to extend the merciful love of God to all those who fear Him.
Through Mary, God welcomes Israel, faithful to their love, as He had promised the Hebrew people, bringing the Messiah. For Abraham and his children forever, that is, all humans who believe, because Abraham is the father of faith (Romans 4: 9-16).
The Magnificat is a true "summa Theologica".
In addition, the Virgin Mary made a prophecy that continues to be fulfilled:
From this day all generations will call me blessed

It is not surprising the Virgin Mary is often manifesting Herself to humanity so that we all have faith and fear of God, because we are more and more isolated in ourselves, denying or ignoring the possibility of Divine Love in our hearts.
I think this incredulity that assails us is associated with a lack of fear of God – which differs from being afraid – it is an effective understanding (that generates effect, like a feeling of awe and reverence), the consequence of the colossal magnitude that places us in our admirable extremely small condition.
The way of spiritual access through the Immaculate Heart of Mary seems to be sweeter while closer to our humanity. Therefore, I have the impression that Our Lady's Mother Heart is also in charge of communicating with us in the name of Jesus at post-Resurrection age. Like us, who are called to help our fellow human beings to be converted, so is She much more precisely because it was through Her that the saving action of our Redeemer, our Lord Jesus Christ, came to us.
Let's meditate on this...
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