16/12/2024
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ from Fr Greg
What does this beautiful celebration on 9 Dec mean for us? It reminds us that Mary, from the very first moment of her existence, was preserved from all stain of original sin by the extraordinary grace of God in view of Christโs saving merits. She was โfull of grace,โ chosen to be the Mother of our Saviour, filled with divine life, and perfectly united with Godโs will.
Maryโs unique role in salvation history and her perfect union with God make her the most powerful intercessor and example of faith and trust in God. She empathises with our struggles because she, too, faced challenges: from the flight into Egypt to standing at the foot of the crossโher unconditional โyesโ to God inspires us to respond to His call in our own lives.
As Jesusโ Mother and our spiritual Mother, Maryโs unconditional love is a constant source of hope, love, and guidance. She always leads us closer to Christ, just as she did at the Wedding at Cana: โ๐๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.โ
Letโs turn to Mary with confidence, trusting in her help to face lifeโs challenges and to say โyesโ to Godโs will in our lives, just as she did. ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐โฏ ๐พ๐ ๐๐ฝโฏ ๐ธโด๐๐โฏ๐๐๐ ๐ทโฏ๐โด๐ ๐๐ฝโฏ ๐ป๐พ๐๐๐ โ๐โฏ๐โ ๐โด๐ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐พ๐ ๐๐ฝโฏ ๐โด๐๐๐พ๐โ!
๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ป. ๐