Assumption Of Mother Mary

Happy Feast Day my dear brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ,

This feast celebrates our Catholic belief that Mary, when her earthly life was ended, was taken body and soul into heaven.
When someone announced to Jesus that his mother and brothers were there to see him; He said, “Who are my mother and my brothers and sisters? They are those who hear the word of God and keep it.
In other words, what is important is not the biological ties of family. What is important is the spiritual relationship with Jesus. Mary brought Jesus into the world. And so must we. “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!
Late Pope John Paul II said, "It is easy to be consistent for a day or two. It is difficult and important to be consistent for one's whole life. It is easy to be consistent in the hour of enthusiasm; it is difficult to be so in the hour of tribulation. And only a consistency that lasts throughout the whole of life can be called faithfulness. Mary's 'fiat' in the Annunciation finds its fullness in the silent 'fiat' that she repeats at the foot of the Cross".
Even before the Angel Gabriel appeared with the glory of God calling her to be the Mother of God she was a woman of faith and hope. Before the Son was born she was a woman of faith and hope.
What does the Assumption of Mary mean? This is a Feast of Resurrection and the promise of salvation to all faithful believers who do the will of God on earth. today, we have the woman of hope raised up before us to assure us that our hope is not in vain- cast your care upon the Lord, hope in the Lord and He will raise you up.
When looking for Hope, walk with the Mother of Hope, when needing rest against the horrors of life, accept the consolation of the woman of Sorrows who is crowned the Queen of Heaven and Earth. She testifies to the Mercy of God from Age to Age, a mercy whose Name is Jesus.
Mary is in Heaven. However, she is also still among us, singing the praises of God with us... Could a mother forget her children? Mary is the Mother of God, the Mother of Jesus, but she is also the Mother of us all! She intercedes for us to the Son and pleads to us to love the Son. While Jesus has told John the Disciple, “Behold the Mother,” and we are to contemplate her vocation and her holiness, she is constantly pointing to the Son- “Do whatever He tells you.”
When Elizabeth saw Mary, through the Spirit of the living God, she recognized Mary, this unmarried teenage girl, as "the mother of my Lord," and began to prophesy.
When that happened, Mary also began to sing in the Spirit, exalting and worshiping God. It is this song that is recorded as the Magnificat. Although Mary was just a poor peasant girl, she had been brought up in a godly home, where Mary was thoroughly versed in the Holy Scriptures. Like Zechariah, Simeon, Anna, and others, Mary was looking forward to God’s redemption of Israel. So when she heard Elizabeth’s greeting, she was filled with the Holy Spirit and Scripture came pouring out of her heart.
Listen, then, to Mary’s knowledge of the Lord as she magnifies the Lord. Psalm 103:1 tells us, "Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name," and elsewhere we are told that out of the abundance of the heart, our mouths will speak. Mary was filled with God and his grace; thus, she sang about God and his attributes. Let us take just one attribute of God.
The first attribute Mary speaks of is the might and power of God. He is the mighty God, ho dunatos, and in Luke 1:49 she sings, "For the Mighty One has done great things for me." Mary’s God was God Almighty, the Creator of the ends of the earth. There is no one mightier than her God. He alone is able, and with him alone nothing is impossible.
God himself spoke of this aspect of his character to Abraham in Genesis 18:14, asking, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" In Psalm 115:3 the psalmist says, "Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him." In Matthew 19:26 the Lord Jesus Christ himself said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." The apostle Paul recognized this and wrote in this manner in Ephesians 3:20, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine. . . ."
He alone is almighty, and Mary knew it.
Let me ask you: Are you weak? The answer, of course, is yes. But that is not the end. He is strong, and it is in him that we trust. What about the devil and his demons—are they strong? Yes. Martin Luther recognized that in his great hymn, "A Mighty Fortress," and all of us must recognize it. But our God is stronger than all the forces of this world. Remember what Luther said? "One little Word shall fell him." That Word is the name of Jesus.
Knowing who God is, Mary realized that she had nothing to fear. We too have nothing to fear as well. The gates of hell shall not prevail against us, because our God is mighty. Thus, we can say with Paul, "We are more than conquerors through him who loved us" (Romans 8:37).
Let us end our reflection by saying the most beautiful prayer: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.