Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Marian Amazement

Don Marco writes beautifully about holy awe. Father says:


It is significant that in the liturgical and mystical traditions of the Church Jacob's expressions of holy awe become titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Overshadowed by the Holy Spirit, Our Lady is the House of God and the Gate of Heaven. Her virginal womb became, by virtue of the Incarnation, a fearful and wondrous place.

Eucharistic and Marian Amazement

He whom the whole world cannot contain enclosed himself within Mary, just as today He encloses Himself within the fragile body of His Church. He who today hides Himself in the mystery of the Most Holy Eucharist, first hid Himself, for our sakes, in Mary's womb. Eucharistic amazement is inseparable from a certain Marian amazement. Both find expression in the liturgy of the Church and in the poetry of her saints.

Abandonment

One's awareness of the mystery of the Blessed Virgin Mary grows in proportion to one's abandonment to the designs of God and to all the dispositions of His providence, however disconcerting these may appear to be at certain moments of life's journey. The act of consecrating or entrusting oneself to Mary is the shortest and surest way of abandoning oneself to all that God permits and ordains.

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4 comments:

wendybirde said...

"The act of consecrating or entrusting oneself to Mary is the shortest and surest way of abandoning oneself to all that God permits and ordains."

WOW

Maybe this is why the traditional liturgy is so key. Its not about the Latin there. Its about restoring Mary, the Saints, Eucharistic Adoration, true song, true beauty, true worship (vs a fluffy social gathering)...all connected i feel...

elena maria vidal said...

Absolutely, I agree!

Anonymous said...

Lovely post!
SF

elena maria vidal said...

Thanks to Don Marco!!