GOSPEL THOUGHTS
19th
Week – Friday
Gospel – Luke
1: 39-56
Solemnity of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Independence Day of Our
Country
Only True Spiritual Freedom will
help us to Reach Heaven
1) True Freedom needs a brave Fight against the Devil/Satan/Sin
In the context of Today's feast we see a fight between woman and
Dragon/Satan
We see the same fight in the beginning of the history of
mankind.
Eve was tempted by the Satan/Dragon, finally eve fell into the
snares of the Satan and committed a grave sin.
The effect of this sin is seen in every human being even
today.
2) The Dragon in the Book of Revelation
Book of revelation also presents to us another fight between the
woman and the dragon.
The book of revelation gives a detailed description of the
dragon
- It was a huge red dragon
- It had seven heads
- It had ten horns,
- On its heads were seven diadems.
- Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky and hurled
them down to the earth.
3)What does this description of the dragon mean to us
It simply means the evil has become powerful.
The Satan's power is unimaginable
The Satan/Sin is becoming more powerful than ever
The Satan has become more active and creative in tempting people
and to destroy them.
4) Mary is God's Chosen instruments to Fight against this Dragon
God chooses Mary as one of powerful instruments to fight against
this dragon
So God makes Mary to be born without any stain of sin. So we
have Immaculate conception of our Blessed Mother.
5) Why Mary Was given the Honour of Assumption into Heaven
First of all she didn't have any stains of Sin. She was pure and
immaculate.
The Angel Gabriel addresses Mary as "Hail Mary Full
of Grace" Mary was always with full of God's Grace.
She was favoured by God. The angel went to her and said,
"Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." Luke
1:28.
She said ‘Yes’ to the Lord and she considered herself as the
handmaid of the Lord
Finally she became powerful instrument to fight the battle
against the Sin/Devil and to defeat the enemy.
That's why She was given the Honor of Assumption into Heaven body
and Soul.
6)Mary is the Model for us to fight against Devil
She is model for us to live our life with purity and with
uprightness
With her we can win our fight against the devil
Rosary is the powerful weapon against devil - St Padre Pio
7) True freedom consists in win against Sin/Devil/Satan
One who is free from the clutches of Sin/Devil, will be able to
enjoy the real freedom
Spiritual freedom is the real and complete freedom
Mary enjoyed this real freedom with Jesus. She brought the
saviour to fought against the devil and to deliver us from the slavery of Sin.
With her we can fight our battle in a better way to enjoy the
real spiritual Freedom.
Let's continue our fight against devil to enjoy the real
freedom.
Wish you and your
dear ones a Happy Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Independence
Day of Our Country.
God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones.
Fr Maxim D’Souza
Jeppu Seminary
Mangalore
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