The Solemnity of\nthe Assumption of Mary<\/p>\n\n\n\n
August 15, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luke 1: 39-56<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today the Church is\ncelebrating the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. Rooted in the Scriptures\nand Tradition, the Church firmly believes that Mary was assumed into heaven\nbody and soul after she completed her life here on earth. This belief is\ncrystallized in the form of Dogma or the highest teaching of the Church. As a\ndogma, the Assumption requires the assent of faith from the faithful. The\nassumption itself is not the sole Marian Dogma. There are four dogmas related\nto her: Mary is the Mother of God, ever-virgin, immaculately conceived, and\nassumed into heaven. No other human, except Jesus, has accumulated that much\nhonor in the Church and no other men or women have blessed conditions like\nhers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, we are\nmistaken if we think that all the Dogmas are about the goodness of Mary. When\nwe are celebrating the Dogmas of Mary, we are not merely praising that Mary is\ngood, gentle, and holy, but it is primarily about God and how through Mary, we\nare thanking God for His mercy toward Mary and all the wonders. Looking at\nMary, we cannot but thank God for His mercy on her and His wonders done to her.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Gospel\ntoday, we listen to the song of Mary is traditionally called the Magnificat\n[Luk 1:46ff]. In her song, Mary praises\nthe Lord for the mighty deeds He has done to her and Israel. Mary herself\nacknowledges who she is, \u201cGod\u2019s lowly servant.\u201d She never lets pride get in her\nmind, but instead, she chooses to recognize what God has done to her that \u201cGod\nhas looked with favor on her\u201d and \u201cGod has raised the lowly.\u201d Mary realizes\nthat she was nothing without God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The title is from\nthe first Latin word that appears in the canticle, \u201cMagnificat anima mea\nDominum.\u201d The original Greek is \u201c\u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03bd\u03c9\u201d\n<\/p>\n\n\n
[megaluno]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
, to make great. The idea is like the magnifying glass that\nintensifies the light and the heat of the sun, and thus, emits powerful energy.\nWhen I was a little boy, my friends and I used to play together outside. One time,\na friend brought a magnifying glass. We were amazed that it had another\nfunction aside from making a small object looked big. It was able to gather the\nlight and heat of the sun and to focus it into a single spot. It became so\nintense and hot that it may burn what it touched. Then, when we saw the ants\nnearby, we started burning them using the magnifying glass! \n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mary knows well\nthat she is not the source of light, and she is the receiver. Yet, Mary does\nnot merely receive it and keeps it to herself. Mary also is aware that she does\nnot simply mirror that only reflect the light. Mary sees herself as \u201cmagnifying\nglass.\u201d When she receives the light, she makes sure that light will shine even\nmore brightly, intense, and powerful. Through Mary, the light of Christ becomes\nmore intense, powerful, and penetrating. When we intently look at Mary, we\ncannot but see God Himself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dogma of the\nAssumption, indeed all Marian dogmas, points to Mary, who points to God.\nFollowing her example, we are also called to make our lives as a signpost that\npoints to God. But more than passive signpost, we need to learn to actively\nmagnify God\u2019s glory and mercy through our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Valentinus Bayuhadi\nRuseno, OP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Magnify<\/p>\n
The Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
\nAugust 15, 2019
\nLuke 1: 39-56<\/p>\n
Today the Church is celebrating the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. Rooted in the Scriptures and Tradition, the Church firmly believes that Mary was assumed into heaven body and soul after she completed her life here on earth. This belief is crystallized in the form of Dogma or the highest teaching of the Church. As a dogma, the Assumption requires the assent of faith from the faithful. The assumption itself is not the sole Marian Dogma. There are four dogmas related to her: Mary is the Mother of God, ever-virgin, immaculately conceived, and assumed into heaven. No other human, except Jesus, has accumulated that much honor in the Church and no other men or women have blessed conditions like hers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[57,58],"class_list":["post-8749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-renungan","tag-english","tag-sunday-reflection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lubukhati.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lubukhati.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lubukhati.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lubukhati.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lubukhati.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8749"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lubukhati.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8750,"href":"https:\/\/lubukhati.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8749\/revisions\/8750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lubukhati.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lubukhati.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lubukhati.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}