Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
Mary
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• He has cast the mighty from their thrones, and
  has lifted up the lowly.

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1st Reading

• This reading has a lot of apocalyptic symbols.
• The Messiah was born of the Woman.
• This Messiah-King is destined to rule the
  nations.
• Satan is destined to destroy them and all her
  other offspring.

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2nd Reading

• Christ is everything for us
• He is the firstfruit of every good thing we have
  received.
• His resurrection is a guarantee of our own
  resurrection.
• Because of Him we are one family again.
• Our share in divine life comes through Him.

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Gospel

• Marys magnificat
• Marys soul proclaims Gods greatness and
  magnanimity.

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Her soul magnifies the Lord !
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The Lord has looked upon His handmaid's
lowliness

• Mary is the Anawin.
• The poor of Yahweh.
• They practically have nothing.
• Disowned by the world.
• Their hope is only on God.
• God is very near to them.

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His mercy is from age to age to those who fear
him.

• Fear of the Lord is the first stage of wisdom
• Because of Marys reverential fear of God, God
  was truly merciful to her in showering her with
  all graces.

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The Lord dispersed the arrogant of mind and
heart.

• Mary is truly HUMBLE and LOWLY, that is why God
  chose her.
• God did not choose the great, the important, the
  superior, the proud.

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He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones
but lifted up the lowly.

• Mary is a poor young, lowly woman, and for this
  God chose her.
• God did not want the powerful, the well-connected
  in society, those in authority.

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The hungry he has filled with good things the
rich he has sent away empty

• Mary truly has no material riches, she really is
  a poor woman.
• However God has filled her with all the good
  things.
• While for the rich A Warning! In the future you
  will go empty- handed, you will have nothing!

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And for this we can summarize Her virtues
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• God chose Mary for what She is Not for what
  She has
• We chose others for what they have not for what
  they are

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• Let Gods standards and Marys virtues be our way
  of living.