Tuesday, August 15,
2017
The Solemnity of the
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
I’ve always believed there to be
a simple and logical explanation for this reality that Mary was taken up into
heaven without undergoing physical death. I offer it in three propositions:
1. The wages of sin is death.
(Romans 6:23)
2. Mary never sinned.
3. Mary never needed to undergo
the punishment for sin, namely death.
Take it or leave it.
On another and somewhat
unrelated note, Cardinal Sarah (“The Power of Silence”), writing about what he
calls the “silence of the eyes,” remarks on the relationship between modern
light pollution and its effect on the human conscience:
“The faculty of
sight, which ought to see and contemplate the essential things, is turned aside
to what is artificial. Our eyes confuse day and night because our whole lives
are immersed in a permanent light. In cities that sine with a thousand lights,
our eyes no longer find restful areas of darkness, and consciences no longer
recognize sin.” (p. 42-43)
From this I make one suggestion,
for what it is worth:
Pray in the darkness. Pray with
your eyes closed, or at least focus all of your attention on just one simple
object that represents for you the “essential things.”
God bless you! On this feast day,
don’t be afraid to ask the Blessed Mother for special favors.
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